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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
3
In Mobile crowds mourned as the 170th and 39th Coast Artillery units departed for Brownsville Texas after orders to report at once. Captains Taylor Geere and officers led the march with five day coaches a Pullman and support wagons for a long field stay.
Six hundred U S troops will take over patrol duties in Brownsville replacing a Texas National Guard regiment under an agreement with Secretary of War Garrison and Governor Colquitt. Colquitt will keep militia at Mercedes and San Benito. Seven coast defense artillery companies will form the new border force, drawn from Fort Morgan Mobile New Orleans Fort Barrancas Pensacola and Galveston, now to be equipped as infantry.
President Wilson selects Richard Olney former secretary of state for governor of the Federal Reserve Board with Paul Warburg of New York named as a member. Olney awaiting formal acceptance, Warburg has accepted, full board personnel to be announced soon as the new currency law begins full operation.
Governor O Neal appointed J A Hughes of Mobile as Alabama delegate to the annual weights and measures conference in Washington starting May 26.
Montgomery Alabama May 4 Judge A A Evans a member of the state tax commission announced his candidacy for the Third district congressman seat to succeed Henry D Clayton in the wake of Clayton leaving office.
The A D Davis baseball club defeated Prairie Rose 12 to 5 on the brick yard diamond featuring precise infield play and strong hitting from A Cunningham. In the afternoon the A D Davis team beat Mobile Breweries 7 to 3 as pitcher Streb excelled in both games.
Mediators press ahead with talks among Huerta Carranza and Constitutionalists while avoiding war escalations. The latest sessions remain informal with decisions by consensus as Vera Cruz moves curb hostilities and refugees flee toward the east coast.
Lightning struck the club house of the Homewood Country Club at Swarthmore last night, igniting a fire that destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at 150000 dollars. The first bank in America was or
The Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners discussed private right of way requests for the Spring Hill line to the Webb place and the Dickens Ferry Road upgrade. R. V. Taylor urged road improvements, while a fence dispute on Grand Bay road was noted. Engineering reports on Cedar Point Moffat Halls Mill and Washington Avenue Broad Street progress were filed, with partial completions and planned finishes.
Capt. John McDuffie of Monroeville in Montgomery to confer with Attorney General Brickell on Alabama criminal code provisions about confessions of judgment. A federal test case from Mobile was held valid. the Supreme Court will decide if the statute violates federal peonage laws.
Emperor Franz Joseph suffers recurring coughs but officials report his general condition remains satisfactory. Vienna notes May 4 bulletin confirming the monarch's health while Brewster's Millions shows at the Royal Theatre Monday and Tuesday 4.
Cyrus T. Rayner a well known sugar engineer died in New Orleans yesterday according to city notices.
Augusta Ga May 4 Officers were elected and a steering committee appointed at the first session here of the National Cotton Conference called by the Augusta Cotton Exchange to improve rules governing the cotton trade Delegations from eighteen exchanges were present and more were expected The conference will meet for two days James Tobin was chosen chairman W C Lawson vice chairman and John Harper secretary The committee includes E J Glenny KK D Ledyard A J Rich Frank Elmore W B White John G Lonsdale J A Lethers W D Felder W Gordon McCabe R G Hazelhurst B Hagee R Cairne Thomas Barrett Jr EE V Vardy and others The steering committee recess was taken until 6 pm for its report
Promoters advertise Brewster's Millions and The Original Star with Edward Abeles at the Royal Theatre on Monday and Tuesday in May. An ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills for healing the stomach liver and kidneys and improving complexion with a testimonial from E Hatfield of Chicago. 26e at your druggist.
A fast moving blaze in Valparaiso's commercial district during early May 4 destroyed several flimsy structures and killed more than fifty people. Firefighters faced near hopeless odds as flames devoured the area.
Bids for cement bridges over the St. Louis street drain at the intersection of Jefferson Scott and Wilkinson streets were opened by Commissioner Harry Pillans and Engineer Wright Smith. A Hancock submitted the lowest bid. The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder at the next commission meeting.
Mobile Dam No 26 of the Independent Order of Beavers will hold a Tuesday evening meeting called by President Dr H H Harris. The agenda includes securing their own home and naming delegates to the supreme dam meeting on May 8. The group will also discuss the annual outing for orphans.
Frank Spence filed in probate court on Saturday a total of 177 gas and oil leases on land at Orchard near Spring Hill Alabama. It is reported that Spence and others have found traces of oil prospects on the ridge near Orchard and they plan to sink a well in the future.
Ed Hardwick was arraigned in the inferior criminal court and held to the city court under a $1000 bond on a public safety incident charge after he struck at a Black man who injured him. A bullet then hit 9yearold Maxie Doss. Ida Johnson was fined $2.60 or ten days for assault and battery.
Mrs Theodore A Havemeyer, formerly of New York and Newport, died in Switzerland, according to a cablegram received last night. After her husband’s death, she went to live abroad.
Akron Ohio May 4 H P Harris an aviator was killed when his aeroplane collapsed during a flight yesterday causing a fall of about 600 feet and his death was reported today by local authorities.
Four people die or are hurt in Jersey City accidents. A car skidded over a 14 foot embankment near the city killing three and injuring three. Assistant Engineer Hudson Lovell of the Jersey City fire department was killed while responding to a fire.
John McCoy was jailed on a charge of faulting and beating Herman with details noting his Saturday night attack. Deputy sheriffs Lee Brannan and Delchamps reportedly arrested him Sunday night and locked him in the county jail.
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