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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1915
Page
2
The attorney general objects to sections four through six and proposes edits to empower the attorney general to direct investigations and prosecutions for state or county interests. He argues the bill raises state expenses by over eight thousand dollars annually and may usurp the governor’s role under the constitution.
London reports a vast German push south through Austria into the Balkans aiming for Constantinople and possibly Suez. Analysts cite shell shortages and Turkey’s need for munitions, with Bulgaria’s split loyalty looming and Romania hesitating on transit.
An inventor stayed seven hours in a sealed submerged box to prove a chemical air purifier for submarines. In the test in a water tank, oxygen rose and carbon dioxide fell as chemicals were released, with observers from the US and Russia present. The apparatus and event are shown in Popular Mechanics.
Whistler Alabama churches announce Sunday school and worship times across several parishes including Whistler Methodist Bethany Baptist Meyer's Memorial Baptist St Pauls Episcopal and Penticostal meetings. Fraternal Aid Union and Mizpah Lodge events featured, with social club planning a grand ball and jitney service arrangements.
St Louis flood of August receded by night after destroying homes and washing away lives. Aged Anna Wanger, 86, drowned, ten African American residents found dead, with likely more unaccounted. Damages in St Louis area estimated at 1.9 million dollars as police guard emptied streets.
A three hour cloudburst drenched Hanover Shippenburg and York Springs injuring several people. The center of the storm flooded houses and business blocks, with the Hanover theatre building demolished and extensive property damage reported. No deaths were recorded.
United States, Spain, and Denmark prepare protests after German submarine and destroyer actions. The US may demand an explanation for the sinking of the liner Arabico with two American deaths. Spain protests the Isidoro sinking and Denmark may object to shelling of the British submarine E-13 near a Danish island.
The Navy ordered 350 marines with twelve 3 inch field pieces mobilized at Annapolis for possible Haiti duty. Admiral Caperton sought readiness amid interior disturbances while Port au Prince and Cape Haitien faced potential attacks. Secretary Daniels said Caperton's dispatch reported quiet but stressed preparedness.
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