02 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
1
The group held here on December 10 and 1 to choose a route amid plans for fifty cities to send delegations. The tale lauds highway history made by a small car that braved daunting trails to spread the gospel of good roads.
The Scout Car led an impromptu parade home after a 1500 mile trip through brick highways and trails with Scout J A Emmett. Mud spattered and damaged, the Ford displayed a missing cotter key replaced by a safety pin found in Mobile, drawing attention to the rugged journey and hardships endured by the Old Spanish Trail organizers.
Official Scout Old Spanish Trail notes a battered little scout car arriving by steamer Apollo at the Mobile docks. The weary vehicle, ragged yet stubborn, continues its journey fueled by gasoline and driven with relentless energy as it forges through harsh terrain.
The Ellis letter claims United Fruit and Crawford Ellis pressured railroads to divert shipments from Mobile to Baltimore and East ports. Officials deny writing the letter or knowledge of such an agreement while Bluefields Steamship sues United Fruit for 15 million under the Sherman act. The Philadelphia paper published Ellis’s remarks as evidence prompting public debate and continued coverage.
Reports from Athens say Austria and Germany warned the Greek government that granting Quadruple Entente demands would lead the central empires to deem Greek Macedonia unfriendly. Italian minister Sonnino signals possible expedition to Albania and affirms adherence to London accord no separate peace. Serbian campaign ends as Austro German and Bulgarian forces note heavy losses. Bulgarians hold Prisren.
Joe McGrane 19 of Louisville Kentucky confessed to Sheriff Harrison that he killed Samuel Grant a Greenville Alabama chauffeur on November 20 by striking him with an iron bar over a fare dispute. He was arrested days later and implicated the robberly conduct.
In Chicago on December 2 the article notes a $300 million yearly food waste in the United States. It argues eliminating waste could fund paupers for ten years and reduce the public debt. Experts from farming and economics discuss a national cooperative movement linking producers and consumers, with speakers Horace Plunkitt Lubin and Myron Herrick attending.
Liquor valued at 7400 dollars, part of the cargo seized from the schooner Oyster Plant, was destroyed at the police station on orders from Recorder D H Edington after court action. Attorney B B Chamberlain sought an appeal, denied, with similar rulings to follow in future cases. Federal officials had some liquor. A mistrial in William Abrams’ case was declared as jurors could not agree.
The State Department instructed Ambassador Page in London to ask Britain whether two vessels of the American Trans-Atlantic Company seized while flying the flag were to be requisitioned without prize court proceedings and to file a fee protest if an affirmative answer is received.
Fair tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Frost likely tonight in Alabama and Mississippi south portions. Minimum around 37 with moderate northwesterly winds. Washington forecast notes cooler conditions in southern areas with frost and light winds.
On request by State Solicitor Clarke Judge O J Semmes discharged the full juror panel in city court and ordered a new venire. About sixty jurors were dismissed as no conviction could be reached in prohibition cases with two acquittals three mistrials and two hung juries recorded. The court adjourned to Monday with remaining prohibition cases to be reset next week.
Construction of the Carolina Greenville and Northern electric railroad will begin within weeks. The line will run from Bristol to Knoxville via Kingsport, according to company officials.
Governor Hall proclaims martial law in Jefferson parish after citing a reign of lawlessness. One militia company is on duty at Gretna, the parish seat, to restore order and suppress lawlessness.
British total casualties from the war reach 510230 with 12160 naval losses and 108923 killed including 6940 officers. Reports say Monastir remains in Serbian hands as Bulgarians await reinforcements. Italy backs Entente no separate peace, while 53 steamers and 35 sailing vessels were sunk per London Board of Trade advices.
Roger W. Babson argues that postwar U S currency strength can crown the United States as the world’s financial center. He notes rising crop output and high prices, urges production and currency restraint to hold supremacy, and points to New York as the financial hub as war ends. Continued on last page.
Augusta Ga December 2 A hopelessly deadlocked jury in the Thomas E Watson editor obscenity case discharged at 8 30 pm and a mistrial ordered Judge W W Lambdin presiding Jurors reportedly stood 10 to acquittal from the first ballot
Montz widow of the late Montz passed away at 9 30 p m 1915. The funeral will be Friday at 2 30 p m from her residence 858 Elmira street to St Jos church and on to Holy Catholic cemetery.
Fragmentary text describes a search or identification event mentioning names Wareham and Scat Sf cedien Gove and Houston streets with a reward offered.
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