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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1915
Page
8
The Land Show at the Gulf Coast Fair grounds will run January 10 to April 1 with free admission. I Bixler says the exhibit aims to improve livestock practices and attract homeseekers to buy large tracts of land, boosting undeveloped Mobile County acres and coordinating wide cooperation.
R. V. Taylor vice president and general manager of the Mobile and railroad will address the St Louis Business Men s League at the Planters Hotel on December 15. He will speak on St Louis and Mobile after selecting the subject himself and will travel December 14 to arrive in time for the engagement.
Biloxi Mississippi December 6 Chief of Police Louis Staehling reports that Mrs M Surdich who vanished October 27 has been found in Chicago and turned over to federal authorities as a material witness in a white slave case. Mrs F C Harris of 1704 Michigan Avenue is accused of enticing her to Chicago for immoral purposes.
New Orleans reported Kid Williams the world bantamweight champion and Frankie Burns of Jersey City both declared fitness for the twenty round title bout. Both weighed 118 pounds ringside and Eddie Smith of Chicago was named referee. Williams raved about his condition and Burns pledged to win if he could. Betting favored Williams with wagers at 6 to 5.
A description from December Popular Science Monthly and World’s Advance explains bending pipes without kinks by filling with sand, then pouring molten lead, letting it cool, bending, then reheating to drain the lead. The method emphasizes using molten lead to support the bend and prevent collapse.
The piece notes a March title defense in New Orleans under a new contract. It recalls the 1892 Sullivan vs Corbett bout in New Orleans, the transition to Queensberry rules, and the long line of champions including Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Johnson, and Willard.
J. Leslie Taylor announces the semi monthly luncheon of the committee will be at the Cawthon Hotel assembly room Monday night. The meeting will discuss new by laws to be submitted to Chamber of Commerce members, with features of more than ordinary interest.
Attorney General William J L Martin files a fifty page brief with the supreme court upholding the consolidated court bill. Three cases before the court test the measure with arguments presented in two and briefs in one. The issue repeats across the cases as to the bill's constitutionality.
Davis' Capture defeats Barney Cavagnaghs 9 to 1 at Monroe Park, as Dock Wiseman stars with strong pitching and key hits. Calametti appears in uniform covering second, while Feeney and Murphy spark long runs and catches, keeping the Hardware boys overwhelmed in the decisive finale.
A Mobile event in January 1816 targets improved fowl breeding with a Gulf Coast Poultry Association meeting Tuesday to set show details. A prize timeline will guide the winter display.
Figures from eighteen states show hunting with fifty nine deaths and sixty six injuries, more than baseball yet fewer participants. Michigan leads with fourteen deaths. Wisconsin caps hunting with deer law. two women killed on duck and deer hunts. accidental discharge caused most fatalities.
Twenty two dogs compete in the derby of the Southern Field Trials Club as Frank DeGraffenreid W A Blount Jr and W K Terry judge. Prizes total 750 with 400 for first 250 for second and 100 for third. Club officers to be elected at Monday night meeting and all age stake drawings follow the derby pairings.
The Crowns of the City League, winter champs and summer winners, face a picked team including Charlie Schmidt of the Gulls Milton Stock of the Phillies Jule Watson of the Texas League and Arthur Wallace in a charity game next Sunday at Monroe Park on the Southern League diamond. Receipts go to the Ladies of Charity Christmas fund. The Barneys and all-stars recently played a St Matthew’s church benefit, with the Crowns extending their winning streak.
Jeff McCarn United States attorney for the district of Hawaii has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by President Wilson. He plans to return to Tennessee, his home state, amid reports of an earlier indictment for attempting to shoot attorney Claudius McBride in a courthouse corridor.
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