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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
10
News from New York says despite Tim Sullivan’s death his heirs will continue the Bowery Christmas dinner baskets for poor families and lodging house inmates. The Timothy D Sullivan Association has been reorganized and incorporated to continue the benevolent work.
The Alabama Maternity and Infants Home asks for monetary gifts clothing provisions and other items to aid the home. Directors express sincere appreciation for any contributions received.
Sixty prominent Leeds citizens from doctors to merchants swept streets for six hours under police guard after municipal workers struck over demands. Volunteers formed a league to keep public services in operation while gas electric and water crews also staffed the city. Stones and metal pelted the volunteers but they persisted, aiming to restore order as observers note similar threats of wider strikes elsewhere.
Washington December 24 Speaker Clark praised the currency bill after the president signed it. He called the measure a non partisan currency law and said it will bring prosperity as the tariff revisions and currency overhaul settle. He noted broad Republican and Progressive support and anticipated improved national affairs.
Otoman Zar Adusht Hanish, high priest of the Mazdaanan sun worshippers, was freed yesterday after a municipal court case charging him with sending objectionable literature. The prosecutor failed to appear again, and Judge Kearns dismissed the case. He had been sentenced previously to pay a 2500 dollar fine and six months in the workhouse.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South votes show 1,383 in favor and 4,092 against the proposal to change its name, with 32 conferences opposing and 12 supporting. Results announced from Nashville via Associated Press.
A dated health ad claims daily meat causes uric acid buildup that injures kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon juice lithia flush to cleanse and stimulate kidneys, ending bladder irritation with a lemon-lithia effervescent drink.
Mrs Russell Sage on December 24 presented funds to Park Commissioner La Roche to provide a Christmas gift of $5 to every laborer in the park department assigned to Central Park who earns $3 or less per day.
The Chinese government cabled its representatives abroad urging major powers to support Russia's proposal to withdraw all foreign troops from Chi Li including legion guards, the Tien Tsin regiments, and railway guards.
Washington officials reject Russia's proposal to withdraw international forces from China. They require absolute order in Chi Li province as a condition of any withdrawal. Uprisings and plots against Yuan Shi Kai's government raise concern while Reinsch consults with Peking on other governments' positions.
Wells Fargo Express Company declares its semi annual dividend at 5 percent but warns the outlook for net earnings is discouraging and the continuation of the present dividend rate is uncertain due to rate reductions starting February 1.
New York December 24 Robert T Heilemeyer a Hoboken leather manufacturer and Mrs Edna L Alexander were held in 2500 bail each charged with failing to declare on arrival from Europe a 500 diamond and sapphire pendant purchased abroad Mrs Alexander named as co respondent in a divorce suit against Heilemeyer
A fragment records a writer from Chester Ohio describing fear for a child’s life during severe croup and cough. The brief text hints at remedies and parental anxiety without full context or details.
The Alabama and Birmingham Sunday School Associations plan a state wide conference for older boys in Birmingham, with delegates elected by all denominations. International and state associations have reorganized teen division work. 60 Birmingham classes already exist, with total Alabama classes expected to reach 400 to 500 by Mobile convention April 21 22 23.
A mail bomb exploded at Mrs. John Taranto’s home in New Orleans injuring the house but causing no injuries. She hurriedly dropped the package after suspecting danger and fled to another room as the blast damaged a window, ceiling, and mantel. Police seek her separated husband.
An old newspaper ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy a ready to use tonic costing about 50 cents per bottle. It claims to darken gray hair evenly remove dandruff and stop itching by applying with a sponge or brush enabling fuller darker hair after several uses.
Jules Claretie a member of the French Immortals and administrator of the Comedie Francaise died of influenza in Paris. Born December 3, 1840 in Limoges he authored many books and critiques and served as a war correspondent in 1866 and fought in 1870-71. He was administrator of the Codre Francaise since 1885, a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.
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