Austria and United States Face Dumba Crisis in Diplomatic Row
Editorial urges decisive action as Austria drags its feet on Dumba’s expulsion. It contrasts U S restraint with Germanic ally provocations and supports Wilson taking the final move. Fire safety note from Mobile Chief McCosker warns residents to clear combustibles this fall season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
United States
Dr. Dumba
Dumba
Washington
New York World
Germany
Wilson
McCosker
Mobile
Controversy Over Maloney Retention Harnessed by Chamber
The Item reports a rift between Chamber of Commerce directors and its members over whether to retain George A. Maloney as farm demonstration expert in Mobile County. Directors cite retrenchment but members fear losing his leadership of agricultural work. A membership meeting and petition are urged to decide the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Losd
George A. Maloney
Chamber of Commerce
Item
Maloney
C. Or
C. of C
George Maloney
Mobile
Petition for Called Meeting of Chamber of Commerce
Petition from chamber members requests the president call a membership meeting within 48 hours to discuss continuing support for the Mobile County farm demonstration agent and other chamber affairs. Signed by undersigned members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Mobile County
Don't Lose the Big Highway in Mobile Mississippi
Mobile faces danger of missing the Jackson Memorial highway as Nashville decisions loom. Only a few local groups mobilize, with Rotary Club and Chamber urged to send delegates and boost campaigns immediately to counter strong Mississippi efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Jackson Memorial Highway
Mississippi
Nashville
John Craft
Rotary Club
Jackson Memorial
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Keller
Thomasville
Dim the Lights
Interest grows in a plan to regulate vehicle lights after a fatal accident near Cedar Point road. Proposals call for lights to be dimmed citywide and downtown, with motorists, horse-drawn drivers, and pedestrians offering no objection to reducing glare by limiting upper headlight brightness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Regulation to Dim Headlights Aims to Cut Night Road Hazards
Editorial discusses tightening vehicle lighting rules to reduce night accidents. Proposes automatic dimming or extinguishing lights at a distance, cites current law requiring two front lights and a rear red light, and notes enforcement challenges. Mentions a Gulf Coast Fair farm demonstration and includes unrelated local names.
Citronelle boosters forecast growth in citrus and markets
City businessmen predict strong returns from citrug culture in Citronelle as experts from other states aid orchard expansion and new marketing methods. New Orleans aims to boost trade with Panama canal traffic and dock improvements, while highway boosts bring tourist traffic and potential state exposure. Immigration officials warn against European migration after the war, noting likely restrictions and a shortage of able-bodied workers. Visitors to local hotels include prominent merchants and engineers from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citronelle
R. B. Reeves
Bienville
Alabama
New Orleans
E. F. Hoag
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
United States
Pacific Coast
Henry C. Brownlow
Free Land of America
Europe
Mobile
New York
City
Battle House
B. R. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
A. Stass
E. H. Sherman
L. F. Seligman
New York City
F. R. Lubbock
Atlanta
R. Aronson
Thomas Bender
Selma
Frederick. Woolf
Auburn
Edward Jenkins
Fairhope
Capt. A. Kross
Norway
George W. Willis
St. Louis
C. B. Smith
L. T. Smith
Memphis
la Fox
Ills
J. E. Richardson
East Orange
New Jersey
J. S. Boardman
York
R. B
Rivers
Wallager County
Tex
George A. Dean
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Klosky
J. R. Child
Atlanta, Ga
J. B. Doyle
Thomasville
St. Andrew
W. A. Dealy
George P. Yonge
Cedare
Miss
H. Schmachtenberg
A. B. Thomas
F. Hoyle
Fort Morgan
Willard Sumner
Windsor
Leander Swims Harlem River Escape in Bronx Chicken Coop Tale
In New York on September 11, Francis Byrnes of the Bronx recovered a fugitive who swam the Harlem River after fleeing into a chicken coop. He was aided by a lifeboat and brought ashore safely. An old minister later jokes about the couple’s future after their brief wedding tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leander
Hellespont
Francis Byrnes
Bronx
Byrnes
Harlem
Britain to Balance Exchange With American Bonds
An opinion piece argues the United States may avoid war costs as Britain must balance exchange after submarine warfare shifts. It discusses New York as a future financial center, London’s return, and how England could sell American securities to restore parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sept. N
United States
Germany
Great Britain
America
England
France
Sterling Exchange
Thomas Conway
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Conway
London
Dr. Conway
Australia
India
Commission of England
Edward H. Holden
Felix Schuster
Camp Fire Girls Outing to Spring Hill and Purity Springs
The Camp Fire Girls enjoyed a Saturday outing at Spring Hill and Purity Springs. They hiked between the two locations, singing their war cry who help. Weather was warm but did not deter the group from the hike. Scout Master Daly announces meetings three days weekly at Lyons Park. Boy Scouts meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire
Spring Hill
Purity Springs
Daly
Camp Fire Girls
Lyons Park
Chicken thief makes big haul of fowls
Dr. A. D. Simington of Cleveland and Chestnut streets reported to police that thieves visited his chicken house on Friday and stole ten Rhode Island Red hens and fourteen fryers of the same breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Simington
Cleveland and
Chestnut Streets
Rhode Island
Lawyer Recalls Poor Client Payment Offer
A lawyer recalls a case where a client offered only a nonworking watch as payment. The lawyer asks whether the client’s plea led to taking the case, implying doubts about the bargain and the client’s predicament.
Court actions include grants, rulings and adjournment in several cases
In Chancery Court under Judge Smith, cases involve Willie A Spicer versus Supreme Wedge Knights and Ladies of Honor, Carrie Spurlock versus William Spurlock, estate of Julian A Waters, Norah Rhone removal of disabilities, Joseph D Patton petition, Willie H Spicer relief certificate beneficiary, and Sidney Lowenstein administrator versus Elizabeth Flock. Adjourned to Monday 10 o'clock. A campaign cigar noted as least influential in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Smith
Willie A. Spicer
Supreme Wedge Knights and Ladies of Honor
Carrie Spurlock
William Spurlock
Julian A. Watters
Norah Rhone
Sandy Rhone
Joseph D. Patton
Willie H. Spicer
Supreme Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor
Dasy M. Spicer
Sidney Lowenstein
Admr
J. T. Flock
Elizabeth Flock
Question Box letter on papal power origins and Constantinople dates
Reverend Eaton corrects The Item on the origins of Roman Catholicism and papal authority. He contests the claim that Boniface III established papal power in 606 and argues Constantinople’s Christian presence predates that date, requesting a published correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Constantinople
Constantine
Boniface III
Byzantium
Christ
the Apostles
Boniface II
Papal
Rome
Phocas
St. Peter
T. J. Eaton
Five ranks in English nobility and early newspapers
Question and answer style item listing ranks in English nobility as five and noting duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. Includes expert opinions on coin premiums, osteopathy etymology, and a timeline of early newspapers with dates from 1494 to 1784.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. R. L
Ans
Frankfort Gazette
Gazette of
France
America
Boston News Letter
Pennsylvania Packet
Vital Statistics Marriage Licenses Births and Deaths List
Weekly probate court notices record marriage licenses issued to10 couples including Robert F Blow and Margaret F Moore. Births list numerous families with both parents and child names. Deaths include George Seffert Harry Sellers and William Chenoweth among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Blow
Margaret Frances Moore
Fred Smyth
Ethel Mary Allen
Louis G. Ashby
Mattie Stewart
William Garrett Caffey
Susan Planck
Thomas Dennis
Helen Lumsden
Eugene King Stoudenmire
Eva Deason
Charles Lamar Rhemn
Gladys Olivia Turner
Thony Marelle
Anna Guastella
Yeacel Davis
Margaret Battish
George
Katherine Lignos
Guillermo
Adela P. Valenzuela
George R
Euna Berryman
Jay G
Louis S. Rose
Luther
Nettie Philips
Holland P
Mattie A
Eslava
John
Alice L. Pope
D. F
Lorine Gillaur
Marvin Y
Birdie Cooper
B. C
Margaret Robinson
Louis J
Mary M. Jones
Ulyses T
Florence M. Cleveland
Emile P
Mary L. Brettel
M. H
Lilly May Brewton
Jacob
Margaret Ramphins
George Seffert
Harry Sellers
William Matthew Chenoweth
William W. Mason
Thomas Phelan
Etola Dorian Hawes
Mary Harrison
Emily B. Cameron
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Ralph R. Buvinger
Public Iw. M
Clem
TED Press Reports
United Press Service
Audit Bureau of
3. C. Bhck
Chicago
Tribune 5
Louls
Third National
TELEP
Bell
Hone Editorial Bell
Home Phi
A. B. C. Auditor's Report
Audit Bureau of Circulations
City Net
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Mobile, Alabama
Eorge Elliot
Mr. Member
Fairfax Harrison
Southern
Ohio
Ines
R. W. Taylor
Taylor
Antique
Herr Lipp
Delavan
Wis
J. J. Ruff
Sioux Rapids
W. A. Carrig
Elgin
Bruce L. Hoover
Sam
Kaiser
President Wilson
Kenneth W. Payne
Thos. Conway JR
Chancery Court
Henry Hall
Chas.d Willoughby
W.pres. & Cashier
E. H. Shaffer
J W. Woolf
First National Bank
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Haus
Tate
Wiser
U.S. Postal Savings
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