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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
3
Washington reports that representatives of the twelve Federal Reserve banks favored opening on November 30, while the reserve board aims for November 16 or 20 if feasible. McAdoo may open the banks when ready. directors return home to prepare for the launch.
The United States circuit court of appeals at Montgomery nears completion with the Pullman Company versus Aldridge case submitted. Final adjournment is set for this morning. Other cases were moved, with Knauth Nachod Kuhneys and Lathram and Co. continued and sent to New Orleans for hearing. The court will convene in New Orleans for a week, then Fort Worth for another week, before returning to New Orleans for a longer session.
London report says the Egyptian government detained some enemy ships for hostile acts and others for threats. It classifies a third group as ships that refused to leave port when free passage was offered, justifying removal to keep the canal open for nonhostile traffic.
The ICC refused a proposed freight rate hike on knitting factory products from about 180 North Carolina points in Raleigh territory to Texarkana and nearby areas. The move would have raised rates by about 30 cents per hundred pounds.
A Petrograd dispatch reports the Russian finance minister authorized by imperial decree to issue short term treasury bonds totaling 60 million dollars for sale in the English market.
Vitagraph leading lady Leah Baird appears at the Empire in the photoplay His Dominant Passion. The production features Baird in a central role with period melodrama and romantic intrigue shaping the screening.
Mattei and Lynch, a Mobile retail grocery firm, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities of 8656 dollars and assets of 4220 dollars. The petition was adjudicated bankrupt and referred to referee R. T. Ervin.
Large congregations attend final services as Evangelist Curtis Shugart leads the revival at Baptist Tabernacle. He预 will preach Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on Sowing and Reaping and hold a Friday 3:30 p.m. parents and young people session followed by a final service Friday night.
A promotional feature touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for sour stomach indigestion gas and dyspepsia. It claims relief in five minutes with the candy like formula for harmless digestion and renewed appetite, urging readers to ask a pharmacist to show the label.
The Mobile Floral and Horticultural Society appeals to Mayor Pilans and Government Street property owners to favor uniform planting. It warns camphor and imported maples threaten harmony and disease risk, urging public support for a street wide live oak scheme aligned with the district’s character.
A Wednesday afternoon meeting formed a Gul Coast Growers Exchange to market citrus and other fruits. A committee of orchard owners will study exchange models in California and Florida and adapt plans to Gulf Coast conditions, with advisory members in Alabama and southern Mississippi and active correspondence to build a general meeting for full adoption.
A Homer City Pennsylvania resident R E Roberts endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saying it has worked for years. The note claims positive results and notes availability through all dealers.
The Alabama Division United Confederate Veterans approved a memorial tribute to William Wallace Screws outlining his Civil War service from Pensacola to Richmond, his leadership in peace as editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, and his lifelong devotion to the Alabama people, ending with a lasting record of honor.
The article extols bold sulphur cream as the sole effective treatment for itching eczema and related skin eruptions. It claims hold sulphur acts as parasiticidal antipruritic and antiseptic, giving immediate relief from itching and healing irritated skin, with durable results in many cases. Patients are advised to obtain an ounce from a pharmacist and apply like cold cream.
The entertainment committee plans Hood's Dance on St Joseph street at Bienville Square Friday night for veterans and friends. Old-time fiddlers are invited to perform with violins while a band plays nearby. The dance runs until 9 o'clock with a roped off space and cleared street for dancers as a large crowd is expected.
The War Department decided to appoint Col. Chester Harding U S A engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia as engineer of maintenance by the permanent government of the Panama Canal Zone. The transfer is expected to take effect about October 31.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a 25 cent per ton cut for lump coal and a 6 cent cut for slack coal from Oklahoma and western Arkansas mines to Texas. It found existing rates discriminatory and maintained the new lower rates.
Dr Wilsberry surgeon in charge at Mounta Creek home loses his purse and sum of money Wednesday night after alighting from a train at the Louisville Nashville depot. A diligent search followed but the purse could not be recovered. A dentist notes customers' cheerfulness remains elusive.
Advertises "B-tone" hair tinting in two shades Brownstone and brown black. Claims quick application and lasting results without rubbing or washing off. Offers sample booklet by mail and directs purchase via Kenton at 540 S. Pike Covington, urging insistence on Brownstone from druggists.
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