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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1915
Page
4
A sermon from The Anniston Star urges residents to adopt a trade at home policy. It condemns out of town buying as harmful and promotes Buy in Mobile or similar campaigns to boost regional commerce through local purchasing and support for local businesses.
In a broad interview United States Senator John H. Bankhead discusses the completion of the 11 year navigation project for the Warrior and Tombigbee rivers from Cordova to the basin. He avoids detailing his specific role, focusing on the project’s significance to Alabama and the surrounding territory. The piece notes the naming of a large lake in his honor as a lasting tribute to his vision.
The 1914 annual report of the commissioner of education states about 22 million in US educational institutions, including 19 million in elementary, 1.87 million in secondary, 216 thousand in colleges, and 700 thousand teachers with public school share. The text notes high public school growth and a 760 dollar figure in education spending. A separate fragment reports a Troy fire that destroyed houses and caused widespread damage requiring firefighting assistance.
Information from Montgomery indicates Jefferson and Walker counties will oppose the bill to cede the sand islands below Choctaw Point to Mobile for dock improvements and the Hartwell bond issue for state dock facilities. The Mobile Item’s defense of Mobile’s port is called into question as a local campaign faces counterarguments and scrutiny.
The editorial urged unwavering public backing for President Wilson as crucial to national destiny beyond wartime. It reminded readers the burden will shape the postwar world and urged Americans to demonstrate loyalty in word and action. Also reports re opening of Northport Bank on Aug 2 after a shortage scare and plans to repay depositors in full.
A Morning Post dispatch from London reports Great Britain has allowed the Swedish Cotton Spinners Association to move 55 000 bales of cotton lying in land ports to Sweden provided the goods are not re exported. The arrangement aims to ease Sweden's cotton supply under the current restrictions.
London dispatch notes after one year of conflict that Britain has fielded about 750000 troops, allies around ten million, with Western Front about forty miles and vast eastern and western lines. It argues Britain surpassed its contract by sending far more troops, praises the fleet for seizing seas, and credits British forces with saving Paris and Calais while noting heavy losses at Neuve Chapelle.
A reader summary of early World War I actions including the Neuve Chapelle and Ypres battles. It notes German gains in Lille, then French and British bombardments, trench losses, and public pressure over munitions shortages. It mentions Kitchener, Lloyd George, Asquith, and the press scrutiny shaping wartime policy.
From Berlin the report notes a shifting German view of Kaiser Wilhelm II after a year of war. It praises German discipline and leadership while criticizing English boastfulness and disorganization. It asserts England will lose prestige and Germany will outlast its foe as the war continues.
Unclear OCR text hints at rising belief in future feats associated with TOMOR or a similar event. No specific names, dates, or places clearly readable.
A reflective piece recalls France’s 1870 defeat and 1914 challenges. It contrasts French marching spirit, Joffre leadership, and public doubt with a growing belief that the Marne victory marks a new, resilient France. The article previews a continuation titled Holding the Gate to the Sea.
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