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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1914
Page
8
In the midst of the blizzard the city ground to a halt while wagons and a coffee stand formed a makeshift oasis in City Mall Park. A crowd gathered around a free coffee offer as authorities tried to maintain order and assist stranded residents.
Rashton of Montgomery Capt I S White of Birmingham and Watt Brown of St Clair county enter the Democratic primary for the short term U S Senate with April 6 voting. Tyler Goodwyn presides as state party leaders weigh a possible runoff on April 20 if no candidate secures a majority. The trio, known across Alabama, contest the seat succeeding the late Senator Johnston while the long term race pits Underwood against Fan. Rushton outlines his platform emphasizing states rights and emphasis on education and rural needs.
John Archibald Campbell Mason, who posed as a millionaire and ally of J. P. Morgan, was sentenced to three years in a London prison and recommended for deportation for obtaining 2500 dollars from Miss Ethel Lena by false pretenses. Mason claimed homes in Worfolk Virginia and New York and joined clubs by misrepresenting himself as a Knickerbocker Club member. He secured a royal ascot race ticket before being barred by the jockey club.
A Marshall North Carolina reader describes severe eczema on the ears with itching pain and sleepless nights. After trying various medicines the patient reports relief begins after the second application of soap and ointment and continued improvement.
The joint rivers and harbor committee held its first regular meeting of the year in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Horace Turner was chosen chairman with Stewart Brooks as vice chairman, George C. Card named temporary secretary, and L. C. Fry as treasurer. An executive panel including Turner and RE J Buck was appointed alongside 20 members listed, with discussions focusing on harbor improvements and plans for a winter campaign to secure a thirty foot channel for Mobile.
Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association cannot personally join the southern campaign due to a prior accident. Jane Addams, first vice president, will replace her and speak in Birmingham Alabama March 9 10 and Atlanta March 11 12.
Reservations pour into the Lyric Theatre box office for the second edition of the Keith and Orpheum vaudeville festival opening Monday with three matinees and three nights. The program features Genaro and Bailey dancing, Clarabelle Farjeon in Disillusions, Mack and Orth from the Orpheum Road Show, Lynch and Zella juggling, Mollie Grey and company, and the Kelli Duo.
Wil Hudson, charged with grand larceny, was arraigned before Reeor Edington Friday. The grand jury returned no bill, and Hudson’s bond was set under $500.
Sixty one passengers aboard a Havana steamer remain on ship awaiting fear of quarantine after a bubonic plague case discovered locally. Twenty seven passengers ashore as the Halifax sails to Key West with no aboard. The Havana fumigated and set to sail for New York. No new plague cases. The Spaniard patient reportedly improving. Electric Bitters advertised as a spring tonic addressing impurities and bodily weakness.
A committee of depositors from the defunct First National Bank in Pensacola asks Comptroller John S. Williams to compel bank examiner R W Goodhart to wind up the bank. They claim Goodhart has over $760,000 on hand but has taken no steps to distribute it, amid reports he plans to organize another local bank of which he would be president.
George Nordenholt, a New York ammunition dealer, pleaded guilty to interstate commerce charges after shipping 300000 cartridges to rebels in Northern Mexico. The shipment was billed as nails, causing legal trouble and a costly misstatement. One key broke open at Naco Arizona during the case.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin for quick relief from indigestion gas and dyspepsia. It claims the stomach settles in five minutes, letting people eat their favorite foods without fear and prevents distress from souring meals.
Guy A. Cardwell, division freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, will be transferred to Wilmington North Carolina to head agricultural and industrial development for Virginia and the Carolinas. Transfer date not fixed. successor unnamed. Cardwell has served nearly 24 years, arriving in Montgomery in 1908 and later becoming division freight agent.
Laurence Simpson of Kentucky writes to Circuit Judge Charles Kerr urging a special grand jury to probe rumors linking him to the death of his wife Mrs Laura Wilder Simpson who died last week from a bullet wound after a coroner’s jury returned a non verdict.
W A Wilson of New Albany Indiana solicits help of Mobile police and the nation in locating his son Henry Wilson who vanished in St Augustine Florida on February 24 while visiting with his mother. The family appeals to police in southern cities and to the public as they conduct a country-wide hunt.
The torpedo destroyer Walke arrived in New Orleans after a two day delay from Key West reporting severe hurricanes. Ensign W Atlee Edwards endured thirty six hours at the wheel with decks swept by massive waves. The ship lost flag staffs stanchions drums a seaman chest and forge. One lifeboat was smashed and a hatchway flooded.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West Franklin Maine endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a superior family laxative for adults and elderly. Available for 25 cents from all druggists or by mail from H. E. Bucklen 3044 Philadelphia or St Louis.
George W Vanderbilt aged 62, renowned philanthropist and sportsman, died in Washington at 1 pm following heart failure after an operation for appendicitis Tuesday. His death shocked the public as he had been gravely ill for several days.
Parents urged to switch from harsh old remedies to California Syrup of Figs, a fruit laxative praised for positive action that cleanses the liver and bowels. The ad claims children love it, and a 50 cent bottle includes clear directions for all ages. Beware counterfeits claiming to be California Fig Syrup Company.
Mississippi residents face a new liquor law forcing a monthly limit of one gallon of whiskey and one case of beer or other mild beverage per person. Shipments must be certified as for personal use. The May Mott Lewis liquor bill, signed by Governor Brewer, takes effect May 6.
An old newspaper ad invites readers to shop a New Spring Hat under a $2.00 special. It promotes style quality and color for both old and young men, urging a call before selecting a hat.
A Club Breakfast is served from 6 30 to 10 00 a m and Combination Supper is offered at reasonable prices at the Windsor Hotel and Cafe located on Royals and Conte Streets.
In New York Mrs Edith Vanderbilt attended her husband who showed signs of recovery before unexpected complications. The couple's winter residence draws no funeral details yet as relatives determine final arrangements. In Washington Chief Justice Harry C Clabaugh of the District of Columbia Supreme Court died suddenly of heart failure at 58 while en route to Georgetown to lecture. Born in Cumberland Maryland he served as Maryland attorney general in 1895 and became chief justice on May 1 1903.
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