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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
4
A Birmingham News correspondent urges all local leaders to enforce regular monthly bill payments. He argues prompt payment boosts cash flow, helps small merchants, and prevents bankruptcies by circulating funds through the economy.
Situation shows the wheat clearance near 1.5 million bushels in New York signaling easing export tensions. Italy joins France and Britain in adopting war risks on grain while Spain suspends duties on grain and coal. Senate passage of foreign built ships to US registry is expected to boost exports and foreign bill supply. Clearing committee progress at the New York Stock Exchange aids settling contracts and cash stock trades. Weather in crop areas is favorable and coal and iron strikes in Pennsylvania have been averted. Cotton market shifts open contracts to December as exchanges prepare for resumption. The “dead wood” removal signals a fresh base line for investors and business operations.
The world and 240 million Catholics mourn the death of Pope Pius X a figure of peace amid European war pressures. His pontificate faced clashes over church and state with France Spain and Portugal while promoting piety Eucharistic devotion sacred music and Gregorian chant. Americans recall his friendly ties and frequent audiences as observers describe his benevolent visage and steadfast character.
Local option in taxation, giving districts power to set tax sources, is a growing political issue. Wisconsin favoring a constitutional amendment and California proposing a statewide vote reflect wider trend. Chicago voters backed home rule by 179 256 to 53 692 on November 8 1904, with state totals 476 780 to 140 896.
The report outlines three war theatres Western Eastern and Southern with fortifications across France Belgium Germany Russia Austria Hungary and England. It details major fortification belts around Paris Lille Verdun Metz Strasbourg Mainz Breslau Warsaw Riga Kiev and Vienna and notes rivers Moselle Meuse Rhine Main and their valleys as key lines of defense.
Tension erupts at the Hale residence as Ralph admits his troubled secret about Tom and Edith. Constance confronts Ralph over perceived impropriety while Joan, John, and Martha navigate honor, suspicion, and family loyalties. The scene ends with Constance’s cold challenge and a pledge of secrecy.
Revenue officers in Pensacola Florida collected licenses from Greek fruit stores for selling what is called Teddy Bear and Special beer after determining it contains two or more percent alcohol. Several grocery stores also paid licenses, and city officials may extend action to other sellers.
Fletcher Summers stands trial in Meridian Mississippi circuit court on a murder charge for stabbing Mike Gaffney after a dispute over a pool game in a West End poolroom. Summers claims self defense as witnesses for both sides are heard in the case. Summers is said to reside in Birmingham.
Paris reports a coalition of groups including the Society of French Artists and the National Society of Fine Arts formed the Brotherhood of Artists. The committee will aid the families of about 2,000 painters sculptors engravers and architects serving in the colors. Count Castillon de Saint Victor returns to join his old regiment bound for the frontier.
The German American Alliance of Florida and Alabama will hold a big convention in Pensacola on October 17. Local Germans have begun preparations as thousands are expected to attend and interest is rising amid the European war.
The New York health bulletin highlights a Brooklyn ruling by Chief Justice Russell that night noise, including that from a milk company, is a public nuisance and crime if it injures the repose of a large number. Strict enforcement aims to curb disturbances harming health and sleep.
The war office reports many Poles in mines and factories volunteer for French military service. They request permission to fight Germany, reflecting strong nationalist motives amid ongoing conflicts. A second stray line notes a humorous remark about love.
Large attendance marks the sixteenth semiannual Masonic conference at the temple on Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue in Birmingham. The program features exemplification work, lectures, and addresses with prominent Masons from across the county, showing strong interest and strict attention to each item.
The Mobile Item lists children born on August 20 across multiple addresses and ages from 1 to 16, inviting them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with five friends. Readers under 16 are asked to mail full name address and birthdate to the Children's Editor at least two days before their birthday.
In a St. Louis Globe-Democrat item, Mr. Foraker is said to have received condolences from Mr. Jeffries amid a controversy in the poem or tale Can't Come Back Misery. The report notes lingering doubt and public reaction.
Victor Elliott reports on the fate of thousands of bills and resolutions introduced in the Sixty third Congress. About ten percent reach the statute book while most die in committees or are filed in pigeon holes as the session winds down.
The New York Sun reports Italy's total army strength near 3.22 million with about 2 million in the untrained territorial militia. Italy fields twelve corps, Rome with three divisions, and mobilizes on the Austrian frontier. It cites 96 line regiments, Bersaglieri, Alpine and artillery units, coast and fortress artillery, engineers, and a sizable aviation battalion. The system, under King and defense councils, aims for roughly 1.02 million trained men, with formations organized by prior eras and wartime mobilization.
A playful note from Springfi nion about a wife asking a cigar clerk for smokeless powder at a drug store to mix with her husband’s tobacco so he won’t smoke up the house. The clerk suggests a gun store for powder and questions the motive.
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