The Mobile Item Company History and Staff
The Mobile Item, established 1881 and reorganized in 1912, publishes daily and Sunday editions from Mobile Alabama. Key leaders include James C. Van Antwhrp as President, C B Hanson as Vice President and General Manager, Albert P. Bush as Secretary and Treasurer, and John O Connell as Editor.
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Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
James C. van Antwhrp
C. B. Hanson
Albert P. Bush
John
O'Connell
City and School Board Bids on Bonds In Limbo
Friday talks by city commissioners and the school board show agreement to withhold selling the $150000 school bonds due to a weak securities market. They expect market conditions to improve by early September when they plan to seek sale and extend the Broad street school site option. Plans for new buildings would proceed to save time once bonds sell.
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Broad Street
Conciliation in Currency Measure At Chicago Banker Conference
Bankers at a Chicago conference led by a top US banker and Secretary McAdoo advocate a conciliatory path for the Owen Glass currency bill. A Columbia banker president proposes curbing national bank currency redemptions to free $16 million tied up, suggesting repeal of the redemption clause.
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Chicago
Washington
United States
Treasury McAdoo
Chicago Conference of Bankers
Owen- Glass
Joseph Norwood
Columbia
US. C
Reserve Agent Bank
Treasury
New York
Norwood
Hobson Cancels Dates to Run to Capital Amid War Urgency
The paper quotes Hobson ready to march on Washington and fight Mexico if needed. A El Paso dispatch notes the government allowed 40 000 rounds of ammunition and 400 rifles to be shipped across the border to the Mexican garrison at Juarez.
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Hobson
Mexico
Washington
el Paso
Juarez
Ragtime falls from grace as parks host summer bands
Chicago editors note a shift away from ragtime as bands play in parks this summer. A higher class of music is welcomed by the public, with increased attendance. Programs mix in part with classical pieces, yet the clamor of syncopation wanes.
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Chicago
Mayor Gaynor’s Reputation In New York Spotlight
A World editorial remarks on shifting views of Mayor Gaynor. The piece contrasts past praise with current criticism and notes that circumstances alter perceptions of leadership in New York City.
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New York
New York World
Gaynor
City hosts vast legal corps as wealth edge grows
The city harbors about 11 463 lawyers boosting its share of national wealth. The legal force is a formidable advantage, challenging the rest of the country to compete.
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New York
In the Eyes of Maury Di D to His Offense
A fragmented OCR note on Maury Di D and an unnamed offense describes a manhoo? No coherent article. The readable bits show stalled phrasing about an attempt to throw and a due consequence mentioned without clear context or resolution.
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Maury
Is the College Making Good
The Outlook article by editor Edward Bok argues college education is failing for both genders. He collected 449 replies from 1875 woman graduates and fewer from men, criticizing spelling grammar and thought. He condemns nonrespondents for lacking courtesy and questions the value of early judgment without long term experience.
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Edward Bok
The
Ladies Home Journal
Bok
Mr. Bok
Reforming the Banking System by Thiolland
A. Platt Andrew Jr former assistant secretary of the treasury and Harvard economics professor is quoted on the national banking law and the coming reform bill in Congress. Bankers note the agitation has sharpened interest in currency reform and the emergency currency provisions as a teaching moment for banking policy.
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Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Huerta
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Chihuahua
New York
A. Platt Andrew, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase
Chase
United States
George 8
Andrew
Cincinnati
Treasury Department
Federal Senate
John Sherman
David A. Wells
North
West
National
Maine
California
American Bankers’ Association
National Monetary Commission
American Bankers
Holland
Pulling Up Missouri and the good roads crusade
The piece contrasts Missouri public urging for better roads with a note that Massachusetts leads in scientifically managed road systems. It cites the Chicago Tribune and Birmingham Age-Herald praising state efforts and suggesting Alabama accelerate roadbuilding using convicts to match regional progress.
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Missouri
Illinois
Massachusetts
Birmingham Age- Herald
Alabama
The Power of Money in Thaw Case
The New York Herald warns that Canada will not rush to return Harry K Thaw to New York. It argues American and Canadian lawyers will both delay with legal subterfuge and cite past Eno Greene and Gaynor cases. The piece says Thaw’s funds will buy time across the border.
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The
New York Herald
Canada
Harry K. Thaw
New York
United States
Herald
Eno
Greene and
Gaynor
Whitmire School House hosting all-day singing on Aug 24
Milton News notes an all-day singing event at the Whitmire School House in Pea Ridge on Sunday August 24. The invitation welcomes all, promises plenty to eat, and mentions many pretty girls to talk to.
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Whitmire
Pea Ridge
Milton
Fia
Geiger Times urges four cent fare on Alabama Tennessee and Northern
The Geiger Times notes the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad lacks funds and reports the railroad commission set a three cent per mile passenger rate. It says Mr Cochrane circulates a petition to keep fares at four cents per mile and voices support for the move.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Railroad Commission
Cochrane
Geiger
I W W Leaders Attracted to Harvest Fields
Columbus Ohio State Journal notes rumors that I W W leaders are drawn to harvest work by high wages for farm hands. The item mentions concern over labor movement and possible shifts in worker recruitment during peak season.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mrs Reid Invitations Spark Lighthearted Courtroom Exchange
In a candid courtroom moment Judge notes Mrs Reid sent unusual nuptial invitations for her daughter's wedding. The dialogue contrasts Mrs Reid’s playful line The honor of your presents with Mr Reid calling it truthful.
Burglar Alert Sparks Traffic Cop Stop in New York
A New York householder cries for help as a burglar intrudes, but the responding officer humorously reveals he is assigned to the traffic squad, according to the Washington Herald.
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New York
Washington Herald
Would You Marry Again A Reader Speaks On Matrimony
A Pictorial Review reader writes about ten years of marriage, arguing most marriages are mismatched and infidelity or brutality ruin lives. She explains she would not remarry, to avoid more children and to protect her independence and remaining illusions.
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Pictorial Review
Fire safety contrasts between Dresden and New York
In Glimpses of Foreign Fire Brigades, Charles T. Hill compares Dresden’s slower, contained blazes to Manhattan’s frequent alarms. He notes higher U.S. fire losses than Europe, praising building laws and fire prevention, and urges reforms to reduce wardens' risks and costs.
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Dresden
Saxony
New York
Manhattan
Europe
Charles T. Hill
St. Nicholas
Munsterberg on American Patriotism and Its Limits
The Cincinnati Times-Star discusses Hugo Munsterberg's American Patriotism and Other Studies. It notes his praise for intense national feeling, its absorption by newcomers, and calls for broader, wiser patriotism without diminishing national pride.
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Munsterberg
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard University
United States
Incinnati Times-Star
Betrothal Alimony in Atchison Ring Installment Case
A young man in Atchison Kansas gave a woman a costly ring in installments. She jilts him and keeps the ring. He will be eighteen months finishing payments. The note reflects small local woes amid dull times in Atchison.
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Atchison, Kas
Atchison
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Birds vs Humans Reed theme in tariff debate
In a Senate debate over a tariff on feathers, Senator Reed of Connecticut argues against halting business to protect birds. He emphasizes human needs and costs, noting feather taxes fund luxuries and urging focus on poverty and child welfare. He contrasts animal sympathy with the plight of the hungry and asserts economic impact of the feather tax.
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Reed
United Zones
James A. Reed
Missouri
Connecti
Cioheres
United Sage
Miles Pang Ogi
Egypt
Turkey
Senate
South America
Owever
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