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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1913
Page
20
A concise note states that all goods handled are nationally recognized products. It emphasizes breadth of reach and quality across the supply chain. The wording implies confidence in brand status and nationwide availability.
Daniel Cole, a negro, is held on a dangerous probable cause arson charge after a Saturday morning fire at a one story frame house 654 Davis Avenue occupied by John Field. Field’s wife told officers she saw a man running from the scene and identified Cole as the suspect.
A short, fragmented line hints at language play linking cleverness to choosing a popular song. The text toys with the idea of changing minds through music and tongue in cheek reflection.
Mrs. Hans Mueller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Emile Brunnier, returned home after three years in Chihuahua Mexico where her husband worked as a brew master. The trip, usually seven hours, took three days with three military trains preceding the regular one. She noted 6 000 federal troops entering Chihuahua and that the government had the situation well in hand. Mr Mueller moved on to Chicago for a new job.
Amid a false report that Special Envoy John Lind was assassinated the Mexican Consul R Gayon in the Van Antwerp building faced a distraught caller warning of lynching if Lind were dead. Gayon confirmed the rumor was a canard and notified San Antonio officials. Later visitors fueled talk that three Mobillans had sought to lynch him.
Joe Chatham, a man with a police record, received five months and twenty days on the county roads after Judge Henry Chamberlain found him guilty of throwing a bottle into a Mobile Light and Railroad Company car on August 18. The act was done to hit the conductor, though no one rode in the car then. The judge called the offense among the most serious under state law and issued a stern reprimand.
Willie Taylor aged nine at Spring Hill lost his right hand at the wrist when a gun accidentally fired while Henry Taylor, about his age, showed him how to shoot a double barreled gun. Willie is recovering at the city hospital.
An article promoting home embroidery instruction describes washing methods for embroidered pieces, stain removal recipes, and ironing tips. It also advertises an Imperial Embroidery Pattern Outfit offering a $10 value for six coupons plus 68 cents, with postage for out-of-town readers.
The funeral for Miss Addie E Padgett was held Saturday from the family home on Government Street near Carlin Street at 11 o clock. Rev J M Karlin conducted services and the remains were laid to rest in Magnolia Cemetery with flowers on the tomb. Pallbearers were the immediate male relatives.
Captain Cooper reports a Spanish coal passer died after being wounded by a fellow coal passer during a fight in the Teesbridge stoke hold. The assailant was jailed at St Lucia as the ship arrived nine days out from Santos.
Louise Duckinson of Conception Street files a complaint after Bill Watson allegedly spoiled her collard greens by throwing parts green on them. He was arrested Saturday afternoon and will face charges in the recorder's court on Monday.
Morris W. Meyer of L. H. Meyer & Sons leaves for Mount Clemens Michigan for vacation. Arthur L. Rush sails for Northern and Eastern cities to buy fall stock. G. Hunter and wife from Atlanta stay at Cawthon Hotel. Louis Lossing and bride from Delchamps Alabama at Bienville Hotel. Wrvylie West, formerly of Mobile, visits from Atlanta and plans to see his parents. PD. H. Knaupp of Milky Alabama at Saint Andrew Hotel. W. L. Bennett of Meridian Mississippi vacationing at Battle House. Reuben Cousins of Louisville and Nashville travels to Atlantic City and New York for vacation. F. B. Geary of Akron Ohio on Battle House visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor of Century Florida in Mobile for several days. James Crotty of Warrant Warehouse back from St. Louis with twenty two horses for cotton handling reorganization. Mrs. C. P. Davis of New Orleans visiting her father on Baltimore street. Former Recorder F. K. Hale Jr and officials Crenshaw Touart and Tompkins leave for two days fishing at Hal's Lake.
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