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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1913
Page
11
The gunboat Vicksburg was rammed and nearly sunk at the Puget Sound navy yard by the tug Fortune in thick fog. The steel prow cut a 16 foot gash on the starboard side and collision mats prevented her from going down. A board will investigate the accident and the ship will go into dry dock today.
January specials advertise modern electrolysis by Marie Patterson at Marinello Shop INO 57 St. Joseph St. Boone Mill VA notes a cash bargain day at Weinmekers on February 12 and a testimonial about relief from stomach trouble and constipation via tablets from Mrs C J Martin Boone Mill VA.
In the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 7 south range 2 west, land is to be sold by decree for division among owners Lillie Collins holder of one quarter, Katie Leland owner of one half, Mary Durette Fd Cooper Anna Cooper and Willie Agnes Lewis owning the remaining quarter with life estate held by John Cooper. Commissioners and auctioneers named. Attorneys Ervin and McAleer represent the case.
Theo dore Pater of St. Paul won the light heavyweight wrestling championship of America after his opponent Fred Beell of Marshfield Wis sustained a shoulder injury. Beell won the first fall in forty two minutes, then Pater captured the second fall before Beell could continue. The injury forced Beell to concede, making Pater the champion.
Earl Coene of Fresno set new dirt track marks for one mile and two miles at a Fresno event. He clocked 1:17:05 for the one mile and 3:28:05 for the two mile, surpassing previous records including Strang’s 19:39 for two miles set in Columbus Ohio.
Cardinal Gibbons deplores Christians who flee Lent for resorts and social amusements. He urges repentance and warns that dances card parties theatres and other entertainments should be cast aside for forty days.
Rosa Sorto, sister of the pope, died in Rome today after a long illness of paralysis. She was seventy seven years old. The notice adds a local reference to a cash bargain day at Wellackers on Wednesday February 12.
T D Nettles explains a suspicious in bond shipment to Cape Gracias on the United Fruit steamer Fort Morgan was for lighthouse repairs. Material from National Signal Company Ottawa occupied three cubic feet and was destined for the lighthouse keeper near the Honduras Nicaragua border. Nettles says no questionable cargo is carried and all shipments are certified before transport.
In Staunton Virginia on Monday William Campbell a Black man killed his wife and mother in law and wounded Glenn Bakers wife before killing himself. The Baker woman’s husband fled and Campbell then lay with his wife in bed before shooting himself. All victims are Black.
Advertises Chamberlain’s ointment as excellent for sprains. It relieves pain and soreness and restores the part to health. Bottles priced at 26 and 50 cents available from all dealers.
New York February 11 the supreme court of baseball the national commission met with no important decisions to head. The session was placid with little business before it as league owners gathered to ratify the 1913 schedule and consider constitution changes and the league’s claim to a quarter of the New York club profits from the last world series receipts.
Mr and Mrs dg I Mascotte arrive in St Augustine from Ellaso Texas on a ten thousand mile bicycle tour of the United States. They have completed 5184 minutes of the trip on a single machine with no serious delays.
A khaki uniform was left at Sheriff Palmer’s office Tuesday morning. The Item published a government notice to the sheriff that all parties holding state property through military company membership would receive a uniform. The bundle was wrapped in a newspaper and pasted with a clipping from The Item.
Yokel of Salt Lake won the middleweight championship from Walter Miller of St. Paul in Duluth on February 10. He pinned Miller in the first fall in one hour ten minutes and the second in eighteen minutes to claim the title.
A new group named The Children of Mary Social Circle formed at St Matthew’s parish to aid the poor through parish work. Meetings set for Mondays focus on making articles for the needy and collecting worn clothing and footwear. Officers include Miss Ethel Martin president and Miss Katie Connick treasurer with several members listed.
Advertisement endorses Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a universal surgical dressing that relieves pain and heals wounds sores burns granulated eyelids skin diseases and more. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 prices.
Advert shows Dodson's Liver Tone claiming to fix a lazy liver and relieve constipation without harsh calomel. It promises quick, harmless liver stimulation, no need to stay home, and a money back guarantee for 66 cents.
Washington dispatch reports supporters of the Webb bill seeking to curb liquor shipments to dry states learned a parliamentary error has likely nullified their gains for this session. The Senate version copied the house measure but retained its bill number, making it a new measure requiring house action and a fresh committee route.
Camden Alabama residents T H Moore and wife are in Mobile staying at the Bienville. Chicago visitors include Mrs John Perez and wife and Mr and Mrs P F McConnell and daughter. Minneapolis and Portland guests register at local hotels while touring the South. Florence Warner improves and goes home from Mobile infirmary.
Assistant Solicitor Tisdale Touart states evidence fails to support a case against Jack Robinson colored and Henrietta Jones linked to baggage snatching. Recorder Edington dismisses both. Will Clarke of New Orleans fined $10 or ten days plus additional penalty.
An old time medicine ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and lung relief. It claims to ease irritated throats and chronic coughing, with a pleasant taste and universal use once tried. Available at all druggists.
A fragment notes a cash bargain event at a Wein acker's store scheduled for Wednesday February 12 and proposes an upcoming sale or discount day. The readable text provides limited details beyond the date and location.
Advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is superior for colds, acting on nature to remove lungs, open secretions, aid expectoration, and restore health, with sale through all dealers.
Sufferers can get a free trial pack Pyramid Pile Cure from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan. The ad promises immediate relief from pain itch and swelling and offers a full size package for 50 cents after trying the free sample.
A sixty day sentence for vagrancy was imposed by Recorder Edington on Clarke who was found in a restricted district with a woman from New Orleans. Will Carr, an escaped prisoner, was fined ten dollars or ten days and given sixty days more at hard labor for mollifying ma licious mischief after interfering with a wagon curtain during transport to the police station. Twenty six defendants cited for license violations of wagons and carts had charges dismissed on condition they secure licenses by February 15. A. R. Tummel paid a ten dollar fine for speeding as charged by Motor Cycle Officer Noah Harris.
A Missouri mother in Niagra writes that Dr King’s New Discovery changed her pale sick boy into a healthy child. She notes it tastes nice and is harmless and urges other mothers to buy it at all druggists for colds coughs throat or lung troubles.
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