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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1915

Page

6

Austrians Lose Supporters, Says British Observer

British observer Professor Pares reports on Russian headquarters influence shaping Austro Hungarian army loyalties. He notes Bosnians Poles Moravians Hungarians Romanian and Italian troops showing drift to surrender or desertion. Czechs view Russians as allies while Russians show fatalistic attitude toward death.

Ted. Press Nun Bert Pares Jayss Austria Pares America

Prize Ring Bout Ends Early in Atlanta Lightweight Fight

Frank Whitney of Cedar Rapids defeated Jack White of Chicago in the sixth round of a ten round bout after White’s seconds refused to let him continue due to his condition. Shugrue defeated Freddy Welsh in a Madison Square Garden lightweight bout in New York.

Atlanta Frank Whitney Cedar Rapids Jack White Chicago Shugrue Aes York Joe Shugrue Jersey City Freddy Welsh Madison Square

Druggist Held for Sale of Heroin in City Court

John R. Posey a druggist operating on Franklin and Charleston streets faced arraignment in the recorder's court for heroin sales. Defense sought a jury trial before transfer to city court. Also arrested, Will Sims, a fugitive from the city work gang, received a renewed sentence plus additional days.

John R. Posey Franklin i Charleston Recorder’s Court

Vitalitas praised by workers and patients in letters

Gea Wood and others testify Vitalitas eases rheumatism digestion and liver and kidney trouble. Carriage worker Joseph Coby and pattern maker A B extol the tonic as nature’s greatest corrective. Demonstrations and samples at Sutton's drug store urged for further information.

Vitalitas Birce Geo. Wood Airman N. E RK 46Th St North A. B Southern Wheel Company Joseph Coby Sutton’s Ady

New York Exports Show Great Gain

Exports at the port in the week ending February 6 totaled 23,526,602 while the prior week reached 26,272,091. Year to date exports sum to 148,146,690, up from 119,413,507 the year before. Germany leads in orders, England and France show strong shipments, Italy focused on grain, while exports to Mexico fall to a low.

Associated .Press New York Germany England France Italy Mexico

Twenty five days buried in ruins at Paterno

Michael Cairolo survived twenty five days trapped beneath ruins after an earthquake in Paterno. He described inching into a cellar beneath a stable, drinking water found by feel, and shouting to prove he was alive as rescuers above believed him a ghost.

Associated Press Rome Michael Cairolo Paterno Cairolo

Billiard League Results Across Cities

Cass vin Demarest beat Marcus Catton 300 to 102 in Poughkeepsie New York. George Sutton defeated Koji Yamada 300 to 159 in Pittsburg Kansas. Walker Cochran defeated Albert Cutler 300 to 171 in Newport News Virginia. Averages listed for each player with high runs indicated.

Poughkeepsie Cass Vin Demarest Marcus Catton Pittsburg Kas George Sutton Koji Yamada Sutton Yamada Newport News Welker Cochran Albert Cutler Cochran Cutler

Alleged Tiger Freed in Liquor Case

Walter Williams, arrested last Saturday by Detectives Boltz Ludlow and Kennedy, was brought before the recorder's court on Tuesday afternoon charged with illegal selling of liquor. There being no evidence, the negro was discharged.

Tiger Walter Williams Boltz

Dr Bell’s Pike Tar Honey for Children's Colds

Advertises Dr Bell’s Pike Tar Honey as a quick acting remedy for children's colds. Claims to prevent worsening and strengthen the lungs with a healing effect. Sold at 25 cents per bottle.

Ildren

Phillies Meet to Decide 1915 Schedule and Trades

In New York the International League rules on waivers and territorial rights are debated as the National League considers recalls. Giants president Hempstead opposes a Bronx team, trades swirl around Adams, Stock, and Demaree for Lobert, and Niehoff attracts interest from Cubs and Phillies ahead of later deals.

New York International League Bronx National League Harry ,N. Hempstead Giants Internationals Hempstead Philadelphia Moran Adams Stock

Courts in session tally several default judgments and demurrers

In the Courts Tuesday Law and Equity Court presided by Berney, a series of judgments by default on verified accounts were noted, including Marsh Furniture Company vs W A Collier for 210.80 and Mobile Coal Company vs National Mosaic Flooring Co for 444. Frank Wheeler vs Mobile Chair 6 and Swift Co vs P F Doyle involve consent and demurrers. Equity side covers removal of disabilities motion, probate filings, decrees pro confesso, and reset calls for February dates, with a Wednesday docket and a circuit court call list.

Law and Equity Court Berney Folawihs Marsh Furniture Company W. A. Collier McGowin-Lyons Hardware Co T. B. Pace Mobile Coal Company National Mosaic Flooring Co Bulock J. A. Compton Farmers Commission Co Kaufman & Flonacher J. Dannenberg J. M. Pratt Lee Richardson P. Pierce Olivia Pierce Leonora Pierce Wormer Howie Widman & Kaufman Hawie Equity Hunter Wagner Bernadette Wagner Chane Smith Sarah I. Gerard John. Robinson Milton Williams Sallie Williams William C. Daly Sarah Wilson Mobile Light and Railroad Company Richard A. Hail Cc. C. Green Homer Myers Harvey Cora Betancourt Joseph L. Betancourt Circuit Court Browne A. T. Burrowes B. deBritton Gulfport Fertilizer Co Hd Cephas

Kentucky Baseman Floyd Wright Signs With Cleveland Americans

Floyd Wright outfielder for the Kentucky University baseball team signed yesterday to play with the Cleveland Americans. He will not graduate but will report at San Antonio on February 26.

Lexington Floyd Wright Kentucky University Cleveland Americans San Antonio

How She Ended Ten Years of Skin Torture

An Oklahoma woman, Mrs. C. C. Roberts of Weatherford, recounts ten years of facial eczema and itching. She credits Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap with relief within a day and complete cure in a month, noting the condition has not returned in six months. Free sample offer details are provided.

C. C. Roberts Weatherford Oklo Resinol Baltimore

Minority growing toward majority in Montgomery legislature

A reformist Clodhoppers group forms among the minority in the Montgomery legislature. John A. Rogers presided at the first meeting in the Exchange Hotel banquet hall as forty minority lawmakers and some senators attended. The aim is to counter the majority’s steamroller tactics with a varied agenda and possible legal expertise joining the ranks.

Montgomery Cuca John A. Rogers Sumter Exchange Hotel Clodhoppers House Senate Prohibition

British Traitor Reported Executed by Germans for Treachery

Pretoria dispatch reports Lieut. Col. S. G. Maritz the Boer leader of the rebellion in South Africa may have been executed by the British for treachery. The claim notes Maritz was aided by German Southwest Africa, but no official confirmation has been issued.

Associated Press Pretoria Union of South Africa London S. G. Maritz South Africa Maritz

Walter Pipp declines to join Yankees and talks with High

Detroit, Mich February 10 Walter Pipp first baseman of the Detroit baseball team refused to join the New York Americans unless salary terms improve his Detroit contract calls for a raise Hughie High Detroit outfielder will meet Yankees manager Donovan tomorrow to discuss a proposed transfer to New York.

Detroit Mich Walter Pipp New York Americans Yankees Hughie High Donovan New York

Cascar ets Ad Claims Bilious Relief and Nighttime Cleanse

A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight bowel cleanser to cure bilious feelings and digestive troubles. It promotes a 10 cent box claiming to purify stomach liver and bowels by morning, noting children enjoy the taste and it never sickens.

Mobile & Ohio R R Lands in Ala and Miss 480 Acres West of Chunchula

480 acres 7 miles west of Chunchula Mobile County Alabama offers pine land soil and a running stream suitable for general farming. advertisement lists oranges pecans and other crops with price details and per acre figures. contact Geo Kilborn president Ala Land & Dev Co Jes N Soyer Sr Mobile Alabama for information.

Mobile & Ohio R. R Ala Miss Chunchula Mobile Alabama Satsuma Geo. Kilborn Ala. Land & Dev. Co Jes N. Soyer Alabamb

Germany's war toll and costs cited by statistician

A statistician cites Germany's war toll over six months with losses around 38 percent of combat effectiveness and rising prices for commodities. He notes allied gold reserves and compares Germany’s $626 million reserve to the Allies' $2.259 billion, suggesting impending defeat.

Wasiseeaeee Gusten Wees Germany Francis Ur Uch Jules Cambon Berlin Austria

Man Fined Five Dollars for Following Woman

D. H. Benell a young white man was arraigned in the recorder's court on a charge of disorderly conduct and sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars or serve ten days at hard labor. He was arrested on complaint of a woman who claimed he followed her and her small child for several blocks and later chased them onto a gallery in the western city. Her child called for help and the man fled, later returning with a crowd whereupon she identified him.

D. H.benell Recorder’s Court Benell

Women nurses and patient sacrifice amid war

The piece extols wartime nursing devotion and women’s strength amid suffering. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female health issues, claiming long success and urging purchase via medicine dealers or mail from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.

Paris United States Pierce Dr. Pierce Buffalo N. Y

Properties At No 62 and No 6 Dauphin Street

Two historic brick buildings described in concise terms. No 62 Dauphin Street is a three story brick building slated to be improved to suit a good tenant. No 6 Dauphin Street is a two story brick building in good condition suitable for store or warehouse use.

Dauphin Street

Fragmented Trade Card Snippet Features Local Businesses

A damaged OCR fragment lists various Beaupain Furniture lines, ice cream vending, public accountants, roofing, printing, real estate and insurance firms. The bitty text names Conception and St Louis streets and multiple firms like Delta Printers, Commercial Printing, and Bell Real Estate. The readable items sketch a local business directory snapshot with scattered addresses and vendor names.

Fashionable Beggar Ordered to Leave Town

Crawford, aged 76, had been loitering in the fashionable city hotels seeking aid from merchants. He declared he did not want the merchants to be imposed upon in this manner and was ordered to depart the town.

Crawford Edington

Sparks Damage House At 4 Walnut

Sparks caused considerable damage to a one story frame dwelling at 4 Walnut owned by Mrs. Dorian and occupied by Sarah Smith about 2 10 p m Tuesday afternoon.

Sparks Walnut Dorian Sarah Smith

What 10 Dollars Did For This Woman

Danville area woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for female troubles. She reports relief, better sleep, and no suffering after using the product and encourages others to try it, noting confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.

Danville Mattie Haley Colonies Street Lydia E. “Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E.pinkham

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Will Sims Birmingham Tecents Rooney Cal Y.M.C. A University of Ala Lama THE Phillies NAPS Capitol Boye Ors Windsor A. E. Reynolds W. S. Royal N. Government Street St. Michael Street Morrill & Lyons St. Francis St Candy Manufacturers Upeete Se Daupain A & A & Dauphin R. Hawes Canady Tt Fair Beaupain Syones Wrest Conception and St. Louis Sts S. Mobu Rockwall Business Colleges Bener Alin Seis Feige An McKensie-Barrett Wee Anes Carriage Co Holesale Ane Wichera Metal Mobile Delta Mobile State Ben Ae Company N. Water Copamercial Printing Company, Ers Bell Auchaat St Beth Vhones Sloan F- H. Wiluama Sloans Atmasa Earl S. Sloan Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway Union Terminal Station Galvert Meridian Tuscaloosa East ROCHE BURKE Ane Joseph St Maury Unruh New Orleans Pensacola South Royal Street H. C. Geron Merchants. Bank Mobile Over Lentens Shoe Store
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