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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
4
The St. Louis and San Francisco railroad went into receivership after directors failed to avert the move. Speyer & Co. would aid only on terms deemed unacceptable by bondholders, leaving receivership as the only solution. About 1200 St. Louis residents hold railroad securities with an estimated $7,000,000 loss from recent Frisco stock shrinkage.
Governor Sulzer declares there must be no gambling anywhere in the state and will hold county officials responsible for enforcing the law. He writes to Arthur Brisbane and to authorities in counties with tracks urging crackdown and prompt action on violations at Belmont.
Mrs. Louis Zimmerman, 25, died after ingesting bichloride of mercury mistaken for headache tablets. She had taken the poison 11 days earlier, was treated in a hospital, and though her condition seemed to improve, she died after a period of apparent stability. Her husband was told of her death as doctors noted the long struggle and the unusual duration of her illness.
The National Press Club of Washington will host a traditional spelling bee on June 6 as part of its ladies day program. Secretary Houston of the Agriculture Department will act as schoolmaster, with statesmen and newspaper correspondents competing.
A 1912 testimonial from B. H. Turner of Turkey Texas describes a six month old with widespread facial and body sores cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after other remedies failed. The ad urges readers to mail for a free 32 page Skin Book and to request samples with a post card to Cuticura Dept T Boston.
The United States saw manufactured exports in the first ten months of fiscal 1913 exceed last year’s by 154 million dollars, with finished goods leading gains by 96 million and goods for further manufacturing up 62 million. The balance of trade stood at 560 million dollars in favor, with exports at 2.108 billion and imports at 1.548 billion. Secretary Redfield praised the showing.
An advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder issues in men and women, including gravel and diabetes, promising bladder regulation for children. It offers mail order for $1 if not carried by a local druggist and claims a two month dose often completes a cure.
The Maryland convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church voted against changing the church name. A report from the social service commission, discussed briefly, urged clergy to require health certificates for marriage seekers and support sex hygiene education, advocating a single standard of morals for both sexes.
Police Sergeant G. P. Cates was fatally wounded in Durham as Felix Conklin shot his wife and died after a deputy sheriff Morgan shot him. Cates, shot through the lungs, remained in critical condition as officers attempted arrest.
An advertisement touts Digestit as a preventive cure for stomach disorders. It claims the medicine acts on food, not the stomach, allowing continued eating while improving digestion and blood nourishment. A 26 cent trial, refund guarantee, and Druggists authorization are noted.
Plattsburg Mississippi reader Mrs Verna Wilkes credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing nervous depression indigestion and female troubles helping her have a healthy baby and saving her prior child. The ad urges other women to seek advice from the company confidentially in Lynn Massachusetts.
Henri Stoger, a young salesman, surrendered to police claiming I killed my wife and asked to be sent to the electric chair. Elsa Stoger was found dead earlier, police think she died by her own hand. homicide charge was entered against him.
Clarence Shores of Birmingham contacted his Montgomery mother by telephone to declare he is alive and working in Birmingham, refuting police belief he perished in a burning box car in the Atlantic Coast Line yards two weeks earlier.
Bucklen Arnica Salve is praised as the best skin remedy and for burns and bruises. J T Sessaman of News Cornelius NC reports one box helped his serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. Recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
The Wanamaker customs case will be referred to the federal grand jury in Philadelphia to determine possible criminal liability over fifteen years of sample merchandise imports with alleged irregular duties. Attorney General McReynolds ordered the move after a conference with Dennison and Arnold. Arnold's inquiry used Justice Department agents and the grand jury to develop facts.
Washington May 29 Attorney General McReynolds is studying compliance with the decree dissolving the tobacco trust and whether any semblance of the trust remains Local investigations in the South have yielded no definite results The AG led the government in the original case and opposed Wickersham on pro rata stock distribution terms.
Terre Haute Ind May 29 For arraignment of Emile Ehrmann local manufacturer and Frederick Reckert manager of the Ehrmann plant was postponed until Friday as both men faced charges of killing Edward Wade a teamster following a garment workers strike. Ehrmann admits the shooting. Reckert had the revolver when police entered the plant but said the weapon was handed to him by his employer.
S E Weberling of Buffalo New York was re elected international grand president at the Switchmen's Union of North America annual convention in Houston Texas yesterday He faced F T Hawley of Indianapolis in the race for the top post and the next convention site selection was to be decided with St Louis and Buffalo vying for the meeting.
Forrest Goodwin of Skowhegan died in Portland on May 28 from complications after river hypertension. The Republican representative to the Third Maine district was serving his first term in Congress and had previously spent two years in Washington as parliamentary clerk to Speaker Thomas B. Reed. He was ninety years old.
The ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak nervous souls and poor appetite, claiming energy and improved digestion. Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center, NY cites life-changing benefits, urging readers to buy bottles for 50 cents or a dollar, recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Washington May 29 The one hundred fourteenth anniversary birth of Thomas Moore Irish poet was celebrated with a bust unveiling in the Corcoran Art Gallery. Representative Thomas A. Sisson of Mississippi delivered a eulogy and praised the Irish for contributing to their country’s progress. Agnes O Gorman daughter of the New York senator unveiled the bust.
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