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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
8
Alexander Beach, famed New York aviator, escaped when the propeller on his hydro-aeroplane broke in the Potomac river. He was uninjured after the crash amid ice as harbor police and rescuers reached him and towed the damaged craft to safety.
Reports from Tierra del Fuego indicate two boats from the German steamer Acilia, which left Tocopilla in October and later called at Corral, were found in Aguirre Bay carrying the bodies of the second mate and two sailors. An accident to the ship had been reported earlier.
Mrs. M. I. Malone of 312 N Conception Street Ala reports kidney pain backache and relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Van Werps Drug Store. The product is advertised with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sale agents.
Preliminary tests of Bering river coal in Alaska show little value for navy use, with firing trials on the Maryland yielding only 43 percent efficiency and producing clinkers and tar-like deposits. Congress funds $75,000 for continued Matanuska district experiments and rail proponents cite the testimony in debate over the Alaska railway bill.
Richard McCreary the millionaire polo player was jailed after a conviction for racing on a public highway. He received five days in the speeders club at the county jail with standard breakfast, no special favors, and was served chicken sandwiches and French pastry by friends. He shares a cell with John Fredericks serving time for petit larceny.
Milwaukee Wisconsin January 15 A young burglar Zastrow eighteen who had terrorized the fashionable east side for months lies dying in a hospital after a pistol duel with Albert Artendt a watchman at the Goodrich summer home Artendt fired when he found Zastrow in the house shots were exchanged and Zastrow fled He later went to M C Moore residence where three women held him at gunpoint before he fled again and was taken unconscious from a car.
The schooner Grace A. Martin foundered thirty miles south of Matinous Hock. The steamer A. W. Perry Halifax to Boston rescued all seventeen men about 100 miles offshore, according to wireless reports.
Governor Glynn expresses strong concern over a proposal to divert New York state water power valued at up to 1.4 million dollars. He has sent a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Henry D. Flood and a hearing is scheduled on a bill authorizing the secretary of war to divert Niagara Falls flow. The governor argues the water power belongs to New York and federal use would exceed proper authority.
Johannesburg report says secretary Bain and 300 comrades surrendered unconditionally after a siege in the trades hall. Ten leaders jailed as government enforces martial law. Some workers rally to protect property while Cape Colony and Natal stay at work. Provisions remain available but costly.
The Miami towed a derelict lumber laden sailing vessel into Tampa Bay after extinguishing a fire. The derelict, about 140 feet, had three masts and was previously reported by the Norwegian steamer Alfred Nordel on January 9. The vessel’s only mark of identification was Rouehlynner N. E Pro British schooner Lona of Avon, abandoned December 55.
Salem reports district attorney sues to void West Woodburn incorporation. Governor Oswald West alleges the town's comet like map is a scheme to permit liquor sales. Fern Hobbs notes the town is under thirty feet wide to exclude homes of prohibition supporters.
Two firefighters John Leonard and Walter Morrill were killed by a falling object while battling a blaze that destroyed the Bangor Opera House. Two others were injured and the property loss is estimated at about $100,000.
Six earthquakes struck Leghorn Italy today causing widespread panic as residents rushed into streets and open spaces. The quakes began at 4 25 am and continued until 9 27 am with no casualties reported.
An old health blurb warns meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Jad Suits to neutralize irritating urinary acids. It claims regular meat consumption builds up uric acid causing dull kidney ache, back pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, cloudy urine, and nightly urination.
General Louis Wagner former G A R commander-in-chief died at his Philadelphia home after a brief illness aged 76. He attended NY Life Insurance board meeting then City Trust, with estates including Stephen Girard, before church attendance. Born in Germany he moved to the United States at age nine and served in the Civil War earning brevet brigadier general. He led the G A R from 1880 and was a prominent figure in politics and finance as longtime president of the Third National Bank.
Diplomats report Albania's perilous state far beyond official lines as European powers rush to avert a Balkan war. Germany proposes mixed Austrian Italian force to occupy Albania while Italy and Austria hold back amid domestic worries. Mussulmen in Constantinople and Albania allegedly sought to place Izzat Pasha on the throne. six Turkish officers and 200 soldiers were arrested at Aviona, halting that plan. Disorders linked to Albania feared to spread to Greece.
In the Law and Equity Court under Judge Safford Berney the docket for Thursday lists Jos M Walsh and others versus Ida Bell Cloud and others with decrees pro confesso and a motion to amend bill set for January 16. In Chancery Court Judge Thomas H Smith presides over Rosa B Jones versus Edger Jones with a decree pro confesso. Gulfport Fertilizer forms part of the record.
Captain Lorraine Eden purchases the three masted Dara C from a Nova Scotia firm after Glenafton loss in the Christmas Day storm. Dara C, laden with lumber for Cuban ports, will sail soon under Eden with her 403 register tons. The Dara C also survived the Christ storm and Eden’s first voyage as captain follows.
BREWTON Ala Jan 15 The Elwy Live Stock Company of Brewton shipped two carloads of cattle to the New Orleans stock yards President J M Padgett runs a growing cattle operation on a fourteen acre farm near the city The firm also sent two more cattle cars recently bringing the week total to about two hundred head from this area
More than half of Connecticut residents hold savings bank deposits. The annual report shows 622,000 depositors with 307,500,000 on account, up 16,000 depositors and 3,000,000 from 1912. Population is estimated at 1,176,000.
Advice on cosmetic method using mercorized wax to remove surface skin and reveal younger skin beneath. Claims the nightly wax treatment produces a clear smooth complexion and reduces visible wrinkles under bright lighting. Recommends obtaining mercorized wax from a druggist and trying the treatment.
In Nashville Tennessee the Womans Christian Temperance Union held a day of prayer for the proposed national prohibition amendment. Ten Nashville unions hosted special services, with three conducting all day meetings as part of a nationwide plan led by Mrs Lillian M N Stevens.
Chicago officials report more than 100 would be suicide attempts prevented by the Salvation Army Anti-death by own action Bureau led by Col. Addie. The bureau, the first of its kind in the country, began operations three months ago and aims to deter self harm through outreach and support.
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