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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1914
Page
2
Fire at Rome Furniture Manufacturing in Georgia destroys a $150,000 plant and three homes with about fifteen small tenant buildings. The blaze lasts an hour, damages two lines of the Southern Railway, and halts traffic between Rome, Gadsden, and other points as repairs will take until Sunday. About 300 workers are left jobless.
Montgomery County executives order a plurality primary for April 6 to pick 14 legislators with four to be elected. Officials expect no candidate to win a majority on the first ballot.
A fragmented notice recounts a personal claim of curing a rupture at home with a remedy. The text references an inventor and a hopeful reader, noting skepticism about treatments and suggesting accessible options for sufferers.
The Item offers 200 readers free tickets to The Spendthrift at the Lyric Theatre next Friday and Saturday. Contestants supply missing words from an abridged synopsis to win prizes up to 1 dollar seats, with formal entry details and deadline February 11.
Major F. C. Boggs of the Isthmian canal commission rejects Berlin reports that the Panama canal cannot sustain forty feet of water. He says with no extraordinary events a greater depth can be maintained and that the channel is sufficiently deep for large ships.
A United States Department of Agriculture report shows Mississippi farm animals rising in value over the past year. Horses and mules gained headcount and value, milk cows fell in number but rose in value, beef cattle dropped in number yet increased in value per head, hog numbers eased slightly with higher value, and total farm animal value reached 71.756 million dollars, up over 7 million.
The Congregation Shaarai Shemayim schedules its annual meeting Sunday at 3:00 PM in the B nai B rith hall. Key business includes electing officers five of nine directors three Sabbath board members and selecting the rabbi for the coming year. Henry Hess has served as president for the past five years. Huerta has ordered to hang Villa, echoing the old saying First catch your hare.
Washington reports Chairman Adamson of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee aligning with President Wilson against free Panama canal tolls. He calls the toll exemption a ruse inserted into the Democratic platform, argues it violates a treaty and Democratic tradition, and questions the platform committee's understanding.
Oklahoma City reports Senator Thomas P. Gore ready for trial in a $50,000 damage suit filed by Minnie Bond alleging an attempted assault in a Washington hotel. Trial set for Wednesday amid Gore's re election bid and talk of a frame up.
Purvis Mississippi Feb 17 Reverend Dan Grantham pastor of a local Baptist church was found guilty of manslaughter in the feud with the Burkhalter and Grantham families. The jury sentenced him to five years in the state penitentiary and he plans to appeal. Jurors deliberated through the night before a 9 am verdict.
A fragment notes Leila described as having a temperamental color, with mention that 80 people are involved in the context. The readable text is limited and lacks clear events or outcomes.
Mobile business travelers met at the Chamber of Commerce for a smoker and heard Mort L. Bixler, the fair publicity agent, speak on benefits of a Mobile fair. The group pledged strong support and praised the plan as key publicity.
A sensational appeal claims a tasteless odorless secret remedy can rescue drunkards without their knowledge. It urges every woman to try at home with no cost, promising relief from liquor craving and asking readers to send a coupon for a free trial package.
An inquiry requests a free trial package of Golden Remedy by return mail from the J. W. Haines Company at 5942 Glenn Edg, Cincinnati Ohio, with plain wrapping and no disclosure of contents. The message seeks confirmation and details of the promotional offer.
Eddie McGoorty defeated Pat Bradley in a 20 round bout in Sydney. In Brisbane, American fighter Young Saylor and Australian Jim Newhouse boxed. Saylor lost on a foul in the sixth round.
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