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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1913
Page
23
A protest by landlords in several cities aims to block or modify a pending income tax bill. The document lists objections, including required tenant withholdings, affidavit filings by owners, and disclosure of a property owner’s full income. Landlords argue the measures erode trust and privacy and could invite evasion.
United States civil service examinations for first grade clerical positions in Mobile will be held August 16. Applications and full details available from the local civil service secretary in the Mobile Custom House or from the Atlanta district secretary. Applications must be filed by August 11. Successful candidates may be appointed to vacancies in Mobile Civil Service, including deputy collector, clerk and store keeper, and related internal revenue and deputy marshal posts.
Rev. S. W. Roberts of Broad Street Methodist Church will speak at an open air gathering by the Federation of Mobile Churches in Bienville Square Sunday night at o'clock. If weather prevents an outdoor service it will move to St Francis Street Methodist Church. Help with seating and volunteers are welcome.
The Mobile post office reports a strong year ending June 30 1913 with total business at 203 541 19 up 14 938 72 from 1912 led by money orders totaling 1 202 316 47 and deposits from other offices 873 743 49 Parcel post six months 6 084 78 with handling costs 1 406 60 net 4 578 18 Postal savings accounts rose by 3 764 to 7 670 while 89 accounts exist. P D Barker Postmaster.
The Mobile County vital statistics report lists marriage licenses births and deaths for whites and colored residents during the past week. It names numerous couples and individuals, including White couples such as De Laney and Williams and Osborne and Roland, births of boys and girls across races, and deaths of several white and colored men and women.
Thomas McMahon, cleared of selling liquor without a license, swore out a warrant against detective W R Fitzpatrick alleging an unlicensed detective agency. Fitzpatrick allegedly helped build the liquor case against McMahon after arriving from Montgomery.
Horace Daniels wanted in Keakesville Mississippi on an assault to murder charge with a white male as alleged victim was arrested Friday night by Sheriff William Washington and jailed in Sharik jail under official instruction.
Construction started on the Mobile and Baldwin County railroad linking Baldwin County towns Pensacola and Mobile. M H Miller oversees work from Volanta to Jilian with a wharf and shops built. The line will extend Volanta to Bay Minette then to Mobile, totaling about eighty miles.
A reader asks if red headed women can find romance and headlines answer with examples from history. The piece notes famous red haired figures and cites a Mobile physician on red hair, relationships and genetics. It then shifts to a regional railroad plan across Mobile and Baldwin counties with a bridge, new lines, and timelines for connections to Lillian Bay Minette and Pensacola.
George Britton, identified as a dangerous and suspicious character, was arrested Friday night by Patrolmen Burch and Kinnamon and will be arraigned Monday in the recorders court on a larceny charge. A sack of brass, torn from a machine, was identified Saturday by E. W. Wheeler as his property taken from a boiler at Choctaw Point awaiting shipment.
City inspector J B Ingersoll, a dairyman, was arrested Saturday on a charge of selling milk with excessive water. Chief Meat and Milk Inspector F R Harsh filed the complaint. The case is set for recorders court Monday morning.
The Boo Gang issues a sharp warning after last Sunday's Pete and Jake article. Editors face potential consequences as riverfront groups threaten action and cite election day tagging. An anonymous signer warns the editor to beware fooling with the Boo Gang.
A Mobile county farmer finds his pigs in a riotous mood after overripe bananas and cabbage ferment in a pen bin. The tale blends absurd antics with spoof letters and a mock gang sign off, reflecting old-time local humor and jabs at politics.
Minnie Througher faced a fine or ten days in jail for vagrancy under Judge Henry Chamberlain. John Cross and Jerry Bryant were fined for gaming in public. Levi King and Alex McKay paid a fine or ten days for street fighting. Manuel Washington received a small fine or ten days for using abusive language toward Will Bailey.
A rapid-fire fundraising drive for Panama canal celebration funds launches Monday with six committees of Mobile business men canvassing districts for two hours each morning. The Flying Squadron will oversee operations, and daily meetings at 10 will review results, with prizes to boost participation.
Citizens of Tuscaloosa launch campaign to host a government armor plate plant on the Warrior River banks. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels supports the idea, aiming to cut armor costs by government production. Statewide backing sought to attract federal attention to Alabama iron and steel potential.
The Mobile Clearing House reports week ending July 1913 clearings of 1 204 164 82 dollars and July 1912 monthly clearings of 35 965 967 66 dollars.
A city inspection of more than a dozen ice wagons conducted by Weights and Measures Inspector J. A. Hughes found most drivers over weighing, with only one case of short weight. Fifteen wagons were checked, including Crystal Ice, Stonewall Ice, Weinacker Brothers, Independent Ice, City Delivery, Southern Ice and Fuel, and a peddler. The inspector urged buyers to use scales to ensure fair weights and praised the general conduct, noting the sole short-weight instance involved a Mobile wagon driver who was warned.
The National Live Stock Reporter notes Mobile Alabama shipments by Denton Live Stock Co sold for 7.25 per hundred, a record Alabama price and the highest ever paid in St Louis for Alabama cattle. The two carloads weighed about 14 190 pounds and were fed cotton seed meat and hulls. Willis J. Denton led the Denton firm, Mobile’s largest stock dealer, supplying stock to both Mobile and St Louis markets.
The U S Public Health Service warns against automatic cigar gutters seen as a health menace. The advisory notes smokers may transfer mouth secretions when using the device while paying, risking disease spread. Public guidance urges avoidance of such clippers due to infection risk.
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