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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
7
The University of Washington baseball team defeated Rice University 9–0 in a game reported from Tokyo. The scoreline shows a decisive win for Washington with strong pitching and offense shaping the outcome.
In Baltimore on September 27 a black woman with a bullet wound and a black man with a deep stomach gash were hospitalized after ongoing disturbances over segregation. A Mosher Street house was attacked again despite police guarding it, and several other targeted homes had windows smashed as crowds dispersed later.
J D Johnson a Charlotte detective en route from Birmingham with two prisoners was arrested in Atlanta on a kidnapping charge. He had gone with requisition papers to fetch Wm Cleveland and J P Smith from Charlotte for passing worthless checks. The magistrate held the prisoners as material witnesses and Johnson was released on recognizance. The hearing was set for noon today.
Announcement at the Moose hall says a personal representative of James J. Davis will visit Mobile next week to review plans for a new Moose lodge on Government street. Estimated cost is about 35 000 dollars with bonds and higher dues to finance the project.
Alva W. Richards of Utah, last year’s Olympic high jump champion, entered Cornell College of Agriculture at Ithaca and reported to Coach Jack Moakley. He trained in weight throwing after arriving and demonstrated six feet in the high jump.
Philadelphia Sept 27 Edward Taylor Snow landscape painter and art collector died at his home aged 73. He valued his collection of old masters at 1 000 000 and served as art commissioner at the Tennessee Centennial at the Omaha Exposition and at the Josef Israel International celebration in The Hague.
Del Gainor of the Detroit Tigers is praised as a quiet, efficient first baseman. He avoids flashy play, handles chances well, and remains dependable despite a weaker batting eye. His value to manager Hugh Jennings is noted despite limited hitting prowess.
In Parchim on Sept 27 an army officer's servant fatally harmed two German soldiers and mortally wounded himself during a raid after a robbery. He struck the men with two ordnance items and died after using his last cartridge.
John Purroy Mitchel, fusion candidate for mayor of New York, accepts Independence League backing after selecting Robert Adamson as campaign manager. Earlier he declined support due to associates lacking endorsements. fusion committee later allows candidates to accept other nominations. Also notes shifting city concerns about street paving holes.
Captain Joseph B Bernier returned from Baffin s Land and dismissed reports of gold there as government hearsay. He described rivers full of salmon, rich resources, five month warm season, two months of real heat, and sparse vegetation with no trees. Hudson Straits navigable four months yearly with safeguards.
The Standard editorial links English capital led by Pear son & Son to funding a Panama rival canal through the Atrato and Cupica rivers. It questions whether Colombia could secure foreign support to build the ocean to ocean waterway itself and challenges Monroe Doctrine implications for American sovereignty.
The estate of Abel Stearns of Los Angeles valued at 7 000 000 will be contested by New England relatives when its distribution is due. He died forty years ago leaving his widow Arcadia Stearns Baker who died in Los Angeles a year ago. Former Judge J W McKinley represents the New England heirs in California court proceedings. A stray dog remark appears as an aside.
Chicago Sept. 27 American railroads gross operating revenue for the year ending June 30 1913 reached a record 8 171 000, an approximate 298 000 or nearly 10 percent rise over the prior year figures from the bureau of railway news and statistics. Total operating expenses were 2 200 991 281 up from 1 990 061 981. Passenger revenue rose less than freight with freight gaining the most.
Thomas K. Scott resigns due to ill health as general manager of the Georgia Railroad. His departure becomes effective October 1. A. Wickersham of Atlanta will succeed him, bringing twenty years of service here. Milton H. Sm of Louisville and Nashville and M. Walters of the Atlantic Coast Line board approved the announcement.
Archbishop Prendergast creates a new office for Catholic students at the University of Pennsylvania and names Rev. John W. Keogh as the first chaplain. Keogh will focus his work on university students and will serve from a Philadelphia church, following Pope Pius X teachings.
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