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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
6
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the C. A. Gambrill Company grain elevator at Elliott City. Seventeen thousand bushels of wheat were lost, with total damage estimated at $200,000. The blaze occurred in Baltimore on April 19.
In St. Louis delegates begin the twenty third annual convention of the American Physical Education Association with discussions on preparedness through physical education as the central theme for the gathering.
London dispatches report Trebizond captured as Russian land forces push east of the city. The fall is seen as a pivotal blow to Turkish power in Asia, with three Turkish divisions inside the fortress and continued Russian offensives toward Baiburt connecting Erzerum gains.
Ella R. Berry presents Creole Tea a tonic laxative brewed from roots herbs barks and leaves. It purportedly cleanses liver kidneys blood and skin by eliminating toxins through natural channels. Sold by druggists at 10c per box with directions for men women and children. steep five minutes strain and drink the clear portion.
State Solicitor N. R. Clarke said notices will be sent this week to Mobile county owners and agents of property where federal revenue licenses are posted. The action targets buildings tied to illegal liquor sales as part of the ongoing crackdown.
A strategic outline aims to strike Trebizond and force a Russian line to support a robust eastward push. The maneuver forms part of a broader plan to isolate Turkish forces in Mesopotamia and tighten Allied operations in the region.
A Reuters dispatch from Saloniki reports German forces crossed the Greek frontier near Doiran and destroyed railway culverts signaling a possible Entente advance in the Balkans.
The war office reports a spirited bombardment of positions south of Haudremont wood on the Verdun front east of the Meuse last night. No other important events occurred on any part of the front.
Three French aeroplanes escorted by Italian torpedo boats bombarded Austrian positions near Trieste and returned safely. Four Austrian seaplanes attacked the torpedo boats but were repelled by Italian aircraft. Overnight enemy planes neared Venice but were driven off. one seaplane was shot down and captured with its crew.
Ambassador Von Bernstorff went to the state department to press for papers seized from Wolfe von Igel private secretary to Captain Von Papen. Justice Department plans to hold Von Igel unless the state department demands his release, citing a crime dated before his diplomatic role.
London April 19 The reply of Great Britain and France to the American note on interference with maritime commerce by the Entente allies has been cabled to Washington. It will be presented jointly by the French and British ambassadors and includes a long note and a supplement signed by the French government. Cable edits have been made since its arrival in Washington.
Prohibition gains in South Dakota after yesterday's ballots as fourteen cities shift from wet to dry. Pierre and Hot Springs voted dry, Aberdeen remains dry, while Sioux Falls kept licenses by 380 votes, down two percent from last year.
Edward W. Cooper aged 63 and native of Wisconsin died at the Home for the Aged Little Sisters of the Poor Mobile after about a year of illness. Miss Loudie Frederic 29 daughter of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Frederic died in New Orleans from appendicitis while on a social visit. body returned to Mobile with her parents and burial arranged by Berenson Sands. She was Mobile born and leaves parents a sister Ethel Frederic two aunts an uncle and other relatives.
A father tests his sons with a riddle and a sharp reply from a boy who answers the moth eats nothing but holes. The joke appears in a punchline from Youth's Companion.
A woman in a film scene rarely known for accuracy aims and appears to strike toward a man's head as she throws herself in his direction. The moment plays as a bold display, drawing attention to a surprising confrontation.
Returns from New Orleans show Ruffin G. Pleasant of Shreveport leading for governor with a 2 626 majority over John M. Parker. For lieutenant governor Fernand Mouton leads Edwin Broussard by 15 390, based on incomplete city and county returns.
Paris reports with excitement that Trebizond has fallen, marking the tenth city captured in under two months. French writers note Grand Duke Nicholas’s bold campaign, with Turkey losing a key Asian port while Germany weakens in the Balkans.
Ashbee transfers section 22 township 3 south range 3 west for 1 and other valuable considerations. N L Woodward sells lot 21 St. Louis Tract to Henry E Everett for 1 and other valuable considerations. J J Worthington and wife convey lot 6 square 7 Rapier Tract to Helen Worthington for 1 and other valuable considerations. Estelle P Kirkbride and Corinne P Crawford sell warehouse on Royal street near Dauphin to Andrew Dacovich for 2,500.
A health note urges avoiding meat and rich foods to prevent rheumatism. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys and reduce uric acid, touting Jad Salts as an inexpensive grape lemon lithia drink used by many sufferers.
Early returns from 100 of 1800 precincts in Nebraska's statewide primary show Charles E Hughes winning the Republican presidential nomination while Woodrow Wilson remains unopposed for the Democratic nomination. John L Kennedy leads the Republican Senate race and Gilbert M Hitchcock is the Democratic senatorial nominee.
Lieutenant Fikentscher of the Emden raider has escaped from Malta and is now in Italian hands in Syracuse. He told reporters he would kill himself rather than return to British custody, arguing Germany and Italy are not at war and Italy cannot surrender him to Britain.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered all U S telephone and cable firms with annual operating revenues over fifty thousand dollars to submit monthly reports detailing revenues expenses and capital changes.
The West Virginia supreme court of appeals ruled that it is not unlawful for a citizen to carry half a gallon of intoxicating liquor without a label or with a label along a highway to his home for personal use.
The Green government formally protests to Entente allies against establishing a naval base at Suda Bay on Crete's northern coast, announcing its stance from Athens.
William C. Koster of Toulminville goes on trial in the inferior criminal court for the murder of Lizzie Dantzler on April 10, killed by buckshot from a double barreled shotgun.
The Farmanville Iowa News reports WwW Clanahan, station agent, celebrated the birth of his daughter last Sunday. He was so elated that he could not tell train directions for several days, but is settling back toward normal as friends expect.
An advertisement from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation promotes Vinol as a strength creator. It claims Vinol includes iron, cod liver extractives, and beef peptone in a wine and aids recovery after illness. The ad urges readers to find Vinci drug stores in their town.
Trading opened with a weak tone as war shares and leading specialties fell one to three points amid broad liquidation. Bethlehem Steel slid nineteen points to 421 while railroads showed better control but broad declines and heavy selling dominated the first hour as investors digested the German note to Berlin and an apparent ultimatum.
Detectives Lacey Murphy Burch and Pearson raided a house on St Medar street third west of Live Oak and a second at Pecan and Plum streets. A quantity of liquor was seized and stored at the police station for evidence. Arrests in connection with the seizures will be made later.
A former map maker who refused to believe in war due to its border-changing effects reflects on his vast collection of maps and the enduring impact of shifting lines.
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