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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1913
Page
8
Special to The Item. Gulfport Mississippi February 24 due to late arrests for Sunday closing law violations direct seafood vendors could not advance supplies yesterday Perishable goods will be broken from Sunday menus Fishermen will quit Gulfport Sunday sales and serve communities with looser enforcement.
In Birmingham on February 24 a mass meeting at the Orpheum Theatre urged enforcement of Sabbath laws to block Sunday operation of moving picture shows. Church groups passed resolutions opposing Sunday screenings while Judge A O Lane had not yet given formal city approval.
W. F. Lamkin formerly of Hobson City acted as his own attorney in a police court in Anniston Alabama. He faced a malicious prosecution charge and was fined 15 dollars after defending himself claiming to be a Sir Galahad for his race and protecting Black women.
Baldwin farmers in Bay Minette Alabama met the Farmers' Trucking Association to estimate dampers for truck shipments this season. They determined twenty five to thirty thousand dampers are needed, ordered one car of hampers and planned rest as required. The association is expanding, adding six new members.
Trans fers of property totaling 18 440 were filed for record in the chancery clerk's office last week. The principal transfer was S. E. Naylor to District attorney E. J. Ford for a lot with improvements in Soria City for 3 320. Ford moved to Gulfport from Pascagoula to be closer to Harrison county’s large court business.
A. L. Erlanger of Kian & Erlanger and Joseph L. Rhinock, big Shubert stockholder, meet Cincinnati leaders George B. Cox to discuss an armistice. They aim to halt bookings conflicts in Cincinnati and possibly the middle West, seeking a pact between rival firms.
February 24 report notes Elks in Gulfport plan to build a fine new lodge in the business district with architect plans and specifications ready for approval. The project reflects local civic involvement as Chanise Burns leads the building committee and a judge reviews the plans.
Paris reports France welcomes M. Raymond Poincare as more than a figurehead in the republic. The former premier is praised as a major European figure, a scholar and capable statesman trusted by his country and other governments.
About one hundred delegates from local unions represent 12,000 members in the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers as they plan reorganization after December convictions linked to the McNamara dynamite case. Joseph McClory becomes permanent secretary. President Ryan seeks re election while out on bond.
In Keneh Egypt Diaz says U S action unlikely but will aid if called. He credits provisional government with restoring order and pledges loyalty to Mexico if peace or country requires. He plans to travel to Paris on March 10 after leaving Cairo.
The Seeing Mexico educational exhibit car, backed by the Mexican government, will arrive in Mobile midweek for a two to three day stay. It has toured Texas Louisiana Mississippi and is headed to Washington. John J. Biserts serves as special commissioner and will place the car where the public can access it.
The Dutch tanker American Antwerp, sailing from Antwerp on February 1 to Philadelphia, ran ashore in fog off Sea Island City New York. It was floated today.
London papers condemn the murder of Francisco Madero and Pino Suarez as barbarous and indefensible. Editors urge prompt American action, warn of intervention, and call for stern measures to protect life and property in Mexico.
Vicksburg Miss Feb 24 All trains resumed service on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad north end with no further interruptions expected. Weather is fair and the river is falling in areas around the city.
President elect Wilson expressed shock upon learning that Francisco I Madero and Jose Maria Suarez were killed in Mexico City. He declined to comment further, sticking to his policy of silence until taking office while monitoring dispatches for developments. His friends say he may accelerate cabinet announcements to seek timely guidance on the crisis.
Gulfport Mississippi February 23 A large force of men work on a new sawmill at Elin Miss and a turpentine camp twenty miles northeast of Gulfport. A shipment of mill machinery arrived Saturday for the Hines Company and was unloaded from cars onto barges at the Gulfport pier for transport to the mill site.
Gulfport Mississippi February 24 Professor Dawsey county superintendent of education spent Saturday at the consolidated public school at Big Level to review progress and success.
In Cincinnati on February 24 Associated Press reports St Xaviers church will ban flowers at funerals and instead issue memoriam cards at parish expense. A church manager calls it the start of a nationwide movement to lower the cost of dying.
An advertisement advises avoiding damp feet to prevent kidney and bladder issues and backache. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills from a Mobile Alabama company as a non habit forming tonic remedy for kidney bladder irregularities and rheumatic pain.
East of Wiggins a newly formed school serving four merged rural districts hosts an address on Newer Education for the Rural Schools. The modern building includes an auditorium and patent desks. It is well received with a large student enrollment in the county's largest rural school.
In Montgomery Alabama Will G Oakley attempted death by his own action in his jail cell minutes before starting a life term for murdering his stepfather P A Wood at the capitol in October. He stuffed newspapers in his shirt, lit them with a match and used a blanket to constrict himself as deputies intervened.
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