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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
4
A Texas department store collapse near McKinney killed eight people with one more injured believed fatally. Rescue teams cleared bricks as witnesses recalled dramatic scenes and the site was laid bare for hours.
In New York on January 24 about a thousand waiters and hotel workers joined a broad strike after yesterday's vote. Pickets roamed the hotel district as 2,000 marchers besieged Knickerbocker and Hostel Belmont amid brick-throwing accusations and arrests. Union leaders report an 80 percent vote in favor of the strike.
Col Alonzo G Sharp 73 former Chattanooga mayor and father of Robert S Sharp post office chief inspector died of heart failure in Atlanta. A Civil War Union veteran born in Newton, he later resided in Chattanooga and had long been a prominent business figure. Body arrangements pending.
Fires razed three haciendas near Cuautitlan with buildings burned and sugar crops destroyed. Local authorities reported no injuries as flames swept through the estates of Pablo Escandon and others.
Mobile Carnival Association reports eight work days left to ready the 1913 Mardi Gras. King Felix debut planned with the cutter Winona as flagship and marines guarding him. Fort Morgan soldiers, Auburn band, 6,000 coronation tickets, and $100 motorboat prizes tighten preparations amid finance shortages.
David R. Forgan president of the National City Bank of Chicago says the past sixty days show tight money since 1907. He asserts a central bank backed by the government would calm public fears and prevent panics.
German government weighs steps to centralize tobacco trade control within state hands. Officials debate regulatory framework and potential impact on producers and retailers during a period of policy review.
A Bloomfield New Jersey mother touts Vind and Vinol as effective for a seven year old with a lingering cold and weakness. She credits these tonics with rapid recovery and notes Vinol combines cod liver oil and iron. The ad urges mothers to try Vinol under a guarantee from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation Mobile Alabama. Saxo Salve is also praised for eczema with a guarantee.
Clarence Walton a former Lakesville teacher narrowly escaped lynching Thursday afternoon as an angry crowd gathered in Leakesville Mississippi. Sheriff Greene arrived and appealed to the mob preventing violence. Walton was jailed in the county tower after his arrest as news spread from Florida where he had fled following an alleged crime against Helen Turner aged 15.
Edwin VU Gale, who by residence was the oldest Chicagoan, died last night at his Oak Park home at age 81. He came to Chicago in 1835 with his parents.
The notice promotes a bland infusion claimed to reduce inflamed kidney tissues and cites Prof Tyson on incurable chronic kidney inflammation. It asserts standard treatments fail and announces Van Antwerp Drug Corp as the sole authorized seller of Fulton s Renal Compound with a pamphlet available.
The Trinity Episcopal Church pulpit will be filled by Rev. J. Albert Massey, son of Trinity's late founder, visiting from Texas for the service. Parishioners recall the beloved Dr. Massey with pleasure. Massey’s Texas work is overseen by Dr. J. B. Johnston, bishop of Western Texas.
The London stock exchange showed heavy agitation as Turkish crisis fears grew. American rails dropped from parity, Rio Tinto slumped 21 4 points, Turkish bonds off 11 2, and Consoles down 1 4. Late in the day markets steadied but remained unsettled. A Colorado experiment notes public school diversity in building design.
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