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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for constipation. It claims cleansing the bowels removes poisons and bile, exaggerates dangers of laxatives, and urges asking druggists for California Fig Syrup Company products with senna and aromatics.
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners agreed in executive session to start preliminary highway work before November 1 using convict labor and county crews to cut costs. The Jett Bros. Contracting Co. received a $37,546.68 award for the Moffat road, and a resolution directs road crews to mobilize near Theodore to advance seven miles of the Theodore to Mobile road with planned plans and specifications to avoid further delays.
A mass meeting to discuss road and revenue board spending from the half million dollar bond issue is to be called by President Cochrane within days. Mobile leaders sign a broad petition urging drastic action and public involvement to curb perceived missteps of the board.
A L. and N. passenger train derailed by a broken rail near Elkmont Alabama and burned. Supreme Court Judge T. C. McLellan escaped unharmed.
The Crown Theatre presents Undine a two reel Thanhouser dramatic feature on Wednesday. Cast includes Marguerite Snow Harry Benham Flo La Badie James Cruze and William Russell. Aimed as the best in moving pictures Thanhouser stands for quality. 10:1-21.
The board discussed a resolution in executive session and decided to begin work before November 1. Convicts will be moved to the ten mile post on St Stephens road and work toward the city limits under Superintendent J H Jackson to ready surface material and grading.
A deaf resident, Mrs. John M. Wylie, was struck by Gov ernment street line car No 66 near Roper Street yesterday at 1 45 pm injuring her left leg. She was treated at home of City Attorney B B Boone. Earlier, C A Whitesides of Hammac Alabama was struck near Dearborn Street by a car driven by L G dams sustaining a fractured knee and head injuries.
Near Elkmont Alabama a Louisville and Nashville train derailed after breaking away from its locomotive and slid down an embankment. Two Pullman sleeping cars four day coaches and two express cars burned but all passengers escaped with minor injuries. An express messenger was cremated in the wreck.
Rumors of a major wreck on the Louisville and Nashville line between Elkmont and Athens Alabama sparked early excitement in Nashville. Eight cars derailed and burned including two sleepers, with several passengers injured or killed. relief trains rushed to the scene and officials reported a partial casualty list as details came in.
Special to The Item reports Alabama state revenue growing due to insurance department expansion and new vehicle operations. The Oct 1 dispatch from Montgomery notes public finance gains tied to auto activity and regulatory changes affecting motor vehicles.
The Department of State reports total receipts of 324,229.12 for the fiscal year ending yesterday, an increase of 107,711.31 from the prior year. The auto license law yielded 64,489 with 30,380.75 to treasury, 24,434.90 to counties and cities, and 9,673.35 for department maintenance. Commissions and related sales added 16,740.50. Insurance branch details to Deputy Insurance Commissioner H. W. Laird.
Thanhouser presents a cinema program at the Crown Theatre Wednesday only, promising a top tier moving picture show described as the best of its kind.
Birmingham, Ala Sept 30 New Ian L Steele assistant district attorney was notified by Attorney General Wickersham that his office was abolished effective at midnight He announced he would vote for Roosevelt for president.
Edith Beryl Swan of Boston and Lt James Ottley Corbett of Pittsburg wed after a brief romance sparked by uniforms. Corbett, an officer in the Fourteenth Regiment, N G P, accuses Swan of infidelity after finding letters he says shocked him. The couple married less than a month after meeting.
Notice how few in Mobile suffer from Rheumatism since Van Antwerp Drug Corp offered RHEUMA at 50 cents a bottle with money back if not pleased. The ad claims RHEUMA attacks the accumulations causing Rheumatism Gout Lumbago Arthritis Neurajigia and Kidney troubles and promotes health happiness sleep and cheerful work.
Fears of a personal clash between Governor and Dr. R S Hill ease as the governor returns to Montgomery. Hill has invited a public response by publishing a card in his newspaper inviting a reply to charges about the use of state funds and hiring of attorneys.
The article records a formal dispute where one party labels the governor’s remarks as the result of an alcoholic brain storm while declaring settlement should be by gentlemen. It notes a local daily paper imprint and weekly home delivery details.
A Honolulu letter to Secretary Troy of the Chamber of Commerce notes similar port conditions. James Wadefield cites Mobile’s terminal difficulties and the Interstate Commerce Commission decision as of great interest and value to the local business community.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a hair cleanser that removes dirt and dandruff while claiming hair becomes light and fluffy in minutes and grows new hair after weeks of use. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters.
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