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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1913

Page

10

Diabetic Leg Amputation Report Promises Hope

A San Francisco businessman with gangrenous diabetes underwent an amputation between knee and thigh after sugar elimination. Surgeons reported a healthy wound by day fourteen and discharge in four weeks. The operation cited Fulton’s Diabetic Compound as key, with pamphlets available from John J. Fulton Co. in San Francisco.

San Francisco St. Winifred Hospital Fulton van Antwerp Drug Corp John J. Fulton Co

Diaz Confident of His Election and Return to Mexico

General Felix Diaz arrived in Berlin and said reports on his bid for the Mexican presidency are favorable He believes his chances are good He expects Provisional President Huerta to stay neutral Diaz vows to restore order if elected and will not comment on Wilson policy He plans to meet Porfirio Diaz in Europe and attend his birthday celebration before returning to Mexico

Associated Press Berlin Felix Diaz London Mexico Huerta Diaz Wilson Senora Diaz Biarritz Porifirio Diaz Germany

Fayette Promised Political Oratory Opens Fayette County Court

Four political addresses will mark the opening of the Fayette county circuit court in Fayette next Monday. Captain Reuben F. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture and industries, and John H. Wallace Jr., state game and fish commissioner, speak for their gubernatorial campaigns, while William Bankhead and W Buck Oliver join in a joint debate on Sixth District congress issues.

Montgomery Fayette County Fayette Reuben F. Kolb Agriculture and Industries John H. Wallace, Jr William Bankhead W. Buck Oliver Congress

Old Bull Finch Place Unitarian Church Destroyed by Fire

Boston reports the Bull Finch Place Unitarian church, among the oldest in the United States, was swept by flames. The fire caused about $50,000 in damage and forced guests from nearby west end hotels as the blaze raged.

Boston Bull Finch Place Unitarian United States West End

LIV-VER-LAX Ad From Sutton Bros Promotes Vegetable Remedy

An advertisement urges readers to try LIV-VER-LAX from Sutton Bros as an easier laxative alternative to calomel. The copy claims LIV-VER-LAX is purely vegetable and effective, urging constipated readers to buy locally.

Calomel Sutton Bros Sutton Sutton Bros. Adv

Wreckage Strewn Along Carolina Coast After Severe Storm

Rescue crews care for survivors from a four masted schooner near Ocracoke inlet. The Annie R Held drifted eighteen miles southwest of Diamond Shoals. the Seminole revenue cutter assists. An oil ship washed ashore below Ocracoke remains unidentified as floodwaters recede and rail traffic resumes.

Ocracoke Inlet Durant Ocracoke Annie R. Heldritted Diamond Shoals Carolina Norfolk Southern Norfolk Pinetown S. C Washington, D. C

Destructive Carolina Storm Causes Major Property Loss

Reports from Washington NC describe more than 3 million dollars in property damage along the eastern coast with heavy losses feared on Pamlico Sound. Beaufort county sua fered widespread damage to ships and waterfront structures while Ocracoke and Hatteras areas faced wrecked wireless stations and stranded vessels. No confirmed fatalities are reported in this dispatch.

Associated Press Washington, N. C Carolina Ocracoke Island Pamlinco Sound Beaufort County Pamlico River Washington Pamlico Sound Morehead City Beaufort Newburn Bayboro Belhaven Hatteras George W. Wells Ocracoke Inlet

Marine vessels and river news from Pensacola harbor

The bark Louis Moragues from Kingston Jamaica docked for repairs at Pinto Docks. British steamer Brooklet arrived from Gulfport. Burnley arrived from Huelva with iron pyrites and Teesbridge sailed for Hamburg and Hull with lumber. Belize sailed to Belize Town and Glitre shifted to Pinto Docks. Domingos J. de Silva moved to Turner Hartwell Docks. The Herndon dredge, now with Home Dredging, dredges the slip at the Southern Railway coal chutes. Two hydraulic dredges operate at piers 2 and 8. Tug Greenwood tows mud to Spanish River. Notice to Mariners updates Pensacola light status and references to navigation charts.

Louis Moragues Urug Fredericksen J. J. Feore Kingston Pinto Docks Brooklet Stone J. M. Walsh & Co Gulfport Miss Burnley Peterson Huelva Spain Teesbridge Cooper Hamburg Ger Hull Eng Belize Hansen B. H Glitre Spanish River Domingos J. de Silva Turner-Hartwell Southern Dredging Company Home Dredging Company Southern Railway Company Greenwood

Man with Lost Memory Identified as McPherson

The man who appeared at a St Louis hospital with memory lapse was identified as G. W. McPherson, a former Illinois Central freight office assistant foreman in Memphis. Identification was provided by Theodore Zurharist of Memphis. Authorities hope his family will locate him after the disclosure.

Associated Press ST. Luouis City Hospital G. W. McPherson Illinois Central Memphis Theodore Zurharist McPherson

Personal Notices From Mobile Hotels And Nearby Travel

A string of visitors check into Mobile hotels including the Bienville Cawthon and Battle House. Names include Mr and Mrs C C Trask Chicago Walter Wiley San Antonio George Schoening Columbia Rev W S Irwin Aberdeen L F Wagar Washington Mrs J Delmar Galveston J W Hawley Davenport David Vanatta W P Goff Muscatine Miss Alys M Shields Covington Ky Reed Wood Battle House chief clerk recovered from illness Mrs W M Guyther Pittsburg Mrs Jesse L Ward Meridian Dr Trevis Thames Newman Ga and others. A separate note seeks Claud Willmon of Winona Miss reported by his mother Mrs C P Willmon in Mobile as missing four months.

C. Willmon Claud Willmon Winona Miss C. P. Willmon Schwarz

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