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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
4
May featured 79 percent sunshine with 337.4 hours of daylight and rainfall 2.41 inches below normal. Average temp was 73.6 degrees, high 94 on May 31, and seven rainy days were recorded. A note on rheumatism relief urges Chamberlains Liniment with massage for quick pain relief.
June report from Sierra Leone notes forty members of the Leopard Society hanged for cannibalism and human sacrifices. Sir William Brandford Griffith, gold coast chief justice, presided and arrived in Plymouth. authorities say around 100 were arrested and many deported. The group, linked to the Mendi, enforces fatal penalties on defiance.
P. W. Adams, father-in-law, says Harry Copeland and an accomplice tied him to a tree near Red Oak Ohio and tortured him to force surrender of Copeland’s child. Adams, who sent the child to Wilburton Oklahoma, led to Copeland’s arrest and pending trial.
Confederate Memorial day was observed in Memphis Tennessee by the Confederate Memorial Association at Elmwood Cemetery. Graves were strewn with flowers as attendees heard addresses poems and music. PP. J. Mooney delivered the principal address as commemorations also marked Jefferson Davis birthday and state offices banks and public buildings closed.
Confederate Memorial and Decoration day observed in Knoxville Tennessee with Judge W T Newmoon of Atlanta delivering the address. Graves at Bethel cemetery were strewn with flowers and crosses of honor were presented to veterans. Local United Daughters of the Confederacy hosted a reception for the veterans.
Jefferson Davis birthday anniversary observed in Augusta Georgia with bank closings and school exercises. Local United Confederate Veterans camps plan a meeting tomorrow night featuring an address by Dr M Ashby Jones son of Rev J William Jones who was chaplain in General Robert E Lee's army.
Decorations at Franklin Tennessee mark the 1863 execution of Col. W Orton Williams and Lt Walter G Peter who died insisting they were not spies Their hanging observer H P Figuers spoke at the ceremony noting the unresolved mission and mystery surrounding their case.
Dr. W K Thompson of Tampa Florida spoke at Confederate Memorial Day in Chattanooga Tennessee praising the Old South and its Ku Klux Klan while urging a public monument to its members. He framed the Klan’s past as heroic and urged future generations to honor the empire with a marble shaft as tall as the stars.
Confederate veterans and Sons of Veterans celebrate Jefferson Davis birthday in Savannah. Banks and public buildings close as two camps of veterans plan a joint meeting this evening with citizen involvement.
June 3 in Montgomery Alabama marks Jefferson Davis birthday with banks closed and public school exercises held. The Confederate flag is displayed prominently and Confederate groups pay respects to the former president with ceremonies.
By Associated Press Columbia South Carolina June 3 a celebration under United Daughters of the Confederacy honors Jefferson Davis birth anniversary Banks are closed and a ceremony presenting crosses of honor to Confederate veterans is scheduled for the afternoon
Bath resident J C Eveland testifies after twenty five years with eczema that Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment cured him. The physician formulated remedy has years of use and a guarantee. Available at all druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. and Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Ervin Pope of Calhoun county seeks a fourth life review by Alabama’s Supreme Court after four death sentences and three prior new trials. He has been jailed in Anniston for about three years, convicted of murdering a white man named McClurkin. The court has repeatedly reversed earlier rulings, renewing his bid for life.
Colonel C R Bricken reports Governor ONeal has approved federal funds for Alabama National Guard encampments this summer. About 55 000 dollars will be used with no state money required. Second Regiment encampment to be in Birmingham in July at rifle range. First Regiment to Montgomery on July 22. Fourth Regiment decision pending.
Immigration Inspector Jack Worden left Monday night for Fulton Alabama to arrest a dozen or more aliens deserters from ships at Mobile and New Orleans. The men are said to be working in Fulton lumber camps without admission to the United States and hearings may be held there with some released on recognizance pending Labor Department action in Washington.
Advertises ZEMO as a 26 cent antiseptic liquid that relieves itching and eczema on all skin types including babies. Claims dandruff, scalp itching, and various skin conditions disappear after first use with a money back guarantee. Testimonials praise its effectiveness in short quotes.
An advertisement proclaims treatment for eye ear nose throat and lung ailments and a range of conditions including rheumatism gland issues kidney liver and stomach problems. Free examination is offered.
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