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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
5
Report on juvenile court activity for 1914 shows 131 children under 16, with 54 dispositions including probation, convent placement, and various homes. Officers handled 181 visits, detailing probation supervision and case outcomes across boys and girls.
Grave news reports from Ortucchio south of Avezzano indicate more than 2000 people killed by the earthquake. About a thousand of the dead are said to lie buried beneath the cathedral ruins. The town’s population was around 2500, and the nearby Almort village is reported destroyed.
Is Vitalitas the cure all it is advertised to be and do the stories hold true for the sick? The copy touts Vitalitas as nature’s greatest corrective, a mineral blend from volcanic earth. Demonstrations and samples are available at Sutton's drug store.
The Alabama and Louisiana relief effort ships a thousand pounds of clothing and substantial cash to aid Belgian suffering. John G O Connell and Dr Ligon lead Alabama funds totaling about fifteen thousand dollars with New Orleans shipments by vessel named the Alabama Louisiana Relief Ship. James Bowron chairs the central Birmingham committee. Governor O Nea l closed the Alabama Belgian relief drive.
Athens correspondent reports Constantinople authorities suppress Turkish defeat news in Caucasus. Dispatch says executions for spreading unauthorized reports. Military rule tighter than Abdul Hamid era. Revolutionary rumors circulate amid censorship.
Col John A Joyce author of more than a dozen books, mostly poems, died at his Washington home at age 72. He claimed authorship of the famous verses Love and Laughter but faced dispute and wide controversy at one time.
Chicago January 20. The Federal League moves to dissolve organized baseball arguing it violates the Sherman anti trust law. It asks courts to declare contracts under the national agreement void and to bar interference with Fed players. The defense cites the Clayton Act asserting labor is not commerce and argues baseball is not a restraint of trade.
Greenville Delaware ad copy touts Vinol as a restorative tonic boosting strength appetite and overall health for the elderly and infirm. It claims cod liver elements aid blood and vigor, with testimonials from residents and a money back guarantee.
Mobile interests push bills in Montgomery including an amendment to preserve the city seal, allow pre 1907 corporate seals to remain by ordinance, and modify tax lien foreclosures to preserve back taxes. Additional acts seek broader revisions of sections 1322 1828 and other general laws presented by Mr Chamberlain.
Moon Ducote named captain of Spring Hill College baseball team for 1915 succeeding Joe Grady who left after postgraduate studies. Coach Ed ex noted praise for Ducote and Lauzon commented on the selection.
In a billiard league event Sutton beat Welker Cochran by 99 points with high runs noted. Cochran Tenn on January 20 saw Jake Schaefer defeat Marcus Catton in a separate session. details include 216-14 tether and Catton 20, 9 13.
Chicago January 20 report outlines defense to the anti trust suit against organized baseball. Section six of the Clay act defines labor as not a commodity and the league contends baseball is not a trust. Testimony expected from President Tener and affidavits list salaries offered to players by the Federal League including Bresnahan Perritt Gigmaiton Sparkenberg Leverenz Viox Cooper Agnew Shotten Baumgardner Kahler Magee Konetchy and others with various accepted or refused amounts. Also noting a boxing result: Wat Ang defeated Joe Azevedo in San Francisco in an eleventh round decision.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation or side effects. The copy urges readers to try a spoonful tonight, with a money back guarantee if not improved, and suggests giving it to children.
In Conte the president is amused by a suggestion to name a baby after him. The snippet hints at a self reference and a playful tone about naming a child after the president.
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