MOBILE ITEM COMPANY ADS AND EDITORIAL MASTHEAD
The fragment shows a Mobile Alabama newspaper page with mentions of the Mobile Item Company Inc. editor and treasurer E O Connell and travel of distribution to Baldwin County Gulfport Biloxi Pascagoula and surrounding towns. It includes subscription and carrier rates and mentions Associated Press and International News Service.
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The War-Horse Unintimidated Denial On Johnston Retirement
In Mobile on April 2, 1919 officials deny rumors Senator Joseph F Johnston plans to retire at term end. A flood of letters in support of Johnston’s candidacy counters reports from Washington and claims by Hodson allies. Rep. Clayton says no info on retirement and would not speak for himself, while Rep. Underwood remains in the House with leadership.
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Alabama
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Senator Johnston
Washington
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Underwood
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Mobile
Senate
Biggest Ship in the World Europa to be launched at Hamburg
The steamship Europa of the Hamburg American line, largest ocean liner, will be launched in Hamburg with Prince Rupprecht christening under Prince Rogert Ludwig of Bavaria. At 950 by 100 feet, she will enter trans Atlantic service in spring 1914 as the second of three sisters after the Imperator. The vessel features a double hull, 80,000 candle power searchlight, and 84 lifeboats, designed after the Titanic disaster to improve safety.
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New York
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Fixing the Rules to Suit the Times
President Wilson pushes reforms to senate and house rules to empower committees and elect chairs by majority on each panel. The aim is to place conference committees under presidential influence, improving passage of his measures. Caucuses will debate formal adoption of the changes.
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Curious crowds view cubist art exhibit in Chicago
More than 15 000 people attended Sunday to see cubist works as Chicago residents reacted with awe and curiosity amid recent local debates and tensions.
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Chicago
Age Herald Opposes August Primary For City Commissioner
The Age-Herald condemns Birmingham Democrats for proposing an August primary for the city commission seat to succeed Commissioner Exum, arguing that early or prolonged campaigns hinder business. It urges less politics and more practical work to boost Alabama cities and their commission government.
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Age Herald
Alabama
Mobile
Commission
Progressive Challenge to the Democrats
Progressive lawmakers prepare to push forty novel measures in a special congressional session. Leader Victor Murdock outlines a 32 bill slate spanning issues from child labor to flood control for discussion in Washington. The group vows to test Democratic promises and emulate a bold policy agenda.
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Senate
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Mississippi
Few Wilson Men Among Applicants
A Houston Chronicle correspondent cites Washington reports that 47 of 100 voters for Wilson sought federal jobs, arguing the figure reflects those who opposed Bryan and Wilson and now seek government positions. He notes anti Bryan Wilson voters in Texas and elsewhere now petition for office, urging departmental scrutiny of political history.
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Marie Claire novel sparks France debate again
The Asheville Citizen cites renewed French controversy over Marguerite Audoux's Marie Claire. It notes Audoux’s background as a seamstress, minimal formal schooling, and how the book’s appeal lies in what it withholds rather than in explicit events, with critics suggesting literary adaptation by prominent authors helped the work reach readers.
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Marguerite Audoux
Marie Claire
Octave Mirabeau
Marguerit Audoux
Asheville
Southern ports to become world trade centers
The article argues the South holds over half the U S coastline and its strategic position with major rivers draining to the Atlantic and Gulf. It cites the Mississippi system and a coastal tilt to Southern ports, aided by capital in transportation, as yielding future growth in foreign and coastwise trade to the South Atlantic and Gulf ports. The piece references James J. Hill and asserts Southern ports will handle vast commerce, with ample depth and access to waters.
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James J. Hill
Minneapolis
Lake Country
Man pays farmer after dog killed in road incident
A driver hits a dog on a country road and, after stopping, offers the farmer ten dollars. The farmer accepts, then, as the car departs, muses aloud about who owned the dog, reflecting on the incident as described in Harper's Magazine.
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Harper’s Magazine
Flood disaster stretches cash needs across the West
New York reports banks in the city foresee a hundred million dollars in new capital needed to cover dead losses from Western floods and storms. Europe’s Balkan war end may relieve funds, enabling U.S. aid to flood zones while Eastern banks prepare to support afflicted communities.
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United States Steel Corporation
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Government remount program expands but stalls new purchases
Washington dispatch reports the Agriculture Department will pause new stallion purchases as it notes rapid progress in rehabilitating the mounted army branch. It lists 44 stallions bought in 1913 including Morgan, Standard bred, American saddle, and thoroughbreds, with breeding stations at Fort Royal Virginia and other frontier locations.
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Victor Elliott
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Fort Royal
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Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
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August Surpont
New York
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Versailles
Camden
Belmont
Seaboard
Hello Nation Shows Broad Reach of Bell Company
Leslie's Weekly notes Bell Telephone's scale with a daily talk total over 26 million and 70 000 service points. It highlights 7 500 000 telephone stations and a 43 million dollar annual earnings, with most shares owned by women and brokers under 7 percent.
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Leslie’s
Two Souls In Quiet Paris Meet Between Duchess And Newswoman
In a Paris street near Saint Sulpice a duchess and a newswoman, both altered by sorrow, form a quiet bond. They exchange confidences about their sick child and mutual care, their fear easing as hope grows that their daughters Genevieve and Victorine will meet and heal.
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Our Wool Duties Questioned in Tariff Debate
Thomas Walker Page argues in The North American Review that adjusting compensatory wool duties is essential to avoid economically unjustified protection. He notes wool imports are large and that domestic wool production remains modest while wool-using industries exceed 700 million dollars in annual output.
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Thomas Walker Page
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North American Review
Clergyman Confesses Curate Used Sermon For Christmas
A sudden departure left a clergyman's curate to deliver Christmas services. On returning home the pastor asked his wife about the sermon. She called it the poorest she had heard. The curate then told the clergyman he preached one of his own sermons.
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Ladies Home Journal
Woman Legislator Defeats Segregation Bill With Sharp Mock
In Colorado a segregation measure aims to limit public women to city sections. Representative Biles suggests adding a similar rule for men. Mrs. Marshall opposes, joking that the plan would leave no men left. Memphis News-Scimitar reports.
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Memphis News-Scimitar
A Bold Stage Twist for a Boston Symphony Concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra visit to a eastern university finds a marble throne on the small stage. The hall’s center seat is reserved for the first bassoonist, a dignified, bald headed German, as the orchestra prepares to perform. The scene blends humor with ceremony in a memorable concert setting.
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