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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1912
Page
10
The article claims buttermilk can extend life citing Pasteur and Mitchnekoff and explains white blood cells defend the body by attacking germs. It describes leucocytes as home defenders that attack microbes and form scar tissue, but warns a mysterious element in buttermilk supposedly blocks their action.
California's Maurice E. McLoughlin of Francisco wins the men's national lawn tennis title at Newport Rhode Island defeating Thomas C. Bundy of New York with Miss Mary Browne of San Francisco watching the finals for the women's title.
Robert Bennett Smith aged 15, son of Walter D. and Ella Smith, died Sunday in Memphis after a brief illness. Burial of Arthur W. Yerger held Sunday at 3 pm from Major W. P. Williamson's home with Very Rev G C Tucker officiating. Interment in Magnolia cemetery. pallbearers Beverly Wilson J W Little Ed Higgins L W Hall Leslie Irwin Palmer Pillans John Shearer.
Granville b. Outerbridge aged 24 son of Mr and Mrs W G Outerbridge of 258 Michigan avenue died Monday morning after several weeks illness. Survived by parents and relatives in Chicago. Remains were taken by Dixon and McKay and sent to Chicago for interment.
The funeral for Cecile Josephine Quinn daughter of the late Charles VF and Aspasie Quina occurred Monday morning. The service began at 9 o'clock from the family home on Mobile street Crichton and at 9 30 from St Marys Catholic church with Rev Father Eaton presiding. Interment followed at Magnolia cemetery with pallbearers A L Quina Harry Touart C T Quina Thomas Bobe J T Quina and A Quina listed.
Acting under the postoffice appropriation bill Hitchcock directs spending of nearly 1,060,000 to promote 7,900 clerks and carriers in first and second class offices and assistant postmasters. Promotions for railway mail clerks take effect September 1 and rural carriers September 15.
The item’s building page is published every Wednesday and Sunday. JT. 11.
Colonel Christopher Columbus Wilson died leaving unsettled finances and tangled legislation from the United Wireless Telegraph Company failure where he was president. A May schedule showed spending over a million dollars in four years. He testified wealth shrank from a half million in 1909 to a gold watch and cuff links. Receivers found little in assets despite his regal lifestyle before conviction.
Citizens are invited to a public rally at 8 o'clock on Governor Street and Royal Street. The event aims to engage residents and discuss community concerns.
James Dewey, a Black inmate, was severely shocked when a bolt struck the Hamilton county workhouse last night. The lightning entered via electric wires and traveled along a chain binding Dewey and twenty nine other prisoners. only Dewey sustained injuries.
Acting Governor Gilbert and party left Manila for Mindanao to inspect a valley site for government-owned rice plantations. The plan aims to prevent future famine and curb imports, which average 50 million dollars annually.
President Taft expressed a preference for Beverly but noted Washington isn’t so bad after all as friends discussed Congress adjournment and changes to his vacation schedule amid the August politics and travel plans.
Leavenworth Aug 26 seven thousand soldiers began the last march of the central division maneuvers at 6 am with the final battle to start this afternoon near Lansing Kansas. Blues were in camp at Bone Station and the Reds at Big Stranger five miles away.
Crowds gathered at Congress Hall to view the body of General William Booth before it was moved to a private room. Services were led by Commissioners Whitmore Railton and Lawley with the Salvation Army silver band, as flowers from Queen Alexandra and Emperor William were placed on the platform. A funeral in Olympia Hall will feature hymns prayers and lantern projections, with Bramwell Booth and relatives following to Abney Park Cemetery.
A general plan for Gov Woodrow Wilsons campaign was discussed at Democratic headquarters in New York. Attendees included Vice Chairman McAdoo Treasurer Rolla Wells and National Committeemen Josephus Daniels and Robert Ewing. Wilson plans only a few speeches in large cities.
Brooklyn author Miss Cora Chamberlain storms off a Cymric voyage to England rather than surrender her dog Fido to quarantine rules. She chooses the Canopic for Mediterranean ports, declaring England’s dog import ban plain and unjust.
Alfred Grenda of Australia and Walter Demara of Cleveland won the world's one mile tandem bicycle championship at the Velodrome in Newark New Jersey. Their time was 2 09 5.
An Aug 25 storm struck St Louis and nearby areas killing one man in East St Louis and injuring several others while destroying property. Edward M Miles died after lightning struck a park. In De Soto Mo four members of Jefferson Ruhlo family perished in a tent collapse due to lightning.
In Chancery at Mobile Alabama Register's Office August 9 1912 Nelle B Skinner complainant vs Warren F Skinner defendant No 10120 It appears defendant is over 21 non resident with unknown current address He must plead answer or demur by September 12 1912 or the suit will be confessed Publication required once weekly for four weeks in The Mobile Daily Item Carl Holzborn Register
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