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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
16
Gov Brewer testified before a legislative committee in Jackson on March 27 about cotton deals between Mississippi and a Memphis firm. He said A R Boyce head of the firm had not produced key records and letters the committee seeks. Accountants will continue the investigation along planned lines.
Maud Armfield of Los Angeles says Bryant H. Howard of San Diego fathered her two year old daughter after a 1909 marriage. She claims he forged a divorce and, after obtaining one, refused to wed. Armfield cites Howard’s alleged $3.6 million property and bigamy complaint.
An appeal for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin laxative tonic as a safe aid for infants and children with digestive issues. It cites a caregiver's testimonial from Mrs James R Rouse of Marinette Wisconsin and offers free sample requests by mail to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
Montgomery March 20 Special to The Iter Commissioner R F Kolb announces a new rule allowing farmers to mix their own fertilizers. Dealers shipping loose car loads must label the car number and tonnage and send 30 cents per ton to cover shipment. The rule protects buyers by enabling sample analysis if guarantees are not met.
Marchioness Arconati Visconti donated her collection to the Louvre including paintings porcelains and furniture from French and Italian Renaissance. The gift is valued at about 1 000 000 dollars according to the education ministry. In 1912 she gave the Lafayette chair to the United States National Museum.
Norfolk report says Lieutenant Commander Huff U S N was tried by naval court martial for allegedly assaulting a civilian at a Valentine ball in a Newport News hotel. He was restored to duty as ordnance officer of the battleship Texas. Verdict has not been formally announced.
Special to The Item Montgomery Alabama March 20 J A Gaboury engineer contractor from Jacksonville recalls Montgomery as the cradle of electric streetcars He built the first electric street railway here in 1885 with eleven miles of track and a power house He later sold after a fire in 1888 and notes a 1887 Jefferson Davis address at the capitol portico confirming Montgomery’s historic role.
Farm demonstration agents from central Alabama closed a two day session in Montgomery March 20. They discussed agricultural problems and toured model farms to inspect clover fields and hog cholera immunization. Plans target 200000 acres of clover for soil improvement with about 70000 acres to be planted this year led by H E Lavely. Dr C A Cary and Professors J F Duggar and J B Hobdy of Auburn assisted.
The Keith and Orpheum company headlines the Lyric Theatre engagement led by Little Chip and Mary Marble in Land of Dykes. Harry Breen the nut comedian draws crowds as Conlin Seele and Carr’s Gray Trio plus Reuter Brothers and Blanche Family round out a lively program. Matinee 3 PM and evening 8 15 PM with the usual prices.
Augusta Herald lauds the musical comedy Modern Eve at the Grand in Mobile praising its new staging and costumes, Edward Hume as Casimir Cascadier and George Evans as comedian, with encores. Also notes Ziegfeld’s Follies coming to Lyric with Frank Tinney and a large Southern cast, and Hippodrome acts by the Couchels praised for rag time harp performance.
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