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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
4
Reports from Edon do Beach California and Rior Wisconsin detail a mixed day of voting and boxing news. Voters weighed a saloon abolition measure while Ring stars Spike Kelly and Walters had a welterweight title bout postponed to October 23 due to Walters arm injury.
Montgomery Alabama Oct 16 Special to The Item Henry D Clayton faces no opposition for reelection in the Third district aside from Henry B Steagall of Ozark whose supporters expect him to stay in the race J A Carnley of Elba will not run against Clayton noting the incumbent should be reelected without harassing opposition and praising Clayton Byrd G Farmer of Dothan withdrew after Clayton announced his run in Washington
Five Brewton convicts chosen to stay free rather than liberty after brutal camp conditions returned to the Huxford-Orvin camp at Atmore. Mayor Strong offered leniency and home sleeping arrangements, but Mr. Orvin paid their fines to keep them as free laborers.
Lowell Mass October 16 The so called holy regiment of Lowell Greeks who went to Greece to fight Turks was nearly destroyed. Captain George Sarris the first to return reported most men were killed or severely wounded.
Newtown Missouri Mrs Jay Rhoades reports 12 year right side pain with yearly severe spells. Since starting Cardui in July she has had no bad spells and can work normally. She urges other women to try Cardui a tonic with decades of use. Address Ladies Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga Tenn for instructions and a 64 page home treatment book.
The Indiana reformatory prisoner’s written confession to killing Miss Florence Brown in Dallas on July 18 is under thorough investigation. Superintendent Peyton released excerpts noting the killer’s spree in Dallas, the robbery motive, and details of the throat slaying and flight, while confirming concerns about the prisoner’s sanity and the confession’s authenticity.
Representative William Schley Howard urged an early Justice Department investigation into alleged harsh conditions at the Atlanta federal prison. He cited charges by Julian Hawthorne and Dr. W. J. Morton that inmates received only 11 to 13 1 2 cents worth of food daily. The warden William H. Moyer, then in Sep t, reported the 800 prisoners would be kept under surveillance.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay replies in supreme court to Catherine K. Blake’s suit accusing her husband Dr. Joseph A. Blake of infidelity and calls the plaintiff jealous and deceptive. Mackay claims the doctor has lived apart from Blake since 1904 and that Blake’s suit seeks to ruin reputations.
In Montgomery Alabama on October 16 two of the largest locomotives for the West Point Route from Philadelphia arrived. One was tested on a freight from Atlanta reaching Montgomery, costing about $50,000. They will haul the New York New Orleans limited trains No 37 and 38. A luxurious diner, also ordered, was shipped, representing about $23,000.
The Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a true tonic and reliable appetite builder for adults and children. It claims to drive out malaria and tonify the body, with a 60 cent per bottle price.
Atlantic City Oct. 16 The welfare committee of the American Electric Railway Association urged sick and death benefits insurance pensions profit sharing savings funds loan funds merit rewards and maintenance of social clubs at its convention. The report said workers who give the best years of life to an industry deserve sustenance after production ends.
Dorothy Haug of Thomasville was found dead in her room and initially thought murdered. An autopsy revealed a bullet in the skull, leading authorities to conclude she died by her own hand after earlier beliefs of a club injury and self defense with a nearby revolver.
In Geneva Switzerland on October 28 Miss Nancy Leishman daughter of the former American ambassador at Berlin will wed the Duke of Croy. The Catholic bishop will bless the union in the Cathedral after the civil ceremony concludes.
An old style health ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a universal cleansing laxative for all ages. It claims safe, gentle relief from constipation with a pleasant taste and no-griping action, urging customers to buy the 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company and reject counterfeits.
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