Mobile Item From 1916 Wire Service
A terse Mobile Alabama newspaper item from May 20 1916 presents a standard Associated Press leased wire report. The brief text notes circulation details and office locations in New York Chicago and St Louis as part of the Syndicate package.
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Associated Press
Rees,ated
Mobile
Ala
Ted
8S. C. Beckwith
New York
Tribune
Chicago
St Louis
Third Nation
Alabama
Convincing Evidence Supports Mobile Shipyard Potential
The Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks Company has rejected over two million dollars in unsolicited shipbuilding business, suggesting Mobile could host a thriving yard. Experts cite strong demand, favorable location, and lasting investment prospects as motivation for local business leaders to pursue a shipbuilding plant.
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Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks ‘Company
Mobile
Toms
Ihem
Europe
Those Congressional Experts on Naval Matters
The piece criticizes a Mississippi congressman and Representative Claude Kitchin for claims that the US Navy is obsolete and warns against relying on civilian opinion over naval experts. It urges letting seasoned defense specialists guide national policy until clearer military needs emerge.
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United States Navy
Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Washington
Mississippi
United States
Great Britain
Claude Kitchin
Kitchin
United States Army
Navy
Germany
Liquor Raids at Girard Stir Public Outcry and Protests
Weeping and wailing rise as ongoing liquor raids in Girard in a community of about 5 000 prompt petitions to governor to allow shipping liquor back to distilleries. Citizens blame enforcement for financial ruin while officials push liquor prui tion law enforcement and Chancellor Lewis refusal to intervene dampens local hope.
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Girard
Lewis
Tuskegee
A Needed Campaign Against Vandalism and Damage
Residents along Government and adjacent streets report ongoing vandalism that uproots shrubs and damages plants. The writer notes the discouragement to the beautification movement, stressing that flowers take years to mature and single acts ruin effort.
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Theiei Men Times
A . Ssiemare
Testimony on Railroad Influence Case Set for June Hearing
The Interstate Commerce Commission seeks Milton H. Smith, president of Louisville and Nashville, to testify June 9 about alleged money use to influence politics in Alabama and other states. Smith previously appeared in Washington with a confident demeanor that suggested enjoyment of the proceedings. The outcome of the investigation remains uncertain.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milton H. Smith
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Alabama
Washington
Smith
Maxwell Defends Actions in Irish Street Fighting
General Maxwell releases a statement addressing charges of brutality during the Sinn Fein crackdown in Dublin. He says troops must search and occupy each house as rebels slip out back doors and shoot from behind buildings. He notes rebels cloak themselves behind women and urges Irish sympathy be considered. A Norfolk man reportedly hurled bricks from a roof at pedestrians amid airship and aircraft bomb discourse.
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Sinn Fein
Ireland
Maxwell
North King Street
Dublin
Rippling Rhymes on a Father’s Struggles with Needs
A verse detailing a Poor Father returning home to a stove that won’t stay lit and debts mounting from imagined purchases. Daughters lament shabby clothes, housewife complains of dull rugs and missing vases, and the family chases new items amid poverty. The piece ends in quiet despair as the father contemplates death.
Doubtful day for many as astrological signs warn caution
Astrologers mark a troubled outlook with Uranus Mars Venus and Saturn adverse and Mercury friendly. Surgeons dentists and the aged face pressure and danger of accidents. hospitals expect crowding and a millionaire bequest next month. Women face political unpopularity yet autumn prominence, while love and marriages face caution.
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Uranus
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
United States
Question Box items reveal historic warfare facts and copying methods
The Item's Daily Question Box presents answers on ancient warfare, citing Julius Caesar's campaigns as killing hundreds of thousands in several battles, and provides a method for transferring magazine pictures to glass or china using soap and chemicals. An inquiry on voluntary military service is also noted.
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Julius Caaesar
Asipites
Rhine
L. CC. B
F. J. C—iIs
Army
Navy
The Brook Sings Of A Journey For A Petal And Leaf
A talking brook invites a buttercup petal and a green leaf to ride its current. They travel through meadow rocks and a dark cave of lime columns, learning the brook’s busy work before reemerging into sunlight on a mossy bank.
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Buttercup
Nice
Jealousy and Health Talk Covering Water and Diet
A health talk explores jealousy as a natural trait and contrasts Reason as a guide. It discusses pure water versus carbonated brands, safe consumption timing, motorcycle safety, cream as a food, and cautions about excessive heat and rich fats in diet.
Binnacle Lamp Club Discusses Corposants On Stormy Seas
Captain Malachi Yates and other skippers at the Binnacle Lamp Club discuss corposants two lights seen in storms that pilots rely on to judge storm intensity. They claim the lights predict weather and have helped navigate dangerous Cuban coast gales aboard ships like the Walter Kerr or Slieve Donald.
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Malachi Yates
Binnacle Lamp Club
Cuba
Walter K. Merritt
Captain Yates
Malachi
L T. Newbury
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company
Newbury
Captain Newbury
Skipper
George Krogsgard
Louise M. Richards
Slieve Donald
Liverpool
Indian Ocean
The Hohenzollern Florin A Tale From Swabia
The tale by William Hauff recounts the early Zollern line with counts Kuno Wolf and Rogue. After a disputed will the brothers clash over castles Roguebury Stagburg and Balingen while Kuno helps the poor and shames his kin. The saga blends legend with medieval setting near Swabia and Hohenzollern castle ruins.
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Zollern
Hohenzollern
Germany
Swabia
William Hauff
Vosges
Ternburg
Kuno
Wolf
Rogue
Count of
Rogueburg
Stagburg
Balingen
Stag
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