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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1912

Page

12

Ghouls Invade Westlawn Cemetery in Canton

Canton Ohio September 10 police announce bodies stolen from graves near the McKinley monument at Westlawn Cemetery. Chief Smith says evidence exists of grave robbing plans and notes bodies were shipped to a neighboring city. Sexton Kennedy disputes claims, noting graves are carefully laid out and guarded.

Canton Ohio McKinley Monument Westlawn Cemetery Ghouls Smith W. Fiher Charles H. Kennedy Sexton Westlawns Cemetery Ryan Fremont A. Coldren

Rivals Her Daughter In Youthful Beauty

A famed society matron, famed for lasting youth, discusses facial care. She credits Mercolized wax with preserving pores and a fresh complexion, along with a saxolite and witch hazel facial prep to prevent wrinkles and firmness.

Judge’s prompt action averts lynching in Georgia case

In Cumming Georgia a young white woman missing since yesterday is found unconscious and later dies at her grandmother’s home. Ernest Cox a Black man confessed to assault and an attempt to kill him, prompting authorities to move him to Atlanta for safekeeping to avert a mob. Police fear more trouble if additional suspects are brought to Marietta jail for trial.

Cumming Eernest Cox Atlanta Gainesville J. B. Jones Marietta

Gainesville Chief Returns With Suspect in Assault Case

Atlanta dispatch reports Gainesville Chief of Police Smith delivering Ernest Cox into custody after his confession to attacking a white girl near Cumming. Cox arrived in Atlanta at 10 oclock tonight, with authorities stating the case is being pursued.

Atlanta Smith Gainesville Ernest Cox Cumming

Lad Amuses Playmates and Is Fatally Burned

Thibodeaux Louisiana September 10. Allen Ritchie 11 played with fire by spraying gasoline from his mouth and lighting it. He suffers serious burns and throat membranes are injured. Doctors fear possible fatal outcome.

Thibodeaux Allen Ritchie

Peanut Factory Burns in Ishville Tennessee

A fire destroyed the peanut factory of J. B. Coley & Co in Ishville Tennessee with a total loss of 55000. The blaze started in the roof and is believed sparked by a locomotive. Insurance covers more than half the loss.

Ishville Tenn Hie J. 8. Coley & Co

Mother and daughter reunited after 31 years in Ohio

Mrs. Mattie Weinland, a Columbus orphanage matron, met her daughter Nellie Barrows of Toledo after thirty-one years. Nellie, left with a Cincinnati family when nine, believed her mother dead until a recent letter revealed the truth. The reunion occurred at the orphanage, with instant recognition through eyes.

Columbus Oho Mattie Weinland Ity George Barrows Toledo Nellie Cincinnati South

Pan-American Review on Mobile Port Boosted by Local Group

Special edition copies of the Pan American Review focusing on Mobile and its port have been received by the Chamber of Commerce and Business League. The publication includes riverfront scenes and profiles of Mobilians and foreign diplomats, with 2500 copies secured for distribution. A weather bulletin notes a northeastern Gulf low and squally Tampa conditions, while cooler air reaches the West. Mobile fair tonight and Wednesday.

Pan-American Review Chamber of Commerce Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League Gulf of Mexico Tampa Fla Upper Lake Region Montana Winnemucca Nevada Colorado Albert Ashenberger Weather Bureau

Weather Outlook Shows Warm, Still Air Across East

A stagnant air mass with high pressure persists over the eastern half of the country. Sunshine and high temperatures prevail with Oklahoma reporting a top reading of 100 degrees at eleven locations.

Oklahoma

Roosevelt greeted by large Seattle crowd and speech

Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Seattle to a big crowd and a reception committee. Delegates to the Progressive state convention escorted him to Dreamland hall where he spoke while other delegates moved to the state armory to ratify Saturday primaries. He was to address the convention again before leaving for Tacoma.

Seattle Wash Theodore Roosevelt Dreamland Dancing Hall Col. Roosevelt State Armory Col Roosevelt Tacoma

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Liver Relief Without Calomel

Advertises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable tonic to enliven a sluggish liver and relieve constipation biliousness and sour stomach. Claims druggists guarantee refunds if not satisfied and offers a large bottle for 50 cents.

Dodson

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