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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1916

Page

5

Mobile Ordinance Regulating Street Skating After Hours

City of Mobile enacts rules banning skating on public streets after 10:30 p m and restricts skating near churches during services. It also prohibits skating near halls public meetings near hospitals schools and specifies two person skating on several streets while mandating courtesy to pedestrians.

City of Mobile Board of Commissioners St. Michael Street Scott Bayou Father Ryan Dauphin Conti Franklin Street Conception Street St. Emanuel St. Joseph Street Royal Street Government Street St. Francis Street

Butter Eggs and Naval Stores News From Multiple Cities

Chicago reports higher egg receipts with price ranges for Firsts and ordinary firsts and notes butter unchanged. Savannah notes turpentine and rosin firm with various stock and shipment figures. Concludes with Richard Freeman convicted of cow theft and docket cases including assault and battery.

Chicago Mayo New York Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Dakota Ohios Richard Freeman J. W. Mooring John H. Brown Lin Dunklin Leon Dunkin

Cardinal Refuses Terms With German Occupation

Despite pleas from the pope, the Belgian prelate maintains opposition to German rule in the conquered country. He declares he would be a traitor to his persecuted people if he made terms with the enemy.

Explosion at New England Manufacturing Plant Causes Damage

An explosion at the New England Manufacturing Company plant in Woburn Massachusetts injures foreman Frank H. Cornett and ruptures one building while another is damaged. Fire follows the blast and damages total about 50 000 dollars. Officials say a compound failed to fuse triggering the accident.

Woburn Mass New England Manufacturing Company Frank H. Cornett

Henry James to Be Cremated in London Funeral

Henry James the novelist died yesterday in London. His funeral will be held Friday at Chelsea Old Church and the interment place for the ashes is not yet decided.

London Henry James Chelsa Old Church

Hawaii growers to ship 60000 tons of pineapples

Hawaii growers announce plans to ship at least three quarters of the annual pineapple pack to the mainland this year via Mathon Navigation Company. A freight rate of three dollars and twenty five cents per ton applies as the pack is expected to be exceptionally large.

Honolulu Hawaii Mathon Navigation Company

Second Disastrous Fire Destroys New Albany Business District

New Albany Mississippi on February 29 suffered a second major blaze within three months wiping out six large stores and over sixty head of mules. Estimated losses reach fifty thousand dollars.

New Albany Miss

Real Estate Transfers in Bascom Be Tract and Chicago area

Vincent B McAleer transfers two parcels to F L Fox for 200 and 225 dollars in Bascom be Tract square 21 Lot 7 and Lot 8. C A Cumbae and wife sell to C A Fid dick for one dollar and other valuable considerations in section 32 township 6 south range 2 west. H Thomas and wife sell to J B Mc Donough for 30 dollars in Chicago area. Chicago and Mobile development Company sells to J D Weaver for 100 dollars in section 12 township 7 south range 2 west.

Vincent B. McAleer F. L. Fox Bascombe Tract C. A. Cumbaé C. A. Fiddick Range H. Thomas J. B. McDonough Jin Chicago and Mobileelopment Company J. D.weaver Township 7

M and C Rail Road Lands Sell 40 to 10000 Acre Tracts

Real estate ad offers M and C Rail Road Lands in Mobile County with tracts from 40 acres to 10 000 acres. Terms include one quarter cash with liberal balance. Promotes elevated level soil and low prices. Inquiries directed to George Kilborn at 409 North Royal Street Mobile Ala Bell 957 J for maps and price list.

Mobile County

Navy Should Build Fast Says Admiral

Washington February 29 Rear Admiral Austin M Knight president of the navy war college told the house naval committee that new construction for the navy should be limited only by the country s facilities to build He urged an immediate inquiry to determine capacity and to plan larger programs each year to make the United States navy the strongest afloat by 1925 He proposed fortifying Culebra island and Guam as impregnable bases with huge floating drydocks to support a ready fleet in the Caribbean and Pacific respectively

Washington Austin M. Knight Navy War College House Naval Committee United States Navy Admiral Knight General Board Culebra Porto Rico Europe Caribbean Guam Pacific

Wireless Warnings Of German Raider Near Atlantic

The Standard Oil tanker Communipaw arrived in New York with wireless alerts that a German commerce raider with consorts was attacking Atlantic shipping. Messages from February 17 and 19 described a 6,000 ton armed steamer posing as neutral, moving west with suspected captures.

New York Atlantic Communipaw Mediterranean

Fire on German steamer Andromeda at New Orleans controlled

A rear hold fire on the German merchantman Andromeda laid up for safety near New Orleans was extinguished late last night. Ship officers estimate the loss will be small. Mrs. Katie Smith of 910 Washington Avenue died Tuesday afternoon at 1 o clock, leaving several relatives in the city.

Underwood Church Street Morris Bell Bell Phone Barden Place Davis Avenue Cottrell Call Bell Phone New Orleans Andromeda Katie Smith Washington Avenue

Seventy one men trapped in West Virginia mine blast

In Kempton, West Virginia, a Davis Coal and Coke Co mine explosion trapped 71 workers. Within an hour rescuers freed 87 men, four died and two were gravely injured. Rescue teams from surrounding areas entered the workings to reach additional entombed workers.

Kempton W. Va Davis Coal and Coke Company Here Western Maryland

Foreign and domestic ships call at local ports in a busy marine scene

The Norwegian steamship Fort Gaines from Belize unloads 19 000 banana bunches at M and O docks then moves to Government street foot. The British schooner Melba shifts to Ollinger Bruce Dry Docks for repairs before lumber export. The Tarpon leaves for Pensacola with passengers and cargo. The Gladys completes general overhauling at Gulf Dry Docks. The John Quill departs with heavy freight and passengers up the Tombigbee. Alf loads general cargo bound for Cuba. Charles Racine from Barbados quarantines at Fort Morgan then loads lumber for Europe. Heroen arrives to l import lumber for Hunter Benn. Jennie S Hall finishes loading at Turner Terminals then sails Wednesday. Alamo to handle Lampasas freight after Tampa pipe burst. Alamo arrives Sunday. Karen leaves for Havana with general cargo. Camelia Po sails to Galveston. Naval Radio: lights at Island Herrera Point Medal Bank not burning as of Feb 26.

Fort Gaines Orr-Laubenheimer Steamship Company Belize B. H Government Street Cket John Quill Tombigbee River Alf Cuba

VESSELS IN PORT AND STREAMS AT MOBILE HARBOR

Shipping list shows vessels at Mobile ports with names like Northwestern Ollinger & Bruce docks Livietta George M. Grant and Flora A Kimball. Entries cover steamships schooners river packets and freighters including Bay steamers and coastal trades with destinations such as Pensacola Havana and Corinto. February sailings note Montoso from New Orleans bound for Mallory Line and an upcoming United Fruit shipment to Corinto.

S. B. Holabird L. and Southard Pensacola Vin Lizzie

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