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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
8
Gettysburg commemorative event bans tattered battle flags with only state and U S stripes allowed. Boy scouts will assist veterans at encampment and terminals. About 6 800 veterans from Philadelphia attend, forming roughly one third of Pennsylvania’s 23 000 strong delegation.
Adjutant General W W Moore reports a telegram from General Mills of the War Department stating no further federal aid or funds will be provided to South Carolina organized militia due to Governor Cole L Blease's letters on enforcing federal militia law. The message disallows new requisitions and encampment support, guiding state action accordingly.
Joseph Pucel aged 72 of Youngstown died after climbing the bridge pier and leaping 160 feet to the paving below in Cleveland.
An advertisement touts Stearns Electric Paste as a ready to use cockroach and rat exterminator. It claims guaranteed money back if ineffective and offers 25 cent and one dollar sizes sold by druggists or direct from Stearns Electric Paste Co Chicago Ill.
Questioning whether a lingering autumn cold will drag through winter or if the first cold can be expelled entirely. Ends with a prompt to choose a definitive remedy to end recurring sickness.
Jules Raoul Blanc was found guilty in district court of violating the Mann white slave law for transporting Jennie Bruno from Chicago to New Orleans for immoral purposes. Sentencing was deferred after a three day trial with witnesses from Chicago New York Atlanta and other cities testifying to his extensive involvement in immoral traffic in women.
Richmond Indiana June 25 Joseph G Cannon former speaker of the house praises President Wilson as a lusty infant who needs no props saying the president stands alone and can speak for himself. He attends Earlham College home coming in Wayne County noting local politics and predicting Wayne County will not back Bull Moose in 1916 as many supporters retract their affidavits.
Advertises Newbro's Herpicide as a standard hair remedy that stops falling hair prevents baldness and treats dandruff. Claims it is used by top hair dressers and barbers, sold in 60c and $1.00 sizes with money back guarantee and a 10c postage sample offer through The Herpicide Company Detroit and Van Antwerp Drug Co.
Walter A. Burke real estate operator, arrested for allegedly stealing 20000 from an estate funds held by Allen R. Ryan, was discharged when a magistrate found no shortage and the estate owed him money. The beneficiary had accused Burke of unauthorized speculation but retracted in court.
Eczema Ointment by Dr Hobson promises cure for itching rash and red skin conditions. Bath resident J C Eveland reports twenty five years with eczema ended after using the ointment. Sold by druggists or by mail Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia St Louis and Van Antwerp Drug Corporation.
Dohab Hfian, a Syrian with suspected leprosy, is confirmed ill by Health Officer Ford. He entered the U S in May 1912 via New York and was treated in Buffalo and Detroit hospitals. Local officials plan quarantine for 100 Syrians and Greeks from the same crowded building.
The fishing schooner Priscilla sank in Boston harbor after a collision with the steamer Machigonne. Fifteen crew members were swept into the water and rescued by harbor tugs and a launch from the revenue cutter Gresham.
Kansas City June 25 Railroads in Missouri say they will implement the new two cent passenger and maximum freight rate laws at the earliest practical date after the U S Supreme Court upheld the laws without waiting for the mandate. Attorneys for the railroads announced the action following a meeting here.
Rear Admiral Potts retired of the U S Navy died suddenly in a Washington naval hospital after a complication. He was born in Dublin Ireland in 1885 and served long in the naval service.
In Nashville Tennessee on June 25 1917 Mrs Anna Dotson aged 33 wife of Dr Walter Dotson was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to five days in jail She killed Charles Cobb a barber aged 31 at his chair on March 15 Dotson admitted illicit relations with Cobb and told of a vow to God to kill him unless her husband’s happiness could be preserved The defense argued insanity.
Judge William J. Malone of Bristol and explorer Dillon Wallace of New York travel to the Labrador plateau to trace the Lost river feeding Lake Michikau mauk. They plan to mark Hubbard’s death site from 1898 and then reach Hamilton river headwaters before tracing to Hamilton inlet on the Labrador coast.
MINEOLA L I June 25 Horse racing revived at Belmont Park is free from betting in the eyes of the law, Judge James P Niemann rules. He rejected district attorney charges that private detectives bet with bookmakers, saying it was not shown the bettors were bookmakers. It remains gambling but not bookmaking unless the bettors are proven as common bookmakers.
Old Standard general tonic enhances strength and appetite. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised to drive out malaria and build up the system. Marketed for adults and children at 50 cents.
An advertisement extols Poslam as a rapid cure for eczema acne barbers itch and other skin eruptions. It claims quick relief itching and faster healing than any remedy and promotes Poslam Soap for daily use. Samples offered from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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