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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
4
Short editorial item from Bell Home Alabama dated April 71 1916 discusses local affairs and community matters with brief reporting. No further details in the readable text.
A Washington based observer accuses William Jennings Bryan of idealism over practical strategy during the German controversy. The piece argues Bryan meets leaders to push for peace while the president warns Germany that U.S. diplomatic relations could end if demands are not met. It concludes Wilson should heed practical advice to avoid international ridicule.
The Peerless recently traveled to Montgomery with nine carloads of merchandise and will return loaded with fertilizer and other shipments. Traders cite cheap water rates, Mobile’s wharf facilities, and Montgomery as a major wholesale center as reasons the river trade could become a major revenue source for Mobile. Signs point to a promising start after prior delays.
The piece notes Republican voters in Michigan Wisconsin North Dakota Minnesota and Iowa backing pacifist Henry Ford free trade stances while Labor-backed La Follette and Cummins gains are cited. Ford urged voters to ignore his name on the ballot as he supports public ownership of natural resources and power.
A Washington dispatch notes Senate Committee on Publicity Law amendments. NY publishers push stronger safeguards protecting honest advertisers and publications. The report reviews proposals to exclude certain weekly and semiweekly papers from the law and discusses arguments for and against the changes.
Observers note Verdun has reached sixty days of continuous combat. Russia reportedly targets France to aid the Allies while Germany shifts forces westward to deter defeat. Leaders Petain Joffre and Nicholas loom as pivotal figures amid growing war stakes and hopes for peace despite mounting casualties.
The New York legislature closed its session with several preparedness steps including public school physical and military training and a $500000 emergency appropriation for the National Guard or militia mobilization this summer. The piece notes national needs for trained youth and cites inter-state copying of ideas from Mississippi and Alabama. Two Hastings-on-Hudson strikers attacked militiamen and suffered injuries.
In Washington on April 20 Margaret Wilson campaigns to allow public schools to serve as forums. She pressed for a law to let citizens use schools outside classes, opposing the boards control. She testified before the district committee, facing heckling but earning backing for passage.
The 1916 forecast notes good and evil contending with good influences prevailing. Mars Jupiter and Uranus favor constructive work with benefits for engineers, bankers, and American aviators while caution rises for credits and romance. Scandals loom around high places as Uranus signals rising numbers and perverted tendencies.
The narrator reflects on her marriage to Dick showing signs of wear from business and personal troubles. Mrs. Selwin notes Dick’s aging and scars, while the narrator admits she has become a burdensome presence. Dick consoles her and she vows to hide her distress, ending with a tease of further revelations.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy sends Uncle Wiggily to return a thimble to Mrs Bow Wow and find Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow after school. He spots two foxes chasing the pupp ydogs, then a dogwood tree roars to frighten the foxes away and the puppies are saved. They thank the tree and head home with Uncle Wiggily.
Multiple brief items report changes in export embargo on dye stuffs by the German government to be communicated to Washington. Other notices include a fatality in Binghamton, a hospital injury for Holland Sharpe, and wage increases at Willys-Overland and Youngstown Iron and Steel.
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