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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
9
Mobile Bay Bridge Company plans a 2.5 million bond issue to finance the proposed bridge linking Mobile with the county. Investors in New York and local banks are expected to purchase portions, with $1.3 million of first mortgage bonds to be sold to a New York syndicate at ninety percent.
Jona Wilson departed the city for New York and Chicago to be away several weeks. In metropolitan centers he will undertake a special course in surgery as part of his professional itinerary.
Dr P B Wells pastor of Government Street Methodist Church was speaker at Bienville Square last night. He urged that belief in the virgin birth miracles divinity and resurrection underpins Christian faith. The sermon titled What Think Ye of Christ stressed the foundation of belief.
The old Bay Shell road on the west side of Mobile Bay will open to tourist travel about Wednesday though full shell surfacing will take several weeks. Construction crews have worked on the highway once a show place of Mobile, running from Conception street crossing the L and N railroad to Frederick's on the bay shore.
An advertisement promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty yet effective remedy for puny children. It claims quick weight gain and improved health, citing examples of a 9 year old gaining 12 pounds in seven months and a thin woman adding pounds in 24 days, with prices around 60 cents.
A dense three letter word crossword puzzle with numerous horizontal and vertical clues. It lists many short definitions including animal similar to a donkey, strikes, eggs of fishes, wigwam, insane, wr.htm, and various other terms referencing animals, metals, plants and colors. The grid appears challenging with a wide range of topics.
Two 19 year old women Miss Edith Penny of 35 Park Avenue and Miss Velma Macreadie of 88 Chichester Avenue were rescued from drowning at Shelton's swimming resort. Morris J. Danzey of 259 Congress Street and an unidentified man plunged in fully clothed to save them. Penny, a cousin of Macreadie, said they went under the surface three times before rescue and recovered soon after.
Milwaukee August 17 The Northwestern National Bank reports recovery of more than 200000 in bonds from the December daylight hold-up. Only 12500 of 290000 worth of securities remain unaccounted. Treasury agents recovered the bonds and turned them over to the bank counsel H. A. Sawyer.
Bewee mentions unclear details in a fragmented note. The text presents garbled phrases and lacks a coherent event or identifiable names.
Isabelle Deputy Thompson, who vanished from her Kew Gardens home weeks ago, surfaced last night at her aunt’s in north Amityville with her five month old baby. Police had halted a search after telegraphs reached them from Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Augusta Maine. Husband Geo A Hanston Thompson, former Columbia University history instructor now running a book shop, cited “temperamental differences” as a possible cause. She would not discuss the disappearance.
Alex Williams reports two unidentified Black men attempted a late night hold up on Elmira between Charles and Marine streets. He was cut on the arm and treated at City Hospital. Another man Phienes Belasco was seriously cut by attackers on Davis avenue near Da street.
Cape Gris Nez France August 17 A P reports Miss Gertrude Ederle prepares for the English Channel swim as she plans to begin at 7 45 a m from Cape de Cap a with the tug La Marinie carrying swimmers trainer Jabez Wolfe and a four piece jazz band for morale The band will feature trombone clarinet cornet and concertina and Miss Ederle who favors American jazz rejects fish in her diet with a menu of roast meat cutlets fried potatoes eggs and fruit She expresses strong confidence while trainer Wolfe questions training limits and massaging by men ahead of the historic crossing
Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley California defends her title at the women’s national tournament opening at Forest Hills. Seventy three contenders seek the crown including English players who beat America in team events. Wills meets Mrs Helene Pollak Falk of New York in a 4 p.m. match as the event runs through Saturday.
Heavy reinforcements from Spain head to Morocco to bolster the front near Melilla. Abd-El-Krim and his Rif forces are reported pushing Spanish troops from outer fortifications of the Melilla port as negotiators eye peace talks with France and Spain.
New Bedford Mass Aug 17 President A G Pierce of the American Woolen Company declined comment on a letter from William Green AFL demanding revocation of recent wage reductions in the woolen industry and said Congress would be asked to withdraw tariff protection now enjoyed by the industry He said he had not received the letter and had nothing to say until it arrives.
A Russian peasant writes Marcus Garvey praising his anti imperial stance and urging followers among Africans in America and Britain to join his plan for an Ethiopian empire. The message expresses broad sympathy in Garvey's struggle against perceived colonial rule and imperialism.
A district court sentenced two Russians, including Tiaraspat M. Var, technical director of the brand, to death for favoring private tracts over state cooperative bodies and accepting bribes from parties in a Siberia related case.
The Meriwether Lewis national monument will be dedicated tomorrow on the 151st birthday of the explorer who met his death there. Thirteen states invited to send representatives. the monument, built in 1848, rests on land donated by the federal government and state. Lewis, private secretary to Jefferson, was buried in 1809. a new shaft is under consideration.
In Rockingham North Carolina Aug 17 1931 habeas corpus proceedings to free W B Cole prominent cotton manufacturer from jail will not be instituted counsel for Cole announced tonight The defense plan was not disclosed It was learned that Ormond had pursued Cole s daughter and the two men had long stood bitterly opposed though no exchange occurred on the day of the murder
An AP dispatched report from Hong Kong states disorders broke out at Sekkia near Canton where Chinese civil guards fired on Whampoa cadets and cadets returned fire. Canton authorities work to restore trade by aiding foreign return and guaranteeing safety.
New York Aug 17 Services of the simplest character will mark the funeral of Mrs J P Morgan wife of the financier which will take place at Locust Valley Long Island this afternoon Mrs Morgan died last Friday from sleeping sickness Interment will be in the J P Morgan plot in Locust Valley cemetery
The final session of the 1925 season at Spring Hill Jesuit College ended this morning with participants praising the retreat as very successful and beneficial. Fr. Robert Bryant, S.J., a native of Massachusetts, led the program starting last Friday afternoon.
Omaha reports on August 17 that Congressman W A Oldfield of Arkansas tours the nation to organize and gain Democratic control of the next Congress. The article notes discussions among Nebraska Democrats about strengthening party leadership and strategy.
Clemson College reports 400 freshmen registered for the 1925-26 session and plans a weeklong freshman orientation before upperclassmen return. Officials expect a large student body and emphasize introducing new students to campus affairs.
Four car loads of cattle totaling 225 head were shipped from McMinn county by Owen & Company of Niota to Kentucky. The sale price was about 5750 dollars with weights from 200 to 850 pounds and ages from six months to three years.
Lieutenant Colonel Karl W. Kerwood of Philadelphia, one of the American officers, volunteers for service against Moroccan rebels and reaches the American squadron quarters in Casablanca after a delay in France and an incident on takeoff in Spain.
In Texarkana Arkansas two young men testified they were salting and fondling near a house when farmer R T Baglin fired a shotgun defense. He claimed provocation and was fined costs after the judge noted provocation as a factor.
Two sharks about six feet long were caught seven miles off Boulogne and displayed at the central post office. Fishermen note warmer water and rough seas affecting the Channel as efforts to cross continue.
An African leopard roamed Paris on August 17 sparking terror as residents hid indoors. Hunters with guns and dogs pursued the beast through Bois de Boulogne and city streets, torchlights flashing until it escaped into the heart of Paris near the Eiffel Tower.
In West Palm Beach Florida officials expect a peaceful settlement of Collier county land agitation after Governor John W. today suggested sending troops if needed. He said land may be sold at a price to squatters while paying regular prices, and promised rapid drainage projects in a graded area.
In Paris on August 11, Mia Cecelia Clark and Charles William Clark were granted a divorce. They wed in 1904 and Clark is described as the son of the late Senator Clark of Montana.
The Mexican gunboat was released from the docks this morning but repair is not finished. Officials say repairs will require two to three weeks more to complete at the yard.
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