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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1916
Page
3
Swift & Company reveals a $2,000,000 pension fund active August 1 for over 30,000 employees at plants and branch houses. The company funds all pensions with no employee contribution, with annual outlays of about $400,000 plus fund income. Widows and children receive half the employee pension, and prior service with absorbed firms is credited.
New York officials estimate 76,650,000 sneezes will be produced by hay fever sufferers in New York state as rag weed pollen peaks. A Hay Fever Prevention Association urges avoidance of polluted roads and neglected fields, removal of weeds from near homes, and public education on pollen dangers to curb outbreaks.
Seashore Campgrounds in Biloxi plans repairs and beautification after the July 5 hurricane. Residents clear debris and improve comfort and appeal while preparing for an August program and events at the tabernacle. A Friday night auction raised funds for upcoming meetings with Will in attendance.
Lobby and Curb E L Lord and W. B. Pugh of Ruston La are in Mobile on business and a social visit. J C Schmidt and family of Foley Ala are visiting friends in Mobile for several days. Joaquim Colanzano and wife of New Orleans La are spending several days in Mobile. J B E Baker and wife of Tuscaloosa Ala are in the city on a visit.
A message to Canada's Department of Mines and Forests states northern Ontario fires are out after heavy rain. It notes no active blazes remain. The Overseas News Agency cites German newspapers discussing British comments on Captain Fryatt's death sentence and recalls the Baralong incident, where Britain and Germany clashed over wartime actions.
French forces resumed operations along a 314mile front from Hardecourt to the Somme river after a pause, sweeping German positions in Picardy as the central echelon moved against trenches on the eastern slopes of a ravine near Combles to Peronne. The attack met strong German resistance despite careful planning and rain of artillery.
Reports from Laredo Texas say General Venustiano Carranza will retire as first chief of the de facto government of Mexico and be succeeded by General Pablo Gonzales. A Mexican generals conference in Mexico City is to arrange elections and Carranza may enter the field as a presidential candidate. Officials in Washington expect the retirement to be nominal, leaving directing authority unchanged.
Mexico City July 31 The American government accepted Mexico’s proposition for a conference to settle the U S Mexico controversy Foreign Secretary Amador said the delegates date and venue would be announced at the top of page He noted a New Jersey location is likely for the meeting.
A fragment reflects a writer noting Abe Martin’s social habits and outdated views on women. The piece contrasts past attitudes with the present question of how women have changed since school days.
Rev Henry Du Bose of Gove Street Presbyterian spoke at an open air service in Bienville Square praising Mobile's commercial and industrial potential. He credited the city with a bright future and thanked its good people and organizations. A large Mobile chorus highlighted the program.
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