Mobile Item Company announces daily newspapers in 1881
The Mobile Item Company outlines its publishing operation at 118 120 Conti Street Mobile Alabama. It lists officers President Vice President and General Manager P Bush Secretary and Treasurer O Connell and notes a seven paper a week schedule including Sunday edition. Subscriptions priced for daily or yearly delivery.
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Mobile Item Company, Inc
Conti Street
Mobile, Ala
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Life in a wild world of disease and folly
A 1912 reflection discusses epidemics among wildlife from ducks near Great Salt Lake to buffalo in East Africa and pigeons in the United States. It argues nature thrives without human influence yet faces brutal pestilence and decline, noting massive losses of ducks, buffalo, rabbits, and pigeons.
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Ture
Great Salt Lake
Fisher
United States Biological Survey
Utah
Salt Lake
East Africa
Canadian
United States
Tallulah Falls water power viewed as economic boon
Josiah Carter argues in his paper that Tallulah Falls Georgia development will supply electric power while conserving forests and coal, comparing it in significance to the Western and Atlantic Railroad. He claims the project will reduce westward travel barriers and greatly increase Georgia’s wealth.
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Tal- Slah Falls
Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Josiah Carter
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Hartwell Denies Opposing Mo le Channel Plan
The record shows Mr Hartwell denies Brooks’s statement that Hartwell opposed straightening the Mo le channel. He does not deny Brooks’s claim that Hartwell sat on the Joint Rivers and Harbor Committee and opposed a bridge location due to personal interests. The piece questions Hartwell’s public duties versus private stake.
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Twart Brooks
Brooks
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Joint Rivers and Bar Committee
of Mobile
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Southern Commercial Congress Launches Monthly Magazine
The Southern Commercial Congress has begun a new monthly magazine of 12 pages. It will cover the congress's constructive work and service to the newspaper and county communities, detailing the organization’s activities and member efforts.
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Southern Commercial Congress
M Af
Congress
Mail Robber Forgets Train Rule After Picking Sack
A robber targeted a mail train, selecting one sack and a car before letting the train continue. He reportedly intended to recover a resignation letter he had written.
Salaries Questioned in Dramatic State Affairs
On close inspection some salaries paid to public officers appear fibulous, suggesting possible overpayments. Authorities review pay records for accuracy and legality, seeking to resolve discrepancies and ensure proper compensation.
No Necessity for a Belt Line Railroad
The argument against a new belt line notes existing rail connections around the city by Louisville and Nashville, Southern, Mobile and Ohio, Bay Shore, and New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroads. It argues city ownership would require fair charges, urges testing switching costs before committing funds, and questions the campaign for a second belt line.
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
City
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bay Shore Railroad
New Orleans
Railroad Commission
Hartwell
Hartwell Rebuttal Over City Finances Sparks Debate
The article argues against Hartwell supporters who claim Mobile city finances deduct future bond payments from cash. It asserts that improvements, funded by bonds maturing later, are not a cash deduction and that misleading accounting hides true profits. It accuses Hartwell backers of deceiving the public about the pavement deal and future obligations.
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Mobile
Hartwell
Captain Lyons
Why tow charges in Mobile are so high and tied to one company
The passage questions why Mobile port tow charges are much higher than in New Orleans Galveston Pensacola Charleston Savannah Norfolk and Savannah and notes dividends in this line are disproportional to other fields. It requests Mr Hartwell explain the link between dividend size and the towage arrangement that allows only his company to tow through the channel.
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Galveston
Pensacola
Charleston
Savannah
Norfolk
Mobile
Hartwell
Mobile Press proprietor under fire over political endorsements
The Mobile Register owner is criticized for aggressively steering political outcomes. The piece argues for editorial restraint and a free ballot alongside a free port, urging Mobile readers to reject broad candidate endorsements.
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Mobile Register
Mobile
Advertising Chats No 25 Stop Advertising Opinions
A column presents advertiser replies on when to stop advertising. Answers warn that stopping comes when population growth ends, rivals surpass, profits dry up, new competitors arise, or pride outweighs prudent advice. The Mobile Item delivers all world news seven days a week for a dime.
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Mobile
Readers sound off on Mobile city needs and reform
The Item’s People’s Forum letters urge Hartwell to fund city improvements. They call for sewers, street maintenance, storm drains, a modernized hospital, water front dredging, better lighting, playgrounds, and beautified public spaces while warning budget cuts could cripple progress. Community voices critique promises and stress practical action over platitudes.
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Hartwell
Mobile
Pledges and Pokes Clip the 1910s Party Pulse
Letters to the editor and editorials from multiple papers mock Taft and Taft era politics. References to John Hays Hammond Corey Schiff and Taft critics appear alongside La Follette Bull Moose and congressional candidate Laing. The tone is partisan satire about 1912 style national figures.
Honest Judge Harlan remembered for integrity and sacrifice
The article reflects on Justice John Marshall Harlan, praising his honesty and independence on the U S Supreme Court. It notes his estate under $3 000 and his family in need while a group of bar members raise about 40 000 to support his loved ones.
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John
Marshall
Haitea
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Hanford
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
The Spur of The Moment by Roy K Moulton
Humorous quips from Roy K Moulton echo Uncle Abner style satire. Jests target figures like Lafe and Mrs Purdy, cigars and savings, future life fears, and political briefings. Witty insights on happiness, money, and elections appear in a compact humorous essay tone.
Mrs Nagsby Keeps Changing Servants Again
A neighbor notes Mrs Nagsby’s repeated servant changes sparked by a quarrel with Nora who jokes she dropped the baby. An English actor in a Sierras bound train tale recalls hunger and a man’s demand for a feast. A suffragist proclaims wages, an Eskimo scene shifts and steamship coal and Champagne imports are described.
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Are American opportunities less in a democratic society
The piece weighs whether young men have fewer chances in the United States today. It argues training and scientific knowledge widen opportunities while untrained workers face greater barriers. It cites that self employment remains rare but valued and that merit and character matter in determining one’s path, across regions and occupations.
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United States
John Muir
E. H. Harriman
Peat
Harriman
Muir
South America
Africa
Yosemite Valley
Southern ports gird for rapid port improvements nationwide
A Manufacturing Record analysis outlines planned port developments along the South from Texas City to Norfolk and Jacksonville. The piece notes New York financiers backing Texas Coast ventures, free wharfage aims, major warehouse builds, and expanded rail and dock facilities as Southern ports race to capture growing world trade. It highlights Texas City’s $5,000,000 investment, Galveston and New Orleans expansions, and new coal piers at Charleston with Clinchfield involvement, signaling a regional push to attract cargo and accelerate commerce.
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Mobile
General Electric Company
Alabama Company
Electric Company
New York
Texas
Texas City
Chicago
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Galveston
New Orleans
Charleston
Clinchfield Road
Clinchfield
Southport
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Pensacola
Key West
Florida
South Atlantic
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