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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1917

Page

5

Forty more Italians jailed over warship sinkings

Rome reports forty more arrests tied to the destruction of Italian battleships Benedetto Brin and Leonardo da Vinci in 1916. A Vatican link surfaces as Ambrogetti, tied to Monsignor Gerlach, claims financial role. Italian authorities pursue alleged plot details and naval sabotage aboard the ships.

Apsocisted Rome Paris Tember Beneto Brin Leonardo de Vinci Taranto Count Cardorehief Thfe Aed Atican Ambrogetti Monsignor Gerlach Modena Erlach Italy Ittoria Mbrogetti Architate

Back Health Remedy Salts for Kidney Relief

A historic excerpt promotes Jad Salts as a cheap efficacious drink to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids. It claims meat eating clouds kidneys and causes sickness, urging four ounces daily to prevent nerve headaches and bladder issues by improving filtration and urine clarity.

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Fragmentary Health Notice From Erratic OCR

Incomplete OCR text mentions headaches and cancer terms with garbled phrases about seeking relief or treatment. The readable content is largely unintelligible and lacks coherent entities, dates, or actions to summarize as a proper news item.

Silent Headache Relief Advised by Medical Notice

A fragment describes using A K Tablets to ease a severe headache many people experience. It suggests taking one tablet every two hours to gain relief, though the text is unclear on exact instructions or outcomes.

Jobbers Deny High Food Prices Amid Weather Shortage

Washington Jan denial came from W H Grup Burlington Ta Edgar W Hearty Boston and A D Hits Indianapolis representing fruit and farm products jobbers. They offered cooperation in any government investigation into price rises caused by poor weather and reduced supply.

Washington, Jan Wilson W. H. Grup Burlington Edgar W. J. Hearty Boston A. D. Hits Indianapolis

German U Boats Sinking Account From War Note

An Associated Press report from Boston describes the ramming of a German mine layer by the British steamer Arrino near St Nazaire France. The sub was crippled and sank after the collision. fate of its crew is unknown. The Arrino sustained damage including loss of propeller part and a hull leak.

Associated Press Boston St. Nazaire France Aprino Askan Sapien

Deaths and Funerals Fannie J. Mosby

Mrs. G J Mosby longtime Mobile resident died in Oklahoma Monday at 72. Widow of William Mosby of Lauderdale Co Miss her last post was history professor at Industrial Institute and Coeome Columbus Miss. Survived by four daughters and many relatives including Emma Roche and Frank Roche. Funeral set for Meridian Miss Wednesday.

Fannie J. Mosby G. J. Mosby Mobile Mississippi Oklahoma Meridian Miss William Mosby Lauderdale County Thomas Laura Gpaulding James The Industrial Institute

Charles A McCaffery Dies Former L N Foreman at 63

Charles A McCaffery aged 63 former foreman of the repair shops for the Louisville and Nashville roads in Mobile died yesterday at 5 45 pm He had lived in Mobile for years and is survived by his widow three sons John T McCaffery Rome Ga Charles L McCaffery New Mexico Karl A McCaffery of Italy a daughter Lottie McCaffery Mobile four sisters and one brother David McCaffery.

Charlies A. McCaffery Charles A. McCaffery Louisville Nashville McCaffery Mobile T. J. McCaffery John T. McCaffery Rome Charles L. McCaffery New Mexico Karl A. McCaffery Italy Lottie McCaffery David McCaffery

Funeral of W Lyle Held in Whistler Church and Cemetery

The funeral for Mr W Lyle was held this afternoon at 2:30 from the residence of his brother in law, Mr Wilmer George, on Fourth Street Whistler, with burial at Whistler cemetery after a 3 o clock service at St Bridgets Catholic Church. Lyle was a longtime clerk with Peterson Sons merchants before illness forced him to leave work. He was 32, born in Wick, son of the late James and Emma Lyle, and survived by a sister Mrs Wilmer George and brother Frank A Lyle of Prichard among other relatives.

W. Lyle Edgar Lyle Wilmer George Fourth Street Whistler Bridget’s Catholic Church Mer le Messrs. Peterson & Sons Wic James and Emma Lyle Frank A. Lyle Prichard Ida Lyle

Burial of Ester B Anderson to Mobile for Funeral

The body of Ester Blanch Anderson, who died in Baltimore, will be brought to Mobile for burial. She was the daughter of Captain John F. Anderson and Mrs. Mary E. Anderson of Mobile. The funeral will arrive in Mobile Thursday morning.

Mobile Ester Blanch Anderson Baltimore John F Mary E. Anderson

Dreyfus III Meeting at Brunswick Called Off

The scheduled meeting of National and American league schedule committees in Brunswick Georgia for January 10 was postponed due to Barney Dreyfus Pittsburgh Club president unable to travel. American League president Johnson said the session would likely be held in Pittsburgh later this week.

Associated Press Chicago Brunswick Barney Dreyfus Pittsburgh Dreyfus National League Commission Johnson American League

Tennessee Druggists Endorse Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy

Local druggists note strong sales of Kilmer Swamp Root over twenty five years and vouch for its kidney and bladder benefits. Advertisements urge readers to request samples and booklets from Kilmer Co. and to visit nearby drug stores for purchase.

Kilmer Si W. L. Gates Whiteville Tent Dr. Kilmer Chambers Bros Hickory Valley Tenn

Little Change This Season In Clothes For Men

The piece notes minimal fashion shifts for men at a Cincinnati designers convention. It jokes about absurd styles, predicts looser cuts, muted colors like gray and brown, and cautious forecasts for hats and vests while stressing practicality over flamboyance.

Baer Europe Society For the Prevention of Rameses

Railroads Renew Attack In Court On Adamson

The Supreme Court continued hearings on the national wage fixing law and the railroad industrys challenge. Walker D Hines led the railroad defense arguing the act is not a hours limit but a wage statute and that Congress cannot fix wages. John G Johnson closed for the railroads while Arthur Miller abstained from oral argument. The carriers claim the law raises wages for top earners, discriminates against lower paid workers, and would boost railroad costs and likely rates.

Associated Press Washington Supreme Court John G. Johnson Philadelphia Arthur Miller Kansas City Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Hook

Fines From Traffic Violations Hit Several Drivers

The recorder fined H W Thornton C C Moore and Branch Glover 23 dollars each for passing crossings without proper signals. Henry Williams faced a 10 dollar or ten day sentence for swerving to the wrong side on Dauphin Street. Frank B Pusey denied charges of passing a streetcar while passengers were discharging. H M Piemme received a warning after reckless driving near Warren and Eslava Streets. Leroy was fined 10 dollars for passing a streetcar. Plus a report of a car near Semmes School traveling at twenty miles per hour with a near miss and injuries to a bystander.

H. W. Thornton C. C. Moore Branch Glover Recorder Henry Williams Dauphin Street Frank Pusey Council Bluffs Towa Philadelphia H. M. Piemme Southern Art Glass Company Warren Eslava Piemme Spring Hill Avenue Semmes School I. H. Hoffman Leroy Welington

Rasputin Rumor: Believed to Have Escaped Assassins

Report from London cites Associated Press claiming Rasputin may still be alive. It disputes tales that his body was found in the Neva and says friends spread death stories to cover his fate. source notes he was likely murdered in a nearby be a case.

Uby Associated Press London SD Retevieen Gregory Rasputin Neva Ben

Lawson Refuses to Answer in Court of Inquiry Proceedings

The testimony centers on Lawson's reluctance to answer questions during the regular Court of Inquiry. He defends his stance as contempt, while lawmakers press for a full report of refusals and evasions. The focus shifts to Lawson’s December 1916 market activity and his dealings with H Content & Co.

Lawson Chiperfield Bor Seeatsenget Garrennessee Telia H. Content & Co Broadway New York United States

Mobile Fives Face Fast Keewatin Tonight at the Y

The Mobile five meets Keewatin University of Keewatin Iowa in a top early season clash at the Y tonight at 8 15. Bru is out with an injury and Conway leads the lineup Crawford Finkbohner Doyle Steber and Midgett at guard with Phillips as reserve.

Mobile Basketball Keewatin University of Vanderbilt University Conway Loos Phillips Ceewatin New Orleans

1917 New Jersey Legislature Begins With Republicans in Control

Trenton New Jersey report notes the 1917 session opening under Republican majority leadership. The article outlines early party control shaping proceedings and agenda.

Trenton N. J New Jersey

Trial transcript reveals ratcliffe case details and confessions

The Olney jury heard Roy Liter confess no death occurred during an illegal operation but claim instruments supplied by Ratcliffe were used. Testimony described a fatal tryst in a barn and alleged urging from a friend to aid the woman, with air bubble or atomizer causes discussed.

Aseociated Press OLNEY Iil Roy Liter Ratcliffe Sereneeat Aa

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