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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1916
Page
3
Detroit police pursued Mrs Holder a society figure for shoplifting when she leaped from a window to the crowded street. She suffered multiple fractures and died within hours at receiving hospital as witnesses described near panic among shoppers.
The Mobile County Tick Eradication Association calls a noon meeting on Monday January 31 at the Cawthon Hotel to discuss district organization for the coming election. Cattle men are invited to join petitions, which should be completed by that date and turned in for presentation to Probate Judge Price Williams in February.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson retreat down the Potomac amid radio silence as planning proceeds for next week's nationwide speeches on preparedness. White House aides assemble a packed schedule. cities bid for multiple talks and lawmakers seek inclusion on the tour.
London reports the neutral Dutch steamship Apollo of 799 tons from Amsterdam sank today after a submarine attack near the British Isles. Three lives lost, survivors rescued by the Dutch steamer Princess Juliana. A second submarine victim, the Tretaton, was also reported, with crew saved.
Reports from Los Angeles and Phoenix describe Colorado River floods that threaten Yuma Arizona with major property loss and possible drownings. Descriptions note ten feet of water in streets, displaced residents, and a broken reclamation dyke prompting urgent repairs while authorities warn the valley could flood if the leak remains open.
Millions of gallons surged through a 200 foot breach in the reclamation dam flooding 20 000 acres and submerging Yuma and Gadsden Arizona under eight to ten feet of water. Mayor Charles Moore of Yuma died of heart failure from overwork guiding laborers to close the breach.
Washington hearing cites six months training for state guards to oppose foreign foes. Gen Mills argues for larger militia 257000 with competitive exams, and better geographic distribution. Gen Macomb presses for 82000 abroad 148000 at home and a mobile standing army with stronger coast defenses. He also calls retired officers to serve in war time.
The Mallory liner Brazos carrying 171 passengers and a crew of about 130 collided with the Suffolk in fog off Barnegat New Jersey. The Brazos sustained minor damage and returned to New York for overhauling while the Suffolk aided by Creole and a Merchants and Miners freighter proceeded to Boston. The Suffolk reportedly appeared uninjured.
River packets will raise rates on grain and feed from this port to Tuscaloosa by two cents per hundred pounds starting Feb 1. The increase came after talks with Tuscaloosa merchants who opposed a three cent rise. Rail rates rose four cents per hundred on January 1, but Tuscaloosa merchants still expect a 20 to 25 percent saving by river transport.
A maritime port record lists vessels under American and foreign flags including Vera, Carrie E Look, Sawyer Brothers, Edward F Blake, Borscr Am, and others. It notes river packets and coastal steamers at docks along Dauphin Street and the East River shore with destinations like Nassau, Cuba, Mercedies, Liverpool, and New York Porto Rico routes.
The American schooner William H. Sumner will load lumber from Vinegar Bend Lumber Co after berth assignment. The steamer Chas. E. Cessna repairs at L. and N. wharf and plans to begin bay excursion service. Sawyer Brothers arrived from the lower bay to start loading lumber. The draft suggests the war in Europe may be influencing busy trade.
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