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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
4
Mobile Item Subscriptions Named at 10 Cents Weekly
The Mobile Item announces a flat rate of 10 cents per week or 5 dollars per year for home delivery to Mobile addresses. Any deviation from this price by an authorized carrier triggers a reward of one year's subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Iter
Mobile
Epiphany Message on Charity and Selflessness
A pithy quotation from F. W. Robertson emphasizes love and charity as true teachers of faith. It asserts that a single act of unselfishness reveals more about God than sermons or theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
F. W. Robertson
Tribute to Capt. Peter F. Alba A Valued Mobile Figure
The obituary notes Capt. Peter F. Alba died early Thursday after a brave struggle. A longtime Mobile resident, he retired from active work decades ago and devoted his days to charity. He supported animals and the needy, earning esteem across the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter F. Alba
Grim Reaper
Mobile
Captain Alba
Brooklyn Woman Finds Father Alive After Film Proof
A Brooklyn woman who mourned her Russian father for months learned from relatives he was killed. At a movie showing depicting German troops in Russia she fainted and later saw a prisoner's face on the screen. Identified as her father, she rejoiced at the miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe and Commercial
Brooklyn
Lee
Russia
Lek
Teutens
Not a new debt or tax increase plan for state finances
The passage argues that the measure will not create debt or raise taxes but will allow the state to meet obligations for public schools, veterans, and prisoners care. It frames the policy as economical, efficient finance without partisan gain, aiming to retire bonds and mature issuances.
Expressing the Best That Is in Us on Christmas
Christmas day inspires people to express beauty through gifts deeds and restraint. The piece argues Christmas cannot be spoiled and encourages acts of kindness, generosity, and self improvement amid varying opinions about excess and holiday spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity
Santa Claus
Troy citizen plans Christmas aid for 200 poor children
A prominent Troy resident, near Gov. Henderson's city, seeks the names of 200 in need to arrange for Santa Claus visits with gifts. The act is praised as a fine example of charity reflecting the lesson that giving to the poor is lending to the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Charles Henderson
Santa Claus
Alabama
Gasoline Demand Seen Outpacing Supply Soon
Gasoline supplies are forecast to fall short of demand as car use climbs worldwide. Historically rising consumption jumps from 5.6 million barrels in 1899 to 18 million by 1914, with experts predicting 30 million barrels next year. Total autos in service reached 3.25 million.
Silent Confederate Battle Cry Fades From History
The Texas Daughters of the Confederacy sought to preserve the Rebel Yell by recording elderly Confederate veterans. Lungs failed with age, and the famed cry is gone unless a future threat awakens it anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Texas Daughters of the Confederacy
Florida Urges Statewide Tick Eradication Movement
Floridians are urged to eradicate cattle ticks statewide after successful county campaigns. A Tampa meeting, hosted by the Tampa Board of Trade and Southern Settlement and Development, will plan a statewide eradication effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Board of Trade of
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
Wisconsin Homeseekers Plan Gulf Coast Excursion
Wisconsin settlers led by George H. Vannan plan a Homeseeker’s special excursion to Mobile on January 7. Vannan, a Grand Bay dairyman newly returned from Wisconsin, says Gulf Coast opportunities surpass northern winters and costly barn warmth, drawing many former neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
Wisconsin
Mobile
George H. Vannan
Badger
Gulf Coast
Gulf Country
Mr. Vannan
Grand Bay
K C C Turkey Party Draws Crowds and Prizes in St Joseph Street
Several hundred attended Mobile Council 666 Knights of Columbus turkey festival at their hall on St Joseph street. Winners named include J M McCarthy Glennon McDonald Hughes Green Grove Neely O Conner Fermier Walsh Rehm Barter Murphy Glennon Donohue Campbell Young Palmer Fuller Massy Davis Gerow Ennis McGlynn Leonard Rehm Rooney Bidgood Burns Duford Nichols Rooney Tillman Lavretta Schock Wilson Grove Schmidt Nelson Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph Street
J. M. McCarthy
Glennon
J. McDonald
J. D. Hughes
Charles Green
A. J. Grove
Peter Neely
C. B. Skally
G. H. Hodges
M. L. Neely
Charles O’conner
Jake H
Chas. Singleton Bidgood
T. J. Burns
Robert Duford
Gustave Nichols
W. M. Rooney
J. J. Tillman
L. J. Lavretta
J. Schock
J. P. Wilson
E. J. Grove
A. H. Schmidt
John Nelson
John Fuller
Uniform Spraying Plan Set For Satsuma Orchards
The Gulf Citrus Coast Exchange completed a spraying schedule to ensure uniform coverage of Satsuma orchards in the region. The program aims to destroy scale and raise the 1916 crop quality, with future marketing facilities to be improved for higher prices, as noted in a Wednesday meeting chaired by President Winberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satsuma
Gulf Citrus Coast Exchange
Winberg
Christmas Tree Delights Kids At Alabama Infants Home
The Junior Band of the Christ Child Society brought a Christmas tree to the Alabama Infants and Maternity Home on Wednesday night. Santa Claus distributed gifts after a musical program, brightening the children’s holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Infants and Maternity Home
Christ Child Society
Santa Claus
Judge takes under advisement two civil cases in Mobile court
Judge Toulmin presided as the Mobile case against the Washington and Choctaw Railway and the EB Richards matter were argued on demurrer and submitted. Jackson Reed, a wanted man for violating the prohibition law, surrendered at the county jail after an officer traced him to New Orleans and he came to Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulmin
United States District Court
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Washington and Choctaw Railway
EB. H. Richards
Richard Jones
American
Louise Richards
Jackson Reed
New Orleans
Reed
Mobile
Christmas Visitors and Local Notables in Mobile
A list of residents and visitors in Mobile during Christmas season includes Frank L Tapia Jr from Sewanee University, Guy Hartwell of Mobile Auto Company traveling to Chicago and Toledo, John Rolston of Coden visiting Mobile, and others from Jacksonville, Troy, Mount Vernon, Auburn, Youngstown, Minneapolis, New York, Vernon, Camden, and Forest. Saint Joseph’s church Holy Hour devotion noted, while L M Sanders experiences an automobile cranking incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy J. Hartwell
Mobile Auto Company
Mobile
Chicago
Ill
Toledo
Ohio
Hudson Motor Car Company
Battle House
J. M. Lawrence
J. F. Stockdell
Birmingham
Ala
M. M. Montgomery
A. Brown
Brunswick
Jessie Harris
Union Springs
D. W. Murphy
Stockton
Frank L. McKenna
Spring Hill
H. D. Bonner
Pensacola
Fla
FE. P. Wilson
St. Louis
H. T. Darling
Oklahoma City
Okla
John Gray
Fulton
Ruth Martin
Jackson
C. A. Bradley
Satsuma
K. Cooney
D. Mussbaum
New York City
Morris
H. E. Hart
Jackson,,Tenn
F. C
County Worth
Tex
Carrie Sankey
Montgomery
A. G. Taylor
Silas
R. J. Jones
Selma
John J. Thornhill
Grand Bay
A. L. Bidler
Jamestown
N. J
T. S
J. F. Dubert
New Orleans
J. E. Rolston
Coden
F. G. Garnett
L. Garnett
R. M. Rose
G. Burne
Charles Kroneberg
New York
J. J. McLean
Forest
Miss
D. T. Freye
Richmond
Ind
Clara Williamson
Demopolis
J. B. Williams
Troy
C. A. Winter
J. F. Perry
Atlanta
W. J. Lang
Memphis
Tenn
E. C. Harrington
Klosky
S—A. S. Bryant
Gainestown
H. W. Padgett
Padgett Station
B. Alvarez
Saraland
J. C. Henson
R. L. Kirkland
Hawthon
H. A. Drew
J. H. Stribling
L. Burg
Tennessee
R. W. Moon
W. P. Walker
Citronelle
T. C. Ben
Fort Morgan
John R. Nettles
Tunnel Springs
F. A. Rogers
McLean
W. E. Gassett
Biloxi
W. H. Cummings
Indianapolis
A. C. Anderson
Carson
Ned W. Engler
R. H. Peterson
H. E. Foster
A. B. Johnson
W. E. Lockard
Escatawpa
K. F. Davis
Van
R. Lowndes
Woodstock
G. B. Burnett
Flomaton
Windsor
Lillie P. Morris
Gilbertown
Clyde Gragg
T. J. Aplin
Eliska
J. W. Terrell
C. E. Hunt
Akron
Local Notes From Mobile and Nearby Areas
The home of Sanders on Cherokee street and a sprain incident are noted as a man drove his car to his office after the accident. Dr. W. M. Mastin of the city, once ill for months and treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, has recovered and resumed practice. R. G. Burlingame and wife of Bay Minette Ala spent Thursday in Mobile on a shopping trip. W. D. Nesbitt, dean of the Warrant Warehouse Company of Mobile and Birmingham, was a visitor here Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Steese
Youngstown
Ohio
F. M. Durgin
Minneapolis, Minn
Irvington
Ala
Mobile
Sanders
Cherokee Street
W. M. Mastin
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
R. G. Burlingame
Bay Minette, Ala
W. D. Nesbitt
The
Warrant ‘Warehouse Company of
Mobile and
Birmingham
City and coastal towns line up in A B C societies
A long list of names and residences appears, detailing numerous individuals and couples from Alabama Georgia Mississippi Florida Louisiana Tennessee and beyond. Families and single residents from Birmingham Montgomery Selma Crestview Pensacola and Jackson are named along with several distant locales, showing a broad social directory.
Alabama Power asks US Supreme Court to dismiss appeals
The Alabama Interstate Power Company asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss the appeals of Mt Vernon Woodberry Cotton Duck Company and Consolidated Cotton Duck Company. They challenge Alabama Supreme Court rulings that refused to enjoin condemnation proceedings begun in Tallapoosa county probate court to take land and water rights for a Cherokee Bluff plant. The power company argues Supreme Court lack of jurisdiction after probate court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama Interstate Power Company, & Maine Corporation
Supreme Court
Mt. Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Company
Consolidated Cotton Duck Company
Alabama Supreme Court
Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa
Cherokee Bluff
Probate Court
Power Company
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Crichton Area Social News Reports Family Visits
Mrs Harbin Mrs Botter and Gus Roberts motor to Semmes to visit Mr and Mrs Davis. Pierce of Old Shell road announces the arrival of a new son. Mrs Clement dies at home on Tacon Street. J R Ward Mobile moves to Winter place Item avenue. Harris Hamilton ill at local infirmary. The list includes visits from Pascagoula and Whistler with several local residents noted for gatherings and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crichton
Maude
Frances
William
J. R. Ward
Mobile
Item Avenue
Harris Hamilton
John Green
Silas Powell
Ollie Clark
Sidonie Krebs
Pascagoula
Peterdorf
C. L. Murphy
Alma Louise
Orchard
W. P. Roberts
Sylvester Krebs
Jarvis
Pritchette
New Orleans
Earnest and
Mosley Nichols
Selma
D. N. Nichols
Old Shell Road
Claude Rane
Whistler
Donnie Cash
Nora Cash
William Rane
Steel Prices Jump With New Highs in Pittsburgh
Advances in steel products push several items to record levels in Pittsburgh last week. Structural steel and plate rise to 36 dollars per ton, hoops to 40, shafting up 5, bars at 36, and wire and nails to 40 a ton, with mills operating at capacity and delivery pushed to late next summer or fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Florida Complains of Switching Charge In Interstate Case
The Florida railroad commission asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to disallow a $2 per car switching fee by the Florida East Coast railroad. It argues the charge is unreasonable since the line hauls and should be included in the line haul freight charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Commission of Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida East Coast Railroad
Missing Link Held in Bomb Plots Case
Edmund Justice a night watchman for Atlas Steamship Company was arrested by federal officers in South Brooklyn charged as a party to a conspiracy directed from the United States by Koenig and other German agents. Justice allegedly accompanied Frederick Metzler to Quebec to learn troop shipments ships sailing routes and artillery details for a military plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edmund Justice
Atlas Steamship Company
Hamburg-American Line
Entente
Paulig
Justice
Brooklyn
Koenig
Frederick Metzler
Quebec
United Kingdom
United States
Court notices and judgments from Missouri Gartman case list
In Equity Court Judge Safford Berney schedules motions for alimony and child custody in Missouri Gartman vs George W Gartman. Other actions include divorce decree for Nanine Streckenbach, judgments for Wilson & Cochran, McVoy, Graf, and a consent judgment for $150. docket covers various plaintiffs and defendants with sums awarded or dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Equity Court
Equity
Hon
Safford Berney
Missouri Gartman
George W. Gartman
Nanine L. Streckenbach
Allan W. Streckenbach
Wilson & Cochran
G. M. Willis
Thos. W. Sims
E. Hochstein
R. D. Sears
A.S. Towle
W. M. Herbert
Southern Seed Store
Mary F. McVoy
Kelly
Chas. E. Graf
E. P. Smith
Mrs. C. V. Smith
Chancery Court Actions Move Through Settlements and Motions
In Chancery Court under Hon. Thomas H. Smith many matters move by settlement and motions. Cases include Mary E. Cothran executrix versus Item Publishing Co. and others. Christian Thumm versus Emilie Thimm. Harry Buschane versus Serio Turpentine Cup Co.. Kathryn L. Junker versus Thomas J. Junker. Blanche Hermann versus George X. Hermann. Walter Noble versus Wm. J. Noble. Cunningham Hardware Co. et al. versus Mary E. Kimball et al. reset to December 28. Fanny Neese versus Mabel Goode et al. submitted on demurrers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Mary E. Cothran
Executrix
Item Publishing Co
Christian Thumm
Emilie Thimm
Harry Buschane
Serio Turpentine Cup Co
Kathryn L. Junker
Thomas J. Junker
Blanche Hermann
George X. Hermann
Ijr
Walter Noble
Wm. J. Noble
Cunningham Hardware Co
Mary E. Kimball
Norvelle R. Leigh
Fanny Neese
Mabel Goode
Alleged Owner of Lucy H. Freed on Bond in Florida
Ignacio C. Diaz a local timber merchant and relative of Mexico’s former president was arrested for violating U S neutrality laws. He was released on 5000 bond for appearance at the spring term of federal court. Diaz is said to own the American schooner Lucy H which the government claimed carried arms and fifteen alleged evolutionists from Florida to Mexico weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Ignacio C. Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Lucy H
Florida
Stars Foretell Cautious Year Ahead for Business and Love
Horoscope notes a mix of favorable and unfavorable planetary aspects. It warns cautious conduct in romance and fraud risk between sexes while predicting better prospects for conservative enterprises and possible new industries. Aged women of fame and mortality among women and children are foretold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure News- Syndicate
Noahs Theyangurya
New York
England
The Question Box and Mecca Kisweh Details
Reader queries cover artificial honey and the holy carpet of Mecca. Article explains that true honey is not yet replicable and outlines the kisweh’s Cairo creation, its procession, festival timing, and role for pilgrims. Also notes a St Andrew Hotel raid with liquor seizure and charges against the proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Mecca
Cairo
Constantinople
El-id Es- Sughayyir
Beiram
Rumeleh
Birket el-Hagg
Innocent IV
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R. Buvinger
Lemens
Associated Press Reports
United Press Service
Audit Bureau of Circulation
S. C. Beckwith
Tribune
Eat Louis
Third National
Telep Tuernt Soci Bell Phone
A. B. C. Auditor's Report
Audit Bureau of Circulations
City Net
City
Mobile, Ala
Gadsden
Soyfar
Coosa
Salvation Army
Woodrow
Wilson
Michigan
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Cleveland
K.C.C. Turkey Party
Satsumas
Infants Home
Frank L. Tapia, Jr
Sewanee University
Mrs. L. Tapia
John E. Rolston
Rolston Hotel
C. B. Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
Co. M. Martin
Jacksonville, Fla
S. E. Anderson and
J .B. Williams
Troy, Ala
W. Mechlin
Mount Vernon, Ala
W. C. Roycroft
Veterinary Department
Auburn Institute
Charles W. Roycroft
St Joseph's Catholic Church
G., Byrne and Wife
Cawthon
E. L. Williamson
Vernon, Ala
P. H. Jones
Camden
L. M. Sanders
Alabama Interstate Power Co
Mt. Vernon Appeal
Steel Products
Circuit Court
Claude A. Grayson
lItem
Marie
Germany
ST. Andrew Hotel
George H. Dacovich
Bogtor
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
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