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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1912

Page

6

Marines to Nicaragua Amid New Caribbean Tension

The 750 marines who sailed from Philadelphia proceed toward Colon and are to travel by rail to Panama and board the armored cruiser California, expected to reinforce Managua and protect American lives and property. Up to 2,000 Marines ashore and 1,000 sailors may be deployed, with the Tenth Infantry kept in readiness to move if rebels resist more than anticipated. An American force may be sent to Matagalpa to aid 125 Americans in distress as rail links are restored.

Washington Philadelphia Navy Yard Nicaragua Colon Panama California San Juan del Sur Marine Corps Denver Managua Corinto Sutherland Taft State Department Matagalpa The Republic Weitzel State Navy Ine Terhune Annapolis Teriune Mabillans Mobile New Orleans Latin America Chamber of Commerce and Nres League Secretary of State Mobile Rico

Hartwell Myth Shot To Pieces At Lyons Rally

At a Lyons rally in Mobile about 400 attendees heard Hartwell accused of bankrupting the city with a four million dollar plan. Pro Lyons speakers praised Pat J. Lyons and attacked Hartwell and Thompson while urging voters to reelect Lyons as mayor.

Hartwell Lyons Harrynpson Wards State Franklin Mobile Captain Lyons Captain In Craft Pat J. Lyons Harry T. Smith John 3 Kr. Drago Afdf John W. McAlpine L. C. Irvine Spring Hill Mobuie Hartwell-Thompson Tommy Rat Thompson Register McAlpine Shepard-Lyons F. I. Thompson R. Thompson Ell Ton Vis Fecha Government and Ann Streets Eighth Ward Harry The Smiths Stevens Taylor Prince Webb Brooks Bush Iis Jack O'Connell Item Harry Smith Armbrecht Rich Bestor Railroad and Mr. Hartwell

Food Scarcity Across Managua and Rebel Held Cities

Describes Managua cut off from outside contact as food grows scarcer and rebel held Granada and Masaya face severe shortages. Reports of battles near Granada and limited news from Corinto and other ports, with one courier finding an intact telegraphic wire despite widespread disruption.

Managua Nicaragua Granada Masaya Corinto

Bluejackets Move to Repair Wires and Rail Link

A force of 500 American bluejackets and marines left Corinto to re establish railroad and tele graphic communication with Managua. The operation aims to restore critical lines of transport and communications in Nicaragua's interior from SAN JUAN DEL SUR dated Aug 30.

San Juan del Sur Nicaragua Corinto Managua

Fresh car All Heart Posts and flooring items listed

Local ad lists fresh All Heart posts and flooring materials including 12 inch face boards Cypress boards and 2x4 lumber. Also mentions shingles pickets and general home improvement items with a contact phone.

Joe

Tale of Koehler and Pauline at the White House table

In a report from the period a man named Koehler encounters Pauline and persuades her with his polite demeanor. He quickly secures milk and uses it to support praise for the White House table’s celebrated pride.

Bob White House Bob Taft Helen Taft Glacier Park Pauline Koehler

Hookworm Immigrants To Be Deport Stationed In San Francisco

Due to crowding at Angel Island detention hospital no immigrant with hookworm will be treated there after November 1. The department of commerce and labor sent the order by letter. Affected immigrants will be deported immediately. In the last year over 1,600 hookworm patients were treated at Angel Island.

San Francisco Angel Inland Detention Hospital Department of Commerce and Labor Angel Island

Protection of Mothers Form California League

In San Francisco on August 29 a group of about 100 women formed the California league for the Protection of Motherhood. Miss Lucy Goode White was named president and the group intends a temporary existence to push a state law establishing pensions for widowed mothers with dependent children and a state pension for mothers during periods of enforced idleness.

San Francisco California League For the Protection of Lucy Goode White

Cheap whiskey blamed for sailor suicides in Alaskan fleet

In San Francisco August 30 the Dimond reports cheap illicit whiskey driving fishermen insane in Alaskan waters. Crew members suffered crises after consuming a poisonous substitute for Tyner. One man attempted suicide multiple times and then leapt overboard to his death.

San Francisco Cord Chloff William H. Dimond Unimakass Dimond Tynor

Pauline Wayne Robbed on White House Grounds

Canton Ohio August reports Pauline Wayne the President Taft cow was held up and robbed on the White House grounds by J F Koehler a high school agriculture instructor Koehler claims he saw the cow calmly set the pan for tec on the grounds and reports his observation after returning to the capital.

Canton Ohio Pauline Wayne Taft White House J. F. Koehler Koehler Pauline

Sutherland Takes Hold in Nicaragua War

Admiral H H Sutherland, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, assumes supreme command in Nicaragua. He deploys Marines along the Corinto Managua railway to keep line open and guard American lives and property, with about five thousand troops under Commander Terhune. The California returns with reinforcements to bolster operations, and rail and telegraph links remain disrupted.

Washington H. H. Sutherland Pacific Fleet Nicaragua California Panama Sutherland Corinto Managua Navy Department Denver San Juan del Sur

Johnson in Wyoming outlines Progressive platform

Gov Hiram Johnson spoke in Rock Springs urging Wyoming wage earners to back Theodore Roosevelt and support initiative and referendum. He called for shorter working hours for women and abolition of child labor.

Johnson Wyoming Rock Springs Wyo Hiram Johnson Theodore Roosevelt

ONeal Invited to Utah for Irrigation Congress

Governor Emmett ONeal has an urgent invitation from Governor William Spry of Utah to attend the twentieth annual National Irrigation Congress in Salt Lake City from September 30 to October 3. Spry also asked that Alabama delegates be named. ONeal will not be able to attend.

Montgomery Ala Emmett O'Neal William Spry Utah Naional Irrigation Congress Salt Lake City Spry O'Neal

Test of Strength in Eighth Ward Ends in Disappointment

A tentative match in the Eighth Ward ends without a clear win as Irvine is sent to the bench and Sixth Ward breaks are noted near Hartwell's home. The restless scene reflects tight local competition and unresolved outcomes.

Irvine Sixth Ward

Hartwell Campaign in Eighth Ward Meeting Recount

Thomas J. Young chairs a Hartwell rally where fewer than 50 of 706 attenders raise hands for Hartwell. The crowd debates recall tactics, city funds, and alleged misdeeds while rivals attack Hartwell and defend Pat Lyons and Dick Owen. Irvine’s recall plot is called a major campaign leak.

Hartwell Eighth Ward Thomas J. Young Hartwell Young Mr. Young Jackson Miss Mr Hartwell Pat Lyons Harry Smith John McAlpine Jim Webb Taytor Storey Prince Albert Bush Bart Chamberlain John Drego Mobile Iy Stewart Brooks Harry Frank Annan Dick Owen Annan Pat J. Lyons Mr. Irvine Irvine Hartwell-Thompson Vilains Scholarz

CHAMP CLARK ADDRESSES TARIFF IN MAINE CAMPAIGN

Champ Clark spoke in Lewiston and planned to address crowds in Bar Harbor and Kents Hill as part of a Maine campaign tour. He stressed tariff as a main issue, contrasting Democrats favoring revenue tariffs with Republicans backing protection, and urged voters to judge parties by kept promises.

Champ Clark Maine Knockland Clark Marshall Eratic Toiston Clark Viarbor Kent Houses of Congress Gover Indiana Lew Barksworth Wilson Marshal Rees Quesa Speaker Cannon

Home Building Page Brims With Up To Date Tips

A weekly feature on Wednesdays and Sundays offers current building advice for homeowners and prospective builders. The guide promises practical suggestions and ideas for those planning or expanding their houses.

Ritchie-Pagan Lightweight Bout Called Off

The September 9 lightweight bout between One Round Pagan and Willie Ritchie was canceled due to an injury to one fighter.[event]

San Francisco Pagan Willie’ Ritchie

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