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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
4
A poetic line urges steadfast work as blessing not doom. It says the speaker is among those who can best perform this work rightly, aligning action with moral purpose. Henry Van Dyke’s voice anchors the reflection on vocation and integrity.
Mayor proposes a jitney regulation resolution. The plan would classify jitneys as common carriers with bonds, routes, schedules, and a license fee to protect the public. The city commission is urged to adopt safeguards while no jitneys operate in Mobile currently.
A police officer was dismissed after an inquiry found he misused authority, insulted and abused a prisoner, and threatened the detainee with a pistol. The ruling emphasizes the dignity of the uniform and the duty of officers to uphold law and public trust, with public punishment deemed necessary to preserve department discipline and citizen confidence.
A man confesses to spending beyond means and vows a personal plan at year start. He assigns a deadline to balance his bank book and address the family budget, hoping to improve finances for himself and his son.
A Chicago Daily Tribune editorial is denounced for falsely claiming Americans withhold gratitude for Belgium relief. The writer argues millions of Americans, including the poor, contributed generously through Hoover Whitlock Gibson and the Rockefeller Foundation to save Belgians, and calls the accusation a calumny.
The January digest notes cotton 1915 at 11,161,000 bales versus 16,134,930 previous year, internal revenue receipts at 416,681,023 dollars, gold output 781,031 fine ounces in November, and week of December 18 bank clearings at 4,625,707,481 dollars. It reports new securities issued in November 1915 at 229,856,900 dollars, farm crop value at 9,873,000,000 dollars, and widespread holiday trade gains with lower unemployment and improving conditions.
State Senator Thomas L. Bulger of Dadeville endorses the bond issue as a businesslike solution to Alabama’s long unresolved problem. He says passing the measure will enable the administration to address the remaining debt.
Western Mobile residents, especially Dexter avenue, get a 11 oclock Thursday hearing before city commissioners on fire protection. Notable visitors include Frank M. Thompson returning from Kansas City and numerous travelers at the hotels.
The rector of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Washington tied the knot. Mrs. Galt is a member of the church community.
Recorder Edington ordered the confiscation and destruction of 372 pints of beer and 117 half pints of whisky seized in raids. Five beer cases were found at 6 Spring Hill avenue. liquor tied to Mary Nicholas of Hamilton street, convicted of violating the prohibition law and appealing. A sample of whisky was kept for city court evidence in the appeal.
The Gulf Coast Poultry Association hosts a four day event January 13 to 16 with live chicken prizes. J A Fredrick of Orchard will judge the exhibits as four grand prizes are awarded each day in the Orpheum Theatre lobby.
Dr. H C Wilson of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn wires George A Maloney that he cannot keep the appointment here for several days due to hog cholera cases in another part of the state. He is expected to arrive in Mobile to assist with local cholera cases about the first of next week.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting former Kansas residents discussed forming a state society. No officers were elected. The next meeting is set for Saturday January 27. Plans included a Fourth of July picnic at Coden with attendees from Semmes Grand Bay Moss Point and other Mississippi towns.
The Mobile branch of the National League of Commission Merchants of the United States will hold its twenty fourth annual convention in Indianapolis Indiana from January 12 to 14. Officers elected at the December meeting are G Mertz Jr president F Walter vice president W O Lott treasurer and C M Kearns secretary.
Judge Price Williams in Mobile probate court converted perjury counts against Edgar C Allidor and Earl Tew into contempt of court for swearing about Claudia Oliver age in her marriage. Each defendant received 24 hours in jail and a $10 fine. Also notes a pending state charge for Frank Smith found with wire and brass knobs. stamp collectors to meet to reorganize Philatelic Society. garden project at Episcopal Church Home Spring Hill aims to be self supporting with terracing, orchard work, and youth participation.
Uncle Wiggily Longears helps Mrs Cluck-Cluck untie a frozen clothes line while a threatening dog lurks. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy assists at home with the Littletails. The rabbit keeper aims to finish the chore before potential danger arrives.
In a playful tale Uncle Wiggily uses a clothesline to bind a dog to a post. Two policemen cats arrive to take the dog to a rathole prison for a week. Mrs. Cluck-Cluck thanks the rabbit as the tale hints at more adventures with Sammie’s snow house.
A bicycle stolen from M. E. Hurlburt on Selma street Monday night was found Tuesday in Maysville in front of a dwelling and turned over to Sheriff Holcombe who restored the property to the owner.
Edward King is jailed on charges of stealing thirteen chickens. A woman told her lover not to kiss her on the lips, fearing the affection would lead to capture.
An old home remedy column promotes a rheumatism cure using Toris compound and syrup of Sarsaparilla mixed in whisky with dosing before meals and bedtime. It also touts a Pine Compound based cough remedy with Globe Pine Concentrated Pine and zinc, sold in small packages at drug stores.
Booth was killed escaping near Bowling Green and secretly buried in the arsenal warehouse in Washington. He was not an anarchist and sought revenge for the South. Guiteau was an anarchist and was hanged. Czolgosz was an anarchist and was electrocuted within two months of the assassination. Neither were tried for anarchism. For selling an 1804 copper cent, coin dealers or pawnbrokers in major cities buy and sell rare coins.
The new moon in Sagittarinus rising with the sun near the second house signals extreme misfortune. Mars Neptune Saturn dominate, foretelling disease in the U S and Europe, risky conditions for women and children, pneumonia threats, domestic strife, riots in Rome, labor trouble, fires, and possible financial distress for England and banks in two eastern cities.
Readers urged to mail urine samples to Dr. Pierce at the Surgical Institute Buffalo NY for free medical advice. The advertisement touts Anuric a powerful uric acid remover and promotes Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets and other remedies as longstanding standards. A sample of any remedy can be obtained by writing to Dr Pierce-Adv.
The storm wrecked Gulf Coast rail property and disrupted L and N passenger and freight service causing large losses. The railroad notes fixed earnings limits and ICC rules but pledges to restore full service promptly. It argues the storm exceeded average damages and required substantial replacement funds from earnings.
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