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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
5
In Chicago on September 4 Richard Rabay of a Syrian importing firm handed over $3,390 in bills to two men described as Armenians who promised to exchange for gold. He retrieved the money from his bank and, while exhibiting it, the two men fled with the roll after producing two $10 gold pieces to prove authenticity.
Dreamland presents Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild Show in three reels Sunday and other new reels at five cents.
In Charleston on September 3 martial law was proclaimed in the Vacant and Cabin creeks mining district. Guardsmen seized 200000 rounds of ammunition seven machine guns 1500 rifles and a bushel of revolvers and extended militia jurisdiction after miners damaged rail lines blocking coal shipments.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle bowel and liver cleaner. It claims bilious headaches coated tongue and bodily malaise improve by morning, with a 10 cent box promising refreshed wakefulness and cheerful mood.
New York dispatch notes demoted inspector Cornelius G Hayes could provide valuable information to District Attorney Whitman in the graft inquiry. Hayes breaks with Commissioner Waldo over alleged false statements about raids. William J Flynn begins duties as special investigator for the aldermanic committee.
A Sunday program showcases three reels at the West Show with two additional new reels offered at 5 cents each.
Governor Johnson of California is welcomed in Lincoln with a home visit by Governor Aldrich. William Jennings Bryan attends a Commercial Club luncheon and Dr Lucile Eaves introduces him at the night meeting. Two speeches are given, at the state fair and at the Progressive convention. Fifty women sit on the platform. A third party state ticket seems unlikely. The Crown Theatre shows Thelma in three reels from Marie Corelli.
SEA GIRT NEW JERSEY September 3 Governor Wilson learned that James Smith Jr former U S representative from New Jersey filed a petition in Trenton to run in the upcoming Senate primary. Wilson declined comment and allies debated whom to back in a conference with Hughes Gebhart and Westcott. No decision yet.
Delegates from Maine to Florida attended the Deep Waterway Association convention in New London Connecticut focusing on deeper Atlantic waterways and inland river improvements. President Taft was scheduled to speak Thursday with governors Wilson Foss Pothier Tener Mann and Secretary Nagel on the program.
In Muncie Indiana the Verest Park Literary and Debating Society discussed whether husbands should rise to build the fires with the affirmative winning. The negative argued housework is a wife’s duty and the judge ruled that a home is jointly managed with duties shared by both spouses.
John Smith of Chillicothe Missouri was found shot dead in a toilet aboard a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train near Kansas City Missouri. Police say he was killed by friends of a man he had helped arrest days earlier and warned he would not testify. Smith had earlier been robbed in Kansas City and had been followed by mob supporters. He had spent Monday at the police station before boarding the train to Kansas City. The source also notes a cinema showing a Reliance feature.
B P Wilson a white man from George county escaped Pascagoula jail by digging through walls. He had been held on a charge of criminally assaulting his 14 year old daughter. He was brought to Pascagoula for safe keeping after mob violence was threatened in Lucedale.
William Reinhardt, reputed for the ability to dislocate his shoulders at will, was jailed in a West Side police station after a hospital landing and a claim of attempted confidence tricks. Officials say he once swindled a railroad out of 1500 dollars and an attorney offered 1000 dollars for injury settlement.
In Warwick New York on September 4 Mayor Gaynor watched the turkey trot and bunny hug at the Red Swan Inn where fifty couples danced. He joked that the dance is artistic but prefers active exercise to idle talk and praised its healthy value.
Bids to 12 noon September 23 for 160000 Mobile sewer bonds at five percent interest for thirty years. Funds to extend Mobile sewer system. Bonds are city obligations. Bids require a 1 percent certified check. Mayor Laz Schwarz reserves right to reject all bids.
The Reliance great novel Thelma is shown in three reels at the Crown today only. Patrons are advised to attend for an extended presentation of the classic tale on the cinema’s rolling schedule.
San Francisco reports that for the first time women will witness a midsummer jinks in the Bohemian Grove. The Ladies of the Bohemian Club will see a reprise of The Atonement of the Pan, a music drama by Kenny Hadley and Joseph M. Redding, performed after the summer level finale.
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