08 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1914
Page
1
Imports at Mobile rose by 23 728 in January 1914 from a year earlier aided by new South American steamship links and a new tariff law. Exports for Mobile district in January reached 4 640 263, with ports Mobile exports at 4 185 885 compared to 4 185 611 the previous year.
Reports from Mexico City describe armed streets with machine guns on rooftops and heavy palace guards as Huerta and Blanquet hide inside the national palace. Felic Diaz is suspected to back the Ciudadela revolt, amid fresh clashes at Guadalupe and tightened press censorship on rebel plots.
Washington date unknown reporting that fighting resumes at Tampico. Fletcher’s flagship Island and three other battleships are near the port as the navy deploys ships to protect and preserve the oil properties at risk. Rebels reportedly gain ground around Acapulco and a train is burned in a tunnel between Pearson and Madera.
Milwaukee February 7 Daniel Mur the Beau Brummel of the yeggs failed to receive Bryan’s talk before departing for Fort Leavenworth prison. He had tainted relations with Chicago yegg William Houlihan and declared his intent to serve his sentence.
A Mobile county candidate, a former president of the city council and known political figure, becomes the sole announced contender for the state senate seat. A prior report suggested Harry T. Kartwell would run and face no opposition.
A Texas observer argues the State Fair and Mechanical Exposition at Dallas has been the state’s greatest developer for 36 years. The testimony credits livestock shows and migration boosts, naming Central Committee leaders M. J. McDermott and E. J. Buck among others and urging readers to read the fair story on another page.
An authoritative source states federal inspectors and bacteriologists will report oyster beds near Biloxi beach contaminated by human and animal waste. The findings reportedly extend to Deer Island and Back Bay beds, prompting Dr Thomas O Hunter to urge council action to restrict oyster fishing and sewer discharges. The council is expected to vote at Monday night recess.
International News Service reports from Washington that hope to rescue the Amphrican fishing fleet trapped in ice off Newfoundland coast was abandoned by the navy. Dispatches say the ships remain imprisoned and crews are believed to be in peril.
New York reports labor is fuller, money and investments grow steadier while fear mounts over overbroad bills like the Owen Pujo measure. Critics warn restricting interlocking boards will hurt enterprise and public welfare as Washington politics loom over markets now improving. Financials look toward easier access to funds and stronger stock sentiment.
The Dutch battleship Kortonaer was reported departing to Mexico from The Hague on February 7, signaling a naval movement amid ongoing tensions. No further details were provided on destination specifics or mission scope.
Neil Strahan received a $3 000 bond after a preliminary trial in Poplarville for the January 29 killing of Joe Bilbo, cousin of Lieutenant Governor Bilbo. Strahan must appear before the grand jury at the April term as investigators pursue a lumber deal feud.
The Women's Industrial Exhibition opens at Grand Central Palace featuring a hall of fame with over 100 portraits of notable women. Patrons include Mrs Nelson Hee Lone and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, who support the display.
President Wilson affixes signature to the Kenyon bill ending a segregated district at 2 36 p m police dispatched to enforce the act under the Kenyon measure. The act imposes restrictions with penalties and limits on illegal costs and carries a one year term.
In Memphis on February 7 committees from the Southern and Dixie Baseball Leagues met in conference. They postponed decisive action on the Dixie invasion until the spring Mobile meeting on February 21. Presidents Kavanaugh and Colemanio outlined joint park use and equal class goals, with a staff of umpires named and several resignations noted as the leagues prepare for a spring campaign.
Washington February 7 Herbert Knox Smith former commissioner of corporations William Draper Lewis dean of the University of Pennsylvania law school Reichberg will present the Progressive party views on the interstate rail commission bill before a committee Wednesday showing the party stance and names of key speakers.
A dispatch from Colonel Fernandez to D A Murphy of the American Press Association states that Miles Dobson a New York oil and mining man may be dead or dying after federal troops near Torreon fired on him. The note questions the exact meaning of shot up and notes his English birth and Cuban War service. Dobson's wife Antoinette Kopetski is an opera singer.
In Birmingham suburb Woodlawn five men announced for constable though no such election is until 1916. Democratic county committee met and urged them to run for governor amid April primaries for state officials US senator and county officers.
EAST ST LOUIS Feb 7 Walter Louden a long time Illinois Republican delegate and former U S collector of revenues here was struck by a freight train near a depot tonight his arm torn and other injuries believed serious likely to prove severe in the coming days
International News Service reports that Juan Fernandez, a brakeman, was found near the northern tunnel portal after a passenger train and its crew perished in a tunnel fire near Babicora. Relief trains have been ordered as investigations confirm both trains burned.
Juarez dispatch reports bandits seized a western Mexico train near Cumbre tunnel. Crew and passengers are held by the bandit leader Castillo as officials seek confirmation of their fate amid ongoing inquiries.
In Columbus Georgia on February 7 Vanderbilt guard T Brown punched Chester Newman without provocation during a game. Newman’s jaw required stitches after the blow as fans and police restrained the scene. The incident followed a foul on Newman and left both teams and fans outraged.
A Birmingham woman learned her husband had left for Gadsden and traveled there by train with a revolver. She waited at the road near the town and stopped the first two autos, ordering riders to show up in the glare of the street. Six riders climbed down and fled when she failed to find her husband, leaving the town unsettled and no arrests made.
A fragmented OCR note teases a tentative French plan related to an entity abbreviated F. Text hints at early or provisional steps but lacks clear details, dates, or participants due to missing context.
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