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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1914
Page
5
Montgomery reports state superintendent W F Feagin left for Chicago to attend a national conference of administrative school officials called by P P Claxton. The meeting Thursday through Saturday will include delegates from across the United States to discuss pressing educational problems.
The 20 round featherweight title match between Johnny Kilbane and Abe Attell, initially set for October 15, was postponed after Kilbane injured his left thumb horseback riding. A new date will be arranged on Attell's arrival, likely around November 1.
Charles R. Crook a general storekeeper for the Southern States Lumber Company at McKinnonville near Pensacola was struck in the head and fatally hurt by a Black assailant identified as Maddox. The suspect fled toward the swamps as sheriff and posse hunted the area with no update by nightfall.
Pauline Brown listed as 11 years old sues Cris Sordis and Jim Contoroupis in Birmingham circuit court for 5000 dollars alleging Sept 12 damage related to debauchery. the filing notes it is the plaintiff's first marriage intention and cites a shipment amount.
Governor O Neill office report by Dr W H Oates state prison inspector finds Bessemer city jail prisoners suffer ankle sores from leg irons. inspector urges removal or reform. notes comparable practices in other counties and praise for Marshall county sheriff John Lewis for improvements.
City Commissioner Schwarz and finance committee member of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor will attend a meeting in St. Louis on October 22 to conduct important business. He also received congratulations from Chairman B S Biggs on his re election.
A mass meeting in Pensacola city hall discussed freight rate changes prompted by the Alabama railway commission. The Louisville & Nashville lines cut rates to Mobile about half those to Pensacola, threatening export cotton and pressing wholesale dealers to abandon Alabama territory and cede control to Mobile wholesalers. The protest targets south Alabama points.
Worldwide backache is linked to various illnesses from kidney trouble to liver disorders. Vitalitas is advertised as a constitutional cure that cleanses the system and reinvigorates organs. The ad claims dramatic relief for back pain and general ailments without alcohol or drugs. Stop by Sutton's drug store in St. Francis and Royal for a sample or information.
Father H Carra pastor of St Patrick s church New Orleans was taken by Italian authorities in Palermo and detained with reservists. He left New Orleans June 2 to visit family in Italy and describes his removal from home and forced mobilization. He hoped Cardinal Gibbons could help his release though American aid seems unlikely and officials doubt his freedom soon.
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