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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1914

Page

5

Disbarment Proceedings Move Against Mobile Attorney

Late Friday in Mobile circuit court disbarment proceedings were filed against Car Irwin by Mobile Bar Association attorneys alleging willful professional misconduct and soliciting clients for personal gain. Irwin denies the charges and will be defended by C. W. Tompkins.

Circuit Court of Mobile G. L. Smith Norville R. Leigh Mobile Bar Asiation Car Irwin Evergreen Ala David H. Edington Recorder’s Court W. B. Cornelius Fort Morgan Irwin David G. Jarvis Magnolia Warehouse and Warrant Company Effie Anderson Elder-Dempster Steamship Company C. W. Tompkins

Waterway projects expanded in rivers and harbors bill

Senate amendments boost lock and dam seventeen on Black Warrior river near Birmingham to about 750000, enabling completion by next spring and extending navigation to the gulf. Additional funds for locks two and three on the Alabama river follow. An inland Pensacola to Mobile canal is authorized as a key intercoastal link. A new European lifeboat for ocean ships, rating 100 persons, includes a gasoline motor and wireless gear.

Washington Senate Senate Commerce Committee Bankhead Black Warrior River Birmingham House Alabama Cordova Frisco Gulf Pensacola Mobile Dent Rivers and Harbors Committee

Rail line across Dark Continent eyed for year end

Completion of a western Africa railroad early next year would enable a Atlantic to Indian Ocean crossing by rail and river routes, linking the Dark Continent coast to inland travel.

Africa Atlantic Indian Ocean

Becker Guilty in First Degree at Long Trial

The jury found Charles Becker guilty of murder in the first degree with a unanimous verdict after a rapid trial. Becker showed shock as the foreman announced the verdict and was remanded to Tombs until May 29. Mrs Becker cried and embraced her husband after the decision.

Becker Supreme Court Samuel Seabury Rose Wallon Webber Whitman Jackson John Becker Foreman I. Meriden Justice Seabury Blagden Lan United States Germany Oil New York Manton Charles Becker Tombs Prison Charles Mrs. Becker

Becker Convicted in Murder Case and Remanded to Tombs

After a tense trial the husband Becker was found guilty and led to custody in the Tombs. The court adjourned as Mrs. Becker wept and expressed grief while supporters and D A Whitman praised the verdict. Attorney Manton vowed an appeal to overturn the conviction.

Becker Bridge of Sighs Manton Whitman

Shippers Forecast Warns Against 90 Degree Heat

The forecast urges protective measures for 36 hour shipments moving north, east and west as temperatures approach 90 degrees. Shipping operations must adapt to heat exposure risks and potential delays.

River Levels Steady Across Tombigbee Basin

The Tombigbee river and branches will hold steady in the next two days with only a slight fall at Demopolis. The Alabama river is expected to remain largely unchanged.

Tombigbee Demopolis Alabama

Weather trends across the United States today

Rain on the Pacific coast and scattered showers in the Rocky Mountains accompany a low barometer over the West. A high pressure area over the upper Great Lakes merges with another high, bringing fair and warm weather to most of the East. Scattered precipitation accompanies the low pressure over the North Atlantic states. Albert Ashenberger, Local Forecaster.

Pacific Coast Rocky Mountain Upper Lake Region United States North Atlantic Albert. Ashenberger Weather Bureau

Try Skin Absorption Instead of Cosmetics

The article urges quitting cosmetics to avoid skin damage and suggests using mercurized wax as a nightly cream to absorb outer skin. It claims the under skin then surfaces clear and velvety. A face bath with saxolite powder and a half pint water is recommended for astringent toning and quick benefits.

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