Bell Home Faces Frades Outside Council
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
4
Chamber weighs secretarial hire to aid traffic work in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans to authorize directors to hire a secretary to free Traffic Manager R G Cobb from routine duties. Cobb has shouldered rate work and civic duties since the former secretary’s resignation, and the move aims to allow him full focus on rate activities while avoiding lost motion between rate work and civic initiatives. The change is seen as improving efficiency and advancing the tourist and civic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Cobb
Mobile
Tourist Welcome Club
Ways and
Philharmonic Orchestra to Visit Mobile Amid Civically Supported Plan
The Music Lovers' Association plans to bring the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to Mobile despite a challenging season. Public support is expected to exceed admission concerns as good music becomes a cultivated habit and accessible from affordable devices, encouraging broader interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Music Lovers’ Association
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra
U S Business Activity Report Shows Steel Lead and Trade Strength
The report notes sustained U S business activity with the steel industry driving growth on strong home demand. Railroads are major buyers while building revival appears in large cities. Foreign trade shows improved exports and manufacturing for world consumption, with increased materials imports for domestic production and rising food and manufactured goods sales abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ted
Dal Fa Meers
Ebii
Standard Oil Increases Dividend Amid Gasoline Price Debate
AP dispatches report Standard Oil of New Jersey welcomes inquiry into gasoline prices and cites natural causes and supply demand. Another notice from Cleveland states Standard Oil of Ohio will issue a 100 percent stock dividend May 25, doubling capitalization and delivering cash dividends of 12 dollars per share last year and six dollars this year to shareholders. The piece questions whether higher prices reflect public benefit or consumer cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Cleveland
Ohio
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
The Stars Incline but Do Not Compel Horoscope
Horoscopes warn of a highly unfavorable day with delays and disappointments. Major planets in tough aspect suggest caution and postponed new ventures while emotions rise and accidents increase through spring and summer, with drownings noted for sportsmen and public fears rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Uranus
Venus
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
New York Magistrate Rules Poker Not Gambling
A New York magistrate has ruled that poker is not gambling. The remark suggests he understands the game and its distinction from gambling. The quip appears in the Florida Times Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida Times Union
Germany
Sussex
Detroit Free Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Detroit
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Congressional Record
Albany Argus
Congress
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rochester Democrat
Preparedness In Danger By New York Commercial
The piece criticizes preparedness advocates for exaggeration and misstatements about Mexico and Villa. It argues that invoking invasion fears risks war and that Canada and Britain handled similar border tensions without broad conflict. The author urges prudent action, cooperation with Mexico, and warns against army buildup driven by land grabbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union
Republic of Mexico
Villa
Columbus
Mexico
Little Big Horn
Canada
Northwest Mounted Police
Canadian
Hudson's Pay Company
International
Sion
Brief World and National News Snapshots
A digest of diverse items: Dutch protest against mail detention, Senate immigration bill test reception, aeroplane coast guard testing, Wilson reprimand for Lt Col Goodier, Neuvo Laredo memorial for Gen Herrera, German crown prince escape rumors, Eretria crew wage strike, Dallas Fed director appointment, Smiley Hanson linked to W Va train robbery, gasoline price inquiry preamble, Bones burial in Rome, Nicholson appointment doubts, American Academy of Arts and Letters charter, damages to South Carolina battleship repairs cost, Norfolk libel cases postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Immigration Committee
Coast Guard Service
Norfolk
Wilson
Goodier
San Diego
Laredo
Texas
Neuvo Laredo
Mex
Maclovio Herrera
Luis Herrera
Geneva
Verdun
Tampa
Fla
Eretria
L. C. Wright
H. O. Wooten
Abilene
Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas
Felix Martinez
Atlanta
Smiley Hanson
Rome
W. Va
Martine
Standard Oil Company
Senate
James W. Bones
Elien —Axson Wilson
Helen Woodrow Bones
White House
Baker
Kern
Meredith Nicholson
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Roosevelt
Fletcheshee
Navy Department
South Caroe
Waddill
Uncle Wiggily Outwits Bear With Sticky Tree Trap
Uncle Wiggily Longears guides an apple dumpling to Grandpa Goosey Gander and narrowly escapes the bad bear. A woodpecker taps a pine tree drawing the bear close to a sticky resin, trapping him while the bunny escapes with another treat for Grandpa Goosey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Bunny Uncle
Uncle Wiggily
Nurse Jane
Grandfather Goosey Gander
Grandpa
Goosty
Wiggily
Grandpa Goosey
Mr. Longears
Uncle
Uncle Wigsgily
Uncle Wig
Sailors Prepare for Wage Increase Across Fleets
New York April 18 seamen officials say several steamship firms have granted wage advances and a widespread effort to implement the new scale on all ships is planned for May 1. The demand covers ordinary seamen, engineers, firemen, coal passers, stewards and waiters. Henry Grinning, vice president, cites potential growth in shipping as two international federations total 600000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Seamen’s Association
Henry Grinning
Seamen’s Union
International Transport Workers Federation
Girl Freed After Long Imprisonment at Hopkins Hospital
A girl kept imprisoned by her father for over ten years until she weighed 57 pounds and could not speak has been discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital. In four months she has regained speech and now weighs ninety pounds. Miss Marshall will testify against her father and mother, who face trial on related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Miss Marshall
Recorder's Court Hears Prohibition and Traffic Violations
Nelson Littlefield paid a $50 fine after being arraigned for violating the prohibition law. Several defendants faced speeding charges with $10 penalties, while others had continuances or smaller fines for disorderly conduct and traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Littlefield
Waa
Edington
T. A. Seaton
Eddie Fears
Leroy Harrison
W. H. Drummond
Same
Milton D. Stages
Carrie Williams
Ed Martin
Eddie Jackson
Collins
Fred Grant
W. N. McCarthy
Alex Martin
C. S. McHugh
Sime
F . Dawson
Life Savers to Meet For Red Cross Stations
A committee of the American Red Cross formed to raise funds for life saving stations along the eastern shore will meet at the YMCA building at 6 o clock. Important business to discuss and a large attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of the American Red Cross
Fragmented Tale Fragments From a Garden Page
Reading fragments mention a pine tree, bearing a herd, and a cat chasing a poll par. The text continues with a playful Uncle Wiggily reference and a stray line about a goldfish bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
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the Philharmonic Orchestra
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Elesse
Prinner
Egypt
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Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily Longears
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Recorder’s Court
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