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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1915
Page
16
The article lists players from multiple schools including Shaw Williams and Gup as All State representatives. The winners of the game advance to face University Military School and Barton High for Mobile prep championship. Ladies will be admitted free.
Lawmakers consider rights to develop Channel Islands and use of eminent domain for public use. Question arises if municipal possessions count as private property under section 24 requiring just compensation, as speakers critique house committee amendments and funding for dredging and waters near the islands.
Sporting Editor reports A won both bets in the Winter City League. The Crowns scored 65 runs in all games against the two rivals. Davis' and Barneys combined 12 runs against them, while the Crowns matched or exceeded the opponents' combined score in two games on September 26 and October 17.
The Man on the Corner wearily sips coffee and contemplates clock malfunctions and shifting time as townsfolk joke about war era life. A parade of Mobile figures, a gas sign, and diners swap slang while a witty waitress and streetcar chatter expose social codes and idle city observations.
Charlie Chaplin plans a Sunday appearance at Columbia with four reels on screen. The long actor will spend the day at the theater, delivering his signature comedy. The program, titled By the Sea, promises audience demand and a full seating schedule.
In Salina Kansas on November 13 farmers warn there will be no fat turkeys for Thanksgiving. Abnormally warm weather kept turkeys active, preventing fattening. Growers say cold weather is needed. otherwise most birds may be only necks, wish bones, and dressing.
Hundreds gather for a coast citrus feature as a large tented feast is set with Cawillon Hotel host Mr. Wagner supervising. W H Reynolds chairs Satsuma Day committee and Gulf Coast Horticultural Society, with C W Harrington from Cadillac Motor Co. acting as scout master for the trip.
A gathering at Irvington will feature brief talks by experts on citrus fruit cultivation in the Mobile area. They will summarize past and current efforts in citrus farming and discuss soil and climate conditions. The party will return to Mobile around 9:30 p.m.
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