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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1914
Page
3
Ralbeigh North Carolina January 10. Word reached authorities of a smallpox case at a pin camp in Bat Cave Henderson county. The superintendent wired to quarantine the camp under orders from the county health officer.
RALEIGH Jan 10 George Craig son of Gov and Mrs Craig is ill with typhoid fever at the governor's mansion He contracted the disease during the holidays and is unable to return to the university in this class of case the report noted
Two magnificent Russian bloodhounds owned by Mrs W F Tebbetts are missing after a run on the riverfront. The pair, first of their breed seen in Mobile, were gifts from Tebbetts’ sister and were last seen during a Friday afternoon outing.
Montgomery January 16 Lawrence Cooper of Huntsville and G R Harsh of Birmingham are discussed for the Alabama Supreme Court chief justice vacancy created by J R Dowdell’s resignation. Most observers expect Associate Justice John C Anderson to receive the appointment.
Regular monthly session of the B'nai B'rith Society will convene Sunday at 11 in the hall at Government and Warren with delegates to discuss the grand lodge nomination and installation of officers for the first half of 1914. The item notes interest in publicity from a photo.
Charlie West, an African American man, was attempting to board a freight train on Lipscomb and Conti streets when he fell under the cars. He suffered severe leg injuries requiring amputation after removal to the city hospital. officials say he was in a drunken condition at the time of the accident.
A late Englishwoman bequeathed four thousand dollars for the benefit of her chosen society. The bequest was intended to support charitable work and provide ongoing assistance in the community.
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