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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1915
Page
4
A report notes first week of November bank clearings rose 67 percent from a year earlier, and third week of October rail earnings reached 2 100 000 with a 17 percent gain. Iron and steel demand remains high, driven by military needs and orders for rails locomotives and cars, signaling improving overall business conditions.
Ocean Springs editor Dabney argues Mobile should be the Gulf Coast capital, noting identical interests across the coast from the Escambia river to Bay St. Louis. He urges regional unity within Alabama and Mississippi, praising cross-coast cooperation in business and pleasure.
The piece warns that immature sour Satsumas hurt the citrus trade as growers rush to cash out early. It urges careful handling to avoid prejudicing consumers in northern markets and stresses the long-term harm to the industry if the first impression is negative.
A Chicago Tribune forecast argues 1916 will favor Republicans based on Tuesday’s elections. It credits the South as Democratic and the Central and Western states with shifting influence, cites Bull Moose as affecting Woodrow Wilson’s election, and notes Eastern Republicans’ regained power. The piece also references a graveyard whistle tale, then abruptly shifts to reporting three inmates of Choctaw county poor asylum.
Dr Henry P Hirshfield passes away leaving Mobile a respected physician and citizen. He spent most of his life in Mobile and in later years held a trusted position. He treated rich and poor alike, never denying care due to lack of funds, a lasting heritage to his family.
Book er T Washington, hailed as the South’s ablest Negro leader and founder of Tuskegee Institute, died after a nervous breakdown in New York. He returned home to Macon County, where the institute rose from humble origins to prominence, guiding thousands of Black youths toward productive lives.
Rome dispatch reports the Verona air raid killed thirty civilians and wounded forty nine, deepening Italian bitterness toward Germany. The Idea Nazionale calls for prompt reprisals.
Milton Bowman a man of color stabbed Will Brown on the steamer Tarpon between Mobile and Pensacola about 9 am Monday. Brown is critically injured at the city hospital. Bowman was arrested by Chief Detective Rondeau and Detectives Lacey Murphy and Burch and charged with assault to murder.
The piece argues Mississippi Gulf Coast is underrepresented politically in state affairs. It decries division of the coast into multiple states, calls for stronger regional unity, and urges popular support to fund orchard research and pollution spraying laws. It cites the Gulf Coast Fair as evidence of neglect and stresses need for an esprit de corps.
Charles Cherry, famed Broadway star, makes his motion picture debut in The Mummy and the Humming Bird from Famous Players Film Company via Charles Frohman Company. He plays the absent minded peer who neglects his wife for scientific experiments, adding to his stage triumphs.
A lengthy list shows visitors staying at the Battle House and Bienville and St Andrews hotels in Mobile from Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Names include P M Anderson Robert Palmer C M Mariott L E Moore M C Ellis J M Johnston and many more. Citrus growers meetings in town draw growers New Orleans and Atlanta participants and New York and Chicago guests attend.
The astrology column notes Mercury Jupiter and Saturn as favorable while Venus brings danger for clergy and socialists benefit this month. Bankers face warnings of losses and panics. actors and actresses may return to stage themes. music and large enterprises look hopeful for the year ahead.
A reader asks why a lost cat failed to return home and questions animal sense of direction. The writer notes studies on homing in cats dogs ants and pigeons and observes varied results when animals are moved from home and released.
At a social gathering in Elrene's home Margie Waverly reconnects with old friends. Bill Tenney flirts and jokes about Donna Tenney while Jim tries to dance with Margie. A playful exchange ends with a note about babies as the evening unfolds.
A reader asks if laughter helps digestion and the reply confirms it. A hearty laugh excites the diaphragm and aids stomach contents not by superstition but through mechanical action.
An enjoyable program of music was featured at the regular meeting of the Young People's Jewish Association.
A temple assembly room program Sunday afternoon featured Naomi Levinsohn and Girard with a violin piece, Darts Weil Virginia Justice and Himanuel Myers singing, Mrs. Julius Goldstein at the piano, and Nellie Hess in a recital. A special meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 PM with Herbert Feiberman to speak next Sunday and an interesting debate on the agenda.
In the recent gale many small ships were lost. The French steamer Saint Malo of 121 tons capsized near Guernsey with all hands lost.
A newspaper blurb warns against calomel as a dangerous drug causing vomiting salivation and harm to teeth and bones. It promotes Hay's Liver Health as a safe vegetable alternative to cleanse bowels and improve liver function.
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