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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1915
Page
4
An agape news service item from the press agency notes circulation details for the Newark building and publishing firm, with addresses listed at 71 3a0 Fifth Avenue and Emanuel Street in Modiie, Alabama. The report mentions subscriber counts and publishing scope.
Council meeting notes auditor's report showing distribution figures for The Mobile Item. Evening and Sunday editions are listed with net paid totals for city circulation and overall reach. Key totals include 18 649 net paid across all editions.
Dozens of dogs were on display at the Gulf Coast Home Products Show in Mobile, drawing large crowds both yesterday and today. Promoters receive praise for the event, while a moral on mongrels and responsible ownership closes the piece.
An article highlights Mobile's potential as a major coaling port as the Van Hogenroop arrives from Galveston to load bunker coal. It notes Alabama coal, new Lock No. 17 work on the Warrior, and incentives for railroads and dock facilities to bring coal to Mobile, enabling ships to refuel cheaply for long voyages.
The article outlines Alabama’s Produce Bill requiring wholesale farm product dealers to obtain a state license after verified financial and moral standing. A $1,000 bond guarantees fairness and allows legal redress for producers. Licenses may be revoked upon valid complaints. The piece notes crop diversification as a statewide issue and mentions Mobile opposition tied to a local youth becoming a future basketball champion.
A historical column discusses prison conditions and reform. It cites Oregon banning religion in its state prison and replacing the Bible with moving pictures, notes a Sing Sing night school with music, and ponders whether reforms may tempt more theft to enter prison than escape.
A Texas Good Roads Club slogan urges avoiding rut like traps. The piece argues conservation beats neglect, urges updating old ideas, and encourages moving with modern progress rather than stubborn persistence in stale methods. It stresses road care costs and staying aware of better methods today.
Washington March 15 Senator Ransdell of Louisiana president of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress discusses the rivers and harbors bill. He notes a direct 25 million dollar appropriation plus up to 5 million transferable, nearly 8.982 million for continuing contracts, and over 1 million for new or reactivated projects. He cites surveys of 207 new projects and possible canal and river renovations to boost inland waterway competitiveness.
A Washington letter discusses English sparrows as hardy urban birds and recounts the 1872 introduction in parks under Col. O E Babcock. It notes the birds' insect larvae diet and non migratory behavior and contrasts early praise with later importations for economic benefits. The piece then comments on the rivers and harbors bill, war disruptions, and calls for renewed congressional action and funding.
March 16 report from New York describes mass Christian displacements in Persia after Turkish and Kurdish advances. Refugees flee to Russia and the Caucasus, with many dying en route. Urumia to Tiflis and Tabriz are overwhelmed. Relief efforts seek $100,000, led by an American committee chaired by Robert E. Speer.
Billie Burke brings her comedy Jerry to the Lyric Theatre for a single Saturday show on March 20 with Shelley Hull as lead. Hull has long partnered Burke, dating from Pinero works and a tour in The Amazons and The Mind the Paint Girl. He debuted in Floradora and is noted as a rising American stage star. seats are selling fast.
Crown Theatre presents six reel St Elmo as main feature with top scenery and an all star cast. Plot follows a sensitive art heir in love trouble and a duel then moral renewal ending with his salvation. Tomorrow’s program includes On the High Seas two reel Kay Bee drama, And He Never Knew, and The Girl In the Trunk comedy.
The Empire shows Runaway June episode today and Helen Holmes in Hazards of Helen. Essanay stars Richard Travers and Edna Mayo appear in Mr Buttles three reel comedy, plus The Jarr Family Vitagraph series. A Celebrated Case was withdrawn due to damage.
Reports indicate six thousand dollars already forwarded by Red Cross and missionary societies for Persian War relief. Dr Vanneman confirms receipt and notes ten thousand dollars has been expended with relief needed for several months. Foreign mission boards will forward funds designated for Persian War Relief to the committee.
Montgomery March 16 Capitol officials await Theo Lacy the former clerk of the convict department whose ten year sentence for em be er state funds may be called before the joint committee. The panel has not scheduled a date for his appearance and may retain him until Montgomery sessions resume next week or the week after depending on committee work in Birmingham.
Monroeville Alabama March 16 Judge Ben D Turner and Solicitor John McDuffie arrived from Butler to open the first term of circuit court with Turner presiding after replacing the late Judge John T Lackland The civil docket is light but the grand jury is expected to be busy next week criminal dockets list several capital cases and felonies to be tried
A historical ad-like note touts Pinex Syrup as a fast acting home remedy for coughs and colds. It claims relief within hours and promotes its pine extract formula for bronchial irritation, hoarseness, and related chest discomfort.
A discussion argues the street car system would have faced parity with jitneys on taxes injury claims and public subsidies. It claims issues like low wages lack of tax or park funding and no transfers for 1913, while charging three cents per passenger to cover eight miles.
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