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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
6
The National Sculpture Society asks warring nations to protect world art wherever found. The petition notes mixed American and European membership and urges extending the European debt of help toward building a worthy national art.
Five times as much wheat and six times as much corn were exported from the United States in December as in December 1913. Flour exports rose over 68 percent, fresh beef up more than twelvefold, and overall breadstuffs exports increased about fivefold according to the department of commerce.
George Rodel the heavyweight was knocked out by Carl Morris of Oklahoma in the third round of a fifteen round bout in Joplin Missouri last night Morris weighed 225 pounds while Rodel weighed 195 pounds.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a hair cleanser that removes dust and oil, reduces dandruff, soothes the scalp, and claims new hair growth after weeks of use. The pitch urges women to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores to try the product.
The institution presents itself as a mid sized bank that aims to earn customer trust without prioritizing every individual over overall stability. It emphasizes balanced service, financial strength, and personal accessibility for its clientele.
A petition to block any salary or allowance increases for county and district officials was presented by Representative H. A. Thompson of Butler. It is signed by Probate Judge H. D. Lampley and County Commissioners D. W. Stewart W. F. Sirmon R. L. Shell and L. W. Franklin, urging opposition to hikes funded by the county treasury. The measure also targets the second judicial circuit stenographer’s pay and asks lawmakers to oppose increases. The reading in the house drew amusement amid other tense proceedings.
William Morris Hughes acting premier of Australia appeals for more recruits, saying every available man is needed for the front at once. He warns the German power is not yet shattered and remains resolute with strength unimpaired.
Washington was chosen to host the 1917 meeting of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, with Chicago and other details noted in the dispatch from January 22. The selection underscores national attention for the religious body's annual gathering and program planning.
Associated Press dispatch says George C. Carothers left for Aguas Calientes and officials deny reports of a personal encounter with General Villa. The notes place Carothers at Villa’s field headquarters near Chihuahua but offer no confirmation of such a meeting.
Paris January 22 The Matin reports David Lloyd George and P Bark the Russian finance minister will meet Alexandre Ribot in Paris to discuss closer financial cooperation among the allies.
A Cairo sourced Times dispatch reports the Alexandria prize court condemned the North German Lloyd steamer Derfflinger as a lawful prize after she entered Port Said at the war’s start, fitted with gun mountings and wireless gear.
An old advertisement urges external treatment for child colds using Vicks Vap-O-Rub Croup and Pneumonia Salve. It claims heat from the body releases vapors to soothe air passages, loosen phlegm, and aid breathing overnight, safe for smaller children, priced 25c, 50c, and 1.00.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed higher joint rates on coal from Alabama Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee to Memphis and other points on the Mobile and Ohio railroad until April 30 to allow investigation.
Chicago January 22 a eugenic marriage bill provides for a physical examination of women and men before a marriage license can be issued. The bill outlines required health checks as a condition for license issuance.
A catalog listing multiple residences with brief descriptions and locations. Properties include 2 story frame houses on Government Street and Augusta Street, brick residences at St Anthony and Joacim Streets, 1 and 12 story frame structures on Lafayette and Montauk, a 1 story cottage at Dauphin and Julia, and a large lot on E Margaret near Spring Hill Avenue.
The city council health committee recommended the bill yesterday and said it will be forwarded to the state legislature. Dr. Anna Blount, president of the Chicago Women’s Political Equality League, urged amendments based on the Wisconsin and Oregon drafts. Records from the Coulter Settlement House show 65 to 70 percent of operations on women relate to diseases affecting marriage licenses, per Dr. Blount. Samuel Beker opposed the provision requiring examination of women citing cost would raise immorality.
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