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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
10
Mrs. Susan Ross was found guilty of second degree murder in Fulton Missouri for killing her husband J. H. Ross as he slept. The jury set a ten year sentence. The revolver lay hidden under a room rug. The couple’s 17 year old son Ernest testified he had struck his mother.
A Mobile society notice summarizes visits and movements of many locals. Mrs J W Williamson and Emma Williamson of Range Ala are at the Battle House. Harry E Parker of Birmingham visits Mobile. John McDuffie of Monroeville is in town. I P Adams of Montgomery visits friends. George M Armstrong of Indian visits Mobile. Robert Goodman of Kin Hood comic opera company is at the Cawthon. Dr W A Thompson of Vinegar Bend spends Friday on business. C M Loftin of Atlanta on business and visiting kin. Ude an Henribique, formerly a resident, in Mobile for a week at the Cawthon. Mrs Edna D Pierce and George H Pierce of Laurel Miss visit Mobile. Ora Whetstone goes to Memphis to live and joins Western Union Telegraph Co.
City notes report the government cut off a channel too narrow for local oystermen to maneuver their small boats causing them to run aground. They ask lights be placed on the old channel to aid operation. Closing sessions mark the Mobile County Teachers Institute at Oakdale and the colored teachers institute at A. F. Owen school. Deputy Sheriff James McKenzie returns to duty after five weeks ill. A fox hunt near Grand Bay led by John Chapman with thirty hounds starts a multi day pursuit.
J B E Jones and A H Beatty faced embezzlement charges with Oct 1 hearings set by the grand jury and court. The record notes fines for Macon and Latimore and a cocaine sale case resulting in $100 fine and 30 days, plus Will Hope fined for disorderly conduct.
The New England bankers urged changes to the administration currency bill before the senate banking committee. Led by Charles P. Blinn they objected to provisions and cited regional reserve bank fears of a temporary credit reaction.
Philadelphia September 26. President Rea announced the board of directors has decided to sell its security holdings in anthracite coal companies tied to the system for nearly forty years. Susquehanna Coal Company is the principal operating company and selling agency.
The final session of the Central Division convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America discussed whether manufacturers should control resale prices. J. E. Linthan of Chicago chaired the proceedings as the meeting adjourned.
General George P. Harrison of Opelika is chosen as Alabama member of the American Bar Association general council to succeed Governor ONeal. Lawrence Cooper of Huntsville is elected vice president from Alabama. General R F Ligon of Montgomery is named to the Alabama council.
You can get prompt relief by taking Electric Bitters a remedy praised by women. Mr John Dowling of San Francisco reports it cured his wife when all else failed. Good for the liver indigestion and biliousness priced 50c and 1.00 at Van Antwerp Drug Co.
Robert Adamson secretary to the late Mayor Gaynor will manage the campaign of fusion candidate John Purroy Mitchel for mayor, Mitchel announced today in New York.
In St Paul Minnesota today the American Commercial Executives discussed standardization of commercial organizations. Officers will be elected and the next convention city chosen, with the meeting concluding tomorrow.
A vintage ad claims Dodson's Liver Tone cures lazy liver without calomel side effects. It touts safe, pleasant vegetable liquid benefits for constipation sour stomach and related issues. The druggist guarantees satisfaction and offers a 50 cent bottle with money back if not satisfied.
The Lyric Theatre reopens Sunday with the photo play North of 53 and runs Monday and Tuesday with the same attraction. Matinees Sunday Monday and Tuesday priced 25 cents to all seats. evenings 50 cents. Next Friday features William A Brady's Ready Money with a strong cast.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with qunine and iron. It promises malaria relief, blood enrichment, and overall system strengthening, priced at 50 cents.
The death occurred today of Harry Gabriel Pelis sier, noted composer and entertainer and founder of The Follies troupe. Born in London in 1874, his passing marks the end of a prominent career in music and revue.
Advertises Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer promising restoration to original hair color at ages 17 or 18, claims to kill dandruff and stop itching, and offers a money back promise. Notices product sold in Mobile.
A remark recalls that early slit skirt designs were labeled directoire, noting how naming shifts reflect evolving fashion. The line underscores historical flavor in skirt silhouettes and stylistic departures through time.
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