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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1913
Page
7
Edwardsville May 24 Two damage suits filed in Madison County court involve Highland City residents and hinge on a dog sharing a bed with Karl Hauck of East St. Louis. Hauck seeks 25000 from Arthur Koch and Lula Koch alleging deflecting criticism led to engagement breakup by Miss Elsa Reuger a musician.
International News Service reports Austin Texas May 24 94 year old W B Zuber the lone living witness and participant of the San Jacinto battle April 21 1836 He fought Indians raiders in Texas Civil War service with the Confederacy and now serves as guide to the state senate art gallery While aging he remains active sharp minded and a lifelong Democrat in Texas history.
Datta Kumar, a Hindu missionary from India, received his first naturalization papers in a San Francisco federal court. The government reserves the right to withhold final papers. Crutchfield's recommendation followed a Washington federal ruling that high caste Hindus of Aryan descent are eligible for citizenship.
New York May 24. The death of J Pierpont Morgan triggers a legal fight over whether a firms good will can be taxed under inheritance law. Estimates range 5 000 000 to 10 000 000. Surrogate judge ruled the estate had no interest in good will. Lawyers disagree arguing it may be a gift taxable to surviving partners if passed from the decedent. The issue hinges on whether an intangible asset is taxable.
Frank Martinez an 18 year old youth known for a winning smile confessed to passing numerous worthless checks for months. He targeted grocers haberdashers and clothiers, using blank checks and pretend signatories to buy small items and have them billed to a distant location. He carried notes asking acceptance of the checks as payment and walked away with cash.
Atlantic City May 24 Mrs Jane Fortesque known as Southern New Jersey’s wealthiest woman left the bulk of her $1,000,000 estate to her secretary Armand T Nichols while naming him sole executor. Her brother William Bowler, omitted entirely, plans to contest. The will directs Philadelphia and Atlantic City properties and bank stock to Nichols with small legacies to local churches and hospital.
Barbara Miller an 18 year old from Paterson New Jersey drank carbolic acid after leaving a note blaming idle gossip. She and her father Andrew Miller had moved from Hoboken ten days earlier and stayed with Mrs Fanny Hopper. The note urged family to forgive the talk of others and included personal belongings and a warning about belief in rumors.
Win Semans a farmer boy living five miles from Bridgeport Oklahoma prevented a serious wreck by wildly waving a straw hat to attract the train crew. The train stopped within yards of a split rail and workers took nearly an hour to fix the track. Passengers collected money for the boy.
A Brooklyn resident, after twenty years of riding streetcars without a seat, finally obtained a seat and celebrated by sending a letter with a dollar bill to the traction company.
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