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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
14
School board held a 3:30 PM meeting to choose teachers for the next term and set salaries. The session extended late and another session was scheduled for Monday afternoon to complete the task. A quoted line muses on accepting things as they come versus parting with them as they go.
In a roadhouse on San Francisco's southern outskirts late last night two men died from gunfire and one died later. Victims identified as Joe Bailey and Edward Donovan were bandits who entered to kill proprietor Don Regan. David Willigams, among ten gamblers, was wounded. Regan escaped injury.
The Jewish Army and Navy League forms with headquarters in New York and selects President Wilson as honorary head. The group aims to promote patriotism among Jews and establish branches at forts ships and national guard posts. It will secure chaplains for Jewish soldiers and sailors and aid honorably discharged Jewish veterans while encouraging enlistment.
Rt Rev Edward BP Allen bishop of Moule presided at St Catherine's Crichton Thursday blessing three altars statues and sanctuary lamp. He praised Crichton Catholics for building the church and thanked donors Mrs Well y and family Misses Margaret Irene Strachan Nellie Quinn Audrey Quinn and Mr and Mrs M P McDonald. Music by St Mary's choir concluded with Benediction.
Defective wiring caused a Thursday afternoon blaze at 150 Tennessee street nearly destroying the two story dwelling owned and occupied by Mrs. E. Foley. An alarm from Box 318 at 4 o'clock summoned companies 1 3 5 7 and 11. An earlier telephone call to Water and Adams streets reported an old ice house of the Mobile Brewery on fire from sparks with only slight damage.
Serious fire danger grips Washington as twenty fires burn across the state. Crown fires threaten timber in Lewis county starting at Independence while dozens of fighters from the Washington Forest Fire Association join state and federal crews. Reports include Pacific county blazes and outbreaks in Chehalis, Clallam, Snohomish, King counties with worst conditions near Gold Bar and Skykomish.
Mrs. Julian Heath president of the Housewives League organized a children's health league to teach children to demand pure food. Junior members pledge to seven regulations including learning about adulteration and choosing clean foods and vendors.
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