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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1913
Page
2
The board of health plans a campaign to implement score card and meat milk bread regulations by educating restaurant keepers. The aim is to achieve sanitary compliance without arrests, by instructing proprietors on state general sanitary law and city ordinances affecting restaurants hotels and boarding houses.
Reports from Mexico City and New Orleans describe bank runs as Mexicans hoard coin fearing devalued bills amid Huerta's decree. Dispatches note calls for immediate policy action, possible Diaz return, and Huerta’s firm stance in the capital.
Advertises fresh cereals of many varieties for fall plates. Mentions days Sun Wed Fri and a low price or deal, though wording is garbled and incomplete.
International News Service reports a severe defeat of Mexican rebels by General Jose Ynez Salazar's forces near Chihuahua. The rebels, attempting to reinforce Pancho Villa, are said to be virtually annihilated as federal troops advance.
A wireless message reports the steamer Pleiades rammed 15 miles south of the lightship near the Golden Gate and in sinking condition. The ship carries about fifty crew. at 10:30 p m the captain refused tug assistance and said the vessel could reach port under her own steam.
Rome reports the United States battleships Florida and Arkansas arriving today. Admiral Cattolica of the naval department visited the vessels and fired a salute from the royal yacht.
The Sherman Tonsmeire Investment Company plans to divert 2500 immigrant families annually from Louisiana to Mobile County. It will break up large lands into ten acre plots and sell to newcomers with easy terms, offering homes, fences, and cultivation ready for occupancy.
Mayor elect Mitchel reportedly may offer Col. George W. Goethals, Panama Canal chief engineer, the police commissioner role. Mitchel admits plans to visit Panama and Adirondacks while stating no appointment has been made yet. Goethals and Mitchel are longtime friends.
Four riders died and several were injured in a late night crash near Jamesville. Police and emergency crews cordoned the scene as investigators began gathering details about the fatal incident.
A late night brawl on Cot age Hill escalated to deadly violence with a victim dying at midnight. Police are investigating the incident and identifying involved individuals.
A letter to Mr Taylor from New Orleans dated November 71018 discusses future sailings of ships Fort Gatles and Fort Mor dependent on business encouragement. Signed by C. H. Ellis, the missive outlines expected shipments and scheduling with the M. & O. RK line serving Mobile and New Orleans.
Announcement of the United Fruit Company sailing dates from Mobile to Colon marks the start of a direct line. Mr. Taylor of the Mobile & Ohio and Southern railroads welcome the service, expecting boosted imports and passenger traffic through Mobile with the Panama Canal opening. The tie to Scotland Ireland and England via Glasgow and Dundee is noted, with provisional bills of lading to interior points. Imports from the British Isles are projected to rise to about half a million dollars annually.
Article notes opportunity for substantial and lucrative tonnage in Scotland and calls for earnest cooperation. It mentions concluding arrangements for a new service and the Mobile and Ohio railway preparing to handle increased business as arrangements are finalized.
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