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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm as a complete cure for catarrh and related symptoms. It claims quick relief from nasal congestion headaches and discharge, with a 50 cent bottle touted as curing the worst cases and guarantees the remedy through G. Van Antwerp and Son.
The new residence of E. C. Rendall superintendent of transportation for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad in Ashland Place narrowly escaped a Monday night fire. A pile of havings on the front porch was found burning by a watchman. The blaze, likely incendiary, caused only minor damage to flooring and porch scorch. The home is nearly complete with an estimated value of 15 600 dollars.
Advert reads Dreamland has the show inviting readers to ask anyone who saw it last night. The odd phrasing suggests a city entertainment notice or local theater promotion.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth arrived in Chicago to be with her father Colonel Roosevelt and met Sibert E B Martin who thwarted the Milwaukee attacker. She praised his actions and studied the torn manuscript and spectacle case while the colonel’s condition was discussed with Texas’ Colonel Cecil Lyon present.
An experiment in Bayou Coden used dynamite to dredge a fifty foot wide strip and reach a depth of six feet. J A Joullian and others involved declared the attempt a success, noting the bayou sides sloped neatly and the work surpassed a conventional dredge.
New York reporter recounts Sam Schepps the gambler testifying on Oct 15 about the Rosen-thal murder plot involving Lieutenant Becker Rose Webber and the other gunmen. Schepps details meetings at Dora Gilbert's house and the murder night itinerary toward Forty-second Street and the Elks Club.
Advertisement announces a one day showing at the Crown Theatre featuring Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott. The two reel feature stars Re-Hance style staging and acts with a plot of smugglers gypsies and romantic intrigue on Scotland’s moors. Showtimes 10:15 and 10:16.
William H. Flanagan a Mobile saloon proprietor married Grace Milhas aged 17 at Gretna Louisiana after a Catholic priest could not grant permission. They wed in Judge Duenhauser’s presence and returned home to Mobile to a warm reception from friends and relatives.
Advertisement for a two reel wartime drama praising The Sergeant's Boy with scenes of heroism and dramatic rendition. Also features claims for Electric Bitters aiding stomach liver and kidney troubles with testimonial from T P Peebles of Henry Tennessee. Fifty cents at druggists.
President Taft issued a statement from New York on October 15 expressing horror at the attempted assassination of Col. Roosevelt by a maniac. He said the act horrified the nation and called for calm and swift response.
A medical student, Alexander Spiridovitch, recalls Vera Moruschkine a brilliant yet enigmatic woman in early 20th century Saint Petersburg. He details their intense relationship, her theft of a sacred painting, her break with romance for science, and a dramatic incident that left her scarred but renowned as a scientist across Europe.
In New York on October 16 Judge Hand dismissed the Journal of Commerce suit against Postmaster General Hitchcock and Attorney General Wickersham challenging the publishers law. He sustained the government demurrers, ending the case.
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