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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
8
Governor Goethals told the house appropriations sub committee that current guns and ammunition at the Panama Canal are ample for defense and that a duplication program is planned. He said foreign warships would not outrange canal fortifications and that installing larger guns would not be justified.
American skipper Edward T. Pinchin captained the steamer El Monte with 6000 bales of cotton from Galveston Texas to Bremen arriving January 1. Dutch pilots refused due to mines yet he sailed without charts to complete the voyage, planning to return to America with 1500 tons of mixed cargo.
Washington reports the steamship Dacia has been granted American registry after being sold at Port Arthur Texas by Hamburg American Line to Edward N. Breitung of Michigan. It is among few vessels bought by an American from belligerent nationals during the war. Officials await challenge over registry changes.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Swan's Liver and Kidney Remedy from National Remedy Co New York. It touts indigestion relief and liver trouble aid and urges keeping the bottle at home, priced around fifty cents at the druggist.
Dr. Alfred G. Moses organized a Sabbath school for the Jewish Farm Colony near Bay Minette with 30 pupils. Joseph Scroop leads the school as Moses plans bi monthly visits and supervision, marking the first such school in a farming Jewish settlement. The colony spans two to three square miles and grows with new arrivals. Lewis Smith oversees farming for Bay Minette Land Company.
The text notes annual costs of 70 to 80 million pounds to maintain czarist troops. Private pay runs around tenpence per month, while sergeants earn about half a crown monthly.
The text advocates loosening phlegm and healing raw surfaces by applying hot wet packs to the chest to open pores. It states Vicks is absorbed through the skin to relieve chest tightness and soreness.
Chattanooga January report says Bill Bernhard, ex Memphis manager and Cleveland star, signs to coach Lookouts pitchers. He will train the youthful staff, which includes Barfoot, Morgan, Currie, Harding, Reynolds, Ross, McCreery, Hill and Lile, with Sline likely to depart. Prospects look stronger though less power in 1915.
The Supreme Court set aside a Fourth Circuit ruling awarding Sarah E. Holbrook and five children $25,000 for their husband and father’s death near Panda West Virginia. Justice McKenna dissented noting juries should not be limited by slipping against loss of love and affection.
In St Louis Jake Schaefer Jr defeated Marcus Catton 300 to 248 with high run 68 and averages 545 to 51. In Boston Welker Cochran beat George Sutton 300 to 292 with Cochran averaging 15 15 19 and Sutton 15 7 19 high 79 and 70 respectively.
A fragmented ad copy prompts readers to suspect liver disorders cause constipation nervousness and bilious spells. It touts regular sleep yet hints at underlying health issues and mentions a product named 3 King's N.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to relieve constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It promises health happiness and a clear head from a 10 cent box and notes all druggists carry Cascarets while appealing to care for children as well.
The Interstate Commerce Commission discussed the Kansas City Board of Trade complaint on proportional rates to Memphis for wheat and products. It found no evidence of unreasonableness or discrimination, noting changes would affect traffic to many markets and reaffirmed it lacks power to equalize economic conditions or force parity among markets.
Arthur Williams an oysterman was served a warrant Monday afternoon for violating the oyster law requiring proper culling. He posted bond for appearance in the inferior criminal court.
The five Reel feature arrives at the Empire today with Miss Stewart as the girl put up for auction and Miss Gordon as the heartless mother orchestrating the sale.
The Columbus boxing commission suspended featherweights Patsy Cline of New York and Frankie Burns of New Orleans for breach of contracts. Other commissions will be advised of the action. Burns indicated in New Orleans that the Columbus suspension followed earlier occurrences.
Burns says no contract breach on his side after telegram from Columbus promoter states O Keefe failed to sign the match. The unsigned contract was returned to Columbus. The proposed meeting in Philadelphia was canceled.
An age old remedy promotes soap sparing use and Danderine as a scalp treatment. The ad claims Danderine cleanses dust and oil, stops dandruff itching and hair loss, and grows hair while strengthening roots. It urges buying a 25 cent bottle from drugstores or toilet counters.
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