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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
4
A compilation of local notes praises Mobile county road work, New York economy moves, fair prospects, and regional optimism. It cites visits, fair attendance figures, and calls for community effort toward better Gulf Coast events while noting Thanksgiving and Christmas ahead.
Former United States Senator White spoke in Mobile praising Woodrow Wilson as the logical successor and likely nominee for 1916. He said Wilson will face no opposition in the Democratic convention and would sweep the election, praising his wartime leadership and broad appeal across parties.
Three black inmates escaped from Shreve and Lucille prisons in Alabama. Chanjie Williams of Lee County, serving one year, fled a turpentine camp at Shreve. Frank Johnson of Jefferson County, jailed since 1914 for assault with intent to murder, left Lucille. his sentence was five years. Fred Richardson of Mobile County, also an escapee from Lucille, had a ten year term for assault with intent to murder. A $50 reward was posted for each recapture. Governor Henderson pardoned two white youths, Charles Williams and William Cooper, held on vagrancy charges in Pike County jail since September 6.
Rev Dr Theodore Thurston Episcopal Bishop of Oklahoma and his mother Mrs M A Thurston wed in Muskogee Oklahoma and visit Robert Thurston in Irvington. He spoke for Irvington at a dinner honoring M J McDermott and Mobile bankers. Thurston was the youngest to be ordained in the American Episcopal church. The piece notes numerous Mobile visitors and civic figures attending local events and trips.
A long list of names and locations appears for social notices across multiple states including Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Oklahoma. The roster features individuals and couples from Birmingham Selma Montgomery New Orleans and other cities along with various relatives and attendees.
Reader questions discuss whether water can exceed boiling temperature by becoming steam or gas. The Hudson Fulton celebration in New York 1909 is noted, marking Hudson’s river discovery and Fulton’s steamboat voyage. Captain Kidd’s life is outlined, including voyage, piracy rumors, capture, trial, and execution in 1701.
Astrologers warn of adverse planetary influences on Mars Neptune and Uranus foreboding unrest in politics and labor. They predict battles, storms, ship movements, and potential calamities, with upheaval in Europe and warnings for Americans and New York.
The report predicts rising aviation fatalities in coming weeks and a prominent American officer losing life in an experiment. It notes social activity, Washington gossip, and birthday auguries. Scorpios born this year may see success if they avoid changes, with tendencies toward imagination and exaggeration.
Willie Martin was fined $50 and costs for violating the prohibition law and given jail time. Arrested at his Royal Street business by Deputies Brannan and Carter, officers found five half pints of liquor and twenty nine cases of beer. The conviction marks the third for this term of court. William E. Mooney received $1 and costs for abusive language. Milton Bulard was convicted of burglary and remanded to jail for sentence.
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