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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1913

Page

2

Atlanta Captain Whitey Alperman Undergoes Operation

Captain Whitey Alperman second baseman for the Atlanta Southern League club was operated on Monday at 12:30 at the Inge Bondurant Sanitarium by Dr. H T Inge for appendicitis. He arrived from Mobile and played Sunday in poor shape. Wallop Smith moves to second to captain, Frank Manush to third, Holtz to report Tuesday from Selma.

Whitey” Alperman Atlanta Southern League Baseball Club Inge-Bondurant Sanitorium H. T. Inge Tie Mobile Inge Billy Smith

Heavy rainfall spans the South with strong showers

Associated Press reports heavy precipitation across the South during Saturday and Sunday. Weather data up to 8 am Sunday shows Cheraw and Augusta recording over an inch and several Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana towns reporting substantial totals.

Associated Press Washington South Weather Bureau Cheraw 3. C Bainbridge Augusta Chattanooga Alapaha Waycross Greenwood S. C Gadsden Ala Gainesville Amite la

Grove's Tasteless Malaria Tonic Ad Rouses Liver

An old standard tonic advertises Grove's Tasteless Malaria Tonic as a general strengthener that purifies the blood and drives malaria from the blood. It claims to arouse the liver to action and build up the system for both adults and children. Price listed as 60c.

Washington weighs Mexico turmoil amid dueling reports

Officials report contradictory views on Huerta's stability while focus centers on the Dixon shooting in Juarez. Bryan confers with Brown on Mexico traffic and commerce amid flooding news from Mexico City. The South Carolina resumes patrol at Vera Cruz as New Hampshire heads to Galveston. Senator Pomerene seeks relief for Bernard McDonald under death sentence in Chihuahua. Rep Smith calls for Consul Edwards removal over refugee access and warns of railroad sabotage near Madera. He urges Bryan to embargo arms or aid to both Mexican factions.

Bryan Brown White House Mexican National Railways Mexico Mexico City South Carolina Vera Cruz Galveston Tex New Hampshire Wheeling Frontera Pomerene State Department Bernard McDonald Chihuahua Pomerere Department McDonald Chihuahuua Edwards Smith Texas Juarez Madera el Paso Piet United States

Federal gunboat fires on constitutionalists at Rio Grande

A Mexican federal gunboat reportedly fired on constitutionalists at the mouth of the Rio Grande opposite Brownsville Texas. It marks the first naval activity there in three years of Mexican revolutions.

Associated Press Port Isabel Tex Rio Grande Brownsville

Admiral Cowles Reports Quiet Pacific Patrols

Associated Press dispatch from Washington states Admiral Cowles commanding the American squadron off the Pacific coast of Mexico reports all is quiet at Guaymas but lacks word on conditions at Topolobampo.

Associated Press Washington Admiral Cowles Pacific Mexico Navy Department Guaymas Topolobampo

Boilermakers Strike Threat Looms in Mobile Port

W M Evans of Gulf City Boiler Works and Frank Henderson of Henderson Iron Works approve arbitration by the Chamber of Commerce as boilermakers threaten a strike Tuesday over demands. The union pressed wage and hour terms including eight hour days, four dollar pay, apprentice ratios, and stricter shop rules. Committees will decide grievances with a July 28 deadline for shop approval.

W. M. Evans Gulf City Chamber of Commerce Mobile International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders America

Resolution probes campaign fund soliciting among government staff

A bill introduced by Representative Howard of Georgia asks the civil service commission for information about alleged solicitation of campaign funds from government employees in Atlanta in 1922.

Associated Press Washington House Howard Georgia Civil Service Atlanta

Mayor Chooses Caps Over Helmets For Winter Police

Mayor Laz Schwarz announced Indianapolis officers will wear caps instead of helmets during the winter months starting October. A humane letter noted summer officers wear shirt sleeves and white duck caps with lighter coats. The mayor will consider changing winter gear next season, traffic officers and patrolmen may unbutton coats in summer.

Laz Schwarz Law Indianapolis Ind

Cameron Transfer Request Debated by Mobile Excise

At a regular meeting of Mobile’s excise commission the transfer of Claude S. Cameron’s license at 55 Commerce Street to William Schroeder was taken under advisement.

Excise Commission of Mobile Claude S. Cameron Commerce Street William Schroeder

GROVE'S Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Health Boost

The tonic claims to enrich the brood and fortify the body to withstand hot summer heat. It is advertised as a tasteless beverage priced at 60 cents and aimed at improving vigor during high temperatures.

Chipley Faces Move Over Arrest of Woman in Men's Clothing

In Chipley Florida the town council demanded an explanation from the town marshal after he arrested a negro woman wearing men’s clothes and did not arrest a white man who followed in a buggy. Citizens stormed the jail, flogged the woman, and told her to leave town, then she was released after telephoned advice from Chipley’s acting mayor.

Percy Manders Dawn Byrnes Manders E. Nelson Winona Alabama J. H. Binzer Pat 5. Collier Paul Ross J. W. McKenzie Joe Cooke Jackson Reliance Pensacola Fla Chipley Holmes County

Prohi Violator Fined for Liquor Sale Without License

W J Duff was fined 250 dollars and 100 days hard labor for selling liquor without a license. Officers McKay and New arrested him. Duff appealed bond set at 500 dollars. Witnesses Harding and Hitchcock held to city court. liquor stacks entered as evidence.

W. J. Duff James R. McKay Ernest New Recorder’s Court J. W. Harding Hitchcock Duff Edington Harding J. R. McKay

Byrnes Andrew Stanislaus Byrnes Funeral Notice

Entered into rest Sunday July 27, 1913 Andrew Stanislaus Byrnes son of Mr and Mrs Michael Byrnes. Funeral from 204 South Cedar Street tomorrow Tuesday forenoon at 9 oclock and from Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9:30 with requiem mass. Interment in Catholic cemetery.

Allen Andrew Cathedral of the Immaculate Cedar Street J. Pollock & Co Mobile and Ohio

Poeudo Pressser Gets Six Month Sentence For Clothes Fraud

G. E. Glover, posing as agent of the Uwan Pressing Club, pleaded guilty to securing a suit of cloth from Neil R. Markham under false pretenses and was sentenced to six months hard labor by Recorder Eddieon. Investigations continue into related cases and mislaid garments.

G. E. Glover Bur Pearson Uwan Guil Neil R. Markham Glover Performan S. T Glow Recorder’s Court

Causes of Stomach Troubles and Remedy

Sedentary habits and lack of outdoor exercise contribute to stomach distress. Poor digestion is linked to constipation, a torpid liver, anxiety, overeating, and mismatched foods. Correct habits and take Chamberlains Tablets. sold by all dealers. La

Gale

Final settlement in estate of Zack B. Martin

In the estate of Zack B. Martin deceased, Edwin B. Kirkbride General Administrator filed accounts vouchers and statements for a final settlement. A court date is set for August 2 1913 for all interested to appear and contest if desired. Judge Price Williams Jr. presiding. Stevens McCorvey Dean attorneys. 7 14 212

State of Alabama Mobile County Mobile Ala Zack B. Martin Edwin B. Kirkbride Alabama Price Williams, JR Stevens, McCorvey & Dean Atty’a

Best Medicine in the World for Dysentery

Mrs. Wiloe Orvis of Clare Michigan writes that Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her little girl of a severe dysentery episode and she believes it is the best medicine that works for such conditions. For sale by local stores.

Chamberlain Wiloe Orvis Clare, Mich

Mortgage Sale Notice for Mobile Property in 1901

Notice is given that under a power of sale in a mortgage dated January 17 1901 Mary A Hickey mortgaged property in Mobile Alabama to R Inge Smith and Gregory L and H T Smith to secure notes. Default occurred and the property described as a lot at Royal and Canal streets with a four foot railroad right of way will be sold at public outcry in front of the Mobile County Courthouse on Monday August 18 at 12 o clock noon to the highest bidder.

A. Hickey R. Inge Smith Mary A. Hickey Gregory L H. T. Smith Mobile County Alabama Mobile City of Sta .E Royal and Canal Streets Royal Streets Royal Street Ann Martin Thomas Gretopull

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Andrew Byrnes Willie Cooney Cooney John O’connor Jimmie Murray Eslava Street Pinto Island Andrew L Byrnes Johnny O'Connor Johnny Mexican Railways Head Anthony N. Brown National Railways of Mexico New York Mr. Brown Whitey’ Alperman Adv Huerta Republc Dixon Sverre Charles B. Dixon, Jr The Times Perial Waying OFC Boilermakers M. Hines Ch'mn C. A. Smith Frank Worden H. J. Johnson R. L. Sheffield Henry Lane Wilson Wilson Cameron Mobile’s PROHI Poeudo Presser Gregorian New York City Fifth Ave Broadway Thirty-Fifth Street D. P. Ritchey, Prop R. Inge Smit Dreamland Sig Reinfield Bny St. Louis Reinfield
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