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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1914

Page

3

Ex convict seeks the governorship in Oklahoma

Al J. Jennings a former bandit and ex convict announced a sixty word platform for Oklahoma governor promising fidelity to the people honesty in office and that the law shall be no respecter of persons He pledges not to betray public trust if elected with taxes to be reduced and accountability to God as judge.

Associated Press Oklahoma City Okla al J. Jennings Oklahoma Jennings

Big Wrestlers at Lyric Clash February Lyric Theatre

At Lyric Theatre VI on February 18, Young Beal brother of Fred Beal and Mike Donnelly Irish Whirlwind weigh 205 and 215 pounds respectively. A preliminary bout and boxing contest precede the main event. The winner may face Dr. B F Roller, leading Pacific coast wrestler.

Young Beal Fred Beal Frank Gotch Mike Donnelly Canada Lyric Theatre Dr. B. F. Roller Pacific Coast

Rockefeller Tax Bill Sent to Oil King

Harry Weiss, internal revenue collector for Northern Ohio, mailed tax blanks to John D. Rockefeller at Tarrytown New York for the income tax on his earnings. Weiss said he will collect about 2.25 million dollars unless Rockefeller pays to the Tarrytown district. He will continue to list Rockefeller until residence is officially determined.

Associated Preas Cleveland Ohio Harry Weiss Internal Revenue John D. Rockefeller Tarrytown N. Y New York Weiss

Eastern states brace for another cold snap

The weather bureau forecast snow and cold today into tonight with warmer conditions tomorrow. A Texas storm moving east brought rain toward Tennessee and thunder on the gulf coast, while snow and sleet occurred in the South Atlantic to the Carolinas. New York faced a severe cold wave with zero to single digit readings and rising deaths in the region.

Associated Press Washington Weather Bureau Texas Tennessee Gulf Coast South Atlantic Carolinas Middle Atlantic New England Ohio Valley New York New York City New York State Norfolk Fort Plain N. Y

Senators press L and N inquiry by Senate panel

Five senators named to cooperate with the interstate commerce commission to probe the Louisville and Nashville railroad after officials refused to provide information to federal investigators. The dispute centers on access to files and the risk of setting a dangerous precedent if railroads resist government inquiries. Mapother denies charges and defends cooperation with investigators.

Associated Press Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Louisville and Nashville Railroad Mapother Louisville and Nashville Senate John Sharp Williams Mississippi Luke Lea Tennessee Williams Commission

Icebound steamers on Lake Michigan hope wind shifts

In Chicago the Kans. of the Northern Michigan Arizona and Alabama were icebound off the city. Each vessel carried passengers and crew and awaited a wind shift to push ice away. Officials reported adequate food and fuel and no danger of being ground by ice. Cleveland records six below zero as the coldest winter observ ed.

Chicago Lake Michigan Kans Northern Michigan Transportation Company Arizona Goodrich Transit Company Milwaukee Alabama Goodrichling Cleveland Ohio

Snowbound St Louis Hit by Ten Inch Blizzard

Ten inches of snow fell by nine this morning paralyzing St Louis street car routes. A blizzard left the city snowbound and more snow was forecast for tonight.

ST. Louis Louis

Difficulty in Rescuing Nine From Icy Fire Block

Nine people were rescued with difficulty as fire destroyed the Hotaling block in Ilion New York. Firemen fought in relays with the temperature at 32 below zero after an overheated furnace started the blaze. One man jumped from a third story window to the pavement unharmed.

Ilion Hotaling Block

Walters Pleads Not Guilty in Kidnapping Case

Walters, charged with kidnapping Bobby Dunbar two years ago, pleaded not guilty in Opelousas Louisiana. His trial was scheduled for April 13 after being brought from Mississippi where extradition proceedings occurred.

Associated Press Opelousas Ww. c. Walters Bobby” Dunbar Walters Mississippi

Spendthrift Opens at Lyric Theatre This Weekend

Amusements announce Klimt and Gazzolo presenting The Spendthrift by Porter Emerson Browne at Lyric Theatre for two nights and a matinee February 13 and 14. showtimes are 3 pm and 8 15 pm. The drama, set around domestic trouble, features natural dialogue and emotional appeal. Seat sales are now on.

Klimt and Gazzolo Porter Emerson Browne Hudzon Theatre New York Lyric Theatre

Winter cough relief praised by Dr. King’s New Discovery

Henry D. Sanders of Cavendish Vermont writes that Dr King’s New Discovery should be in every family as it relieves coughs. He says it helped after pneumonia and threatened consumption.

Dr. King Henry D. Sanders Cavendish

Health Restored by Eckman's Alterative

Tuberculous gland disease once treated with surgeries improved after taking Eckman's Alterative. A Philadelphia man reports weight gain, better appetite and sleep, returning to work by November 1910. The product is touted for throat and lung conditions and sold by Braswell's Drug Store.

Eckman Phila Joseph B. White Braswell Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia

Gulfport Traction Restores Old Schedule After Commission Order

Gulfport Mississippi Coast Traction Company partially returns to its former timetable after railroad commission guidance. Pass Christian to Biloxi service resumes with last cars at 11 p m for Pass Christian and 11 36 p m for Biloxi. The hourly runs to Pass Christian now occur only at 8 20 a m and 3 20 p m due to prior friction.

Gulfport Miss Railroad Commission Gulfport, Mississippi Coast Traction Company

Will Use Its Brass Band to Boost Industrial School

ANNISTON Alabama February 183 K G Hopkins representative of the Boys Industrial school at East Lake is in Anniston to promote the institute He will likely bring a school band to the city soon for an entertainment under local auspices

Anniston Ala K. G. Hopkins Boys’ Industrial School East Lake

Fatal Collision at Crossing in Hamilton Ohio

An Associated Press report from Hamilton Ohio notes a taxicab collided with a locomotive on a Cincinnati and Dayton railroad crossing. One man was killed and five injured in the wreck, with preliminary investigations ongoing into the incident.

Associated Press Hamilton Ohio William Miller Cincinnati Dayton

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Catarrh Cure

A 19th century style advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as an instant remedy for nasal congestion and catarrh. It claims quick relief from stuffed noses headaches and throat irritation and urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores to end misery and restore easy breathing by morning.

Ely Selin Catarrl

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LYRIC Beal John D L.& N. Railroad John S. Williams D. C Nelson-Bailey Nelson & Bailey South Royal St Umbes Gayfer C. J. Gayfer & Co Gulfport Traction Co Ayer The And Charles Klein Great Lubin Film Corporation Royal Theatre L. C. Fry E. F. Ladd D. P. Bestor, JR G. A. Michael Aset’ S Merchants Bank Water and St. Francis Streets
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