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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
4
The piece urges heightened safety at Christmas tree displays in homes churches halls and schools. It notes past fires caused by flammable decorations and stresses guardianship by organizers to prevent loss of life and property during holiday events.
President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway spoke at the American Road conference in Atlanta on improving country roads. He argued that good rural highways mainly benefit farmers by lowering transport costs to markets and bringing outlying farms nearer shipping points, thereby increasing land value and improving social access.
Card and Maloney presented an agricultural model to the Mobile County Chamber committee. The display drew strong interest and led the body to consider building a model farm at a suitable site to advance local agricultural development.
The Chamber of Commerce committee led by Dr D T Me reports success in securing a site and funding for a mobile county tuberculosis camp. The move aims to provide relief for the afflicted and establish an institution in Mobile County.
The Houston Telegram reprints The Item editorial urging Mobile style support for the Satsuma fruit. It argues the orange-like fruit thrives on the Gulf Coast and should be boosted along the Texas coast to win public favor and become a healthful staple.
A South Bend cab driver is lauded for guiding a young woman away from two disreputable places to safety and into wholesome surroundings, an act described as heroic and worthy of Carnegie Prize recognition though the driver remains unnamed. The account emphasizes faith in humanity and respect for humble life.
Unlike his senior, William Jennings Bryan Jr. of Tucson Arizona, he has declined the office of assistant attorney in the valuation of railways offered by the Interstate Commerce Commission and another at Washington. He cannot be classed among persistent office seekers and appears devoted to his Tucson home life.
Mobile plans a Live Stock Day aligned with the Satsuma Day committee. The recent effort by mobilian energizers to spotlight the golden Satsuma was a clear success, suggesting an even grander Satsuma Day next time and that the Live Stock Day will highlight the county’s important livestock industry.
The article notes itinerant callers, billed as Gentlemen of the Road, active in Southern cities. Mobile reports many instances of demands for cats and clothes provoking fear among housewives. Memphis records a single day of 501 applicants at rescue missions and police stations on Sunday and Sunday night.
A Oregon woman pleads for legal separation claiming her husband has been continuously drunk since 1884. The court file notes his persistent intoxication as the basis for the separation request.
Weather alerts urge residents to prepare for another frigid night with subfreezing temperatures. People should drain outside hoses and insulate pipes to prevent bursts as temperatures drop further.
Dr George Owens admitted speeding at 80 miles an hour on Ocean Parkway Flatbush. Magistrate Reynolds praised his honesty and imposed a 265 dollar fine with a suspended sentence to encourage self confession.
A Minneapolis Journal disapproves of a man on a street car who urges other riders to hear his opinions on the war and related topics, highlighting public disturbance during a routine ride.
An editorial note from the Frankita Unanty Times says the Tax Reform League gains momentum amid a general uprising against taxation methods. It notes reform is needed and recognized by the state, even as the remedy remains unclear.
The annual report shows 1914 printing and binding costs at 410700 dollars with over 1 054 publications issued, including serials now sold by subscription. Sales more than doubled prior year as the plan expands, with 8 586 605 copies distributed and 54 768 pages printed across bureaus including foreign and domestic commerce and the census.
Mobile officials delayed action on an ordinance to dim high beam headlights for cars east of Broad Street and south of Congress. The pool room license for John H. Jackson was revoked after a gambling raid was described by the mayor, with other city measures approved or postponed.
City Health Officer Charles A. Mohr reports Novembers figures: total population 55 744 with 96 deaths and death rate white 16.17 colored 26.14 per 1000. House inspections continued. no colon bacilli found in 5 c c of water. Meat milk inspections show markets dairies depots and packing houses examined. 1 025 cattle slaughtered and 1 543 pounds meat condemned. Rat-proofing and ship quarantine measures show 512 notices, 8 911 rats by Nov 1, 1 446 in November.
A concise Arkansas dispatch argues farmers drive the economic machine as cotton moves more freely and railroad shops reopen. It notes farmer payments fuel merchant and banker activity, oiling the economy and boosting local spending, with farmers learning their crisis role through debt liquidation and easing tensions.
Ed Jackson near Keego on the Louisville and Nashville line grows about 300 bearing orange trees and plans a larger grove. J H Brown of Brewton backs the claim with a sample Satsuma parcel and argues Escambia can rival nearby fruit districts. December 14, 1914.
A Salvation Army officer recalled General Booth stories of temperance. One humorous anecdote centers on a boy who asks for beer at a saloon, the bartender refuses, and the boy reveals the drink is for his teetotaler father to keep mother in the dark.
Columbia State reports mixed forecasts as forecasters weigh a potential extended period of wet and mild conditions. The question remains whether the upcoming Christmas week will bring a prolonged warm spell or a genuinely green holiday season.
The Sunny South, one of the largest theatrical boats afloat, will arrive in Mobile within ten days for a short run. The fifty member company includes a brass band and features Rex Beach's The Barrier among its repertoire. The vessel has an exceptional calliope and plans a river tour after its Mobile stop, then moves to carnival week in Moie.
Arthur G Milne of 360 St Louis street called the Item office on Tuesday morning saying he is out of work and has no food for his wife and three children. He requests coal and notes he is in good standing with the Woodman of the World.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians held its annual election last night with George J. Sullivan re elected head for the eighteenth consecutive term. Officers include Michael L. Campbell vice president Thomas P. Lynch recording secretary William M. Rooney financial salary Arthur J. Grove treasurer Rev John A. Gensheimer chaplain John J. McCafferty sergeant at arms Thomas J Conboy.
In early reports from South America and the Pacific, Allied forces assault trench lines with significant gains. The German cruiser Dresden at Punta Arenas is damaged and must repair before departure. The North Wales collier crew was landed at Callao after the Dresden sank it. Tokyo reports that the Oxford has fallen to the British and the Cormorant moved into Guam harbor.
Rotterdam reports a German retreat in Belgium toward a new defensive line away from the coast while other fronts show mixed gains. Belgrade recapture and Austrian reverses are unconfirmed. Turkish cruiser Breslau now Midirli bombards Sebastopol with unclear effects. British and French statements hint at a possible general offensive in northern France and Belgium with Argonne gains and German footholds near Steinbach and St Leonard near Commercy.
A horse hit a moving car on Jackson street near St Francis street at about 6 pm Monday. The buggy owner Walter Mahler saw the animal blinded by a Dauphin street car’s glare before the collision. The horse was examined by Dr Claudee Ressi jac and taken to his hospital after the accident.
In a United States district court the Ollinger Bruce Dry Docks Co filed against the Schooner Carrie the case was tried argued and submitted on its merits for a final decree in the Toulmin division.
Washington asserts kindergartens humanize orphans and children in care helping education and prevention of pauperism and crime. Dr. Claxton notes states lacking compulsory attendance laws. study covers Germany where nearly all children obey laws, with Germany’s Prussia showing only 584 of 5,754,000 school age children absent.
The Jacksonville Times-Union notes Congress may approve 35 000 to 50 000 for Agriculture to study citrus canker and seek control methods. It urges Florida to enact stringent quarantines similar to California to prevent spread from other states and countries, including Japan, and to curb fruit imports from affected regions.
A playful tale follows a dressed up milkmaid who must milk a cow’s fate. She foregoes changing her attire, dons a large apron, and meets misfortune when the cow knocks over the milk. In reaction, the milkmaid kicks the cow, causing her front panel to burst.
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