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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1916
Page
2
French troops attacked across trenches along the Somme and gained the village of Biaches after right wing units threw German forces into disorder near Barleux. The operation secures a position on the Somme valley and strengthens French control above Peronne.
Delayed reports from east Mississippi detail a severe ice storm. Moss Point records 12 inches of rain in 20 hours with widespread property damage and outages to streetcar and lighting service. Pascagoula area mills and canning factories demolished or damaged, pecan orchards destroyed, Hatley area sawmills heavily damaged, Laurel homes reported damage.
A July 6 El Dia account cites a Nautarrate report detailing two American launches attempting to clear river mines at Tampico. After signals ignored, a 15 minute volley followed by withdrawal possible disembarkation plans and orders to continue mining the river.
Alton Illinois July 10 Mayor Beall denounces the shadow gown as indecent urging women and girls to cover more as he cites Arabian women for modesty. He halted a passerby in a diaphanous dress and ordered police action to enforce the ban.
Baltimore July 10 Guy W Steele surveyor of the port made an official report to Collector Ryan stating the submarine Deutschland is an unarmed merchant vessel entitled to all privileges of a peaceful ship under a friendly nation's flag.
In Buenos Aires on July 10 an anarchist attempted to assassinate President De La Plaza as he reviewed troops on a government balcony. The shot misfired. the attacker was arrested at the scene.
The hospital ship Voeviode reported torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea. It followed the sinking of the Portugal on March 30 while carrying many wounded. One hundred fifteen lives were lost and Russia protested to neutral governments.
Heavy rain beset Birmingham with rainfall approaching thirteen inches amid ongoing floods. Local authorities urged caution as waters rose and residents prepared for potential evacuations and road closures.
Captain I T Newberry reports multiple vessels affected in the Gulf. The schooner Laguna lies ashore in two feet of water inside Chandelier Island. G Dantzler believed marooned in the Louisiana marshes. Carrie Strong and Albert D Mills may be ashore near Fort Morgan. Crews feared aboard Sadie C Sumner and another vessel from St Andrews Florida.
Point Clear Alabama July 10 The storm has passed and the Point Clear Hotel stands solid despite damaged railing sunshed fences and plank walk. Workers clear driftwood and debris and plan repairs while the waterworks and lights are restored. South wharf rebuilding is expected to begin in a few days as activity returns.
Til July 10 judge Sullivan grants divorce to Mrs Clara Paturieaux of 3222 Thomas St Chicago after she testified her husband preferred Africa to America and to her. She said he wrote in 1912 to take her freedom and that he was in love with Africa and in Belgium managed a plantation in the Belgian Congo.
Dayton Tennessee reports four hundred people without homes as floods drive residents to courthouse as refuge. A ten year old boy Chadwick, washed from a submerged bridge yesterday, is found alive but not rescued until waters fall. One life confirmed lost and rail traffic disrupted.
The county board discussed adding a third story to the courthouse and repairing storm damage. A committee will obtain cost estimates, with a temporary roof already in place. Clerk Octave Alvarez suffered a minor injury from flying glass during the storm incident.
Ras Crenshaw the yacht Birmingham owner plans a salvage effort to raise his power vessel sunk at the foot of Eslava street.
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