Udine Diary reveals soldiers and police detain a reporter
A wartime correspondent recounts chaotic nights in Udine. He describes crowded streets filled with Italian soldiers, police raids, and a brutal hotel regime under military rule. An Italian general refuses to grant access for a newsman, ordering him onto an earlier train.
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Atest
San Francisco
Ley
Mybody
Udine
Momerit
New York
York
Army
America
Newark
Cadorna
Italy
War Correspondent’s Italian Front Reflections
A veteran reporter notes Italian officers fear and bravado, contrasting it with seasoned war journalists. The piece describes haste to leave for Rome after a tense encounter, with reporters packing and boarding a train at 11 25, amid hot, dirty air and packed rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Francis Pleads Guilty to Federal Violations
G. M. Francis an Assyrian arrested here recently pleaded guilty to Mann White Slave Act and immigration act violations at a hearing before U S Commissioner te Austin. He was held on bonds of 500 and 1000 dollars. Francis allegedly brought an Assyrian woman Mary Hannah to the United States. He has a wife in Salt Lake City and carried about 300 dollars in cash and jewelry when arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Francis
United States
Te Austin
Francis
Mary Hannah
Salt Lake City
Cost of July fires shows 30 alarms and $1 755.10 loss
Fire department report to the city commission for July records 30 alarms with total losses of 1 755.10. Two blazes spread to nearby structures affecting 82 frame houses one brick building and two autos. Insurance coverage totaled 28 000 with 1 186 insured loss and 1 765.10 uninsured loss.
Vaudeville Bits Of Woes And Witty Observations
Comic monologue observations span marital woes and odd jobs from milking sea cows to a domino factory. Jokes touch on jail bars and executions and a barber’s share of the district attorney. The set ends with a quip about a drug clerk and a falling hair remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Moore
Economy Sweet Dreams in Efficiency Marvel Ad
An old advertisement touts Economy Sweet Dreams as a mosquito repellent product sold in large bottles for 15 cents. It targets both poor and rich consumers, framing the item as a top business idea supported by dealers who value patronage over substitutes.
Vessels in Port and Quarantine Destinations
List of vessels in port including Viking Malinché Storford Winona Dictator Corinto Viator Bluefields Roseway Mount Hope Joseph P. Cooner C D Pickels Frank Teresa Sarkness Buland Glenesk Longing Hildegard Stranger with destinations and quarantine statuses. Ships in harbor at Hieronymus Docks Gulf Dry Docks Turner Terminals L N Pier 1 and associated docks. Unloading points include Cuba South America West Indies London Liverpool Guantanamo and Porto Cortez ports.
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Viking
Nor
Malinché
Storford
Winona
U. 3
Dictator
Corinto
Viator
Bluefields
Vessels in Transit Between Caribbean Ports Listed
A mobile fleet list shows several sailing and steam vessels in movement from New Orleans to Porto Rico and Progreso to various firms. Notable entries include the Albert D Mills from Puerto Padre to a master, Lizzie Bonnison from Progreso to Vinegar Bend Co, Evadne from Manati to a master, Dora Allison from Progreso to a master, Fifelda from New York to Gulf States Shipping, and American steamship charter to United Fruit.
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Ee Poncé
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Chooner
Albert D. Mills
Puerto Padre
Cuba
Shes
Tdgen
Huelva
Spain
van Heynigen Brokerage Co
Lizzie B Nnison
Progreso
Mex
Vinegar Bend
Lbr. Co
Evadne
Manati
Dora Allison
Mexico
Motorbark Fifleda
Nor
New York
Gulf States Shipping Company
Bark Carolina
Havana
Moragues Lumber Company
Steamship American
Porto Barrios
Guat
United Fruit Company
Tobacco cargo leads Kylem voyage to Glasgow from Mobile
The British steamship Kylem ber sailed for Glasgow with the largest cargo item 1,767,111 pounds of tobacco valued at $208,460, plus lumber and naval stores. The James W. Paul Jr. to Gulfport for a South American lumber cargo, and the Corinto returned with burned grate bars after leaving Mobile on a Honduran run. Other vessels include the Malinche bound for Cuban ports, the C D Pickels loading ballast lumber, and the Stranger fumigating at Fort Morgan with sisal from Progreso en route to Guantanamo.
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Kylember
Mobile Liners, Inc
Glascow
Scotland
James W. Paul, Jr
Gulfport
Lee
Bisso
Corinto
United Fruit Company
Mobile
Porto Cortez
Hond
Bluefields
Chamelecon
van Heynigen
American Barkentine Stranger
Whitney Bodden Company
Fort Morgan
Progreso
Mexico
Guantanamo
Cuba
van Heynigen Brokerage Company
J. B. Waterman
Liverpool
England
Glenesk
E. L. Whitney
Paolina
River Plate
Pensacola
Nova Scotia
Mariners
Florida
Santa Rosa Sound
Atlantic
Sth
U. S. Coast Pilot
Weather Outlook and River Forecasts Across Regions
The forecast warns of 92 degree heat for 36 hour shipments moving north east and west. Tombighbee river and branches Alabama rivers show little change over the next two days. Gulf states experienced sunny weather with high temps: 98 at San Antonio and 96 at Montgomery, with thunderstorms in Montgomery Birmingham New Orleans and many other stations.
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Tombighbee
Alabama
Gulf States
San Antonio
Texas
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
New Orleans
Lake Region
Rocky Mountain
Albert Ashenberger
Deaths and Funerals in Laurel and Mobile Area
Funeral of Hugh Slaughter held in Laurel Mississippi after a sudden illness. Widow and children plan to reside with relatives in St Elmo. Mrs Slaughter and three children to join in Mobile then move to St Elmo. Andrew Jackson of Creola dies at 94. Burial set for Wednesday. John J Connick 14 dies after illness. altar boy at St Matthew’s Oakdale. funeral Wednesday. burial in Catholic cemetery.
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Hugh Slaughter
Mobile Infirmary
Laurel
Miss
Andrew Ker
St. Elmo
Andrew Jackson
Creola
Virginia
John J. Connick
John J
Anna Paul Connick
South Broad Street
Young Connick
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Oakdale
July Health Report for Mobile City Sees Typhoid Imports
City Health Officer Dr. Charles A Mohr reports July death rate at 17.77 per 1000 exclusive of non residents and nine typhoid cases, seven imported. All five typhoid deaths occurred outside Mobile. Anti mosquito work continued with breeding sites permanently eliminated aided by county commissioners south of Virginia and west of the area.
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Virginia
Dairies Listed by Cow Numbers in City Reports
City dairy commission records show inspections and milk outcomes. Dairies with five cows or less, six to fifteen, and sixteen to thirty listed with individual names and rates. wholesale milk buyers and creamery connections noted. Inspections cover packing houses, ice cream plants, creameries, and meat condemnation totals.
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Mohr
Dairies
Browning
Wea
Gayle
Miss Ly
Goff
Spore
Ngeee Jenkins
John Saxe
Caysus
Malone
J. M
Migg
Qaw Murphy
BMC
Ee Partin
J. Civee
Porter
Stewart
Kelly
Kooiman
Tmwyonce
Skat Dairies
Finch
Aia Girdnér
Gee Green
N. D
Kentigy
J. Als
Dvciicehssecsvetsa War Lartigue
Peter
O'S
Oie
Diehl
Graf
Hill
Lallamont
Wenlana
Terrell
Jno
Welds
Enedick
Morgan, J. P
CMM
Mallette
R. E
Pierce
R. L
Stein
Humane Society Seeks Calf Transport Ordinance Defeated
The Mobile city commission deferred a proposed ordinance from the Humane Society requiring calves be moved in cages tall enough for them to stand. Proponents included Schwarz Craft Bromberg Berney and White, while Mayor Pillans opposed, arguing farmers would bear new costs and calves become veal quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Humane Society
City Commission
Schwarz
John Craft
Safford Berney
T. E. White
Pillans
Conference on Cotton Rates Delayed by Joint Committee
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange proposed postponing a Washington meeting with Southern Railroad officials due to three members being away. In town were Armbrecht Quinn and Upton who discussed the telegram from carriers about the Interstate Commerce Commission order in the Mobile cotton case. Cobb will review Yazoo and Mississippi tariffs against Mobile and other gulf ports before releasing figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Exchange
Southern Railroad
Washington
LeBaron Lyons
Horace Turner
M. D. Kahn
W. H. Armbrecht
A. G. Quinn
Horace Upton
R. G. Cobb
Southern
Committee
Traf
Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Cobb
Yazoo
Woman Receives License to Run Shooting Gallery on Dauphin Street
Mrs. M. E. Jones won permission from the city commission to erect a shooting gallery in the driveway between 506 and 608 Dauphin street with a license issued. The petition bore neighborhood signatures except for one objecting resident. The session also ordered $1,165.28 paid to contractor F. G. Proudfoot for six months of pavement work in district twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Jones
City Commission
Dauphin Street
F. G. Proudfoot
One Disease, Many Manifestations Theory
The text explains a theory that all disease stems from auto intoxication by microbes, especially those in the large intestine. It cites Prof. Metchnikoff and discusses toxins from unsanitary body conditions, then promotes Vitalitas as a revitalizing corrective claimed to aid digestion, blood quality, and weakened organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metchnikoff
Vitalitas
Owels
Heat Deaths and Heat Wave Struggles Hit Spain
MADRID Aug 10 Several deaths have been caused by the heat in Spain with Seville recording 133 degrees in the sun and Madrid 108. A man driven insane by the heat ran through central Madrid injuring several people before being restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Madrid
Spain
Paris
The Cost of Cooking Very Small
The article argues gas cooking is very cheap in Mobile, with many families spending under ten cents a day. It emphasizes savings from work, cleanliness, and convenience, noting gas remains affordable despite rising prices and that using 450 cubic feet (50c) yields full benefits.
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Mobile
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Lon
City Ticket Office
South Royal St
Bell 210
Home
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Gulf Dry Dock
Olinger & Bruce
Hieronymus Docks
Gulf Dry Docks
BARKS
Hieronymus
Barrentines
South America
Drandewick
United Kingdom
West Indies
London
France
Marine News
Health Department
Sun Pews
Mi Erv
W. Doody
Obile
Rosedale
Sabbas
Uthern
Humane Society
New Earth
Gabriel
Gabrifl
Mobile Gas CO
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