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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
1
Twenty one survivors say no warning or sighted vessel before the Persia sank in the Mediterranean with 336 lost. The incident prompts Wilson cabinet review as officials seek official details on torpedoing and nationality of the submarine.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company says 336 people aboard the steamer Persia are unaccounted for after last night's announcement. Of them 119 are passengers and 217 are crew members aboard.
A man posing as Dr John M Parker of Asheville North Carolina caused a scare at the state war and navy building in Washington by asking a doorkeeper what prevented him from planting a bomb. He walked calmly as reporters gathered and explained the package he carried was a present.
At an Enlisted Men meeting of the First Infantry A N G at the armory, Col. Maddox presiding, R V Taylor elected honorary commander and E L Davidson appointed commanding lieutenant. G F Blankenship named first sergeant and a drill sergeants team selected. The company, now 33 strong, aims for 50 enlistments and equipment after inspection.
Commissioner Pillans announced city public works will construct a concrete drain in Macey Place to improve drainage. City Engineer Wright Smith oversees, with a new concrete mixer purchased for extensive drain work. Also considering Ann Street drainage from Elmira to Tennessee and a recent drain across Elmira at Ann Street cost about $1 per front foot less than contract price.
Ponton electrocuted in Obslining New York in January 7 report details Antonio Ponton a Porto Rican is described as a person involved in the incident with limited readable text.
More than a hundred members nominated by mail for a war secretary post. Some nominees were in the wrong class and will be notified to switch. Dues arrears exclude those members from voting until paid, and members are urged to check receipts and clear dues promptly.
The Day in Congress notes Rep Gardner opposing an arms embargo while Rear Admiral Stanford testifies. Foreign Relations considers next Friday a water power bill for Niagara Falls. Overman proposes a law to shield national defense secrets. Hitchcock seeks postmaster info on foreign mail interference. committee meets but takes no action on submarine issues or Fletcher nomination.
Serbian refugees seek incorporation in a new Serbian army in Italy. Reports describe intense fighting on the Russian front with 800000 troops and 3500 guns, and battles near Tarnopol Trembovlia. A submarine incident near Texel is reported with all 33 crew saved. Bulgarian forces suffer from severe supply shortages amid desertions from Salonika.
The Dictator steamer anchored at the harbor mouth after a leaking manhole halted her Belize and Honduras voyage. Repair men were sent to assist and she was expected to resume by Friday night.
New York January 7 11 former directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad face jury verdicts for criminal conspiracy under the Sherman act. Names include William Rockefeller Lewis Case Ledyard Edward Robbins and others from New Haven Hartford and nearby cities. Judge Hunt’s charge was to be delivered before final jury submission. law hinges on if conspiracy was continuous from 1890 into the statute of limitations.
A British submarine was sunk off the Dutch coast with 33 crew aboard. The Dutch cruiser rescued the entire crew and brought them to Holland. Affidavits about the Persia warning and an unseen source were obtained by United States Consul Garrels at Alexandria. Ambassador Penfield reported Austria Hungary had no advices on Persia. Serbia’s army rehabilitation gains support as refugees seek enlistment in a new army with allies' help in Italy.
After nine years as captain of Company EB, Gulf City Guards, First Regiment A N G, Ernest J Grove resigns due to business demands in Mobile. Myles H Lavell, a familiar figure in military circles, is chosen as his successor.
In a farewell address to the Mobile Rotary Club Lieutenant Colonel Charles Keller announced his transfer to the U S engineer corps legal department in Washington and urged constructive criticism for local upbuilding. He praised Mobile harbor with 27 feet of water at low tide and urged developing both harbor banks to prepare for a busier port amid national readjustment.
The Gulf Coast Poultry Association will hold its annual meeting on February 2, announced by president W. B. Burton. The group comprises members from nearly every town in southern Alabama and will also stage a poultry show. The event is linked to the Orpheum venue with dates referenced around January 13.
Rain and colder tonight with improving conditions by Saturday. In Washington the forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for cloudy skies and colder temperatures, light to moderate north winds, and unsettled conditions fading soon.
German ambassador von Bernstorff presented to Secretary Lansing a proposal to pay indemnity for Americans killed aboard the Lusitania and to pledge that submarines in the Mediterranean will warn noncombatant ships before attacking. Germany reportedly agrees with the American position on small boats and conduct of war at sea.
Chicago January 7 Swift Company reports year 1 a record for 1915 with sales totaling 500 million dollars an increase of 75 million over 1914 and net profits of 14.0875 million reflecting a rise of 4.6375 million.
Funeral notices for Chesley Goff and Mar Br The Crichton Alabama service details and interment at Pine Crest Magnolia Cemeteries plus several lost and found notices including a padlock motorboat white brown dog and a gold tie clasp with initials 2 A N reward.
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