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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
3
Uncertainty over the presidential election unsettles markets with a cotton spot at 18.75 and futures up. United States Steel opens higher and moves to 125 126 during the day. International Marine fluctuates around 40.25 to 42.50 as ballot counts progress and sway markets.
Associated Press reports Hughes’ early lead in New Jersey fell from 22 634 to 9 916 as 315 districts reported. Final totals show Hughes at 181 660 with 462 districts missing. Frelinghuysen wins Senate seat, Edge reelected governor. Republicans likely gain seats in Congress.
Mr. M. B. Trezevant former manager of the New Orleans Association of Commerce arrived in Mobile from Biloxi where he spoke to the Commercial Club. He reports a resolution backing a plan to raise 250000 in five annual 50000 installments beginning January 1 to exploit the Mississippi and Alabama gulf coast region.
Wallace Bender of Mobile filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing liabilities of 213 dollars and 50 cents with no assets. The case was referred to ref recht R. T. Ervin as referee in bankruptcy.
An old health fad urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this daily internal bath prevents poisons and toxins from accumulating and refreshes the body like external cleansing.
Early returns from 4,365 of 5,700 precincts in Ohio show Wilson with 434,323 votes to Hughes 386,032, suggesting a lead of over 80,000 if trends hold. Across states included in the latest bulletins, Wilson leads in Kansas, Wyoming concedes, and Kentucky reports Democratic gains with several congressmen elected.
In Nebraska on November 8 President Wilson led Hughes by 6,000 in 160 precincts for a 20,000 plurality. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democrat, leads Republican John L. Murray for U.S. Senate. Democrats Lobeck Stephens Shallenberger win re election while Republicans Kinkaid Reavis Sloan are also re elected to the House. The state goes dry by 25,000.
Across several states on November 8, returns indicate Hughes leading in Iowa New Hampshire and Massachusetts with varying margins. Republicans win governor and some congressional seats while Nevada and Connecticut show mixed results and recount actions loom in New Hampshire.
Hugh Rice F Rourke Peter Smith Benjamin Russell and William Thomas pleaded guilty and paid fines of 50 dollars plus costs for violating prohibition law. D McLaurin was convicted after not guilty plea fined 50 dollars plus costs and released on 150 dollar bond. Other docket items and city court progress noted with raid findings.
An 1900s style advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready made prep to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims rapid results with one or two applications and notes it is a toilet preparation not a medicine.
Members of the South Alabama Nurserymen's Association heard Prof. Peltier from Auburn Agricultural Station speak at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. He covered many aspects of the citrus fruit industry during the session attended by numerous growers.
T Tucker of 325 North Royal street, Charles Fritz at southwest St. Emanuel and Texas, and A Flash of Davis avenue and Davison street appear in the report detailing neighborhood figures and locations.
W D McMeans former superintendent of the W M Carney Mill Company at Atmore Alabama died there Sunday. Funeral held Monday by Masonic lodge. Survived by widow two sons Heath and Walter L McMeans two daughters and a nephew. Juanita Murray infant daughter of J Henry Murray died Tuesday at home 459 Palmetto Street. Burial in Magnolia Cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
The funeral for James KR Brown was held Wednesday morning at the family home 107 St. Emanuel street. Rev. C C McGehee of St. Francis street Methodist church conducted the service with delegations from Forest Camp Woodmen of the World and Palm Grove Circle W O W in attendance. Burial followed at Magnola cemetery with pallbearers E L Mahall John A Dolle Charles Vukers A Vergentioe F W Bacho and M Lauer Jr. serving.
A marriage license was issued to William E. Renauld of C. J. Gayfer & Company and Grace P. Ellis of Oakdale. The ceremony will occur Wednesday night at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Oakdale with Rev. Father J. W. Dunne officiating. The wedding will be a quiet one.
French forces captured Ablaincourt and Pressoire villages and Ablaincourt cemetery on a four kilometer front from Chaulnes wood to southeast of Ablaincourt refinery. More than 500 German prisoners were taken. British front near Lesboeufs was heavily shelled and German trenches around Armentieres and Wytschaerte bombarded.
Russian general staff reports success east of Kirlibaba in Transylvania front with two enemy guns dismounted, trenches captured, and 100 prisoners plus two machine guns taken. Seven machine guns, fifteen officers, and 800 men captured south of Dorna Watra as valleys of Dorsekan and Poutna are probed. On Caucasus front, Turks repulsed and Ayrmur village taken. Bedjar offensive halted.
Dispatches from Vienna and Bucharest report Russian artillery pressure drives Austrian forces from Dedul mountain east of Kirlibaba and continue advances in Dobrudja. Romanian and Russian actions show gains along the Dobruja front while Russian bridgehead capture is noted near Stokhod with activity from Dvinsk to Lake Norocz.
Reports from San Francisco Sacramento Charleston St Paul and Los Angeles show Wilson leading Hughes as partial counts roll in. San Francisco tallies after one third counted show Wilson leading by about 12 000 while Sacramento indicates a 9 000 margin for Wilson.
Across multiple cities including Indianapolis Portland Fargo Oakland and San Francisco voters reported Hughes leading Wilson in preliminary returns. Counts show Hughes ahead in California Oregon Minnesota Missouri and North Dakota while some districts in Washington and South Dakota favored Wilson.
Washington reports Alabama will see increasing clouds and likely rain tonight. Mississippi will have increasing clouds with rain late tonight and Thursday, followed by cooler conditions on Thursday.
Practically complete returns show the Democratic ticket elected by 22 000 to 24 000 majority. K D McKellar defeats ex Governor B W Hooper for Senate, with Governor T C Rye reelected over J W Overall. The Tennessee delegation will be eight Democrats and two Republicans.
Returns from rural districts near noon reduced President Wilsons early Minnesota lead. With 1 029 of 8 024 precincts reporting, Wilson had 92 766 votes to Hughes 83 144. The report notes Kansas tabulations at 160 018 from 1 253 of 2 474 precincts.
Wilmington report lists early results from 23 districts with Wilson at 20 220 and Hughes at 21 055 for senate race. Wolcott Democrat leads with 18 853 while Du Pont (By) trails at 17 816 and Burton (Prog.) at 1 165 as counts trickle in.
Four hundred fifty three of nine hundred forty six Florida precincts report with Catts as governor candidate leader at twenty two thousand two hundred eighty one votes and Knott at nineteen thousand ninety.
New York dispatch reports Gh Hughes awakening at 8 o clock and awaiting returns from doubtful states. Telephone lines to his rooms kept busy as headquarters prepared reactions. Hughes breakfasted with supporters and read latest reports from California, New York, Nebraska and Missouri amid lingering doubt over two states.
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