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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
4
Congress Grants Aid for National Guard Families
The House passed Hay’s army bill section appropriating $1,000,000 for monthly allowances up to $50 for families of national guardsmen called to federal service. The provision aims to prevent hardship for marred servicemen’s households and support enlistment by offsetting lost income. The Senate is expected to concur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Represent
Hay
United States
Army
Congress
House
Senate
To the Border At Once Orders Issued
Secretary of War Baker orders all departmental commanders to mobilize militia for immediate service on the Mexican border superseding the state mobilization plan. First Alabama units are ready and may be sent to the frontier as a regimental unit from Montgomery. Expectation of active service eases men’s delays while awaiting mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
National Guard
Alabama
Moa
Montgomery
Japan Not Involved in Mexican US War Claims
Baron Ishii, Japan’s foreign minister, rejects Mexican claims of Japanese aid to Mexico in a potential war with the United States. He says Japan seeks no conflict among American nations and would be harmed by a blockade and war. He notes Japanese arms makers are busy supplying allies and that war would disrupt trade and hurt Japanese enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mexico
Baron Ishii
Associated
Noot
Greece Accepts Allied Ultimatum Amid Unclear Terms
Announcement from Athens states Greece accepted the Entente ultimatum unconditionally. The move followed surprise delivery of the ultimatum with little prior indication of such a step. Greek authorities, including the Athens police chief, were cited in the report as reacting to the development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Thursda
Greece
Arredondo Signals Latin Aid as Cartels Tense
Eliseo Arredondo, designated ambassador, rushed through Washington to tell South and Central American diplomats that Carranza forces in Chihuahua were ordered not to attack US troops unless Americans attacked first. Trevino had warned Mexican troops would strike if Americans moved in any direction except north. Arredondo aimed to gain Latin American support, but diplomats likely saw the maneuver. Secretary Lansing had already briefed them a day earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliseo Arredondo
Senor Arredondo
Arredondo
Lansing
Record eight patriotic sons of Chicago man to serve country
A Chicago father notes all eight of his sons are joining the nation’s defense in the Mexican crisis. Seven serve in the Illinois National Guard, one in the regular army. The father, a French Canadian naturalized citizen, calls them all Americans ready to fight, while the mother expresses quiet strength and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois National Guard
United States
Yellowstone Park Heights And Geography Facts
The Q and A set explains Yellowstone Park sits 6000 feet or more above sea level with Yellowstone Lake at 7788 feet. The surrounding ranges reach 10,000 to 12,000 feet and are snow covered. It also notes no current colored officers in the Army. two graduates earned commissions and a third failed the exam amid controversial charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Lake
United States Army
West Point
Army
Military Academy
Rippling Rhymes on a Man Deprived of a Chance
A poem critiques a man described as unlucky despite possessing full physical endowments and daily support from a wife. It laments his lack of drive or spine while contrasting another man who rose to affluence, highlighting themes of fate, effort, and circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Horoscope prediction for June 24 1916 warns of unsettled events
Astrologers mark an uncertain day with unfavorable overall influence from Uranus Mars and Neptune while Jupiter offers only limited good. The reading suggests misapprehensions in naval and military matters, a warning against rash action in a grave crisis, and possible honors for a national peace leader as well as a fire in a government building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uranus
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
United States
New York City
Cee
Their Married Life A London Bar Visit and War Call to Arms
Warren and Helen explore Higgins' Wine Room on a dim London street the sign reading Est. 1749. They sample port from a cask as war posters on the barrel cite a royal army call to arms and the need for reinforcements, shaping their impression of wartime Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Helen
London
Higgins
Oporto
Linshediaxa
Health Talks on Food and Fitness for Workers and Families
Money driven insurers sponsor Health Talks citing Dr. Lyman Fisk findings from 2000 workers and clerks. The study shows clerks suffer more kidney and lung issues and both groups largely eat unsuitable diets. Advice urges personal dietary tests and choosing foods that suit individual health needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Fisk
Life Extension Bureau of
New York
Fisk
The Oriole's Nest A Bird Tale From The Branch End
Willy Wood-Rat and his wife observe Lady Baltimore Oriole’s nest hanging from a branch tip to deter prowlers. A breeze sways the limb causing a near fall, and the pair return with Mrs. Willy to learn why the nest is built this way. The orioles’ dainty orange and black form appears as the bird answers their question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Baltimore
Oriole
Willy Wood-Rat
Willy
Infant Barry Rises to Health with Nurse Mother’s Diet
The article notes Barry’s dramatic health improvement after his mother increased her nourishment to enhance milk supply. Initially weighing twelve pounds, he began thriving once his mother ate more fruit cheese milk and eggs and nursed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Luleeo
Music of the Spheres and the Harmony of the Heavens
The piece explains the music of the spheres as an ancient idea that celestial bodies move within transparent crystalline shells. It describes how harmony was believed to arise from these revolving shells and the ordered motion of the cosmos, a beauty perceivable only through contemplative thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
Plato
Earth
The Music of the Spheres Across Science and Lit
A discussion traces the historical idea of celestial harmony from Cicero and Shakespeare to modern science. It notes that while crystal shells and geocentric models fell, the concept of an organic, law‑driven universe remains, with harmony as the metaphorical core of nature.
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Shakespeare
Lorenzo
Jessica
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