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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1914
Page
2
The National American Woman Suffrage Association funds a Buy-a-bale effort, led by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs. Stanley McCormick oversees a $704 reserve to buy fourteen bales of cotton at 10 cents a pound for state associations in the South.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Birmingham Barons 6 to 4 in the opening game of the minor league title series. Joe Hovlik pitched for Milwaukee and was never in danger.
A special session of Mobile school commissioners collapsed when Vickers Stallworth and McCall left, breaking quorum to block awarding Moncrieff Furnace Co. of Atlanta the heating contract. They cited lack of proper advertising bids and a $6000 higher bid than the low offer, delaying action until October 14.
Washington dispatches report General Carranza has agreed to an open caucus on Mexico's affairs at Aguas Calientes from October 5 to 10. Carranza delegates will attend as a body led by Gutierrez with Margio and Obregon. Villa's stance and Zapata's refusal to cooperate remain uncertain while officials foresee a peaceful settlement of differences. Refugee protections and international concerns are noted as Britain Germany and France press for their subjects' safety. The navy says Carranza ordered Mazatlan Federals to seize the national bank there.
Delegates from Colbert Lauderdale Franklin Marion and Fayette counties named by Judge E B Almon for the Alabama Good Roads Association. Tuscaloosa county delegates to be announced soon. Birmingham executive committee meets to review progress for the October Montgomery meeting and upcoming legislation.
Local notices report Guy Hartwell has assumed the agency for the Overland Auto Co in Mobile. W B Curran and W M Curran of Battles spent Saturday in Mobile at the Battle House. Biloxi’s S and Fanny Bejack visit Mobile for several days. Mrs L D Holloway of Montgomery is in Mobile staying several days at the Battle House. J H Burney and wife of Fort Worth Texas are visiting friends in Mobile and staying at the Cawthon Hotel.
T. G. Brown Jr., 16, a Sewee military academy student from Knoxville, collapsed at football practice and died of heart trouble. The Cumberland game was canceled after the incident.
Beginning Monday the recorder's court will open later at 8:30 a. m. instead of the previous start time. The change aims to streamline proceedings and accommodate filings.
Miss Marguerite Delchamps daughter of Judge Ad Delchamps of Alabama Port is reported very ill at the family home. Her sister Mrs. William Nugent was summoned to the sick room on Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta October 3 Leo M Frank once condemned for murdering 14 year old Mary Phagan remains under sentence of death. William Smith former attorney for James Conley now in prison as an accessory asserts Franks innocence in a statement issued last night. Frank seeks a new trial while Dorsey declines comment on the claim.
Near midnight at Conti and St Emanuel streets, K W Baldwin Clifford Smith and Frank L Smith confronted Harry Harris at a barber shop. Harris defended himself and subdued the trio who were charged with disorderly conduct. Baldwin faced an additional count for concealed knuckles.
Unsettled Sunday with probable showers in Alabama. Monday looks generally fair and warmer inland. Mississippi sees partly cloudy skies for Sunday with chances of showers and Monday partly cloudy conditions.
Hattiesburg Mississippi report by Fire Chief Potter shows total fire loss 18455 for last year with 129 fires. Defective fires caused over half. Hugh, a warehouse worker, injured by a rolling 500 pound whiskey cask and suing for 10000. Twelve suits filed against Gulf and Ship Island Railroad over two picnic party incidents.
Petropolad dispatches report Russian armies advance after a two week German loss tally near 60 000 with 1 million troops from Warsaw pressing toward Cracow. Russians claim major German retreat from Suwalki to Vilna and Niemen crossings as Cossacks pursue.
Local moving picture exhibitors oppose a proposed $100 annual tax on all theatres nationwide and warn it would burden small houses and raise costs for audiences. They urge tax based on capacity and admission, and may file a protest with Congressman Geo W Taylor. The dispute mirrors broader congressional debates over levies on entertainment and commodities.
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