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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
7
George O. Hartman the leper who escaped quarantine is said to be hiding in Mexico. He sent a public appeal for funds to St. Louis residents to help finance a cure. The plea was received by C. R. Fairbank.
Wayland Everitt Benjamin a renowned attorney and author of many standard law books died in a New York hospital following an operation. He was 54 and lived in Plainfield New Jersey.
Washington reports a six year rise in wages while hours decline. Bakers led gains with a 22 percent pay rise and shorter workdays, while stone cutters and newspaper compositors saw smaller improvements. The Department of Labor notes this comprehensive study covers union scales and central city reports from 1907 to 1912.
Mrs. Sarah B. Duncan of Tipton Iowa reports a bad cold and violent coughing that threatened consumption. She bought one bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which stopped the cough and cured the cold completely. For sale by all dealers. adv
Chicago, Sept. 12. William L. Page and Wilber F. Cromer of Chicago, hired to explore Amazon head waters, are believed slain by natives. Peruvian government advices say an expedition found Indians with Page and Cromer’s guns and baggage after they attempted a trail between Chiquita and Jajalen.
Despondency is linked to indigestion and constipation and may vanish after taking Chamberlain's Tablets. Sold by all dealers. adv-
A Selma report claims Theodore Lacey, former Alabama convict department chief clerk, who is charged with stealing $90,000, is living in Puerto Cortez Honduras. A Birmingham private detective connects a Selma banana planter to aiding Lacey’s escape and arranging a plantation job near Puerto Cortez.
Selma report says Theodore Lacey, chief clerk of the Alabama convict department, is in Honduras. Arthur W. Donner from Selma says he met Lacey in Puerto Cortez and that Alabama would pay several thousand dollars to have him brought back. Lacey faces charges of stealing 90 000 dollars from convict funds before vanishing last evening.
Ladies seek quick relief with Dr King s New Life Pills praised for prompt safe action. Mrs M C Dunlap of Leadill Tennessee reports great help with their use. Get a box today price 25c. Recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Co Adv.
Falcon and Hope islands of the Tonga group have disappeared from view along with several hundred natives and a few white men. Captain J. P. Trask of the Sonoma reported the sinking after a Sydney to Tonga voyage. Seismic activity was noted about 2000 miles northeast of Sydney.
The body of Eugene C. Vailant, 38, of Ben Avon Pennsylvania, was found in woods near North Chelmsford Lowell Massachusetts. A bullet was in his head and a revolver lay beneath the body. He had been missing since August 21 and is believed to have shot himself in a temporary insanity.
Batesville Arkansas report states miner Chas McElfist and helper Seymour Lindley were killed when dynamite exploded prematurely at a manganese mine. Several other miners were injured but none seriously in the incident near Batesville. A separate dispatch from St Louis notes the death of Dr Conrad Trieber, 66, former professor of ancient history at the College of Frankfurt, brother to Judge Jacob Trieber, and donor of his library to Frankfort.
Somerset, Pa. Sept 12 Henry F Barron former cashier of the Farmers National Bank of Somerset eluded deputy sheriffs at a relative home seized a rifle and killed himself He was under indictment for embezzlement and due in criminal court yesterday morning to answer the charge
An advertisement for Knowlton's Danderine claims the 25 cent bottle dissolves dandruff and stops hair loss. It urges immediate use to achieve soft shiny hair, reduce itching, and prevent roots from dying, touting the product as the best investment for heavy, healthy hair.
In Los Angeles a warrant for the deportation of Clara Melcher a Vienna laundress arrived from Washington as federal officers pursue Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski. A U S grand jury will begin a probe here today amid reports Sulkowski and his Los Angeles heiress bride are in Japan. The Freeze parents were served subpoenas and the deportation warrant will not be executed until the grand jury acts.
Muenster Germany September 12 Aviator Hans Lorenz was killed during a two hour flight when he steered too steeply downward causing wing buckling. The gasoline tank exploded and the pilot's body was partly burned before firefighters put out the blaze.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with iron to build the blood and strengthen the system. It emphasizes its well known tonic properties and claims health benefits.
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