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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
4
The item from Mobile Alabama dated December 5, 1913 outlines the newspaper mission to inform readers of world events and promote morality and justice. It notes the role of journalism in public welfare, unbiased discussion, and advocacy against evil and injustice.
Opinion pieces discuss the expansion of government offices and the need to reduce redundancy. They defend Governor O Neal’s appointment of Frank P. Glass to Alabama’s Senate, arguing the appointment was legal under the 17th Amendment and that technicalities should not block representation.
In a New England home, Julia and Daryl Marvin quarrel with their father and his new wife after the mother’s death. The father presses them to leave school and manage on their own while the stepmother enforces discipline, widening rifts at the breakfast table. Julia, the elder, bears a grave spirit, while Daryl clings to vanity and rebellion. The tension centers on education, loyalties, and a modest inheritance
In a forum from a male suffragist, Ralph K. Whiting of Mobile argues President Wilson should have voiced support during a national suffrage gathering in Washington. He contends lacking advocacy harms Wilson’s standing and hints at suffrage rising as a world leadership issue, urging acknowledgment of the cause.
A pamphlet endorsed by Florida Senator Fletcher describes a Winston-Salem method by Leroy Hodges to teach boys public questions. It presents 1912 industrial data: 86 estates, 12,100 workers, $37,000,000 product, wages totaling $3,000,000 for 11,000 workers, highlighting unaccounted funds and prompts for civic inquiry.
Rival factions push two routes for federal aid to roads. One would rent post roads for rural mail service to fund road work, opposed by Secretary Houston. The other, backed by James Byrnes, would funding in stages 3 million, 6 million, and 12 million over three years with federal-state cooperation.
A Kentucky farmer argues in the Louisville Post that high living costs originate with farmers. The piece contends many rural families exhaust savings to survive and urges staying on the farm as a solution.
The postmaster general suspends until January 1 a rule banning unmailable letters with face seals other than regular postage stamps. This permits the use of Red Cross Christmas seals on cards and letters. The piece notes legal help from England and Canada. It also mentions Mrs. Pankhurst's anticipated relief from a twenty thousand dollar sum from alleged America one night stands.
The piece outlines President Wilson’s plan to replace the national convention with a federal primary system. It would form a convention limited to nominating presidential and congressional candidates and party leaders to draft the platform. A federal primary law is urged, raising questions about implications for Southern disenfranchisement of Black voters.
Baltimore women pledge abstinence from eggs until prices fall to 82 cents a dozen. If the movement spreads to other large cities, cold storage warehouses could open, releasing hundreds of thousands of dozens of eggs onto the market.
Rome banker J H Reynolds dismisses Hapgood and says no evidence shows bankers conspired to squeeze credits for political ends. The Constitution cites NY bank and Atlanta clearinghouse officials supporting currency reform, challenging Hapgood’s insinuations. The era of muckraking is fading as public discernment grows.
The piece blends a political-row about Captain Hobson allegedly planning offices for allies with a domestic drama where a bitter family rift erupts at home. A letter from Hobson to Governor Comer and Seed is cited, claiming unity despite disagreements.
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