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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
10
United States marshal seizes the schooner General Whiting on an order from the district court. Ollinger and Bruce Dry Company claims 79 for materials and repairs. bond was posted.
The battleship Arkansas of the first division of the Atlantic fleet set a world record in elementary target practice off the Virginia capes. Number four turret fired 6 shots in 57 seconds, making six hits for a perfect score. The crew totals eighty one men under Lieutenant J. H. Ingram with pointers L. J. Rilley and J. Libbett.
A fire in Westhoof Texas destroyed an entire business block early yesterday, burning unchecked due to lack of firefighting equipment. The blaze caused about 150000 dollars in business property losses after waking the night operator at the telephone exchange, whose alarm came when the fire burned the receiver off its hook.
Advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a surface treatment that replaces gray with original hair color from when young. Claims include dandruff reduction, thicker hair, and fast gray removal. priced 50 cents a bottle with a three bottle trial and money back offer. Sold in Mobile at Van Antwerp Drug Store with mail orders available.
Dr G W Stiles and Dr R H Von Erzdorf of the Marine Hospital service will head a federal party riding a special car across Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad. The trip includes Alabama officials like Prof W E Hinds and Prof J P Thomas and ends with an arrival in Mobile Thursday at 6 80. Hobson will not ride.
A 1908 testimonial from Bowling Green Kentucky touts Beckman’s Alterative as a cure for long lasting coughs and lung trouble. The letter from A C Bettertsworth cites dramatic improvement after one week and several bottles, claiming it cured lung disease before the final stage.
Miss Elizabeth Johnston was renamed supervisor of the kindergarten department by the Mobile board. An advisory committee of three elders was named, and a Citronelle school building bid process was authorized. Alabama Port school reestablishment with prior fees and tuition approved.
Memphis Sept 17 J Miler a saloon keeper was taken into custody after an alleged confession by George Sherwood about an attempted Mobile and Ohio train holdup near Jackson Tenn last Saturday night Sherwood said the plot formed in a Memphis saloon a woman named Mrs Helen Miller wife of the saloon keeper is held as a witness Miller denies involvement Railway officials had prior warning and a heavily armed posse driven the bandits into the woods during the abortive attack
Colonel Reuben T. Durrett, noted journalist and historian of the Middle West, died at his Louisville home after a long illness. He was 89 and left a private library of more than 50,000 volumes.
The will of late Congressman Big Tim Sullivan splits wealth among his brothers and sisters. Married heirs Mrs Margaret Hickey Mrs Mary Ann Summers and Lawrence Mulligan a half brother receive equal shares, reflecting a previously reported fortune once said to exceed 2 million dollars but thought reduced by illness.
Three American cowboys rode into Port Seville Arizona and hauled down a Mexican flag from a flagpole. A mob of about 250 Mexicans gathered in front of the saloon where the cowboys hid. Douglas officers dispersed the crowd and the flag was later raised between two American flags for protection.
An aviator named P. C. Davis died in a Chicago hospital from injuries sustained in an aircraft accident during a flight over the Juneau county fair at Manston Wisconsin. He is the second Chicago aviator to die in 24 hours, the other being Max Lillie who perished at Galesburg Illinois on Monday.
In Calumet Michigan on September 17 a report notes a man about ten years old was found and identified among scattered details in a damaged clipping. The notice references a missing child and local authorities pursuing leads.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair cleanser that removes dust dirt and oil in minutes while improving softness shine and volume It claims dandruff will dissolve itchiness scalp stimulation and stronger longer hair with a 25 cent bottle from drugstores or toll stands.
Hugh Morrow of Birmingham declares no political ambitions and will not seek Congress in the Ninth District. Governor O Neal appoints Judge John C Pugh to Birmingham city court to fill Nesmith vacancy, citing Pugh strong circuit court record and broad support from Jefferson County legal community.
P. J. Costello a machinist for Alabama Iron Works collapsed and died at his station in Leakesville Mississippi on Tuesday afternoon. He was 46 and had come from Kenosha Wisconsin. his body was sent to Mobile for interment with no relatives in the county.
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