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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
4
A. Logan, a leading Montana Mason and former state superintendent of public instruction, travels from Billings to Montgomery to lecture at Montgomery No. 11, A. F. and A. M., on March 17 while recovering from pneumonia and staying through April 1.
Seven Chicago department stores and three female employees from each will testify before the state vice commission next Friday. Lieutenant Governor O Hara leads the inquiry, aiming to show how low pay may push workers toward life in the underworld.
The Cloak Makers' Union with 3000 members in Boston and affiliated with the International Garment Workers' Union declares a strike. They demand terms matching those of the earlier 6000 garment workers still out on strike.
In Oveland Kentucky a letter from Anna Bowling promotes Cardus as a cure for misery and womanly trouble. She claims relief from pain and fatigue after using Cardus and urges other women to try it, offering a Chattanooga Medicine Co. advisory note and a 64 page home treatment book.
Sour stomach indigestion and heartburn vanish in five minutes with Pape's Diapepsin. If your stomach is in revolt, take Diapepsin to regulate and prevent distress. A large fifty-cent case is available at drug stores, proven to be swift and harmless.
A purse with a $41,000 Elkhart State Bank check payable to H L Stevens and signed Mrs Mabel Mills was found on North Clark Street. The 1913 dated item ties to Mrs Mills who says she lost or was deprived of $41,000 in thousand dollar bills and had dined with Mrs H L Stevens. News says she lives in San Antonio while Stevens’ Evanston home is noted.
E W Mills husband of Mabel Mills calls reports of a 41000 check found on a Chicago street nonsense. He says the story is false or the check is a prank. The remark came as Chicago authorities investigate the alleged finding.
In Gulfport Mississippi on March 6 keepers of blind tigers face crossfire as double jeopardy may allow penalties in city police court and again in a justice of the peace court. Will Williams Jesse Bracy and Mary Griffin were tried for liquor offenses. Williams and Bracy were fined 50 dollars, Griffin sought a jury trial and received 100 dollar fine plus thirty days in jail.
A historic home remedy claims a pint of syrup for 2.50 using granulated sugar warm water and Pinex Norwegian pine extract. It promises rapid relief for coughs croup and sore throat with a laxative effect and appetite boost.
Deputy Collector James H. Espey said Taft era reform would make Gulfport subordinate to Mobile. He noted Mosley oversees multiple ports and suggested Biloxi and Bay St. Louis offices would be abolished and local business would move to Gulfport.
The executive committee of the Southern Settlement and Development Organization, formed in Baltimore a year ago, met in Baltimore to plan development of the South’s industrial and agricultural resources. More than twenty representatives from transportation, agriculture, and commerce attended, aiming to raise funds to support ongoing work. S. Davies Warfield, chairman and organization president, presided.
Niagara Falls reports 74000 more horsepower produced as power companies seize the lapse of the Burton law restricting river water diversion to 16 600 feet per second. The 20 000 cubic feet per second limit under the British American treaty now governs, due to the law’s expiration.
Senators Jones Dilingham and Pomerene prepare to begin hearings investigating police responsibility for riotous scenes at the woman's suffrage pageant on March 3. A similar inquiry will be conducted by the house, with witnesses summoned.
Gladwin resident John Deye credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a twelve year skin ailment after 400 dollars in medical bills. The ad claims the salve swiftly heals burns bruises and other skin conditions and is sold by all druggists for two cents.
Manager Joe Tinker announced a game with the collegians at Spring Hill next Tuesday at 3 oclock. A large delegation of rooters is expected as the Reds travel on a special car. Thomas Byrne of Spring Hill and many of the Celle boys were guests of Tinker at the ball lot Thursday morning and watched practice.
Oscar Dana Allen former Yale University professor of metallurgy and analytical chemistry from 1971 to 1887 died yesterday at his home in Ashford near Mount Tacoma. He was 77.
Jackson Mississippi March 6 Commissioner George B Edwards says at the Mississippi railroad commission meeting he will offer an order condemning the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad at the next session unless the line is promptly repaired and made safe. He cites a year plus of broken promises and delays and notes President Sheppard is ill and unable to attend. The commission also heard a protest from Wirt Adams over back taxes on poles for the line from Meridian to the Louisiana line and will decide later.
At Crichton mass meeting the Crichton Civic League organized with A. G. Quinn as president and S. M. Coffin as vice president. The group aims to secure an adequate school building as Crichton hosts over 200 pupils currently taught in a second building.
Advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills will stimulate the liver improve digestion and purge poisons from the body. It promises quick recovery and urges readers to buy from druggists for 25 cents.
London report says severe snowstorms at Tchatalja have left fifty or more soldiers dead from freezing and others frostbitten, requiring amputations. The dispatch notes terrible conditions for troops and widespread exposure.
Montgomery Alabama March 6 Commandery No 4 Knights Templar will be inspected March 18 by Louis Marian Moseley right eminent grand commander Union Springs and Charles P Martin very eminent grand commander Woodstock Following the annual inspection a banquet will be held.
A study of March health risks urges use of Peruna as a remedy for grip and related illnesses. Personal testimonials from Chicago Moline Denver and Indiana residents claim rapid relief and full recovery after taking Peruna during the grip season.
In Rochester New York March 6 fifteen hundred workers joined a street battle sparked by garment workers strike. Factory taxi cabs were wrecked by demonstrators and hundreds of windows shattered. Police used clubs and made numerous arrests.
State Treasurer John Purifoy reports his annual fiscal year 1912 document is now available after numerous requests. The report details every receipt and disbursement and provides insight into expenses and income for the year.
Shelby County grand jury returned five forgery counts five larceny and fraudulent breach of trust charges plus one accessory to false statement and making a false statement against George E Neuhardt president of Chickasaw Savings Bank and Trust Company Also an indictment charging perjury and swearing to a false bank statement and another for making a false statement against Sparks the cashier of the former bank Proceedings date March 6 in Memphis Tennessee.
Advertisement claims Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil cures granulated eyelids in any duration. Praises relief of pain and simultaneous healing. Product priced 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
New Orleans officials and cotton merchants from the South adopted resolutions on bale density. Penalties of 50 cents and one dollar per bale will apply to export cotton moving through New Orleans after July 1 1913 for lack of standardized ginning measurements and density.
The Hague officials report the Dutch second chamber voted unanimously to provide 300000 dollars for Holland and its colonies to participate in the Panama Pacific Exposition.
John T. Kelly of Brewton has been appointed game and fish warden of Escambia county to succeed Sibley O Bannon after his term expired.
The ad touts D D D Prescription for Eczema promising instant itch relief and skin healing. It claims the product washes away disease germs and offers a full refund if it does not take away the itch immediately, with D D D Soap also featured.
Police report thefts near the river boat docks after several nights of activity. Ellwood saw a man at Cleveland Bros. mills on St Anthony and Commerce and police searches failed to find him. A woman wounded by Horace McCall died after being treated at the city hospital. McCall is held to the grand jury without bail for murder. An associate, W E Coleman, faces a jury trial on a knife assault charge. Sailor Alex Johnson was arrested and arraigned.
A series of minor crimes and traffic offenses are recorded. Johnson warned to leave the city after a $10 fine. Dock Watkins held on a $300 bond for theft of brass fittings. Cora Cathro fined $10 for selling on Sunday. A A Perez fined $1 for speeding. N A Richards to be arraigned Friday for speeding. Will Dixon held on $300 bond for grand larceny in plumbing supplies.
Associated Press reports Guy N. Bjorge and William Leake Taylor of Duluth Minnesota were captured by Mitolones Indians during petroleum exploration near Lake Maracago and have been rescued. Both Americans are safe, official advices say.
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