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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1914

Page

10

Address on canal tolls to be delivered by Ident Will

Ident will personally address a joint session of Congress Thursday to advocate repeal of the exemption clause in the Pan United States canal act. The president reaffirmed the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and national honor, arguing tolls interpretation favors all nations except the United States. The message aims to start a fight in Congress with Senate leaders and inter-oceanic committee members split, but Republicans and Democrats are seen uniting to pass repeal.

Pon Congress Payment House House Enators O’gori Inter-Oceanic Committee White House

Early action forecast on Alaska coal land bill

Washington March 4 The public lands committee plans favorable action on the administration bill to develop Alaska coal lands. Leases would be in blocks up to 2 560 acres with royalties and rentals rising by year five. Govt reserves Behring and Matanuska fields for naval fuel supply.

Associated Press Washington Alaska Public Lands Committee Matanuska Pose Navy

Harvard to Start Children’s Model School at Ambridge

AMBRIDGE March 4 The university will begin a model school for children next fall with a kindergarten class as the first addition and plans for further classes in subsequent years. Both boys and girls will be taught by a carefully selected staff under university supervision.

Harvard University Associated Press Ambridge Mass Har University Board of Management University Tment of Education

Plew Hanged for Murder in Connecticut Jail

James Plew was executed by hanging at Wethersfield state prison for the June 1913 murder of William Wakefield in Middlebury in a plot to marry Mrs. Wakefield. Mrs. Wakefield, his accomplice, faced execution but a stay saved her life. she awaited the ruling with potential gallows fate. The case stirred national interest with suffragist and public figures petitioning for clemency.

Associated Press Hartford Conn James, Plew William Wakefield Middlebury Mrs. Wakefield Wethersfield Prew Supreme Court Jukes Wakefield Connecticut Baldwin Board of Pardons

Former Mobilian Seeks the Senate

Spokane news reports Judge George Turner who arrived in Washington Territory in 1884 and was elected U S senator in 1897 announced his candidacy for the United States Senate at the upcoming September primaries. He formerly practiced in Mobile during Carpetbag rule and served as United States district attorney for Alabama’s middle district in Montgomery under Republicans. His brother W W D Turner also held Republican office in Mobile and was influential in the party before moving to the Northwest.

Spokane Wash George Turner Washington Territory Arthur United States Senate United States Middle District Alabama Montgomery W. W. D. Turner Mobile

Hauser Awarded to Pensacola in Baseball Arbitration

National Board of Baseball Arbitration assigns players to teams with Mike Hauser going to Pensacola Florida. Other recipients include James A. Tierney to Texarkana and John Fillman to Paris Texas. The decision favors the listed clubs and names the cities for each player.

Mike Hauser Pensacola Auburn N. Y National Board of Baseball Arbitration Today James A. Tierney Texarkana John Fillman Paris Tex Fla

Beauty Doctor Shares Secret Hair Darkening Mixture

Miss Alice Whitney of Detroit states a home formula can darken gray hair and improve growth and shine. Mix bay rum alcohol glycerine Barbo Compound with water and apply twice weekly to achieve a younger appearance and relief from scalp issues.

Alice Whitney Detroit Mich

Moving pictures to be shown as evidence in trafficking trial

In New York the trial of Samuel H. London and Henry Bohm opens with plans to project a moving picture film on white slave traffic as part of the evidence. The courtroom display will occur at night with a screen set on the rear wall while the motion picture machine sits to the right of the judge’s bench.

New York Court of General Sessions Samuel H. London Henry Bohm

Sage Tea Keeps Your Hair Dark Remedy Ad

An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home tonic to darken gray hair, remove dandruff and itching, and stop hair loss. It promises natural, even color restoration after one or two applications and lustrous, thicker hair by morning.

Wyeth

Meat and kidney trouble warning from a cited author

A promotional medical blurb urges daily meat eaters to flush kidneys with salt to prevent uric acid buildup. It claims meat paralyzes kidney expulsion, causing dull kidney pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, cloudy urine, and nightly urination beyond normal. It recommends four ounces of a unspecified product daily in water for cleansing and relief.

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