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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
5
The engineer reports feeding 1 000 residents besieged by hunger at Tampico Mexico as the Northwestern departed Easter for Matanzas and Colon. Captain Iverson recounted days underwater and seas swallowing decks with huge swells.
Rev Leonard Francis Kitt canon of St George's Chapel and chaplain to the king has been wounded while at acm and is now in a London hospital with injuries.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion and blood purification. It claims the tonic improves stomach action, detoxifies blood, steadies nerves, and clears skin with regular use, offered without alcohol or narcotics in liquid or tablet form.
Dr. V. M. Pierce of Buffalo New York provides his 1000 page illustrated book The Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser free on receipt of three dimes or stamps to cover mailing costs.
Emmet A. Jones led a Mobile meeting at 10 o'clock on Wednesday in the chamber of commerce with produce merchants whal dealers commission men and cotton factors about a bill to bond all produce dealers. The aim is to regulate dishonest commission men by requiring a 1000 bond and to boost Alabama farm product markets. Representatives Grayson and Lee spoke of the bill and next comments and possible amendments at a February meeting set for 5 30 at chamber of commerce rooms.
Jake Williams died at the city hospital after a dispute over a crap game at Franklin and Earle streets. Five shots were fired at 8 p m an unknown assailant fled. Williams died about 9 30 p m. Police report no arrest yet.
Colonel Thomas M Stevens senior member of Stevens McCorvey and McLeod Mobile attorneys has been named a delegate by Governor Henderson to represent Alabama at the conference of Commissioners on Uniform Laws in Salt Lake City Utah August 10 16 The delegation also includes Ray Rushton of Birmingham and W C Davis of Jasper.
High seas off Mobile forced Captain Harry L. Hive to sail the Cratheus of Seeberg Line. Captain Iverson of Northwestern could not reach the city with a pilot. Other vessels could not approach safely. Cratheus bound for Kingston Jamaica. possible pilot transfer in Gulf bound for Mobile.
George C Bible aged 14 faced grand larceny charges in court. Officials planned to locate his relatives. He entered L Hammel & Co to try menswear, wore his suit over theirs, then ran before being found at a rooming house on Government Street.
Inferior Court heard George Davis Richard Baldwin William Thomas and Tom Harris all negro convicts who fled the county road convicts camp Sunday night and were captured Monday night near Deer Park Alabama. They were arraigned before Judge Henry Chamberlain Wednesday and received six months additional hard labor each. Henry Lewis was fined 50 dollars or twenty days for carrying concealed weapons with sentence suspended. John Davis was fined 25 dollars or twenty days for assault and battery. Junius Smith demanded a jury trial and his bond was set at 150 dollars. William West Mavel Gibbs and Nellie Alexander were fined 5 dollars or ten days for using abusive language.
In the Circuit Court and Law and Equity Court several cases were heard and scheduled. Names and actions include Seabury versus Henderson trial, entries for Clarence Washington versus Gulf City Milling and others, with judgments in Partridge-Mickle Grocery Co. versus N. C. Torbert and Gunston Hall versus J J Blacksher. Adjournment and rescheduling to May 17 18 19 noted.
Officers of the First Infantry Mobile battalion under Lt Col F M Maddox will meet Wednesday night in the Armory to investigate a Memorial Day accident at Confederate Rest Magnolia cemetery. Sergeant Dreading of Company A was shot in the left hand by a blank cartridge wad tearing ligaments and bones. Findings will be sent to the adjutant general for potential court martial.
Cash grain and provisions prices listed for May 12 show No 2 red at 1.56 to 1.58, No 2 hard 1.57 to 1.59, corn No 2 yellow 77 78 cents, rye nominal, barley 72 78 cents, timothy hay around 5.00 to 6.60, clover 5.50, ribs 9.75, pork 17.30, lard 9.00, hog prices fluctuating from about 9.76 to 10.82 with various quotes.
Cotton market in Liverpool showed firm spot values with good middling at 5.72d and middling 5.364d. Speculation and export sales reached 4,000 bales, receipts 9,300 bales, while futures closed feverish with several near dates quoted from May-June to May-June 5.79 1-2.
New Orleans cotton prices fell early on reports from Washington and weak partnership notes. By noon the market showed further declines as anti German riots in England and a sharper Wilson note weighed on sentiment. Spot cotton remained quiet with 800 bales sold and 300 bales to arrive at middling around 9 1 2 cents.
May 12 New York cotton futures opened barely steady with declines of 1 to 6 points as active months slipped 12 to 16 points, short covering sparked rallies lifting some contracts from the day’s lows. Liverpool buying supported October before demand faded, spot cotton steady at 9.85.
Trading in stocks shows a steady undertone with narrow moves. war shares like Bethlehem Steel American Locomotive and Westinghouse rise. Amalgamated Copper Reading Canadian Pacific lead midday advances before apathy returns. bond activity features Argentine 5 percent bonds dropping to 85.
Montgomery May 12 Special The legislative investigating committee spent the morning examining accounts against the state and witnesses about unpaid sums. Captain A Goodwyn testified he spent most of his time with Captain Reuben F. Kolb and heard no mention of state business in connection with their fertilizer plant inspections and Chattanooga visit.
The Mobile river commission met at noon in the Municipal building with Mayor Pillans and commissioners O Connell Wefel and Ward, resolving to clear the river of obstructions and straighten harbor lines. Engineer DuValle reported a dozen or more obstructions outside the harbor line. letters will be sent to property owners with the relevant law. A commendation from Lt Colonel Charles Keller of the U S engineering corps and a map were presented, outlining proposed changes to align state and federal lines, with a planned inspection by Keller to finalize details.
The bay steamer Apollo of the Fairhope Transportation Company backed into the launch Violida owned by J W Moore and W Nichola, damaging it. Apollo ran aground on the harbor east bank but was freed by the tug Native and continued to the Eastern Shore.
Captain West of the coast guard cutter Winona received word from the War Department that the Winona will be put out of commission on June 16. The crew will transfer to the newly launched cutter Tallapoosa at Newport News, Virginia, with details about the old craft’s disposition still pending. Mable Hartwell, recently returned from Newport News, says the Tallapoosa is nearly ready for service following its christening.
William Godard eleven died after tetanus set in from wounds to his right limb crushed by a bakery wagon wheel on South Conception street. He endured intense pain before passing away at a local infirmary. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs Louis J Godard of 366 South Conception street and other relatives.
Manager William Leonard of the Mobile Amateur Athletic Club announced a tri weekly meet at Temperance hall Thursday night at 8 40. Freddie Frankie Leonard is to fight in a seven round bout and several new arrivals are reported with fast bouts planned. Referee Jake Blacher. Also noted two small fires damaged nearby residences with slight damage and sparks cited as cause. Captain Bodden of the Skoda visiting reported heavy loading for the United Kingdom. Notice by Administrator in the Estate of S L Freeland administratrix seeks claims within legal time.
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