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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1913
Page
8
Montgomery March 1 Judge M H Screws of the Montgomery inferior court pleaded guilty to two indictments for concealed pistol in the Montgomery city court. He was fined $50 and costs in each case. He said a trial could reveal confidential matters between friends and that the pistols were carried to protect his life against threats.
Forty Waterbury school teachers traveling to a New Haven convention were seriously injured when their trolley collided with a brick-laden work car in Cheshire. The two vehicles telescoped, piling passengers and debris together in the wreck.
Montgomery Alabama March 1 the order from Adjutant General J B Scully at Governor O Neals request demands that any staff member who fails to buy required uniforms or attend official functions be asked to resign. The directive targets all official staff under the governor and is aimed at enforcing discipline and presence at state functions.
A heated dispute erupts as oyster men challenge the Oyster Commission led by Craft and Joullian. Officers including Gonzales Balladeres and Burns admit guilt over internal tensions while asserting their lawful election and long citizenship. The group demands verifiable accomplishments from the commission and vows to respond with plain facts.
Gov. O Nea l, after receiving a voluminous financial statement from Examiner W F Wilkinson, studies the figures to determine the state’s current condition and potential year end needs. The findings could influence a possible extra legislative session. Dr King’s New Discovery advertised as a reliable cough remedy with testimonials and pricing.
More than a hundred athletes from Illinois Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas colleges and from several clubs were set to compete in the Kansas City Athletic Club’s eighth annual indoor track meet at Convention Hall. Irish American Athletic Club of New York will send Melvin W Sheppard to race the top Missouri Valley middle distance runners. Eight colleges will contest relay races with Oklahoma Nebraska and others contributing entries.
A compact remark notes that an amateur listener may enjoy music yet be inclined to prefer louder noise. The line signals a playful take on taste and perception in sound.
The Black Warrior River is forecast to fall while the Tombigbee rises in the next two days. The Alabama river at Montgomery will rise to about 29 to 30 feet by Sunday night, Selma to flood stage by Monday, with the Tombigbee at Demopolis reaching around 48 feet by next Tuesday and continuing to rise.
The British steamship Kyleskin cleared for Greenock and Glasgow with 900,576 feet of pitch pine and 200,000 oak slaves, then to Fayal to discharge 421,668 feet. Elmoor sails to Delagoa Bay with 2,458,482 feet of pitch pine. United Fruit ships Bowden and Livingstone return for bananas, Agnella arrives with 17,000 bunches from Port Cortez. Evadne loaded for A. M. Bright & Co. The Kiora and Karen ready for Cuba with corn, flour, oats. San Mateo due from New Orleans to load crossties for Bangor. Origen repairs at Pinto docks.
Four condemned murderers filed last appeal requests with the Supreme Court as they await execution on April 4 in Montgomery. W Jones of Montgomery and W Jones of Birmingham, both white, faced murder charges in Sloan Rowan and Lawrence B Evans cases. Arnold Gilmer, a young man, was sentenced for slaying Mrs Lucile Tippett. J Adams, a negro, was convicted for the shooting of Policeman T W Berry. The court will review the applications soon.
Arrest for a series of forgeries leads A. Heinn founder of a Milwaukee manufacture to gouge both eyes with a small knife. He says he distrusts death by suicide, but vows to never see daylight again and to stop forging checks.
Fair weather continues in the Delta and river rapids ease as water declines. Farmers push preparations while Beulah work advances toward filling a new levee. Government plans a levee base for the Salem levee project.
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