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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
7
Governor O Neal says he will not call the Alabama legislature into an extraordinary session or elections to fill vacancies until compelled. He notes 30 days notice is required and warns public sentiment may shift with new lawmakers. A politician adds that offices are filled and there are no plums to pluck.
A Friday evening minstrel program is planned for October 4 at Toulminville public school with dancing refreshments and entertainment by the Bingville Fair organizers. Cars from many areas are expected to stop opposite the school house.
Nashville Tenn Oct 4 The Tennessee division United Confederate Veterans elected John P Kee as major-general and gave him chance to refute charges about backing Roosevelt but the veterans fully exonerated him.
United States Treasurer Lee McClung told the American Road Congress in Atlantic City that bond issues offer the best way to raise money for road improvements. He urged sinking funds be included in such issues to ensure funds for maintenance.
Westport Conn Oct 4 seven persons died when the Springfield Express two sections wrecked west of the station after the engine failed to take a crossover at high speed. Four of the dead were women and several passengers were injured. The tragedy followed a fire that broke out in the wreckage as rescuers rushed to aid survivors.
Passengers from the wrecked train reach New York at night including Chicago broker Philip L. James who is aided by Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh. James and his wife escape through a window as smoke and flames rage, with rescue efforts by bystanders. Mr James remains unfit to travel for days. A Providence man, Harry O Swan, recalls a priest aiding the injured.
A fragmentary description portrays a man driven by an active liver and steady effort. It states he tackles his work with him and is successful nine times out of ten, reflecting a stern motto or aphorism about perseverance.
A brief note touts Tutt's Pills as trusted by a million customers with satisfying results. It suggests choosing a druggist and notes options sugar coated or plain for consumer preference.
Onlookers joined a brave rescuer smashing windows and pulling people free as smoke and flames engulfed the wrecked train car. 8S W Turner, Cunard Line assistant superintendent, shielded his mother during the chaotic escape and urged her to rally as they crawled toward safety.
Oct 3 dispatch recalls a wreck on the New Haven road at Westport affecting Anthony N. Brady's household. Killed are Mrs EB Palmer Gavit of Albany and Mrs J C Brady, daughter in law of N Brady, and Miss Jessie Hamilton, sister of Mrs J C Brady. Several relatives suffer shock or injuries and are treated in Norwalk hospital.
In Cleveland on October 3 the American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality convened to debate birthrate. Dr William St Davis of Boston condemned rich women for refusing to bear children, while Dr Helen Putnam of Providence argued that large families are not best.
Harry M. Touart, now chief clerk in the Bad Tax Commissioner’s office, was notified by State Auditor Brooks Smith of his appointment as state land agent for Mobile County. He will begin duties tomorrow and will investigate all sales of real estate sold for taxes and bids in for the state and lands by public auction or private sale.
Regulars sent from Mexico City to fight General Aguilar as authorities report 800 federal troops mobilized. In Vera Cruz and Oaxaca, rebels and mobile forces clash. an American railway worker is wounded, and a French extraction major is said to command rebel forces in Escalon.
Probate Judge Co. BE. Thomas of Prattville will exhibit his herd of deer at the Montgomery state exposition October 16 to 24 to demonstrate deer raising in Alabama. The deer farm lies in Autauga County near Prattville.
State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace Jr. touts deer farming in Alabama as a profitable venture, claiming deer can be raised as cheaply as sheep and yield fifteen to twenty times their market value. He notes Virginia and Fallon stock as examples of the deer variety.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed nine percent increases in commodity freight rates from Texas points to St. Louis, Missouri, and beyond, delaying the rise from October 6 to April 6.
The flood last spring ruined plantations and deer and other wildlife vanished from many areas. Now deer are plentiful in woods north of Baton Rouge, with several killed since the September 1 opening of the hunting season.
The Crown screens The Stolen Cub by the Gaumont Company showing a tender story of a mother bear and her cub. Bright wildlife imagery and gentle drama mark this feature as a notable wildlife romance on the program.
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