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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1913
Page
10
General Mario Menocal, Conservative, secured 76 electoral votes to lead Cuba, edging past a near two thirds threshold. A veteran of the Spanish war and former Havana police chief, he pledges tariff reform and closer U S relations while planning a tariff commission to ease Cuba's high living costs.
Tired-out nervous men and women are urged to take Electric Bitters for improved health. The ad claims it benefits stomach liver and kidneys and cites Mrs. O. Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York praising the remedy. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00, recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Twenty five boys have signed up for the Palmetto Beach Summer Camp run by the local Y M C A. The camp opens June 9 and is open to all boys whether or not they are Y M C A members. More name submissions have come from boys in other cities. Descriptions of the camp are available at the Y M C A.
King Peter of Servia plans to abdicate as soon as peace with the Balkans and Turkey is signed. He will return to Geneva, where he lived before becoming king in 1903 after the murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga. His health has broken down after the war and he seeks a peaceful end in Geneva.
Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful smarting tender feet and bunions. It eases tight or new shoes and helps sweating callous swollen tired feet. Use to break in new shoes. Sold everywhere 25 cents. No substitutes. Free trial package available from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
The Rural Letter Carriers of Alabama will hold their annual convention in Montgomery July 11 and 12 with about 200 delegates. Speakers include James I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant postmaster general, and W D Brown. officers are J M Riley president F D Duncan vice president S A Reynolds secretary. The executive board includes W H Kilgore A F Haygood and B F Halston. Reynolds planned the event in Montgomery.
The article notes rising sales and voluntary testimonials from people cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It urges readers to try the remedy for coughs or colds and to become acquainted with its qualities, noting it is sold by all dealers.
The state tax commission opened hearings on intangible assessments for public franchise holders. Several cases were adjusted, with the Western Union and Andalusia Light & Water Power companies largely unchanged from last year. The Birmingham and Southeast railroad, new line to open to Eclectic June 15, was assessed at 15000 dollars, a first-time assessment.
Colonel D P D Gaillard in Washington says the Cucaracha slide in the Culebra cut will be entirely removed by year end. He estimates the earth movements affecting about fifty acres will not delay completion of the canal compared with other sections.
In Petoskey Michigan on May 20 Mrs Orville Fergu son of Harbor Springs with their 14 year old daughter Velma as the only witness shot and killed her husband and herself. Authorities say long standing roubles or troubles were given as the cause of the shooting.
Miss Doris Underwood, a Hartford City school teacher, was found not guilty by a Muncie jury of attempting to kill Otis Fisher, a local drug clerk alleged to have wronged her sister Ada. Fisher faces trial tomorrow on a separate charge filed by Ada.
James Arthur Baker, arrested in Kansas City, confessed to the police that he posed as a woman for much of his life and engaged in counterfeiting and forgery. He taught as a schoolteacher in Oklahoma Idaho and California, married a man in Los Angeles, and aided a plot to steal blank money orders in Summerland and cash them in Riverside and Pasadena before returning to California officers.
During the two weeks starting June 16 the city court will hear lawsuits by the state to recover about $114,000 from James G. Oakley former president of the convict board and about $240,000 from banks to cover losses in the convict department defalcations. Banks named include Montgom ery Savings Bank Exchange National Bank Montgomery Bank and Trust Company Fourth National Bank of Montgomery American Trust and Savings Company of Birmingham Bibb County Oak and Trust Company of Centerville.
A Newberg Junction resident, Darius Downey, reports his wife uses Chamberlain's Tablets with good results for stomach and bowel issues. The ad invites readers with digestive troubles to try the remedy, available from all dealers.
In Camden New Jersey Mary Prondero 40 was found slain with an axe her skull crushed at home by her 11 year old daughter on returning from school. The family savings 160 vanished and Mary Prondero 18 and her sweetheart Dominic Bonkart 21 were detained by police after authorities learned of a forbidden relationship and a disappearance.
Twenty car loads of live chickens were held in Jersey City as robbers and jobbers clashed over alleged stuffing of crops with weight to cover transit shrinkage. Dealers threaten a poultry boycott until receivers abandon the practice, affecting about 125000 live fowls normally handled daily.
A traditional patent remedy advertised to treat kidney and bladder issues in men and women and regulate children's bladder troubles. The ad promises a two months’ treatment per bottle and offers mail order from Dr. E. W. Hall in St. Louis Missouri with a one dollar price and Alabama testimonials.
Dr. David Starr Jordan, head of Stanford since 1891, resigns to become chancellor to be created by the board. John Caspar Branner will become president. Jordan will devote time to world peace work and will keep his current salary.
London editorial notes England keenly watches President Wilson handling of the Japanese issue as it touches British Columbia and Australia. It argues California fears are exaggerated and Japan will not become a major factor in America while Korea offers abundant scope.
St Matthew's parish hosts a Tuesday and Wednesday lawn party at the rectory grounds with Drago's Band playing after 6 pm. A prize for the most popular baby will be awarded amid decorated lawns, games, and diverse entertainments for visitors.
Augusta Parla, Cuban aviator, left Key West for Havana at 2 PM Monday and landed at Bay Mariel, 40 miles west of Havana. He had been told a patrolling ship would be unavailable and planned a Sand Key return flight. He did not turn back and was later reported arriving in Cuba competing for a $5,000 Havana prize for a second successful flight.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as best for skin diseases burns bruises and boils. J T Sossaman publisher of News of Cornelius North Carolina reports one box healed a serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. Only 25 cents. Recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
At a meeting of the revenue and road commissioners the claim by Miss Lizzie Maddox for 10000 dollars for injuries from a defective bridge was rejected after an opinion by County Attorney G. J. Sullivan. Maddox says her horse went through a hole in a bridge on the Chunchull and Toulminville road and she was thrown, sustaining permanent injury.
City Health Officer Dr. Charles A. Mohr has under observation John Jones who came to police headquarters Monday night and stated he had smallpox. Mohr examined him and said the case is symptomatic. Jones, from Montgomery, has lived at a black boarding house on Commerce Street and noticed a breakout Sunday night.
A Virginia mother describes her two year old son's severe eczema and constant crying. After trying various treatments, she reports full recovery using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with products advertised and samples offered.
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