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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1913

Page

11

Notice by Executor in Estate of Her monia Fisch Deceased

Executor Theodore E Fisch announces letters testamentary were granted January 29 1913 by Judge Price Williams Jr of Mobile Alabama Probate Court. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legally required time or be barred.

William Frohichstein Chicago Illinois Marquette Building Benjamin H. Frohlichstein St. Louis Missouri Silk Exchange Building Twelfth Washington Avenue Mobile County Alabama State of Alabama Esau H. Frohlichstein Matilda Frohlichstein Price Williams, JR Hanaw & Pillans Hermonia Fisch Price Williams,Jr Theodore E. Fisch

Heifer to be sold at city pound on Feb 5 1913

Taken up Sunday January 26 1913 at 2 pm on Virginia Street near Magnolia Cemetery one light Jersey heifer with a small rope doubled around neck will be sold at city pound Wednesday February 5 1913 at 12 noon unless redeemed by owner. 1:30-61.

Alabama I. A. F. Norquist Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Mobile River Bloodgood Street Mobile Virginia Street Magnolia Cemetery

GOOD CITIZENSHIP Demands Participation in All Elections

A civic reminder urges citizens to participate in elections by paying any poll tax and ensuring voter status. It stresses the duty to vote and the role of participation in sustaining democratic processes.

Open Olympic games to professionals, London club president says

At the South London Harriers anniversary dinner President Willis argued for opening the Olympics to amateurs and professionals. He warned England cannot remain premier if the line between amateurism and professionalism stays blurred. Sporting Life backed the US AAU but urged IOC to craft a clearer honor code for amateurs.

London South England Sporting Life Thorpe Amateur Athletic Union United States International Olympic Committee

Head of Billikens Making Preparations

Montgomery Alabama January 30 Special to The Item President Charles B Jones of the Montgomery Baseball Association is arranging railroad transport for the Montgomery baseball players. Members must report by March 1 and transportation will be set next week. Manager Dobbs will return from scouting in St Louis and Chicago next week.

Montgomery Ala Charles B. Jones Montgomery Baseball Association Dobbs St. Louis Chicago Jones

Another Advance in Crude Oil Price

The South Pennsylvania Oil Company set opening prices for the day marking a fourth straight daily rise. Pennsylvania crude rose to 2.83 per barrel with Mercer black Corning and New Castle at 3.86 Cabell 1.95 and Somerset 1.32. Rag land stayed at .70. Post-dissolution competition follows a year-ago Supreme Court ruling dissolving Standard Oil of New Jersey.

Pittsburg South Pennsylvania Oil Company Pennsylvania Mercer Black Corning New Castle Cabell Somerset Standard Oil Company of Ag Jersey Federal Supreme Court

TIZ Foot Bath Promises Quick Relief for Feet

Ad touts TIZ foot bath as radical, claims it softens corns bunions and removes pain. Urges readers to request a free trial package by mailing Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago and says one bath guarantees lifelong satisfaction.

Tiz Walter Luther Dodge & Co S. Wabash Ave Chicago

Capablanca Extends Chess Masters Lead With 40 Move Victory

In New York on January 30 Jose Capablanca defeated A Kupcchik in forty moves to stay ahead in the Chess Masters tournament with a string of straight wins. Janowsky loses to Capablanca while David Janowsky defeats Charles Jaffe for second place. Marshall rises to third by beating Janowski. Whitaker defeats Chajes. Stapfer edges Janowski for fourth by beating Morrison. Tenenwurzel and Liebenstein draw. Rubinstein and Zapoleon draw. Zapoleon-Tenenwurzel match rescheduled.

Associated Press New York Jose R. Capablanca A. Kupcchik David Janowski France Charles Jaffe Marshall Janowski Kline Whitaker Chajes Stapfer Morrison

Gulfport Public Schools Set Field Day Schedule

Harrison county public schools will hold annual Field Day events in Gulfport on March 29 at the fair grounds. The program will include oratory music and athletic contests, continuing a long-running educational tradition in Harrison county.

Gulfport Miss Carrison County Fair Grounds Harrison County

Sculptured Stone Gathered From Lys tra Sheepfolds

A Christian Herald writer describes finds near ancient Lys tra including a sculptured inscribed stone within rough sheepfolds, remnants of a small church, and a sacred Ayasma fountain. He notes a pedestal inscription for Emperor Augustus near the suspected Zeus temple site, suggesting future biblical-confirming discoveries.

Lystra Christian Herald Paul Barnabas Augustua

Scientist probes Kilauea crater for volcanic gas samples

Professor EB Shepherd returned to San Francisco after eight months in Hawaii. He descended into Kilauea to a record low level and collected gases for the Washington geophysical laboratory. He said the samples may be the first ever taken from a volcano and aim to reveal inner earth chemistry.

San Francisco Cal Kilauea Hilo Hawaiian Islands Geophysical Laboratory of Washington Shepherd Honolulu Washington Mediterranean Hawaii

Pay Your Poll Tax Reminder

A public notice urges residents to pay the poll tax before February 1 to preserve voting rights for all elections this year.

Modern Patent Cures Pushed in Patient Letters

Readers report relief from catarrh dandruff and rheumatism through revealed formulas. Vilane powder washes the nose with warm water and a balm, yellow mingos claimed to restore scalp color, and hypo nuclane tablets promised weight gain. A Morris remedy suite includes a teaspoonful doses with meals and before bed for rheumatism.

Better Womanhood Is Asked From Congress

Women from many states gather before the house labor committee to back Representative Peters of Massachusetts and a bill for an eight hour day six days a week for women in the District of Columbia. Maude Younger of San Francisco argues California’s eight hour law shows added costs fall on the public, not manufacturers.

Washington House Committee ‘On Labor Today Peters Massachusetts District of Columbia California Maude Younger San Francisco

Waldo's Explanation of Evasion of Orders

Joseph G. Robin, once a major financier, failed to escape the camera at police headquarters. Reichman Cummins and Hyde, convicted largely on Robin's testimony, were spared the ordeal. Robin, handcuffed to a notorious criminal, was photographed finger printed and sent to begin a one year term for bank wrecking. police said the others were never in police custody.

Associated Press New York Joseph G. Robin Joseph B. Reichman William J. Cummins Charles H. Hyde Robin Jennings Waldo Reichman, Cummins Hyde District Attorney’s Office

Sugar Sweetz Grove Tonic Taste Mystery

Fragmentary text discusses a tonic marketed as strong yet tasteless due to sugar not dissolving in the mouth. It notes ingredients dissolve in acids of the stomach, not the mouth, suggesting a chemical or formulation explanation for the lack of bitterness despite strength.

GROVE

Grubb of Birmingham to Relieve Judge Jones

Pending Judge Thomas G. Jones of Montgomery recovery from pneumonia Judge Dan A. Pardee of New Orleans designated Federal Judge W J Grubb of Birmingham to assist in the middle district. Grubb will have all powers in the middle district vested in Judge Jones.

Montgomery Ala Thomas G. Jones Dan A. Pardee Federal Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans W. J. Grubb Birmingham Jones Middle District

John Carr Acquitted in Dickey Murder Case

John Carr, indicted with Percy Newkirk for the murder of Chief of Police Dickey in Gulfport Mississippi, was acquitted after a brief deliberation. The defense established a clear alibi, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

John Carr Dickey Gulfport Miss Percy Newkirk Carr

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