15 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1913
Page
1
Total precipitation for forty eight hours ending Monday at 7 am reached 11.01 inches. Suburbs and county roads became impassable while city blocks flooded and bridges and paving damaged. Early estimates place losses between 10 000 and 20 000 dollars as damage spreads through Jefferson street district Oakdale and Hallett areas.
Montgomery reports say former Gov B Comer will not change Mobile county liquor policy, prompting questions on local option and prohibition alignment. The campaign notes few new developments beyond this stance with Henderson and Comer leading in state races amid damaged streets and minor storm effects in Mobile.
Former Representative Ralph D. Cole of Ohio testified to a House lobby committee that Martin W. Mulhall’s accounts about his conduct in Congress were filled with half truths and false statements. Cole denied Mulhall helped him gain his nomination or that he received NAM contributions and recalled Mulhall pressuring him to stop his fight against Speaker Cannon.
Prof Arminus Vamberg, famed traveler and Orientalist of the nineteenth century, died in Budapest at eighty two. The distinguished scholar's passing closes a long career of exploration and study across Asia and the Arab world.
Big Tim Sullivan lies in state at the Cathedral of Patrick after death in New York. Tens of thousands file past his features as mourners from every East Side sector join the solemn parade to Calvary Cemetery, led by Representative Kinkead and members of the Timothy D. Sullivan Association.
After a twelve hour search a posse failed to find the two men who attempted to hold up a Mobile and Ohio train near Jackson Tennessee late Saturday night. A man named George Sherwood arrested Saturday night remains in custody with officials silent on any connection to the incident.
Weather conditions and rain indications lead the committee of Mobile Dam No. 26 Order of Beavers to postpone the planned outing. The date will be announced later to prevent further disappointment.
Fifty year old Morris P. Root American superintendent at Tepic mines was intercepted by bandits and killed while defending the property to allow workers to escape. Fellow American engineer Max Lambert was left for dead at his Tepic home as refugees describe western Mexico in anarchy with rival rebel bands and widespread crime.
Dr Au reliano Urrutia the Mexican interior minister has resigned, accepted by Provisional President Huerta at midnight. He cites lack of required political qualities and notes his lack of political experience as a surgeon. Foreign diplomats reportedly opposed his retention. he authored the Huerta ultimatum later repudiated by Foreign Minister Federico Gamboa.
Dr W W Pinson of the Southern Methodist Board of Missions noted reports of Americans fleeing Torreon and Saltillo as fighting continues. Missionary J P Lancaster and his family, stationed at Torreon, have not been heard from since an order to leave the country. His last letter four weeks ago expressed confidence in safety. Saltillo’s school remains closed due to unsettled conditions.
Property owners accept a 28 cent per front foot reduction from 6.90 to 6.62 after removing the Stickney Hollow Drain culvert cost from the total. About a dozen objectors, represented by Francis J. Inge, attended the Monday hearing by city commissioners. The cut lowers the charge for all Dauphin street property owners in the district.
Missouri moves to recover about 300000 from 18 railroads named in the U S Supreme Court Missouri two cent passenger fare and maximum freight fare cases. Proceedings were begun before Judge Smith McPherson in Kansas City federal district court.
Mayor W A Gunter Jr president of Montgomery commissioners notes interest in the commission government in Mobile. He spoke with Mayor Esaed Fait and others in ongoing discussions about the plan and its potential success.
At the Mobile county weekly meeting the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners approved a 150 appropriation to support hook worm eradication per a request from the state board of health. Actions included road petitions, a bridge placement request, and measures against delinquent road taxes. Commissioner Gaillard presided in illness of President Bauer.
The snippet shows a weather forecast through Tuesday evening with rain in Alabama and Mississippi forecasts. It references winds from the southeast, local rainfall, and recorded municipal notations with fragmented time stamps and locations such as corner of eon and Dauphin.
D. E. Baxter, 36, killed his wife’s father Henry Smith 62 and Mrs Smith and Oscar Smith at the Smith home after she refused to allow him access. He reloaded and left calmly as police hunt him in the northern section of Memphis. Baxter, a separated husband, is believed heavily armed and at large.
Elias Michael, president of a large wholesale and retail dry goods firm in St Louis, died at his home at age 59. Born in Germany, he spent his boyhood in Memphis Tennessee.
The day in Congress records the Senate meeting at noon with passage of a $100,000 appropriation to repatriate Americans from Mexico. Senator Thomas delivered a tariff speech while discussions on a $25,040,000 roads program continued in cooperation with others. Currency bill and five minute rule amendments were noted as debates and testimonies included former Representative Cole of Ohio.
More than 14 000 Union veterans gather in Chattanooga for the forty seventh annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Allied groups join the event as Lookout Mountain Day celebrates with tours and battlefield talks amid rain. The opening business meeting approves departmental orders and opens seven headquarters in Minnesota Maryland New Hampshire Ohio Vermont West Virginia and Utah.
The Weather Bureau reports warnings reduce shipwrecks despite rising shipping. Wireless wind and pressure reports from Gulf and Caribbean vessels and West Indies stations aid storm alerts at the season’s height. About 88 percent of storms occur in August to October, with September the peak.
Washington reports that about 100 Americans fleeing the Mexican desert between Torreon and Satillo escaped mention in official dispatches. Consular officials say they crossed Patras on September 11, now in Constitutionalist territory. Some estimates say the group may face delays due to rough transport and bandit threats, with U.S. protection expected.
Duluth Minnesota reports Charles Howe a long missing heir learned his fortune of 50000 left by a relative in London Ontario. Howe has spent thirty years on Great Lakes freighters and now plans to claim the estate.
Norman E. Mack former Democratic leader failed to appear before Gov Sulzer investigator John Hennessy to answer charges of embezzling campaign funds. Instead he served a $6000 libel action and claimed Hennessy published false allegations of unreported contributions. Hennessy reiterated that substantial sums were unaccounted for and that blackmail threats involved canal road contractors.
A handwriting expert examined an alleged William Sulzer signature tied to a stock order for Harris & Fuller brokers. The probe links Lt. Col. Josephthal to a July 19 transaction, showing about $20 000 debt. Mrs Sulzer’s name appears in the correspondence. Details of the expert’s testimony remain undisclosed.
Cincinnati report notes National Baseball Commission session with August Herrmann Thomas neh B B Johnson and other magnates. Change in draft procedure allows winner to pick any player from a class A or AA club drafted by any club, expanding selection beyond a single club’s named player.
Cincinnati report notes disciplined actions against Tinker and Maranville following an unspecified incident. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary text.
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