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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
5
Washington and Auburn agricultural experts with County Agent George A. Maloney led a livestock and forage campaign in Mobile County. They spoke in Semmes at 16 o’clock this morning, planned an Wilmer session at 3 o’clock this afternoon, and will address Grand Bay on Friday.
Amsterdam reports the Frankfurter Zeitung states an order reduces by one half the quantity of paper supplied to German newspapers.
A Mobile resident Mrs Lillie Bride recounts relief from sciatic rheumatism and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The public endorsements date from 1911 and 1916, with price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells the remedy.
Former Mobile Y M C A secretary A C Harte spoke to about 800 listeners recounting his experiences in the European war zone as a Y M C A worker in prison camps. James H Webb introduced the speaker and the event ended with refreshments in the association building parlors.
Mobile residents are urged to contribute to the 1916 Democratic campaign fund with Harry T. Smith named chairman to expedite collection. The drive divides Mobile into five divisions with local volunteers and sub committees tasked to cover designated areas.
The Banco Nacional and the Bank of London in Mexico City reopen under a government examiner. They must redeem notes on demand and reach 100 percent reserves by November 15. Several banks reportedly yielded concessions after failing to raise reserves sufficiently.
A city court jury acquitted Harry L. Puckett of violating the prohibition law on the civil docket. The defendant had been convicted in a higher court and appealed. The Duff case was continued due to a defendant’s Alabama National Guard service. The City of Mobile vs William Martin ended in a verdict for the defendant. The Joe Simonson case was reset for October 17.
An eye witness in El Paso cites Caesar Sala an Italian born naturalized Mexican as the sole foreign survivor of the Santa Ysabel massacre. Sala, owner of a Cusihuirachi store, tried to plead with Villa to spare young women. Villa shot him.
Alabama Public Service Commission denied Central of Georgia Seaboard Western and Atlanta railroads requests for a ten percent freight rate extension. Mobile and Ohio was denied general increases but allowed higher fertilizer rates. Southern Railway must connect passenger trains at Anniston and several lines must submit plans for a new Attala union station within sixty days. Former Governor Comer spoke against the rate hike as conditions worsen for the public.
The village of Mendon Michigan was nearly wiped out by a daytime fire that razed 39 buildings including homes and businesses. Losses run about 250000 with insurance coverage. no deaths but hundreds left homeless. Relied on aid from nearby towns as Kalamazoo sent apparatus after the fire broke through the riverbank.
Durant Oklahoma October 5 A resolution calling for a monument to the women of the South to be erected in Tulsa at a cost about 25000 was adopted by the United Confederate Veterans and Sons and Daughters of Confederate Veterans at the state convention. Also adopted were resolutions urging Congress to pay the Cherokee Indians about 30000000 for lands claimed taken in 1866 and awarded to freedmen.
Fishermen reported a partly submerged Zeppelin located 35 miles northwest of Sylt in the North Sea near Schleswig at noon Monday. They said several German destroyers and two large vessels surrounded the airship attempting to keep it afloat.
Washington reports that conditions in Nicaragua are normalizing after unrest surrounding the elections. Admiral Caperton told the navy department that complete returns show General Chamorro winning about 40 000 votes to a few hundred for Liberal candidate Irias, whose party boycotted the vote amid alleged U S interference.
The American Press Humorists chase into Maury County with Columbia's Red Fox Club guides the hunt. They began at 4 a.m. and toured the Mount Pleasant phosphate mines after luncheon in Columbia. A banquet awaits tonight in Nashville hosted by the Nashville Tennessean and American.
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