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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
4
A Brooklyn committee, the Tenement House Committee, issues seven rules to residents emphasizing neighborhood care. The directives urge keeping areas clean, proper disposal of rubbish, orderly alleys and yards, fire safety, and open windows to prevent disease and hazards.
The letter argues Alabama iron and steel should be converted into contemporary armament for war vessels and cannons. It claims Mobile's waterway transport makes an armor plant and arsenal feasible, urging the Chamber of Commerce to support a national and global munition production facility.
The piece contrasts scrupulous busy men who save and plan with those who spend as they earn. It argues that ambition and foresight create upward mobility, while lack of ambition confines one to the present and prevents progress.
The Birmingham Ledger weekly edition titled Birmingham-on-the-Warrior showcases a seven column riverfront feature of Mobile and timely articles on Warrior improvements. Local writer contributions and careful editing highlight the paper’s wide awake approach.
The Item celebrates Grand Bay forming an eight member Chamber of Commerce to foster a standard of quality for local products. The organization aims to improve goods produced in this rich gulf coast region and support regional development.
Fragmentary text suggests a Texas exchange questions a barefoot boy’s aversion to washing. The snippet hints at memory or sentiment about his own feelings, but lacks clear events, names, or dates.
The article lauds Woodrow Wilson as equal to Lincoln in leadership during the Lusitania crisis. It compares wartime pressures to Civil War clamors, praising Wilson for patience and a humanity first policy. It predicts Kaiser Wilhelm will heed the state paper shaping demands.
A two reel Reliance drama The House of Bentley with Frank Bennett and Teddy Sampson is the feature. Fay Tincher and Chet Whitney star in Ethel's Disguise. Mildred Harris and Paul Willis lead The Little Soldier Man. One Summer's Sequel with Winifred Greenwood and Jed Coxen is Saturday's feature. Thanhouser's Their One Love and a Keystone comedy complete the very interesting bill.
The Empire presents Who Violates the Law a three act Lubin feature with Arthur Johnson and Lottie Briscoe as today's headliner. Also on deck A Lily of Bohemia starring Lillian Walker. Bushman and Bayne join tomorrow in Thirty with Margaret Joslin. Kasen comedians Lloyd Hamilton and Bud Duncan headline Saturday in Ham's Easy Hats followed by How Slippery Slim Saw the Show.
In Irvington Alabama the St. Pauls Guild will hold an ice cream social at the Irvington Inn on Saturday evening May 15. Mr and Mrs L Harp of Scheolas NY have rented the house of Mr and Mrs John Weisel on Dearborn Street. Mrs James Osborne attended the funeral of her brother Mr James West of Mobile on Monday. The youngest son of Mr and Mrs Donald Pennell broke his arm but is recovering well.
Ambassador Gerard presents a U S note detailing German submarine actions that threaten neutral rights and commercial freedom on the high seas. It calls for disavowal and prompt German action to prevent further risk to American lives and shipping.
Friends of Mrs. Leo Frank gathered petitions from across the country urging Governor Slaton of Georgia to commute Frank's death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan to life imprisonment. A Cincinnati sample listed 75,000 signatures and similar efforts were reported from other areas as Mrs. Frank collects them for presentation.
A large congregation welcomed Rev. Sam P. Lindsey at the Baptist church in Tunne Springs as he prepares as a delegate to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Houston. Miss Annie Kearley has returned from Bessemer.
Readers from Mobile Alabama send praise for The Item Funny Pages. Letters extol Buster Brown for innocent yet punchy pranks and Doc Yak for generosity to a Belgian child. Included are notes from Martha E Andrews Julia Overstreet and Mrs John R Onderdonk praising Esther Pester’s work and other page favorites.
The note lists residents traveling to Rabb and Selma for events. One party returned from the Alabama river with about one hundred pounds of fish while others report illnesses. A rain postponement delays the picnic organized by two Sunday schools.
Heavy rains delay ditch digging on a county road in Bluff Springs Florida. Under Mr R L Bratcher the project aims to improve a new road leading to the Baptist Church benefiting farmers on the south side of the area.
J R Stevenson recently named acting vice president of City National Bank Mobile attends the state bankers association meeting. A Huntsville native and former New Orleans clearing house examiner, he greets Alabama bankers at the Birmingham convention and plans to begin work in Mobile shortly. The Birmingham Age Herald notes the event as one of his best attended experiences.
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