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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
4
A terse aphorism states that those who refuse to reason become bigots, those who cannot reason become fools, and those who dare not reason become slaves, attributed to W Drummond.
The Atlanta letter “Mother” argues the Constitution should protect a pet dog crushed by an indifferent chauffeur. It recalls a child in a garden crying over a lifeless dog and urges greater care by drivers and gate owners to spare pets and children. It notes there are two sides and questions autoists' rights when animals cross paths.
The Jackson Daily News disputes Meridian’s population, citing directory figures and 15 percent discounts. It warns of fundraising backing Jackson’s claim in a sporting contrast while noting a local whooping cough scare in Jackson and concerns over health authority responses.
The Anniston Evening Star reports a new dynamism in Calhoun County with a progressive county board. Roads and farm development projects expand connections to Cherokee Etowah St. Clair Talladega and Cleburne, signaling Calhoun's rise among regional leaders.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports that fire losses in the United States and Canada last May totaled 11,388,450 dollars, down from 15,607,800 dollars in May 1914. For January through May, losses were 81,497,000 dollars in 1915 versus 103,670,000 dollars in 1914.
The English sparrow, once deemed a nuisance by Americans, earns praise for helping Florida citrus growers by feeding on the white fly. The pest has caused millions in losses to the citrus fruit industry, and the sparrow's appetite for the winged pests is viewed as a beneficialTick in favor of the small bird.
A physician states buttermilk counts as an intoxicant, a claim dismissed as unbelievable despite the assertion.
A Morg en Post note says Americans are unwelcome as self appointed peace makers and cannot mediate while arming German opponents. Dr Ignaz Jastrow argues the United States cannot arbitrate while it supplies weapons, prolonging the war.
Biloxi Mississippi June 19 special report Gulf Coast Life Insurance Company of Biloxi and Gulfport and Southern Central Life Insurance Company of Jackson have consolidated. Dr H M Folkes of Biloxi will head the merged firm as president. The company will have 1100 stockholders and expand operations into Alabama and other Southern states.
Detective Warren Burch returned to Mobile from New Orleans on Saturday seeking Newell W. Breckenridge held for false pretenses. Continued habeas corpus proceedings in the U S district court of New Orleans prevented Breckenridge's return, as he fights extradition as a fugitive from justice.
Secretary Lansing announced the Meyer Gerhard incident is closed from the State Department's view. He said activity never drew the department’s attention beyond a denial, and Ambassador Von Bernstorff stated he had no knowledge of any Dr. Meyer.
The notice lists guests at the Cawthon Hotel including J. F. Lancaster and Miss Lancaster from Fort Morgan Ernest Walker of Auburn Charles N. Worms of New Orleans Lawrence H. Smith of Chattanooga J. A. Dickinson of Decatur Captain and Mrs. R. B. Sargeant of Pascagoula J. F. Solomon of Montgomery J. J. Hughes and family of Electric Mills en route to Caden to stay weeks. The text ends with a stray joke about a husband and a hero medal.
Fred Shaver killed his father Hudson Shaver and his stepmother and shot Policeman Kendall in Jamestown New York. Shaver then killed himself after police surrounded the apartment. the case is linked to drink and a family quarrel.
Jessie Halladay Dana was found drowned at Cliff Bath Beach Nantucket. Medical examiners say she died by own action after her husband Edmund T. Dana reported she had despondency and hinted at suicide. The couple had moved from Minneapolis for the summer with their two year old son. They married three years ago in a self styled ceremony omitting obey. Funeral held without ceremonies per the husband request.
By agreement in nine charges against James E. McDonnell fines of 25 dollars or fifty days were assessed as the rat-proofing violation. Bond set at 100 dollars per case. Lindsey and Dunlap cases postponed to July 20 for rat-proofing work. Two cases against Mrs. Grace St John McMahon discharged. The constitutionality of the ordinance will be tested in higher courts per attorney H M Caffey.
Dr Henry M Clarkson Confederate soldier and author of poems of the South was buried in Manassas. A gunner at Fort Sumter he is said to have fired the only shot from Fort Moultrie and was one of three who fired on the Star of the West. The Charleston native died at Haymarket Virginia at age 80.
Weather bulletin notes 96 degree exposure for 36 hour shipments moving north east and west. Tombigbee river levels expected to drop over the next two days while Alabama river remains steady. A low pressure zone over the upper Great Lakes brings rain and winds, another warm low tracks from the southern Rockies to the lower Mississippi valley. Frost at Williston North Dakota and cold temps in the northern Rockies tied to high pressure.
Helen, newly confident behind the wheel, takes Laura Richards on a park trip in a sleek car. A puncture near a Jersey road forces a roadside repair, leaving Helen anxious about further expenses and Warren’s approval. An upcoming installment promises more daily adventures.
Answers cover removing indelible ink with cyanide of potash, then rinsing in cold water, and finding square side length by taking the area square root. Other items outline widow's life estate in New York, a note about snakes and St Patrick, sanctuary ring of the Middle Ages, and a Coca Cola advertisement.
Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn star in a three reel special film The Greater Courage. The photoplay contrasts two brothers one physically brave the other morally brave, delivering dramatic scenes and a touch of romance and tragedy.
Wheeler ville Baptist Sunday school was reorganized with L Hill as superintendent and Louis Fost as assistant superintendent. Ben Cody serves as secretary Lena Levitt treasurer Hat tie Lane teaches primary James McKenzie intermediate Liman Hill Bible class. Local social notes mention visitors and guests from Mobile and Spring Hill. Reports note Indiana chicken thieves using a specially built automobile and license tags across three states.
Farmers ship spring Irish potatoes in carload lots with no price below 60 cents per hamper. Sweet potato shipments to follow. Baptist church carnival raised a neat sum on court house square. Presbyterian Sunday school spelling match a success. Tax Collector Humphries returns from Montgomery after final state settlement. Regulars beat Yannigans 6 to 1 in baseball. Jimmie Campbell to join the war in England after his brother's death. Bay Minette vs Stockton game postponed to late season. Lighthearted marriage quarrel joke ends.
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