12 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
1
Text describes a baseball world series moment focusing on a player with a strong jaw and chin as a clutch performer. It notes the series as the big pinch and contrasts stars in regular games with players who rise to the occasion in this crucial series.
Dispatches from Athens and Paris report Bulgarian forces striking Serbia near Knashiевatz on the Nish line amid broader Balkan hostilities. Separately Petrograd says Russian troops pierced Austro German lines on the Stripa river, taking prisoners and capturing guns as drive widens east of Galicia. In baseball notes, Hobby is praised for clutch hitting with Red Sox across 1913 season context.
A fresh Senate and House poll shows broad support for increasing both armed services. The measure is expected to pass with a crushing majority when voted on.
The Item reports a mail poll of over 200 congressmen and 33 senators showing overwhelming support for a larger army and navy. Senate results list 18 Republicans and 14 Democrats in favor with no Nays reported. House members from several states also vote Yes with some reservations. Weather notes follow.
A Rome dispatch says Premier Brasiano of Roumania indicated Romanian cooperation with the Entente may be certain, though Bucharest will choose its own time to join the field against the Austro Germans. Bulgarian move into Serbia and Greek war talks also headline the Balkan front.
Boston Americans and the Philadelphia Nationals will travel to the Pacific coast for a series of games starting October 19 in San Francisco. The national commission presidents of both clubs and a Panama-Pacific Exposition representative approved the plan, with stops in Chicago Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Diego.
The Mobile Baldwin County Highway committee and Baldwin county board chose the northern route Maga zine Point to Blakely with ferries across the Mobile and Tensaw rivers. Baldwin will start immediate work and ferries will operate until bridges are built. A. M. Moragues of Mobile has been appointed consul for Panama while holding other consulate roles.
Mobile officials oust Chief Crenshaw after a three year tenure at a regular meeting. William J. Hanlon is named interim replacement. Bart Chamberlain is discussed as a potential recorder pick but no action taken. Fire and health reports for September are filed. several ordinances and budget measures related to meat peddling and public health are approved.
Boston October crowd surpasses all earlier records for a professional game as thousands fill the stands and streets around Braves Field. The Whitted Cravath Luderus era Philadelphia vs Boston game features Chalmers Burns Shore and a packed scene with bands, traffic block near Commonwealth Avenue, and an intense early showdown culminating in a 9th inning rallyless Philadelphia loss.
A movement to make children's dancing carnivals and band concerts a permanent Mobile institution is launched. An Indiana company pledges to build a large Mobile creamery if trade support is obtained. Retail grocers show near full backing, and plans are set for an experience meeting of new Mobile County settlers.
Chicago reports a gift of a large block of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company common stock to John D Rockefeller Jr from his father John D Rockefeller Sr. The presentation is noted amid federal commission hearings in New York and Chicago. An earlier witness described injuries from a labor strike during testimony.
A report notes a lost breastpin set with gold and pearl detailing, tied to Theatres and addresses in Savannah. The finder is urged to contact Wilkinson Street 2 with a description involving Whistler, zine, and a Pric. nard reference.
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