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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
4
The article lauds Dr Inge Dr McCall and committee members for backing a tubercular hospital project amid yesterday's opposition. It praises their calibre and declares Mobile needs the facility, asserting the doctors will stand by their plans.
The Good Roads Year Book surveys convict labor on public roads across states. It notes hour systems and guard abolition debates, cites Georgia with about six thousand convicts and Virginia with about fifteen hundred, and mentions Mobile County using convicts with guards.
London writer James Buckland argues humans are not Earth's dominant beings. He claims insects are true lords of the universe and birds are natural insect enemies. Buckland cites vast insect diversity and a biblical line to support that birds champion their cause.
The South mourns the death of Mrs. J. T. Jackson relict of General Stonewall Jackson. She bore her pains with fortitude and will be laid to rest this afternoon beside her husband who sacrificed for his cause and people.
Tomorrow Mobilians can see the Cincinnati Reds at the Southern League lot. The Reds visit for several days and will play Manager Schmidt's team in a friendly game. Fans are urged to attend.
The fire department remains busy suppressing roof fires in the city. The piece urges residents to clean chimneys to avoid the risk of a roof fire while asleep.
Get ready for the Y M C A membership drive as campaigners plan to visit Mobile area residents. The appeal urges every man and youth who can help to support this community institution, described as a great local asset.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt presents short maxims on credit, time, parenting, conversation, appearances, and marriage. It pairs witty observations about manners, fools, and lifestyle with humorous takes on dressmakers, professors, and social expectations.
The speech at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, titled crystallization of dreams and talents, links the Panama Canal to a global ideal. It defends Wilson’s absence, lauds California’s culture, and envisions the canal uniting peoples with goodwill and shared progress.
Ex Governor R B Glenn of North Carolina spoke to about 400 people in the Evergreen court house on The Nations Greatest Problem praising prohibition laws and urging Alabama to continue enforcing them. The event included praise for recent state enactments and applause indicating broad sentiment. Trustees of Louise Short Baptist Widows and Orphans Home met, reelecting officers and approving past management. State examiner W F Wilkinson arrived to audit Conecuh county accounts with prior audits sparse.
The Empire screens A Tragedy of the Hills with Lillie Leslie Jo seph Smiley and Walter Law as headliners. Also shown are Here Comes the Bride and When the Fates Spin. Broadway Friday features From Headquarters with Earle Williams Anita Stewart, plus The Fable of the Golumptious Girl and Postned as part of a strong program.
Wilton Lackaye stars in The Pit a five reel feature at the Crown Theatre detailing a man’s rush for wheat market wealth and its ruin his wife’s choice to stay. Also on the program Mutual Weekly Keystone comedy and Friday’s double bill Her Buried Past and His Mysterious Neighbor with Irene Hunt and W H Brown.
The Citronelle community welcomes a Shorthorn bull donated by Mobile Chamber of Commerce and a Guernsey bull gifted by E M Gross and Citronelle with service offered nearly free to a local hero. A dipping vat near John Rowell’s home sees over a hundred cows dipped in early days. The program aims to improve milk cattle locally.
Paul B Ray sues Thomas Brannan for 500 damages after a July 3 1914 collision at Government and Warren streets. Maude C Adams seeks possession of the Espejo tract and 50 damages in circuit court. Nora Lemon minor sues Robert Hunter for 200 injuries from a May 10 1915 automobile strike at Government and therine streets. Attorneys listed for each side.
Mr and Mrs FE Rogers of Gadsden Alabama are visiting Mobile to inspect the citrus area. He has lived in Alabama 31 years and she is a native. They praise Mobile and its surroundings and note Grand Bay Irvington and Theodore South Orchards as remarkable. They are charmed by the city and its people.
A circular from major Jewish relief groups calls on the global Jewish community to mark Passover with liberality toward those suffering in Europe and Palestine. The message invokes the Hagadah line Let all who are hungry come and eat and urges feeding and clothing the needy this year.
In St. Augustine Florida W A Blount of Pensacola was appointed by the probate court as one of three trustees of the Henry M Flagler estate. He will succeed J R Parrott who died some time ago.
Classified notice lists multiple farm labor opportunities with acreage details and payment terms. Positions include general farm work, dairy tasks, and household duties. Locations span Orangeburg Berkeley Aiken and other counties with varied rents and shares terms.
Prime Minister Borden moved a $100,000,000 war vote resolution yesterday and it was quickly adopted. The bill based on the resolution was introduced and passed its first reading.
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce asks city commissioners to require jitney operators to obtain a franchise, form bonds, and be regulated to protect public safety and property. The measure, adopted by the board on March 12, 1915, seeks accountability for injuries and wrongs.
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