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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1921
Page
1
Report from Mobile describes tensions as members clash over site selection and actions by lodge officers. Pamphlets circulate about the upcoming convention and local delegates face scrutiny amid disagreements within the Mobile lodge and council.
Rome reports two Italian cruisers at Porto Bargo after rioting in Fiume leaves five dead and ten wounded. Unrest follows Giolitti cabinet fall. Carabinieri push out Arditti forces as fascist demonstrations erupt near the city and at the bridge guarded by Alpine troops.
A federal court case in Pensacola affecting Gulf Florida and Mobile Commerce traffic faces delays. The Public Service Commission hearing set for July 5 at Monidine addresses rail line crossings and potential impact on local merchants and rates. R. G. Cobb notes the case hinges on whether any break in the railroad line alters commerce freight.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a traffic board proposal involving a haul route near Anad and Via. Readable terms reference a proposed plan by the traffic bureau to begin a project, with brief mentions of schedules and oversight.
A confusing clipping reports a meteoric event and a near miss by a comet, noting the Pons-Wen group departing from expected influences. The Daphne Camp Salvation Army camp is praised for success with Army corps enrollment at 213, suggesting a civic or religious outreach effort.
City commission exempted two thirds of Pythian Castle Hall Association property from taxes amid a rebate of 88.21 to 132.43 for benevolent use. Young Men's Benevolent Association property exemption was denied as the entire property served commercial purposes. A thanks resolution to Mobile and Staples for Pascagoula fire aid was read and signed by Mayor Lewis. The mayor can borrow 30,000 from First National to cover city obligations, and 9,705.42 was appropriated for interest on water works and sewer bonds.
Mobile county registration opens July 5 for those not registered or seeking ward transfers. Books stay open 10 days then close until 1922. general registration planned January to March with precinct visits. County total registration exceeds 9,000. interest in the September municipal election grows this week.
The committee plans to present before the State Highway Commission to advocate a broad route for the Leben Mobile and Chickasaw section. Appointments are expected tonight or Wednesday. A Montgomery visit date may be set then. Telegraph road advocates urge surveys of Telegraph and St Stephens roads for exact construction costs.
Mobile county rural mail carriers will attend the Alabama Rural Letter Carriers convention in Montgomery for a two day session starting Monday July 4. Nearly fifteen rural carriers operate in Mobile county and many will attend since Monday is a holiday.
A New York ferry carrying 1500 to 2000 passengers collided with a tanker in heavy fog off George Street in Staten Island. The ferry suffered heavy damage but no leaks and safely reached its slip at St George with all passengers landing.
Governor Morgan reaffirms martial law in Ming County and orders the assessor to enroll all liable for military duty. Sheriff to draft 130 men or accept 130 volunteers for 69 days to enforce orders and uphold West Virginia law under the proclamation.
A conference will gather bankers, manufacturers, and experts under the governor to discuss policies. It aims to align with public welfare, influence Congress, and promote American industry for world markets and foreign trade expansion.
Otto Reinhart of 313 South Royal Street and Johanna White of the same address were arrested today by Connie Austin state law enforcement on alleged prohibitions violations. Officers reported three quarts of blackberry wine and a half pint of whiskey found at the location. Both were released on bond.
Justice of the Peace E G Bradley at Citronelle convicts Angelo Trotter and Sidney Larry for taking and using a citizen’s automobile. They are sentenced to one year hard labor on the public road, beginning this morning. This marks a record sentence for the offense in Mobile County.
County Commissioners A. G. Ward Albert Freeland and Finley McFadyen began a road inspection of northern Mobile County. They toured St Stephens road from the city limits to the county line and traveled via Mount Inon and the Telegraph road this afternoon.
Charles G. Dawes, newly named director of the budget, told President Harding and cabinet members today his ideas for implementing the budget system across departments. The briefing was described as orderly but not unprecedented.
In Santa Ana on June 28 Juan Torres pled guilty to beating his wife and requested punishment. The court commanded three lashes with a rawhide, delivering three large welts in open court.
NOKE Va June 28 Saw a way through steel bars and found cells unlocked Kaedn and Charles Wilkes two bank robbers who had been convicted and sentenced to 40 years each made their escape from the local jail early this morning They were bound for the state penitentiary William Walsh confederate remains in jail It is thought Wilkes and Walsh were captured here on Roan 19 after a pistol battle in which another alleged robber was killed and one officer wounded A fight followed the robbery of the Bank of Glasgow about 600 miles away in which bonds currency amounts to over 100 were taken and at least some money was found in the men possession
IHEFFIELD Alabama June 28 Representatives of the United States Steel Corporation will visit Sheffield soon to study the project at Shoals waterpower development on the Tennessee River. Nitrogen plants are complete and ready. dam construction is about 50 percent finished.
Virginia Hic 20 at Maryland General Hospital after a suicide attempt cites men’s preference for beauty over homemaking. She laments that romance favors clothes and display, says she and her lover planned marriage until a rival reshaped his affections. She refuses to name him.
Rev Dr John Roach Straton of Cavalry Baptist church writes a quip filled sermon. He jokes that Mary had a late skirt and says the fashion should align with sanitation and modesty, while criticizing outdated street-sweeping styles.
The weather bureau reports a Caribbean disturbance centered over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico between Yucatan and Tampico moving northwestward. Vessels from Mexican waters are advised to exercise caution as local thunderstorms are expected in the next day and a half. temperatures remain above normal except in New England and along the Pacific coast.
Rail shop employees nationwide backed by nearly seven to one against the 12 percent pay cut ordered by the railroad labor board effective July 1. Officials in Chicago report the vote as a surprise to labor leaders, who sought acceptance to avoid a full strike.
Representative Ansorge of New York announced a plan with ten others to hold a meeting for about 100 new Republican members to discuss progress at the current special session. He said the group wants to cut red tape and push action, not revolt, and named other signatories including Clark New York Knight Ohio Gernerd Pennsylvania Hogan Nevada Arentz Wisconsin Beck Maine Beedy Connecticut Fenn Illinois Funk and Lineberger California.
Washington reports Germany has fulfilled a wartime pledge by delivering rail material. Official figures show 3,419 state owned and 61 private railway cars sent to Belgium, and 1,492 state owned plus 113 private cars to France.
In Minneapolis on June 28 the Motion Picture Owners Association of America executive committee adopted plans to unite 16 leading independent distributors into a cooperative organization called the movie trust. They aim to raise 2 million dollars for a nationwide advertising campaign.
Mrs. Jo Milam was killed and a daughter fatally wounded at the Milam farm near Fulton Kentucky as shots were fired. The husband, Milam, fled before officers arrived. cause of shooting not yet determined.
Christiania dispatch says the maritime court awarded the Christiania based Christians and Tug Boat Company 420 600 00 kroner for salving the steamer Panola of the United States Shipping Board in the North Sea last summer. The agent of the vessel and cargo was eight million kroner.
An investigation begins after a large brick wall surrounding a New Orleans area play space toppled onto a sidewalk, killing one child and injuring several others. The wall, about 12 feet high, fell late yesterday as children played nearby.
Washington June 28 Prohibition Commissioner Haines says the rule of reason is adopted for federal enforcement and he will consider medical professionals concerns under the Volstead Act He notes many agents furloughed for lack of funds are being reinstated with 373 of 740 laid off back on duty.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on June 28 dairymen investigated cow deaths after milking cows ate mash used to make moonshine whiskey. Analysis showed concentrated lye mixed with grain to speed fermentation, the added kick proving fatal to some cows. The still’s former location was found, but it had been moved.
The Joseph Seep Agency in Pittsburgh announced price reductions on six grades of crude oil. Pennsylvania prices drop by 25 cents to 2.25 per barrel, other grades lowered 20 cents to new levels including Ragland and Somerset Heavy. Prices will apply at wells.
Burglars rifled a Parma Missouri store cash drawer and took a small sum. Two days later the proprietor received a threatening letter claiming the thief had taken twenty two dollars and warning of another break in.
Police and firemen in Quebec arrest eight strikers after they quit work over a wage board award. Wilfrid Gerepy, head of the firemen's union, among those taken from homes before midnight. settlement talks with arbitration urged by leaders.
New York New Haven and Hartford railroad filed with the Commerce Commission for an eight million dollar loan. The company already received more than 33 million in securities and advances under federal control and plans a 15 year maturity. Proposes securities include 33 million in own bonds and bonds of the New York Ontario and Western railroad. Funds would finance additions improvements and interest payments.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway to acquire and operate a 100 mile line from Bastrop Louisiana to Crossett Arkansas. The agency also allowed abandonment of a section in Riley County and to enter contracts with Pacific and Louisiana Bluff railroads for trackage. The commission found some contracts not under its jurisdiction.
In New Orleans on June 2 plans are set for a Fourth of July veterans event. A rain insurance policy was arranged and $1 has been taken off by an informant in the monster ce of be staged by the veterans.
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