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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1925
Page
5
A sleepwalking child, Rose, was mistaken for a burglar and shot. She was rushed to a hospital with severe injuries including a torn roof of the mouth and missing teeth. Neighbors were awakened by the gunfire as the assailant, identified as Carbone, fired in the corridor. The family sheltered inside as the investigation began.
Neighbors report an assault at a residence, noting a 48 year old Rose involved and describing chronic behavior. Police respond to the incident and begin an investigation.
The Southeast Shippers Regional Advisory Board says business and industrial activity in the southeast will exceed the first quarter of 1925 by about 10 percent or more. Committees report optimism across building, coal, textiles, grain, and miscellaneous commodities, with Florida movement cited as key for building material demand. quar terly meeting in New Orleans also highlighted Florida rail congestion and upcoming permit changes, with A G T Moore re-elected chair. Birmingham chosen as next meeting site.
Mennonites who went to the Rio Grande valley in Mexico seek a return to Canada after two years of crop failures and famine. Disillusioned settlers describe failed milk and honey hopes and a wish to renew conservative life in Manitoba. About a hundred members changed trains in Dallas en route north.
The League of Nations council in secret session approved inviting the United States to participate in a special committee to prepare for an international disarmament conference. Russia and Germany are invited similarly, with texts sent via Berne and by mail respectively.
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