Sinking of Downshire by German Submarine U-12 Off Calf of Man
The Downshire sank in minutes after being torpedoed by German submarine U-12 off Calf of Man in the Irish Sea. The crew received five minutes to abandon ship as the sub surfaced and fired. Germans boarded a life boat and dropped a bomb, leading to the vessel's headfirst sinking. The U-12, 260 tons, 12 crew, armed with three torpedo tubes and two small guns, was built 1910–11 and can cruise 1200 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calf of Man
Irish Sea
Downshire
Rhodes Freed by Zapata Troops Arrives in Mexico City
Harry Rhodes, Mexico City manager for a Baltimore firm, was released by Zapata forces and returned to Mexico City. No Americans or other foreigners are under arrest at Piedras Negras. Carranza agrees to restore lights damaged near Tampico and Campeche. John R. Silliman, State Department representative, joined Carranza at Vera Cruz, signaling restored rail travel between the capital and the Gulf. Venereal priest detention by Carranza forces prompts public protests and a women’s march to the Brazilian legation seeking intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Rhodes
Mexico City
Baltimore
Zapata
State Department
Piedras Negras
Carranza
Tampico
Campeche
John R. Silliman
Vera Cruz
Gulf
Mexico
Legation
Rosenwald Party Guests At Tuskegee Meeting With Booker T. Washington
Julius Rosenwald of Chicago leads a party including Jane Addams and Seth Low to Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Booker T. Washington hosts and an officers election is planned at the university this afternoon.
Mobile Children Celebrate February Birthdays at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes five children born Feb 22 in 1899 to 1911 and invites them to a birthday party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. It lists their full names addresses and birth years and asks February born readers to submit full details to the Children's Editor two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edward Hanagan
Alfred F. Graves
Crichton
Tracy’s. Maurin
S. Jefferson
Laura L. Hale
Brown St
Eleanor J. Cosminsky
Dexter
Clifton Cahatl
Dearborn St
August J. Brettel
Dauphin St
Thetem
Empire Theatre
Hard Times Dinner Potatoes Stir Trouble For Guest
A guest recounts a dinner in a tight economy where the hostess cooks, the bragging potato fails, and the guest secretly hides a stubborn vegetable in his pocket to avoid offense. The scene unfolds in a small suburban home with domestic strain and social awkwardness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Weston
Kindness and its returns recounted in a mobile column
A long reflection on acts of kindness and their unpredictable consequences unfolds in a moralizing tone. Anecdotes range from a forgotten potato to a stingy beggar and a rich man who learned generosity the hard way, with quotes from Kingsley and Besant illustrating virtue and ingratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kingsley
Dean Hole
Hole
Purity of Blood and Vitality Advised for Soldiers
Paris reports warn that impure blood caused many losses as troops faced stomach issues and fatigue. The advice emphasizes strong nerves, liver activity, and vitality to win battles, praising Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for backache and catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
America
Sus Pierce
Charles Schimpf Restauran North Royal Oyster Prices
A historical fragment notes Charles Schimpf Restaurant North Royal offering fresh oysters priced at 25 cents per dozen and 10 cents for a half dozen, with a loaf quantity. The brief item highlights simple seafood pricing in a past era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schimpf
Restaun North” Royal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thousaids
Tonte
Russian
Poland
von Hindenburg
Rhodes
Mrs. G
Mobile
Mobile Electric Cc
New York
Mobile’s
Anteed
L. Hammel Dry Goods CC
Ie Pye
Dan Leno
Besant
J. W. Mann
Minette
Ala
Bienville Hotel
W. H. Jones
Gulfport
Miss
St. Andrew Hotel
Windsor Hotel
W B. la Coste
Whistler
Klaskey
W. J. Lynch
Birmingham
City
Bienville Hotel, . . D. Gantt
Little River
St. Andrew
W. R. McKinley
Laurel
R. Maurice
Grand Bay
J. H. R. Cogburn
Toinette
Pun City
Charles H. Thornton
Winnipeg
Itaba
Battle House
B. Bradford
Fairhope
Thomas Robertson
Columbus
W. F. Stewart
Montgomery
F. F. Fredericks
Houston
Tex
J. Whiting Hargis
Pensacola
Fla
S. Burleigh
Dermott
Ark
Cawthon Hotel
Biddle Hiles
Salem
N. J
FP. W. Lamp
E. F. Capron
J. M. Standard
Chicago
I. Vaughan
Grand Rapids
Mich
L. D. Puff
Fremont
George W. Adams
Philadelphia
S. Mosby
Gatesby R. Jones
Virginia Mabry
Sarah Jones
Catesby Jones
Selma
Mra
William Meder
Fife
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!