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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1916
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports its circulation claim verified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations and states a weekly price of 10 cents with a monthly option. It notes a nationwide delivery by carrier and mail subscription terms with prices listed for various durations and advance payment requirements.
An editorial argues American victims aboard passenger and merchant ships show the need for naval and merchant marine prep. It cites the Persia, Lusitania, Ancona cases and urges firm protective steps, warning of diplomatic break if nations fail to disavow attacks and calling for sustained readiness on land and sea.
The piece urges three New Year suggestions for adults and youth: plan, create something worthwhile, and save daily. It urges decisive action after choosing a goal, improving similar work, seeking inspiration, and adding to a small daily savings, aiming to end the year with noticeable progress.
Voters are urged to approve the January 18 bond issue claiming it will not increase the tax rate. The measure allegedly enables the state to pay obligations for fees and institutional costs, including old soldiers and prisoners, without raising taxes.
The fisheries commissioner reports inoculating enough fish to furnish 300 million young freshwater mussels from nurseries in the past fiscal year. The method, though unusual, infects gills with parasites without harming the fish, enabling mussel production for button factories in the Mississippi Valley.
Mississippi politics upset as Governor shuns formal ties with Bilbo for the inaugural parade at the capitol. Alabama industries show optimism with a $600,000 by product coke plant planned by Yolande. Abingdon Mills in Huntsville awards a contract for a Semela? expansion.
Alabama Travelers visit Mobile for their annual convention and praise President Louis J. Adler a Mobilian whose by laws were amended to allow him to succeed in office. The group endorses highway and waterway improvements, education, and illiteracy aid while Mobile celebrates the hosting and Adler’s recognition.
In Wasserbauer's, Louis Birsky and Barnett Zapp mull how Christmas has faded as a retail era. They joke about prohibitions on fireworks, shifting consumer habits, and the rise of “averages” that chill seasonal spending, noting how merchants and shoppers adapt as traditions waver.
Amsterdam reports the German emperor remains confined to his bed and may receive only select officials. He reportedly suffers a virulent carbuncle, severe cold, throat inflammation, and general low mood from battlefield visits, with physicians unable to remove the danger of blood poisoning.
The Intellectual Culture Committee of the Brith lodge chaired by Leo M Brown plans a special meeting at the Bnai Brith hall this afternoon to finalize arrangements for Prith Day celebrations. The district president will attend and confirm plans for the event scheduled Monday January 10.
Snow eight to ten feet deep blankets parts of Colorado with eight to ten feet in places near Grand Junction. Two to four feet have fallen in the Grand Valley isolating towns and threatening a food and fuel famine today. Mushrooms have even forced themselves through a cement walk.
The State Incline but Do Not Compel offers a favorable day with Mercury Neptune and Venus strong for good. Mars is adverse and sentimentality may mislead the elderly. women should be cautious. Scandals in high places are hinted. engagements today may be luckily governed by stars. A radical preacher may gain fame and a congress member could cause a Washington sensation next month.
Selma Alabama January 1 Special. Judge John Winston Mabry longtime Selma city court judge died at 8 this morning after a brief illness. A 1916 nomination will be made by the governor. Funeral plans not announced. The piece also forecasts war sentiment, fires, and public malevolence warnings for the new year alongside various speculative prophecies and odd notes on births and politics.
In Mobile Baldwin and Choctaw counties tick infested, cattle may be shipped to Choctaw without restriction if within state. no inspection needed unless crossing state lines. A dispute on Church of England: High church authority and sacraments vs Low church infant baptism and regeneration. Broad church sits between. Germany demanded five milliards francs indemnity at end Franco Prussian War.
A reader proposes shifting tax due dates to July Fourth to align with a Cheratas season free from pressures. The idea aims to ease collection timing but faces questions about administration and fairness.
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