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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
5
The Item offers a $1,500 Circle Contest with a midnight deadline tomorrow. Participants may submit multiple solutions until the limit, with proper subscription payment, by messenger before 12:00 tonight or postmarked by 12 midnight Saturday February 21. Prizes include $350 cash.
Mobile Chief of Police Frank Crenshaw issues Mardi Gras public safety rules urging citizens to lock homes remove valuables and cooperate with officers. The masking ordinance remains strict and throwing confetti or rubber objects is barred with gloves required for wearers and arrests possible for violators.
Scene from the four reel motion picture The Fight for Millions stars Barney Gilmore and is produced under Herbert Blache. The sensational mystery shows a robber gang using a double house, secret panels, and a fast motor boat The Defiance in a dramatic police capture. Continuous show all Sunday.
Jim the two and a half year old Great Dane owned by H. T. Galpin was awarded a bronze medal by the New York Women's League for Animals for rescuing his master from a burning apartment on October 21. Jim, weighing 120 pounds, dragged Galpin to safety and woke others in the building.
The Black Hundred society keeps attacking Kiev Jews despite the disproved ritual murder claim against Jewish tailor Bashkoff. A Kiev paper backing the group warns of an invisible hand more terrible than the American black hand frightening children.
Insurance companies may overlook lung patients until health improves. A Brooklyn man reports Eckman s Alterative cured his cough and night sweats, leading to insurance acceptance after recovery. The remedy targets throat and lung issues with no narcotics or habit forming drugs.
A partisan column rails against Hobson and Underwood, defending Underwood’s service and decrying personal attacks. It accuses Hobson of absences from Congress, questions charity conditions, and argues the race should focus on public service rather than personalities.
Ten boys from the Pensacola Y. M. C. A. will ride to Mobile for a bicycle hike returning the visit by a Mobile team of equal size. They depart Friday morning via Fairhope, cross the bay by steamer, and are met at Robertsdale by Guy Hurlbutt. In Pensacola they will play basketball and indoor contests with Mobile boys before joining the Mardi Gras run on Tuesday.
A letter from Forney Johnston, chairman of the Underwood State Campaign Committee, questions Captain Hobson drawing part salary and pursuing other jobs, argues that legislators should not abandon duties for campaigns, and notes Montgomery Hobson club endorsement doubts. It contrasts Hobson with Underwood and urges stance on Alabama matters.
An old time mix of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray hair returns in popularity. Ready to use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sells for about 60 cents a bottle and is applied with a soft brush to restore color, making gray disappear.
Mrs. Zelda Seguin-Wallace of Indianapolis died at home last night at age 65. The former famed soprano created the title role in Carmen in America and was known for her Gypsy Queen in The Bohemian Girl. She was the widow of David Wallace and sister of General Lew Wallace.
Nashville report notes the death of Mrs H C DuBose a Presbyterian missionary in China announced by relatives. Her husband Dr H C DuBose long served as a missionary of the Presbyterian Church in China for forty years.
Patrick Meany once a famous steeple chase rider on the American turf died at his Saratoga home yesterday at age 60.
W D Chambers a local carpenter residing in Whistler Alabama was placed under arrest Thursday morning by Patrolman for an unspecified offense according to police notes read to reporters.
McIntyre a pitcher formerly with Brooklyn and Memphis Southern league joined the New Orleans club last night. Knaupp a shortstop nicknamed Cotton will join the locals at Pelican Park tomorrow. Pitcher Morton from Cal Miss Cotton States league has joined Cleveland American.
A report states G A Phillips was found in possession of a concealed weapon at his headquarters, prompting a legal inquiry into the charge and surrounding circumstances.
Advert reads instant relief for clogged nose and head from a cold. Describes opening nasal passages, easing catarrh and sore throat by applying a small amount of Ely's Cream Balm. Claims morning recovery and urges purchase at drug stores.
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