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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
4
A biblical citation from Isaiah condemns rulers who abuse wine and strong drink to justify the wicked for gain. It laments leaders who strip the righteous of justice, warning against intoxicated misuse of power and corruption.
The Mobile Baldwin Road plan connects Mobile and Baldwin counties by highway with ferries and a bridge. The project promises tax base gains, increased travel and tourism, and closer ties between communities. A Baldwin County petition favors a bond election, signaling broader regional integration and commerce.
Fragmentary text notes hog shipments to St Louis and Chicago areas shaping state pride. Mentions a debate over mottos with phrase Here We Rest challenged by readers seeking change to Here We Thrive. Ambiguous source details limit clarity on entities and events.
The article defends Captain Van Liew as chief chosen after Crenshaw's removal, arguing that enforcement of Prohibition laws has strengthened under new leadership. It cites commissioners’ reasons, contrasts with prior administration, and urges fairness from up state papers while asserting Mobile stands for law enforcement.
The Automobile Blue Book signals plans to direct northern tourists to the South as road systems gain coherence. It urges county and state cooperation to build reliable routes along the east coast and into New Orleans. Pensacola, Mobile, and Baldwin County are highlighted as pivotal early links. Enthusiasm must now be backed by action to convert interest into usable highways.
An unsigned wartime lament questions the value of death in battle and the human cost of war. It reflects on unmarked graves, widows and orphans, wounded veterans, and the erosion of youth and manhood, warning that continued fighting may erase future generations.
Judge Safford Berney attends the Selma United Confederate Veterans reunion. Fred C. Hall of Bay Minette plans to exhibit his Duroc Jersey hog herd at the Gulf Coast Fair, fresh from a Baldwin County Fair prize. Numerous attendees from New Orleans Birmingham and other cities listed.
A partial OCR shows several individuals and towns including L Shields of Anniston Alabama J T Buf finger Opp Alabama R M Herald Jackson Alabama Windsor D N Mathews Lake Side Nebraska John F Haley Montgomery Alabama E P Smith Delehamps Alabama C Smith Laurel Mississippi W K Creek Montgomery Alabama and Mr and Mrs A B Elder Enterprise Alabama.
A reader asks if rose bushes can be grafted and how to do it with care for growth. The reply says small bushes could be grafted using the same method as for larger trees and suggests writing to the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C. for full guidance. Another letter ponders eight travelers from the equator to the North Pole. The answer: they head in eight different directions, all toward due north, illustrating the difference between direction relative to earth and absolute direction.
A bridge over Cypress Creek near Janice in Perry County collapsed during repairs after high water. One man, Cicero Breland, was killed and several road crew members were seriously injured, including Z. W. Walley, Lafe Walley, and E. S. Coulter. others suffered minor injuries.
Communications on live matters of general welfare are solicited with signatures and addresses. Limit to 300 words on one side of the sheet and include SASE if not used. Avoid religion and medicine controversy, temperate language, and corrections of The Item. Repeats discouraged.
Mobile Alabama October 19 1915 a letter to the editor disputes a reporter’s account of the police chief appointment. It states Mayor Lyons claimed commissioners assured him he could nominate the head of the department and obtain confirmation, countering the published report.
Hampton D. Ewing thanks the Mobile Item editor for support on the Mobile Baldwin Highway dispute while H. Pillans defends a board decision to remove the chief of police amid circulating reports of lawbreaking. The exchange clarifies that commissioners, not the mayor, would select a new chief.
L Glendenning of Robertsdale argues against a Mobile bay bridge and ferries plan. He says roads and small-bridge repairs are urgent, that the proposed crossing benefits auto tourists little, and that funds should improve Baldwin County highways and ferries first. He urges a public vote and county sentiment against the expenditure.
After the baseball season the field at Gulls park will convert to a football gridiron for a Thanksgiving Day game between Spring Hill and Howard College. Also Barton Academy vs All-Stars meet at Gulf field at 3 15 this Saturday. Infirmary Association holds a special meeting at Mrs. J C Torrey’s residence Thursday at 11.
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