Bankers From Several States Visit Mobile Area
A delegation of tentative bankers from Alabama and other states tour Mobile County to witness agricultural rural and riverfront developments. They tour citrus orchards and discuss financing with Bank of Mobile officials led by M. J. Jerrott as part of efforts spurred by the National Currency Association.
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Alabama
Mole
Bank of Pbile
Mole County
Anh
Bilocal
Mois County
M. J. Jer Jott
Bank of Mobile
Wien Aers
National Currency Association of Ma
McDermott
Montgom-e
Mobile
Newak
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Land Show aims to reshape view of Mobile wilderness
An editorial urges showing visitors that Mobile County has prosperous communities beyond railroad routes. It advocates a Winter Land Show to dispel the wilderness impression, with citizen committees to guide visitors and ensure they see Mobile’s land opportunities and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bile
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile County
The Melting Pot World Immigration Debate
The essay argues the United States as a melting pot with tighter immigration controls over time. It cites immigration figures from 1907 to 1915, noting shifts due to European conflict and wartime fear. It highlights large numbers of Jews among migrants and emphasizes government vigilance in admitting only those who pass muster.
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Zangwill
United States
Europe
Italy
England
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Ireland
Poland
Roumania
Russia
Ruthenia
Wales
Turkey
Asia
Africa
Mobile Area Visitors and Residents Reach for New Orleans
Mobile and regional figures travel for business and leisure with many staying briefly in Mobile hotels. Notables include Mrs. Andrew Murray and son en route to New Orleans for a conference, and assorted merchants and officials from Alabama and Mississippi visiting Mobile or heading toward New Orleans and nearby markets.
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Andrew Murray
Mobile
New Orleans
Crescent City
David Alston
Points
Mississippi
Reliability as a Trait in Social Perception
The remark notes that people infer reliability from observable behavior and public signals, suggesting others assess trustworthiness without confidential data. It emphasizes consistency, transparency, and accountability as indicators of dependable character.
New Dreadnaughts to Be Still Larger
Washington announces two new superdreadnoughts Nos 43 and 44 will surpass prior battleships in size displacing 32000 tons 625 feet long and 97 feet 8 inches beam with turbine propulsion and twelve 14 inch guns. They will feature enhanced hull subdivision and bulkheads for torpedo defense and include anti aircraft weaponry.
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California
New York Navy Yard
Navy Department
Nevada
Time to Advertise Declared by Patterson Head of NCR
John H. Patterson president of the National Cash Register Company urged storekeepers to advertise citing an upcoming era of prosperity. NCR is allotting over 200000 dollars this month to advertising and 50000 to train its 800 sales force at Dayton for three days on new ideas.
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John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
United States
Mr. Patterson
Dayton
Readers Editorial Guidelines From The Item
The Item invites live welfare communications while limiting to 300 words and signed names with addresses. Letters must be temperate and non libellous, cover only one side, include a return envelope, avoid partisan or controversial topics, and allow corrections of its own statements. Repeated submissions from the same source are discouraged.
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Sun‘ie
Mobile
Million Dollar Anniston Plant To Make Munitions
Formation of a million dollar corporation to be called the Anniston Ordnance Manufacturing Company for war munitions and steel work for electrical concerns. Contract to supply munitions already accepted from J P Morgan Co. Work to begin soon at a car equipment plant in Anniston. Also plan a $1,000,000 bond issue campaign in Mobile County Alabama with a mass meeting called by Chairman Cobb.
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Anniston
Ala
AnnIston Ordnance Manufacturing Company
Alabama Power Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mobile County
Alabama
Cobb
Democratic Executive Committee
West Florida convention plans and fair treatment dispute
Editor APPLEYARD notes in 1915 that Mobile misreports West Florida roads plans. He explains Marianna delegates and Pensacola timing, protests scout car travel before Jackson and Gadsden counties complete ferries and bridges, and urges Lake City convention Dec 5 to bolster Mobile route influence for the Old Spanish Trail.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Florida
West Florida
Marianna
Jackson
Gadsden
Jacksonville
Lake City
Ai Appleyard
Horoscope for November 17 1915 forecast
The November 17 1915 horoscope predicts gains for the United States from new conditions and banks profits in coming months while warns of calamity for some and labor disputes at year start. It notes planetary aspects favor romance and discovery, with cautions on foreign loans and Panama Canal, and marks Scorpio children as persevering.
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Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
United States
Panama Canal
Why We Smell and How Noses Work
Questions and answers explain why some objects emit aromas while others do not, describing smell nerves in the nose, how certain substances trigger them, and why pure water or air does not provoke a scent. A Q&A covers coin values, iron plant ads, and debt versus wealth, ending with news of the steamship Cretic’s safe arrival and a comment on politics.
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Lillian C. P
Ans
Iron World
J. P
Anuric Kidney Tablets Promoted For Kidney Health
An advertisement highlights the link between kidney disease and heart or brain complications. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets and offers free medical opinions and a sample package for 10 cents, claiming superior activity over lithia and urging readers to send water samples for free analysis.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Anuric
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Eeeeree
HONES
B. C. Auditor's Report
Bureau of Circulations
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ty Net
Uburban Net
Star
City
Jarantee
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Robert
Stevenson
Massachusetts
Samuel
Democrat
McCall
Walsh
William E. Russell
Michael Gavin
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Government Street Yard
BH. L. Bullard
Mount Vernon
J. A. Lloyd
Pineapple
J. C. Williamson
Range
H.D. Finley
Pollard, Ala
South Alabama
M. A. Rawlins
Citronelle, Ala
O. T. Edwinburg
Silver Hill
R. L. Shepherd and
H. O. Thompson
Gulfport, Miss
Cawthon Hotel
F. J. Burton
John W. Burton
Alta L. Burton
W. D. Nesbitt
Warrant Warehouse & Compress Company
S. French
BE. R. Hovey
Fulton, Ala
W. D. Bellingrath
Atlanta
Hal Mendenhall
New York City
J. W. Munn
Farmers’ Trucking & Livestock Association
Baldwin County
R. M. Hearin
Bay Minette
John Bose
Louisville
L. & N. Railroad
R. G. Coleb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
John S. Burchmore
Chicago
Joint Cotton Committee
H. E. Bissel
Black Diamond Coal Company of
Birmingham
J. W. Humphrey
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Dan H. Carmody
Cudahy
Robertsdale
A. J. Level
Lucedale, Miss
Battle House
William J. Hall
Greenville
W. Jackson
Montgomery
C. G Smith
Klien
Miss
H. McFadden
Atlanta, Ga
T. J. Gibbones
R. T. Saxon
S. Moos
G. R. Malander
H. T. Megar
Nashville
W. J. Dansley
G. H. Elier
Selma
R. L. Scott
Citronelle
M. R. Roberts
F. O. Christenson
Dog River
E. M. Brown
T. H. Kingston
York
Cawthon
Ralph Napier
E. L. Bullard
L. Moore
John M. Burton
Alta
Gulfport
H. A. Swartz
Cincinnati
J. H. Lyon
H. D. Finley
Pollard
J. H. Broom
Klosky
S—J. T. Wilson
Tens
W. Wallace
Washington
Congress
Naval Architecture
Everett True
Hes
Agl OK ‘ Rooster
Halifax
N. S
Charles Tupper
Canada
St. John’s Cemetery
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Naples
Cretic
New York
Boston
Gibraltar
Ancona
Orice
Maurice Costello
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Bank OF Mobile National Banking Association
Pane Emer
Tapia
Dauphin
Britton
Fisbers
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