The Mobile Item Reorganized and Reestablished in 1910
The Mobile Item announces its reorganization and reestablishment in April 1910 after being founded in 1881. The paper notes management by John C. O Connell as secretary and treasurer and lists office locations including Mobile and New York. It highlights Associated Press and international news coverage with staff details and subscription options.
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ST. Emanuel
Natice
Esece
Bush
JOHN _C. O'CONNELL
Associated Press
International News Ser
Southern
Alpert Hanson
Mobile
Fifth Ave
New York
Ono York
Ite
Bastorial and
News Bell
Bell
Parallel Between Sulzer Impeachment and The Price of Place
The piece notes a striking parallel between Governor Sulzer’s impeachment and Sam Blythe’s serial in the Saturday Evening Post. It suggests Blythe’s Washington insider details reflect real events about a congressman who gambled and rose to power by portraying political purity, mirroring Sulzer’s downfall and his wife’s alleged blame.
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Sulzer
New York
Sam Blythe
Saturday Evening Post
Washington
Blythe
Haseen
Memorial masthead honors late Montgomery Advertiser chief
The Montgomery Advertiser updates its masthead to name Frank P. Glass as president and Will T. Sheehan as editor. A memorial line honors Major William Wallace Screws who led the paper from 1865 to 1913, reflecting the deep loss felt by the staff and community.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Frank P. Glass
Will T. Sheehan
William Wallace
Alabama
Spangler
Dress Reform Push Aims at Modest Women Styles
The Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs launches a nation wide dress reform effort arguing current women’s fashion is unsuitable for modest women. It asks manufacturers to provide looser skirts and new patterns with two yard bottom widths for a 36 inch bust and proportional sizes.
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Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs
Minnesota
Federation
Press and Mexico War Talk Faces Press Unity
President Wilson aligns with Senator Williams who accuses a bureau of stirring war with Mexico. He defends the press against sensationalist outlets and recalls Taft era restraint, praising the majority of newspapers for maintaining peace and urging continued self restraint amid market investors who may seek conflict.
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Mexico
Wilson
John Sharpe Williams
Taft
Mr. Taft
Senatorial Fate and Public Opinion on Henry III
The passage notes mixed media reactions to Henry III and Governor ad, contrasting newspapers that disfavor the governor with those that favor Captain Hobson, reflecting political tensions and public sentiment.
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Phy
Senate
Henry 3
Jon
Captain Hobson
Bremen Cotton Exchange resumes future trading amid tariff debate
The Picayune notes Bremen plans to resume selling cotton futures as Congress debates penalizing futures trading. It warns that such anti option moves could push cash and speculative activity to European markets, recalling Germany's shift after a 19th century anti speculation law. In Texas a farmers meeting formed a committee to oppose the Clarke amendment, urging Texas friends in Congress to resist the tariff rider. Alabama farmers are urged to take notice.
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New Orleans Picayune
Bremen
Germany
Reichstag
The
Picayune
Bremen Cotton Exchange
Waco
Texas
Congress
San Antonio Express
Alabama
Is Socialism Waning in the United States?
The piece notes a drop in Socialist club members from 135,900 to 85,000 since last November, based on the Socialist organization’s publicity director. The Indianapolis News suggests that both radicalism and Socialism are waning in the country.
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Eugene V. Debs
United States
Indianapolis News
A Line o Cheer Each Day o Year by John Kendrick Bangs
August heat is hated by some yet I defend it as a warm glow in the heart of a friend. The verse contrasts August’s heat with friendly warmth and personal resilience.
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John Kendrick Bangs
At Forty Winds Mar Her Beauty in Verse and Verse
The poem parodies age and beauty noting forty winters mar a brow yet the subject remains lively and sought after. A speaker named S. E. Kiser humorously imagines beauty aging with flirtation and charm sustained into forty with doctors and fashion.
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S. E. Kiser
Register's square flop on Comer and Henderson
The Birmingham News lambastes the Register for a perceived double standard in its treatment of Mr Comer versus Mr Henderson. It notes the paper once harshly criticized Comer during 1906-1911 while praising Henderson, and questions the motives behind the current shift in tone.
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Birmingham News
Kolb
Wallace
Seed and Comer
Henderson
Mobile Registaw
Register
Comer
Heavy coffee consumption by country and people
The United States leads global coffee intake with 860 million pounds last year averaging 9.35 pounds per person. Germany and South Africa follow, with 5.80 and 7 pounds respectively, while Britain trails at 0.65. Holland tops per capita at 15.12 pounds, Belgium at 10.00. Also noted is the planned dedication of the Lincoln memorial library in Dennysville Maine, gifted by descendants of General Benjamin Lincoln, and New York City leader McAneny calls for municipal ice plants to serve city power houses with goods sold at cost in 53 stations.
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United States
Germany
South Africa
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
Indianapolis News
Lincoln Memorial Library
Dennysville
Benjamin Lincoln
Washington Negro Camp Meeting Reflects Southern Tone
Special Correspondent describes a Washington area negro camp meeting near the city, detailing rural and urban worship, prayer rituals, chants, and emotional ecstasy as the gathering lasts from evening until midnight with believers swaying, singing, and sometimes fainting.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Iself
Washington City
Christian Science
District of Columbia
Capitol
Opane City
Sen
Jesus
Governor O Neal Appoints Senator to Fill Vacancy
The governor of Alabama appoints a United States senator to fill the vacancy created by the death of Joseph F. Johnston. Legal opinions differ on whether the seventeenth amendment restricts gubernatorial appointments, but the governor believes he is acting within his rights. The choice aims to resolve a complex constitutional issue.
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O'Neal
United States
Joseph F. Johnston
Senate
Birmingham Age-Herald
Two Parties in Kentucky Show Progressive Party Dead
Figures from the direct primary in Kentucky published by the Evening Post yesterday show the Progressive party extinct in the state. Normal two party conditions are near, with two parties contesting for supremacy in Louisville and beyond.
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Kentucky
Evening Post
Progressive Party
Polita
Louisville
New Currency Bill Faces Bipartisan Support Claims
Leader Mann predicts broad backing for a new currency measure with some Republicans likely to vote yes. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports optimism about cross party approval.
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Mann
Memphis
The Trombone Postman of Schwalbach
A starving German trombone player named Zimmerman arrives at a Paris poste restante seeking his letters from Schwalbach. He asks for a letter from Gretchen, his wife, and shares how seven lines in seven different handwritings kept him hopeful. His tale moves the postmaster, who later hears a trombone tribute from Zimmerman.
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Robertin
Zimmerman
Schwalbach
Herr Zimmerman
Bischwiller
Kanton Schwalbac
Paris
Poste Restante
Gretchen
Steel trust faces criticism over reported earnings
The New York World denounces the steel trust for claiming record net earnings for a quarter, arguing such a move betrays patriotic duty during hard times. It accuses finance leaders of treachery for opposing tariff reform and trying to scare the public about a Democratic administration.
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Steel Trust
New York World
Glacial travel sparks old bias and a mountain plan
Louis E. Van Norman returns from Glacier National Park where he encounters an old man who despises Piegan Indians, claiming Indians are “meaner” than other tribes, a prejudice Bill Burns suggests may be race related. An English engineer’s Mount Popocatepetl railroad proposal promises drastic temperature shifts for riders.
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Louis E. van Norman
The
Review of Reviews
Glacier National Park
Montana
van Norman
Bill Burns
Glacier Park
Mr. Burns
Cincinnati Times-Star
Mount Popocatepetl
Mexico
Hill's Prediction Proves True On Railway Capital Gains
Julius Kruttschnitt reports U S railroads raised over two billion dollars of new capital from 1907 to 1911 for improvements. Despite high gross earnings, nonremunerative costs and new laws kept net gains low, prompting calls for fair treatment and continued investment as railroads seek capital to expand with U S business growth.
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New York
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific Railroad
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
James J. Hill
Hill
Mr. Krattschnitt
Krattschnitt
Ripley
Atchison Railway Company
Atchison
Kruttschnitt
New Haven
Howard Elliott
Elliott
Far Northwest
When Gunns in Georgia and New York collide in print
The Atlanta Constitution recalls how a mistaken photo paired Rev John Gunn of Atlanta with Bishop John Gunn of Vicksburg in a New York spoof. The mix arose during makeup as editors linked the two Gunns by name, prompting questions about their identities.
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John E. Gunn
Atlanta
Vicksburg
Constitution
New York City
John R. Gunn
Father Gunn
John B. Gunn
Atlant
New -York
Gunn
Atlanta Constitution
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