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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1914
Page
2
A Mobile youth, Leslie Richards, reportedly mocked in a tabloid musical show at Meridian, drew a revolver and shot the comedian in the right thigh. The attacker was arrested and described as not in his right mind. Richards was hospitalized, and his condition was listed as favorable.
London dispatch reports Lille evacuated by German troops for the third time following Allied advances at Laventie Estaires and Baiileul. Telegraph correspondent notes Germans retreating under pressure with uncertain hold on Ostend and says the German army is not defeated but in peril in the western theatre.
At the Alabama Confederate Veterans reunion in Mobile delegates from Camp Hardee UCV Birmingham will push resolutions for pension law changes. They oppose purging pension rolls and want an investigation in Birmingham. General Harvey E. Jones is expected to be re elected Alabama division commander. A large Mobile welcome and registration HQ open for veterans with meal tickets for indigents. Montgomery camps will travel to Mobile for the Thursday to Saturday gathering with a parade planned Saturday.
The Associated Press report from London dated October 19 says German forces that threaten the northern French coast halted temporarily after heavy fighting. They are short of munitions but plan a major strike to pierce Dunkirk and push toward Calais and Boulogne. Siege guns from Antwerp head to the German line while troops mass near Thourout. Dunkirk remains calm but menaced amid cold rains and foggy, boggy terrain.
Police investigate a basement explosion in a Fifth Avenue apartment building. Italian consul general Giacomo Fara Forni was away. damage limited to the basement, with inspector Egan attributing the blast to a high explosive.
General Bibb Graves issues a call to the nine cotton states to unite for a relief plan. He asks Democratic chairmen to convene conferences of governors and legislators to craft concerted action to stem the cotton disaster.
President Wilson weighs pulling federal troops from the Colorado coal fields after a deadlock with operators who reject the settlement plan sought by the administration. Governor Ammons plans to reorganize the Colorado National Guard to replace federal troops if needed.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable laxative that starts the liver without the sickness of calomel. It claims quick relief from biliousness and constipation, allows children to take it, and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
Real Estate and Insurance office offers offices flats and residences for rent at moderate prices. Residences throughout the city with recent price reductions. Obtain list and full information at the office or by phone. See us at once while good ones remain.
Washington reports Quartermaster General Aleshire’s annual summary shows the one and a half ton motor truck as most serviceable for field service with thirty trucks purchased and only three not of that type. The cotton service uniform will stay in use until washable material combining wool with 20 to 30 percent cotton is proven satisfactory.
Announcement from New York reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has subscribed funds for an exploration expedition in South America led by Leo Miller from the Museum of Natural History. The Miller party sails this week to Porto Colombia to conduct zoological studies and collect data and specimens.
Forty six of the 125 Mexican wounded brought to the American side at Naco Arizona after Mexican fighting were allowed to remain. The slightly wounded were sent back to Mexico. The forty six will be sent to the Douglas hospital where their expenses will be paid by Carranza leaders.
A New Orleans captain praises Vitalitas claiming it cured his rheumatism and joint pain after taking three bottles. The ad asserts the liquid dissolves uric acid crystals and cleanses the system, relieving indigestion biliousness catarrh and nervousness with a natural formula. Sutton's drug store hosts samples and information.
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