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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1914
Page
13
HAM MEL'S SALES of LACES and EMBROIDERIES offer an immense range this January. The page promises the greatest sale yet in value and assortment, inviting comparisons with prior HAM MEL'S SALES.
Advertises fine linens, Irish damask, and white goods for a January white sale. Lists 30 inch white Indian linen, 40 inch pajama check, Huck towels, and 72 inch damask with multiple prices and patterns. Includes yard, sale, and January pricing notes.
International News Service reports Gustave Herve proposes a Franco-German settlement by trading Alsace and Lorraine for colonies such as Madagascar or Indochina, or else making Alsace and Lorraine a republic. His plan aims to end the dispute fueling armament and push disarmament toward peace.
International News Service reports Berlin will host a royal levee next Tuesday featuring five American women selected by Ambassador Gerrard for presentation. The group includes Mrs Norman Whitehouse of New York and Mrs Robert K Cassatt of Philadelphia. Miss Margaret Luce, the lone unmarried presenter, and others tied to prominent American families. The ceremony will be shortened by the Kaiser, reducing certain courtesies.
Washington announces the 1913 income tax minimum is 2500 dollars instead of 3000 after Treasury Secretary McAdoo reviews the new law. He notes the taxable period runs March 1 to December 31, making ten months in 1912. Taxpayers with incomes near 2509 are urged to add their share.
Washington January 17. The house rules committee rejected a request for a special committee to handle issues raised by the suffrage plea. The panel, dominated by Southern Democrats, is not favorable to woman suffrage.
Alderman George Pretzel chairs the council subcommittee probing modern dances in Chicago halls. He plans an ordinance to curb objectionable interpretations rather than ban dances like the tango. Investigators found shocking conditions. officers favor more policewomen over new laws to supervise dance halls and enforce standards.
The principal perpetrator of this pillar of pleasantry made no New Year resolutions this year, citing a busy schedule focused on making a living.
A city notice prohibits naming any candidate for office in official materials. The advisory warns that endorsements or mentions of individuals running for public roles must be avoided in the published notice. Officials urge compliance to maintain neutrality in municipal communications.
Lady Paget hosted American women in England for a luncheon to fund a Washington monument for William Pitt Lord Chatham. President Wilson reportedly endorsed the plan. Duchess of Marlborough pledged 2500 dollars and 25000 more was deemed needed. The meeting highlighted Anglo American ties and featured numerous prominent English social figures.
Mrs. Lizzie Odom and her five children from Hattiesburg arrived in Mobile a week ago and now live in a small room at 11-12 Government Street. Chief Frank W. Crenshaw urges charitable aid after failing to secure admission to a charitable institution. the eldest child is 10 and the youngest five.
A.C. L warehouses at Jacksonville burned this afternoon along with docks. Five ships tied to the docks caught fire and were cut loose. Loss estimated at 400000 dollars. The steamer Puckland Danish schooners Eaelyn Hinkley Henry Lip pit and Salisbury were ablaze but sustained minor damage.
Henry Wilson Israel Deazcake and Cary Roy were fined 10 or ten days for unlawfully riding railroad trains. E L Moran discharged on false pretenses. Willie Brooks perjury case dismissed for ignorance. John Williams James McBee fined 101 or fifty days for vagrancy after setting fire to a lumber car in L N yards Choctaw. Peter Mitchell Mancy Jenkins Martin Gardner fined 1.00 or ten days for plain gaming and Walter fined 10 or ten days for Sunday gaming.
London reports a Duke of Rutland hosted a festive Belvoir Castle Christmas gathering rich with theater folk. Maxine Elliott led revels with Sir Herbert Tree Lady Diana Manners and Marquis of Granby among the crowd as performances and tango rounds drew late hours.
Riverside Cafe offers soups such as Mulligatawny and Puree of Turkey a la Pullman. Entrees include Spring Lamb with Olive Stewed Tomatoes and Lobster Salad a Russian, along with varied roasts and desserts like Sweetheart Pudding with Strawberry Sauce. First class service with polite white waiters noted.
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