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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
11
Eastern landlords lead protests against a proposed income tax measure they say forces tenants to withhold rent and expose owners to confidential financial details. The campaign argues safeguards are needed to prevent coercion and protect landlord prestige amid mounting objections.
United States civil service exams for first grade clerical posts in Mobile will be held on August 16. Open to all US citizens meeting requirements. Applications and details from Mobile customs house local secretary or Atlanta secretary. submit by August 11. Successful candidates may be appointed to mobile customs, deputy coRector, clerk and store keeper, internal revenue, deputy marshal, and related clerical posts.
Rev. S. W. Roberts of Broad Street Methodist Church will speak at an open air Federation of Mobile Churches service in Bienville Square Sunday night at 8 o clock. If weather prevents an outdoor gathering the meeting moves to St Francis Street Methodist Church. Attendees are urged to join in singing from the seats in the stand.
The Mobile post office reports higher business for the year ending June 30, 1913, rising to 203 541 19 from 188 602 47 last year, a net gain of 14 938 72. Parcel post six months earned 6 084 78 with handling costs 1 406 60, money orders total 1 202 316 47, deposits from other offices 873 743 49, and postal savings accounts 7 670.00 in 89 accounts, with gains over 1912. P D Barker Postmaster.
A Mobile County weekly Vital Statistics roundup lists marriages births and deaths. It records White and Colored marriages including many couple pairings, birth entries for White and Colored children, and deaths for White and Colored individuals with listed names. Grounded in period tone, the item compiles civil registry updates from the past week.
Thomas McMahon testified before Clerk F W Hermann after being acquitted of selling liquor without a license. He swore out a warrant against detective W R Fitzpatrick from Montgomery for operating a detective agency without a license, alleging Fitzpatrick helped build the liquor case.
Horace Daniels, wanted in Heakesville Mississippi on an assault to murder charge involving a white male victim, was arrested Friday night in town by Deputy Sheriff William Washington and jailed awaiting further instructions.
Construction began last week on the Mobile and Baldwin County railroad under M H Miller to connect Mobile with Baldwin county towns within a year and Pensacola in about eighteen months. The first section from Volanta to Millian includes a wharf and car facilities with steamer service once finished. The plan envisions Volanta Bay Minette Bromley to Mobile then across Blakeley Island and the Mobile River, totaling about eighty miles.
A reader asks if red hair harms romance and life, while a Mobile physician notes rare cases of red-haired couples, explains hair pigmentation and iron links to color, and cites societal perceptions. meanwhile a railway plan outlines a Mobile Baldwin line with a bridge to connect Lillian to Bay Minette and Pensacola prospects.
George Britton a negro arrested Friday night by Patrolmen Burch and Kinnamon as a dangerous character will be arraigned Monday in recorder's court on a larceny charge. A sack of brass torn from machinery was identified Saturday afternoon by E W Wheeler as his property. Wheeler says the brass was taken from a boiler purchased by him at Choctaw Point awaiting shipment.
Dairyman J R Ingersoll was arrested Saturday on charges of selling milk with excessive water. Chief Meat and Milk Inspector J R Ha h is the complainant. The case will be recorded for the court records.
An anonymous Boo Gang message targets the editor over last Sunday's Pete and Jake report. The note warns against further reporting and mentions judges and riverfront factions reacting to the story and election day tagging tactics.
A Mobile county farmer finds his pigs in uproar after they consume overripe bananas and cabbage, ferment into a banana cabbage brandy, and party in the pen. The scene prompts local Grifters and the town’s Boo Gang to blast costly living and joke about citizens relying on the gang’s notorious output.
Minnie Througher was fined $5 or ten days in jail for vagrancy by Judge Henry Chamberlain. John Cross and Jerry Dryant each faced $20 or ten days for gaming in a public place. Levi King and Alex McKey were fined $1 or ten days hard labor for a street fight. Manuel Washington was assessed $3 or ten days for using abusive language toward Wiley Lelen.
A rapid-fire fund campaign for Panama canal celebration starts Monday with two-hour canvasses across districts. A six-man Flying Squadron will oversee activities. five district committees rotate captains daily. canvassing runs 10 to noon with a noon report and a final ho nch. Prizes boost interest as districts coordinate efforts across office buildings and streets in Dauphin area.
Mobile report says Tuscaloosa leaders push to lure a government armor plate plant to the Warrior River area. They plan a state wide campaign seeking to attract official attention to Alabama iron and steel production potential and cut armor costs.
The Mobile Clearing House reports weekly clearings of 1204164.32 for the week ending July 19 1918 and 2965967.56 for the month of July 1913.
Weights and Measures Inspector J A Hughes conducted a three hour inspection of fifteen ice wagons in Mobile and found most drivers delivered more than the stated pounds. Only one driver was short, and another case involved a delivery of 116 pounds for 100. The inspector praised the overall showing and urged buyers to use scales to verify weight, arguing it acts as moral insurance against short weight ice.
The National Live Stock Reporter reports Mobile Alabama beef fetched $7.25 per hundred at St Louis, tying the record for Alabama cattle. Denton Live Stock Company shipped two carloads, fed on cotton seed meat and hulls, weighing about 1100 pounds.
The United States Public Health Service warns that automatic cigar cutters may spread disease. The agency notes smokers placing lips on the cutter after purchase could exchange mouth secretions and potentially spread infection. Public urged to avoid these devices to prevent transmission.
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