Man injured at county jail after stabbing incident
John W. Dumas was badly cut Tuesday night in the county jail. The assailant is identified as W. A. in an ongoing investigation.
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John W. Dumas
W. A
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
2
Tasteless castor oil touted as modern cold remedy
An old fashioned remedy is revived claiming tasteless colorless castor oil cures colds and relieves congestion. The ad promotes a new O C O process bottling method, urges readers to ask for tasteless castor oil with the process mark, and lists Van Antwerp Drug and Toledo Seed and Oil Co. as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. O. Rocess
C. O
van Antwerp
Toledo Seed and Oil Co
Toledo
Ohio
Stranger Wiggins Arrested After Jailyard Knife Attack
Wiggins, identified as a stranger, attacked Dumas without cause and fled. Dumas was treated at the city hospital for wounds. Wiggins was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Brannan and Bernstein with two others in the jail’s white corridor. A warrant charges him with assault to murder. The knife was hidden in his trouser cuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Dumas
Brannan
Bernstein
Fire Laddies Give Speed Demonstration at Carnvial
Thousands watched the Mobile fire department stage a speed demonstration on Government street at 3 30 pm as carnival feature. Alarm from box 36 Government and Wilkinson street cleared traffic for free movement. Nearly every company made a record run with Truck No 1 arriving within thirty seconds and aerial truck No 4 at under three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Street
Mobile Fire Department
Government
Wilkinson Streets
Dearborn Street
No. 4 Station
St. Joseph Street
Norris Bill Lets Feds Seize Contraband Merchandise
The Norris bill passed the Senate and would authorize federal seizure of merchandise imported by trusts or under illegal contracts. It has already cleared the House and, urged by Attorney General Wickersham, would empower federal officials to seize coffee stored in New York by the Brazilian coffee monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Wickersham
New York
Lent Begins With Special Services At Local Cathedrals
Catholic and Episcopal churches observe the start of Lent with ashes blessed at 6 and 7 thirty at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. K J Hackett delivers the sermon and conduct s instructional sessions as Lenten observances include children’s masses, high mass, vespers, rosary and way of the cross. Fasting rules for Lent apply to practicing Catholics over twenty one and under sixty, with limited daily meals and light morning and evening provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
K. J. Hackett
Record Price for Crude Oil in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on February 5, Pennsylvania crude rose to 2.50 a barrel for the first time in nearly twenty years. The gain shows scarce supply versus refinery needs, while other crude grades held. The surge unsettled oil stocks, with brokers stating that securities would move to cash transactions rather than margin trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Tragic double murder suicide shocks Missouri town
In Lebanon Missouri on February 4 Mrs Guy B Reichtmyer killed her two young children a five year old and a two year old then took her own life A sixteen year old daughter who was to be married yesterday was present in the home The mother was widow of a recently deceased Searcher merchant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lebanon
Guy B. Reichtmyer
Sept Forest
Lent dietary rules for meals and abstinence
The text outlines permitted and restricted foods during Lent. It states portion limits at collation, allowances for dairy and fruit, and permission to shift meals if needed. It bans flesh meat on Wednesdays and Fridays, Ember Week Saturday, and Holy Saturday, and allows lard. It notes fish and flesh cannot be eaten at the same meal and lists exemptions and age-based obligations.
King's Royal Germeteur Promised to Cure Catarrh Fast
An advertisement touts King's Royal Germeteur as a cure for catarrh and mucous sores. It claims halting hawking and spitting, healing ulcers, and improved appetite and energy. The product is sold for $1 a bottle through Ellis Lillybeck Drug Co Memphis and Van Antwerp Drug Co Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis, Lillybeck Drug Company
Memphis
Tenn
Mobile
van Antwerp Drug Co
Mardi Gras Carnival Closes After a Lively Run in 1913
Crowds packed the streets for three days of parades and sleighing temps as Mardi Gras 1913 ended with the 0. C. M. Parade and a public masque ball. Knights of Revelry floats delighted spectators while Fort Morgan troops and marines joined the procession. The week featured midday parades, boat races, and concerts in Bienville square, with strong crowd enthusiasm and no major incidents. Officers from the 99th and 170th C. A. C. led the parade. The riverfront motor boat races drew large audiences. Continued on last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bienville Square
Knights of Revelry
Dave Levi
Felix III
Fort Morgan
Louis R. Burgess
W. R. Doores
C. AC
E. J. Cullen
39Th Co
KE. F. Barlow
99Th C
R. T. Cunningham
170Th Co
FAS
W. K. Richards
Cc. A. C
R. A. Brewer
Pickpockets Active During Carnival Crowds
Reports from the carnival period describe pickpockets operating on incoming Southern Railway, Mobile and Ohio trains. I B McConnell of Brewton lost 50 dollars after a thief followed him from Stiles' restaurant to Van Antwerp's corner and stole cash from his left pocket as he paid a bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio
Brewton
McConnell
Stiles
van Antwerp
MecConnell
Royal and
Dauphin
Railroads Uneasy Over Valuation Bill
Washington on February 5 the senate commerce committee postponed action on the Adason Bill for physical valuation of American railroads. Railroad representatives will be heard on February 11 with experts to present next week as the measure, passed by the house, would require the Interstate Commerce Commission to establish a basic value for rate calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson urges speedy passage of seven anti trust bills
Governor Wilson wants the seven anti trust bills passed by the New Jersey legislature before he goes to Washington to assume the presidency and urged senate leaders not to postpone public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
New Jersey
Washington
Senate
Sewer Bond Issue Declared Valid by Supreme Court
City commissioners praised a supreme court decision affirming the validity of the $100,000 sewer bond issue approved by voters on September 2. The court upheld the city ballot form used in the election in the Reality Investment Company case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Reality Investment Company
Penn baseball schedule set with thirty games on slate
Philadelphia Feb 5 The University of Pennsylvania athletic association ratifies a thirty game varsity baseball schedule. Yale Michigan and Cornell receive three games each while Harvard and Princeton will be met twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PENN
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Directors of
the Athletic Association
Yale
Michigan
Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
Wilson to attend Jefferson memorial dedication in St Louis
President elect Woodrow Wilson writes to David R Francis to confirm his attendance at the Jefferson memorial dedication in St Louis on April 25. Francis heads the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company and Wilson's letter signals his expected presence at the event.
Ely's Cream Balm promised to end a cold or catarrh
Claimed quick relief for clogged nostrils and stuffed head with Ely's Cream Balm. Ads urged buying a small bottle at drug stores with promises of immediate soothing effects and a cure by morning, naming Van Antwerp Drug Corp as agent.
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Ely
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Dr. Pierce
Norris
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Makers
Baltic
Pennsy
Jingles
Sir
Mobile’s
Maull Bros
St. Louis, Mo
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