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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1915

Page

9

Murder verdict for J J Mendenhall in Florida case

Clearwater, July 38 Verdict of murder in the first degree was brought against J J Mendenhall owner and manufacturer for deaths of Charles W Elliott and his daughter Susie Elliott near Safety Harbor. Chauffeur Guy Stemple testified to the car incident and a bottle crash followed by gunfire. Hammock said Mendenhall ordered him to stay at a bridge. witnesses held on $1000 bonds. Mendenhall protests innocence.

Clearwater Fla J. J. Mendenhall Ioe Sega Rep Clarwater Ivory White Charles W. Elliott Susie Billiott Safety Harbor Guy Stemple Mendenhall Tampa Elliott Elliotts Mendenhalls Hammock Stemple

Man who shot Morgan placed bomb in Capitol

An gunman forced entry at the Morgan residence firing on Morgan as a butler shielded Mrs Morgan. Police seized a suitcase with dynamite and a vial of nitroglycerin left on the grounds. An eye witness described the dramatic early morning confrontation and the attacker’s demand to see Mr Morgan.

Morgan Capitol Holt Mr. Orkne William H. Zabriskie Mr. Morgan Morgan Place Morgan House Mrs. Morgan

Charlton Murder Trial Postponed Again In Italy

Porter Charlton, the young American accused of murdering his wife in a Lake Como villa, is shown with his counsel ex-Judge Palmieri. His extradition from New Jersey followed a New York scandal and a five year detention as Italy and the U.S. battled over the case. The trial was delayed until August.

Charlton Porter Charleton Como Italy Palmieri New York Chariton New Jersey United States Supreme Court

Morgan Narrow Escape as Assassin Is Subdued

A caller targeted Mr. and Mrs. Morgan at their home, drawing revolvers and firing. Mr. Morgan tackled the man, wrestled away the weapons, and the assailant was restrained by the butler and other staff before being handed to authorities.

Mr. Morgan Mrs. Morgan Mrs.Morgan

Holt Leaves Cornell After Service

Frank Holt, former Cornell instructor in German, finished his university service two weeks ago. An accomplished linguist fluent in French and German, he arrived from Vanderbilt two years earlier and earned a PhD this June. To support his family he accepted a teaching post while continuing graduate studies.

Holt Cornell Ithaca Frank Holt J.P. Morgan Vanderbilt University

Cornell Professors Split on Holt After Morgan Shooting

Frank Holt a Cornell professor in a German studies department shot J. P Morgan in Glen Cove New York. Reports describe Holt as pro German but not rabid and notes his age near 40 with possible mental strain. His wife declined comment and relatives suggest mental aberration and disbelief of planned crime.

Dren Texas Holt Cornell United States

Making Money Out of Mushrooms

Mollie Kennedy explains how mushrooms shifted from a risky hobby to a profitable year round commodity. She outlines using frames or beds of melons or cucumbers to grow mushrooms, or building a spawn bed from fresh stable manure mixed with soil, heated by turning and moisture control for several days until ready.

Mollie. Kennedy

Public Health Warns Travelers About Typhoid Typhus Risks

Assistant Surgeon General W C Rucker told the American Academy of Medicine that travelers repeatedly encounter typhoid sources as they move. He noted measures to ensure clean water on trains and discussed risks from insanitary steamboats, track pollution, and war's role in spreading the disease.

Wee Francisco Cal W. C. Rucker United States Public Health Service American Academy of Medicine Rucker United States Public’ Health Service

Triple Header Games by Girls on Roof of Skyscraper

Cleveland reports three daily games played 11 to 2 on a store roof by six teams of William Taylor & Sons Co. female workers. An all star team from the women is to face the men’s champions after summer.

Big Cleveland Ty Cobbs Terry Turners William Taylor &Sons Co Allstar

Women in business judged inferior by efficiency expert

Denver telegram reports Mrs. E A Hodgkins an efficiency expert and employe advisor declaring women inferior in business. She says owners should hire men, cites intuition and lack of reasoning as reasons for women’s purported lower value and higher risk in decision making.

Denver Colo E. A. Hodgkins

Directors to Meet Tuesday on Farm Exchange Proposal

Cham ber of Commerce directors to hear farm lands committee report advocating formation of a stock company with $10,000 capitalization to operate a farm product exchange for Mobile county and city. Plan to solicit stock buyers. port charges debate expected. meeting viewed as executive and of public importance.

Board of Directors The Chamber of Commerce Farm Lands Committees Mobile County Farm Lands Committee Aubrey Boyles Ways and Means

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