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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
4
The Item credits the Tampa Times for its aggressive local stance and mutual support. It notes Mobile plans a 5 million shipyard creating 4 000 to 5 000 jobs and urges Tampa to keep pace in citrus, cattle breeding, and crops while affirming shared regional benefit and fair pricing.
A Connecticut newspaper argues for daily cleanliness and public health, contending 365 clean-up days a year are needed. The piece links daily upkeep to family safety, using a farm anecdote about rain and responsibility to illustrate persistent neglect.
President Wilson, after two years of watchful waiting, warns Mexican factions to form a stable government or the United States will act to restore order. He states the U.S. seeks nothing for itself and would use any means necessary, including moral support and preventing arms flow, to end the conflict. The message stops short of detailing specific measures.
Hundreds of Mobilians toured Mobile City Hospital yesterday praising its spotless cleanliness, sanitary conditions, and compassionate care for the ill without regard to race or creed. The piece urges lawmakers and the medical community to keep the School of Medicine in Mobile, noting the institution would reflect credit on the city.
The article marks the 107th anniversary of Jefferson Davis born in Kentucky and highlights his path from West Point to Black Hawk War service, Mississippi planter, U S senator, provisional and elected Confederate president, capture in 1865, and death in New Orleans in 1889. It notes Alabama observes his memory as a state holiday.
Harbor activity picks up with several vessels arriving over recent days, signaling a return to wartime traffic levels and offering encouragement to observers.
The article provides home remedies for soot stains asking how to remove them with coral and cornmeal or salt and chloroform. It also notes Mothers Day on the second Sunday in May and Fathers Day on the first Sunday in June and gives the Millennium Guild headquarters at 601 Boyleston Street Boston with its object to promote by precept and example just con-
The Owens School graduation honored Rev A F Owens and Pauline H Jackson of Birmingham as the principal addressed the class of thirty seven in a ceremony at Big Zion Church with diplomas presented by Vice President Cochran. The school enrolled 800 pupils that year.
The New England Westinghouse Company bought J. Stevens Arms in Chicopee Falls and Ste-Duryea Automobile in Chicopee Falls and East Springfield for about 1,000,000 each. The plants will produce war munitions and the first order is for 1,000,000 military rifles for Russia.
A two reel Essanay drama Above the Abyss stars Richard C. Travers and Ruth Stonehouse shown at the Empire with Kalem comedy Her Other Half featuring Velma Whitman. Friday’s lineup includes The Easterbrook Case with Talia Swayne Gordon and Lytton plus The Fable Intermittent Fusser. The ad promotes Coca Cola.
Mary Caw Caw, a young crow girl, gathers flowers for her school as Uncle Wiggily helps by buying June roses. A chimpanzee monkey tries to steal the roses, sniffs thorns, gets pricked, and drops the bouquet. Mary arrives at school with the thorny bouquet intact.
Fairhope residents host visitors from Mobile and Boston attend dances at Bayside Pavilion. A Chicago Luncheon Club event and a shadow of a river trip aboard the Peerless charm locals. The Alabama river excursion includes scenery, plantings, local vendors, and tourist hospitality from Selma to Montgomery.
The city council approves retirement of paving bonds ley and related series and sets June 1 1915 1916 payoff dates. An appropriation of 5755 funds covers semi annual interest payments on bonds issued by the American Exchange National Bank in New York City including 8500 series A 8000 series I 62000 series L and 150000 school building bonds with specified interest rates.
Report from Nogales says I. B. Bowers and his wife, Americans, were besieged on their Noria Sonora ranch by ten bandits. The couple, alone on the property, reportedly held off the marauders in a stubborn defense.
The Illinois senate approved a provisional boxing bill that delays enforcement in any municipality until a referendum vote. It legalizes ten round no decision bouts under a state athletic commission and allocates seven and one half percent of net receipts to the state.
J. W. Moore, formerly with Pratt Consolidated C Company, has joined the Finance and Realty Company in New Orleans and left the city Wednesday to begin his duties. R. G. Milling, also from Pratt, has been named local manager of the firm.
Crawford, president of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, says the firm could supply many materials for a mobile ship building and repair plant if such a project is pursued, but he has heard nothing definitive about plans. He notes supplies could come from within a short time and, later, potentially entirely from their operations, if given the opportunity.
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