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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary header shows publication details for The Mobile Item The Mobile Item Co Inc Mobile Alabama with addresses and telephones listed Audit Bureau of Circulation offices in New York Chicago and St Louis and post office second class matter data unclear due to OCR.
The six days of activity were ungratifying as tension rose from the open rupture between Italy and Austria and the renewed war between their forces. Yet optimism persists that US industries may benefit if exports are not blocked, with crop output strong and domestic demand steady. American banks remain well funded amid cautious expectations.
An Atlanta police court hears a principal claim that whiskey is being sold to pupils of a city school. The Article notes the irony of prohibition in the state capital and discusses illicit liquor concerns and the difficulty of stopping under prohibition.
News notes Birmingham earnest about using the improved Warrior River to move coal iron and steel products to the sea. Rail facilities are pledged, with a highway plan reached to connect center Birmingham to the river and complete the waterway access.
Real summer is near and shoppers hurry to nearby stores for cooling dresses. The local scene teems as residents seek stylish, light garments to beat the heat.
Governor proclaims June 7 as Illiteracy Day to focus Alabama citizens on reducing native born illiteracy from about nine percent to one percent and native white and black illiteracy rates to target levels. The Alabama Illiteracy Commission urges statewide cooperation and support for the campaign.
A sermon on Ideals by Rev. Henry Wade DuBose urged University Military School graduates to pursue lofty aims like Joseph, stressing that ideals are noble goals not dreams and that ambition is essential to a successful future.
At the First Christian church yesterday Rabbi Alfred G. Moses led a service labeled a Military Service designed by Dr. S P Spiegel. The gathering included Civil War veterans Alabama National Guard and Civic government representatives showing harmonious Mobile sentiment centered on Our Government.
In Mobile County straw berry harvests decline while the market anticipates the arrival of fresh melons. Local growers note dwindling supplies as warmer weather brings a shift in fruit availability.
The brief notes a notable event centered on Mobile, highlighting a victorious potential tied to the Warrior. It hints at community pride and a forthcoming achievement that could boost local morale and recognition.
Reports from Veronatches say Trentino residents flee into the countryside to avoid conscription. Gendarmes enforce age 17 to 50 reservists with force as troops raid homes at night. Manifestos blame Italian treachery for mobilization while Venice greets the order with large demonstrations.
Daniel H. Williamson, 23, a clerk for A. D. Davis Company, died when he stepped from a boat to wade to shore at Dog River. He sank in a deep area and body was recovered hours later. He left a widow and infant, was known as Hoopsie, and survived by parents Oscar D. and Rosa D. Williamson and three sisters. Funeral set for Monday at 4 and 4:30 at St Matthew's with Magnolia Cemetery burial.
The Empire presents Lubin’s The Gray Ghost in a three act feature led by Lillie Leslie with Joseph Smiley and William Cahill. Essanay’s The Other Girl stars G M Anderson and Marguerite Clayton. The Diamond From the Sky continues with its third episode tomorrow. Helen Holmes appears in Hazards of Helen. News Pictorial and Graustark events close the program with a six part picturization starring Bushman and Bayne and others.
Reader asks for a wax grafting formula and sources of grafting literature. Answer notes no wax recipe available now and to write to the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D C for replies. Also clarifies Roosevelt was never admitted to the bar and that herb buyer addresses are not printed, advising inquiry at a drug store.
The report lists visitors at the Battle House Bienville Windsor and Klosky hotels in Birmingham and nearby towns on Sunday and Monday. Among those noted are W B Webster Frank Lat jp OE W L Murdock Mr and Mrs W P Eatman and many others from Alabama cities including Jackson Montgomery and Pensacola. A Reuters dispatch notes 500 Turkish officers escaped Smyrna after a dispute with German advisers.
Agriculturists in Biloxi support moving the Biloxi Commercial Club to establish a cooperative creamery. A June meeting will appoint a committee to consult with the L and N railroad, aiming to raise several thousand dollars. Other notes cover a Deer Island Elks social club, a $380,000 to $400,000 forty room hotel on Sunkist Place, a Dixie Film Manufacturing plant, a Mississippi Grand Lodge I O O F meeting, Lady Beavers organization, Biloxi schools close Friday with events, and Millsaps College president to preach at Seashore Campground with four graduates.
Italian consul general G. Fara Forne issued a call urging Italian citizens and Italian born Americans in New York, aged 19 to 29, to enroll for service in the Italian army. Italian law subjects all Italian birth citizens to military duty, with imprisonment as a penalty for later noncompliance. About 125,000 Italians of military age live in New York, and over 4,000 have already enrolled.
Joseph Caillaux former finance minister and Baron D Estournelles de Constant were injured in an automobile accident at Le Mans. Both were cut by broken glass, while Mme Caillaux escaped injury.
Detectives Newbern and Harris pursued speeders Sunday leading to fines in Recorder Edingtons court Monday. Lloyd Simpson J L Manning J Harvey Percy Davis Raoul J A and Frank Taylor paid 15 dollars or 30 days, except Taylor 10 dollars. Charles Davis pleaded guilty in two grand larceny charges for thefts of chickens and received sentences. A Jordan was fined 5 dollars for bicyclist license violation and 1 dollar for a second offense.
An anonymous verse lampoons a tradesman who neglects local advertising and seeks rest, urging reverent burial with moss and a grave marker declaring Here lies A chump who wouldn't Cavertion. The poem laments the loss of a man avoiding gain and public notice.
A couple argues over household finances after a lavish dinner party. John admits buying flowers for a friend with the wife unaware, revealing a conflict about shared money and trust. The scene ends with a hint of marital strain and a future continuation.
An eyewitness report from army headquarters in France dated May 21 recounts British gains around Bassee and Festubert. It describes Saxons trying to surrender en bloc being fired upon by Prussian troops and their own comrades, with hundreds killed as Germans opened fire from the flank and east.
The start of the summer season drew many Mobile residents to the bay and Eastern Shore. Bay boats and motor craft filled with picnickers and fishermen, with trips to Fish River and Dog River reported as prime spots. The tug Native carried forty five men to the Snapper Banks while others rode the Charles E B Cessha up Mobile River.
Shippers should expect heat pressures with 92 degree highs over the next 36 hours affecting north east and west routes. The Tombigbee river system shows little change except a drop at Demopolis while the Alabama remains steady. A low pressure area over Pennsylvania brings scattered showers from the mid Atlantic to the Mississippi valley. Montgomery reports 92 degrees and Augusta records 3.90 inches of rain. Albert Ashenberger, Local Forecaster.
London reports Smyrna authorities impose strict measures on Italians including bans on departure and threatened death penalty as authorities crack down amid unrest.
The Loyal Order of Moose lodge No. 321 held a memorial service on Government street with many members and guests. Dictator Gordon presided as Past Dictator Metcalfe delivered the elegiac address and Secretary Arent read the deceased roll, including Mouchett Gale Osborne Overton Hackmeyer Hackmann Baucum Domning. The program featured vocal and instrumental solos and a vocal duet.
Rev. Henry Wade DuBose delivered the baccalaureate sermon to thirteen UM S graduates on the theme Ideals with the text I am the way the truth and the life He stressed ideals as a force elevating character and guiding science art and life He urged embracing Christ as the supreme ideal and king in the heart to transform dreams into Christian service
A Mobile opinion piece argues jitneys damage city finances and streetcar workers. It claims jitney competition reduces taxes and wages, blocks street railway improvements, and drains pavement use while offering cheaper rides. It asserts bondholders and local investors bear the cost of decline.
Beautiful residence with a large corner lot on Dauphin street priced about one third below owner’s five year purchase. Selling due to relocation. property offers substantial real value at over half its former price in a desirable Ann street area.
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