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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
8
In Paso Robles Ignace Paderewski says threats and anonymous letters aimed at him stem from misinterpretations of his stance toward Jews. He denies leading anti Semitic movements or financing anti Jewish publications in Poland, and states he admires Jews and has many Jewish friends.
In Galesburg Illinois on January 27 Robert Higgins facing murder charges in the death of his wife who allegedly planned to wed her fifteen year old daughter Julia Flake has recanted his confession claiming he did not know there was a shell in the gun. Julia Flake who once said she coaxed Higgins to kill her mother to wed her now appears ready to testify for the prosecution. Higgins father a man of means says his son is innocent and vows to spend every dollar in defense.
William Benn was robbed by six highwaymen on January 27 in Chicago. He lost $100 and a gold watch in the first attack near Maxwell Street, then a $16 stick pin in a second hold up, and another robbery near Desplaines Street as he headed to report the second crime. A lone assailant finally brandished a revolver but fled without taking anything.
Indianapolis January 27 Doubts rise that the United Mine Workers of America convention, which began a week ago, will complete its work this week. Two major committees on wage scale and constitution remain to report, delaying final adjournment beyond Saturday night.
Havana January 27 The new census reports Cuba total population at 2 387 000. Secretary of the Interior presented the figure to President Menocal yesterday. The 1907 census recorded 2 048 980 residents.
Frederick J Haskin, famed writer on governmental affairs, contributes daily letters on live subjects. His work appears in leading U S papers and covers the American Government and the Panama Canal. The Item presents his letters exclusively for this territory as a continuation of its promise to deliver THE BEST.
The Montgomery County Chapter of the Wallerhammers will unveil a bronze tablet in Morgan Hall at the University of Alabama on June 3 to memorialize Shockley’s Escort Company of cavalry. The tablet honors Captain Bascom T. Shockley and 20 students who formed the unit in 1864 and served with Brig. Gen. Dan Adams before being paroled in 1865. May F. Steiner will present the tablet on behalf of the chapter, which has raised 350 dollars and is recognized as an auxiliary corps of the Alabama Division UCV.
AP report from Chicago states that women seeking to register on February 3 to vote in aldermanic primaries must provide their exact age in years. The instruction notes that unlike applying for judge or clerk, the law requires precise ages. It also clarifies the voting age is 21, not 18, since 18 is the common law marriage age.
Mary Lucas a 33 year old shirt waist factory worker in Williamsburg Brooklyn attempted suicide after quitting time by leaping from the factory roof to an adjacent firehouse roof and yard. She suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized with broken limbs. An apparent wandering observer noted fake fashion in a hardware store.
In Pascagoula Mississippi on Sunday night Arthur Johnson, a 23 to 24 year old Black man, stabbed Libby G Daniel to death at her mother’s kitchen in Orange Grove. A coroner’s jury issued a verdict of foul murder and a $100 reward was offered for Johnson’s arrest. Police describe him as 5 feet 3 or 4 inches tall, about 155 pounds, with a rough jaw, broad nose, and shoulder scars, last seen in overalls and a gray striped pants ensemble.
The Supreme Court reversed a Southern District ruling quashing the indictment of Hardaway Young, president of Mobile Alabama based Southern Hardware and Supply Company, for allegedly using false financial statements to defraud banks and investors through Hollinghead Campbell of New York.
Samuel Rosenfeld, sought on sixteen indictments in deluxe book sale cases, was arrested in Boston after a worldwide chase. He was arraigned on an $87,000 theft charge from Mary L. Rogers and remanded in $106,000 bail for trial. همچنین GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC advertisement appears.
In New York on January 27 a Stock Exchange membership sold for 55 000, up 5 000 from last week’s three seats and about 18 000 above the low point of the prior year. Proceeding buyers pushed the market higher amid steady demand.
New rates set by the Interstate Commerce Commission take effect Feb 1. A 5 pound shipment from New York to St Louis drops from 55 cents to 32 cents, a 10 pound parcel from 80 cents to 44 cents, with proportional savings across the board. Express business splits into merchandise and food drink classes, with food items like candy liquor terrapin and turtles largely exempted.
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