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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1916

Page

3

War in Reichstag over U boat issue debated again

Berlin dispatch notes renewed and full discussion in the reichstag over the submarine issue. Letters between Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg and Admiral von Tirpitz are cited as driving the drift toward further debate and potential political fallout.

Reichstag Associated Press Berlin London Admiral von Tirpitz Bethmann-Hollwegg Valentin von Tirpitz

Friction Over Submarine Figures Reaches Bavarian Hearing

Letters claim Prof Valentin accused Admiral Von Tirpitz of falsifying submarine data and misguiding the Reichstag and chancellor about tonnage destroyed. The foreign office allegedly obtained correct figures from stolen papers. The Bavarian war ministry received an affidavit, fueling a discussion with the king during a recent audience.

Prof Valentin Admiral von Tirpitz Reichstag Foreign Office Admiralty Bavarian War Ministry Bavaria Great Britain

Free Cure for Catarrh Promises Overnight Relief

A letter offers a new method to cure catarrh without apparatus or drugs claiming instant success and free guidance. The author describes lifelong misery from catarrh, asserts personal and friends’ cures, and invites readers to write for details from Chicago Illinois.

Sam Katz

Coast defense and railroad officials named in Mobile notices

Captain Allen D. Raymond takes charge of Fort Morgan artillery and will guard Delaware coast defenses. Captain John Goodfellow to oversee Mobile coast defenses. Captain Collins heads Mobile line duties while visiting New York and Washington. General Superintendent Joseph Jaiviegel arrives in Mobile with family. Mrs. Greward reported ill. J M Murfree travels to Pass Christian. Rev John W Dunne notes health gain and New York street car strike impact. J H Andrews of Southern Railway on a short Montgomery trip.

Allen D. Raymond Fort Morgan Delaware John €. Goodfellow Secretary of War Mobile Joseph Uaviegel Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad York Ala Grevard John W. Dunne St. Matthew's Catholic Church Oakdale New York Father Dunne Brooklyn J. H. Andrews The Southern Railway Montgomery

Deaths and Funerals District notices for Bitzer Duggan Courtney

The paper lists funerals for Mrs. Maria Christina Bitzer at 3:30 and 4:00 PM with burial in Magnolia cemetery, pastors Rev. H M Hennig and Rev. O Donahue, and pallbearers named. John F. Duggan’s funeral was at 8:30 AM from Reed Avenue and 9:00 AM at St Mary’s Catholic Church with burial in Catholic cemetery and listed pallbearers. Kate Courtney of Vinegar Bend died Wednesday at 1:30 AM after a long illness. her body held for son from Detroit and funeral planned for Vinegar Bend.

M. C. Bitzer Maria Christina Bitzer Charles G. Roch St. Anthony Street H. M Hennig Magnolia Cemetery Messrs. A. Schiemann FE. Brodbeck, Sr Charles Tobler Messrs Charles Schimpff, Sr G. Mertz K. Jenne H. Jenne Charles Zundel August Konstanzer Ed. Brodbeck, Jr Ed. Konstanzer John F. Duggan North Reed Avenue St. Mary's Catholic Church Father O’donahue Creorge Finkbohner Ernest Jordan James Duggan Sidney Patterson Chamblin Patlerson Kate Courtney Vinegar Bend Alka Elisha Courtney F. &B. Courtney Detroit Michigan Vinegar Pond

Sister Mary Ready Dies After Illness at Convent

Sister Mary Ready of the Convent of the Visitation died Wednesday night at 7 after an illness of about four months. She was 68 years old.

Mary Ready Convent of the Visitation

President Wilson Sends Sympathy to Two Bereaved Women

President Wilson today sent condolence messages to the widow of Seth Low and to Miss Amelia E. B. White, daughter of Horace White, for their loss. The letters praise Low's distinguished public service and White's father's moral and intellectual society contributions.

Seth Low Grace White Asbury Park N. J Wilson Amelia EB. White Horace White Mrs. Low Woodrow Wilson Miss White Woodrow

Damages Sought Over Creek Obstruction Flood Loss

Six suits for 5000 dollars each were filed against the Columbus Producing Company after floods in Cabin Creek washed away homes and caused over 1 million dollars in damage. Plaintiffs accuse oil tanks and derricks at Miami West Virginia of obstructing the creek bed and deflecting floodwaters.

Charleston W. Va Columbus Cabin Creek Miami

Organized Civilians Clash With German Marines

London dispatch reports from Copenhagen that civilian marine clashes have surged. Last week multiple street fights resulted in fatalities and a Sunday incident saw civilians using knives attack marines near the railway, killing two and mortally wounding others.

London Reuter Copenhagen Wilhelmshaven Zeitung

Puss in Boots Jr Saves Family From House Fire

A fire swept a house to ashes while Puss Junior guided a mother with baby to safety. The family escaped to the porch roof and the father rescued the child, with neighbors summoning the fire brigade but the home burned despite efforts. The gray horse found shelter in the hay loft.

Puss Junior Puss

End Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises Remedy

A home remedy suggests using Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and sugar to relieve catarrhal deafness and head noises. Dissolve 1 ounce Parmint in 1 quarter pint hot water with 4 ounces sugar and take one teaspoonful four times daily. This preparation is claimed to open nostrils ease breathing and stop mucus drainage.

First Woman County School Head in Alabama

Mrs. J. M. Sanders of Troy was appointed county school superintendent by state superintendent J Feagin. She becomes the first woman in Alabama to hold the post, having effectively served as superintendent for a decade since her husband’s death last week. Pike county voters re-elected Sanders three years ago, treating a vote for her husband as a vote for her.

Montgomery Ala J. M. Sanders Troy J . Feagin Alabama Pike County Sanders

150 Anti-War Activists Arrested in Berlin

A Zurich dispatch reports 150 socialists arrested in Berlin on war agitation grounds. Though of military age, they are said to be sent to the front.

Berlin Associated Press London Wireless Press Zurich

Wright Huntington Dies Suddenly at 50

Cincinnati obituary notes Wright Huntington actor playwright and theatrical manager collapsed and died at age fifty while in Cincinnati on September 21. Huntington was a noted figure in theater circles with multiple roles in productions and management.

Cincinnati Ohio Wright Huntington Ile

Navy tests Curtiss N-9 flying boat at Newport News

The U S naval aeroplane board conducts acceptance tests of Curtiss N-9 school flying boats at Atlantic coast station in Newport News Virginia. Board members inspect parts for specifications while Victor Vernon tests high speed, low speed and climb. Tests may continue into tomorrow.

Newport News United States Naval Aeroplane Board Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station Curtiss Company United States Navy Department Victor Vernon

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