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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
10
In Cleveland on September 30 two suspects, Louis Schulz and a woman, implicated in a department store theft, were arrested after keys found on their persons matched trunks in their room containing more than $3,000 worth of stolen merchandise including four shirtwaists.
An advertisement claims Zemo quickly stops itching and eczema symptoms with a guaranteed cure. It touts a grease free, liquid formula sold by FE W Rose Medicine Co in St Louis and by Van Antwerp's drug store at various bottle sizes and prices.
In Goshen New York Dr Otto H Schultze testified that Mrs Rosa Menschik Szabo did not drown but died from strangulation three inches above the larynx. The testimony comes during the preliminary examination of Burton Gibson charged in the death. Witnesses described the boat accident and Gibson urging assistance as the capsized craft drifted.
Sage and Sulphur hair remedy promotes color and vitality for thinning or gray hair. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair-Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Co combines sage and sulfur with additional ingredients to improve scalp health. Sold by druggists for fifty cents with money-back guarantee through Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
United Fruit Co mails weekly passenger and freight sailings from New Orleans to Colon and Bocas del Toro Panama with weekly calls at Belize Cortez and connections to Pacific ports. Additional services include Port Limón Costa Rica Ceiba Tela Honduras and other Central American routes with local agent Kelleher, New Orleans.
In Pattsburg Pennsylvania on October 1 a court convicted Hames Adams for a year in the workhouse after charges tied to a marriage split with Mrs. Frank P Adams of Russell Kentucky. Mona Rockroth, accused co respondent, received a year parole and must avoid Adams for the probation period. The case stemmed from a mail carrier delivering Adams letters to his wife instead of Mona Rockroth.
Acting Governor Wallace granted Louisiana’s requisition for Lucia Sparacio, wanted for tying a mule to a railroad track to derail a train. Sparacio is being held in Los Angeles.
An extensive high barometer area maintains cool dry air from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast with freezing temperatures reaching Nebraska. Another high pressure zone moves over the north Pacific coast bringing rain. Rain has fallen on the gulf coast where low pressure persists. Burwood Louisiana reports 4.12 inches of rain. A low pressure belt from Montana to southern California links with higher temperatures in northern Utah. Rain expected Mobile tonight or Wednesday. Temperature change remains minimal.
Missouri eighteen Republican presidential electors signed an agreement to vote for Taft if Missouri’s eleven electoral votes could elect him but to join other states for a third candidate if not. Juln L Lahiy and Louis JP Alec said they would repudiate the contract while Hadley’s speech did not endorse Taft as expected. State headquarters said elector pledges were unclear and no compromise candidate was named.
President Taft addressed the Republican Club of Beverly Mass urging ex supporters to return to the party on full terms or be expelled if they fail to back the national and local platforms He urged firm action against those temporising with third party bids and spoke briefly to local groups afterward.
The young Dutch noblewoman Baronesse Charlotte Van Coohoorn who eloped with a chauffeur and was confined in an asylum has escaped. Detectives found them at Ostend hotel and forcibly took the baroness to her relatives in a motor. International complications were threatened but not pursued. The couple fled in an automobile and have eluded Belgian police. The baroness says relatives seek control of her property.
A massive demonstration at Sheil Park Liverpool drew at least 100000 protesters against home rule. Fireworks lit the skies as three processions converged. Sir Edward Carson and F E Smith urged unionist action with claims of ships ready to transport 10000 men to Belfast if fighting occurred.
Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department warned of a deeper cattle scarcity and higher beef prices. He noted ranchers are selling off stock as breeding grounds fail and emphasized demand for meat remains strong while mutton stays cheaper.
A brief notice announces a trial treatment for dropsy by FRE Dr. Greens Sons based in Box A Atlasta Ga. The offer promises relief in 15 to 45 days with a short course described as a remedy.
The Los Angeles Times published its first edition from the old site at First and Broadway today, reuniting editorial and mechanical departments under one roof two years after the 1910 dynamite blast destroyed the plant.
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