The Mobile Item Newspaper Information and Contacts
The Mobile Item Company Inc founded 1881 reorganized 1912 publishes seven papers weekly including Sunday edition. Located at 10 18 St Emanuel Street Mobile AL. Names: J C Van Antwerp president, C Son vice president and GM, Albep Bush secretary treasurer, John C Oconnell editor. Associated Press and International News Service, Foreign Advertising by Albert Hanson. Rates: daily and Sunday mail $4.09. Sunday only $1.00. carrier in Mobile area $5.00 per year.
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Mobile Item Company Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
J. C
van Antwerp
C. Son
Albe P. Bush
John C. Oconne
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Internaional
Sso
Hal Commas Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Mana
Fifth Ave
New York
York
Gubeiba
Baldwin County
Gulfport
Biloxi
Pasca
Electrocution Hailed as Needed Change in Alabama Death Penalty
In Mobile on April 4 1913 a newspaper recounts that a failed 1911 attempt to switch Alabama from hanging to electrocution would have spared the botched Walter Jones execution in Montgomery. The article cites cruel and unusual punishment and urges legislative adoption of the electric chair.
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Alabama
Walter Jones
Montgomery
Hay
Jones
Federal Child Labor Law and Court Ruling Sparks Reform Push
Prominent New York lawyers view the Supreme Court decision as foreshadowing a broader federal role in regulating child labor. The Child Welfare League plans a new bill asserting Congress's interstate commerce power to curb child labor, arguing state efforts fail and acknowledging cases of migratory Tennessee lawmakers escaping quorum to avoid law.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Child Welfare League
Congress
Albert J. Beveridge
Beveridge
Tion
New Jersey
Tennessee
United States Senate
Advocates Pay Public Schools debated by G H Schrader pamphlet
Edith Rockwell Hall reviews G H Schrader of New York pamphlet on pay public schools in America. He argues fees for higher grades would create better, more just schooling and reduce crime and sickness among the poor while funding from those who can pay. The piece notes English and German practice and calls for a graded system based on capacity and need.
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Edith Rockwell Hall
The
Journal of Education
G. H. F. Schrader
New York
America
Mr. Schrader
England
Germany
Schrader
Literary Sketch Sparks Rhetorical Debate
A playful draft asks what the parties might say under current tensions. It invites readers to imagine voices, compare imagined statements, and contrast them with friends reactions to the scene as presented.
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Volved
New England iron maker notes bankers curb on office building funding
A leading New England iron producer reports bankers in large eastern cities will not finance new or large office buildings for the foreseeable future. The trend, linked to overbuilding in New York and other cities, may constrain real estate promoters and shift capital toward other regions and assets.
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New York
New England
Pacific Coast Point
United States
New York City
Lower
Wall Street
Wall and Broad Streets
J. P. Morgan & Co
Fourth Avenue
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
Lewis Cass Ledyard
New Haven Railroad Company
Charles S. Mellen
Ledyard
John G. Milburn
Milburn
Buffalo
McKinley
James C. Carter
Henry B. Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Lewis Cass
West Point
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Michigan Gentral
Detroit
New Haven Railroad
Holland
Settlers Benefit From Firsthand Land Deals
A Chicago letter from R. T. Cross argues that Midwestern homeseekers prefer buying Alabama land directly from local owners to avoid inflated prices from Northern speculators. The Item praises farm bureaus and Chamber of Commerce efforts to connect buyers with fair-price sellers, boosting local development and reducing local discontent.
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R. T. Cross
United States Land Show
Chicago
Mobile County
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Jones
Montgomery
Alabama
Middle Western
South
Harnessing Nature's Forces Risks and Remedies
Washington notes on controlling fire water earth and air to prevent disasters. Discusses floods tornadoes floods defenses like fireproofing trees flood reservoirs and government roles amid state resistance and Wilson administration debate. Includes mention of National Conservation Commission and potential huge power from reservoirs.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Middle West
National Conservation Commission
Interior Lane
Wilson
English as She Is Wrote From Hotel Notices Abroad
A quirkily faulty English notice from a Swiss hotel mocks translation errors. The piece blends hotel policy phrases with a discussion of flood control and forest conservation, noting U S presidents and French river examples to illustrate policy debate.
Editorial Snippets Reflect Early 20th Century Views on Women
A collage of newspaper quips on women’s roles and suffrage from U S papers. Jokes contrast register skills with domestic work and entertain notions on marriage and voting. Commentary mocks English suffrage, fashion, and gender norms with sharp, era specific wit.
Womanly Woes and Stage Frights in Domestic Life
A Jacksonville Times-Union remark reflects on marital strain and self-consciousness after a women’s pursuit of a husband ends in marriage. The piece contrasts social expectations with personal mishaps and a striking auto accident image to illustrate gendered pressure.
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Mercy
John
Jacksonville Times-Union
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