Mobile Progress in Clubs and Campaigns Promises Growth
Community groups in Mobile outline plans for a Spring Hill clubhouse funded and nearly assured, a City of Flowers committee to map a comprehensive streets plan, and a Tourists Welcome group forming amid expectations of a rising visitor influx. County school bonds sell at a premium for school improvements, illiteracy drive nears climax, and Y M C A campaigns advance as inspectors push tick eradication and dipping vats work.
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Mobile
Mobile Country Club
Spring Hill
Chamber of Commerce Au
City of Flowers
General
Government Street
Mobile County
Livestock Prices Spark Growth in Mobile Region
The Chicago market shows beef and lamb demand with prime steers at 10.05 and lambs at 11.70 per hundredweight. The Item notes profitable cattle and sheep farming in Mobile and Baldwin counties, citing Col Money on integrating sheep with pecan and citrus groves to boost soil and tree health. The back country area is urged to expand cattle and sheep raising immediately.
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Chilcago
East St. Louis
Lambs
Mobile
Baldwin
Col. Money
Mississippi Coast
Mobile ‘S
Baldwin Counties
Forty Years Progress of the Telephone in Boston
The article notes that on March 10, 1876 in Boston Prof. Alexander Graham Bell conducted the first complete conversation over a telephone wire and that today the system covers about 18,500,000 miles of line. It praises the device as a space annihilator and highlights the telephone’s role in rapid news publicity for the newspaper. It also mentions a Wisconsin divorce suit alleging verbal abuse, a poker beating, and desertion in a lighter aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Alexander Graham Bell
Nhewspaper
Prize Ring and Public
About twelve thousand spectators paid roughly $150000 to watch ten rounds of boxing in New York. The heavyweight champion fought a challenger who had little chance of a knockout, yet the crowd considered the event highly engaging despite the sport’s dull reputation. The piece questions why so many attended and notes boxing’s restricted public status in earlier times while pondering audience motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Ingalls
Carson City
Daily Horoscope for Tuesday March 28 1916
The column foresees labor unrest and riots, with political and legislative activity affected. It notes strong planetary influences including Neptune Mars and Mercury with Venus favorable guiding women toward success and wider civic engagement. Financial anxiety for birthdate individuals but care may avert losses.
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Neptune
Mars
Merry
Visitors fill Mobile hotels as lengthy list of guests shown
A tide of visitors is noted in Mobile with guests at Battle House and other hotels. Names include J. D. Patterson Bridgeport Connecticut and J. Bishop Birmingham Alabama among many travelers from Chicago Detroit and New Orleans. A Mardi Gray ticket extension keeps 200 travelers until April 2.
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J. D. Patterson
Bridgeport, Conn
Mobile
L. D. Vogel
St. Louis, Mo
Charles M. Rogers
Meridian
Migs
Battle House
G. W. King
Mobile & Ohio
J. R. Bishop
Birmingham
Ala
G. Maloney
C. Cohn
J. Greenbaugh
E. E. Arnold
A. H. Greenbauer
W. L. Meddling
J. Steinberg
Sam Cohen
J. H. Harden
F. J. Duffy
New York City
C. L. Rush
J. EB. Burns
E. EB. Wilson
R. J. Angaman
E. R. Salon and Wife
New Orleans
H. G. Whitman
Atlanta
M. Cutler
D. J. Sullivan
Boston
Mass
A. G. Hancock
Baltimore
C. M. Rogers
Miss
B. F. Bennett
Trenton
Pensacola
Fla
W. L. Brunner
J. Laird
Mason City
M. D. McRae
Calvert
Co. E. Gregg
R. M. Johnson
Chicago
A. L. Wylie
Vera Cruz
Mexico
C. H. Williams
Shellyville
Ind
Mr. Moore
Ramsey
B. C. O’daniel
Leakesville
J.S. Lowrey
Bay Minette
A. Arnemann
Sam Sowell
Brewton
F. B. McCall
M. Marmon
Louise Dehoney
Tampa
Cawthon
C. A. Jones
Evergreen
J. Fuyman
Hamilton
F. W. Day
A. H. Droz
Charles Rahn
Charles Raden
G. Richard
D. H. Gallagher
Ill
G. H. Hopkins
A. E. Hafer
Sweetwater
J. V. Sweatman
John Hi. Sourns
J. B. Battles
Fort Morgan
A la
J. A. Warner
B. B. Luck
R. C. Stalling
Des Moines
C. R. Clouthes
Montreal
Can
T. K. Hake
Louisville
Bridgeport
E. B. Moody
Montgomery
Savage
Jack Hutchinson
Gracie Hutchinson
Carmen Mayer
Lillian Hawkins
Tom Hutchinson
L. M. Webb
Leo Adde
Colorado
J. M. McGuire
T. J. Junker
Theodore
J. W.drinkard
Bevill
St. Andrew
Jackson
P. A. Cary
Auburn
C. A. Mailer
J. Wetter
Savannah
R. M. Boykin
T. B. Reagani
J. B. Reidy
O. H. Davis
Corteylou
Hugo Esucul
Pollard
T. Schambean - Ang
J. C. Jackson
Cohen
Schuata
F. Sacaca
A. F. Church
H. Edwards
Laurel
W. C. Bube
D. J.bradley
Franklin
F. Barkhouse
J. W. Lassitee
Callumburg
L. A. Johnson, Jr
Biloxi
A. Hoff
T. L. Ferguson
Latham
W. Shine
L. W. Browman
Tom Overby
J. E. Cohall
Richland
Windsor
W. D. Durant
Bromley
Felton
T. Murphy
Augusta
G. D. Men
Malcolm
J. M
Shton
C. B. Roper
J. O’bryant
Lucedale
BE Moran
St. Louis
John ‘Donald and Wife
Irvington
van Benthuysen Lumber & Tie Company
B. T. Toomer
J. Hamilton Smith
First National Bank
Alabama
Hibernia Bank
Senators Plan to Retain Sugar Tariff 1920 Extension
Washington March 28 Extension of the one cent a pound sugar duty until 1920 was recommended to Senate Democrats in caucus by Finance Committee Chairman Simmons as a substitute for the house free sugar repeal bill. The caucus took no action and will reconvene tonight.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Tariff Commission Bills Introduced in Congress
Washington March 28 A revised bill for a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission with six commissioners at 10000 each year would study customs laws rates duties ad valorem and specific duties schedules and classifications of articles. It would allow biannual appointment of a chairman and vice chairman and impose penalties for divulging trade secrets.
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Washington
Wilson
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Ways and Means Committee
Rainey
Ways and Means
Game Party
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Committee On Finance
Commission
United States
Question Box Answers and Oath of Thomas Taggart
The page presents reader Q and A on topics from patents snoring grease stains and photography to a March 28 report from Washington. Thomas Taggart of Indiana was sworn in to fill the Senate vacancy after Senator Shively's death.
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Washington
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Shively
Alabama Democrats Endorse Local Self Rule in Wilson Candidacy
Birmingham dispatch reports four candidates Allen Spragins Rushton and Willett issuing a statement attacking prohibition politicans critics of the Hobson amendment. They urge Alabama Democrats to back Woodrow Wilson and his stance on state rights and local control especially on prohibition and preparedness.
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Birmingham
Ala
Messrs. Allen
Spragins
Rushton
Willett
Alabama
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Signed Protestations End of Session in Court Records
A fragment shows a closing line with signatures B M Allen R E Spragins Ray Rushton and J J Willett indicating formal attestation in a legal or official document from a historical court or council record.
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B. M. Allen
R. E. Spragins
Ray Rushton
J. J. Willett
Candidates for at large delegate to Democratic convention
A list of candidates for the state at large delegate seats to the Democratic national convention. The notice names individuals seeking nomination and states the process and deadline for filing or caucus participation.
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W. M. Clemens
United Press
Associated
Sp Geo
Associated Press
BER Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Renee G
S. C. Beckwith
Tribune
Third National
Pasir
Bell Nome
Del
Wisconsin
Cawthon Hotel
A. H. Gallagher
Joseph D. Morgan
Birmingham, Ala
J. B. Mack
Jonestown, O
R. P. Darden
F. K. Hoke
Louisville, Ky
Charlestown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
A. S. Johnson
Richard Johnson
A. Ia. Hancock
Baltimore, Md
The
S. E. Eggleston and Wife
Detroit
Mich
Tariff Commission
Sine
Permaaay
E. A
H. R
R. M
Taggart
Pete
Sarrenrie
Allen
ITEM
Best
Panama Auction CO
St. Francis St
Phone Bell
Irvin Jackson
South Commerce St
Bell
Uilding
Royal Street
LO Oo
Ascade Ginger Ale
Palliser’s Sons
Dauphin Street
Rosedale Creamery
Dauphin
Home
Mobile Elevator CO
Exchange Alley
Central Market
Pure Food Fish Company
Florida Fish CO
W. E. Cor
Royal and Church
Dngeldorf
Gen
Mgr
CE Cream
Mobile Ice Cream CO
Seth
Ocksmith
S. Conception
St. Bell
Ibarret Lumber CO
Arinello
Marinello
Bell Phone
O. Hill
Dauphin St
Buerger
Water St
Arena Service
R. L. Maxwell
Conti
St. Emanuel
Trom
South
Igns Tale
Cparkie
OS Ora
Cure Sranare
Merce St
Alabama Optical CO
Crown Theatre
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