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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1915
Page
1
Montgomery Sept 8 The Item in Mobile reports Pillans Sand Island bill has passed and now goes to Governor H T Hartwell for final approval.
In Montgomery Alabama on September 8, the Hartwell sand island measure with Grayson’s substitute passed the lower house and moves to Governor Henderson for signing. The bill keeps provisions for Mobile Bay islands to aid terminal facilities while shifting future land ownership to the state after twenty years. Also on the agenda the Bonner anti trust bill moves forward after committee opposition, along with anti shipping, contraband liquor, and postponed anti Sunday measures. Representative Wilson’s horticultural appropriation bill gains approval with ten thousand dollars to protect citrus and groves statewide.
The house and senate adopted the second conference committee report on the general revenue bill. The amended report permits individuals to appeal on assessments fixed by county boards of equalization to arbitration or to the courts. The measure is settled except for possible governor amendments. Senators Lusk and Hill protested.
Mobile and Alabama and Mississippi forecast generally fair tonight and Thursday with light to moderate variable winds. Temperatures show little change across regions as conditions remain calm.
The French steamship Guatemala, 5,913 tons, was torpedoed and sunk about fifty miles off Belle Isle. The crew escaped in two boats and were rescued by a British steamer, then taken to St Nazaire. The vessel belonged to Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, which also owned the Bordeaux.
The British Steamship Court was sunk by gun fire, likely from a submarine, near London on September 8. The 1,603-ton Douro, owned by Ellerman Lines, had no recent voyage records and her crew were saved.
La Rochelle France September 8 The British steamer Garony of Liverpool was fired upon and sunk by a German submarine last night. Her crew were saved.
The Russian steamship Rhea of 1,145 tons gross has sunk. Her crew was landed. The vessel was owned in Helsinefors and there are no records of her recent movements.
Wesley Frost the American consul at Queenstown says he received an unconfirmed report that one of the missing Hesperian sailors is an American citizen. He has not verified the claim.
Secretary Lansing cabled Ambassador Gerard at Berth to obtain any information on the sinking of the steamer Hesperian and forward details as available.
In Queenstown on September 8, observers confirm a cannon was mounted on the Hesperian and plainly visible to anyone who looked. No secret surrounded its presence.
Washington Sept 8 The first ginning report of 1915 shows 461 537 bales of cotton ginned before Sept 1 with half bales counted. This compares with 480 317 last year and 799 099 in 1913 and 730 884 in 1912 for the same date. Alabama reports 38 386 ginned in 1915 and 46 241 in 1914 while Mississippi shows 4 618 in 1915 and 2 689 in 1914. The next census ginning report is due Oct 2 at 10 am ET.
A proposal outlines forming a central office to unite Mobile and nearby counties farmers to create car load lots for cheaper freight, obtain fair treatment, and guide what to plant and when to plant to hit peak market demand.
Chunchula Gulfcrest and Citronelle farmers signed pledges for the proposed Gulf Coast Produce Exchange. W C Bromley outlined plans for a carload shipping system to boost quality and standardization while Aubrey Boyles and Charles Anderson led organization efforts. Citronelle meeting next Saturday aims to finalize the Citronelle branch with E G Bromley and Thomas overseeing. A Mobile September 20 meeting will select a permanent board and a manager.
In Prichard a motor cycle and truck crash killed William Walter Mason and left his wife and three daughters widowed and destitute. The Mobile and Ohio Railway layoff history, illness, and bills compounded hardship as neighbors and relatives rally to support the bereaved family.
The notes urge planting a large turnip patch, preserving fast opening cot ch, selecting and ginning host stalks for cotton seed, choosing seed corn in the field and storing it, starting oats in the cotton belt, trying Abruzzi rye for grazing, planting crimson clover on cotton lands, testing clover on Bermuda pasture, saving seed peas for next year, encouraging children to attend school, avoiding rushed cotton in weak markets, and saving hay and roughage for winter feeding.
The Item correspondents say rains arrive where needed and dry areas show less damage. Potatoes are being harvested, cotton yields vary, hay harvests proceed, and new corn goes to grinding. Fall planting advances with bright late crop prospects despite boll weevil activity in one section.
Joplin Missouri sept 3 a man identifying himself as j a story of colombiana alaa surrendered to local police saying he is wanted in alabama to serve a 25 year sentence for felonious assault He said he escaped from jail months ago while awaiting transfer to the state prison
The Sept 8 dispatches report an American seaman named Wolff from Newark New Jersey as among the Hesperian sinking victims. Berlin sources challenge torpedoing by a German submarine, suggesting a mine or internal explosion as more likely causes based on expert assessments.
President Wilson discussed with Secretary Lansing the case of Austrian ambassador Dumba who collaborated with British agents to disrupt U S munitions plants. Dumba denied wrongdoing while confirming instructions to publicize a decree criminalizing Austro Hungarian involvement. Secretary Lansing prepared to report the explanation to the president.
Mise Alexa Sterling of Atlanta GA, Southern champion, won her second match in the national women’s golf tournament at Onwentsia Club Chicago defeating Mise Laurie Kaiser the Chicago champion 6 and 5.
Barney Dreyfus president of the Pittsburgh Nationals announced that Fred Clarke, manager of the club, has re signed to take effect with the close of the present season in Pittsburg.
President Wilson walked from the White House to the State Department and entered Lansing's office without notice. He discussed the Austrian ambassador Dr. Dumba and departed from the normal practice of summoning officials.
Grand Duke Nicholas is moved from Petrograd to the Caucasus by Emperor Nicholas to serve as viceroy and commander in chief of Russia's southern forces. The transfer marks a major reallocation of command, with little impact on the broader war effort beyond prestige.
London dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas I has appointed Grand Duke Nicholas to supreme command of all Russian sea and land forces, replacing the viceroy of the Caucasus. The move follows a broad reorganization as Russian fronts face Austrian German pressure and strategic rail priorities.
PHELAN entered into rest September 1915 at 6 a.m. The funeral is Thursday afternoon from his mother’s residence 502 Charleston Street at 2:30 p.m. from St. Vincent’s. Interment in cemetery.
Multiple small items listed as lost and found across streets and addresses. Watches and a black ribbon fob, a black crocheted handbag with keys, a silver card case, and a damaged motorboat found at Bon Secour with the name Marietta Ward. Names include W. S Callaway and J. B. Elmira street. dates in September 1918.
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