Two Lessons From Europe War Economy Now Emphasized
The article argues the European war lessons push Americans toward thrift and at home travel over trans Atlantic trips. It notes the elite once favored Europe but current strife curbs trips, urging exploration of national parks Niagara Gulf coast and Southern/Mobile options for affordable healthful enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
National Park
Niagara
Gulf Coast
America
Mobile
Business Conditions Reflect Recovery and War Economy
A newspaper assessment notes a shift from despair to courage in U S business as war finance stabilizes. It cites loosened purse strings, improved railroad activity, and renewed Wall Street confidence with higher bond activity and credit for solid borrowers as indicators of near-normal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Federal Reserve System
Wall Street
Ted
Mystery of the mince pie baffles readers again
A terse note claims a medical expert calls the mince pie an easily assimilable wing carbohydrate of high efficiency though the meaning remains unclear. The report hints at ongoing debate over the item’s true nature and origin.
War River Locks and Dam Tribute to the Dreamer Sen Ranick
Fragmentary OCR outlines a tribute to Senator John H. Ranick tied to the large locks and dam on the upper War River. It notes the first appropriation and references the "dreamer" in a historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Ranick
Mobile Port Opportunity Urged for Lock 17 Opening
The Rivers and Harbors Committee, Mobile business leaders, and Alabama officials are urged to mobilize a delegation to invite the Secretary of War and congressional members to Mobile for a joint inspection of navigation improvements. The plan links Lock 17, the Mobile harbor, and broader Alabama trade prospects with a push for federal and state support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Turner
Rivers and Harbor Committee
U of Commerce
Gray
Mobile
Secretary of War
Rivers and Harbors Committees
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Meridian
Miss
Alabama
Mobile River
Mobile Bay
Mobile Territory
Chamber of Commerce
The
Cotton Exchange
City Commission
Mr. Marshall
Lock 17
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Sheffield
Tennessee River Improment Association
Garrison
Congress
Ulees
Canker Battle Urged by Gulf Coast Growers
Local horticulturists push fight against citrus canker in Mobile and Baldwin counties as funds dwindle. The Gulf Coast Horticultural Society meets in Mobile for two days to discuss eradication efforts and the broader need for crop pest laws to protect Florida agriculture and allied industries.
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Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile County
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Canker
Florida
Jacksonville
Aviator Fails to Save Drowning Men at Frisco Fair
San Francisco April 26. Aviator Harry Christofferson dropped life preservers in an attempt to save Italian crab fishers believed drowned after their launch foundered offshore. Mounted policeman E G Pidgeon narrowly escaped drowning when he rode his horse into breakers during the rescue effort.
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San Francisco
Harry Christoffer- 50N
Orf
Pidgeon
Widow of "Silent" Smith Remarries New Yorker in New York
Word arrived from White Sulphur Springs West Virginia that James Henry Smith widow of the Wall Street figure known as Silent Smith married Jean H. E. St. Cyr of New York. Annie M. Smith, sister of Mrs Anthony J. Reeves, was noted in Baltimore. The article references William Rhinelander Stewart and notes a prior divorce.
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New York
W. Va
James Henry Smith
Smith
Wall Street
Jean H. E. St. Cyr
York
Annie M
Baltimore
Anthony J. Re
William Rhinelander Stewart
Mr. St. Cyr
Propagation of the Faith Sermon by Fr. Eaton
Fr. Thomas J. Eaton of St. Marys Catholic Church spoke at a Sunday service on the Propagation of the Faith. He praised missionary efforts in early America and highlighted the Society for Propagation of the Faith, noting its half million workers and the enduring impact of missionaries as American pioneers.
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Thomas J. Eaton
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Committee On “Propagation of the
America
Society For Propagation of the Faith
Father Eaton
Hall of Fame
Memorial Service Honors William R Nelson Founder of Kansas City Star
In Kansas City a large audience gathered for a memorial service for William R Nelson founder of the Kansas City Star. Letters from President Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were read along with tributes from Victor Murdoch Frank P Walsh and other speakers noting Nelsons editor and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William R. Nelson
The
Roosevelt
United States
Mexican Supposed U.S. Citizen Fatally Shot Near Boundary
Ray Grijalba a teamster said to be an American citizen was shot and fatally wounded today by a Mexican policeman in Nogales Sonora four feet from the American boundary. American authorities had forbidden Grijalba to cross into the Mexican town where Villa partisans are in control because he was suspected of Carranza sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Sonora
Ray Grijalba
Grijalba
Carranza
Kaiser's Youngest Son Receives Many Marriage Proposals
An Amsterdam dispatch reports Prince Joachim, the German emperor's youngest son, remains at Field Marshal von Hindenburg's headquarters where he has received around a hundred proposals of marriage in recent months. Most letters come from aristocrats and are signed by prominent names.
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London
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph
Joachim
van Hindenbure
National Guard units report support increases after June
Adjutant General John C. Bound released figures indicating most National Guard companies are in service and that support has strengthened since June 1. The update underscores continued readiness amid ongoing duties and training.
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Charleston
W. Va
John C. Bound
National Guard
Servie
Question Box Answers on Dances and Myth of the Golden Fleece
The Q A discusses church stance on dances with denominations against such dances. It then explains the Golden Fleece in Greek myth: the ram’s fleece sent by Nephele to Phrixus, its sacrifice at Colchis to Zeus, and its later fastening to an oak tree in Ares’ garden by King Aetes.
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Chrysomallius
Neph
Aetes
Ares
Reign of Terror Reported by Louisville Band of Boys
A band of youths aged 14 to 20 caused chaos in central Louisville on Sunday night firing at pursuers after an attack on a moving picture show staff. One boy, 15 year old Joy Nichols, was wounded in the knee during the chase. he and another youth were arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Joy Nichols
Postage Rates Clarified For Domestic And International Mail
Publication explains current rates with specifics for destinations Canada Cuba Mexico Panama Canal Zone Bahamas Barbados British Honduras Leeward Islands Newfoundland Germany Great Britain Ireland Shanghai China and Germany proper. It outlines 6 cent first ounce rates to most places 3 cents for each additional ounce and penalties for under prepaid postage. It adds printed matter 1 cent per two ounces commercial papers 5 cents first ten ounces then 1 cent per two ounces and registration 10 cents.
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J. Blocker Thornton
Joseph Stewart
United States
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
Bahamas
Barbados
British Honduras
Leeward Islands
Newfoundland
Germany
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Shanghai
China
Great Britain
Visitors filling Mobile hotels during week in Alabama area
Judge Purifoy spent most of last week at Coden oyster reefs and joined other travelers in Mobile hotels. Registrants include M. E. Hall and Alice Parkins from Jackson, Miss. plus N. Hairston and Dr. Hughes from Roanoke Va. and numerous Alabama residents at Battle House Windsor and St Andrew hotels.
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John Purifoy
Coden
Ala
Montgomery
Battle House
M. E. Hall
Birmingham
Alice Parkins
Jackson
Miss
Patkins
W. D. Hutchinson
Andalusia
N. H. Hairston
T. Jefferson Hughes
Roanoke
Bienville Hotel
W. J. Kruhan
River
M. T. Marshall
Sunflower
Fred Steele
Anniston
C. M. Worden
J. W. Ballare
Opelika
J. R
Gilbertown
Klosky’s
William M. Galliard
Magnolia Springs
Leonarbi
Daphne
C. B. Gwin
Leon Hall
Citronelle
Crown Shines With Shorty Hamilton and New Five-Part Idler
The Crown presents Shorty Turns . Actor and Persistence Wins with Webster Campbell Virginia Kirtley and The Job and the Jewels as well. Tomorrow The Idler in five parts stars Charles Richman and Catherine Countiss in a new pew play praised as perfectly pictured. Sid Chaplin Keytone comedy also billed.
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Shorty
Shorty Hamilton
the Crown
Webster Campbell
Virginia Kirtley
Reliance
Hillaa
Charles Richman
Catherine Countiss
Sid Chaplin
Serbian Battery Brings Salvation With French Guns
In a grim retreat through muddy valleys, Serbs cling to their prized 75 mm “French” field gun. Bojidar Novakovich longs for home as Austrian forces threaten, but ammunition arrives and the battery fires a decisive volley at 2,800 metres, scattering Hungarian infantry.
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Berbian
Bojidar Novakovich
France
Bojidar
Serbia
Novakovitch
Jesus of Nazareth
Branko Paulovitch
Paul Paitch
Bojadir
Paul
Branko
Prizes for Naming Opular Characters on the Funny Page
Readers are invited to name a favorite character from The Mobile Item comic pages and explain why. Prize awards include merchandise orders from advertisers: $10 for best answer, $5 for second, and ten $1 prizes for others. Submissions due by April 30 with results announced May 8.
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Aunt Delicia
Ers
Polly
Mary Jane
Buster Brown
Iten
Epworth League meets in Prichard. church services and events noted
Epworth League met Sunday at 6 30 led by Mr John Pruitt. Methodist church services held by Rev Chappelle. Sunday school at 9 30 for Methodist and Baptist. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 3 at Mrs Howard Richardson. Mo Cola baseball manager Moulyet assigned suits Thursday night. burial of Scott Helt at Magnolia cemetery.
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Prichard
Ala
Epworth League
John Pruitt
Methodist
Chappelle
Ladies’ Aid Society
Howard Richardson
E. W. Cawthon
Byron Cawthon
J. W. Butterley
Bob F. Darley
Scott Helt
Indiana
J. A. Anderson
English
Magnolia Cemetery
Matt Moulyet
Mo-Cola
Local Notes From Satsuma Community
SATSUMA Mr and Mrs Collier of Ohio visit at the Balyeat home. Mr O L Forte leaves to take a new Southern Railway post. Rally Day observed by Sunday school with Blues presenting banner to victorious Reds. Mr Lewis Jones and family move to Fig Tree Island to manage a large farm and orchard. Mrs and Miss Keatley and Mr Jinking depart for the North for the summer.
St Elmo Overwhelms Grand Bay 5 0 In Batting Less Game
St Elmo defeated Grand Bay 5 to 0 as Hanson pitched well and the defense smothered the opposition Saturday. The game showcased strong fielding by St Elmo.
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ST. Elmo
Grand Bay
Hanson
Serbian Victory Over Austrians Echoes French Resolve
Serbian forces broke a pro-Hungarian flank in a brutal river battle. More than 10,000 Austrians slain or drowned and 12,000 captured as Serbian artilleryfired hearts and prayers to the French laboring alongside. Bojidar praised providence and recalled his saved arm.
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Bojidar
Home Garden Association's Work Boosts City Gardens
The Home Garden Association reports 275 enrolled and active in preparing vacant lots across Prichard Bulls Head Plateau Toulminville Crichton Magazine Point Georgetown Maysville and nearby areas. They plow limed fertilized and fence plots supply seeds and tools boosting seed sales and farm work while paying wages and planning surplus sales and collective buys. The effort aims to employ unemployed residents and expand canning and farming, with prizes offered at the Gulf Coast Fair and ongoing fundraising.
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Mobile Item
The
Home Garden Association
Prichard’s
Bulls Head
Plateau
Toulminville
Crichton
Magazine Point
Georgetown
Maysville
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Jessica McGuire
van Antwerp Drug and Seed Co
American Seed and Implement Co
S. E. Corner
Dauphin and
Water Streets
Conover & Rayfield
Planet Jr., Co
Barney-Cavanagh Hardware Co
Godfrey Mertz
Columbia Quarry Co
Fullerton
St. Louis
Mobile
A. G. Moses
Temple
Government Street
M. J. McDermott
Bank of Mobile
Royal and
St. Michael Streets
E. Q. Norton
Death of James Maher Knights of Columbus Leader
James Maher national supreme dictator of the Knights of Columbus died at his home today aged 55.
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Chicago
James Maher
The
Knights of Columbus
Evans Furniture Co and Pitman Shorthand School Ad
An Evans Furniture Co storefront at 413-414 Dauphin Street and Home 1430 promotes a shorthand and typing course by Prof. J Munro at 54 N Royal Street. The notice lists multiple addresses and a school offering typing and Pitman shorthand instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Furniture Co
Dauphin Street
Home
J. Munro
School of Pitman
N. Royal Street
Chaplin Two Reel Comedy Leads Empire Show
Empire presents Charlie Chaplin in a two reel comedy The Tramp, hailed as one of the funniest pictures on screen. Also on the bill Jack Standing and Lillie Leslie star in the Lubin three act Rated at 10 000 000 with Alice Joyce Tomorrow featuring The Face of the Madonna and Runaway June finale.
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Charles Chaplin
the Empire
Jack Standing
Lillie Leslie
Alice Joyce
Guy Coombs
Miss Joyce
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