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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
4
A brief dispatch from Mobile Alabama dated May 23 1916 reports on a Reuters Associated Press style leased wire item. The text references offices in New York Chicago St Louis and mobile mail subscriptions and rates and mentions various regional editorial and news bells. The fragmentary note includes delivery terms per month quarter and year.
The piece argues for a 200000 strong national militia with 400000 federalized units, and calls for reorganizing schemes to raise efficiency. It notes European war lessons, drills needed, mastery of rifles and artillery, and aims for at least half a million ready soldiers.
An op en was performed Saturday on a hung man at City Hospital. Over one hundred volunteers offered blood and many Idwin county residents called to donate. The act shows a rising humanitarian spirit, likened to Red Cross service in Europe and echoed as a sign of human development amid war.
Army officers in Panama report Germans show excessive interest in American formations and the canal. They have searched the zone for information valuable to an enemy and allegedly maintain an Isthmian network to keep belligerents informed on letters of interest. Claims allege German agents work on canal construction and aid espionage.
A London report claims Irish revolutionists were paraded in coffins during a Dublin roundup but evidence suggests the claim is false. The story mentions Jere L Tryneh of New York City, a naturalized citizen, who allegedly escaped a death sentence after a trial.
A brief note marks an end to a longtime effort within the Saving Corps as organizers confront reforms and discontinue a Life Savers program that traced its origins through an Eastern history study.
The Life Saving Corps aims to set up three stations at Battles and two other sites with boats life preservers and first aid gear. About one hundred dollars has been raised, with $125 needed per station. Bay rides picnics and fundraisers will help, seeking support from Mobilian residents to keep the shore safe for bathers.
Irvin Cobb notes New York’s massive preparedness parade as a reply to pacifists and predicts Chicago will mirror the showing with 145000 in arms defense demonstrations. The piece critiques defense bills, notes a hyphenation slogan, discusses rising living costs from oyster price hikes, and touches on Roosevelt praise and Irish rebellion conviction amid a North American political climate.
The column notes Mercury and Jupiter favorable early while Uranus Mars Venus and Saturn bring trouble later. It advises bankers and brokers to push business, foresees possible gains and warns of losses and scandals. It mentions meetings for women, aging risks, fraud danger in large contracts, and a rise of leaders among both sexes.
The Item's Daily Question Box provides answers on publishers address Curtis Publishing Co Philadelphia Pa The exchange covers sulpha carbonate gine tablets for tobacco cure and where to buy them A reader asks about Canada’s status taxes and historical figures with brief clarifications and author questions referenced but not fully resolved.
An unnamed tenth woman explains why she never married, choosing a career over domestic life. She recalls a midsummer romance at twenty, cites the heavy tradeoff for a woman seeking public work, and argues most wives sacrifice ambition, leaving both marriage and career unsatisfying.
Reports from multiple cities show various political and legal actions. In Zanesville the Methodist Protestant conference tasked a committee to devise a plan to consolidate the church publishing interests. In Lincoln a 67000 signature petition seeks a prohibitory constitutional amendment for November r vote. In Jersey City 95000000 in Du Pont assets transfer moves to Delaware. In New York a 1894 forgery indictment against Carlton H Betts is quashed after restitution. In Montpelier Justice Hughes leads GOP primary returns. Roosevelt follows. In Washington many temporary state department staff will gain permanent appointments under a Wilson order.
A Midwestern newspaper recounts a Ten Minute Classics story about a hidden Roman statue with a raised right hand inscribed Smite here. Monk Gerbert, later Pope Sylvester, uses shadows to locate the spot and uncovers a dark subterranean hall beneath a marble stair with a shining light.
The Binnacle Lamp Club hears from Captains F. Dethloff and Bill Alley about confrontations with the Mexican gunboat Progreso near Progreso. Dethloff recounts being fired upon and forced to sail with papers after a tense voyage and a Mexican escort.
Captain Bill Alley recalls port incident in Progreso where a gunboat attacked a vessel and a report of his imprisonment circulated among Americans. The tale hints at Mexican hostility and local jail controversy as details emerge on Page Five.
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