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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
8
The Alabama National Guard units arrive in Nogales and Decatur as officials report an average daily pneumonia death rate. Lt. A Tisdale of Company in Alabama regiment dies in Decatur, with his body expected home today.
Alabama Governor Henderson departs at 10 pm for Nogales to inspect conditions of Alabama soldiers on the Mexican border. He plans a fifteen day tour of rail routes via Mobile and New Orleans to Nogales to determine if reports of mistreatment or discrimination against troops are accurate.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for aches and pains linked to Bright's disease and rheumatism. It warns against weather blame and promotes daily upkeep of health with a money back guarantee and substitutes warning.
In Washington the president is expected to name a successor to the late Judge Harry T Toulmin for the southern district of Alabama. Major R T Ergin W B Inge of Mobile and Chief Justice John D Anderson of the Alabama Supreme Court visited the capital in response to the attorney general request. Congressman Oscar Gray backs Major Ervin and his influence may secure the position. No final decision has been announced by the department.
Tallahassee was chosen as the site for the Old Spanish Trail Association convention to be held May 18 and 19. Mrs. Florence R. Phillips of the Boosters' Club led the drive, supported by Palmer Fillans and S. A. Le Blanc.
Governor Henderson will return to the state as soon as possible due to pressure from funds to meet state financial obligations. He will visit Nogales and meet with National Guard officers who invited him after denying sensational reports. He plans a public report soon to show conditions, aiming to relief Alabama women with sons in the militia if reports are overstated.
Terrifying skin and blood conditions are said to yield to a long used remedy. The Swift Specific Co offers free medical advice from a chief officer and claims 8. 88S will reach the trouble and purge disease from the blood. Write to Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga with your case.
British forces in France press daily trench raids and artillery barrages amid rain mist and mud. Prisoners flow in, with 300 taken near Beaumont Hamel in three days, and 140 in a single night as British engineers fortify newly won positions after dawn assaults.
The St Michael’s Church at Coden Alabama will be rebuilt starting Thursday afternoon. A $3,000 T shaped building will include the church body a choir gallery a sacristy and a parish assembly room over 2 000 feet of floor space with stained glass windows. Masses will be held at Bayou la Batre and St Agnes Church next Sunday with no mass at Coden.
The British steamship Alexandrian of the Leyland line, sailing from New Orleans to Liverpool with cotton grain and cargo, was torpedoed and beached in Bantry Bay near Bear Haven on the southwest coast of Ireland. Crew members were reported saved with telegrams indicating torpedo damage and possible sinking near the English coast.
It was decided yesterday to hold the joint schedule committee meeting of two major leagues in New York on January 15. Josefsen, a young outfielder purchased from the Dallas Texas League club, sent in his contract to the New York Nationals. He is not a member of the Ball Players' Fraternity.
James Maturo defeated Frank Taberski world pocket billiard champion 262 to 250 in 44 innings to lead their match in Pittsburg yesterday. The running total stands Taberski 200 and Maturo 269.
Relief for rheumatic pains and aches in muscles and joints with Sloan's Liniment. Quick penetration without rubbing soothes sore muscles and stimulates blood flow. Clean, convenient, and stain free, available at the druggist.
At the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on January 12, form players led seven races with four favorites and three seconds. Whirling Dun upset Kult ur near the wire in the fifth race while favorites scored in most events including Tampa, Amazon, Julia L, Menlo Park, and Triste.
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