The Mobile Item Company details and publication scope
The Mobile Item Company in Mobile Alabama outlines its history founded in 1881 and notes daily and Sunday editions. It lists leadership positions with President and General Manager, Secretary and Treasurer, and editor, along with address, advertising contacts, and subscription rates for various terms.
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Mosh
osssess-Um
Ert Hansa Manager
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
Batty
Alabai
Hartwell Backed by Thompson in Baltimore Delegacy Fight
The Item condemns control of municipal affairs by newspapers and political bosses. It notes Thompson’s praise for Hartwell and reports on McGowin Crenshaw Monk and Pillans, with Monk seen as future opponent to Pillans. Mitchell briefly signals political ambitions amid city reforms push.
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Hartwell
Frederick J. Thompson
Baltimore
Thompson
W. T. McGowin
Frank Crenshaw
William Monk, Jr
Monk
Pillans
Crenshaw
John BK. Mitchell
Distinguished Entourage Questioned in Hartwell Rally
The article questions the Hartwell campaign lineup and notes the absence of local merchants and professionals among speakers. It highlights public figures L C Irvine B Burns and others, and warns about a third headliner who allegedly aspires to be city coroner and draws salary from a prior commission government contest. The piece critiques residency and property ties of speakers and defends municipal autonomy.
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Commission
B. Burns
Irvine
Danish Bacon Trade Prompts American Market Debate
Danish farmers study marketing surplus bacon and butter in the United States amid tariff doubts. European farmers aim to tap a high price market, but import floods and living costs likely limit price relief. Exports two years ago neared 150 million dollars with a 142 million dollar favorable balance, while domestic meat and dairy demand remains strong and prices stay contentious between consumers and butchers.
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Denmark
United States
Unclear political note on Mobile garment commission forms
Fragmentary text hints at a discussion of Mobile finance or governance related to a commission form and political dealings. The fragment references a new idea or development described as a “ring in poli nio,” suggesting political maneuvering and gratification sought by some gentlemen in politics.
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Mobile
Polinio
Pollution of journalism sincerity of Hartwell
The piece accuses Hartwell of attacking others while defending the use of political writers at his own paper The Item and purchases of the Mobile Daily Herald. It cites prior campaigns for Lyons, asserts ownership changed The Item to undermine opponents, and warns against press monopolies in Mobile. It questions Hartwell’s sincerity and calls for transparency in newspaper influence on politics.
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Hartwell
Shepard
Mobile
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile Daily Herald
Lyons
Casey
Register
Mr. Hartwell
Herald
Pat J. Lyons
Hartwell and the Bridge
Harry Hartwell
Pat Lyons
Register of Today
Is a Belt Line Needed Hartwell Urges Belt Line Railroad
Mr Hartwell argues against building a new belt line rail road noting Mobile already has a belt line with switching fees of 2 to 3 dollars, and New Orleans charges 3 to 5 dollars for similar service, implying no need for costly city debt.
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Hartwell
Mobile
New Orleans
Hartwell Rushes to Judgment Over Brooks Charge
The piece blasts Mr. Hartwell for denouncing Mr. Stewart Brooks without verifying the claim that Brooks made the charge. It notes Hartwell acted impulsively like when supporting costly platform promises without funding plans. It questions political governance under commissions and urges readers to read the Register and consider local examples in Mobile.
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Mr. Hartwell
Stewart Brooks
Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Advertising as Asset in Newspaper Promotion
The piece argues true economy equals effective advertising not frugality. It claims newspaper ads build lasting assets by creating name recognition and location value, asserting advertising is cheap, essential, and a business creative force that chronicles bargains to the world.
Hartwell Pensacola and Mobile railroad bridge debate
A reader contests Hartwell's rail plan and claims it harms Mobile commerce. The letter cites Pensacola aims, the River Commission records, and past attempts to charter or cross the Mobile river, arguing the proposed Pensacola and Mobile road benefits Pensacola and not Mobile, with reference to Major Flagler and Pillans.
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Pensacola
Flagler
Pensacola and Mobile
Harry Pillans
River Commission
Congress
Mobile
Echo
Pillans
Hartwell
Baldwin County
Mobile and Pensacola
The
Voter letters urge judgment over party promises in local race
A reader criticizes the Register for bias in August coverage and urges voters to choose Lyons as the best man while rejecting windjammer type commissioners. The note defends commission government when led by capable leaders and cautions against partisan newspaper influence.
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Commission
Lyons
Register
Militant Suffragents and a Desperate War of Morals
A letter from Roy K. Moulton to the Spur of the Moment laments his wife’s anger after joining the Militant Suffragents. He confesses cooking his own meals, asks for moral support, and wonders if drastic acts like throwing a brick at a millinery store could aid the cause. He fears becoming the town’s martyr and pleads for prayers.
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H. F. EB
Souvenir-Treasures from London and Rural Lament
From Our London Correspondent the writer touts a nine pound weighty axe claimed as the instrument by which Charles I met his end and a fragment of Raleigh’s cloak. He also mentions the first pipe of Sir Walter Raleigh and a Cincinnati pipe mark. The piece shifts to The Rural Lament warning of snortin auto cars frightening farmers and predicting eternal punishment for autos in a humorous rural verse of longing for simpler times.
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London
Charles I
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
Sir Walter
Englland
Cincinnati
Carlton Hotel
Mr. Carlton
Mrs. Carlton
Sing
Village Musicians and a Letter Trap
A village concert ends with a pianist overwhelmed by lunch and a bass's quarrel over a long final note. A comic domestic scene follows as John misreads a letter addressed to his wife, prompting a sharp kitchen-table lesson in attentiveness.
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Rip van Winkle
John
Inquest on Money in Politics Prompts Light into Dark Places
Archbold testifies he could have bought President Roosevelt for 150000 more while Harriman offered 260000 and failed. The piece concedes some leaders profited by corrupt practices, but praises Nip Bliss as honest amid the swirl and notes the flood of certificates of deposits fed venal statesmen.
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Archbold
Roosevelt
Harriman
Cornelius N. Bliss
Private vs Public Railroad Systems
Washington dispatch describes debates on government ownership of railroads citing Interstate Commerce Commission requests for cost data and comparing private versus state owned lines in Europe, Canada, and Australia with figures on freight rates capitalization and losses to illustrate efficiency and waste.
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Robert, Compton
Washington, DC
Interstate Ferce Commission
United States
Socialist Party
Chicago
Boston
New England
Europe
France
Belgium
Holland
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
Russia
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Maritime
Nova Scotia
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Western Railway
Socialism and the Farmer by Charles Johnston
Charles Johnston argues in the North American Review that socialism would tax American farmers to fund its schemes. He cites a surge in farm capital value from 1909 to 1910 and labels the unearned increment as a social burden. He asserts socialism harms motives and human development.
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Socialist Party
Charles Johnston
The
North American Review of
Variegated Pavings and the National University Idea
The essay argues that Harvard cannotBecome a national university and that private philanthropy cannot substitute for a national system. It says Rockefeller and Cart and similar elites cannot singlehandedly shape a national ideal in science, education, and art. Only the nation itself can forge such a institution.
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Eliot
Harvard
National University
Boston
Yale
Columbia
Princeton
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Cart
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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Item’s Short Stories
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Percy
Farmer
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