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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
4
Betgomery Masons will hear an address tonight by Richard Warfield of the Orient. Warfield, a Mason in Istanbul, Turkey, brings credentials on Masonry topics and will discuss the subject with the group in Ry, Alabama.
Claude Gordon killed his wife and seriously wounded two others on New Year's Day in Grovetown Georgia. After barricading himself in his home for nearly an hour, he resisted capture and then killed himself.
Washington reports Brigadier General Bliss ordered to allow unarmed Mexican refugees crossing the Rio Grande into Texas if needed to save lives. Secretary Garrison says policy treats arriving refugees humanely, disarming armed entrants, and co operating with Red Cross, with no fixed time limit on temporary shelter.
Albany Jan 2 Lack of work not labor disputes caused a rise in idle union workers in New York state in 1918 Labor Commissioner Lynch reports. The idle share was 16.1 percent based on 627000 workers with 101000 idle, highest since 1886 except 1908.
A vintage recipe touts Sage Tea and Sulphur to restore hair color and cover gray. The ad notes a Wyeth product sold in drug stores for about 60 cents, claiming natural, even darkening after several applications.
Association leader at the Student Volunteer Convention in Kansas City calls for better missionary education in social work and science. He argues missionaries must do more than preach, including translating literature and guiding lawmakers, with training starting in secondary school and extending through graduate studies. Chinese student delegates and three sisters unite at the conference amid ongoing discussions.
Nashville Tenn Jan 2 The state anti narcotic law passed by the last legislature became effective yesterday The law limits druggists stock to five ounces of opium coca leaves or derivatives and narcotics can only be sold on physician prescriptions The narcotic control board can issue certificates to physicians authorizing limited quantities for set periods The statute aims to curb the spread of the drug habit rather than cure current addicts
Emancipation day was observed by the negroes of Mobile on January 4 with a parade through principal streets and exercises at St Louis Street Baptist Church. The Emancipation proclamation was read and talks were made by M. Johnson and Rev. James Thomas, the Haytien consul. The Emancipation address was delivered by Rev. R C Judkins of Montgomery on the Negro's Part in the Building of the Nation.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, expects to leave the hospital in midweek as negotiations proceed. The Chicago report notes ongoing talks and a hoped for return to leadership.
An ad claims Cheney's Expectoran cures colds coughs and whooping cough. It touts fifty years of tested use and assures sure relief for throat irritation and nasal tickling.
A band of suffragettes left New York on New Year s day and started the 18 mile first leg from Nyack to Tompkins Cove. They plan to reach Albany to present a petition to the legislature asking women be allowed to watch at polls during the 1915 vote on the state constitution amendment.
The inauguration of Dr John Huston Finley as New York state commissioner of education and University of the State president featured speeches by Governor Glynn Franklin K Lane Charles W Eliot Calvin Kendall and Jules Jusserand. The events were held in the new state educational building worth five million dollars.
Advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cure for dandruff itching hair loss and oily scalps. It claims a 25 cent bottle restores softness shine and health in one application and urges use for heavy lustrous hair.
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