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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1915
Page
5
A Mobile County Jail inmate sends ten cents to the Plateau Sufferers Fund of The Item, writing from jail on April 2, 1915, that though confined he regrets not sending more and hopes to contribute again when able. He notes other inmates’ plight and expresses desire to aid once released.
Dave Levi chairs a committee of William F. Gass Sidney Steinau and Harold Simon to formalize the Comic Cow Boys into a real organization. Prospective members can apply to the committee, and a large meeting is planned soon.
Nora B. Gifford through her attorneys Tompkins and Kirkpatrick filed for divorce from Joseph Gifford on grounds of abandonment. They wed June 27 1889 in Beloit Wisconsin. wife currently resides in Baldwin County.
Thomas B. Allman of Whistler and W. H. Sanford were appointed ex-officio justice of the peace and notary respectively and filed their bonds in the probate court on Saturday.
The Mobile County Medical Society held its regular weekly meeting at 7 PM Saturday in their rooms at Conception and St. Michael streets. Attendance was exceptionally good and only business matters were discussed.
An appeal urges broad support for the needy who lost everything, urging generous contributions from distant and local donors. The writer, Harry C. Burton, expresses hope that all will unite to provide aid and cites divine blessing and timely help.
The Plateau Relief Committee plans a city canvass led by Dr. A. F. Owens of Selma University to aid Plateau sufferers. Donations are listed from Cortorce Dias Circle Jas Bowers and others, with clothing from local groups. The next committee meeting is at Emanuel Church on April 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Governor Charles Henderson designated April 5 as Clean-Up Week for the state to promote sanitary home and neighborhood cleaning. Mobile urged residents to observe the effort to remove rubbish and prevent mosquito breeding, with emphasis on keeping premises tidy beyond the season.
The Lokal Anzeiged comments on protests over the Falaba disaster stating that since England has rewarded merchantmen for ramming German subs and trained them to do so, German submarines must act swiftly to protect themselves. It notes that with valuable ships approaching, there is little time to rescue crews or passengers.
In Birmingham Alabama dealers rush to clear stock as the liquor regime nears its end. Several saloons and wholesalers have already closed via creditor attachments and more will exit by July 1. Sheriff Batson vows strict enforcement of prohibition with bonds required from violators.
The Mobile Retail Hardware Dealers Association plans a 4 PM start from Dauphin Street with about 500 guests aboard the steamer Charles E Cessna to Fort Blakely on the Tensaw River. return by 10 PM. Separate note: Government Street Presbyterian Church young men schedule a May 1 river excursion for missionary funds.
Yale's oarsmen won both the senior and junior eight-oared races against Pennsylvania on the Schuylkill River amid a severe blizzard. The cold wind and snow left the crews nearly frozen at the finish as officials struggled to judge the winner in both events.
A period advertisement urges against whipping children or scolding the elderly who wet the bed and promotes a free package from Harmness ZemeTO Co. Department 4102 Milwaukee Wisconsin. The notice claims a disease is the cause and asks readers to write for relief and to tell others after permanent improvement.
Robert Thompson, born September 1820 and oldest Baldwin County resident, visited Bay Minette to collect a pension. He recounts service in Mexico and the Civil War, a near execution for spying, and escapes, while stressing honesty, family, faith, and keeping active with woodcutting and gardening.
The probate court issued marriage licenses for the week ending April 3. Couples include White and Minnie Ward, Edward Walters and Joe May Shull, Jasper Brewton and Edith Sennett, Frank McDonald and Lemma Foster, Ed Parden and Laura Firth, Sibley Howell and Navada Pierce, Eugene Reinhardt, Frank Pryor and Roberta Foster, White Dewitt and Louise Hutchins, Arthur Waters, Mack Lipscomb and Teresa Lipscomb, John Geary, Gutlow boys, William Steber and Estelle Steber, John R. and Esther Rayford, Darrell Booker and Etta Booker, Thomas Kruse and Ethel Kruse.
A death notice lists several individuals including Edward McGrath Thomas Collins George W Bradley Annie Rodiger Buford Finch Dulaney Frances Black Lelia Morgan Benson Mary Paris and Adella Paquette with gender noted for two entries.
The Author of The Fortunes of Fanny launches a new serial Ah Man and His Wife starting today in The Tem. The piece promises light domestic humor and lively character sketches, inviting readers into a tale of marriage and everyday mishaps.
A Cologne Gazette letter from a German officer at Fort Hamidieh describes March 18 air and sea shelling near Chanak Kaleh. He claims French battleship Bouvet and British ships Irresistible and Ocean were sunk by Turkish guns, notes heavy damage to our batteries, and lists four killed and thirteen wounded. He says he earned a bravery medal from Djavid Pasha.
The Alabama Supreme Court impeached Bibb County probate judge W L Pratt after a three day trial with over two hundred witnesses. The court’s judgment, entered in the clerk’s office, will prompt Governor Henderson to appoint his successor.
One hundred fifty two Alabama Educational Association teachers rode a special train to Tuskegee to tour the negro institute. They were greeted by a brass band and students, toured all departments, enjoyed a luncheon, and heard musical performances in the college chapel before returning.
A northeast gale battered Norfolk Virginia on Friday night, bringing the highest tide in 28 years and winds up to 63 miles per hour. Water three feet deep flooded principal streets, with trains and streetcars halted and communications out. City Hall avenue crossings used launches and small boats for passage as the tide receded later. Virginia Beach reported 75 mph winds.
Mrs Madeline T Bradford aged 7 native of Athens Ala died Saturday at 5 16 PM after lingering illness She came to Mobile twelve years ago and will be interred in the family burying ground in Marengo County Undertaking Roche Burke to Octagon. Funeral services for Mrs Adelia Horta Paquette were held at her mother's residence 304 South Jefferson Street and St Josephs Church with Father Kennedy and Father Salentine officiating Burial followed in Catholic cemetery with Frank McAllister Edward McDonald John Sarkar Boe as pallbearers.
March export totals for Mobile Gulfport and Scranton fall short of 1914. England leads with lumber and cotton shipments worth 902 043 dollars, Cuba 370 407, and Denmark 132 840 in cotton seed cake. Overall district loss reaches 1 446 274. Mobile port loss 999 532 versus last year.
Rev Father R E A Cummings president of Spring Mill College will deliver a solemn sermon Sunday night at 7 30 o clock at St Josephs Catholic Church in the parish.
Mr N R Clarke said work on the club house will start within thirty days and be ready by September 1. The new golf links are complete and the putting green cups have been ordered, touted as the finest in the United States.
Secretary George G. Card and George A. Maloney returned to Mobile from Mt. Vernon after inspecting in the morning Mr. James Cloux Jr. dairy’s dipping vat which was found up to requirements. A pasture near the vat will host the bull donated by the Chamber of Commerce. the animal is at Dr. W. H. Kushla’s farm. An inspection at that farm was delayed due to machine trouble.
Easter egg event at the home of Mr James O Neill on Wilton Avenue and South Carolina starts at 3 PM. St Matthews supervision and street car access noted. fresh meats served and dancing planned for adults after kids’ activities. Admission charged.
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