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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1912

Page

4

Mexican Diaz Officers Executed by Federal Court Martial

In Vera Cruz two officers Major Zarate and Major Guesta were shot after a secret court martial. Felix Diaz faces possible death sentence as public opinion runs high. Commodore Azueta met General Beltran coldly and may face court martial. Vera Cruz garrison stands at 2,500 as daily life returns to normal.

Vera Cruz Felix Diaz Fernando Zarate Julian Villas Diaz Azueta Federal Navy Beltran

Alleged treachery doomed Feliz Diaz in Vera Cruz

Juan Soto Fernandez, ally of Orozco, claims General Beltran promised to help Diaz and then betrayed him at the start of the Vera Cruz uprising. He says exiles in San Antonio had no official word on Beltran’s side, but considered him to have sided with Diaz.

New Orleans Feliz Diaz Vera Cruz Juan Soto Fernandez Orozco Chihuahua San Antonio Beltran Diaz

Demonstration in Mexico City Backs Government

A large crowd in Mexico City paraded last evening waving banners and shouting hurrah for the government and death to Diaz. Mounted police kept contact with the demonstrators and no disorder occurred.

Mexico City Diaz

Notes of the Waterfront Port Activity Report

The Norwegian steamship Agnella arrived from Puerto Cortez with bananas and discharged at Louisville and Nashville docks as Hubbard Zemurray ships. The British Grendene shifted to pier 5 to bunkers and load general cargo, Norden to pier 4 for cottonseed cake, Seeberg Atlantis to pier 8 for general cargo, Alexandrian sails to Liverpool with cotton and lumber. Leylands leaves for Progreso with sisal after taking foodstuffs. Hartney sails for Szagua Cuba with lumber.

Agnella Puerto Cortez Louisville Nashville Hubbard- Zemurray Fruit Company Grendene Norden

One-Armed Blount County Man Seeks State Auditor Post

M C Allgood of Blount county announced in Montgomery that he will run for state auditor in two years. He ran two years ago and finished second to Auditor C Brooks Smith. Allgood uniquely invited voters to hunt or fish at his home. Other candidates mentioned include W R Loyd, secretary of the state tax commission, and W F Wilkinson, a state public accounts examiner from Autauga county.

Montgomery Ala M. C. Algooa Blount County C. Brooks Smith Mr. Allgood W. R. Loyd State Tax Commission W. F. Wilkinson State Examiners of Public Accounts Auteuga County

Record-Breaking Mobile Court Opens with 150 Cases

The Mobile city court criminal docket is expected to span into December with over 150 cases. Pleas of guilty were entered yesterday including Harvey Augusta for log theft, James Alexander for grand larceny, Marion Theilgaard vagrancy, Corinne Glover for assault to murder, and others. The week’s schedule lists 28 through November 2 with offenses from petit larceny to prohibition violations and burglary.

City Court of Mobile Harvey Augusta Hickasa Bogue Creek Three Mile Creek James Alexander Marion Theilgaard William Hailey Edward Conway First Nonle Prasse Marvy Bains Corinne Glover

Panama Canal Tolls Still Worry Britons

London reports that British naval strategy reserves Panama canal use for small craft. Larger ships for the China station will travel via Suez, while West Coast ships stay near Esquimault, with crews rotated across Canada. The piece notes the canal’s military value to the United States and potential future American expansion.

London Panama Canal America China Station Canada Esquimault Admiralty United States

Bread and Circuses Warn of Political Danger

Governor Marshall in Allgangy Ore argues that parties using bread and circuses to sway voters mirror ancient Rome. He warns overcapitalized political leaders threaten U.S. democracy as campaigns rely on crowd-pleasing tactics and sensationalism.

Allgany Ore Get Morschattofaiti United States Jayshall Marshall

Captain William H. Davidson Dies at 101 in Conn

Captain William H. Davidson, longtime Adventist foreign missionary, died in Meriden Conn on October 24. If he had lived until November 6 he would have been 102. He began his missionary work at 16 and served among savage peoples, mainly in South Africa, and fought in the Civil War.

Meridex Conn William H. Davidson Adventist Church Tagdéy Davidson South Africa

Bicyclists Sweep Up Licenses In Mobile Crackdown

Police arrested about thirty bicyclists for failing to buy the 50 cent bicycle license tag in Mobile. Twenty four were taken into custody at Dauphin and Royal streets while others were fined or released after paying the license. The crackdown led to a rush at the tax collector’s office as riders sought to comply.

Doyk Dauphin Royal Streets McGinnis Royal Dauphin Street Mobile

Walter Seed Reticent As To Governorship

In Montgomery Lieutenant-Governor Walter L. Seed said he will not be influenced by other gubernatorial aspirants and will decide independently. He is undetermined but has received many letters urging him to run while he remains a statewide prohibitionist with strong support.

Montgomery Ala Walter L. Seed Mr. Seed Sovernor Air Seed E. Perry Thomas Mufaula Wufaula

Rat catchers capture four-foot alligator in New Orleans

Rat catchers continuing their long campaign against vermin in New Orleans after the bubonic plague outbreak report a four-foot alligator found in shallow water beneath the wharves. The discovery comes during ongoing efforts to clear the riverfront of rats.

New Orleans Tlavane

Two Well Known Women Seriously Injured in City Accidents

In Montgomery Alabama two prominent women suffered critical injuries late Wednesday night. Mrs Broghurn of Dothan fell while alighting a street car and remains unconscious, her husband an Atlantic Coast Line conductor at her bedside. Mrs Bradford of Dexter Avenue was also struck by a street car and is gravely hurt, en route from the state fair with her sister.

Montgomitry Alo B.roghurn Dothan Wit KA. Bradford 5Th Dexter Avenue Atlantic Coast Line Cogburn Po Larkin Washington Street Fair Grounds

Cascarets Morning Cleanse For A Clear Head

An old advertisement claims Cascarets can cure bilious headaches and a coated tongue by cleaning the liver stomach and bowels. It promises quick relief with a Cascarets ascent box to make you feel cheerful and pleasant, and urges readers to act now.

Wife of Dan Sickles Rushes to His Aid in Court

New York October 24 The estranged wife of General Daniel Sickles petitioned Sheriff Harburger to pause the sale of his personal effects. Abs Sickles pledged to pay about November 19 to satisfy a new judgment against him as the veteran’s finances remain strained.

New York Daniel Sickles Spain Harburger Abs. Sickles Phigis Sickles Spein Wren House Bank of the Metropolis

Woman Fined for Selling Liquor in Prohibition Case

Laura Anderson, described as a white woman, was fined 250 dollars or 90 days hard labor for violating state prohibition laws and announced an appeal. James Milburn, a black man employed by her, received a similar sentence but was changed from hard labor to jail due to infirmity. witnesses testified liquor was purchased from the woman.

Laura Anderson Edington James Milburn

Fifteen Year Old Held for Murder in Mississippi

Minnie Nowell aged 16 was brought from a rural home four miles south of Philadelphia Mississippi under arrest for the murder of her mother. She pleaded not guilty at arraignment claiming the shooting was accidental.

Philadelphia Miss Minnie Nowell Here

Bishop Allen Attends Southern Diocesan Conference

Bishop Edward P. Aten of Mobile attended a New Orleans conference with Archbishop Kenk. Bishops from six states met to discuss important diocesan matters with heads of the church in the South. The Catholic Church Extension Society president also attended.

Edward P. Aten Mobile New Orleans Kenk South Catholic Church Extension Society United States

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Travel Aid Ad

An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as essential for travelers. It claims the tablets relieve weak stomachs, support digestive fluids, and mimic a strong stomach's work while promoting ease for druggists selling 50 cent boxes.

Stuart

Fourteen Charged With Prohibition Violations

Fourteen cases of alleged liquor selling violations are docketed in the city court criminal term. Most offenses occurred within the past sixty days. Defendants include William Murray, Lillie Lartigue, Jacob Hauser, Augustus Dixon, Charles P. Frederic, A. H. Brinkman, Sam Kelly, P. M. Slaughter, Fannie Moorer, Charles France, Charles Moorer, Frank Singleton, Peter Reese, Hopsey Williams. Lilibut B. Eldridge, arrested last week in the segregated district, was indicted for operating without a license.

William Murray Lillie Lartigue Jacob Hauser Augustus Dixon Charles P. Frederic A. H. Brinkman Sam Kelly P. M. Slaughter Fannie Moorer Charles France Charles Moorer Frank Singleton Peter Reese Hopsey Williams Lilibut B. Eldridge

Vinci claims save son from ill health in Alabama ad

A testimonial from Richard Bush of Columbus Indiana praises Vinci for restoring his son Dale to health after a severe bout of whooping cough and measles. The ad claims Vincis cod liver elements and iron restore strength, with a money back guarantee and sale through Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation in Mobile Alabama. Saxo Salve is also advertised.

Richard Bush Columbus Ind Vinci Dale van Antwerp’s Drug Corporation, Inc Mobile Ala P. S

Raid Across Continent Seeks Mine Man Amid Colorado Dreams

A raid spans the continent in pursuit of a mine man while showcasing Dream Land's Colorado scenery today. An advertisement highlights the scene and invites attention to the event.

Colorado Dreamland

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