30 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
1
Paris reports say two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers were sunk after an encounter with Allied sea forces near Cattaro in the Adriatic while aiming to bombard Durazzo. The Austrian squadron fled toward its base as pursuers closed in.
French report says two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers were sunk in an Adriatic encounter after departing Cattaro to shell Durasso Albania. One Austrian ship hit a mine and another fell to gunfire as the fleet fled to base. Castelorizo occupation reported. Mackensen directs near-future preparations.
A Washington society debutante, described as one of the season's prettiest, recently appeared at a reception hosted by her mother, Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin.
Entertainment plans for the Alabama Travelers Association annual convention in Mobile are laid out after a Wednesday night meeting at the Cawthon Hotel. Committees, led by President Louis J Adler, discussed a feast following the business session and a keynote speech by Congressman-at-large J. W. Vaughan. Delegates from four local traveling men’s groups expected to arrive New Year’s Eve for the event in the Port City.
Vienna reports no improvement in tensions with the United States as Baron Burian hesitates on final terms to Washington. Berlin communications continue while Vienna faces liberal and diplomatic pressure for an agreement. Count Tisza and Burian favored conciliation but were pressured into a softer stance.
David Lamar known as the Wolf of Wall Street faced federal charges with Congressman Frank Buchanan for conspiring to strike munition plants. His Mobile street lighting bid fiasco unintentionally saved Mobile about $200000, as a deal he opposed collapsed after a confrontation with a banker.
A traffic arrangement effective January 1 will allow the Gulf Florida and Alabama railroad to run over Southern Railway tracks into Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. The change extends the G F A from Kimbrough station in Wilcox County and connects with the G F A routing from Pensacola northward into central Alabama.
The Terminal Transfer and Storage Warehouse Co reorganization was completed after a luncheon at the Battle House. E J Buck elected president and $450000 in preferred stock authorized. Work will begin within six weeks on the Hieronymous tract site near Mobile river, with local labor and materials favored. A $1 million bond issue will follow title clearance by Attorney Stevens.
A Birmingham to Montgomery dispatch says Gulf States Steel Company may spend 1 200 000 on a by products plant and two furnaces at Shannon near Oxmoor on the Louisville and Nashville line. The company also planned to issue stockholder treasury certificates totaling 1 575 755 to fund Birmingham facilities. Judge J M Chilton Montgomery morgue dies at 67 after apoplexy survived by two daughters and five sisters. A Dothan man B B Repsterment named to Houston county board of equalization.
In Milton Florida a mass meeting formed the Old Spanish Trail Association and pledged united action to build and promote a main routed highway. James A. Emmett and Captain C. M. Munson led organizers with plans to engage Chipley Marianna DeFuniak Springs and Pensacola.
The American steamer Honduras under Captain Burkhardt arrived in Mobile in tow of the tugs Mary Wittich and Claude with steering gear out of commission. She had put into Mobile from Freeport, Texas, for repairs and was delayed off the bar while seeking assistance.
Wages of 200000 employés in various trades in New York will rise starting January 1. The raise, estimated to reach millions of dollars, affects workers on streets subways and elevated lines. Builders unions report increases for machinists tile layers and lathers, with some rates up by 20 cents to 1.40 dollars daily.
Notices of wage increases appeared in Manchester Nashua Dover Somersworth Salmon Falls Lowell and Lawrence with other mills reportedly considering a broader readjustment. Uncertainty remains whether the advance will trigger a general pay raise across the New England textile industry.
A British official statement says fifty five bags of rubber, all consigned to a Swedish enemy forwarding agent, were removed from the parcel mail on board the Oscar II. The seized rubber weighs about 4,000 pounds. The remaining 134 bags were handed to the post office for direct transmission to their destination.
New York health officials urge delaying nasal and throat operations until the grip epidemic subsides. London reports Sweden bans export of raw sine w. Germany extends recognition to Carranza de facto government in Mexico. Seward Alaska ship Northwestern sails to Seattle with 5600000 gold bullion and 50000 copper.
Secretary Lansing urges Pan American Union nations to sign a convention for arbitration of boundary disputes and prohibition of war munitions shipments to rebels. President Wilson backs the plan as part of a wider effort with the Latin American chancelleries and the ongoing Pan American Scientific Congress to preserve hemispheric peace.
Dr. Raymond F. Bacon of Pittsburgh warned in Columbus that future electric energy transmission could terminate armies or destroy ships at sea. His remarks, delivered before the AAAS, argued from known facts about transmitting electric impulses and urged government support for scientific research.
Governor Henderson to appoint seven member state harbor commission by January. Five from Mobile and two from other districts. Jefferson and Jefferson counties slated to provide members. Commission will oversee the port of Mobile and begin duties upon appointment.
A six dollar reward is offered for the return of a grey mare lost Tuesday evening between Flo Claire and Phin Street. The animal has a shoulder sore, a wire cut on the left anne, and is branded Pitagerald and Coy Emanuel Stusitt. A package containing boudoir cap and photo ward is involved. Return to 307 N. Warren St.
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