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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1913

Page

3

Pure Food Laws to Be Enforced Nationwide

Dr. Carl Alsberg of the Bureau of Chemistry told the National Wholesale Grocers Association that enforcement of the pure food law will continue under the new administration. He urged stronger science in food manufacture and education to curb fraud while expanding department of agriculture work on better processes, by‑products use, and safer substitutes.

Associated Press Atlantic City N. J Carl Alsberg Bureau of Chemistry National Wholesale Grocers’ Association Alsberg Chemistry Bureau Department of Agriculture United States South Bureau

Carnegie Gift Sparks Nashville University Battle

New York reports a $1,000,000 Carnegie donation to Vanderbilt University in Nashville stirs Sewanee alumni. They contend the gift targets Sewanee's proposed Nashville medical department and pressures Vanderbilt, a longstanding Methodist school, while the Carnegie board and Rockefeller backed board deny sectarian funding.

New York Carnegie Corporation Vanderbilt University Nashville Tenn University of the South Sewanee, Tenn South University of Nashville Sewanee Medical General Educational Board John D. Rockefeller Frederick T. Gates Vanderbilt John H. P. Hodgson Abraham Flexner Educational Board Hodgson Flexner

Devotions at St Matthews Honor Sacred Heart

Devotions at St Matthews Church Friday begin at 6 a.m. with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Mass at 7 a.m. followed by benediction. Holy hour devotions from 6 to 7 20 a.m. Confessions heard Friday morning 5 20 to 7 a.m.

St. Matthews

Water Eim Club Representing Local Governance?

The fragment notes a water related group serving as a de facto authority, implying limited formal government structures. It underscores a civic body stepping into governance roles amid unresolved public leadership.

Brave Girl Kicks Out Blazing Bomb in New York Home

Violet Perry saw a burning device at her doorway on Eighth Avenue. She stamped out three fuses of dynamite in a bag sized infernal machine. The explosion could have wrecked the building and all its residents. She became hysterical and required help to reach her apartment.

Eighth Avenue New York City Violet Perry

Academic honors listed for St. Vincent's Select School graduates

The commencement class of St. Vincent's Select School receives medals and diplomas for academic and grammar course completion. Awards include Gold Medals for Mathematics and Christian doctrine, Newman Medal for composition, and premiums forattendance and deportment. Notable recipients include Eloise Adams Aline O Connor Ethel Dyas and Alice Quigley among others.

St. Vinecent’s Select School St. Vincent's Select School Eloise Adams Aline O'Connor Ethel Dyas Alice Quigley Louella Trachy Mabel Marquis Almetta Wilson Hilda Marquis A. Faulkner L. Brown W. Bialack N. Kelly C. McDonald D. A. Brady A. Wilson M. Marquis H. Marquis A. Quigley A. O'Connor E. Dyas BE. Adams J. Burke Mount St. Mary’s College Aline O’connor Miss Wilson L. Trachy E. Adams M. J. McDermott L. Lacy M. Cashin E. Johnson V. Nolan L. Midgett K. Murray E. Thompson A. Brown I. Phelan N. Kennedy R. Ollinger E. Trachy A. Blalack A.faulkner B. Anderson C. Brady M. Frei J. McDermott J. Phelan R. Ollinger Mrs. Geary May Belle A. Hannon M. Clark A. Shattuck C. McEvyay B. Nelson I. Kraemer H. Godbold A. Norton F. Bahoricn C. Joseph B. Cuthbert A. Phelan C. McEvoy J. Farrell M. Vickers B. Adams L. Lacey K. Connick N. Kjelberg I. Norton A. M. Orr St. Vincent's Parish Adelaide McDermott Eh, Marquis D. Malone C. Mitchell M. L. Hanlon Hl. Godbold

Governor Cruce Asked to Describe Real Indian Wedding

Hopkinsville residents plan a mock festival for an Orphans' Home with ten girls in an Indian club. Princess Red Wing and Rolling Thunder, leaders of two clans, are engaged to marry during the event, though Governor Cruce cannot provide a genuine ceremony.

Oklahoma City Okla Hopkinsville West Crucé Blue Grass State Red Wing Rolling Thunder Black Foot Little War Bonnet Cruce Fort Sill Oklahoma Kentucky

McAdoo sweeps San Francisco customs officials in reform plan

Secretary McAdoo shells out officials in San Francisco as part of a broader reorganization. He demands the resignations of Collector Stratton and other key posts as the Treasury aims to reset personnel city by city, signaling wider changes to come.

Frisco Associated Press Washington McAdoo San Francisco Treasury Stratton

QUT STARVED ELEVEN WOLVES

Owen Hughes of Angelo township rigged a four day watch outside a wolf den in Lacrosse Wisconsin to starve and drive the pack out. Hunger forced the wolves to dash from their refuge where Hughes killed them one by one. He collected a $100 bounty and ate his first meal in over a week after presenting proof to the county clerk.

Associated Press Lacrosse Wis Owen Hughes Angelo Township Hughes

Britain Accelerates Build of Three Dreadnoughts

London June 5 The British government will lay down three battleships this year instead of next March in response to the Canadian senate's rejection of the naval aid bill to fund 35 million dollars for the dreadnoughts.

London Senate

Illinois pearls bring high price across the state

David Cooke of Hampton opened the mussel season in Illinois by finding a pearl that sold for 1025 dollars. The rare white 55 grain gem was purchased by Camance and shipped to New York for mounting. Illinois river pearls feed a large industry with annual output estimated at five million dollars and dozens of buyers from jewelry houses, many bound for Paris, during May to October.

Bloomington David Cooke Hampton Ilinois Cooke Camance New York City Illinois Paris

Governor Denounces Convict Whipping License at Capitol

Montgomery June 5 Governor O Neal condemned a license claimed by Bragdon to whip convicts at the state capitol. He said no authority exists to authorize whipping and noted the license would be invalid, stressing proper procedures require the warden or deputy to administer punishment under law.

Montgomery Ala State Capitol O'Neal Oy i. G. Bragdon Capitol James G. Oakley Bragdon Big Braydon Graydon Conviet Department Convict Department Hartwell Douglass Convict Board Board of Inspectors

The Pearl Forms and Values From Fresh Water to Salt Water

The mussel seeker or clammer explains pearl value differences between fresh water and salt water types. Fresh water pearls include the common slug and the more valuable points, puttons, and rosebuds with varying worth.

Confesses 10 Murders but Immune in Ohio Case

Lee Cage of Wheeling admitted in federal court he killed John J. Reardon, a Pittsburgh detective, in Steubenville Ohio in 1910 during a labor dispute. He cannot be retried, and the confession led to dismissal of suits over a $5,000 reward and $50,000 damages by Reardon’s heirs. An agreed order then paid heirs $1,690.

Associated Press Columbus Lee Cage Iron Moulders Union Wheeling W. Va John J. Reardon Pittsburg Steubenville Ohio Cage Reardon Jefferson County Reardond S Heirs

Real-Life Villains Often Avoid Sneers and Black Mustaches

The remark notes that many real life wrongdoing figures lack theatrical signs like sneers or facial hair. It contrasts public perception with reality, suggesting villainy can be ordinary and unremarkable in appearance.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dr. Alsberg Carnegie Watereim Club Telegra Albright & Wooo Thuaaiete Dauphin and Jackson Sts ST. Vincent’s School Grace Madoo the Great Woman's Wear Shop of Mobile Gayfer’s Annual Dresden W. B C. J. Gayfer & CO Sale of China C.I.C Long Wigh England Action of Canada Capudine Gray le Roy N. Y Neal Braghon Columbus, C Carter
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