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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
8
The piece notes clocks moving to midnight as Britain starts a new era and highlights open countries in the region. It references Great Britain and implies a broader European context without specifying details.
Unclear fragment notes an internal matter involving Sunita and a body context. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the text. Further readable details needed to form a factual card.
A fragmented OCR note discusses ships entering a New York harbor area and levee work. It mentions gauges, workers, and planned activity related to river defenses and port operations. The text cites various terms like ships, levee, and repairs, reflecting a midstream port scene.
Fragmentary text appears to describe locations in the Philippines and nearby islands with unclear references to aviation and products. Limited readable entities include a date line Nov 1 and mentions of planes, islands, and literature themes.
The article describes an aviation display with heavy safety gear and brain protection debate. It notes an aviation fleet, large crowds, and Chinese aviators showcasing skill amid persistent public interest and scattered fights.
A confused Berlin dispatch from November reports a steamer linked to a drowning incident with the Pirates aboard. The text lists figures and names but remains fragmentary, mentioning Ath ef a hpoun and Angheliki while noting 360 on board and possible casualties.
Fragmented notice shows an announcement by officials about visit arrangements for the fair. Text is incomplete but indicates adjustments to schedules to accommodate guests and weather considerations.
Hunter Lineburgr a former lumber inspector, committed suicide at home after weeks of illness and employment loss. He left a note to his uncle and a postscript to his sisters asking forgiveness and directing his body for medical study. The body was found with a pistol in his hand in a wood yard near Charlotte, N C, with three sisters and a brother in North Carolina and elsewhere.
The article notes a sharp rise in Philippine embroidery as European sources close. Demand outstrips supply with Lepreen vo and SeaMakdery cited. monthly earnings exceed $100,000.
A Paris dispatch reports two American aviators killed near Nancy after their aeroplane capsized on Boudoirville plateau. The observer was thrown clear and the pilot crushed beneath the machine. No additional details were provided.
Paris reports say northern suburban streetcar workers, elated by government action, return to duties. The cabinet decreed that higher administration may take over essential public services if needed. The railway company debates its stance and will respond Friday. The wage demand for a fifteen cent daily war allowance is acknowledged but costs blamed on coal and operations.
Horse racing notes from Fallon track Tuesday show Allerton winning the first race as time trials posted 2:14 for the opening event. Later races include a 2:20 pace and a 1:20 for six furlongs with Mackman winning, Nimbus runner up, and Jim Jaffries third. Lebanton captured a five-eighths affair with Joe Rice second and Lady Ward third.
Virginia joined the nation’s dry states as the new statewide prohibition law took effect at midnight. Revelers in cities wore Halloween garb while some saloons resisted, and prohibition supporters held prayer services and watch parties. Hotels and Fort Monroe officers moved to end liquor service as Old Point Comfort and the rest of the state went dry.
The Alabama Coast Highlands De Velopment Company bought 50 lots in Wilmer and 10 000 acres nearby for 94 495 dollars. The deed, filed in probate court, shows Gai lard Mahomer representing the company. Bruce Hoover of the land company said development will proceed with 250 acres in Satsumas and 60 acres in Elberta, while 2 500 acres have already sold, following the Grand Bay fruit-raising plan to boost Wilmer.
Urgent claim warns swollen feet and hands, stiff joints, and pain as signs of kidney trouble. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old, non experimental treatment and urges buyers to insist on the pure Haarlem Oil and the Gold Medal branding to avoid counterfeits.
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