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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
8
Gulf Coast Fair racing drew a large crowd with exciting events. Broncho and Oakwood Dare Devil led early to win trots and pace. Lady Ward captured the four furlong sprint for Mobile owned horses with a fast 52 1 5 seconds.
Miss Jenne Usy of Gadsden Seconantec expresses a belief in ongoing, continuous effort as the right approach. Her remarks highlight perseverance and steady work for progress.
Today's program lists four races with multiple entries. First race features Pa ducah Kid driven by H Dunn and Golden Seal by Tom Settle. White Light driven by Watt Stone. Sir Francis by Tobe Allen. Brown Gentry by John Thomas. Second race is a 2:05 pace with Abulele driven by Persons, Allie Watts by Edman. 2:07 1 4 pace listed with No driver names given. Third race running five eighths mile purse 75 includes Molly Parden Murphy Joe Rice Laney Mae Harvey Cooper St Leo Everett Walter Dun can McCue with various jockeys. Fourth race six furlongs purse 75 Nimbus Laney Murphy Mack Everett Jim Jeffries Schamberger with listed riders.
The Gulf City Boiler Works in Mobile led by president M Evans is invited to bid on one to ten steel cargo steamers of 4000 to 6000 tons each at about one million dollars per ship The Marine Trading Co of New York arranged the offer and C E Watson of Gulf Refining Co will join Evans to bid The firm recently built Mobile's first steel steamer and Watson said the work can be done locally.
Berlin reports Captain Boelke Germany’s leading aviator died in a crash after colliding with a German machine at 2000 metres. He steadied the craft to 500 metres before a gust hurled it down. Funeral services at Cambria were attended by Crown Prince Rupprecht and high officers.
Mrs. 8. Cartwright of Collingsville Illinois reports her child with croup received fast relief from Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and accepted the medicine willingly. The ad urges prompt use of the remedy for quick, safe relief.
In college football after last Saturday’s games the southern teams surge to the top of the scoring chart. Oliphant of Army leads individuals with 78 points, while Gerrish drops to runner up. Georgia Tech sits first with 309 points, Minnesota second at 236, Vanderbilt close behind, and Penn State and Syracuse over 200.
A tariff from the General Managers' Association raises demurrage charges in Memphis from 1 to 2 dollars for the first day after 48 hours unloading. 3 dollars for the second day. 4 dollars for the third. and 5 dollars for the fourth and each day after. The new scale, effective December 1, aims to move rolling stock faster and ease a car shortage nationwide. Free time on exports remains 10 days.
Joseph J. Lannin sold the Boston club for 675000 to Harry Frazee of New York and Hugh Ward of Philadelphia. The league must ratify the transfer before it becomes official. Frazee to run affairs, Carrigan may stay as manager. Fenway Park assets and player contracts transfer with the sale.
The famed car Death Valley Dodge returns to Los Angeles after testing its mettle on a trek from Calexico through Mexicali to far south near mud volcanoes on the Baja coast. Fred Alkire drove the vehicle through rough irrigation ditch banks, mesquite mesas, and alkali slopes, braving deep mud and near-hazardous terrain. The trip, described as the only road through the area, tested both car and driver with the vehicle often up to its hubs in mud and encountering a volatile volcanic landscape. The return journey covered 40 miles of arduous travel despite extreme strain and no mechanical failures.
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