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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1913
Page
8
All Rogers Peet stores advertise menswear with a price ladder for suits. Listed are four price bands: suits at 15.00 with sale to 11.25. 18.00 marked down to 13.50. 20.00 reduced to 15.00. 22.50 lowered to 16.88 and 25.00 down to 18.75.
The condemned man Jacob Oppenheimer, once a famed convict, was executed at Folsom prison for simple assault, the first known U.S. case where a felon faced capital punishment for attacking a fellow prisoner or guard. His death ends a long battle through three Supreme Court appeals.
New York July 12. Executors of J. P. Morgan estate filed for transfer of about one hundred lots of securities from the state controller. The list includes 2,188 New York New Haven and Hartford shares and 6,200 Southern Railway common, with smaller holdings in United States Steel Northern Pacific and Illinois Central.
In Havana on July 12 a secret meeting of Albert faction affiliates at the Julian Betancourt Club affirmed General Albert's innocence in General Riva's death and pledged loyalty to General Asbert. Albert remains in prison while Liberal support wavers and Washington notes U.S. sympathy for upholding the law. Cavalry patrols persist and public gatherings remain banned.
Secretary Bryan sent a message to President Menocal expressing sympathy over the murder of General Riva, Cuba’s chief of police. He commends Cuba’s resolve to mete out justice and protect law and order, pledging U S support for lawful governance and public tranquility.
Bandon Oregon July 12 Dr B K Leach Socialist editor was expelled after a mass meeting of about 600 citizens. He was sent to Coquille and told not to return as leaders feared I W W influence. Marshfield businessmen accompanied the exodus to ensure he left the area.
C L Meyers of Nashville committed death by own action in a St. Louis hotel room between Thursday night and Friday afternoon. His wife, married three months, discovered the body the next day after she arrived in the city to search for him. The death is attributed to a nervous breakdown.
Morris Weinberger a relative of C L Meyers says Meyers did not commit suicide and had been in poor health. A telegram from Meyers wife of three months warned of a sudden turn for the worse. Weinberger plans to bring Meyers remains to Nashville for burial. Meyers was a Cumberland Telephone Company contracting agent and recently married Pearl Goldstein of Philadelphia in Nashville.
Judge Alfred C Coxe of the United States circuits court in New York City and his wife were injured near Westerly Illinois when a touring car driven by Barnes Newberry son of former Secretary Truman N Newberry collided with their vehicle Two of Mrs Coxes ribs were taken while Judge Coxe suffered a badly bruised left arm Newberry was said to be unable to check his car
Little Rock reports Judge J H Harrod sixty three prominent lawyer was struck and killed by a car. Thirteen year old Joseph Coates was probably fatally injured in the same incident. Harrod was poised to become United States district attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas and had served as Democratic national committeeman from Arkansas.
Dr. James Delamar, a well known Mountain Hill physician in Harris County Georgia, is jailed in Columbus on criminal assault charges regarding a farmer's wife. The alleged February assault prompted secrecy until this week. a preliminary trial is set in Hamilton today.
Arkansas Supreme Court upheld Judge George W. Hays as the Democratic gubernatorial nominee after Brundidge contested the primary. The ruling affirmed the chancery court’s certification process and removed the secretary of state from delaying the party nomination.
Public school bulletins in Mexico City call all students to meet the tram delivering the new Japanese minister. They urge carrying Japanese flags and express strong sympathy between nations amid imperialist tension.
London reports the death of Redmond Barry lord chancellor of Ireland aged 47. He served as solicitor general from 1907 to 1909 and attorney general from 1909 to 1911.
The administration plan for a government controlled Federal Reserve Board to run the banking system was endorsed with little change by Democratic members of the House Banking and Currency Committee. A $10,000 annual salary for each member was set, four presidential appointees must be geographically distributed and devote full time, and earnings provisions include a 5 percent dividend limit with all excess net earnings going to the U.S. government.
Captain Charles F. Shoemaker former commandant of the revenue cutter service died in Woodstock Virginia at age 72. He had retired from active service eight years ago.
The government rested its case in the dissolution suit against the moving picture trust. The defense will present its case October 1. Fastman Kodak Company of Rochester, brought into the case by Herbert Miles testimony, said Eastman licensed films only and would not work for him after his license was cancelled in 1909.
In Ensley Birmingham, July 12, Burford Hill killed his cousin Milton Hill while reenacting burglar resistance. Milton demonstrated a burglar’s climb through a window when Burford, unaware the pistol was loaded, fired. The coroner ruled the death accidental.
Mrs William Orvis of Clare Michigan reports her little girl suffered severe dysentery but was cured by Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She calls it the best medicine in the world and notes it is sold by all dealers.
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