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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1915
Page
4
The Mobile item delivers daily and Sunday editions to any address in Mobile for 10 cents a week or 5 a year with no price variation. A reward of one year's subscription will be paid to anyone who finds delivery at a different rate by an authorized carrier.
A terse adage from Rev. Dr Nehemiah Boynton notes that a rut persists until it ends in a grave, warning of progressive stagnation if one remains unmoved by life’s path.
The Spring Hill College gridiron team meets Howard College at East Lake in a notable Birmingham clash. Thursday is a holiday proclaimed by the president and Governor Henderson, inviting the public to Monroe Park to cheer the college’s athletes and support the institution.
The Gulf Coast Fair Association reports a small deficit of just over two thousand dollars after the annual meeting last night. Despite the shortfall, the fair is praised as a great success and the association’s future appears assured, reflecting credit to organizers and the city.
President Wilson gains praise for action restoring George Burkitt, Winnetka Ill assistant postmaster, after dismissal for criticising the president’s remarriage plan. The dispute centered on comments about the first wife’s death and the timing of remarriage.
The Mobile Farm Bureau forms a temporary organization led by George A Maloney as farm demonstration agent to boost Mobile County agriculture and horticulture. A D Whitehead notes government aid comes to those who help themselves while plans include tick eradication and improving cattle and hogs. Local business leaders back the effort to attract homeseekers and support county growth with a new cooperative advisory hub. In Selma, Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. wins a second mill contract and warehouse expansion.
A reader asks about thunder mechanics energy in a lightning discharge and why thunder fades with distance. The piece notes from 1792 to 1818 the US flag had fifteen stars and fifteen stripes. A second reader asks if teaching bookkeeping for pay while not a regular teacher is illegal and the answer is no.
The star forecast notes faint planetary influences with Uranus adverse and Neptune friendly. It warns of rising fraud and risky speculation affecting small investors, widespread interest in occult phenomena, and potential European and American unrest. Financial caution and frugality are urged amid variable winter weather and war losses.
At a Mobile Federation of Men's Bible Classes meeting held at the YMCA on Tuesday night, J. G. Hamilton was elected president, with Dr. J. K. McMurphy as chairman of membership and organization, M. G. Pace as finance chair, and J. L. Thornhill as programs chair. The committee discussed its duties.
Lively Mobile scene as travelers from Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and beyond gather at the Battle House and other hotels. Among them: B. F. Giles and Thomas Turner of the Louisville and Nashville line, Elmer Sly a Duroc Jersey judge, Phillip Reilly of Greensboro and George Stead from Montgomery. Tourists increase post hurricane with many northerners delaying through Mobile and Grand Bay.
Biloxi Mississippi November 24. Oyster trade activity increases with eight to ten master transfers filed at the Biloxi customs office. Rep B P Harrison heads to Washington for the next congress session. The schooner Garibaldi of Henry Diaz Packing Co. abandoned after hurricane damage. Sheriff Elmer opens tax office. about $5 000 collected first day with $22 000 due locally. Edward Brady jewelry store on West Howard Ave robbed of about $25.
Robert Hilliard, America's leading legitimate actor, hails the Lyric production of A Fool There Was on Thanksgiving Day. Praise follows his stage visit to critique and commend the company, with seat sales underway for matinee and night shows. National Opera Company guests November 26–27 offer Rigoletto Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor with famed artists and lavish staging.
Gilbert Anderson, a negro, was discharged Monday on a prohibition charge and rearrested for attempting to deliver a half pint of whisky. He was convicted Tuesday in the recorder's court, fined $50 and costs, and posted bond to appeal. Also, Porter King, a negro cab driver, fined $50 and costs after raid revealed whisky in his vehicle. he appealed. The recorder will rule on state forfeiture of 235 half drums of whisky seized from the schooner Oyster Plant at Texas street.
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