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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1916

Page

3

Campaign to enlarge Mobile Chamber of Commerce membership

A Monday night meeting of the Ways and Means Committee at the Battle House endorsed efforts to recruit more members for the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. James H. Zelnicker urged expansion, with special committees to visit businessmen and solicit memberships.

Mobile Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means Committee Battle House James H. Zelnicker Chamber of Commerce W. Clemens

Special Trains to Fair Daily Begin Monday

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad will run special trains into Mobile from Meridian and other points for the Gulf Coast Fair starting next Monday. The first train arrives in Mobile at 10 40 a m and the return train leaves at 10 p m giving visitors full access to fair events.

Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Mobile Meniian

Colt’s Revolver Found by Police Station

Police allege a blue steel Colt’s revolver in possession of Bill Tolliver is stolen. The weapon is available for viewing by recent firearm losses at the station. Tolliver has prior convictions cited by city detectives.

Bill Tolliver

Cardui Noted By Mrs. Lillie Carden For Womanly Ailments

Mrs. Lillie Carden of Etowah Tennessee cites Cardui as improving her health after years of uterine cramps irregular cycles and severe pain. She reports relief during menses after taking the tonic and says it helped her work and daily activities. Cardui marketed as a tonic for womanly troubles.

Old Prescription for Weak Kidneys Ad

An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims the product cures urinary issues neutralizes uric acid and has stood tests for years. Readers can obtain a sample by sending 25 cents to the firm in Binghamton New York and mention The Mobile Daily Item.

Passengers Report Villa Victory Near Fresno

Passengers from Chihuahua City in Juarez report General Ozuna attacked Francisco Villa with three columns, the center under Ozuna driven back with heavy losses near Fresno four miles from Chihuahua. Foreigners on the train noted Carranza troops were short of ammunition. A special train reportedly moved General Trevino’s family from Chihuahua to Juarez.

EL Paso Texas Chihuahua City Juarez Mex Ozuna Francisco Villa Chihuahua Villa Fresno Carranza Trevino

Traffic law crackdown urged by city chief police and mayor

A city list of traffic violations is circulated by Chief G. M. Van Liew and Mayor H. Pillans urging enforcement. Officers are told to arrest drivers without licenses, untagged cars, taxi and bicycle rule breakers, and those flouting signaling, stopping, and sidewalk rules. The mayor also requests lights, curbside clearance, and sidewalk maintenance.

Broad Street Canal Congress Street Franklin St. Francis Government St G. M. van Liew Pilians

Grove's Treated Tonic Patented For Gentle Relief

Brief copy notes Grove's tonic as a general remedy valued for its gentle relief. Claims emphasize its known tonic properties and suitability for common ailment symptoms with a traditional medicinal tone.

Look Younger By Keeping Bowels Regular

An advertisement urges delaying age by healthy liver and bowels. It claims people look older when they neglect digestion and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and biliousness, noting they are easy to take and effective.

Navy renames three cruisers as new battleship names

Acting Secretary Roosevelt announces armored cruisers Washington West Virginia and Colorado will become Seattle Huntington and Pueblo to carry state names on new battleships. In St Petersburg the schooner Agnes Belle, overdue since last week

Washington West Virginia Colorado Agnes Belle Roosevelt Seattle Huntington Pueblo Tampa Gulf St. Petersburg

Doctor D Braden Kyle Dies At 63 In Philadelphia

Dr D Braden Kyle a renowned nose and throat specialist died at his Philadelphia home on Monday from pneumonia. He was 63 and widely known in medical circles for his work and community service.

Philadelphia

Fire at Blue Creek logging camp damages buildings injures men

A blast at the Blue Creek logging camp near Perry Florida exploded 600 pounds of dynamite. Several men were injured though none seriously. Damages to camp buildings were reported but no total loss estimate was available.

Perry Fla Blue Creek

South's Best Horse Show At Fair Attracts Top Entries

Horses from Paducah to Jackson and Meridian arrive for the Gulf Coast Fair event. Speedy trotters and pacers such as Joe H. Allie Watts and Onward Allerton headline a list including The Southerner and Sunbeam. Bellwood Farms showcases five horses led by The Southerner with a string of money winners across southern fairs.

Joe H T. W Hays Jackson Tenn Allie Watts Coit and Barre Monticello Ark Onward Allerton T. Parsons la Harpe Ini Howard McCarron Charles Miller Cincinnati White Light T. W. Hays Jackson, Tenn Paducah W. T. Dunn Fred Massey Poplar Bhatt Tor Levitan F Trots Tenne Hardin W. Hays Penn Mississippi Belle Bellwood Farms Adams Meridiah Messrs J. A. Tuttle W. C. McElwaine Sunbeam Morma May Jadys Douglas Grenadier Mamie Taylor Meridian Bellwood Farm Owensboro Hardinsburg Henderson

Fragmented notes on medical membranes and relief claims

A garbled passage discusses membranes and irritation with scattered mentions of relief, taste, and ions. It references a person named Sarend and a general year without clear context or outcomes. The text reads as OCR noise with no coherent event or report.

Gay Ecole

Local leaders and railroad officials visit Mobile

Mr Arthur Gaston and his father left for Central City Nebraska to take a post there. General Superintendent Joe Caviezel and Supervisor J A Moore of the Alabama Tennessee and Northern railroad are Mobile inspecting. Edward J Hermann joined Bahamas Timber Co. W W Chapman of Bay Saint Louis is in Mobile on business. C K Cameron of the Southern Railway Mobile division visits with his wife. Buck Taylor, Monroe Park manager, underwent an operation and rests well. A C Barnett of Gulf Coast lines from New Orleans stays several days in town.

Arthur Gaston Central City Nebraska E. B. Gaston Fairhope Ala Joe Caviezel J. A. Moore Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad Mobile W. W. Chapman Bay 8 St. Louis, Miss Cawthon Hotel C. K. Cameron The Southern Railway Selma Hey Frank M Buck) Taylor Monroe Park A. C. Barnett Gulf Coast Lines New Orleans Battle House

Mobile to Host Winter Training for Harness and Thoroughbred Horses

J H Brannan arrives with St Leo and two of W J Foley's horses, plus a harness horse owned by Charles Kirtland. Sir Francis remains to be trained in Mobile while more thoroughbreds are shipped for winter training. The bustling racecourse each morning signals Mobile as a prospective winter training hub for equine sports.

Ter Mobile Allen Sir Francis J. H. Brannan St. Leo

How to Give Good Advice and Set a Example

How to give good advice by setting a good example. Observers imitate your quick recovery from a cold using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, a long standing remedy with a strong reputation available everywhere.

Goldfield Safe in Martinique After Caribbean Voyage

A Mobile message reports the schooner Goldfield reached Martinique safely after sixty five days at sea from Mobile with a cargo of staves. Despite earlier fears, supporters praise Captain Rene Eden and the ship as a sturdy Mobile vessel. The Gulf States Shipping Company and owner J Tyler Turner received the cablegram.

Mobile Martinique Goldfield Gulf of Mexico Martinque Rene Eden Gulf States Shipping Company J. Tyler Turner

Special Oyster Leaf Sale At Kolsky's Hotel and Cafe

Tuesday price 25 cents for oyster leaves with other days at 36 cents. Kolsky's Hotel and Cafe is managed by Charles A. Schimpf.

Kolsky Hotel & Cafe Chas A. Schimpf Mgr

Mrs Goins of Montgomery Heads Mobile Ceremonial

The Mobile district hosts Mrs Alice Goins grand worthy matron of the Order of the Western Star at the Cawthon Hotel. A school of instruction for chapter representatives is set for today at the Masonic Temple followed by an initiation tonight by Veritas chapter.

The Order of the Western Star Alice Goins Montgomery

Produce Exchange Moves to 106 Government St

The Gulf Coast Produce Exchange will open Wednesday morning in its new quarters at 106 Government street. Moving from the old location at northwest commerce and Dauphin streets began today and shipments were redirected to the new quarters. Manager E B Davis said moving would finish today and business would start at the new location Wednesday.

Gulf Coast Produce Exchange Government Street

Orfano Fined in Slapping Case Appeals Bond Posted

James Orfano was fined 25 dollars or 25 days after slapping nine year old Inez Bonner and appealed to the city court. He was released on a 100 dollar bond. Officials Thompson Keough and Austin were fined five dollars for a disturbance near the post office. Richard Davis was fined 15 dollars for shortweight ice selling but lacked funds and returned to city prison.

James Orfano Recorder Inez Bonner Orfano Gov. Thompson J. J. Keough Tom Austin Richard Davis

Rates Between Natchez and Texas Attacked as Unreasonable

The Natchez chamber of commerce filed with the interstate commerce commission a petition alleging unfair traffic rates from Natchez Mississippi to Texas. It names Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway and 106 other lines, seeking lower costs for beef cattle horses mules hogs and sheep. The complaint notes railroads charge the same as from Memphis to Texas despite Natchez being closer and Memphis often serving as a rate reference.

Washington Natches Miss Texas Interstate Commerce Commission Natchez

Jamison mine No 7 exploration continues in Fairmont

In Fairmont West Virginia on October 24 crews probe the jamison mine No 7 wrecked workings where an explosion last Thursday entombed a dozen miners. Exploration resumed after gas clearance with bodies found more than half a mile from the shaft foot.

Fairmont W. Va Jamison Mine No

Athletic Honors Report From Oslo Meet Captures Multiple Wins

In Christiania on a London dispatch dated Oct 24, athletes seized several events in a Nordic meet. Chicagoan Jo Loomis won the 60 meter dash. Rustad was runner-up. Bob Simpson and Fred led in the jump events, and the visitors won the 800 meter relay. Ted Meredith again fell to J Bolin in the 1000 meters, while Murray lost the shot put to Helium.

Associated Press Christiania London Vians Jo Loomis Chicago Rustad Bob Simpson Fred Scond Ted Meredith J. Bolin Murray

Bethlehem Steel Breaks Record With 625 Trading Rise

Bethlehem Steel surged to a new stock high of 625 in early trading as speculative interest surged. The Associated Press report notes a 40 point jump from prior levels, topping the previous high of 600 amid brisk market activity in New York.

Bethlehem Steel Associated Press New York Bethlehem, Steel

San Felice Cigar Price Increase Prompts 5 Cent Sales

The Deisel-Wemmer Company boosted prices to jobbers and dealers, forcing the consumer price to 5 cents per cigar instead of 6 for a quarter. The San Felice boasts national scope and an unequaled quality standard, urging continued support from all who use quality cigars.

Snakers San Deisel-Wemmer SAN Felice

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Max Rathberger J. D. Andrews Russell Houston Wilmer Fair Fair COLT Cardui Cardus Carranza General Sime Lyric Theatre Conti St. Anthony St. Louis Dauphin Government Streets H. Pillans Charleston United States Hector Cape Romaine Charleston Navy Yard South Miller Cincinnati, O Bellwood Horses O. L. Allen Hopkinsville, Ky Edward J. Hermann Bahamas Timber Company Mrs. Goins Produce Exchange Natchez and Jamison Stars and Stripes Children’s Bloomers C. J. Gayter & Co
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