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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
16
President Wilson will visit the District of Columbia Naval Battalion tomorrow night, being welcomed as commander in chief. Volunteers have transformed the dock to resemble a battleship deck and will pipe him ashore to the quarterdeck in full navy ceremony.
Eight fire alarms answered by Mobile Fire Department by midnight Monday. The worst blaze consumed W. H. Shattuck’s home at 557 Canal Street, injuring a neighboring dwelling of Mrs. Harmon. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars with partial insurance. Sparks from uncleaned flues blamed for most fires.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe, effective remedy for constipation in children and adults. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels, relieves feverish illness, and restores health, urging readers to ask for a 60 cent bottle and beware of counterfeits.
Adjutant General J B Scully reports a new militia pay bill has been agreed by the War Department and the National Guard Association committee and will be introduced in Congress soon. He says passage is nearly certain due to War Department support and that the bill adjusts compensation to match duties. Scully, returning from Chicago, endorsed the proposed rules.
An official Austrian notice cites a large emigration surge tied to military service dodging. The emperor orders investigations of emigration bureaus as Galicia suffers from punitive taxes and Balkan mobilization. Forged papers proliferate after permits are refused while army strength increases amid recruiting difficulties.
Carl Seybold former police court clerk pleaded guilty to embezzlement in Akron Ohio. He faced an indefinite sentence of one to seven years in state prison after being accused of misappropriating about 5000 dollars in public funds.
A note on hunger among school children describing insufficient nutrition and the need for better meals to nourish bodies and brains. It mentions trying a dish of crisp food as an example of healthier options.
William Sulzer announces he will run again for the New York State Assembly from the sixth district. He vows reform and aims to leverage the post to challenge Tammany, signaling a possible path back to governor if elected. Rabbis and voters urge his candidacy as he plans a heated campaign and future lectures.
Oswald Garrison Villard, president of the New York Evening Post, and other speakers at a mass meeting sponsored by Baltimore NAACP denounced segregation and discrimination against Black people. Villard called Baltimore's race segregation ordinance unconstitutional and opposed federal government department segregation plans in Washington.
Professor J L Shaw, education secretary, urged that all aspirants for ministerial honors pass an educational standard before ascending to church leadership. He cited existing standards for physicians teachers and nurses and said leaders should require ministers meet the same criteria. The proposal, discussed at the joint council, may be retroactive to require current young ministers to undertake prep work for evangelization.
Printers group United Typothetae of America convenes in New Orleans for its 27th annual meeting with A. M. Grossbrenner of Indianapolis presiding. Morning welcome. afternoon reports on apprenticeships. papers read by C. D. Traphagen and B. F. Scribner. International Cost Congress and Electro typers association also meet here.
The U S circuit court of appeals opened its annual session in Montgomery Alabama to hear Alabama appeal cases. Judge Don A Pardee and David D Shelb preside with daily dockets this week. Yesterday’s docket included British American Mortgage Company Limited vs George Stuart trustees of Henry Vandiver bankrupt and related insolvency cases.
The passage describes the mouth as the gateway of the body with decay and bacteria as dangers, noting a decayed tooth can harbor lethal threats. It emphasizes the mouth's role in health and the impact of dental decay on overall wellbeing.
An explosion of gasoline wrecked the cruiser yacht Hillies in Great Bay off Atlantic City on October 21. Horace Beck, son of a Philadelphia physician owner, and Captain Hou and a seaman leaped to safety moments before the blast.
Paris October 21 A duel challenge came from General Bosc 72 to General Georges Florentin 77 grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor. The dispute arose over Florentin's legal action to bar Wearers of a national merit society button from insignia infringing Legion of Honor privileges. Seconds met to decide if combat is necessary.
Read promotional letters from Mrs W F Sawyer of Moretown Vermont and Mrs Ina Slagle of Gifford Iowa praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for long standing female weakness pains and displacements. Both claim full recovery and renewed ability to work.
List of rental properties including No 860 Palmetto street with multiple rooms and updates, No 118 St Stephens road two story seven rooms with gas and sewerage, E S Broad address near South Carolina St with six rooms, Upper flat 705 Dauphin St four rooms, and Building by N W Conti and Wilkinson Srs adaptable for horse shoing shop or garage remodelable for tenant needs.
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