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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1915
Page
8
Charles T. Heard, a passenger aboard the Mallory Liner Alamo, disappeared early Sunday after being seen on deck at 1 am. Officers suspect he leapt into the Gulf of Mexico amid family troubles and melancholia. He was the son of a former Louisiana governor.
Moderate temperatures for 36 hour shipments across north east and west regions. Tombigbee river levels and Alabama river levels are expected to fall over the next two days. A high barometer region covers the eastern United States with frosts reaching northern Georgia while another high extends from the north Pacific to the Dakotas with freezing conditions in the Rocky Mountains. A low barometer area from the Mexican border to the upper lake region brings southerly winds and higher Mississippi Valley temperatures. Albert Aschenberger Local Forecaster Weather Bureau.
A vintage notice touts Margaret Hamilton as a natural born clairvoyant and seer. It claims she offers plain spoken truths, advising on wealth happiness and love, with readings at her Prichard residence for 50 cents to a dollar.
Chef Davis directs a musical bill at the Columbia Theatre tonight featuring The Imperial Quartette and the revue The Rosary with usual prices for admission.
Mobile county board of revenue and road commissioners fixes daily pay for the Equalization board at 10 dollars during sessions. Chairman Joseph Espalla Jr led the meeting with fellow members Herndon W. Fowler and Sidney Douglas present. The action accompanies other road plans including road work north of Franklin Creek and shell output from Bayou la Barre Canning Factory to be used on county roads. Three crews and foremen ordered to begin work next week on Three Notch road per Chairman McFayden's request.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Zaimis submitting his declaration to King Constantine as Liberal leaders meet Venizelos to decide stance. Venizelos supporters may back a quorum but not a confidence vote, while anti war demonstrations are noted in Varna and Rustchuk, Bulgaria.
Washington in October reports that explanations of why the Atlantic fleet failed to defend the Delaware coast and allowed invaders to land at Delaware Bay will be given at fleet officers and navy war college conferences and later to the public through an official statement. The maneuvers’ details were widely circulated to American naval officers to draw lessons.
Secretary Lansing announced he would not vote in New York on woman suffrage this year due to lack of time to register. He declined to express an opinion, while other cabinet members and the president will vote in state elections.
The probate court issued licenses on Monday for White M Peterson and Helen Lewis Jones and for James Peters and Jeffie Peters. Negroes none.
Law and Equity Court session reports reference of ex officio register and lays over ten days. Case James Maddox versus John H. Maddox and others submitted on pleadings and proof.
In Clarksdale Mississippi a burglar shot A. H. Cage cashier of Planters Bank after a struggle at his home. A negro and a Chinese restaurant keeper arrested last night were taken from the jail by a citizen posse. The Chinaman was freed. the African suspect remains missing.
Delegates from nearly all US colleges and universities and guests from abroad gathered in Poughkeepsie for the fiftieth anniversary of Vassar College. The day featured the Athena pageant by Vassar students, alumnae commemorations, and an intercollegiate student conference.
Greenville merchants report stronger trade as cooler weather arrives with cotton at 12 1 2 cents per pound and cotton seed at 043 per ton. Stores did a large Saturday business and farmers hold cotton while seeds sell. Orin Coughencour was slightly injured when his Ford truck turned over after hitting a hole en route from his father’s stock farm.
James R. Hinson of Gulfcrest appointed registrar of voters for Mobile County by Governor Charles Henderson. He took oath before Judge Price Williams Jr and will begin registering voters November 15, remaining in the courthouse for sixty days under the new single-registrar law. Small blaze damages roof at Protestant Orphans Home building on Charleston Street. T. O. Nelson’s occupancy. Hose Company No. 3 responded by phone. Columbus Day celebration planned by Mobile Council No. 666 Knights of Columbus on St. Joseph Street at 8:30 p.m with an entertainment program and dancing, continuing an annual council tradition.
In Repton Alabama on October 11 special report says a man named King from Roy Alabama attacked Mrs. Garrett with a knife when denying a buggy ride to her daughter. Miss Katie Garrett retrieved a gun and shot King to protect her mother. King was wounded with slim hope of recovery and Miss Garrett was arrested and taken to Monroeville.
Justice Lamar could not attend the opening of the Supreme Court due to illness. He remains in bed at White Sulphur Springs and is treated for high blood pressure. He expects to resume duties within a few weeks.
President Wilson approved the new note to Great Britain protesting neutral trade interferences. It will go to London immediately with publication arrangements to follow. The note covers detailed cases supporting American protests and discusses contraband and detentions since British blockade orders.
Clarence Rowland will be retained as manager of the Chicago American League team for the 1916 season. Owner Charles A. Comiskey announced today that there was no chance of Rowland being dropped. He praised Rowland for guiding an entirely new team and expressed no blame for missing a pennant.
In Christiana on October 11 women vote for the first time in Norway’s general elections. About 170000 new electors join the rolls. Forecasts predict women’s support will boost the Socialist representation as the strongest single party, while the government plans rely on a coalition of three groups. The Socialist platform emphasizes anti military propaganda with the government proposing a grain monopoly old age pensions and strict liquor controls.
The towboat Martha Henneh chartered by Mobile Coal Co. and the De Bardelehen Coal Co. left the harbor with two barges for Alabama mines. Pratt Consolidated and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad already transport coal to Mobile, making three coal firms active. Captain Walter Wrightson bought the Uruguayan bark Carolina at marshal's sale for about 9000 and may sail it to Mobile for overhaul.
The president and Mrs. Galt began wedding plans with secrecy on details and a potential honeymoon at Pass Christian, Mississippi. A prospect of using the Mayflower yacht and a secret travel location were discussed while San Diego exposition reports were dismissed.
The Imperial Quartette delivered a standout rendition of The Rosary at matinee today in the Columbia Theatre as Chess Davis Company performs The Isle of Bon Bon. Matinee daily and two night shows with usual popular prices, praised for catchy numbers. A humorous aside muses on visiting a cemetery and what lies ahead for man.
The registrar reports most freshmen now attend the college, prompting plans to abolish the preparatory school as high schools broaden access. Enrollment rises while withdrawals drop. A sessional head cook is to oversee the kitchen. Students may attend Jackson and Indian fairs with special rail rates. A Grand Bay burglar, Milton Bullard, is jailed on burglary charges.
Sun morning a sneak thief forced entry at the United Cigar Stores camp at Royal Dauphin streets northwest corner and stole $2 from the cash register. Police and detectives investigated and suspect the thief was locked up inside the place.
Vessel listings show ships in port including Winona and South American entries. Multiple flags noted with origins United States United Kingdom and Britain. Ships like Emila S. de Perez and Edgar listed. statuses include laid up repairing and coastwise routes to Laid Up Port Arthur Gibraltar.
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