Yom Kippur Observed and War Memories Weave In
The piece notes Yom Kippur observed in Mobile as in Jewish communities worldwide. It recalls a 1870s battle near Metz where Jewish soldiers paused for prayer amid the siege, and mentions Jewish troops in various armies. It also references political organizing in New York and election machinery under Fred L. Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Europe
Tammany
Gotham
Allo
Act To the Herald
Fred L. Marshall
Financial markets buoyant amid war loan hopes and Arabic uncertainty
Commerce and finance writers report Wall Street in eminently satisfactory condition as traders await a possible amicable settlement of the Arabic tragedy. A successful Allied loan in America could unlock demand for U S products and munitions, boosting a market perceived to improve with favorable crop prospects and railroad earnings. Confidence in Washington Berlin diplomacy strengthens the dollar’s appeal across regions.
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Wall Street
Washington
Berlin
America
United States
White House
South American Trade and American Export Opportunities
Dr. L. B. Rowe urges quick action by American exporters to seize South American trade opportunities created by the war. He cites distrust and cash payment demands from South American firms, suggesting American representatives should study conditions firsthand and build credit terms to compete with European exporters. He argues that selling to South America is similar to selling to Europe and calls for better banking facilities and credit relations.
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Mobile
Dr. L. 8. Rowe
Pan-American Financial Congress
United States
England
Germany
France
South America
Europe
Cotton Situation Signals Stronger Prices This Season
Weekend cotton activity rose with the staple gaining for the balance of the season. Wall Street consensus points to a crop in poor condition in Texas and Egypt, with government estimates around 65 to 69.2 percent short. Demand at Liverpool and domestically grows as exports exceed last year, while US mills utilize 464,486 bales in August, a 20 percent rise.
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Wiseacres
Wall Street
Texas
Egypt
Liverpool
United States
Sypumaapongg
Editorials by Item Readers
Communications on live matters of general welfare solicited with conditions. Sign name and address, write not more than 300 words, use one side, enclose return envelope. Avoid partisan topics and libel, no anonymous submissions. The Item will print statements by the author only. Repeats discouraged.
Catholic Viewpoint on Christian Church Origins Reiterated
A reader letters page from St Mary’s Church discusses the origins of the Christian church, contrasting Catholic theology with the idea that Christ established only the Christian religion. The exchange covers authority, papal power, apostolic succession, and the evolving concept of “church” versus “religion.”
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St. Mary’s Church
Mobile Item
Constantinople
Boniface III
Christ
Peter
Certai
God
Russians Show Determination On Dvina Front
London dispatch from Sept 20 quotes a Russian front correspondent reporting a brutal, continuous battle near Dvinsk. Russians hold three deep trench lines amid heavy artillery, counterattacks, and improving ammunition supply, while Germans press with greater forces and lose heavily. The evacuation of Dvinsk proceeds orderly as the population flees, and Russian rear operations are described as stubborn and rising in effectiveness despite winter nearing.
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London
The
Times Today
Dvinsk
Dvina
Warsaw
Dyinsk
Riga
Donsk
Dredging Considered for Fort Bayou Entrance Ocean Springs
W W Toxey of Mobile's engineer office studied dredging the Fort Bayou entrance at Ocean Springs Mississippi. A 200 foot mud bar hampers navigation. a 100 by 10 foot channel would require about 7 000 yards dredged to improve flow and attract New Orleans and Mobile freight lines. Local enterprise plans a public pier once a channel is secured and Ocean Springs Canning Company ramps up orders after a fishermen strike settlement.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Fort Bayou
W. W. Toxey
Mobile
New Orleans
Lundy
Out of Town Battle House-R and Local Notables
A fragmented list shows attendees and residents linked to social or club events in multiple cities. Names include Patterson of Pensacola Edward Simon Chicago Harry Lage Cincinnati R T Wilson New York Miss Brown Long Beach Miss Lehman New Orleans Ira Rogers East Orange L A Bienville B H Magee Laurel Miss Clark Baltimore Durand New Orleans G G Wade Macon Miss Tucker Thomasville Ala Norton Richmond Va and others across Alabama Mississippi Georgia Louisiana Illinois California and Tennessee with numerous couples and individual participants.
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Battle House
R. Y. Patterson
Pensacola
Fla
Edward W. Simon
Chicago
Ill
Harry L. Lage
Cincinnati
R. T. Wilson
New York City
Mary G. Brown
Long Beach
Miss
M. Lehman
New Orleans
Ira F. Rogers
East Orange
N. J. Bienville
P. Magee
Laurel
William F. Clark
Baltimore
Mda
Louis P. Durand
Shubuta
Mre. P. A. House
Nashville
Atlanta
J. C. Roberts
Grand Bay
Ala
M. H. Clayton
Wallace
St. Andrew
E. L. Duclos
F. H. Davis
Suggsville
A. K. McMillan
Chicora
C. W. Stallsworth
Silas
Joseph Wright
Pascagoula
W. Cc. Smith
Tech
H. Ray Windsor
R. M. Dyer
Robertsdale
J. B. Carter
Citronelle
J. F. Kelley
V. Lockesh
Tuscaloosa
C.8. Thompkins
Stockton
Special Fair Rates Offered by Railroads for Wilmer Fair
Railroads announce reduced fares for county fairs under Gulf Coast Fair Association. Wilmer fair October 15-16 offers one fare plus 25 cents round trip. The event highlights Wilmer's development with premium winners to be shipped to Charleston West Virginia.
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Gulf Coast Fair Association
Wilmer
Charleston
Kana
Faithful Signoff From Rev T J Baton
A brief relic note ends with tire and eternity references as Rev T J Baton signs off a correspondence with devotion and finality.
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T. J. Baton
Uncle Wiggily Fights Foxes and Feeds the Hungry Mice
Uncle Wiggily visits Mr Pigg's barber shop to trim whiskers while helping a ragged mouse family and keeping Aunt Flippity Flop in mind. A fox locks him in the chair but the mouse family frees him with gnawed ropes. Mr Pigg returns with danger averted and Uncle Wiggily shares cheese cake and work for the mice.
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Tonseara
Jane Fuszy Wuszzy
Mr. Long Ears
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggily
Uncle
Jane
Flippity Flop
Mr. Pigg
Nurse Jane
Mrs. Bow Wow
Mr. Mouse
Guinea Pigg
Buddy
Brighteyes
Mr. Pigs
Mr. Longears
Barber Pigg
Old Fox
Fox
Mr. Rabbit
Rabbit
Gener Oa
Father Mouse
Mouse
Unknown Negro Robs Express Messenger on Train at Whistler
Special Agent Charles Smith reports an unknown Black man grabbed a Smith and Wesson revolver from the northbound Mobile and Ohio passenger train’s express messenger Saturday night around eight. The messenger, who was on the platform smoking mosquitoes, could not describe the robber.
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Charles Smith
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Whistler
Holcombe
Smith & Wesson
Mobile and Ohio
Gulfport Fixes 1920 County and School Tax Rates
Gulfport Mississippi. September meeting of the board of supervisors set general county and district tax levies for the year. General levies across the county total five and a fraction mills with school districts ranging from three to ten mills. Road taxes are 1.25 mills in the second district and 0.5 mill in the third district, with two mills included in the county total.
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Lsvice. Ee
Gulfport
Miss
Board of Supervisors
Delisle
Lyman
Nugent
War year recaps report no peace moves and fronts shift
Count Von Berkstorff states Germany has made no move for peace and no separate terms for Belgium. President Wilson regrets unfounded stories of his peace plans. French and German war offices claim advances in France and Lorraine with German forces reportedly pushed back seven miles. Serbia admits evacuation of Berlin sector for strategic reasons.
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Count von Berkstorff
Germany
Belgium
Wilson
France
Serbia
Serlin
Delftware and Venezuela dispute discussed in Q and A
Delftware is a Delft Holland pottery dating from the 16th to 18th centuries and once common in America but now rare as Holland ceased production. The Venezuela Britain Guiana frontier dispute sparked President Cleveland's Monroe Doctrine era controversy over title to a border area.
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Cleveland
J Ans
British Guiana
Venezuela
One Performance Only at Empire Tonight
Amusements note shows Eulalie Jensen and Temple Saxon in a thrilling photo drama about a jewel heist with a daring impersonation. G M Anderson and Marguerite Clayton star in Broncho Billy and the Lumber King, a local favorite and drawing card. Tuesday features Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings in The Diamond From the Sky and Helen Holmes in A Girl’s Grit with Hearst Selig News Pictorial. Admission five or six cents.
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Eulalie Jensen
Temple Saxon
Empire
G. M. Anderson
Marguerite Clayton
Mr. Anderson
Lottie Pickford
Irving Cummings
Helen Holmes
Hearst-Selig News
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New York
Tribune of Louls
TELEF
ONES
Editorial & News Bell
A. B. OC
Auditor’s Report
Audit Bureau of Circulations
City Net
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Alabama
George Klingle
Minne Apolis
Commerce and Finance
Thomasville
London Times
Aline
Everett True
J. A. Gilmore
U.S
Howard R. Garis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
E_.H. BRITTON
Dauphin St
Masonic Temple
Western Electric Co
Schneder- Alidor Electric Co
ST. Emanual
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