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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1916

Page

4

One for All Promotes Mobile Harbor Board Unity

Citizens urge unified action to develop Mobile Harbor with support from the City Commission and harbor board. Prominent figures Blair Crawford back a bold plan to build modern port facilities, seeking public funds and property contributions to create a premier plant within two years.

Messrs Blair and Crawford Mobile City Commission of Ret Harbor Board City Commission Harbor Board Rich Basutist Noble 2

Mobile business upswing signals strong June activity

The text notes rising money in circulation and rapid hiring searches, with Avenger repairs worth seventy five thousand dollars and extensive repairs and sales to clear stock. Harbormaster Norville reports normal water traffic amid rising building activity, indicating sustained trade and a busy mobile economy ahead.

Bette Pe Finwick Mobile Avenger Norville Erybody

Senator Follette Delays Naval Bill Debate With Long Speech

The United States Senator from Wisconsin, Follette, spoke for seven hours in the Senate opposing the naval bill. After his lengthy address, he remains a central figure in the battle over preparedness. Observers expect the chamber to proceed with the measure today, amid charged exchanges and continuing partisan tensions.

United States At Follette Senate Wisconsin Follette

Washington Sealy Withdrawal Talk Sparks Mexican Compliance Risk

A report argues that Washington Sealy’s hinted troop withdrawal would pressure Mexico to comply with U S demands, while denying such plans could undermine credibility. It cautions Mr Rodgers may face a reprimand if he stated an unverified claim.

Washington Sealy Mexico United States Rodgers

Villa fugitive moves toward Durango amid mixed reports

The Carranza sourced tale says Villa heads for the Durango mountains to seek safety, while Torreon garrison reportedly capitulates to Villa. The text notes Villa’s retreating tendency mainly when Pershing’s forces advance nearby.

Carranza Villa Durango Torreon Pershing

Mosquito Problem Averts City Health Threat

High winds have driven Mobile mosquitoes to mountain resorts affecting nonresident travelers. With relief in city limits, residents should stay vigilant, remove breeding sites, and keep premises clean to safeguard public health.

Mobile America

Flood Death Toll Rises Across Five States

The piece notes heavy flood fatalities across five southeastern states, surpassing Gulf coast records. It compares disaster scenes to wartime sports metaphors, citing ongoing deaths hourly and widespread devastation beyond coastal areas.

United States Gulf Coast

Harvest Call From Grangers Rouses Idle Towns

A rural poem urges able workers to join harvesters as wheat rots for lack of labor. It condemns indolent townspeople who prefer politics to field work and laments the shortage of men to reap shocks and windrows. The speaker exhorts farmers to drill along the stubble and ease the landowner's anxiety.

Marshall Woodrow Wilson Hughes

Question Box on Brandeis Faith Orthodox or Reform

Reader asks if Justice Louis D Brandeis is a reform or orthodox Jew. Answer states the term reform Jew is unfamiliar and regards him as orthodox as a leader of his people.

Louis C. Brandeis

Unlucky Day Forecast Warns Caution in 1916

Horoscopic notice from Friday July 21 1916 warns Jupiter and Uranus friendly early, then Mercury Saturn and the Sun adverse. Do not begin large enterprises or government actions. Cautions for publishers leather dealers banks writers actors and political leaders. prospects vary by date and business.

Crow Psychology Observed by Naturalists

An editorial note frames the piece as fiction about a crow's psychology, asserting all acts are observed by naturalists and not claiming factual events. The text emphasizes the experimental, interpretive nature of the crow’s behavior.

Crow Calls and Crime Across the Nation in Vallejo and New York

A coastal杂 scene in Vallejo reports navy yard orders reducing Lt. Jones’s court martial sentence for losing a code book. Across the country, New York sees a restaurant owner and clerk murdered by gunmen and a political contempt case tied to a federal judge. Reports from Douglas and Bridgeport note investigations and deaths, while a nine‑foot shark is hauled from Delaware Bay and a storm claims lives in Ohio.

Vallejo Cal Navy Department Navy Yard Herbert A. Jones New York Joseph de Marco Charles Lombardi James Street

Simple natural energizers for tired bodies and nerves

Two easy health tips for instant invigoration. Drink warm milk in small sips, not boiled, for rapid absorption. Then take a glass of strong carbonated water with bite, kept fizzy, to stimulate mucous membranes and lift fatigue.

Foot arches good for aching yet

Inquiries on foot arch health and strength reveal mixed guidance. Proper arch support can aid comfort in some stout individuals while weakening ligaments in others. Toe raising exercises may strengthen arches and improve overall foot health.

Their Married Life Drama Escalates With Night Taxi Call

Helen, fearing Warren’s death after a missing call, begs Central for his number and orders a taxi in a panic. Warren returns home to find her distraught, misinterpreting the suspense and a mistaken taxi message as danger. He reassures her as the couple confronts imagined tragedy.

Warren Helen Central

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