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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1915
Page
8
Genoa reports the Italian steamer Luigi Parodi torpedoed near the fish coast by a German submarine. If confirmed, it shows German U boats can operate farther from base than expected. The Luigi Parodi left Baltimore January 23 with coal for Augusta Sicily.
Representative W E P Wilson of Mobile requested use of the city hall meeting room for hearings on harbor bills. The city commission granted the request unanimously. Hearings will be scheduled after State Senator H T Hartwell returns to Mobile.
Roscoe Woods, a chauffeur, was arraigned before Recorder Edington on Monday, fined $25 with a hard labor option for fifty days in two cases. He faced charges of reckless driving and failing to give his name and address after a collision. Assistant Solicitor Harry H. Smith filed the complaint, alleging Woods struck a machine and left the scene without identifying himself.
W L Henderson land and industrial agent for Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railroads reports from the interior of Alabama that farmers are advancing rapidly, land is in fine condition, and diversification strengthens livelihoods with better prospects next year.
President Milton I L Smith of the Louisville and Nashville road arrived in Mobile on a special train from New Orleans. He toured the line and passed through Mobile last night going north. Smith will spend Tuesday afternoon in the city.
The fire department answered three calls on Monday afternoon within two hours. At 2 35 p m a one story frame home at 62 Semmes avenue owned by F D Davis had slight damage from sparks. At 3 p m a two story frame at 251 Madison street caused by chimney ice had no damage. At 4 p m a two story frame at 223 Davis avenue owned by William Roberts with occupant L Harrison sustained slight damage from sparks.
The ordinance requires specific coop sizes and heights for turkeys geese roosters large fowls ducks and spring chickens. It sets minimum coop dimensions two feet by three feet and imposes head clearance for drinking troughs. It limits birds per coop and bans shipping under six week pigeons. It prohibits unventilated or undersized confinement and enforces penalties for violations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that joint through rail and water rates from Ohio and Mississippi river crossings to Tampa via New Orleans and the Gulf and Southern Steamship Company, and via Mobile and the Mallory Line, were unreasonable as they exceed rail rates to the ports by more than 100 per 100 pounds. Mallory Line agent said no grain moved through Mobile on joint through rates. shipments used local rail to Mobile then local water to Tampa.
The Mobile Bay Citrus Growers' Association and the Dawes Citrus Growers' Association filed incorporation papers in the probate court late Tuesday afternoon.
With returns nearly complete the dry side claimed victory in thirteen of sixteen Michigan counties voting yesterday. The move leaves at least 43 counties saloon free as 227 saloons were forced out of business nationwide in the state.
Daisy Sherow aged 2 negress was bound over to await the next grand jury under a 300 dollar bond after arraignment before Recorder D H Edington Monday afternoon. Dunkirk The Duke of Brabant, eldest son of King Albert of Belgium, at 14, has enlisted in the Twelfth Infantry.
Physician's advice for thin undeveloped men and women outlines a remedy named Sargol. It claims to stimulate fat growth, repair disease-related waste, and strengthen nerves. The ad asserts Sargol is harmless, inexpensive, and endorsed by physicians, with a month of use boosting flesh and strength through improved digestion and higher fat delivery.
April 6 Havana resumes normal life amid the Wilard Johnson heavyweight title fight. Willard receives a public reception and a gold watch while promoters tally gate receipts likely over 125000 dollars. Johnson eyes Martinique and a peaceful farm life in France after retirement.
The schooner M. D. Cressy bound from Gulfport Mississippi to New York was wrecked in a recent storm. The Eskasoni rescued the captain and crew, who had abandoned ship and taken refuge on a lightship near Cape Hatteras before boarding the steamship Eskasoni in Philadelphia.
Thousands travel to Harrisburg to support a county local option bill backed by Governor Brumbaugh now before the General Assembly. In Berlin a Reuters report says Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz has reached Vienna en route to Constantinople.
New Orleans April 6 cotton market opened higher as a stronger Liverpool market spurred buying. Offerings were moderate while trading months rose 9 to 12 points early. Spot cotton firm up 12 points at 9.31 with 2,375 bales sold to arrive 2,055. Close steady with a 13 to 14 point advance.
New York cotton prices rise with May to December futures advancing before profit taking. Liverpool shows unexpected strength while New York closes steady amid active demand from Wall Street and commission houses.
New York stocks rose at the opening with leaders like Bethlehem Steel and Union Pacific hitting new or near record levels. Gains were broad among industrials and rails while some weakness appeared in Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, and Chesapeake & Ohio with selling profits trimming top prices.
In Savannah on April 6 a Turpentine firm reported receipts of 269 casks, and Nosin firm recorded 1,295 barrels. Quoted grades show prices from 3.05 to 5.60 dollars, with specific codes B through WW indicating varying value levels.
Liverpool April 6 cotton market shows firm spot prices with good middling at 6.05 and middling at 6.69, low middling 5.21. Weekly sales reach 5,000 bales, with 800 bales speculative and export. Receipts total 74,000 bales. Futures quotes listed for May June to March April with multiple forward points.
Arsene White was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of being a dangerous and suspicious character. Detectives Bureh and Pearson took him into custody after M. Hoffman reported the theft of a pair of shoes.
City court continued the Sam Bush assault and battery case at 1 p m. The proceeding also included a forfeiture and an alias writ of arrest.
A fragmented note reports city officials approving refunding bonds at par to retire old debt. It mentions amounts around 1.2 to 1.3 million dollars, a refunding act date, and the placement of new street lights along Tungsten and nearby streets as part of the project.
The Tampico, an oil barge that broke from the tug Pan-American off the North Carolina coast during a gale, was picked up by the coast cutter Yamacraw near Tybee Island. The vessel was taken in for the Pan-American's arrival. details released via wireless report.
Traffic Manager Russell of the Alabama Tennessee one railroad seeks transport for 3 000 head of cattle from Tampa to Mobile for shipment to Sumter County. Cattle from south Florida will be fattened near Sumter before final market, with grain and feed prospects noted by Mr Houston.
The Manila Law Office asks for a copy of Mobile's new city charter as several bills in the Philippines legislature seek to amend Manila's charter. The request notes Mobile's charter could aid in shaping Manila's final charter and conveys formal thanks.
A sheriff and prisoner were taken from a county jail in West Virginia to avert a lynching as a mob formed near Lewisburg and Covington. Little detail followed about the sheriff’s escape or the capture of the prisoner amid conflicting local notices.
Eliza Brown, a Black resident, appeared in recorder's court Monday noon for allegedly violating the milk ordinance by offering milk not up to the required standard. She was fined $25 or fifty days in the county jail.
A purported authority warns that excessive meat consumption causes uric acid buildup harming kidneys. Symptoms include back pains, dizziness, abdominal discomfort, cloudy urine, and nocturnal trips to the toilet. A remedy suggested is cleansing the kidneys with Jad Salts from a pharmacy.
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