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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1916
Page
4
Harding backs state bond plan as only sensible solution
W P G Harding former Birmingham banker and Federal Reserve Board member says the state bond issue plan is the only sane business proposition. He notes his position prevents stock ownership and argues the plan avoids criticism from other financiers while preserving executive responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Federal Reserve Board
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Trade climate improves as holiday lull ends and demand rises
The piece describes a rebound in trade after the holidays with steady improvement across wholesale and retail sectors. Manufacturers face strong piece goods demand, retail beat persists, and Wall Street expects tariff stability amid solid industrials. Confidence remains high as currency markets stabilize and credit remains available to solid customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
White House
Mexico
Sterling Exchange
United States
Western man supports harsh punishment for cruel act
A Western man spoke in favor of hanging the person who would tie a tin can to a dog's tail. Several hours later a man was jailed for beating his wife.
Prophetic editorial on Mexico and American duty
The Chicago Tribune warned Americans to learn more about Mexico referencing a Mark Skinner Watson report from Vera Cruz. It laments a Mobile hero buried in Magnolia cemetery and predicts more sacrifices as Mexico remains unsafe for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Mark Skinner Watson
Republic
United States
Mexico
Mobile
Magnolia Cemetery
Alabama
Vera Cruz
Backyard orchard in Ocean Springs nets $450 in a season
James Ashworth farms one acre in Ocean Springs Mississippi with 76 Satsuma trees 8 years old six grapefruit trees three pecan trees and 15 pecan trees. The year yielded 30000 Satsumas 106 grapefruits and 1220 pounds of pecans with costs 26. The article notes Mobile county soil is as fertile as the Mississippi coast neighborhood and suggests similar results are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ashworth
Ocean Springs
Miss
Ashworth
Mobile County
Mississippi
Blair's Selection Approved for State Harbor Commission
The Tuscaloosa News backs Gov. Henderson's choice of F. G. Blair of Tuscaloosa for the State Harbor Commission. It argues Blair will push Alabama's only seaport, Mobile, toward greater development despite needs in Mobile and other areas. The Greensboro Record urges voters to support a bond issue to help pay wages of school teachers and other state workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Charles Henderson
F. G. Blair
Druid City
State Harbor Commission
Mobile
Gulf City
Henderson
Alabama
Greensboro
T. Edwards
Montgomery
Ala
Bienville
F.G. Blair
Tlascaloosa
State Harbor ‘Commission
BE. L. Clarkson
Two Bond Issues to Vote Yes on Both
Tomorrow voters will decide on a state bond issue to retire 1.5 million of state debt and a Mobile county bond issue of 150 thousand to improve rural schools. Supporters urge a yes to reduce taxes, promote fiscal responsibility, and encourage settlement with better schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Comer
Jelks
Mobile Register
Mobile County
Excursion Tickets Sell Out as Mobile Visitors Arrive
LOBBY AND CURB C. W. Troy and wife of Tupelo arrive in Mobile for a short stay. The Louisville and Nashville excursion to New Orleans sold 675 tickets despite rain. Many travelers and business visitors from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Alabama and beyond are seen at the Cawthon Hotel, Bienville, Windsor, and Klosky's, with local officials noting improving Southbound trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Troy
Tupelo
Miss
Mobile
Battle Hose
Mr. Troy
John Quill
Louisville and Nashville Road
New Orleans
H. C. Geron
Thomas H. Robinson
The
Vincennes Bridge Company
Vincennes
Ind
Nashville
South
W.S. Keezer
Indianapolis
Cawthon
Gibson Rose
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rose
J. N. Pharez
Fairford
Ala
Klosky
S. E. S. Dudley
Bienville
R. E. Jackson
Birmingham
Windsor
J. E. West
Ponce de ‘Leon, Fla
Klosky’s
Cawthon Battle House
E. IL. Brooks
J. W. Buffin
J. A. Cook
J. A. Cook, Jr
Buffalo
N. Y
J. R. DeLong
Atlanta, Ga
J. Pethan, Jr
Chatom
S. M. Bastick
J. Waller
S. Daly
W. A. LaBan
N. J. English
L. E. Strickler
New York City
J. W. McCullock
W. K. McCullock
Owensboro
L. J. Knox
Calvert, Ala
N. C. Hall
Laurel
F. G. Blair
Tuscaloosa
F. E. Walker
Boston
Mass
R. Palmer
Ocean Springs
Miss. Bienville
R. B. Stickley
Chicago
Ill
E.S. Dudley
T. Edwards
Montgomery
S. Shower
Anniston
William Solomon
Jackson, Fla
G. A. Soule
Dreamland
Fla
J. W. Aiken
Fruitdale
J. H. Linnenan
Schuyler
Neb
E. Hall
W. H. Morton
Elgin
E. R. Lake
Theodore
P. C. Riley
W. S. Keezer
C. H. Ellyson
Richmond
H. E. Cohen
Cleveland
C. D. Carsrick
Milwaukee
Wis
Frank Channing
Hampshire, Ill
H. E. Werner
Charleston
S. C
Charles H. Shearer
Fred Cameron
Pensacola
Fla. Klosky's—J. N. Pharez & Son, Fairford, Ala.; J. E. West, Ponce de Leon, Fla
W. H. Schofield
Whistler
E. S. Hancock
Big Point
Miss. Savage
W. ©. Turner
Vinegar Bend
Lillie Richards
R. J. McCreary
Evergreen
St. Andrew
Sam McLaughlin
Detroit
Mich
G. F. Arvedson
H. B. Reynolds
Grand Bay
S. H. Tucker
Monroeville
C. A. Cary
Auburn
D. W. Galwant
Rochester
B. M. McCaskill
J. D. Jones
St. Louis
H. W. Wadsworth
Tibbie
Cc. W. Sweany
S. P. Jaquet
Capt
Geo. A. Shennan
J. T. Jelly
J. S. O’bannan
C. West
Brewton
J. M. Chapman, Jr
D. Jennett
Ills
T. J. Mashburn
Flomaton
M. S. Slay
Blumenfield
Miss L. Joyner
Meridian
J. M. Dagley
G. C. Wallins
Louisville
H. L. Wetherell
P. H. Morgan
P. F. Watson
Franklin
A. R. Hoeben and Family
Satsuma
J. J. Hawkshead
H. T. Farmer
Brazil
New York
Million Dollar Theft Charge Faces Broker
A high profile case pits a broker accused of stealing one million dollars against investigators. The report details a harbor commission gathering and a long list of visitors and residents arriving in Mobile, Alabama, including Blair and various named individuals from across the country.
6000 Garment Workers Strike in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on January 17 about six thousand garment workers walked out for higher wages and better conditions. About 250 factories closed as picketing occurred. most strikers are women and girls, with thousands of nonunion workers expected to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gladstone Tree Tale and Laughing Uncle Remark
A fragment recalls Gladstone cutting a tree with two locals pocketing chips as keepsakes. An elderly wife remarks on devotion and fate as a witty exchange unfolds. A hopeful youth addresses his rich uncle about a new comedy and dying of laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Sandy
Industries mobile should have by horace culver
Horace T. E. Culver argues for a Mobile coffee roasting plant to cut freight costs and expand local control. He analyzes import paths from Brazil Honduras Guatemala and Mexico, compares New York and New Orleans freight, and shows Mobile as a favorable distributing point for the Southeast. The piece endorses local industry and offers information sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Montg’y
B'ham
Horoscope for Monday January 17 1916
The day favors fortunate outcomes and prosperity across many sectors. Venus and Mars bring benefic influences while Uranus and Mercury are slightly adverse. The outlook highlights success for theatres and entertainment ventures, rising stars in acting, and gains in stocks and mining regions despite labor unrest and rising crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Mars
Uranus
Mercury
Arizona
South America
Central America
West Indies
United States
Russia
Europe
Wedding question in the Question Box reads like scripture
The column discusses a wedding at Cana and Mary mother of Jesus with no clear names. It then explains a tree from which butter is made, noting it grows in India and Africa, with yellow flowers and pigeon egg sized fruit yielding a pressed oil used as butter that keeps color and sweetness in heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canna
Gallilee
Mary
Jesus
J. Cc. C
India
Africa
Mississippi Oyster Law Crusade Snags Ship Captains
The Mississippi Fish and Oyster Commission launches enforcement along the gulf coast with arrests of eight or ten ship captains charged with obtaining uncultured oysters from Mississippi reefs while debate over what counts as a liberal reward continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi Fish and Oyster Commission
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Mobile hopes to become a major port by expanding imports and exports
The piece argues Mobile can grow as a port by handling large outbound shipments of grains, leather, cotton, wool, lumber, steel, and machinery while importing coffee from Central and South America. It urges local business leaders to train staff for foreign trade and to invest to build a coffee and broader trading network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Central
South America
Uncle Wiggily and the Snow Color Lesson
Uncle Wiggily wanders from his burrow into a woods ring where a young rabbit experiments with dye to turn black. A hunter’s dog approaches. they escape by lying in the snow, proving it is best to stay true to oneself. The tale ends with them sharing snow cream and planning more adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
Mrs. Littletail
Sammie
Susie Littletall
Rabbit Lady
Mr. Longears
Susie
Uncle
Ring-Around-The-Rosy
Change in Schedule for Alabama Tennessee North Railway
The northbound passenger train from Mobile Terminal Station will depart at 6 15 AM and reach York Alabama at 1 33 PM with connections to Meridian Tuscaloosa Birmingham and East. Return service leaves York at 7 35 AM after Meridian arrivals, reaching Mobile at 3 20 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
Mobile
Terminal Station
York
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Méridian
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Mobile Item
R.R. Buvinger
W. M. Clemens
Aated Press
United Press Mobile Item
Associated
Associated Press
United Press
S. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Geae Aing
Tribune
Third National
E Item
Unwa
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
High Authority
Blair
MR. Taxpayer
of Business
Examiner of Public Accounts
J. T. Gorman
Balanice
O’neal
Ali _ Ban
N. McGuire and
R. F. McCaskill
DeFuniak Springs, Fla
Cawthon Hotel
S. Marketer
Hampshire
Charley H. Shearer
Boston, Mass
Pensacola, Fla
H. L. Monroe
Ene
Do. B. McInnis
Bond, Miss
Mrs. G. R. Lake
Theodore, Ala
W. H. Norton
John Prokes
Schuyler, Neb
C. D. Carrick
Charleston, S. C
Cleveland, Ohio
O. E. Beck
Union City, Tenn
William Demony
Mobile and
H. E. McCormick
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
T. J. McSweeney
Great Britain
Jamaica
Grana Bay
Chicago, Ills
House
Harbor Commission
George W. Howland
Kansas City, Mo
L. R. Middleton
Harrisburg
Battle House
W. C. Roder
J. W. Buffum
J. A. Cook, Sr
Buffalo, N. Y
J. Pelham, Jr
AP Miller IR
Providence
R. J
W. N. Cone
Horace T. E. Culver
New Yorker
Crescent City
N. Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Wiggily and
the Proud Rabbit
Howard R. Garis
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