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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

7

Sulzer Attacks Murphy At Open Air Rally In Sixth District

Former governor William Sulzer speaking as Progressive candidate in New York's Sixth assembly district claimed the high court of impeachment reverses Murphy verdict. He accused Charles F Murphy of threats to indict him and vowed to fight corrupt bossism as he faced applauding crowds after a theater appearance.

Associated Press New York William Sulzer Assembly High Court of Public Opinion Murphy Sulzer Charles F. Murphy High Court of

Criminals Under Knife in Moral Reform Experiments

Four patients were operated on by Dr. E. H. Pratt in Evanston at Judge Bridgeman's instruction to regenerate minds of those convicted of moral crimes. Two young siblings among the patients are under twenty. others include two men and two children with pending Michigan charges. names withheld.

Associated Press Chicago E. H. Pratt Evanston Ill George W. Bridgeman Circuit Court of St. Joseph Mich Dr.Pratt Bridgeman Pratt St. Francis Hospital

Phillies buy pitcher Elmer Jacobs from Burlington club

Philadelphia reports the National League club has purchased pitcher Elmer Jacobs from Burlington Iowa in the Central Association League. The price was not disclosed.

Philadelphia Elmer Jacobs Burlington, Iowa

Seattle Warring Against Rodents

Seattle health officer Dr James E Crichton said the bubonic plague rat problem is serious but the city hopes to prevent an outbreak. He noted no human plague cases in six years, 24 lecue rats found, and seven killed in a waterfront section being made rat proof with demolition and cement basements.

Associated Press Seattle Wash James E. Crichton Health Department

Croup and Diarrhea Care for Babies in Better Baby Bureau Advice

The article outlines home remedies and cautions for common infant illnesses. It covers vomiting, diarrhea management, croup treatment, convulsions, falls, burns, choking, and general precautions to prevent severe outcomes, urging timely medical consultation when needed. It emphasizes cleanliness, proper feeding, and preventive care by mothers.

Develo Better Babies Bureau

New Federal CommissionOutlined Scope and Leadership

Washington October 24 The new federal industrial commission empowered by Congress outlined its activities and elected Frank P Walsh permanent chairman and J R Commons temporary secretary The commissioners named included Mrs J Borden Harriman Frederic A Delano Harris Weinstock Thurston Ballard John B Lennon James OConnell and Austin B Garrettson Samuel Gompers praised the commission’s potential to achieve reforms neglected by prior groups.

Washington Federal Industrial Commission Congres United States Frank P. Walsh Kansas City J. R. Commons Madison Wis J. Borden Harriman New York Frederic A. Delano Chicago Harris Weinstock San Francisco Thurston Ballard Louisville John B. Lennon Bloomington Jil James O'Connell Austin B. Garrettson Iowa Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor In America

Best Hats Under Two Dollars at One Shop

A single outlet offers the finest hats for two dollars or less. Velvet bands, imported seas and derbies are featured, with every new style promising value and smart headwear for every buyer seeking quality on a budget.

No Election In Coahuila Sunday Called Off

A dispatch from General Joaquin Maas, new federal governor of Coahuila, states no election will be held next Sunday due to burned bridges hindering access to Saltillo for proclamation. Maas and General Tellez moved troops, then redirected to Monterey to aid defense against a siege by the Constitutionaliste.

Laredo Texas Coahuila Mexico Joaquin Maas Saltillo Maas Tellez Neuvo Laredo Monterey

Scottish Rite Masons Seek Temple Contract at White House Visit

The Thirty third degree supreme council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Free Masons Southern jurisdiction spent yesterday in executive session over awarding a contract for the Scottish Rite Temple project in Washington, costing about half a million dollars. Members then called at the White House to pay respects to President Wilson. Several Army officers who rode ninety miles on horseback last week are expected to remain prominent for days.

Washington Supreme

Striking Miners and Operators Aid Dawson Rescue Effort

Striking miners from Trinidad and Starkville join rescue work for miners buried at Dawson. Seventeen volunteers previously on first aid and helmet teams aided by supervisors depart for Dawson, amid a month old labor conflict between miners and coal operators in Trinidad Colorado.

Trinidad and Starkville Dawson Trinidad Colo

California’s Sleeping Palm Versus the Always Awake Itching Palm

A playful contrast notes California’s rare blooming palm that flowers once in fifty years against the perpetual, inescapable temptation of the itching palm, implying constant desire or greed.

California

Fisher Indicted for Old Crime in Whitfield County

Ira Fisher, who stirred the Mary Phagan case by accusing an Atlanta merchant, was indicted by a Whitfield jury for the five year old murder of his brother in law Dug Steele. Fisher remains jailed in Atlanta on criminal libel charges as new evidence emerges regarding Steele’s death on a railroad track.

Associated Press Dalton Ira Fisher Mary Phagan Atlanta Whitfield Dug” Steele Fisher Steele

Esperantists Protests Over Kiev Murder Trial

A Kiev murder trial protest spreads through Esperanto groups in New York and Maryland. Seventy years ago lawyers and public officials adopted a resolution, translated into Esperanto, and mailed it to Esperantist councils and to Senator Root. a petition urged Senate action.

New York Kiev Council of Esperantists Root Senate

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