07 Mar 1916
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1916
Page
1
An aeroplane strike involving the schooner docks resulted in the craft wrecked on the deck while the pilot emerged unharmed. The incident prompted marina authorities to inspect the damaged vessel and assess safety protocols.
A Mobile pageant marks the thirty second anniversary of the Comic Cow Boys with eight pictures around an emblem float theme Dreams of the Past The parade includes mock relics and parodies featuring Miss Mobile a Ford pathfinder in Florida banners a skating party Lucille Love film satire and a shipbuilding display among other tableaux designed to amuse residents and visitors.
In Washington on March 7 the House approved a rule 256 to 160 to proceed on the armed ships question. The chamber then debated the resolution itself, signaling that it may be tabled as a demonstration of unity with President Wilson’s foreign policy. A roll call on the rule followed after a vote demanded by Campbell.
A parade Tuesday afternoon will award prizes from Bienville Square with judges in the Masonic Temple. Cadet band from Auburn leads the event. Prizes include group and individual masks with amounts up to 15 dollars. Contestants must be registered by the committee.
A Dunne hydroplane from Pensacola collided with the rigging of a three masted schooner anchored near the Ollinger Bruce Docks during Mardi Gras. Pilot Lt. E. O. McDonnell escaped serious injury while the aeroplane was badly damaged and the schooner’s rigging suffered extensive damage. Lt. R. C. Saufley, who brought the other machine, blamed a strong rear gust for the accident as bad flying conditions were reported.
Tuesday racing cards list four furlonged sprints and longer races with horses like Asparagus Sam Margaret C and Insurance Man in the entries. The death of William F. Kelley the American consul in Rome is reported and his body will be transported to the United States aboard the Caesar from Naples.
Constantinople's cost of living has risen 185 percent since the war began, according to confidential advices to the state department. The weather section notes showers tonight in Mobile and a forecast of fair and colder conditions elsewhere with moderate winds.
Thousands filled Mobile for the 1916 Mardi Gras festival as day and night parades, masking, and a grand masked ball marked the finale. The Knights of Revelry led a spectacular street pageant followed by the Comic Cowboys and Felix parade. Aviation feats by Lieut Saufley drew crowds, and warships Terry Worden and Tallapoosa were popular attractions. Myths Parade closes the carnival with eight floats and the Feast of Lanterns theme.
Amsterdam dispatch says the Frankfurter Zeitung declares Entente powers lost 33 submarines in the war. Breakdown given: Great Britain 19, France 8, Italy 4, Russia 2. Text ends mid sentence with unclear remainder.
German troops advance toward Regneville and push along the railroad near Regneville amid heavy bombardment. The war office reports Fresnes in the Woëvre captured. A Melbourne dispatch notes an Australian siege brigade fighting at Verdun, with British artillery possibly aiding French defenses.
A dispatch from Vlieland reports twenty five German warships seen cruising in the North Sea, approaching from the northeast and then disappearing northward. Paris observers discuss Verdun’s status with growing confidence, noting possible German diversion or main effort shift across the Meuse and stronger defenses at Le Mort Homme and L'Oie.
One of the most striking costume effects seen at the bal masque. The feature highlights a black and white layout by Mrs Charles Dana Gibson, noted for her magazine styling and artistic influence.
Rio de Janeiro March 7. Death toll from the Principe de Asturias sinking near Santos may reach 500. Over 600 aboard. many officers lost. Charles Tredek, new American consul to Santos, among survivors. Swedish vessel Veca arrived with 143. lifeboats rescued 126 then 17 more. Authorities dispatched ships to search the region.
Rutland Vermont March 7 voters considered statewide prohibition starting May 1 to replace the local option form of liquor selling in effect for thirteen years. A large turnout was anticipated at the annual town meetings.
Eighteen victims died in the El Paso city jail explosion with several more deaths anticipated. Rescue teams and officials described the scene as chaotic as investigators began to uncover the cause and scope of the blast.
Official Mardi Gras program lists Tuesday events from 9:00 a.m. masking to midnight including hydro plane flights, war vessel displays, bands at Bienville Square, races at Gulf Coast Fair grounds track, Massed Maskers ceremony, concerts, and Ball of the Order of Myths with various St Louis and Beauregard Street locations.
Washington March 1 The capital faces a street car strike with limited service. Only about 26 percent of normal cars operated as 100000 commuters began their day, forcing thousands to walk and riders to endure crowded early trips.
Mardi Gras events include the Knights of Kool, Comic Cow Boys and Felix parades with routes and start times from 1 p m to 8 p m on Mardi Gras Tuesday March 17. Parade paths cover State and St Joseph streets Dauphin Bienville Royal Government and Wilkinson streets ending near St Louis street with a Battle House Auditorium ball to follow. Также Knights of Revelry parade forms at 1 p m from St Joseph and St Anthony streets traveling through Bienville Square and Royal to Government then Broad and Hamilton.
A lost items notice lists a solitaire diamond ring at the Bienville Hotel with a twenty dollar reward offered if returned. Also missing is a theatre bar pin from Pinder, with a telephone contact to reach 1328 Bell and Ward. Return to 560.
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