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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1913

Page

4

Mobile Item is Mobile Item Company Address Listing

The readable fragment lists Mobile Item Company at 16 18 St Emanuel Street Mobile Ala and notes addresses for New York Office Chicago Office Ave Lytton Building with Smith Company representatives. It includes a brief Associated Press report and editorial office details.

Ie Mobile Item Iere Mobile Ftem Company, Inc ST. Emanuel Street Mobile, Ala W York Chicago Office Ave Lytton Building Smith Companny Associated Press Eee International News Service Bei Southern’ Newspaper Publishers’ Association Mobile NESS Bell Home

Congress faces vast agenda of bills and reform drives

The piece catalogs a lengthy congressional program and looming debates including budget, currency, antitrust, prohibition, government ownership, naval policy, and reforms. It notes President Wilson’s pending initiatives, public-service expectations, and criticizes lawmakers like Hobson for campaign tactics and salary-related criticisms.

Congress Alaska trans-Atlantic Shipping Trust Daniels Winston Churchill Army Reserve Hobson Alabama Underwood Washington Ces Cervera Representative Hobson

New Place for Mrs. Young in Chicago Tribune

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young moves to the Chicago Tribune as educational editor after resigning as public schools superintendent. She will advise on education issues for Chicago and other municipalities, guiding teachers parents and children through the paper’s columns.

Chicago Ella Flagg Young Harrison Board of Education School Book Trust Young Chicago Tribune The Tribune

Young blood Republicans plan to bid for Cannon seat in Danville

Illinois districts mobilize behind John H. Lewman mayor of Danville to seek the Republican nomination for Congress aiming to retire Joseph G. Cannon. The push, reports say, involves youthful county organizers and factions within the old Cannon machine.

Danville Illinois John H. Lewman Congress Joseph G. Cannon Cannon Organization Joe Bly San Eten

Not clear who is criticized over charity entertainment demands

The fragment indicates Barry Lauder faces criticism for demanding something as the PA snRsrs of a charity entertainment event. The readable text is incomplete and presents no verifiable details about the charity, role, or context.

Rry Lauder

Means to Check Business Slump Under Wilson Plan

President Wilson and advisers study economic conditions and seek swift passage of a currency bill to ease banking uncertainty. They favor amendments to the Sherman act to clarify permissible business conduct while avoiding a scare, expect rate increases for railroads, and aim to push anti trust reforms as a core part of a policy balancing big and small businesses.

Wilson Department of Commerce Bureau of Corporations Congress Senate

Electric Growth Boosts Vegetables At Miami River Farm

Researchers near Dayton Ohio test electric growth methods on radish and lettuce with various light sources and high frequency current. High frequency exposure increases edible lettuce yield by 75 percent and accelerates harvests by about two weeks, while birds touching power lines are knocked down by shocks.

Miami River Dayton Ohio

Mongolian Mission in St Petersburg Sparks Russian Interest

Samoin Khan leads a Russian run tour of Mongolian officials in St Petersburg. He discards his bed, and twenty six members follow, entertaining at the Grand Hotel as Russia hosts the delegation. The mission claims to seek a czar’s gift, a loan, and renewed Mongolian Russian trade. Others fear regional expansion or China’s political shift.

Samoin Khan Mongolia St Petersburg Asia China

Land Story Sparks Bomb Fear Talk

Readers recalled wartime bomb fears as they discussed a land development feature. The article notes anxiety among residents and officials while outlining location details and future plans.

Alabama Advice On Harrows And Firearms

A fragment discusses farming gear and firearms, urging readers to acquire a harrow if lacking one and comparing wealth to ownership of hunting implements. It reflects rural financial advice and permissible equipment for sport and farming.

Tou Press

Meat eating the United States leads world per capita

Washington dispatch notes the United States consumed about 172 pounds of meat per person in 1909, led by beef and pork, with Britain, Germany and France far behind. It cites declines in mutton and calls for more sheep farming as prices rise and meat sources tighten.

Victor Elliott Washington United States Bers Europe Department United Kingdom Germany France United State Great Britain Argentine Canada Russia Spain Aussia-Hungary Bureau of Animal Industry England

Oscar Underwood Stands Firm Against Unfair Attacks

The Atlanta Constitution lauds Oscar Underwood for his calm, factual rebuttal in Congress. It defends his integrity against liquor-interest insinuations and notes his steel sector tariff revisions show selfless devotion to public service and Alabama's interests.

Hobson Oscar Underwood Alabama House of Representatives Washington Undwood Underwood Ways Congress Democratic Party Nation Atlanta Constitution

Birmingham Chamber Backs Five Percent Freight Rate Hike

The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce board, with one dissenting vote, urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant Eastern railroads a five percent freight rate increase. It argued railroads are major employers and buyers, costs rise, and higher rates would revive trade, finance future improvements, and extend lines into new territories.

Interstate Commerce Commission Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Interstate Commerce Comoil Montgomery Advertiser

Opinion on boosting sheep farming to curb meat costs

The piece argues shootings in Detroit are not always fatal but stresses sincere aims. It urges stockmen to focus on meat sheep, praising lamb and mutton quality when suited, and calls Americans to grow a taste for smaller portions to cut meat costs via Western plains sheep production.

Detroit Detroit. News United States West

Two Sisters Plot to Seize Office Stenography Job

Caryl Marvin schemes to replace Miss Waters at Mr. Jennings school by gaining trust and winning a secret office position. Daryl spurs a confrontation with Miss Waters then lands a chance at a steady job with pay rising after success. Julia remains unaware of the whole plan.

Caryl Marvin Waters Caryl Miss Waters Daryl Julia

Striving Against a Bishop in Athletic Tests

The Bishop of London age fifty five challenges a man to three athletic tests with the colonel Ommanney. The bishop names two tests lawn tennis and golf with a bicycle race as the third. Ommanney may propose a baby-keeping test for advantage, given the bishop is a bachelor. Louisville Post reports on the unusual contest in the British capital.

London Church of England Colone Ommanney Louisville Post

One Night Stands in Actress Lawsuit

The suit against her managers alleges she was forced to perform sixty six one night stands from Salem Massachusetts to Alabama then along the Pacific and back to Michigan. The piece argues traveling by private car and staying in bus hotels tests actors more than big city engagements. It notes some actresses endured provincial travels for art while others preferred metropolitan stages.

Salem Mass Alabama Pacific Coast Michigan

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Ce Brin Congressional Program Mr. Hobson Alabama Advice Jessie McCann Dorothy Arnold New York Virginia Terhune van de Water
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