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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1915

Page

3

Woman Leader Guides Alabama Diversification Effort

Mrs. G. H. Mathis of Gadsden leads Alabama Diversification for Farmers moving to Mobile to meet J. Leslie Taylor, Mobile district chairman. The group splits the state into Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham districts with committees of bankers landowners and merchants to be named. Governor Henderson backs tick eradication to boost stock farming and reduce infant deaths from milkborne dysentery. Bulletins will report farm outputs and markets with Emmett Jones managing the department’s bulletin service. Prof Holden of International Harvester campaigns diversification with the effort.

G. H. Mathis Gadsden Eto- Wah Alabama Mobile J. Leslie Taylor Mathis Mobile County Montgomery Birmingham Henderson Department of Agriculture Prof Holden International Harvester Company

Mobile Leads Y M C A Drive for All Ties of Its Size

The Y M C A drive in Mobile reports the highest member tally for its size as 1 000 plus. Rev T A Johnston and local church members aided by leaders Fowlkes Armbrecht and Captains L Blanc and G W Threefoot helped add forty boy members. J H Reichert of Grand Bay Land Co spoke on the campaign and urged business support to continue aiding widow sons into the nation.

Democratic Party Nnsylvania South Fowlkes Armbrecht L. Blanc George W. Threefoot T. A. Johnston All Saints Episcopal Church First Baptist Church Central Presbyterian Church St. Francis Street Methodist Church Frank W. Evans Mobile

Birmingham Y M C A adds 403 to weekly roster total 1680

In Birmingham Alabama 403 new members joined the YMCA today bringing the week's total to 1680. The campaign in Mobile and surrounding district is led by a director who has left three aides to support follow up efforts and assist the Alabama Crop Diversification Association. A man and his wife by the author of The Fortunes of Fanny begins today in the item.

Birmingham Ala Birmingham Young Men’s Christian Association Mobile Alabama Fanny

Winners of October Contest See Cabiria at Lyric

The Item awarded 100 free tickets for Cabiria with a word hunt. Winners will receive mailed tickets for showings today and tomorrow at the Lyric with prize recipients listed by name and address.

Cabira Cabiria Lyric B. M. Person Palmetto Street Helen Burke Government Street S. A. Wallace Care C. J. Gayfer & Co

Governor mass meeting names and committee roles

A list of participants and elected committees for a Democratic mass meeting is given. Capt. A. C. Danner is president and chairman, W. B. McAleer secretary. Elected on resolutions committee are J. C. Rich, Joel W. Goldsby, Thomas W. Sims. Financial and arrangements include Espalla Jr., Sidney Douglas, J. B. Webster, J. N. McAleer, George H. Dacovich. Publicity by Leon Schwarz A G Quinn W B McAleer J Robert Ennis. Speakers chosen: L C Irvine Leon Schwarz Michael Judge. An invitation extends to Senator Hartwell and others to address Mobile county Democrats.

D.P. Bester W. N. Hunter J. Robert Ennis Lawrence Zacharias Thomas W. Sims D. R. Burgess Adam Glass John T. Bauer H. B. Gayfer Ed. G. Dreaper L. C. Irvine A. G. Quinn Thomas M. Stevens Joseph Espalla Sidney R. Prince J. B. Webster J. T. Schley Sidney Douglas James K. Glennon James T. Duggan Julius Goldstein Joseph H. Lyons Charles D. Willoughby G. Jacobson Dargan Ledyard John W. Phillips LeBaron Lyons F. B. Merrill Edwin J. Gower Joseph Dacovich C. B. Hervey James Gibboney J. C. Thompson N. Felis John Craft M. J. Vickers Ed. Laurendine H. B. Pake Paul J. M. Acker Micheal Judge Wm. H. Sledge Martin Holbrook Sam’l. B. Brown Thomas Tate Tunstall T. T. Palmer F. I. Thompson A. L. Quinn W. M. Clemens E. A. Brunnier J.J. Deegan P.cosminsky James KE. Armor G. J. Flournoy Herndon W. Fowler J. E. Winstanley T. E. Smith C. C. Pruitt Charles Iall N. G. Franelich L. J. Lehay J. G. Tyrrell G. E. Ainspaugh H. G. Bekars W. G. Copeland John J. Monahan J. C. O'Connell D. B. Dobbs E. S. Thomas G. H. Dacovich Finley McFaden Daniel A. McNamara A. C. Danner W. B. McAleer J. C. Rich Leon Schwarz Michael Judge Harry T. Hartwell Bart B. Chamberlain Claude Grayson W. E. P. Wilson Mobile County

Franz Joseph Refuses Demands For Cession

Paris April 3 A Paris Temps dispatch from Petrograd says Emperor Franz Joseph will abdicate rather than cede territories to Italy The aged emperor remains unshaken as Vienna awaits the Carpathian battle outcome to determine Austria's stance.

Paris Petrograd Italy Francis Joseph Emror Vienna Carpathians Austria

Sixty first to tenth prizes list with addresses

A fragment listing prize recipients from sixty first to tenth positions. Names include James H. Doyle Jas. K. Glen non & Co Mrs P J Brown and others with corresponding street addresses at 753 Selma 106 Cleveland 356 South and similar locations. The text reads like a local notice or prize list, with multiple female names and residences.

Ruth Simpson Government Street Mattie Belle Kirkbride Theatre Street E. T. Paul South Reed Avenue C. H. Crabtree Whistler James Aanensen Cedar Street M. H. DeLaBar W. G. Baxter Dauphin Street Elizabeth Fryar Care Eldredge Grocery Company Washington Avenue Lillian M. Thompson South Bayou Street Geo. E. Stone Georgia Avenue W. M. Powell Co. E Toulminville Gladys Alexander Shell Road Ashland Place Reva O. Calcina South Scott Street H. M. Senken Conti Street Oliver Adams South Conception Street Marie Dickinson Old Shell Road Foote’s Lane J. S. Arnold, Jr Fearaway A. Wallace Lawrence Savannah Loretta Stewart S. Lawrence Street Robert C. Ricks, Jr Spring Hill Ala Lowry Sturgeon St. Joseph Street M. Martin S. Lawrence Sylvester Bansier Texas Street Lillie E. Hieronymus Church Street J. W. Pritchett St. Emanuel Street B. Toomey N. Jackson St M. T. Judge, Jr Marine Street Marguerite Brady Spring Hill Avenue Charles B. Todd Care Zimmern Coal Company James K. Evans New St. Francis Street Mamie Ruth Monaghan S. Warren James H. Doyle Care Jas. K. Glennon & Co P. J. Brown Selma Street Theodore Swann Cleveland Joseph F. Bullock South Lawrence Street J. E. Paterson Rapier Avenue Enez May Kern State Street C.H. Colvin South Winkinson Street Marietta Gonzales Eslava

Bulgaria’s Balkan Trials and Shifting Boundaries in War

The article surveys Bulgaria’s losses after the Bucharest treaty of 1918, listing key territorial concessions to Serbia Greece and Turkey. It notes Bulgaria’s demand to abrogate Bucharest and London treaties, blames Russia and Romania for pressure, and recalls the contested borders around Monastir Vodena and Florina with Turkey’s ongoing claims.

Turkey Bulgaria Bucharest London Tae Kotchana Ishtik Radovishta Serbia Salonika Doiran Demirhissar Seres Drama Kavla Greece I. M. Matthees St. Petersburg Roumania Balkan Austria Sarajevo Russia Sofia London Punch Strumitza Macedonia Mesta Maritza Monastir Vodena Florina Kirk-Kilisse Mandra Adrianopie Europe

Terrific Easter Storm Baffles Atlantic Coast Cities

A severe April storm swept the East from Florida to Maine with winds up to 76 mph in Long Branch and six inches of snow in New York. The weather stalled ship movements, delaying the Lusitania and stranding vessels, while Norfolk towns flooded and Billy Sunday’s Paterson visit was postponed.

New York Atlantic Toorida Maine Long Branch Lusitania Norfolk Billy Sunday Paterson Weather Bureau Washington Florida Main Virginia Capes Richmond Newport News Seaboard Havana Chicago Atlanta Lower Broadway Broadway Harry Bimberg Cotton Breker S. Auerbach Ruth Taggert Boston Philadelphia Atlantic City

Transformation of City Bank Into National Institution

The City Bank and Trust Company will convert from a trust institution to a national bank by week’s end. The National City Bank of Mobile name has been approved by the U S Comptroller of the Currency and capital will rise from 500 000 to 750 000 though stock oversubscription signals strong public confidence.

City Bank and Trust Company United States Comptroller of Currency National City Bank of Mobile City National Bank of Mobile Walker State Banking Department of Alabama B J. Buck The

Jury Deliberations Continue in Broom Murder Case

Early Sunday the jury in Mrs Theresa Mel Broom’s trial for the murder of her husband Reuben A McBroom had not reached a verdict. Jurors retired Saturday night and were not expected to be discharged before 2 am. Attorneys for the defense Webb and McAlpine reportedly agreed with the jurors while the state pressed for a conviction or acquittal after a long deliberation.

Theresa Mel Broom Reuben A. McBroom Messrs. Webb & McAlpine

New Yorker Bob Woods Offers 3 Day Te Habit Cure

Author Bob Woods claims a 3 day plan can banish tobacco and snuff habits with clear benefits. He offers to mail a free book to interested readers and asserts health improves, sleep steadies, appetite returns, digestion aids, and memory sharpens, reducing nicotine cravings.

Bob Woods T Station B New City

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