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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
8
A Mobile area column recounts a Grand Bay region incident where two men steal two green Satsumas then are charged for a full dozen, as the orchardist counts the fruit and resolves the bag total. Weather notes predict rain tonight and a cooler Saturday.
Helping poultrymen for 44 years the Pratt Poultry Service Department offers free expert advice from Pratt Poultry Experiment Station staff on housing management hatchery disease prevention and treatment. Free personal guidance and mailed poultry books and bulletins are available.
Weather notes warn 34 degree protection for 36 hour shipments with moderate temperatures east and west. Upper Tombigbee forecast to rise slightly while lower Tombigbee Black Warrior Alabama River hold line. Forecaster Albert Ashenberger notes cold high pressure from Rockies to lower Mississippi Valley and rain snow from Dakotas to lower Great Lakes. Separate item reports Ethel Crayton charged with attempted murder after stabbing Louis Shepard at 8 pm. Shepard hospitalized.
A court tale features Idell Bell accusing Roxie Napoleon of trifling with Idell’s husband, Lawson Bell. Lawson testifies saying he did not intend harm, resulting in Roxie’s dismissal and Lawson’s five day jail term. Alfred Sloan faces six months for improper conduct with children. Ethel Rivers opposes police control, while Junius Turner’s horse cruelty leads to animal care orders.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for Mrs Jennie Marsh Smith wife of Samuel R Smith at Oakdale Baptist Church with Rev S D Monroe and burial at Pike Crest cemetery. Pallbearers from her Sunday school class included Frank White George Barnett Talbert Jones Charles Pond Tillman Brown and Howard Sumrall. In Hayden Arizona Samuel J Wisdom Sr died and was laid to rest at Magnolia cemetery after services at his daughter Mrs W O Daly’s home and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Rev Father E J Hackett officiating. Pallbearers were Leo Kling William Kling August Kling John R Courtright Martin and Captain Joseph M Walsh.
The body of Craxton Morrow son of Rev and Mrs J T Morrow of Neshota Mobile County was sent to Athens Alabama for burial Friday afternoon accompanied by his parents after dying in this city Wednesday.
Brief items report Dutch Sheridan tied to an Erie freight train robbery at Glen Rock on October 20 being captured near Hoboken. Also noted are AFL convention adjournment, stock broker Eberhart suspended, Palmer’s wartime view, Denver Rio Grande president election, ship Clan MacAllister sinking, and Levene guilty verdict with a fine upset by Prohibition enforcement in Pasco.
Representatives shipping crossties from Mobile Timber lands meet with R G traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce as data is gathered for a possible Interstate Commerce Commission case. Companies say current rates prevent profitable business in the territory and the matter may be deferred until the new southeastern tariff is reviewed.
Selma Alabama November 12 special report: with the death of J Leon Clay mayor of Selma last night Louis Benish president of the city council automatically becomes mayor T J Rowell second ward councilman succeeds to council presidency for the remainder of the term. The second ward vacancy will be filled by the council. Funeral services for Mayor Clay are set for 10 o clock Saturday morning at his Lauderdale street residence.
Beatrice Alabama November 12. With a few precincts left to count it is estimated that tick eradication for Monroe County has been defeated by a large margin.
Judge Safford Berney issued injunctions against Bienville Battle House Klosky's and Cawthon hotels restraining them from selling intoxicants stored on premises. Solicitor N R Clarke had sought the injunctions Tuesday. The attorney general may use injunctions against license holders to curb liquor sales in the county.
The jury could not reach a verdict in Walter Johnson's prohibition violation case and was discharged by Judge Semmes. An order of mistrial was entered after the jury had the case since Wednesday night. Johnson was arrested for liquor in a soft drink stand and posted bond for the next trial.
President Wilson received a message from the Japanese emperor thanking him for congratulations on the accession to the throne and expressing hope for continued good relations between the two nations. In New York, Columbia and Yale varsity eight crews prepared for a long awaited harbor race on a 1 1/8 mile course with both sides confident of victory.
Attorney H A Feiberman received a letter from the physician attending Congressman Oscar L Gray who is ill at Meridian Mississippi stating that Mr Gray would be well enough to resume his duties by December 6.
Tom Jones, a negro, freed from sheriff custody Wednesday afternoon via habeas corpus in probate court. Jones had been tried days earlier before the recorder for stealing a watch from Estelle Mallory and held on $150 bond.
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