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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1925
Page
7
Secretary of the Constitution discusses labeling a plane model exhibit at a science event. Debate centers on reclassifying the 1903 Langley machine as heavier than air and capable of sustained powered flight, preceding the Wright brothers’ success.
Washington June 10 Inter national News Service. The Naples project in Columbo aims to join Naples and Fort Myers with a new railroad line. The plan would lease and operate the route by Seaboard Air. No cost estimate was shown, but John F. as at bus, president and chief stockholder, would advance funds for the proposed construction.
The Langley machine, praised by observers, is linked to claims of sustained free flight. Dr Walcott acknowledges the Wright brothers achieved first sustained flight with a heavier‑than‑air craft, while Wright himself questions releasing his plane for a London museum unless Langley claims are adjusted.
An advertisement extols Tanlac as a blood cleansing tonic that restores appetite and color, claiming it rebuilds the body, aids weight gain, and improves strength after a few days. It urges readers to buy from their druggist and start treatment immediately.
In New York and Dayton Tennessee lawyers from the Civil Liberties Union prepare for the Scopes monkey trial. Darrow and Colby are chosen to defend John T Scopes with Charles Evans Hughes and Willard Bryan aiding the prosecution. Scopes suffers nerves from pretrial publicity and awaits events in Chattanooga.
Secretary of War John W. Weeks remains in satisfactory condition at the hospital while convalescing from gall stone surgery. He is gradually regaining his health.
Multiple obituaries note funeral services and interments. John Joseph Douglas age 66 dies Tuesday night. services at 3 pm from 1315 Old Shell Road with Magnolia Cemetery burial and survivors in Birmingham Mobile Philadelphia Wilmington. Mrs Mary McCall 37 dies in Mary, Tennessee. funeral from Roche mortuary. survives one son Robert Lecker. Martin Van Buren Stringfellow interred at Wilfer? after death in Mobile. survivors include Agnes Dixon Stringfellow and six siblings. George Francis Thomas cremation at Pine Crest Cemetery with Dixon & McKay. pallbearers named. William Dennis Jordan 33 dies in city. burial to Plomaton Alabama. survivors include wife Rachel, son W D Jordan, three daughters Eva Lee, Bessie Lois, Esther Maye. parents Enoch and unknown. The report includes scattered details of relations and locations.
Classified items show a care taker job seeker's notice in Prichard Alabama with a college background and excellent references seeking a permanent position. Also brief help wanted ads for care item, kitchen and domestic work, and a Jer sey cattle sale listing and furniture sale with contact details and phone numbers.
President Coolidge and party return to Washington aboard the presidential train. The journey from Minnesota was smooth, and Coolidge appeared in fine spirits after attending the Norse American celebration. He planned to resume official duties upon arrival at the White House.
Moscow reports the Soviet government and Harriman and Company of New York have agreed on a 20 year concession for the Chiatouri manganese fields in Georgia. Officials estimate royalty income of about 62 million dollars to Russia and Harriman profits around 120 million.
Decatur Georgia June 10 A.P. Mrs Rebec ca L Felton the first woman to serve as a U S senator celebrated her 90th birthday. A mammoth party was arranged by local women with Felton to speak at the DeKalb county courthouse. Felton widow of Congressman William H Felton was appointed in 1923 by Governor Hardwick to fill the Watson term.
William Darl ing Shepherd stands accused of murdering Billy McClintock with typhoid germs to claim the boy's 1 000 000 estate. Ten jurors were tentatively accepted with more panelists available. A verdict could come by nightfall as both sides hope for a completed jury.
Frank W. Ballston and Marshal D. Houston were arrested on charges of false advertising in Florida real estate promotion. They allegedly sold property at Palmdale Heights while advertising that the Miami Bank and Trust Company of Miami was trustee, a claim the bank denied.
The dirigible Shenandoah will attempt a flight to Minnesota replacing the disabled Los Angeles. Secretary Wilbur ordered the trip as soon as possible after word from Lakehurst that engine trouble forced Los Angeles to suspend her Minnesota cruise at Cleveland and require a complete overhaul.
An advertisement claims Lamar Reducing Soap can reduce fat from any body part without diet or exercise with quick, noticeable results. It markets a money back guarantee and sells at 50 cents per cake or three for a dollar through Lamar Laboratories in Cleveland Ohio or via Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Classified notice shows variable rates per inch with unclear pricing. It lists 20 per inch and 700 per inch for different ad types, causing possible confusion for customers. Further detail or correction needed to standardize pricing.
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