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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
2
Semi official papers in Tirana report Essaad Pasha has not proclaimed himself king of Albania and is prepared to follow the Porte's orders to withdraw his army to Turkey. Some urge Austro Italian accord to use his forces for order, making invasion unnecessary.
An old advertisement touts Resinol Ointment as a cure for itching burning and raw skin with fast relief and quick healing. It notes doctors prescribe it for eighteen years and claims wide drugstore availability in opal jars priced fifty cents to one dollar. A sample offer from Resinol Baltimore Maryland invites readers to request by mail.
Judge William T. Cochrane aged 64 dies at his son's Mobile home after brief illness. He served as vice president of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad and once led Tuscaloosa as mayor and probate judge. Interment in Tuscaloosa. burial notes for Mrs Rachel Green Whitaker list Trinity Episcopal Church services and Magnolia cemetery funeral.
The funeral for Jacob Weiss was held Wednesday at 10 am from his family home at 303 Church Street. Delegations from the Alabama division and several lodges attended. Rabbi Moses led the service at the home and Hebrew cemetery, where flowers adorned the tomb. pallbearers and active assistants listed.
The Mobile Male Quartet and Edwin Lyles Taylor of Government Street Presbyterian Church presented a Tuesday night concert to help pay the debt from installing the church chimes with the organ. The program featured eight vocal numbers and four organ pieces, with several performances by the quartet and Taylor amid chime ringing. A New York man credits Foley’s Kidney Pills for his kidney and bladder cure, reporting lasting relief a year later.
City items note Round Table discussion led by Aubrey Boyles weighing the question of California land laws toward Japanese ownership, with the proposition opposed. Whistler Council No 20 and Mobile Council No 56 J O U A M plan to attend Central Presbyterian church services. Maccabees to install officers Thursday at Dauphin and St Emanuel with program and initiation, Dutch luncheon after. Mobile Tent No 10 reports a campaign to dodge the largest in the state.
Jake Wells president of the Wells Amusement Company arrived in Mobile to inspect the local scene. He plans to meet Mobilians including Jacob Tannenbaum and did not forecast winter bookings from New York offices. He noted losses from taking over Lyric Theatre shows after the Mobile Theatre fire and said no fortunes were made this season.
In the Law and Equity Court, assignee Harry B. Pake obtained a decree authorizing a 20 percent dividend to unsecured creditors. Other cases noted: McGraw et al. vs Verneuille set for June 24 on merits. National Mosaic Flooring Co. vs Glass set for May 13 on demurrers. Frank Jackson vs Mamie Jackson decree for alimony pendente lite and solicitor's fees with divorce and custody provisions.
Arthur Garner of Adams and Claiborne streets was arrested Wednesday morning by Lt. H. M. Farmer and Ptlm. Alex McCarron as a dangerous and suspicious character. He is held in connection with the theft of sacks from City Delivery Co warehouse Tuesday night. A bundle of seventeen sacks was found with him and he faces a charge of drunkenness.
The Brazilian minister of foreign affairs Lauro Mueller sails from Rio de Janeiro May 15 aboard the dreadnaught Minas Geraes and will arrive at Norfolk about three weeks later. He plans a San Francisco stop to choose a site for Brazil’s exposition building, in a reciprocal visit following Knox’s earlier trip.
Vicksburg Mississippi May 7 Planters in overflowed districts speak of early promising prospects for planting. Dr J B Benton of Valley Park reports rapid water fall and possible start next week. Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad repairs proceed north of Acrea with trains expected to resume soon after recede.
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