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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1915
Page
4
A weekly summary notes a shift in market leaders with rail and steel stocks gaining while war stocks fluctuate amid cabinet changes and peace talks. Record grain crops move to market, boosting rail traffic and export potential, though freight congestion persists at ports and continental shipments.
The notice lists 1,415 and 1,596 figures as net paid totals with a large overall amount of 14,231. It states no copies are provided for employees, correspondents, service, office use, advertisers, exchanges, or samples in the above totals.
The Mobile Item asserts it provides more undelivered circulation in Mobile and suburbs than any other Mobile newspaper. Auditors from the Audit Bureau of Circulation confirmed this claim over two consecutive six month periods.
A biblical verse proclaims the righteous prosper like a palm tree and grow strong as cedar in Lebanon. It emphasizes enduring growth, resilience, and divine blessing. The passage links flourishing life to steadfast faith and spiritual nourishment.
Mississippi receives government dairy experts as Alabama rivalries arise. The Moss Point Advertiser notes progress with creameries silos and better cows, aided by US Department of Agriculture and Mississippi A&M College. Experts assist farmers in selecting cows, dairy setup, and creamery pricing.
A Mobile area reflection on publicity as a driver of local progress notes how farmers and city folk alike recognize its value. It cites Gadsden’s blast furnace output and regional boll weevil infestations in five northeast Alabama counties as examples of contemporary industry and agriculture shaping public attention.
Lobbied figures and businessmen from Vinegar Bend York Foley Dawes Evergreen and Gilbertown visited Mobile for the Gulf Coast Fair amid a busy weekend for hotels. Attendees included W O Turner A E Cabb J E Powell B David M Garr Sam Allman Robert Land V Gousson G Kentz Joseph Wear and J M Pelham with Wear noting a Kansas wheat farm discomfort at a return there. Hotel crowds marked one of the best weekends in months.
A long list of travelers and residents is named with affiliations in Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Georgia. Names include Jersh Clements Hart Bunker Wesley and others with towns like Fairhope Atlanta Pascagoula Georgiana and Montgomer y noted alongside hotels and residences.
Jack Hughes a 30 year old member of a Washington parish Louisiana family was seized from the county jail by masked men and hanged outside Columbia Mississippi after being held overnight. Jailer Otho Fortenberry woke to the assault and the suspects forced him to surrender the jail key before binding him to his bed. The killing follows the October 21 murder of Larue Holloway. A long list of spectators and residents from Alabama Mississippi and nearby states named in the report are recorded in connection with the incident.
A man who declares himself property poor refuses to surrender any of it. His stance highlights a mindset of ownership and defense of assets despite claims of scarcity or disadvantage.
The column answers queries on coin premiums for 1851 1856 and 1848 gold pieces noting no premium on gold quarter eagles since 1834. It suggests Alaska crops like turnips beets and potatoes, notes hay spoilage and short warm period, identifies the Woolworth Building as tallest in the United States, explains Latin America as lands settled by Portuguese and Spanish, and notes some men wish September mornings year round.
The Last rites for Father Shea, late pastor of St. Francis Xavier Toulminville, were held with a high mass and full procession. A large attendance of priests and parishioners watched from Friday evening till interment in the Catholic cemetery. The service included a eulogy by Rev. J W Dunne and music by organist Miss Alice Cashin.
A farewell service at Calvary Baptist Church marked Rev George W McRae's transfer to Birmingham. Ministers and congregants praised his 1907 onward work establishing Crichton Oakdale and Calvary churches and growing their congregations. Many expressed regret as his family prepared to leave Mobile.
Promoters announce Kid Williams of Baltimore will face Kid Herman of New Orleans in a 20 round world bantamweight title fight in New Orleans on November 29 at 116 pounds ring side. The rest are stray quotes and jokes not related to the event.
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