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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1915

Page

1

Baldwin Plans 10 greet scouts for Old Spanish Trail

Baldwin prepares to greet ten scouts for a ceremony on the Old Spanish Trail starting Wednesday afternoon.

Baldwin

No Choice of Road By Committee for Old Spanish Trail

The Old Spanish Trail convention executive committee states it has not chosen any route. It will decide at Mobile on December 10 and 11 after considering community input and the scout car trip report. No specific road is favored. communities must present the issue for the convention.

Mobile

Fairhope Prepares for Old Spanish Trail Rally

Fairhope Baldwin county communities plan to welcome the old Spanish Trail scout car Wednesday evening. James A. Emmett explains the project to boosters, outlining roads plans linking Mobile, Baldwin and West Florida groups. Forty-two cities west of New Orleans are being informed of the convention and its role in the national highway movement.

Fairhope Robertsdale Battles Foley Baldwin County C. E. Littlefiell James A. Emmett Tor Fairhope Mobile Baldwin Counties West Florida Dickie Central Florida Highway Association Tampa Florida Association Florida Peninsula

Danish steamer Vinland sa​ys British cruiser followed inside three miles

Captain Moller of the Vinland filed a report from Copenhagen claiming a British warship ordered the Danish vessel to halt and trailed it within the three mile limit off the New Jersey coast. Separate notices report a currency call to national banks and a Thanksgiving recess for the U S Supreme Court.

New York Moller New Jersey Washington Comptroller of the Currency Today

Haiti selects Sudre Dartiguenove as new president

The item features Sudre Dartiguenove flanked by Haiti's cabinet and bodyguard with Rear Admiral W B Caperton, seen as the de facto ruler, and Haiti's foreign minister Borno Down in a state carriage scene.

Haiti Sudre Dartiguenove Sudre W. B. Caperton United States Navy Black Republic of Caperton Borno Dartiguenove

President Wilson plans new message to Congress

President Wilson intends to draft his address this week focusing on national defense and suggested revenue to fund it. He will also endorse conservation measures and the Philippine bill, with cabinet discussions guiding the final recommendations and timing for release of cabinet reports.

Washington Wilson Congress National Defense House Gregory Department of Justice Garrison Army General Staff General Staff

Arms smuggling suspected aboard Iro to India rebels

The Japanese steamer Iro, taken into Saigon Bay by a French cruiser, was suspected of carrying arms to mutineers in India. A man aboard, claiming American nationality, had no passport and appeared to be a former German consul in China.

Peking A. R. County Iro Saigon Bay French Cochin China India Ae Guam Wee A Geris

Police crackdown on bike riders with no lights or tags

Chief of Police G. M. Van Liew states a crusade against cyclists who ride on streets without lights or proper tagging will be pursued. The move targets improving street safety and regulatory compliance amid ongoing municipal efforts.

G. M. van Liew

Federal probe links four men to fifth in German bombs case

Roger B. Wood says four defendants reported to a fifth man directing German bomb conspiracies in U S. waters. Fay and Scholz file demurrers challenging the indictment as to violations of federal law. Other defendants Kiensele Breitung Bronkhorst plead not guilty as trial schedules loom.

New York United States Roger B. Wood Marshall Robert Fay Knox Wood Ani Fay Karl Buenz Mr. W Federal District Court Walter Scholz Robert Kiensele Max Breitung Engelbert Bronkhorst

Twenty fifth reunion of Scottish Rite in Mobile concludes with degrees

The twenty fifth reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons in Mobile conferred thirty three degrees on Tuesday and will continue with the fifteenth and sixteenth on Tuesday night and the thirty second on Friday morning. Committees include Executive T M McMillan and James L Cawthon, Reception H M Price and others, with many named members from Selma, Stieberry, Brewton and Minette assisting.

Mobile T. M. McMillan James L Cawthon Hi. L. Gaines R. L. Douglas L.G. Cameron J. H. McCormick At-H At-H. M. Price, Chairman; A. Chagtian, K. B. Fothergill, Joselman, Eb. Cleveland Isaac Lichtbach Alex Hancock F. J. Shultz J. H. Hutchinson M. T. Sprague J. W. Cox E. Robbins Selma E. Downing Stieberry Ala S. E. Sims E. Munningham R.W. Eliott Dr. J. Carentine C. H. Kohl Whistler George W. Adams W. M. Rasmus Draper Thomas J. Price Steward Michael Compos

Pupin withholds invention feared for enemy use

Professor Michael Pupin of Columbia University, Serbia's honorary consul general, told the National Academy of Sciences he will not reveal a receiver that eliminates static in wireless telegraphy until the war ends. He reported the experiment's completion, claiming the device could enable global wireless communication and record only desired sound waves.

New York Serbia Michael L. Pupin Columbia University United States National Academy of Sciences Pupin Academy

Alumni Association meeting at Spring Hill College

The Alumni Association of Spring Hill College meets tonight in Parlor B of the Battle Hise at 1 30 posting a large attendance as important matters are to be discussed.

Spring Hill College

Bulgarians Press Through Macedonian Front As Allies Clash

Reports from London and Rome say Bulgarian forces have renewed a fierce offensive in central Macedonia threatening Serbia and its allies. Tetovo is contested while Bulgarians push toward Pristina and Monastir, with Monastir again at risk as French and British reinforcements arrive. Greece's stance remains uncertain amid potential border tensions. On the Galician front Russians concede ground near the Styr forts but dispute a retreat across the river, with questions about Czartorysk and the Kovel Sarny line lingering.

London Macedonia Hear T Rome Serbia Tetovo Perlepe Greece Katchanik Pass Pristina Persepe Monastir Babuna Pass Mehit Styr Czartorysk Kovel-Sarny

War in the Near East and Balkans Reports

Field Marshal Earl Kitchener discusses possible Egyptian attacks with British officials in the Near East. Greece is pressed for guarantees as troops move to form a new Balkan front. Front activity includes French withdrawal near Gradisce and Bulgarian advances toward Monastir with diplomatic moves to Scutari.

Earl Kitchener Near East Egypt Saloniki Milan Mudros Aegean Sea Julian H.G. Byng Greece Balkans Athens London Dardanelles Netherlands Hague Serbia Sajoniki Gradisce Cerna Ferdinand Babuna Pass Perlepe Monastir Scutari Albania

Weather forecast for Alabama and Mobile regions

Forecast for Alabama Fair tonight and Wednesday with freezing interior temperatures and light southeast winds. Mobile shows fair conditions with a light frost likely tonight and warmer temperatures Wednesday, minimum around 39 degrees.

Washington Alabama Mobile

Winter Land Show opens impress northern agents in Mobile

The Mobile Winter Land Show dazzled more than a hundred rail travelers from the North and East with exhibits of Mobile country products. L C Irvine opened the event, highlighting climate advantages and the show as a tourist clubhouse. Demonstrations by Fairhope Wilmer and Choctaw county impressed agents who praised Choctaw’s 172 varieties from a four acre farm.

North East Mobile Mobile Country Ashland Place Winter Garden Dauphin Street Mort L. Bixler The Fair Association L. C. Irvine Mr. Bixler Irving Fairhope Wilmer Choctaw County L. E. Bennethy Pennsylvania Lines North Judson Ind Cawthon Hotel New Orleans Pass Christian Misa

Romance Ends in Wedding on Dreadnaught Story

In St. Xavier's chapel at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York Clairborne Foster descendant of Lydia Boggs wed Lieutenant James McDowell Cresap U S N Cresap an Vera Cruz landing party two years ago Miss Cresap was a young actress in Abe and Mauriss.

St. Xavier’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York Clairborne Foster Lydia Boggs James McDowell Cresap Cresap Vera Cruz

Coldest Day Cited as Usual Weather Claim

The scene centers on ticket agents and city officials reacting to the cold snap described as the season's coldest day. M Bailey notes the Norther city passenger agents group, while local voices reiterate typical winter warnings despite weather bureau data confirming record cold late last night.

M. Bailey Themittee Morning Pennsylvania New Wnville Weather Bureau

Mobile Welcomes Passenger Agents at Louisville Station

A group of over 100 passenger agents and their companions arrived by train at Louisville and Jeffersonville station for a Mobile winter show welcome. Officials from Mobile’s Chamber of Commerce greeted them at Bienville Square before a warm breakfast and a tour highlighting Mobile’s sunny climate, Bemville Square beauty, and the Open Winter Land Show.

Mobile Wai Cial Louisville and Ville Zon J. D. Andrews Chamber of Co Bienville Square Cawthon Charlies B. Hervey R. L. Appleby Wilming del S. J. Hutchson Baltimore and Railroad Pittsburgh O. B. Pegg Quinnesac Mich Pegg Iis Conception Street Fair Grounds L. Irvine L. Bixler Ciation H. Daves

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