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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
7
Berry faced charges for violating the dog license ordinance which a recorder ruled unconstitutional. Attorney Rich argued commissioners exceeded authority. Recorder Hale sustained the defense. City Attorney Boone announced an appeal to the circuit court, reflecting a policy to appeal when city ordinances are struck down.
Four young men faced hard labor sentences in a local court for trespassing during a ball game. The defendants claimed various excuses as deputies removed them after being found watching through a knot hole, with one case noted as Harry Samuels.
Notice of default on two mortgages leading to sale of Lot number one in Chichester Place Mobile County Alabama. Amelia Lyons as assignee will sell publicly on September 18 1912 at 12 o clock noon in front of Mobile County Courthouse to satisfy the secured debt. Deed at buyer's expense.
A fragment mentions eye glasses or spectacles and fitting them, with unclear context about an age and people involved. The readable bits reference a seat for eyes and a surface, but crucial details are missing to identify names, places, or events.
A juvenile ballplayer with pea sickness was fined one dollar or ten days hard labor after a dispute over a Birmingham game. One black man claimed he only wished to see the last round and evaded punishment. Six prisoners received ten days hard labor suspended.
Bill Riley and Albert Holly were arrested after trying to pass counterfeit dollars at McNamara Bros. on Canal and Dearborn streets. A federal agent investigates the distribution as officers search for more coins and question the suspects amid a police inquiry.
Gov Woodrow Wilson traveling from Atlantic City to Jersey City drew a distinction between a campaign tour and a trip. He said the tour implies sweeping an entire section of the country, contrasting it with his stated plan.
The governor compares campaigning to a baseball tour taking short trips with rests between bases. He travels weekly until the campaign ends, rising early to board a 7:46 a.m. train from Atlantic City to Jersey City for a Hudson County parade review. He plans a quiet afternoon and then a special car to Syracuse for a speech tomorrow.
A barometric low persists over the northeastern Gulf and north Atlantic regions producing rain across the south Atlantis states including Tampa where 19.28 inches fell in four days. A high pressure area brings cool air from the Dakotas to the Pacific Northwest and into the upper Great Lakes, with heavy frosts reported at Modena Utah.
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