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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
4
The piece notes a European war paralyzing trans Atlantic commerce with only six American flagged liners safe, while foreign ships risk seizure. It discusses registry changes to boost American merchant marine, potential nonrecognition by warring nations, and blame on U S shipbuilders for obstructing American registry growth.
The article describes a nationwide Red Cross appeal to raise funds for war relief in Europe. It notes thousands of wounded, overflowing hospitals, and widespread homelessness with widows and orphans relying on charities. Volunteers from all walks of life offer Red Cross service and the organization states it will receive and forward Austrian Red Cross Society contributions for relief.
The Item urges Governor O Neal to intervene against the solvent credits tax in Mobile arguing it harms business during European war times. Merchants back the stance, noting the tax risks triple taxation of goods and calls for relief to prevent further harm to the city’s commerce. The paper reports it has wired the governor to take action.
The Cincinnati Enquirer lauds Southern enterprise citing a week of announcements highlighting progress and development. It argues the South is well equipped to combat idleness through strong community work, recalling Reconstruction era resilience against carpetbagger influence.
Mrs Havelock Ellis cites separation as a cure for boredom in marriage. Dr Mary Hamilton argues propinquity harms lasting love, claiming ancient cave man unions may have driven progress. The exchange critiques closeness as a factor in marriage stability and romance.
A satirical column notes Vic Huerta trails Bill Wied in titles yet promises a livelier Paris scene. It muses on courtship, marriage, and the tug between idealism and materialism with witty quips about women with pasts or futures.
The Chicago Tribune argues that public utilities must accept compulsory arbitration to prevent a rail strike. It warns that both unions and managers bear blame while the public bears the risks of warlike stalemate. Arbitration is labeled the only tolerable path amid worker investor and public interests.
The San Antonio Light reflects on Martin L. Clardy's probate will showing his humor in death. It notes lines about his residence, gifts to his two sons, and hopes death would come far in the future. The piece contrasts Anglo Saxon humor with Latin and Teutonic attitudes toward dying.
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt reflects on how suffering, when properly faced, shapes character into gentleness and resilience. It cites Longfellow and Emerson to argue tragedy fuels great work, while true triumph lies in how one responds with humility and courage.
A poetic excerpt from the New York Sun describes a storm as a wild, unchained force. The passage likens lightning to a crooked sword and depicts men shedding garments, facing the storm's rage as the world appears beastlike and terrifying.
The National Geographic note details Dumboy a Liberian cassava dish beaten into a sticky mass and eaten with soup. It also describes its use as gunshot ammunition and as leather stiffening in native weapons.
Hor ton Harris 24, secretary to Congressman Garland Dupre, shot and killed himself Monday night in Dupre’s New Orleans office. The body was found yesterday. relatives say they can assign no reason for the act.
Frank James, brother of Jesse James, appears as a berry picker at Edgewood Washington, living quietly after a life of crime. In Tacoma he discusses his past, the Northfield raid, and his reluctance to return to robbery, while his family and future plans are noted.
In a Washington dispatch Victor Elliott outlines how the Caribbean Sea sits at the center of American policy, with Cuba and the Platt Amendment shaping US relations. Haiti and Santo Domingo face financial tensions as Germany eyes Haiti revenue and a Mole St Nicholas coaling station looms as a potential prize after the Panama Canal.
A Kansas visitor at the New York Athletic Club explains beard growth math from 63 years of shaving. He calculates an eight inch per week growth over 409 weeks and jokes a whiskered life could have won elections, then dismisses politics and enjoys the moment.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick at the Vanderbilt Hotel in New York discussed London's militant suffragettes. He called them brave and self sacrificing, noting their valor and even recounting a London tea shop anecdote about suffragettes eating all the food before heading home from prison.
A Butler county girl, daughter of a touring car owner, modifies the Lord's Prayer to Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who try to pass us in a car related jab reported by the Moberly Democrat in Missouri.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes that George Fred Williams wants a deputy position in government, but the United States government maintains authority and no strings are attached to him.
Chicago News reports that U.S. soldiers and sailors in Vera Cruz are teaching local youth baseball to promote education and cultural exchange amid the Mexican educational effort.
A New York World quote likens Felix Diaz to a dangerous pest to Mexico’s stability, comparing him to a Jersey mosquito that threatens the integrity of the latest battleship.
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