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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
3
A two hundred strong posse and deputy sheriff pursue Rokowski who barricaded in a deserted cabin after a fatal night in Mongahela Valley. Estella Yekbik lies near death in hospital from a shot wound while Raukoski’s father is held for questioning as the incident unfolds.
The article reports Arry reacting to rumors that Joe Tinker and Sam Brown may join the Federal League. Officials question the league’s finances and its ability to pay salaries, while Tinker reportedly organizes a camp for friends. Herrmann notes the reserve clause and pension of organized baseball remain contentious.
Mrs. Lillian D Blake a longtime activist in the women’s rights movement lies ill in a New Jersey sanitarium. The 80 year old is described as a pioneer whose illness prompted notices from her associates.
The Crathens schedule lists sailings from Mobile to Kingston Jamaica Port au Prince Hayti Guadeloupe Martinique and other Jamaican ports on Dec 1 and Dec 15 with onward calls to Port de Paix Port au Prince and Santo Domingo. The S S Crathens will also call at Port Mare La Gonave and Aux Cayes while the line reserves the right to change the schedule.
Mrs Sophie Kremer a prominent suffragette has urged District Attorney Whitman to appoint her to the New York police department. She argues women on the force could do more to curb the white slave evil than other reform movements. Several suffragettes have applied following Chicago's example, but no action has been taken yet.
In Bay Minette Alabama on December 29 the Baldwin county military company planned to muster but holiday events kept many likely recruits away. Captains Schwarz Grove and Padgett began enlisting. over forty men had joined by night with a citizens committee aiding to reach the required fifty eight and formal oath soon. Mayor Stapleton, Samuel D. Jenkins, H. D. Ewing, and others spoke at the courthouse meeting.
In Cannes France a farmer was shot dead at supper and another narrowly missed as authorities fear the reappearance of the phantom bandits who long haunted the countryside. Paris detectives, jailed suspects, and gendarmes from Marseilles swarm the district seeking fresh leads.
Police found a man and woman shot dead in a lower East Side tenement rear. The woman was identified as Mrs. William Ashau, the man as Albert Rogowski, a chair maker. Authorities consider possible double murder with two suspects taken into custody.
Snow blanketed the mountains as state troopers and deputy sheriffs tightened guarding lines at the Ely mine entrance near Pineville where John Hendrickson and his clan hideouts face surrender. Besieged members were spotted early but vanished on sight of soldiers while Adjutant General J Tandy Ellis resumed command at the mine.
Kent county farmers gathered for grand jury action on the Coleman murder case. James Parraway and Norman Mabel admitted the killings in jail and their confessions were written for presentation to the court following mob violence at the jail last Saturday night.
Delegates from nearly every southern station gathered in Memphis for the Kappa Alpha college fraternity initial meeting. The morning featured welcomes and committee reports, with business sessions to run through Wednesday. A hotel ball and other social events are planned by the local chapter.
Advertisement notes Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise cure with refund if ineffective. It mentions Druggist signing each box with Grove's signature and includes an 28 adv. reference.
In Santo Domingo on December 29 Federico Velasquez former finance minister and last election presidential candidate was arrested today on a political charge. The report notes his prior government role and candidacy while detailing the arrest event.
December 29 reports conferences to settle a Sherman anti trust case involving the National Wholesale Jewelers Association and the National Association of Manufacturing Jewelers. The deal bars certain transactions seen as anticompetitive and prevents manufacturers from direct sales to retailers.
An old advertisement touts Cheney's Expectorant as a remedy for runny nose, chilliness, sniffles, sore throat and lung troubles with a strong claim of relief. It presents the product as a cure in a period style likely from a distant newspaper page.
Washington dispatch reports a Constitutionalist telegram from General Carranza stating that Huerta’s possible pact on Mexico’s railways will be null and that Carranza’s forces now hold physical control of about half the rail lines. Roberto V. Pesqueira, the Constitutionalists’ confidential agent, conveyed the message from Hermosillo to New York.
A lighthearted note describes a young boy's early dream to eat as much pie and cake as possible. The snippet highlights a child's appetite and humorous intent, reflecting simple domestic everyday life.
Sunday sermons drew visitors from St. Francis Street Methodist Government Street Presbyterian and the First Christian churches across Mobile area. Dr J W Frazer son of the Mobile district presiding elder preached morning at St Francis Street Methodist and Dr P B Da delivered evening services. Reverend George Lang D D of the Presbyterian College spoke at Government Street Presbyterian. Reverend Mr Mitchell of Citronelle preached the Christian Church morning with Miss Mabelle Biggart delivering evening dress.
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