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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
9
The steamboat City of Mobile arrived at Lower Peach Tree five hours after a deadly tornado, stopping to aid a relief effort. It carried ore and supplies donated by Selma merchants and provided assistance to homeless and penniless residents as conditions slowly improved.
Dayton Ohio floods after Miami River levee breaches at Stratford avenue and other sites. North Dayton submerged while the river expands over a mile wide below the city. Ohio National Guard mobilizes four companies to aid rescues in flooded districts.
The state failed to convict Dr. F. C. Scheide and fellow druggist Ian Davis on cocaine sale charges. A not guilty verdict was returned after defense showed no proof the drugs bought were cocaine and that the sellers violated no law. Jury included Cronin and Touart relatives of involved parties.
The Metropolitans defeated the Charleston street boys 18 to 2 Sunday evening at Peterson's field. Key players were Reinhardt McBride and M Renauld for the Mets with pitching and catching by Reinhardt McBride and M Renauld. For Charleston, Woodrow Wilson Harry Wilson Cain and Maloney shared batteries.
This ad extols Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for constipation and indigestion in children and adults. It promotes its mild taste, rapid effect, and safety, urging readers to request a free sample by mailing their address to Dr. W. B. Caldwell.
Princess Lowenstein Wertheim praises American girls in New York before leaving for London. She says the American girl is energetic and restless, a fanatic believer in miracles and luck, noting many elopement marriages and subsequent divorces as evidence.
Rev A W Hawks lecture titled Those Who Wore the Gray will be given Wednesday at 3 PM at the YMCA Children’s Story Hour venue with stereopticon slides. A South Main Street fire destroyed the two story frame residence of O C Sims owned by Dr D W Robertson at 1 16 PM Monday, but firefighters saved furniture and much of the effects. the house is partially insured.
General Agent H G Barclay of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company departed Mobile at 12 53 PM for Hot Springs Arkansas. He will spend several weeks there taking a course of baths to cure an aggravated attack of muscular rheumatism.
W. H. Dunlap president and general manager of the Mobile Cotton Mill Company at Crichton filed a complaint. Cliff Hutchinson was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Gillis on a trespass charge after he refused to heed a warning to stay off mill property.
Bill Lawshe and Cliff Lawshe, a father and son duo, are set to respond in Masch court proceedings. The case centers on allegations connected to their business dealings with Masch, with both men expected to provide statements and evidence at the scheduled hearing.
Joseph B. White reports March 1909 to November 1910 illness and recovery from glandular tuberculosis after using Eckman's Alterative. He credits the remedy with relieving neck wounds, restoring sleep and appetite, and enabling a return to work with no sickness since starting treatment.
Two men faced Justice of the Peace Charles Anderson in Axis Alabama for violating game law by hunting on another's lands without a permit. They were arrested by Game Warden Hugh Gillis and posted bond for appearance before the magistrate.
Deputy sheriffs el champs and Lynch recovered a pair of shoes on May day night from Rachel Williams at Joachim and Morgan streets. She was arrested on vagrancy charges. Officers also hold several ham skins and seek owners of the goods.
Special Deputy Collector John Callaghan of the United States customs return to Mobile after testifying in Philadelphia for the government in the Markley Miller & Co. mail fraud trial. He and other Mobile residents were summoned to Philadelphia to testify about the companys operations in Mobile.
Mrs B L Drake, evicted on North Conception Street for nonpayment of rent, plans a fundraiser by presenting two pages called A Vision of Youth and Hiawatha. She hopes the proceeds will buy her a new home with minimal expense for the performances.
The suffrage question will be reviewed at a Tuesday night meeting of the W C T U at the Government Street Methodist church. The discussion will cover all angles including activities a woman may pursue without the ballot. The Christian citizenship meeting will be under the auspices of the same organization.
Crichton Methodist Church hosts a musical entertainment on Thursday March 27 at the home of Mrs F E Haas in Crichton. The program features vocal and instrumental numbers and starts at 7 30 p m.
Greeks of Mobile receive notice through the New York consul general that the funeral of the Greek king, assassinated at Salonika, will be held in Athens on Wednesday.
Vice President and General Manager R W Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio will be away for about two weeks and will confer with President W W Finley in Napon regarding matters of importance.
S S Murphy superintendent of public schools and Vigor assistant carrier attended the ceekes Association during a five day trip to Monifs and Mobile. Sessions were very beneficial.
Peter Reynolds entered into rest on Monday March 24 1913 at 1226 p m The family requests friends attend his funeral from the home on St Stephens Road Touliminville tomorrow Wednesday morning at 830 and from St Xaviers Church at 9 oclock with requiem mass Interment in the Catholic Cemetery.
At 11:30 a.m. Governor Cox ordered the Ohio National Guard to patrol flooded city districts. Safety Commissioner Barger, who requested troops, called the Delaware flood the worst in the city’s history and said aid for flood sufferers was needed. The despatch suggested state troops would be necessary, but did not specify casualties.
Wreck reports arise from Wheeling to Canton and near Wellington with ten to thirteen aboard. A Pennsylvania wrecking train reportedly derailed near Urbana while en route to West Liberty to clear a separate wreck. In St Louis a river rise drowned one person and displaced several families.
Fifteen persons are reported killed after a tornado struck Makanda Illinois, about one hundred miles south of Saint Louis, late last night according to dispatches from the scene.
The large state reservoir south of Akron, Ohio broke on March 26. Men on horseback spread warnings as residents flee. Water pours into Long Lake and may flood Akron's business district if banks burst.
Ten miles of Pullman and other trains were held up by a washout at Middle Point, halting service from Lima to La Fayette. Repairs let trains move by early afternoon. Lima experiences extensive flooding as a result.
Massive floods from three days of rainfall cut communications and submerged towns from Columbus to Toledo. Delaware and Dayton reported drownings and widespread damage while Akron feared reservoir breach and 600 homeless. Waterlogged streets surrounded Wooster and Mt Vernon as rail and streetcar service halted.
Reports from Columbus say Delaware a town of 10 000 residents twenty five miles north of the city is flooded and its people have fled to the hills. Mayor Karb received an appeal for help. Drowned include Mayor R V Leas and about twenty other citizens. Communications wires have been cut off hindering details.
The Mahoning River and Crab Creek overflowed overnight flooding Youngstown area. Republic Iron and Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube plants were hardest hit as about 14,400 workers were temporarily laid off across the district.
Hamilton is virtually cut off as the Miami River surges ten inches per hour toward a record flood. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and Pennsylvania rail lines lose three bridges each amid washouts, crippling all services except scarce local transit.
The Miami river floods Dayton's downtown as waters rise near the Algonquin Hotel at Third and Ludlow. The Mad and Stillwater rivers swell beyond their banks leaving the courthouse islanded in mud.
The stage version by George H. Broadhurst at Mobile's Lyric Theatre drew a large crowd. Evelyn Weidling excels as the restrained wife whose moral independence challenges her husband, while Chester DeVond delivers a realistic, domineering New Yorker. Hobart Cavanaugh and Dorothy Davies provide witty relief in this serious drama.
The Lyric Theatre presents Around the Clock for five days with matinee at 3 p.m. and shows at 7 46 and 9 15. George Richie stars in the leading role with vaudeville numbers and catchy music. Seats are selling at Jake Wells' popular prices.
Crowds attend Monday matinee and night performances of Escaped from the Harem by Higley Harrington Stock Company. The modern Egypt setting centers on Abou Pasha’s Cairo palace and a rescue of a pure American girl from Mohammedan captors.
The Harrington Company stages a lively play featuring Mr James and Miss Adah Miller as the naval and American girl with Vivian Naftzger dancing. Mr Higby plays Sammy Green and Mr Ling portrays the khedivé in a witty Egypt setting. The Society Almanac at the Orpheum also advertises the Ozarks as the next attraction with Thursday and Saturday shows plus a Saturday matinee.
Moviegoers at Dreamland enjoy Pathe color newsreel titled Otre Dain showing Parisian life in vivid color. The three reel feature, praised as a greatest of its kind, runs at the usual Dreamland price of five cents.
The Gretna boys meet Flanagan at Conception and New Jersey streets Sunday at 9 o'clock. John Curry will play short for Gretna while W Brahnes and Father Covington handle battery for Flanagan. Gretna lineup includes Gon sales, J Martin, Cberry, Bomer, Townsend, King, Green, W Martin.
An Associated Press report from Paris on March 24 states that a spherical balloon piloted by R 3 established a new world distance record by flying from Paris to a point near Kharkov in European Russia. The journey covered about 1,492 kilometers.
An old newspaper notice promotes Vicks external treatment for colds and croup. Druggists across the area offer free 25 cent samples to customers presenting the coupon, with limited supply and refunds if unsatisfied. Purchases include 25c 50c and 1.00 jars with a 36 day trial. Mothers urged to obtain free pack, coupon valid in person only.
Coupon offers 25 cent value for Vicks Croup and Pae with free supply while stock lasts. If the druggist has no free samples, customers may purchase eight jars during a trial period.
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