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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1915
Page
6
International report from the mobile item service notes member audit Bureso of circulations. The piece highlights ongoing checks and the broader impact on distribution reliability across regions.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Alabama dated March 24 1915 with unclear trade or public notice context. Readable terms include the location Alabama and the date, but no explicit action, organization, or participants are identifiable.
Yesterday in this city Sister Sarah Cc aged 95 passed away after nearly four decades as a beloved mother figure to orphans at the real Church Home. Mobile’s John C. Hensch, a respected German American resident, and J A Gaboury of Jacksonville, Ala., remembered for pioneering electric streetcar service in Montgomery in 1886, are also noted in memorial notices.
The piece argues that after Europe’s conflict ends a mass of refugees will seek refuge in the United States. It urges that every immigrant pass a rigid examination and be required to declare intent to pursue citizenship. It warns authorities to consider linking entry with citizenship vows.
The City Bank and Trust Company calls stockholders to meet to discuss raising capital as part of a recent strategic plan. The institution has grown since opening and is praised as a solid southern financial entity with strong progress and recognition.
Jefferson county coroner C. L. Spain calls on Birmingham city commissioners to regulate jitneys by franchise and require a bond to compensate the public for injuries. He cites young inexperienced drivers and safety concerns beyond downtown traffic, urging action also for Mobile where streets are narrower and congestion poses higher risks.
Warden Osborne of Sing Sing, a multimillionaire who left luxury to run the prison, is using musical entertainment to redeem felons after hours. He believes pacific methods surpass harsh punishment and reports indicate surprisingly good results from these reforms.
Newton Crane, chairman of the London branch of the American Navy League, spoke at the National Liberal Club about the German and Austrian vote in the United States and why Americans scarcely complain about British policy. He praised British policy as having an admirable precedent rooted in the United States and credited it for shaping foreign trade.
The Italian steamship Ravenna departs Buenos Aires for an unannounced destination without passengers. Those who would have sailed on Ravenna to Genoa have boarded the French steamer Formosa, which will transport them to Italy.
Washington reports renewed Mexican turmoil as British and American financiers back rival factions. Officials warn intervention may come as Carranza faces pressure over Cowdray concessions and oil interests, with Wilson resisting but eyeing decisive action.
Alice Joyce stars in Unfaithful to His Trust at the Empire with Guy Coombs and Jere Austin. Also showing Mr Jarr Brings Home a Turkey and Love and Trouble. Lillie Leslie appears tomorrow in Trag edy of the Hills with Walter Law. The Pit starring Wilton Lackaye opens Thursday at the Crown. The Crown offers The Girl Who Might Be Been and Do Unto Others today.
An ad touts pine forest air as healthful for throat and nasal congestion. It promotes I's Pine-Tar Honey as an antiseptic remedy, urging readers to buy a bottle today.
The author argues that superior human qualities are distributed across all people not just a few elites. Imagining shipwrecked ordinary men, he contends they would quickly discover and develop science and craft, from steam engines to gunpowder, through self-reliance and collective effort.
Two Stockton residents Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan guests at Battle House. Pensacola visitors John D. Morrill and A. H. McLean tour the city. Railroad officials B Howe Hi Miller and BE Robinson stop by, with others lodging at Bienville Windsor Klosky and Cawthon hotels. Notables include J C Bates J A McCall J T Pace and Chicago figures J W Gilmore and H Crozier visiting. Mallory Steamship Line official George W. Raymond noted.
Louisville divine Dr Hawes will preach in Mobile at the Government Street Church during a revival led by Protestant churches. He holds professorships at the Southern Baptist and Presbyterian seminaries in Louisville and has led the Highland Church since ordination. A rotating set of local pastors will fill Government Street pulpit each evening this week.
W. J. Nichols, former South Carolina legislator, leaves Leavenworth prison after completing a sentence for defrauding while in Oklahoma. He faces a $1,000 bond for a hearing in Topeka on April 12. Also notes Mobil visit by New York headquarters staff and lists registered guests at the Battle House in Mobile, including P. Levy and several Alabama and Mississippi residents.
Chicago March 24 Baseball may undergo a radical overhaul if B B Johnson president of the American League pushes a new deal. He proposes closing about fifty minor league ballparks and ending spring training trips to cut costs and curb losses. Players say back salaries are unpaid and many leagues struggled last year. Johnson says players should report to play one or two weeks before opening to reduce pointless training trips.
George Michael and Wallace Parham as FR Ladd trustees and others filed suit in chancery court Tuesday afternoon against Frank Cocking et al to obtain title to the north half of the northwest quarter and the south half of Section 83 Township 3S Range 3W.
Fire swept through the Dalkowitz Brothers Company department store in San Antonio causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars this morning. Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure suffered extensive damage and the building was gutted.
John a.k.a. Negro, arrested Tuesday on weapons charges, was recognized Wednesday as Charles Mase, escapee from Sunflower county road gang. He served seven years for burglary and was convicted March 15, 1912, escaping April 28, 1914.
A warrant charging G N a clerk of 63 Old Shell road with embezzlement was served at the police station Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock. He bonded for appearance in court Wednesday. The agent for Eugene Thoss Jr alleges he embezzled 5.25 dollars. Hoffman denies the charge.
A 1910s promotional notice from Paris reports magnets drawing shrapnel from wounds and bullets from flesh. It touts Dr. R. V. Pierce from the Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo with devices, therapies, and products claimed to cure rupture without pain, bladder stones, and skin diseases. It advertises Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for women, plus a free 136 page book and the Medical Adviser bound volume available by mail orders.
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce requests city commissioners to require jitney operators to operate under a regulated franchise with bonds. The push aims to protect public safety and property, citing unregulated, old taxis with financial risk and liability. The resolution was unanimously adopted at the March 12, 1915 meeting led by Crawford Johnson and William C. Radcliffe.
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