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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1914
Page
5
An Orange Texas market robbery leaves $46 stolen from a safe and $203 left. A handwritten letter from an anonymous suspect asks for mercy, claiming a hungry family and three months of unemployment. The victim, J Newman, chose not to pursue action.
Pensacola Florida September 28 The marble building once owned by the First National Bank will be sold at auction in mid October by bank receiver W H Milton. Erected about five years ago at a cost near 200 000 the receiver will not consider bids above 68 000 the price offered months ago.
A promotional piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and liver remedy. It claims good blood shapes courage and health, promises guaranteed benefit or refund, and asserts transparent ingredients and multiple health uses including lung and bronchial benefits.
A mobile medical expert promotes a private and special disease cure for men and women covering eye ear nose throat lung stomach and other conditions.
Boston last week built an eight and a half game NL lead as the Braves tightens the pennant race. New York, St Louis, and Chicago chase behind with St Louis two games back and Chicago threatening. In the AL the Boston club faded and Philadelphia and Detroit vie for third while Chicago New York and St Louis battle the second division. World Series plans may begin after October 9. Milwaukee clinched the American Association title as Indianapolis and Louisville contended. Chicago reclaimed first in the Federal league with Baltimore’s win.
Ernest von Schlabendorff, a German refugee, stays at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York. He arrived from Marseilles with francs marks pounds and other currencies including Greek bank notes and Balkan coins worth about 1403 dollars in U.S. currency, and says he once headed a German seamen mission there before hostility and flight led to its closure and destruction.
Home treatment of disease relied on roots herbs and barks of the field. Lydia K Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, first prepared for home use from these recipes, now has fame across the country helping thousands of American women.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels may attend the Alabama Confederate Veterans reunion in Mobile October 22 to 24. Division headquarters will host free accommodations and meals. delegates are allotted by camp size, with detailed reporting to the adjutant general and brigade commanders.
With the arrival of the British steamer Dunston and two more expected today Pensacola shipping is busier than in two months. Steamers will carry lumber timber and naval stores to foreign ports mainly England. Moving stock from on hand will employ large workforces and some ships will transport turpentine and rosin to buyers abroad.
Peter Burke Jr of Roche and Burke travels Tuesday night with wife and daughter to New York Detroit Baltimore Boston and Philadelphia to attend the world series games Braves vs Athletics. He will study equipping his undertaking business with motor vehicles of every description while away from Mobile.
R F E Roberts of Homer City Pennsylvania praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saying it has never failed to give the desired results after years of use. The product is sold by all dealers.
Rev. J W Phillips of First Baptist led the Bienville Square services praising the buy a bale campaign as a mutual aid effort to aid the South’s cotton economy disrupted by the war in Europe. He urged unity and charity, declaring all men are one blood and calling for lending a hand to relieve the financial distress.
Erwin Bruster reported to police that his blue bicycle with a large spring seat was stolen Saturday from in front of the United Fruit Company building at the foot of Government streets.
The president of the New York Woman Suffrage Association and her assistants organize the sixty sixth annual convention opening in Rochester on October 12. A pre conference canvass will send regiments of women to towns for meetings luncheons and dinners inviting every politician to engage before the statewide vote on the amendment.
A running race meeting in New Orleans conducted by the Business Men's Racing Association will run from January to February 17, the day after Mardi Gras. President I B Rennyson announced the plan. Louisiana law prohibits betting on horse races.
Leonard Dammann general manager of the National Surety Company of New York visited Pensacola to assess aiding cotton and naval stores producers. He inspected the local warehouses but would not discuss specific assistance. He departed for New Orleans and Texas after the visit.
Providence defeated the Chicago National League team 8 to 7 to secure the International League championship. Providence batters hit visiting pitchers freely in the high scoring contest.
By Associated Press. New York delayed season end confirms Providence as pennant winner for the first time since 1905. The race was extremely close and Rochester slid from first to third in the final days.
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