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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
J E Berry a carpenter for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was on a flat car at Verbena when an engine bumped the car and threw him under the wheels He was mangled brought to Montgomery and died later at a hospital The remains were shipped to Woodlawn for interment
Governor James M. Cox urged shifting authority to issue railroad securities from state bodies to the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission. He also pressed for rate regulation by the ICC and suggested small-denomination securities to broaden ownership, arguing for national oversight to restore railways’ financial health and restore public confidence.
Montgomery Alabama December 12 Special to The Item. Jails and almshouses in Covington Coffee and Geneva counties were found in generally satisfactory condition by Dr. William H. Oates and reports were submitted to Governor O Neal after recent inspections by John D. Adams chief clerk of the prison department.
Neglecting children’s colds can lead to serious lung trouble later. Avoid heavy internal medicines and indoor confinement. Open air at night and use Vicks Vap-O-Rub on the throat and chest, wrapped in warm flannel to release antiseptic vapors and ease breathing.
London reports say Ulster dispute talks have begun among party leaders seeking agreement by consent. The Times notes no ceasefire yet and that negotiations are a tangible first move toward settlement, while the Welsh disestablishment bill awaits reassembly of Parliament in February.
Customs officers seized a consignment of two hundred rifles in Belfast, Ireland, from a freight steamer from Germany. It is the largest seizure since the proclamation against arming Ireland. Daily captures have followed, but usually smaller.
Chicago reports urge uniform intrastate express rates to match interstate reductions set for February 1 1914. A. Ryan notes express shipping over six pounds and distances beyond 150 miles will cost less than parcels post after changes. Harman Faber, animal painter, dies at 81 in Philadelphia.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin today one hundred fifty empty potatoes were counted on railroad tracks. Growers threaten not to ship until prices rise. A local remark notes strained relations between a woman and a man amid tense politics as candidates face backlash over heated rhetoric.
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