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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
9
May 15 report says Fred Fox and Maurice Pettinger charged with attempted smuggling of Chinese into the United States. The federal case before Judge Dooling may reveal details of a conspiracy involving federal officers and a network from Mexico.
Chicago May 15. Releases announced by B B Johnson president of the American League list moves of players to southern clubs including St Louis Simpson to Nashville C Covington to Birmingham optional Y Y Sloan to Nashville optional Stevens and E M Hemingway to Nashville optional P G Snedecor and Hollander to Montgomery optional Detroit Frank Gibson to Nashville optional Cleveland J R Walker to New Orleans optional Washington Schwartje to Portsmouth C R Bartson to Newport News optional Philadelphia Joe Graves to Raleigh New York Charles Rose Dode Criss and W Reynolds to Houston
Militant suffragette leaders General Mrs Fiora Drummond and Mrs D Acre Fox each got one month in prison for disturbing the peace. They jeered the magistrate as he spoke and were dragged from the court by eight policemen amid screams.
Militants set fire to grand stands at the County Cricket Grounds in Birmingham and London. Arson squads tied to the suffragette movement carried out the attack during May.
Surgeon General W C Gorgas accepted an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce for a May 28 banquet. He will also speak at the University of Alabama medical department alumni graduation at the Lyric Theatre the preceding day.
Yale's Tap Day ceremony moved from the old oak to Berkeley Oval amid protests over the society system. Thomas B. Denegre of New Orleans, captain of the crew, received the last man tapped for Skull and Bones, while John W. Hanes of Winston-Salem was tapped by the scroll and keys.
In Greensboro Alabama Cumberland University beat Southern 16 to 8 in a error filled contest. Hardison Chestnut and Bilbey starred with power while Little McGehee Chapman and Bell contributed at the plate. Bilbey hit a home run and several players stole bases as Southern showed its worst form of the season.
In the fourth round of the chess masters supplementary tournament in St. Petersburg on May 51 Capablanca defeated Marshall while Lasker defeated Tarrasch. Capablanca leads with 10 1 2 points, Lasker 9, Alechine 8, Marshall 7, Tarrasch 6 1 2.
Democratic economists in the House criticized Senator La Follette for pushing a 368 page special edition of the Congressional Record focused on railroad freight rate remarks. The cost to taxpayers was pegged at 13,760 dollars with estimates that full Congress adoption could exceed 7.3 million dollars including wrapping and franking expenses.
In Chicago Brooklyn and Chicago played to a 0 4 0 final with notable errors. Cincinnati beat Boston 4 8 6 with a late comeback. St Louis defeated nila 5 9 1 in a high scoring set. New York beat Pittsburg 4 10 0 as Demaree and Myers pitched. Cleveland and Philadelphia tied 0 6 2 in extra innings with Hagerman Plank and Lapp Schang. St Louis beat Boston 0 4 1 in another tight game. Washington edged Chicago 0 1 2 with Ayers Henry. Detroit and New York played to a 3 20 scoreline with Dubuc Stanage and Keating."
Elgie C. Fisher, a Mississippian who died in Vera Cruz, is laid to rest in Damascus in a flower-banked grave. A three thousand strong crowd attended public funeral rites led by Dr. G A Mellhenny with taps and a 4& regiment band salute. The funeral followed a train arrival from Jackson, escorted by the Capital City Guard, and was organized by the Daughters of the Confederacy. the sailor's last letter to his parents was read.
Virginia shooter T Day captured the Southern handicap at the interstate target shoot in Roanoke, breaking 96 of 100. George L Lyon of Durham won the Columbus trophy for best gross score, 559 of 600, across three days. Three-time cup possession requires three wins, and the cup has changed hands yearly.
An old advertise for Cheney's Expectorant touts relief from whooping cough and croup like symptoms. It notes a laxative effect and lists a price of 260 at drug stores while urging parents to use the product as a trusted cough remedy.
Baseball scores from multiple leagues show Pittsburg defeating Kansas City 22 to 6, and Baltimore beating Indianapolis 9 to 6. Other results include St Louis over Brooklyn 7 to 4 and Buffalo edging Chicago 5 to 4. Standings list Milwaukee over Louisville 3–2 and Cleveland past Minneapolis 6–4. International and South Atlantic results follow.
Fresh and put up under the most stringent Pure Food Laws Bell 2204.
Nashville manager Bill Schwartz says he will not quit pursuing First Baseman Clarence Kraft now with the Boston Braves. If Kraft joins, Schwartz plans him as pinch hitter with Hemingway at third, while McNellis remains unused in this series. President Shropshire of the Vols met Kraft in Boston and Kraft would consider Nashville if paid. Otto Williams will captain the Vols with orders to keep the team competitive and Williams cites wartime ball experience.
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