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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
6
A Hempstead Long Island broker sued for 10 000 alleging affections of another man's wife. He testified he was over forty and had never kissed or touched the woman, but the jury found him guilty and set damages at 2000. The verdict suggests jurors doubted his sworn statements.
A Mobile commission fight over Crenshaw’s removal and Schwarz recall failed amid a 172 name petition. The public sees through politics, backing Captain Van Liew as new chief who will enforce the law, signaling a move away from sheriff-led order and toward steady governance.
A comparison of old time farming and modern science shows the shift from moon phase planting to liquid nitrogen culture and crop mapping. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce farm display contrasts grandfather methods with today’s demonstrations and government backed support enabling steadier yields and reduced debt.
The Federal Reserve Board declines to lead Latin American banking outreach, directing the task to American banks while signaling openness to safe, concise cross border financial links. In cotton news, Laurel Mississippi reports half the Jones county crop harvested, with no top crop anticipated.
A notice inviting readers to submit communications on live matters of general interest. Letters must be signed with name and address, no anonymous pieces, max 300 words, one side of sheet, includes return envelope. No partisan topics, temperate language, corrections printed, repeated contributors discouraged.
A letter argues against imitating the Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce Exchange. It urges focus on quality and packing, not a Red Star style mark, and suggests indigenous local names like Magnolia or Japonica as potential branding. Officials say red remains the most legible color on rough shipping boxes.
The Gulfport Mississippi story notes a Wiggins fair exhibit move to Mobile for a Harrison County display at the Gulf Coast Fair. Swine led the livestock and agriculture sections with broad county participation.
Washington Oct. 21 Special The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Masons yesterday elected Mobile men Myron T. Sprague to the thirty third degree honorary and Charles A L Johnstone Henry L Gaines James L Cawthon of Mobile and Charles H Kohl of Whistler as knights commander of the Court of Honor.
H A Hopkins of Richmond visits Mobile for the Gulf Coast Fair and Traveling Men's Day parade. Marion Bunker of Toledo, with a Yellow Pine, Ala branch, passes through Mobile to inspect north Alabama lumber interests. The section lists numerous hotel guests in Mobile and New Orleans plans to demolish the St Louis Hotel to build a modern structure.
Vitagraph six act photoplay The Island of Regeneration starring Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno returns to the Empire today after strong summer reception. Admission ten cents, children five cents. Tomorrow Francis X Bushman in Any Woman's Choice and The Dragon's Claw theater bill with same admission pricing.
In the financial district negotiations are under way to establish new Russian credit facilities. The talks focus on expanding financial arrangements and potential loan terms affecting markets and investor sentiment.
The Lyric presents Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster in Henry Miller's company. The serial bestseller is staged Friday with a Saturday matinee and night performances, selling fast.
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