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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
2
Report from Mobile describes hunters and fishermen returning from marshes and rivers after their boats were swamped. One fisherman Barker endured forty hours in icy water and cold, rescued with injuries. Joseph Custa warns amateurs to take caution as northern winds and cold threaten more drownings and exposure.
Mary Hawkins was found guilty by a city court jury of assault to murder for firing a double barreled shotgun at Paul Ray near May Point seven months ago. Ray survived with his head bandaged and is not fully recovered. Sentencing will come later in the term.
Palmer is sworn as deputy sheriff for the southern part of the county to guard oyster planting grounds and private parties. He will begin duties at once.
A large audience filled St Patrick’s Catholic Church on Monday night as Fathers ll and Ryan of the Redemptorist Order preached this week. Rev Father Henry opened with exercises and Rev Williams spoke on Mortal Sin. The service ended with Benediction and a marked rise in 5:30 and 7:30 masses. Rev M Ryan arrives from Birmingham to preach on Eternal Punishment this evening.
A motion picture film used for testing at the Royal Theatre ignited and burned quickly. The theatre was closed with no patrons present. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and the fireproof compartment protected the machine from spreading the flames.
The seventeenth annual Alabama Good Roads Association session is set for Mobile November 20–22. Mayor Pat Lyons names 121 Mobile delegates to the Alabama Good Roads convention and endorses broad civic participation to press federal and state highway improvements.
A steamer capsized amid mountain high waves as a storm lashed lakes causing numerous deaths. In West Virginia a Panhandle snowstorm begins with broader reports of accumulating snow and potential further damage.
Associated Press reports Cleveland remains storm bound as 60 percent of transit crippled and power cut. Half the homes lack lights while many streets host deserted cars. Fires risk spread and telegraph links to outside world are down. Milk, meat, and vegetable deliveries threatened. relief teams move in.
A blinding snow storm near Wanstead Ontario caused a Grand Trunk freight wreck killing three men from Sarnia. The deceased are conductor William Moffat brake man George A Holleran and a third man named Stapleton. At least one other person was injured in the incident that occurred yesterday.
Martin Baker of North Mobile was arrested Friday night by Deputy Sheriff B L Patterson on charges of assault and beating Mrs Dessie King. The incident, reported from Prichard Alabama, involved Baker as a boarder at the King home. Dessie King’s husband, upon returning home, seized an axe and intervened, sparing the assailant.
Charles Smith of 510 Bloodgood Street was arrested just after midnight Monday by Patrolmen Arbo and Drago on a concealed weapons charge. He will be arraigned in the recorder's court Wednesday afternoon.
Over 160 traffic and transport officials from Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railway met in Mobile, Mississippi. Haiden Miller led sessions, with R V Taylor praising teamwork and acknowledging former president Finley who commended the program. The gathering aims to boost efficiency and close cooperation through shared plans.
The ordinance maintains the current wharfage rate of four cents per bale for export cotton and allows a daily addition after twenty days if cotton sits on the wharves. Agents must report receipt dates to the wharves superintendent and assume responsibility for payment. The city disclaims warehouse responsibility and enforces penalties for unmoved vessels and nonpayment.
A contractor named Q. Payne faces a mischief charge after a telephone wire was broken. The incident details are limited in the readable fragment, with authorities pursuing further information about the case and any potential witnesses or suspects.
The Hyomel remedy claims quick, simple relief for catarrh bronchitis and related symptoms. A few drops in an inhaler release antiseptic medicated vapors to soothe mucous membranes and reduce irritation without stomach dosing. It targets nasal and throat irritation, aiming to banish discharge sneezing and watery eyes.
Advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a mild pleasant liver remedy replacing calomel. It claims it signals a healthy liver, tastes good, harmless, and is guaranteed by the local druggist. The ad contrasts with calomel once prescribed by doctors.
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