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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1913
Page
8
Henry Price aged 75 died in Jackson Mississippi last night. He was part of one of the oldest triplet pairs in the United States and his brothers Price of Jackson and Mrs. Nancy Phillips of Pontototh were at his bedside. The brothers served as Confederate soldiers.
Washington January 4 Republican members of the house committee delivering a minority report support Mr Valentine and accuse J R Erz of initiating the investigation for revenge over his removal from office Erz formerly headed logging in the Indian service and questioned the motives behind the inquiry.
Montgomery Jan 4 An Alabama Pickens county tax official asks if law requires him to enter infected districts to fix tax values as smallpox spreads. Attorney General Brickell declines legal opinion citing department limits. The tax official fears visiting infected areas and handling tax lists due to disease spread concerns.
Judge Gaston Gunter heard a mandamus case challenging a highway law section. It aims to determine if promising funds not yet spent count as use of aid. The provision would strip counties of unused state aid after two years and revert funds to the general highway fund for distribution.
Whitelaw Reid, late ambassador to Great Britain, buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tarrytown after funeral at Cathedral of St John the Divine. Attendees included President Taft with Knox and Hills, James Bryce, the Natal cruiser officers, Major General Barry, Rear Admiral and Eskimo expedition figures, plus former President Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Shackleton.
In Hale county Alabama Governor O Neal orders impeachment proceedings against Sheriff William Martin for alleged criminal negligence after the death of Will Thomas alias a negro under sentence of death. Prosecutors claim the sheriff supplied carbolic acid for the prisoner to kill himself following a post mortem finding.
Governor ONeal and state officials inspect the Coosa river power development at Lock No 12 near Clanton in a tour organized by English backed Alabama Interstate Power Company. The group travels from Montgomery and will return tonight.
Rockefeller fund reports to eradicate hookworm in Kentucky mountain districts. Breathitt county survey shows 1,263 of 1,789 persons examined infected, highlighting the scope of the health issue in the region.
A battalion of marines and a battalion of sailors awaited a special train at the station to carry family and friends to Tarrytown for services in the Cathedral. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. John and several others named locally.
Mobile newspapers report ongoing storm aftermath from Jamaica hurricane of November. Cayman islanders perished in the Georgiana and Cartagena wrecks. Mobile schooners Clara A Phinney Georgiana Roop and bark Golden Red were disabled but reached port. Largo Law fire damage and safe Havre update. Clara A Phinney slight damage with lumber loss. Golden Rud grounded but reached Cardenas after deck load discharge. Georgiana Roop disabled at Key West with stays and bowsprit lost.
Two cargoes of pitch pine lumber were exported from Mobile aboard the schooners Strathcona and Thomas B. Garland bound for Cuba. Arrivals included the Munson Line steamship Karen from Cuba and the bark Solheim from Rio de Janeiro. The Karen discharged at Munson docks while Solheim prepared to discharge ballast and load lumber for South America.
Hartford readers and the public utilities commissioners have received many letters and models after Charles S. Mellen offered 10600 dollars for a practical railway stopping device. A submitted letter claims a solution by pouring lubricating oil on the rails so wheels spin without propelling the train.
Weather bulletin predicts 24 degree protection for 36 hours on shipments moving north while east and west routes face moderate temperatures. Shipping managers urged to adjust insulation and routing accordingly.
Harvey Lee in Marion jail siege after burglary attempt uses nitro and gun to hold officers for an hour. Officer Charles Gillen is killed and Detective John Cook injured before Lee is overpowered. Wires cut and jail explosions precede capture. inmates panic, no escape attempts.
TOKIO reports the emperor of Japan intends to travel to Europe after his coronation in November. The ruler has long cherished the desire to undertake such a voyage.
A low pressure system over Massachusetts and the Great Lakes brings rain then snow and 68 mph winds in New York City. Another low stretches from Oklahoma to the Pacific coast with warm southerly flow toward the Gulf. Ft Worth reports 30 mph and Shreveport 32 mph gusts. A high pressure zone brings cold air from the Pacific Northwest to the upper Mississippi Valley with subzero readings in the northern Rockies. The est low will move east bringing warmer weather to Mobile with rain tonight or Sunday.
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