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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
2
A Geneva dispatch notes the Wiener Journal reports Italian consuls have left the territory and that Italian citizens are confined to American territory as part of the withdrawal from the country.
The Marengo sheriff discusses the impact of prohibition noting the county is nearly dry with limits on beer and whiskey per month and describing the arrest of a man named Ed Dunning alias Jones or Davis in connection with a murder inquiry.
New Orleans protesters urge Great Britain to stop interference with cotton shipments to neutrals and allies. The News Board of Trade says press should stress the importance of non interference in such commerce. If embargo persists Southern planters face a difficult problem disposing of this year and last season’s cotton.
Several divorce suits filed in the chancery court include Srist for divorce from Cathan Sur on grounds of voluntary abandonment. Bert McCan vs P McCaa for abandonment. Doss vs Ward Doss for abandonment. and May vs Donald May on voluntary abandonment. Custody is sought for two children in the May case.
Catholic laymen leaving the city Friday afternoon head to Battles, Alabama, for a four day retreat at Loyola house of Spring Hill Jesuit College. The group includes Pat J. Lyons and other leaders. Father Bumming of Spring Hill will direct the retreat.
Armies of France and England clash with German forces from Holland to Switzerland as Britain declares war on Austria. Czar warns Bulgaria against allying with Russia s foes while Roumania watches. German staff notes losses on the Russian frontier and Britain deploys cruisers to safeguard trade. France sends warships to hunt German commerce destroyers in the Atlantic and King Victor Emmanuel convenes foreign envoys. Wilson orders federal probe into rising food prices.
Supreme Trustee Las Schwarz reports 96 percent loyalty to the Knights of Honor and protests from two thirds of death claimants against receivership. He notes initial rejection of the receivership, with a September hearing before Judge Pollard in Jefferson, Missouri, and predicts possible dismissal. Members over 70 may later receive policy relief after court action.
Dr. W. E. Thompson charged with forgery and false pretense will be tried before Judge Z. T. Champlin late this afternoon. Preliminary hearing dropped for I. Block a wholesale jeweler from Crichton La whose arrival is expected this afternoon. Thompson remains jailed in Biloxi.
Mathews Church marks the Assumption feast with public novena last week and Sunday general communion for men and boys at both Masses. Ladies and girls urged to participate. Confessions Saturday 4 pm and Sunday morning before Masses. Also includes household tips on preserving towels and mothproofing summer storage.
A quirky note describes a man creating a new dictionary entry for Sweet Dreams. He claims the word means vigor and determination though the text mocks the claim as circular. The piece sits alongside a humorous ad style claim about Sweet Dreams as a mosquito remedy.
Rautiford F. McConnell 69, Mobile Liners cashier and former Sullivan Timber secretary, died at home 306 Church street after a brief illness. Survived by wife, four sons, a sister Jennie, a brother George. Last rites not listed. Peter Ivy, formerly of Sylacauga, died at a local infirmary at 53. Roche & Burke to handle disposition.
R P Roach leaves for a short vacation in Butler. Walter P Brown and family travel to Connersville Indiana and Piqua Ohio to visit relatives. George A Maloney county agent drives to Betheet Soule on a business trip. Julius Hammel head of L Hammel Dry Goods departs for the East. C J Gayfer and Co C Hammond Gayfer depart for extended East business trip. Jacob Reiss Walter Mitchell go North for extended visits. Harry L Schwarz travels to New York and Boston to buy fall stock for several weeks. Beatrice M Nash notary public files bond in probate court. John F Holley Jr ill but convalescing at home on Julia and Brown streets.
The second payment on the American owned cotton aboard the steamship Dacia was made at the state department by the French ambassador. The amount was not disclosed and a full report of the court decision declaring the Dacia a prize has not yet been received. The ship’s change of register before the war is cited as the reason.
Assistant Superintendent John Bose of the New Orleans and Mobile division of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad left for Louisville Kentucky. The report says he has been elevated to division superintendent though not officially confirmed at his office. Mrs Bose confirms the promotion and says he will report to head officials.
The Swedish steamer Kiruna of 4670 tons gross is ashore on the Muckleskerries reef near Wick Scotland. Abandoned by her crew the vessel likely will be a total loss after sailing from Philadelphia on July 28 bound for Stockholm.
In Stockholm the British government blocks two coal shipments bought by a Swedish firm for the navy from leaving England. The move triggers bitter Swedish press reaction and a note on young messengers delivering telegraph messages.
In many cities Vitalitas displays offer free sample drinks as demonstrations. Albert Murry of Nashville reports testing Vitalitas at Bloomstein's Pharmacy and feeling better quickly, noting improved perspiration and liver function. He claims the tonic helped with malaria and debility, boosting his energy.
A fragment list shows vessels in port at various piers including Longing and Hildegard alongside American ships Stranger and Turner Terminals. Docks at Pier 2 3 4 and references to Argentines and Cuba appear in the row.
A sequence of vessel calls and routes appears including Steamship Ponce to Porto Rico, Albert D Mills to Puerto Pa ary, and ships Dora Allison Echooner Veka. to Progreso and Cuba, with cargo lines including Munson and Mallory, and the Karolina, Kip Kotonia and Sabine traversing routes from New York to the Caribbean and Mexico.
A rowdy social evening led to a free for all with fights and weaponized bottles. Albert Berry faced rival Florence Gilliard and Luvernia Morris who claimed him, yielding a chaotic scene with a patrol arrest and assorted fines.
A Mobile committee led by R F Neville Sr returned after pleading before the senate finance and taxation panel over the solvent credits in the revenue bill. Members Leon Schwarz Milton Brown and M C Forchheimer accompanied by Rep C A Grayson believed the Mobile case won and Governor Henderson supported their stance as the solvent credits provision reappeared as a tax on credits exceeding liabilities.
The riverfront shows little movement with two fruit steamers, Bluefields and American of United Fruit, sailing to Honduras and Guatemala. Munson lines Karen and Storfond head to Havana and South American ports, while Sabine arrives in Mobile after departure from New York. A passenger list is released by local agent B F Dubois. Pilots report early storm signs as a hurricane approaches from Cuba, with sea birds and dark skies signaling possible landfall.
Secretary Daniels said there is overwhelming support in inland states for large rises in submarines and aircraft for national defense. He noted the need to protect vessels from torpedoes and said the naval advisory board led by Thomas A. Edison would hold its first meeting next month.
Washington August 13 The American oil ship Wico taken by German warships to Swinemunde has been released and facilities given for damage incurred when the ship was brought into port by the German crew. her cargo also was not specified in full.
In Tampa Florida on August 13 John Wade a Black man convicted of assaulting a white woman faced execution. The scaffold trap failed three times to trigger and Wade survived. A fourth attempt succeeded under guard supervision.
San Francisco announces Taft Day at the Panama Pacific Exposition to be held September 2. The management confirms the date as part of the event schedule.
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