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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1916
Page
3
OR BIG PARADE nee plan N November 4 marks Travelers Day at the Gulf Coast with a mobile parade of Utomobiles at 9 am. An estimated 400 to 500 traveling men from Mississippi Georgia join a banquet at the Cawthon Hotel after a day at the fair.
San Francisco October 30 reports the Pacific League season finale where Los Ses clinched the pennant amid a foul season for the league officials. The tense closing game capped a drama filled campaign.
At Government 8th Presby terian church a Sunday school rally featured 558 students enacting a morning service as a military exercise. Led by Superintendent R O Harris and Field Marshal Julius T Wright, the event included uniforms, precise attack timing, and a Zion flag planted at the end. aides named Dunlap Fowlkes Spencer Stoddard Batson Britton, with J R Burgett Jr as bugler.
The Gulf Coast Fair showcases a record southern horse show with forty stalls filled and more entries expected. Notables include Miss Irwin Fearn in charge, and competitors from Memphis Jackson Nashville Meridian and Mobile, with prizes and strong entries from Bellwood Farms and the Ezells.
From Melbourne reporting on the referendum results the latest returns show the conscription side ahead by a margin of 798000 for and 887000 against though the totals are still incomplete.
Visitors during the Mobile fair week can enjoy a city full of historic interest. Conti street and Government Street showcase old world charm with live oaks and grand homes. The waterfront, Lyons Park, Bienville Square, and the Catholic Cathedral offer varied beauty, making a few hours of walking or streetcar riding richly rewarding.
Whistler receives Miss Maud Kimball supervisor of Mobile county schools Friday. Miss Nathalie McCarthy returns from Chattanooga and Montgomery after visiting relatives. Funeral service for Mrs. Everett held at Eight Mile Station with Rev. J. R. Spence officiating. Interment at Elam Cemetery with pallbearers named. Bessie Liversage hosts dancing class. next gathering at Mrs. Edward Alvarez. Bethany Baptist baraca class Halloween party at the Hayes home with assorted attendees and games.
London reports a steamer named Angelike carrying volunteers to Salonika was torpedoed at Fleres. No records verify the vessel, suggesting the volunteers were part of a Crete formed force aiding an anti Bulgarian movement allied with the Entente.
Today's Gulf Coast Fair races feature multiple trots pace and running events. Drivers include C Sills J B Walker Tobe Allen Watt Stone F G Buford Haynes Dunn and others with purses ranging from 75 to 240 dollars across four races.
Washington October 30 Admiral Benson announced transfers of Lieutenants Charles R. Clark and H S Keep naval censors at Sayville and Siasconsett wireless stations to other posts. He denied that Britain or any government pressured the move, noting only administrative details were involved.
The Mobile Register and The Mobile Item sponsor an educational booth at the Fair to demonstrate newspaper production. A modern linotype machine, matrices, a type page, a cast, paper rolls, and a press image are on display. The machine runs daily with an expert operator, and visitors can have their names set for a souvenir.
One hundred thirty six expert riflemen from Florida Delaware Maryland Minnesota Iowa Indiana Colorado and Wyoming passed through on Sunday afternoon en route to the border to join their regiments after attending national rifle matches in Jacksonville Florida. The party took dinner at the Cawthon hotel.
New Orleans officials argued for locating one of the federal farm loan banks here at a hearing before three members of the farm loan board. The session broadened to include arguments for locating four of the twelve banks across twelve South states.
Chicago officials say the Brooklyn National League champions will train next spring in Tampa. The Cubs have two years left on their Tampa contract, but Brooklyn must assume it. The Cubs will train in Pasadena, California.
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