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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
4
Professor Langfeld reports the thirty day hunger test on Agostino Levansine, an Italian scholar at Carnegie Nutrition Laboratory in Boston. Levansine was confined in a calorimeter and given only a pint and a half of water daily to sustain life.
The text notes that memory and insight improved with starvation, while the body weakens from lack of food yet strength increases.
The issue invites readers to submit winning jingles with promises of payment. It directs attention to a double page of jingles and instructs to look for the alphabet as part of the contest.
Three boys and three girls from East Cambridge died when a rowboat carrying eight overturned in the Charles river basin near the West Boston bridge. Two boys were rescued as bystanders watched. all bodies were later recovered.
The Astor House in New York will close on May 29 and likely be razed to clear space for a new Broadway subway. Owners Vincent and William Waldorf Astor seek about $1,000,000 for the property portion held by Vincent Astor, with a city purchase suggested to cover subway and post office needs.
Norfolk May 3 Navy orders require several ships at the yard to be made ready for service. The battleship Louisiana lacking sea duty for six weeks is to be ready by May 15. The Michigan, just in for repairs, grants thirty day furloughs but crews may be recalled or have leaves cut to fifteen days.
About ten Mobile bankers plan to attend the Alabama Bankers Association convention in Dothan May 8 to 10 with Edward J. Buckl of City Bank and Trust Co as a confirmed Mobile delegate. Meetings in Evergreen April 22 organized group participation and a special train excursion May 10 to Panama City includes fishing and boating before returning to Dothan. Official events will be at the Mullen hotel and Federal Building with speeches by W. H. Manly and others.
Monroe Park launches nightly open air screenings with Drago's band performing weather permitting. A record turnout is anticipated as the liberal management continues the program. Chamberlain's Tablets are praised for digestive relief by Darius Downey of Newberg Junction, N B. Sold by all dealers.
Charlies H. Ireland president of the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association and Secretary John Donnan arrived in Mobile from Greensboro and Richmond to work on convention plans. Also in Mobile are F. L. Hardeman visiting from Okolona to view baseball games, and Rube Whiting Ames on Mobile business. Others include George W. Ely from Montgomery, Charles A. Tway of Kokomo Indiana. W. S. Holcomb F. M. Hammond and F. N. Hammond of Columbus Ohio. T. J. Connor and wife of New Orleans.
Washington May 3 Efforts by Dr John S Billings of the New York Public Health Association to obtain any statement from Surgeon General Rupert Blue on the Friedmann treatment for consumption were futile Blue said he was not prepared to either allay optimism or boost pessimism regarding the serum
Rt Rev Edward P Allen left the city Saturday for Ensley Alabama where he will administer the rite of confirmation to a large class today He will hold an examination for the junior clergy at Birmingham Tuesday A meeting of the central council of the Federation of Churches is set at the Y M C A building Sunday at three thirty pm A full meeting of all delegates from city churches is requested to discuss federation work for the coming summer and officers will be elected for the year
Saturday afternoon license grants go to Henry C. Piergon and Ruby J. Purtell and to David Walter Rhoads and Carrie Theresa Sears. Leinkauff School Improvement Association to meet Monday at 3 pm at the school with a special attraction promised. all members urged to attend.
Mobile Library Association schedules a Monday 6 PM event at the Library on Conti and Hamilton. Members urged to attend as final moonlight excursion and dance plans are finalized.
E. J. Doyle of No. 5 South Julia street is confined to his home with painful injuries after boarding a car at the Dauphin and Julia streets intersection last Wednesday.
Cleveland Youngsters and Covington opened the Federal League season with a ten inning 6 to 6 tie before 1 500 fans in Cleveland. Scorers list Cleveland 002 012 010 0 Covington 330 000 000 0. W Miller Wilcox Kinlow Sanford Justus Hickox umpire Wilson Franklin.
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