15 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1912
Page
1
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt is shot but the bullet misses a vital spot. He delivers a brief address, then travels to Chicago for treatment. The would be slayer is in custody awaiting charges.
Chicago reports from Mercy Hospital detail Col. Roosevelt being wounded in the chest by a bullet. The bullet lodged near the fourth rib on the right side, not entering the lung, with vital signs stable but requiring absolute rest and quiet for days. Doctors describe the wound as serious and not a mere flesh wound, with ongoing updates on his condition.
Col Roosevelt was wounded just above the sixth rib with a three inch deep wound not yet piercing the lung. Dr Terrell warned of danger from blood poisoning but praised his stamina and chest development. Roosevelt spoke from the platform, insisting he deliver his message and urging calm toward the assailant.
Panic and confusion followed news that Colonel Roosevelt had been shot in Milwaukee. The ex president entered the auditorium amid a crush of supporters. Doormen blocked access while officials withheld details as doctors assessed the wound.
Roosevelt, anxious and in hospital after arriving at the auditorium, orders that a telegram be sent to Mrs. Roosevelt informing her he is not in immediate danger. He dictates the message before going to the operating room and specifies the telegram be delivered from New York to Sagamore Hill if Oyster Bay telegraph office is closed.
The colonel’s special car the Mayoner and the Sunbeam used by correspondents were released by his managers. After breakfast he met Very Rev Edward J Vattman a former army chaplain and long time friend for a twenty five minute talk.
The civil term jurors were empaneled this week for the city court. Names include James Schnadelbech James M Tucker Ira H Pringie Lemuel H Daves London Hopkins William R McDaniel James D Hpston Thaddeus Harrison Green Rasberry Gooley B Farnell H Halliwell Benjamin W Padgett Gustave Thames Joseph R Freeland Goron wy Owen James Madden Lee H AMmel Isaac F George John W Rodriguez James E Strachan Daniel F Brannan Charles A Yeates Marcus H Walker.
The bill of exceptions in the appeal of Mary T. Godau who was convicted and sentenced to life for killing Police Officer Fred Wanser on December 30 last year has been completed by her attorneys Leigh and Chamberlain and signed by Judge J. Semmes. Clerk James A. Crane prepares the transcript to send to the state supreme court. It is one of the largest transcripts from the city court in years.
The Chamber of Commerce committee hears from Harry Hartwell and Harbormaster Norville on towage and port costs. Hartwell defends Mobile rates as competitive, citing 7 to 10 cents per ton towing and 5 to 30 dollar shifts, while refuting higher coastal charges. John C. O Connell of The Mobile Item testifies he bears responsibility for the paper and notes editorial comparisons of wages.
Committee hears towage rates for Mobile and nearby ports, with Harbormaster Norville defending current fees as reasonable and noting pilots preferred for safety. Testimony covers schooners and steamers, coastwise and foreign vessels, and publication laws' impact on commerce.
John Schrank, the would be assassin of Col. Roosevelt, lived nine months at the White Hotel, 156 Canal Street New York paying $2 weekly. Gustave Jost, the owner, recalls a quiet unassuming man once insistent his name be Schrank not Slan nang.
Mobile city commissioners debated free speech as a Socialist lecturer at a street corner clashed with Salvation Army members. An ordinance to raise gambling fines to 100 dollars or six months in jail was laid over for revision, while other city business including auditing bills and code amendments received attention.
Chicago October 15 Colonel Roosevelt escaped a second assassin when his stenographer Dilbert E B Martin wrestled Schrank, pinning the gun and aiding in the safety of the colonel. Martin, 29, Manchester Vermont native, now New York lawyer and stenographer, joined Roosevelt staff August 16 at Progressive headquarters.
Forecaster Ashhenberger reports the gulf disturbance near Cuba poses no danger to Mobile and storm warnings are reduced, with no local effects expected unless the storm alters its path toward Texas.
The Mobile council considers John Forsyth birthday memorials through resolutions proposed by Mr. DeLeon. Adjutant Morris asks city funds for an emergency home for women. The lease for new quarters at 218 Conti Street costs one dollar. Insurance refunds granted. petition by Allen Undertaking about care for deceased negro paupers deferred. Julia Littlejohn granted 60 day permit to sell sandwiches on the waterfront in compensation for the dance hall license revocation.
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