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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1913

Page

3

Thirteen Injured in Hot Springs Gas Explosion

An explosion and ensuing fire in the Oriental Goods store in Hot Springs Ark on March 8 injured thirteen people and destroyed two nearby buildings. Names include Leotia Willoughby and M R Freedman among the injured. damages reach 200000 with multiple shops and a sanitarium affected.

M. R. Freedman Hot Springs A. Lehman Ianapolis Thomas Touhey Kansas City B. Hansel Binghampton N. Y Snyder Lake City Col Strauss & Company Jackson Pharmacy Secords Art Store Central Sanitarium Rockafellow Thompson

OUTIARA LOAP CURES CHILD WITH SKIN ILLS

A mother from Denton Texas writes of her baby’s head and toe outbreak. A yellow itchy pimple caused sores and hair loss. nails fell off. After trying two medicines nothing helped until Outtara Loap and Outiurn Soap and Ointment. Within two weeks relief came and a month of use restored health.

Denton A. J. Anderson

Remove Dandruff with Cuticura Soap and Ointment

Promotes hair growth and reduces irritation through frequent use of Cuticura Soap and occasional Cutícure Ointment. Sold by druggists and storekeepers. a single set may suffice. Liberal samples mailed upon request. Boston.

Cattenga. Devt. T. Boston

Ground colors and real-time data offered by service

A terse promo notes diverse color options black blue brown and grey grounds and emphasizes up-to-the-minute updates after stating a call will be ap.

Maytorena Presses for U S Recognition Amid Mexican Revolt

Sonora leaders claim Huerta control wobbles as Maytorena seeks U S recognition. He says 10 000 troops may soon join the field while federal forces in Sonora consist only of rural police guarding the Southern Pacific line near Nogales.

Associated Press Tucson Ariz Sonora Mexico Congress Huerta Maytorena United States Wilson Kosterlitzky Southern Pacific Nogales Madero Naco Cananea Magdalena

Madero Family Quits Mexico For All Time

Emilio Madero announced in San Antonio that none of the Madero family will live in Mexico again and will dispose of property while scattering to the United States and Europe. He warned that he himself would shoot any Madero who attempts to become Mexico's president, and stated no revolution with revenge will be inaugurated by him or his relatives.

Asociated San Antonio Tex Madero Mexico United States Europe Maderos Emilio Madero

Tigue Acquitted On Charge Of Larceny

Charles J. Tigue was acquitted by a city court jury after being charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing a bicycle belonging to Alphonse Moog. The wheel was found in the wholesale district, and two witnesses testified against him before Solicitor N R Clarke urged acquittal.

Charles J. Tigue N. R. Clarke Tigue Alphonse Moog Moog C. W. Tompkins

Bucklen's Amica Salve Heralded for Skin Ailments and Burns

Bucklen's Amica Salve claims rapid permanent relief for nearly every skin disease and for burns or bruises. John Deye of Gladwin Michigan credited it with curing a twelve year skin ailment after spending 3400 in doctors' bills. Priced at 25 cents and recommended by all druggists.

Bucklen John Deye Gladwin, Mich Buckien

Webb liquor law limits Greenville shipments

Greenville officials report no whiskey deliveries can be made under the Webb law pending review. Southern Express Company notes shipments to dry states may be allowed only if a dispensary exists. Greenville has none, so no liquor is sent here.

Associated Press Greenville D. C Southern Express Company Webb Express

Arkansas law makes gambling a felony in state

The Arkansas legislature approved a bill that makes gambling a felony, targeting owners of gambling venues and game operators while excluding Gentlemen's poker games. The measure passed amid debate in Little Rock on March 8.

Associated Press Little Rock, Ark Arkansas

Friedmann to Demonstrate Tuberculosis Treatment in Montreal

Dr. F. Friedmann, the German physician, accepts invitation from King Edward tuberculosis institute in Montreal to demonstrate his treatment. He is expected to arrive from New York next Tuesday morning.

Friedmann Montreal Associated Press F. Friedmann King Edward Tuberculosis Institute New York

Tammany Leader Meets President in White House Visit

Charles F. Murphy of New York the Tammany Hall chief met the president in Washington for the first time in months. Mrs Murphy and daughters joined along with Congressman Fitzgerald Riordan Donahue John H McCoy and other Tammany figures. The party viewed executive offices and the Bryan chair in the cabinet room.

Associated Press Washington Charles F. Murphy New York Tammany Hall White House Murphy Rew Congressman Fitzgerald Riordan Philip Donahue Tammany John H. McCoy Tumulty Bryan

Greeks Hold Many Turkish Prisoners

Athens reports Greek military authorities say they hold 78,460 Turkish prisoners including those who surrendered at Janina, with 20,000 more surrounded at various locations. The government cites indemity demands on Turkey due to the cost of maintaining prisoners, estimated at about $1,000,000.

Associated Press Athens Janina Turkey

Congressmen Move Out In Washington Office Day

Moving day in the house office building saw offices cleared and mail bags, cedar chests, and documents sent off. Retiring representatives left Washington by March 4 while new members navigation and patronage hunts began with trail and constituents present.

Associated Press Washington House

Mobile Bank Addition Makes Major Mill Work Award

Hill and Horton win the woodwork contract for the City Bank and Trust Company addition. Fuller Construction Company of New York awarded the job to Mobile's firm as lowest bidder amid strong outside competition. Oak and cypress will be used for the interior, making it Mobile's largest mill work contract in years.

Mobile Hill & Horton City Bank & Trust Company Fuller Construction Company of New York General Contractors

Building road in Hale

Greensboro March 8. Work on the Tuscaloosa road is being pushed by the contractor as weather improves. The road is a main county artery and is the first to be improved under the bond issue for good roads. Earlier work has greatly improved the route.

Hale Greensboro Tuscaloosa

Gun Named Woodrow For Battleship Texas

News from Virginia on March 8 reports the first 14 inch gun mounted on the battleship Texas under construction. The coinage Woodrow is the gun’s name, marking a historic milestone in the vessel’s armament program.

Woodrow Press Flat T. News Texas Construc

Prorogued Parliament to Reassemble for Busy Session

London reports the British Parliament prorogued for a brief recess and will reconvene March 10 for a busy session. The king’s speech noted a nominal release, with Home Rule, Welsh disestablishment, Irish land purchase, and reform bills likely to be reintroduced and debated amid party divisions.

Associated Press London Mament Unionist Party Andrew Bonar Law Old Guard Trafff

Indictments Quashed in Election Fraud Cases

In New Orleans Judge Baker sustains a demurrer and quashes indictments against more than 150 election commissioners accused of falsifying November returns. The court found the election laws did not cover the offense. the grand jury had spent three months on the case, and District Attorney Luzenberg said an appeal will be filed.

Associated Press New Orleans Baker Criminal District Court Luzenberg

Hale Fair Association Purchases More Ground

Greens­boro Alabama March 8 special to The Item the Yale County Fair association directors voted to buy the Stickney cotton yard adjoining the fair grounds to allow expansion before next year s fair. Last year the association paid all exhibition expenses declared a 5 percent dividend and added to the surplus fund. Preparations for next fall s fair are underway and the plant will be enlarged in all respects.

Greensboro Ala Yale County Fair Association Stickney Cotton Yard

Parliament Prorogued for Short Recess in London

Both houses of Parliament were prorogued yesterday for a brief recess. The new session opens Monday. The home rule bill and the Welsh establishment bill will be taken up and passed a second time in the Commons so they may become law without the Lords' assent.

Associated Press London House of Commons House of Lorda

Eustis Suggested as Ambassador to Germany

William Corcoran Eustis, chairman of the local committee for President Wilson's inauguration ceremonies, has emerged as a potential candidate for the post of ambassador to Germany in Washington on March 8.

Eustis Associated Press Washington William Corcoran Eustis Wilson Germany

Death of J B Heiskell Noted Memphian and Confederate Figure

Joseph B. Heiskell aged eighty nine longtime Memphian, former Confederate congressman and Tennessee political leader, died at his Memphis residence yesterday from bronchial pneumonia.

Associated Press Mempilis Tenn Joseph RB. Heiskell Memphis Confederate Congress Tennessee Pnew

Digestit tablets and elixir touted in medical ad

Letter from HL Pickett of Durham North Carolina claims fifteen years of nervous indigestion vanished after using Digestit Tablets and Brown's Digestit Elixir. The ad asserts the remedy digests food prevents fermentation aids assimilation and acts as a liver tonic while promising a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Pickett Holloway St Durham N. C van Antwerp

Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief

An advertisement asserts Pape's Diapepsin digests any meal and relieves sourness gas and heartburn within five minutes. It claims over a million users yearly across the U S England and Canada and promotes a fifty cent case from a pharmacist with rapid relief from stomach discomfort.

United States England Canada Pape

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