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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1915
Page
4
Jubilant Birmingham officials celebrate Lock 17 completion as a new water route nears. The plan promises lower transport costs for coal and materials, boosting Mobile as a coal port and attracting iron works and possibly a shipyard to the Alabama port city.
A Alabama paper, the Citizen Examiner, who previously attacked Dr W H Oates, state prison inspector, admits fault after reviewing his department's annual report. The editor pledges to publish corrections and notes Oates and his team have improved jail treatment and reform efforts.
Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard told the industrial relations committee that working families spend too much on food. He spoke in defense of the Rockefeller Foundation and warned of rising living expenses feared by laborers and the public.
The Tuscaloosa Times Gazette has been absorbed by the Tuscaloosa News creating a single daily paper in the city. The merger consolidates Times and News into one publication under editors associated with both papers.
A local report describes a new Jitney operation begun by an enterprising man using gasoline burners on the street. The service aims to shuttle riders along the urban route, sparking discussion among residents about its legality and impact on existing transit.
A Mobile delegation of the Ladies of Charity with clergy and professionals urged city commissioners to use the 92000 budget for streets and park improvements to create jobs for the unemployed. Mrs Belle Daly led the appeal and others supported a plan to initiate work with approval hoped from the committee.
The United States vastly expanded mail delivery from colonial beginnings in 1762 to modern nationwide reach. Early carriers included mounted couriers and lugging stages, followed by rapid train service and the first postal car between Chicago and Clinton in 1864. Postage fell from six cents for 30 miles to two cents for nationwide letters. The department is praised for rapid progress.
The Troy Herald criticizes town detractors urging them to keep quiet about merchants and the city. It calls the knocker a menace to good government and society and suggests pointing out trains and wide roads to avert disparagement.
The Birmingham Ledger advocates diversification as a path to Alabama self sufficiency and prosperity. It argues that feeding the state and expanding diverse industries will create a wealthier, contented citizenship through practical business revival.
Don Lelly argues for a national policy requiring every state legislature to pass a law making it compulsory for people to spend all they can earn immediately. The suggestion faces questions about those without access to money.
The prohibition press reports Iceland’s parliament enacts a broad dry policy ordering all alcoholic beverages removed from distribution. The national press frames the move as a sweeping enforcement of prohibition.
A Florida newspaper comments on sensational headline writing calling a March or April policy push by lawmakers strange and overblown. The piece notes the provocative phrasing in headlines and the urge to label actions plainly.
Report notes jewelers advertise pearls at half price. The article cautions pearls from mollusks are not fit food and not a good dietary item.
A Black chauffeur employed by C F Cawthon was arraigned in the recorder's court on speeding charges after police arrested him last week. Cawthon testified his car was in his garage the night of the alleged offense. Officers could not obtain the plate number due to high speed but suspected the other vehicle. The recorder dismissed the case.
Dr A W Cawthon age 71 died at his Selma home Saturday after more than a year of illness. He had long been a leading figure in central Alabama, serving as senior partner in the wholesale firm of Cawthon Coleman and Co.
The largest delegation ever expected to attend a state convention in Alabama will be at the third annual Alabama Suffrage Association gathering in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Washington Letter from Victor Elliott notes a rush of proposed measures as war conditions expand. Embargo talks threaten wheat and flour exports while farm prices rise. ship subsidies face Senate filibuster and court battles loom around the Dacia issue and American shipping policy.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a $600 per year appropriation to hire a demonstration agent. Ocean Springs delegate Co H Woodward argued citrus fruit pests appeared in the county and a formal program with Starkville A and M College support would begin after July.
William T. Hickey and William Gross, secretary treasurer and vice president of the Colorado State Federation of Labor, were arrested on instructions in Denver. Authorities at Walsenburg had a grand jury considering labor troubles in the coal fields, but the exact charges were not disclosed in the message.
Lucedale Mississippi reports heavy tax payments in the city and county due to the general state election. Residents paid taxes on time to qualify for state and county offices, indicating few delinquents as the first day deadline passed.
Rabbi Emil W. Leipziger of New Orleans addressed Beth Zur Lodge No. 84 in Government Street temple on ideals guiding social conscience. The program included musical interludes, readings, and the installation of lodge officers and initiation of new members.
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce faces opposition to the Armbrecht resolution which would position the chamber against the proposed ship purchase bill in Congress. A Ways and Means committee has introduced a resolution by Aubrey Boyles urging members to abstain from taking a stand.
On Thursday at 4 p m the joint rivers and harbor committee of the Mobile Cotton Exchange and Chamber of Commerce will meet in the chamber to discuss the Banner bill granting the city commission power to maintain uniform water depth in front of riverfront property. Horace Turner chairs the committee.
The Automatic Sales Company filed incorporation papers in probate court to place on the market a vending machine patented by R. C. Ho. The concern is capitalized at $10,000 and will begin business with that amount. The incorporators are R. O. Nga and L. Richards.
The Tidewater Line opened noon today but had not been ready for cars until Monday. In Perry County plans, farmers expect a 60 to 80 percent reduction in cotton crop this season. Fertilizer use has surged previously but no carloads have arrived, signaling possible widespread fertilizer avoidance.
A Saturday morning blaze began at the Palmer Hotel and quickly spread to the nearby Davis Hotel and an Episcopal church as sparks ignited the ice covered structures. Within three hours the trio of buildings was destroyed with total losses nearing forty thousand dollars.
Dr. F. McConnell of Attalla has prepared bills on behalf of Alabama Confederate veterans cut from pension rolls. The proposals seek reinstatement for those who can prove service in the Confederate army and will be forwarded to Etowah's representatives for retreat in the legislature.
Albert Perry a negro surrendered to Sheriff Doherty in Selma on Friday and was released on bond while awaiting his February 5 court date. He faces charges tied to an assault on J. L. Jackson of Montgomery. Four Perry family members are to have a preliminary hearing the same day.
Mr John Judge of 207 Scott St Mobile testifies for publication that a three month bed bound rheumatism case improved after using Vitalitas and he recommends it to friends as a top rheumatic remedy. The product is said to aid indigestion nervous debility biliousness catarrh blood disorders and other stomach liver kidney bowel ailments with all drops claimed beneficial. Samples available at Suttons drug store or by writing for information.
A young couple, under parental disapproval, attempted to obtain love letters at the Thompson home. The male shot his sweetheart and then tried to shoot himself as the scene unfolded, with a neighbor arriving in time to witness the attempt.
Tiheves broke into Southern Railway Pier No. 6 on Sunday night and carried away six ten pound boxes of chew tobacco. The entrance into the place was through a door in the rear.
Mrs H M K Oriley promotes an alterative claimed to cure bronchial catarrh and lung affections. The advertisement urges acceptance of no institutes and claims regular size, accessible through a Philadelphia laboratory. Sold by Braswell’s Drug Store in Mobile.
A vintage sale item listing shows men heavy ribbed underwear full suit priced at 1.00 and boys indian suits at 1.00 with 25 cent value notes, as read in the ad fragment.
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