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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
8
The piece notes a Flag Day mobilization with 40 000 people marching in New Orleans led by Grand Marshal William C Dufour. It highlights wartime sentiment and calls for readiness under President Wilson, urging support for peace through strength.
A column blends health tips on colon flushing and beauty routines with social updates from Mobile society. Mentions debutantes, Red Cross nursing classes, Carnival queens, weddings, scholarships, and upcoming commencements as residents and visitors attend events across the city.
Ladies of Charity meet Conti Street School at 5 p m. Last meeting Needham Bryan Chapter with Mrs H T Inge at 4 p m. St Clare Sewing Circle at Conti Street School 5 p m. Catholic Knights and Ladies of America with Mrs M E Ruffin 4 p m. Visitation Alumnae Association at McGill Institute 3 30 p m. Chautauqua Circle with Miss Carrie Wilson at Mrs T H Halliwell's 5 p m. Wednesday Board Meeting Boys Detention Home Parlor C Battle House 11 a m.
Mr. John Allen has returned from a visit to his aunt Mrs. Kate G. Allen in Meridian. Mrs. C. N. Davis of Atlanta visits her sister Mrs. John Deegan. Mrs. T. C. Byrne and Miss Blanche Dixon visit relatives in Bay Minette. Mrs. G. H. Fonde returns from Fairhope. Mrs. P. J. M. Acker and children travel to Las Vegas New Mexico for summer. Annie and Rosa Glass return from Asheville North Carolina after a health trip. Rosa recovers from typhoid fever.
Petrograd reports major eastern front gains with 13 000 prisoners captured and advances from the Pripet marshes to the Roumanian frontier. Paris cites renewed Verdun assaults near Vaux Damloup and Douaumont with Fort Vaux still held by French forces.
Paris reports brutal German attacks on Fort Vaux near Verdun with infantry in dense columns crossing a ravine to reach slopes by the fort. French officers describe three days of carnage as front ranks fall relentlessly while reserves surge forward in a deadly bounded assault.
Constantinople reports the reinforced Turkish army in the Caucasus made a significant advance late last. Details on dates,地点 and outcomes remain sparse as the operation progresses through neighboring fronts.
An old advertisement promotes Magnolia Balm as an easy way to beautify the skin. It claims beauty on the skin is possible and offers the product for 75 cents at druggists or by mail from Lyon Manufacturing Co. based in Brooklyn New York, with a sample free offer.
Felix er and Peter Roses brothers in law drowned after stepping into a deep hole while wading in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans on June 4. The men were reported missing then found dead, prompting an underwater search and officials cautioning swimmers about lake hazards.
David P Moore transfers Garden Lots subdivision to Fred E Hayes and wife for 900 dollars covering lots 1 21 in block 1 and 4 20 in block 2 of D P Moores subdivision Laurendine tract. George J Bates sells lot 16 in block A of the Ascombe tract to Mike P McDonald for 150 dollars. Exchange Land Company sells section 2 township 4 south range 2 west 50 acres to Joseph G Espalla for 30 83 dollars. Louise M Thomas sells section 2 township 4 south range 2 west to G F Thomas for 1 dollar. Margaret Francis Bosarge sells one half interest to Ollie Owen for 99 dollars east of Bayou Dedandence and north of W E Golman land. Lee Sutton and wife sell Washington Avenue and Easton Street property to Mattie Verneuille for 1225 dollars.
Enoch Ray was fined five dollars or ten days for gaming. Wesley Hopkins faced a one dollar fine or ten days for assault and battery. Jerome Johnson was held to the city court under a five hundred dollar bond to await grand jury action for robbing G B Brown's home.
Charley Jackson, a black man operating at Scott and Congress streets, was arrested Monday by Detectives Boltz and squad for violating the prohibition law. A small quantity of liquor was seized during a search of his premises.
The war office announced today that a Russian front is being driven back as an offensive campaign gains momentum. The update notes advances and retreating positions, signaling a shift in the battlefront dynamics.
Berlin reports French assaults east of the Meuse were broken up by German forces on the Verdun front with heavy losses to the attackers. No details on counteractions or casualties were provided.
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