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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
3
Fred Fite a Tuscaloosa county native and young house member pushes six bills to disbar “shyster” lawyers. The measures set up court machinery and allow citizens to file disbarment proceedings based on best knowledge and evidence of misconduct.
The Cologne Gazette reports sensational disclosures on the German advance in France. It claims a neutral diplomat reported England’s influence, triggering a London reveal and a Kitchener threat to bombard the French coast to secure a peace treaty unless England agreed.
Representative Fite argues for grand jury investigations into ethical violations and easier disbarment processes to root out corruption in the Alabama legal profession. He says ambulance chasers flood hospitals, harming citizens and the rule of law, urging statutory changes to empower investigations based on information and belief.
Atticus Mullin of Birmingham has been elected secretary of the Alabama Railroad Commission. A longtime Ledger editor, Mullin has strong ties in Birmingham and Montgomery where he has campaigned for the post. He will reside in Montgomery during his term, with his wife and mother in Fountain Heights.
In Montgomery the Alabama Child Labor Committee and state clubwomen display a panel exhibit in the state capitol illustrating child workers from Alabama. The display contrasts a well run cotton mill that employs no under fourteen workers with a dilapidated shop relying on cheap, child labor. The exhibit accompanies Senate bill by Senator Hartwell of Mobile and aims to address widespread abuses.
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Lynch arrested William Hultz on a charge of cruelty to animals. The complainant Charles Moseley alleges Hultz shot Moseley’s goat without reason. Hultz posted bond and faces an appearance in the inferior criminal court on January 28.
Cy Young of Cadillac Michigan announces he is quitting baseball rather than move hundreds of miles west for six months. At twenty one he ranked third in Michigan State League batting with .306 in 1914 and was top fielding shortstop in Class D in 1913 and again in 1914. Loss leaves Cadillac with a strong player.
Boxing booster Jack Grace arrives in New Orleans and predicts Gunboat Smith will defeat Battling Levinsky at West Side A C next Sunday. He argues Smith can beat Johnson and notes special excursion fares and rising city activity as district officials visit Mobile.
Battling Budd wins a thunderous victory over Battling Kelly as friends celebrate. Jim Coffey is offered to meet One Round Davis in Syracuse while Davis stays true to his nickname. Young Ahéarn must improve to win his next bout. White faces George Chip in Philadelphia on January 25. Ohio moves to create a state boxing commission, unlikely to pass. St. Louis scribes reveal a new white hope, a 250 pound Arkansas lumberjack, promising a powerful punch.
Col Percy W Maer says treasury reports telegrams from Washington require full American crews and officers for ships bound to European ports. He notes the rule especially affects cotton ships and cites attaché cables from Germany and the Netherlands about delays caused by uncertain nationality of crews.
Passenger Agent H C Geron of the Louisville and Nashville announced a matinee excursion from the city on Sunday January 31 due to high demand. The trip will depart Government Street station at 11 30 AM and include access to amusements and big attractions in New Orleans.
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