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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
8
The piece notes nationwide congratulations and optimism that the currency legislation will move through the Senate and be signed by the president within weeks, following passage in the House. It records White House confidence and expectations for quick enactment.
The first effect of the new tariff law signed by Wilson boosted New York customs staff by fifteen as officials opened early to handle a heavy load of import releases. Forty eight bonded warehouses hold over 70 million dollars in goods awaiting withdrawal including cottons linens woolens furs silks nuts leather goods dried fruits pickled fish and leaf tobacco.
Gloucester owners of two Grand Banks schooners regret they did not delay a day to avoid a new tariff duty. The two ships arrived with 650000 pounds of fish and would have saved 5000 by delaying until the new tariff applied.
Secretary endorses the tariff as the best since the Civil War and says the currency bill will pass soon. Bryan urges celebration of a second triumph for the president, Congress, the party, and the country when the new currency law is signed.
Eighteen crew members of the British cargo ship Garaenia perished when Perenbel foundered in a heavy fog off the English coast. Four others were rescued after the disaster reported near Ouoth.
The article describes pensions paid from the state fund to about four hundred Confederate veterans in Mobile County. An extra clerk assisted the probate office to process these payments, with the scene lasting several hours as the pension money was distributed and records updated.
A 36 hour outlook shows north south east and west temperature shifts along The Tombigbee River and branches with a cooling trend in the near term. High pressure over the eastern U S and another over the Pacific drive rain east of the river while a Nebraska low drives rain from the mountains to the Mississippi with gusty winds. Mobile temperatures show a six degree gap against the cooler area, as Ashenberger notes Weather Bureau input.
Major Charles McK. Saltzman of the signal corps is to confer with Postmaster General Burleson to have the Washington Alaska military cable and telegraph system taken over by the post office. The army, which created the system in 1900, seeks relief from its year round operation. The network needs about 200 enlisted men and six officers, plus ten radio stations and 3,600 miles of line.
Nap Rucker, famed southpaw of the Brooklyn Superbas, is showing signs of his old form as he comes out of a severe slump. Exclusive baseball circles suggest internal Brooklyn dissension contributed to his reduced victory total this season.
Joe Jackson falls to third among American League batters this week as Cobb leads. Henriksen and Jackson chase top averages with .891, .385, .367. Stovall, Lajoie, Gandil, McInnis, Collins, Baker, Gilhooley post .300 plus. Stolen bases lead by Milan and Moeller. Johnson tops wins, Demaree strong in NL. Daubert and Hyatt high averages in Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. Demaree drops back in pitching as Vaughn and Humphries lead.
Recorder Edington ruled A H Beatty and J B Jones out of order in embezzlement allegations, discharging the case on breach of contract claims with T H Halliwell and TD Nettles as complainants. Other defendants faced fines or continuances for disorderly conduct and related charges in Mobile Friday court sessions.
Governor O Neal and his family and aides attended the Alabama state fair in Montgomery yesterday. The governor and guests toured exhibits and met fair officials during the daytime program at the capitol grounds.
Herman Ocelrichs, Columbia law student and New York millionaire, was discharged in police court after the case against him for stabbing Lucile Singleton was dismissed. Miss Singleton confessed there was no basis for her earlier declaration, though she remains injured from a recent automobile accident with Ocelrichs.
Montgomery report states N D Colston a Louisville and Nashville special officer was acquitted by a Columbiana jury of first degree murder in the June Calera killing of Herbert L Armstrong of Montgomery. Colston shot Armstrong after Armstrong tried to flee following a theft arrest attempt. Colston hails from a prominent Kentucky family.
Harvard lines up its strongest eleven since last year to face Bates in Cambridge. Bates makes a return to the stadium for the first time since 1911 when defeated 15 to 0.
Advertorial note urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs for constipated children. It claims a tea spoonful will move waste and restore health within hours, presenting the product as harmless and widely trusted. The piece also mentions Hall's lecture at Monroe Park Sunday night as related guidance.
The South and North Alabama Railroad Company seeks an injunction against an Alabama Railroad Commission order for a 2.5 cent passenger rate in Alabama. Judges Grubb Shelby and Niles hear the matter in Birmingham as part of a series of rate cases. If ruled against, the line may be forced to adopt the reduced tariff already ordered for Louisville and Nashville and Central of Georgia and Western Railway of Alabama, with October 20 deadlines noted.
An advertisement touts ororpde Tablets for a pleasant purgative effect and improved body and mind. It claims the product creates joyful feelings and is available for sale by all dealers.
The body of J. M. Powell freight agent for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad was found on a drainage canal bank. A powder marked bullet wound and a nearby pistol suggested suicide, but police were also investigating a possible murder by a disgruntled coworker.
Peter Reeks, noted Fram of relief, died yesterday at his Albany home. Born in Bedford England on October 20 1837 he came to the United States in 1863 and won prizes at the Philadelphia centennial and Chicago world's fair.
Baron Saverio Fava former Italian ambassador to the United States died in Rome. Born in 1832 he retired from the diplomatic service by royal decree in 1901 and sailed home in June to resume his senate seat.
In Fort Wayne Indiana, Mrs Mabel Dawkins recounts three years of catarrh and blood disease before using Hood's Sarsaparilla. After two bottles she feels strong again and urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy. She also notes the product as a daily liquid or Sarsatabs form.
Harriston Mississippi October 4 1921 Sheriff C Hammett and five neighbors persuades a mob not to lynch Willie Bouie a young negro who threatened to imitate the Jones boys riot. Bouie was jailed at Fayette and Boyle was expelled from Harriston after dangerous statements made on the way home.
Dr. Ricard F. Stone a prominent Indianapolis physician and author was found dead in his office from asphyxiation. Police say he caused the death himself by gas from an open jet and a lit hot plate burner, hoping to stage an explosion to hide the suicide. Neighbors broke in after the room filled with gas amid reports of recent domestic and financial troubles. His brother H L Stone is general counsel for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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