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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1912

Page

4

Lindberg moves quick action on money trust inquiry

Representative Lindberg of Minnesota introduced a resolution in the house urging the banking and currency committee to advance the money trust investigation. The measure criticizes delays and calls for immediate collection of facts on the influence of the money trust on banks, money, and credit and periodic House reporting.

Washington Banking and Currency Committee Money Trust House Lindberg Minnesota

Chas A. Hall Seeks Mobile Customs Collectorship

Chariman of Mobile business circles presents background in engineering, manufacturing and shipping. He notes ties to the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co and First National Bank of Mobile, plus yacht club leadership and importing experience. He claims broad knowledge of Mobile waters and ports, with a Democratic affiliation, and offers full-time dedication to the post. He mentions Mardi Gras fundraiser and Crown Theatre promotions.

Mobile Episcopal High School of Virginia Stevens Institute of Technology Hoecken N. J Henry Hall First National Park of Ala Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co Athelstan Club Mobile Yacht Club Monroe Fork Bay Shell Road Sicily Huelva Spain Mobile Bay United States Engineers Filut’s Association Europe Chas A. Halis

Schimpf's Buttered Loaves Sale Ad

Try Schimpf's famous buttered loaves for 35 cents each. They are praised as the nicest in town in this advertisement from 12.1 7t.

Schimpf

Ministers Leave for Conference

Methodist leaders from Alabama prepare for the Alabama Conference in Union Springs with the Mobile district headed by Rev. W. M. Cox. The traveling party includes Rev. E A Donnelly Rev. S W Roberts Rev. B C Glenn Rev. Carl Greer Rev. D Pearson Rev. D Y Register Rev. J W Reinhart and layman R A Smith.

Alabama Union Springs A. P. McFerrin W. M. Cox Mobile E. A. Donnelly Government Street S. W. Roberts Broad Street B. C. Glenn Carl Greer Prichard D. Pearson Crichton D. Y. Register Oakdale Toulminville J. W. Reinhart Whistler R. A. Smith

Turkish harems depleted as Balkans threaten Istanbul

Turkish harems have been noticeably reduced since the Ottoman capital faced Bulgarian forces. Educated women from high rank households fled unsettled Constantinople, reaching Marseilles, Lausanne, Zurich, Geneva, and Paris. They travel with little money but carry jewelry and silks from the harems.

Paris Constantinople Europe Marseilles Mediterranean Lausanne Zurich Geneva

Is Hickey Responsible for Other Murders

Buffalo police linked J Frank Hickey to other child deaths and disappearances after his confession to seven year old Joseph Josephs murder. Despatches cite Lawrence Friel assault in 1909 and Edward Adams disappearance, with Hickey claiming only three murders in his confession. George Josephs sought access to Hickey during prison church services.

Buffalo N. Y J. Frank Hickey Joseph Josephs Lackawanna McQuaide Department of Safety Pittsburg Lawrence Freil Allegheny Hickey Josephs Shruck Friel Edward P. Adams Kane Edward Morey Lowell Mass Michael Kruck New York Tie George Josephs

Hospital Case in Yukon Ends With Recovery

Place Good Samaritan's Hospital in Dawson City Yukon Territory Alaska cares for patient G A Hatch a Dawson business man diagnosed with incurable diabetes. Prognosis hopeless but patient recovers after E S Strait an auctioneer loans Fulton Diabetic Compound from San Francisco. Hatch later visits Portland Maine. Van Antwerp Drug Corp local agent.

Good Samaritan’s Hospital Dawson City Yukon Territory Alaska G. A. Hatch Dawson Hatch E.S. Strait Strait California Fulton San Francisco Cato Portland Maine van Antwerp Drug Corp Inc. J. Fulton Co Cal

Mexican Rebels Fear Execution Amid Amnesty Talks

Mexico City reports Rafael Hernandez, new interior minister, will seek amnesty promises for rebels in Durango Coahuila and southern Chihuahua as government notes ongoing raids and fluctuating engagements. Orozco faction leaders Cheche Campos and Beniamino Arevalo featured amid reports of movements east of Ojinaga.

Mexico City Durango Coahuila Chihuahua Rafael Hernandez Cheche Campos Beniamino Arevado Orozco Hernandez Orozen Tost Ojinaga Chih Whua Gaxsuca Republic Puebla

Amusements Show and Opera At Mobile Theatre and Lyric

Al N Wilson presents It Happen ed in Potsdam at Mobile Theatre Monday night under Mer Ellis direction. Aborn Opera Company revives The Bohemian Girl in English with Helena Morrill and Nella Brown leading a large cast in six scenic sets. Lyric changes bill Monday matinee with Red Lie headlining, plus Dorothy Curtis and Japanese acrobats for the week.

al. N. Wilson Potsdam Mer. Ellis Metz von Lots Mr. Wilson Aborn Opera Company Balfe Martheé Count Arneim Austro-Hungary Lyric Dorothy Curtis

Revised supplement to H. O. Publication Book No 64

A new revised supplement to H. O. Publication Book No 64 covering Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean seas 1907 cancels the 1906 supplement 1911 addenda and notices to mariners for H. O. No 64 including No 88 of 1912 priced at ten cents.

H. O Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea

New Orleans inaugurates commission government with Behrman sworn in

New Orleans adopts the commission form at noon with Martin Behrman sworn in for a new four year term as mayor and commissioner of public affairs. Four other commissioners named Adolph G. Ricks W. B. Thompson Harold W. Newman and Edward J. la Faye take posts in finance public utilities public safety and public property.

New Orleans Martin Behrman Adolph G., Ricks W. B. Thompson Harold W. Newman Edward J. la Faye

Deaths and Funerals Charles BE Howard of Florida dies in Mobile

The remains of Charles BE Howard of Bexly Mississippi who died in Mobile Friday night were sent to his home Sunday by Roche Burke Company for interment. He was 56, a native of Florida, and survived by a number of relatives.

Charles BE. Howard Bexly Miss Mobile Roche & Burke Company Florida

Infant son of 0 G and Jewell Lister dies at home

Sunday night at an early hour, Har lan Henry Lister, infant son of 0 G and Jewell Lister, died after a brief illness at 355 Earle Street. Remains were taken to Creola, Alabama, for interment. The Listers have many friends in this city who will read the death notice with deep regret.

Harlan Henry Jewell Lister Earle Street Creola

Mobile County Woman Rebecca Turner 65 Dies at Home

Mrs Rebecca Turner a Mobile county native aged 65 died Sunday morning at her Cottage Hill home. She had many friends in Mobile and beyond and will be buried Monday afternoon in Wheelerville Cemetery.

Rebecca Turner Mobile County Cottage Hill Mobile Terment Wheelerville

Divine Sarah Arrives With Pups and Baggage

New York December 2 Sarah Bernhardt declares this not her farewell tour as she disembarks the La Savote from Europe with two Pomeranian pups. She travels with a large entourage and heads to Chicago for her first U S appearance in a vaudeville tour.

New York America Sarah Bernhardt Europe United States Mme. Hernhardt Chicago

Kilbane Accepts Dundee Title Fight Offer

Promoter Tom McCarey wired featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland an offer to fight Johnny Dundee of New York at Vernon California on Washington's Birthday. Kilbane will accept if he can leave Cleveland by then, manager Jimmy Dunn says. Kilbane won the title on February 22.

Cleveland Ohio Tom McCarey Los Angeles Wired Johnny Kilbane Johnny Dundee New York Vernon Cal Washington Jimmy Dunn Kilbane

Clubman Bruce M. Priddy Dies by Poison Suicide

Bruce M. Priddy secretary of the real estate board of Kansas City a wealthy clubman aged 45 died at his home today by drinking poison. He was unmarried and prominent in local business circles.

Kansas City Bruce M. Priddy The Real Estate Board of

Good Roads Debate Hits Politics at Lewis Address

Nelson P. Lewis chief engineer of New York City's Board of Estimate assails city and state officials who steer public highway work for personal gain. He urges intelligent location, proper construction type, and honest financing, warning costly politics erode public benefit. He says roads boost national comfort and prosperity when well planned and funded. The piece notes court action on a newspaper mail rates law and related press freedom issues.

Cincinnati Nelson P. Lewis New York City Lewis

Ambassadors to Visit Atlanta for Panama Canal Conference

A Chamber of Commerce committee headed by General R. K. Evans and Lt. Elmo Massengale left for Washington to invite South American ambassadors to attend the Panama canal conference in Atlanta on December 10 and 11. While there they will seek to bring the canal motion pictures to Atlanta, directed by Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, to illustrate the canal’s vast scale.

Atlanta United States Chamber of Commerce Washington R. K. Evans Department of the Gulf Elmo Massengale Colby M. Chester U. S

Newspaper Publicity Now in Supreme Court

Washington December 2 The constitutionality of the newspaper publicity section of the 1912 postal act is before the Supreme Court. Arguments focus on whether the provision governs distribution of mailers and its impact on free press and commerce.

Supreme Court Washington Postal

Brown's Digestit tablets offer quick relief for indigestion

A drugstore advertises Brown's Digestit tablets as a fast fix for indigestion and upset stomachs. It claims instant relief after one dose and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer. Safe for children, the ad urges readers to try Digestit after meals to prevent future attacks.

Brown

Law to Stop Sale of Elastic and Spring Trusses

Radical critique of elastic and spring trusses as dangerous, unscientific devices. Claims they shorten life, worsen conditions, and drive operations. Promotes a "Sixty-Day Test" rupture holder with guaranteed results and a free booklet explaining automatic self adjusting support.

Clothe

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