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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
5
Reuters report from Athens says Phocee in Asia Minor 25 miles NW of Smyrna is burning as Turks retreat inland ahead of a likely fall of the Dardanelles. The dispatch notes widespread distress in the area as Allied forces push forward.
Fragmentary note reports a discount event at Stella's Bargain with uncertain stock and prices. The text mentions unclear quantities and a shopper or staffer stance but lacks clear outcomes or dates.
An inch of snow fell in Norton Phillips and Smith counties as a Rock Island line train was delayed an hour west of Phillipsburg by a snowdrift and strong winds. In Cleveland Ohio six persons died from heat with a 97 degree day reported.
Reports describe bodies of Franco British troops disembarking on the Gallipoli peninsula. Steady Allied progress reportedly causes consternation in Constantinople as battles unfold between opposing forces.
British observers say the German Courland campaign is costly and likely to fail without Russian pressure elsewhere. Russians claim progress in eastern Galicia and continued stiff defense along Niemen as big gun duels persist on Franco-Belgian and Italian fronts. Reports from the Near East mention Turkish fire on the Dardanelles and preparations to abandon the straits.
Paris report says a German submarine was torpedoed and sunk by a French torpedo boat patrol between Mytileni and Tenedos, per an Athens dispatch to the Journal.
A Morning Post dispatch from Petrograd reports a Turco German submarine of a new German type sighted on the Kerch peninsula in the Crimea. The craft came to reconnoiter, exchanged shots with the shore, then retired at full speed, suggesting it traveled by sea to Turkish waters.
In Athens a heavy Romanian mobilization is reported with cavalry regiments and reserves called to arms. Northwestern railroad traffic is suspended to aid troop movements and all horses are requisitioned as the second reserve series joins the colors. The Austro German claim cites espionage suppression in Transylvania, though not taken seriously.
South Carolina voters go to the polls to decide statewide prohibition with the current county option system in place. The primary turnout was 132 000. polls open at 7 am and close at 4 pm, 6 pm in Charleston and Columbia. If approved prohibition would take effect January 1 next year.
The British steamship Saint Leonards cleared Philadelphia for Vladivostok by the Panama Canal carrying fifteen locomotives and six thousand tons of steel rails. The cargo, valued at about $575,000, was sent on the order of the Russian government.
Paris dispatch reports a new insurrectionary movement spreading from Lisbon to major Portuguese cities including Braga and Caxias. Martial law was declared in northern Portugal on August 29 to quell a monarchical movement.
Panama Canal is open for vessels drawing up to 28 feet after recent slides were cleared, per war department dispatches. Ellen Fleming files suit in chancery court for divorce from Ike Fleming, alleging a statutory offense and seeking alimony and remarriage rights.
Tuesday markets show receipts totaling 1,148 bales for Louisville and Nashville lines and 368 bales on the City of Mobile while total Southern Railroad shipments reach 10 bales. New Orleans cotton prices edged lower in early trade with futures closing mixed. New York and Liverpool markets moved on strong to steady swings with spot activity and key prices cited along with weekly summaries.
Mobile leaders push a major Gulf Coast Fair as a springboard for winter tourism. They criticize rail ads that bypass Mobile and outline efforts to attract visitors, organize farm exhibits, create New Settlers Day, and promote farming as Mobile’s growing asset with improved roads and a potential Jackson highway link.
An inquest into the Cedar Point Road crash that killed William Chenoweth and William Mason and injured Oscar Gordon will be held once the truck driver is located. Assistant Solicitor Jack Courtney said the driver’s testimony is crucial, and Coroner Hirshfield noted action depends on solicitor orders.
The sub committee of the ways and means committee of the Chamber of Commerce will visit the Mobile Electric Company plant tomorrow afternoon. They will meet at Sutton Brothers Drug Store at 4 o clock and go in a body. All who wish to make the trip are invited.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana M Clyburn a prominent jeweler was fatally wounded at his place of business by his 80 year old brother Monroe Clyburn who surrendered to police. Authorities say Monroe claimed his brother struck him with an ice pick prompting self defense. The brothers had recently quarreled over personal matters.
Washington reports no relief from the extreme heat lingering over the East and South since midweek. The Weather Bureau says the hot spell will continue for the next six hours while the West enjoys unseasonably cool conditions and freezing point temperatures push into many Rocky Mountain and plateau locations.
No 211 St Michael street brick building suitable for garage or warehouse. East side of Water street second and third north of Government two new stores in excellent condition cement floors and two show windows No 161 North Commerce street. Three story brick building in first stage condition Nos 610 512 Dauphin street two story brick building large show windows Attractive prices to desirable tenants.
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