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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1916
Page
1
Returns show city 367 for 115 against and county 541 for 43 against 908 total in favor 158 opposed with over a dozen county precincts unanimous. Canvass by returning board Friday confirms majority about five to one.
William Minto was acquitted in Recorder's Court on Wednesday of the charge of grand larceny. The hearing lasted about an hour with testimony presented, but the court announced there was no evidence to prove the accusation.
Unclear text notes Delchamps resignation from a tick eradication role under Alabama Livestock Sanitary Department. Fragments mention Mobile and uncertainty about dates and weather.
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce urges firms to print a standard line on letterheads claiming Mobile’s July mean temperature is 80 degrees with a 94 degree high on one day. The weather comparison highlights milder heat than northern and western cities to boost local advertising. Officials ask business leaders to cooperate and support the campaign.
Receipts for Wednesday totaled 37 dollars, turned over to Frank J. Thompson, secretary of the Central Relief Committee. The cumulative relief fund stands at 4 306.45 dollars to date. Officials in Sa tire of the applications announced twenty individuals appeared before them before 12 o'clock. The investigating committee met at noon and passed upon many worthy cases with immediate attention promised.
The committee received 100 hats from The Toggery and many shoes clothing and furnishings from the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Christian church. Mrs Castro of 111 Plum Street sought employment, refused charity, and offered to work sewing general housework or cleaning to support her eleven year old daughter after her husband’s death. A committee aims to secure steady honest work for her.
The Louisiana Alabama Sulphur and Oil Company filed incorporation papers in the probate court Wednesday. It will headquarter in Mobile and promote sulphur mines and oil wells in Calcasieu Parish Louisiana. Capital stock is 25000 dollars with 11500 paid in. Incorporators and officers are J. E. Brady Biloxi Mississippi president C J Brown Mobile vice president and general manager and E Lier Mobile secretary and treasurer.
Friends of Frank M. Crenshaw, candidate for city commissioner, will meet tomorrow night in the telegraph room to discuss campaign plans and organize his campaign committee.
A negro ice wagon operator was jailed at the dock police station for lacking scales on his wagon. The incident details the enforcement action tied to ice delivery operations.
Norfolk Va Aug 2 E E Holland of Suffolk was renominated by acclamation for reelection to the Suffolk county post the county nominating convention.
Otis MacMahon to present written and oral charges against Mobile Police Chief G M Van Liew. The City Commission advised by Mayor Pat Lyons filed the charges Wednesday. A further investigation will be held Friday at 11 o clock with written accusations including incompetency failure to enforce the law abusive language and violence with 1 to 3 counts.
The document accuses Chief Van Liew of fear to enforce laws, urging residents to take action themselves. It claims the police station fails to respond unless warrants are sworn and visits occur, and cites repeated refusals to curb immoral street activity, with Lieutenant Dorian as the lone exception.
Otis MacMahon Jr charges Chief Van Liew with abusive language and actual violence at the city police station. He claims the chief spoke insults while citizens sought protection for at risk property and forcibly ejected him from the ante room, threatening further harm if he did not leave.
National Progressive leaders arrive in Indianapolis for a party conference to chart strategy and consider potential presidential candidates. Officials expect fewer than fifty delegates, with Indiana support and possible ticket decisions shaping the campaign.
Paris reports renewed German efforts to push at Verdun while French lines extend at Vaux le Chapitre wood northeast of Verdun. In Somme sectors near Estrees and Hemwood there are claims of French repulses and gains and 33 aerial engagements with 15 German aircraft downed.
Arthur Tew fined $50 in a day law case and appeals to the city court claiming no violation of prohibition. Bond by Doody and Royecroft. Health board testified Tew sold liquor over 12 percent alcohol. Other cases involve Leo Miller $60, Pleasant Richardson $50, Odell and Schreeder raids, Andrews warrant, Williams bond, and several plea deals and fines in inferior criminal court.
Deputy sheriffs on Tuesday afternoon found prohibited liquors in excess of legal limits at multiple locations. Officers raided Vin cent 603 South Wilkinson Street, Bdberger Calhoun near Congress, and the house at 253 North Jackson. The patrol also visited John M. McEvoy’s premises at Pearl and Basil Streets, where small quantities were discovered.
An announcement today reports a large lumber company establishing a steamship line between New Orleans and Colon to boost the lumber trade. The plan aims to expand export activity and improve ships serving the route.
Paris reports heavy night fighting north of the Somme and along the Meuse with French forces capturing a fortified German work between Hemwood and Monaco farm. German gains limited at Vaux le Chapitre and Chenots as Russian reconnoiterers join bayonet action in Champagne.
Copenhagen dispatch says Berlin promises Holland it will not destroy or molest Dutch vessels carrying food to England. The pledge came after Cornelius J. K. Van Aalst and another Dutch commissioner met German officials following an ultimatum to Berlin. Holland warned of closing its eastern frontier if interference continued.
William J. Kirsch was convicted in the circuit court Wednesday of the abandonment offense. The family case concluded with a fine and related penalties as part of the verdict.
Washington reports the United States and foreign ships cleared a record 25,500,000 tons in the year ending June 30, despite Allied blockade, Black Sea closures, and convoy withdrawals. US shipments total 2,500,000 tons with 23,000,000 from foreign firms.
Grand jury indicted five individuals in San Francisco on murder charges connected to a bomb plot tied to a parade. Named defendants include William Bilings, Thomas Mooney, Mrs. Mooney, Israel Weinvers, and Edward Nolan. Indictments were expected to be returned later today.
Chicago Aug 2 Wheat jumped over 41 cents a bushel on reports of black rust in Manitoba increasing crop damage in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Estimated U.S. yield loss sparked buying. September rose to 1288-4 cents, with later session gains pushing prices higher.
Rep Candler introduces A L Gammill of Maben Mississippi who presents the president with a hickory walking stick resembling Old Hickory Jackson. The encounter occurs in Washington as Mr Gammill explains the likeness and the cane is given in a ceremonial gesture.
An allegorical group in marble titled Armed Peace Protecting Genius was unveiled on the east entrance pediment of the Capitol. Speaker Clark Representative Slayden of Texas and sculptor Paul Bartlett spoke at the ceremony. Congress appropriated $75,000 for the statuary in 1908.
Earl Bitting, third baseman for the Asheville club in the North Carolina League, was sold today to the Memphis club of the Southern League for a reputed price of 1600 dollars.
Report from Saint Anne, Quebec, states the entire village of Saint Anne de la Pocatiere is burning while nearby cities rush aid. The cause of the conflagration is not yet known and casualties are not listed.
The German merchant submarine Deutschland was not sighted near Tangier Sound by 2 PM, as it left Baltimore for its return trip. Reported delays noted as the vessel was expected to reach Cape Henry within about 17 hours, despite the captain's prior assurance of no fear.
In Norfolk Virginia an item mentions Viana Cara with a PoE TM designation tied to a German signal or tag. The readable fragment is unclear on date or full event, but centers on the person Viana Cara and a PoE TM tag associated with a German context.
Solomons Island dispatch notes the German merchant submarine Deutschland presumed in lower Chesapeake Bay after leaving Baltimore at 2 30. Officials expect the next word from a point in the bay as the craft travels 16 knots toward the capes. Sightings could place it near Ola Point Virginia or other observation sites.
Washington reports under President Wilson that the state department cabled Ambassador Page for presentation to the British government. The dispatch notes no hope for Trish Knight as the British press details uncertain prospects amid wartime diplomacy.
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