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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
2
Secretary Daniels welcomed the graduating class at Annapolis and urged a steady continuation of training. He noted the Navy is expanding rapidly and remains ready for emergencies, with lessons from Europe underscoring the need for skilled officers to save lives in war.
Mobile Rotary Club selected L. D. Dix and Palmer Pillans as delegates to the International Convention of Rotary Clubs in Cincinnati next month. Attendants Steward Le Blanc and W. H. Reynolds were chosen as alternates. additional Mobile members include Dr. Harry T. Inge J. W. Hunter E. C. Grace and others.
German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg told a Berlin Neueste Nachrichten correspondent in Munich that the present map of the war must form the basis of peace. He argued that the trenches in the east and west are an impassable wall that will define frontiers in any peace treaty.
The convention assigns one vote for every fifty members to clubs with Mobile Club gaining two delegates. Dr. W H Taylor urged Rotarians to attend the Springfield Auburn baseball game. Russell Wright elected sergeant at arms. T K Jackson reported on efforts to strengthen Mobile baseball.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad posts notice that all Alabama employees will be paid twice a month under a new system set to take effect Saturday July 1.
Rev. Father Ruhlman at Spring Hill Jesuit College reports tremors Friday morning at 8 02. An observer says the shock registered 920 miles away.
Winter habits weaken the body and invite Catarrh. The cure claimed is removing impurities from the blood while toning health with a spray or wash. The ad promotes a product described as a powerful antidote to poison in the blood, urging use for lasting relief.
The article reports heavy naval combat with many English warships sunk or damaged by torpedo boat flotillas. It cites the Marlborough hit by a torpedo and survivors from the Indefatigable, plus losses including the Pommern and Frauenlob. It lists the Warspite Queen Mary and Indefatigable with detailed specs and costs. Paris dispatch notes Verdun fighting south of Caurette wood with violent action around Thiaumont farm and Vaux Meuse.
At a Mobile gathering, directors including E. M. Bailey and Harry Pillans endorsed the Joint Rivers and Harbors Committee urging a 30 foot channel. The Chamber of Commerce will represent the committee and report progress to secure better harbor facilities.
Epworth Leaguers of Mobile prepare events for the June convention. Government Street Methodist Church will skip the evening service on June 4 at 8 o'clock, with local talent directed by Mrs. William Schock and a short address by Mr. M. D. Sutton. The program features solos and choruses by city singers, including Louise Goldsby, Ida Nett Gibson, Jannet Acker, John Willis, S. B. Monteith, and A. L. Clothier.
A. N. Johnson sues William Gass et al in Mobile Alabama chancery. Pursuant to May 19 and 24 1916 decrees the register will sell June 12 1916 at noon at 557 Dauphin street Mobile the described property including mitre box plane chopper mat cutter benches cases table counter safe cash register mirror and paper stock under Carl Holzborn register in chancery.
Today several fraternal orders hold meetings across the city. Dauphin and St. Emanuel host Odd Fellows Lodge No 278 with Knights of Pythias Red Cross Lodge No 122 meeting at 8 o clock in Pythian Castle. Masonic Mobile Commandery No 2 meets at K T Temple. Gulf City United Workmen No 41 meets at 158 St Francis. Dry Goods Salesmen’s Association meets at I O O F Hall. Knights of Honor Mobile Lodge No 601 meets at IL O O F Hall. Masonic Jeptha Chapter No 21 convenes at Temple.
Chamber of Commerce directors convene at noon while Carnival Association special committee meets at 1 p.m. Cawthon and Volunteer Life Savers oversee Excursion for the day. Cathedral School set to hold commencement exercises.
The schedule lists Crown with Gloria’s Romance and The Twin Triangle featuring Billie Burke and Jackie Saunders. Empire shows The Thousand Dollar Husband with Blanche Sweet and an all star cast. Royal Theatre presents The Mysteries of Myra serial with Howard Estabrook and Jean Sothern plus Krazy Kats comedy. Queen screens The Secret of the Submarine chapter two with Cats Cash and a Cook Book and Mutual Weekly No.
Boston lawyer Louis D. Brandeis was confirmed by the Senate 47 to 22 to join the Supreme Court. He is the first Jewish justice and will likely be sworn in around June 12, succeeding the late Lamar. The debate was among the Senate’s fiercest.
A Frankfort Kentucky woman writes she suffered from female weakness and could not work until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her regain strength. She took three bottles and is now able to do her own work again. She encourages others to try the remedy and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
Seven graduates received diplomas at the McGill Institute closing exercises. James Cornelius O Neal delivered the vale dictory and earned top honors with Preparedness. Dominick Owen Antoni was salutatorian and the ceremony featured musical numbers and a keynote address by Rev Joseph V Molloy.
The ad warns that sluggish digestion shows through symptoms like bad breath pimpled face dizziness and loss of appetite and asserts serious diseases begin as minor ills. It promotes Granger Liver Regulator as a safe easy remedy sold for 25 cents with claims of harmless ingredients and proven usefulness.
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