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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
4
A brief notice from the Mobile newspaper column reports on a trades council matter dated August 5 1916. The item is a compact wireless service paragraph from the Associated Press noting local trades and civic matters.
Knights of Pythias lodge gather in Mobile for a two day convention with leaders from Montgomery and other areas. The National League of Postmasters met and was entertained by Postmaster Thornton. Visitors praised Mobile's weather, hospitality, and convention facilities and said they will likely return.
Panama Canal traffic peaks with 149 ships passing in July and cargo tonnage of 648 957 tons, second only to 1915 records. The world awaits further openings as Gulf Sea routes grow, while Mobile leverages its geographic position to boost regional exports and imports.
A local attorney who visited Grand Bay after thirty years described Mobile county land transformation from cutover pines to prime farm and orchard ground with land values rising from 25 cents to 300 dollars per acre. Separately, Allied forces drive Bulgarians in the Balkans has begun, with Bulgarian positions retreating on Macedonian fronts and Romanian and Russian advances pressing from the north. If trends continue, Central Powers may be cut off from Turkish routes and Bulgarians forced to evacuate.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports a July net railroad revenue gain of 17,889,252 and total net July revenues of 93,415,264, from 150 lines surveyed. The figures suggest robust profits and rising taxable wealth, though political and financial interpretations vary.
The article argues rate hikes driven by the Adamson eight hour law could cost 20 million annually, while 150 roads earning 93 million monthly may lift annual profits and offset wage costs. It suggests Democrats should be heartened by Maine results where a portion of Progressive votes shifted to Democrats and Wilson’s plurality could grow this fall.
After a rest the weather bureau storm warning flags return to duty on the Florida coast. Signals have been busy along the Gulf through summer and may require new flags if kept working another month. In Mobile the August fire loss totaled 122 dollars, showing department efficiency though fires started at twenty seven locations.
The item presents a Q A column noting Alaska’s delegate is a Republican. It discusses representatives, territories, and world ranks by population area and wealth, with Henry Ford’s identity and home given as Detroit Michigan.
The column warns editorial leaders and public voices to act carefully as Mercury shifts from benefic to adverse. It notes possible violence against labor figures, a foreseen death of a prominent man, gains for architects, and favorable speech for public speakers though evening could bring unwise words. Weather and crops warnings follow with October storms and upheavals.
A Birmingham argument on site for a Farm Loan Bank stresses serving farmers with easy credit rather than investing money. The piece suggests Philadelphia or New York for investments, while Montgomery could handle the securities aspect, even proposing leveraging Birmingham property holdings.
A speaker discusses the idea of reaching the moon, noting it excites aeronautical societies and reflects a growing flying instinct. He compares the moon voyage to Balboa’s imagined ocean crossing, arguing such dreams are not more impractical now than earlier bold ventures.
The piece argues that breakthroughs like the airplane and dirigible inspire serious reflection on lunar travel. It emphasizes faith in human potential, citing wireless telegraphy X ray photography and atomic disintegration as proof progress will continue. The author echoes scripture about faith empowering effort.
The text argues distance to the moon is trivial compared to sea voyages and Earth’s orbit. It notes the atmosphere limits travel, with balloons reaching ten miles high and meteors burning above a hundred miles, forcing a shift to other methods due to thinning air and buoyancy constraints.
Presidio Texas reports Mexican authorities wire from Chihuahua City that several hundred bandits moved toward the border near La Jita eighty miles away. Troops await orders to intercept. San Antonio notes about 100000 Mexican laborers entered the U S through Texas ports during the fiscal year ending June 30.
A. G. Rutherford of Tennessee was elected great junior sagamore by the United States Improved Order of Red Men during a spirited council session in Wildwood New Jersey. Quebec bridge collapse death toll updated. Buenos Aires senate approves Argentina Spain arbitration treaty.
The speaker argues against the idea that an aircraft could ascend beyond the atmosphere and continue at its initial speed. He explains that only a velocity near seven miles per second would overcome Earth's gravity, so without air resistance the craft would fall back. Jules Verne’s Moon voyage using a cannon is cited as a fabrication.
A short essay discusses the vast energy contained in matter and the potential future control of atomic power. It cites Thomson on hydrogen energy and imagines machines or cars charged with electricity that could lift off the ground, highlighting the link between atomic phenomena and electricity.
The article reports on USDA research linking bread quality to nutrition and animal health. It notes that white flour bread lacking germ and bran causes nervous disorders and paralysis in fowls, while whole wheat and old fashioned cornmeal show no such effects. Professor Voegtlin and Dr Funk are cited on vitamins and cautions against baking soda.
A reader reports reddish sediment in urine identified as uric acid and fatigue with low ambition. The advisory suggests a two week fresh fruit diet to reset internal chemistry and urges medical testing for hemoglobin before further steps.
In a tense walk from the station Warren dismisses a map’s change as his. Helen argues that keeping mishanded money is petty stealing and demands return. She frames the incident as a test of character and corporate blame, urging integrity over rationalization. The exchange echoes prior charity debates.
The text explains that whole wheat bread is more nutritious because it includes the germ and bran with vitamins, while plain white bread lacks these nourishing constituents.
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