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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
4
The Item reports Mayor Harry Pillans sustained severe facial lacerations after his automobile overturned on a bridge crossing Sunday afternoon. The injury was serious but not life threatening, and hopes are high for a speedy recovery so he may resume official duties.
Post office officials designate Birmingham and possibly Mobile to publish lists of producers selling by parcel post to help farmers reach buyers. Suggestions include using town physicians to link producers with customers, small ads in city papers, and home deliveries to housewives. Agriculture department touts personal acquaintance and mutual trust for direct producer customer relations.
A speech urges businessmen to act decisively, stressing timely action to improve the local economy. It frames progress as a concrete step rather than empty talk and uses the metaphor of lighting fires and turning on steam to emphasize momentum.
The court rules the state prohibiting transition of alcoholic liquors from wet to dry areas unconstitutional. Prohibition forces in Lone Star state lose key leverage in liquor regulation as Allison law is struck down.
Lucy Price leads a canvas agitation in New York state to mobilize factory girls for suffrage. The campaign reports strong support among workers, while some figures show resistance to the initiative.
The Birmingham Age Herald urges Alabama to authorize a state building and exhibit at the Panama Pacific Exposition. It argues a judicious investment will showcase Alabama products, attract capital, and yield returns far exceeding the cost, noting Alabama’s canal connection and state pride.
Prof J T Calhoun proposes a statewide congress of Corn Club boys in Jackson next year to boost interest and achievement. The Georgia Corn Clubs event inspired the idea, with Alabama and other southern states seeing gains in enrollment and yields since 1908 through Dr Knapp’s program. Alabama 1913 corn club yield averaged 62.3 bushels vs 17.2 for general farming.
R S Riddle of Zeno reports slaughtering two 18 month old hogs for his father with weights of 400 and 444 pounds. He notes that two mates of these hogs were slain six weeks earlier, yielding 385 and 393 pounds.
The snippet notes a shift from labor scarcity on farms to an abundance creating new problems. It cites confusion in agricultural labor dynamics and calls for attention to changing workforce conditions affecting production and prices. The brief presents a broad, period-voice concern without specific actors or dates.
The piece argues that winter tourists flood into the South and spur national unity and economic growth. It lauds warm climates from the Carolinas to Texas, cites Henry Flagler’s Florida investments, and notes hotels, home-building, railroad traffic, and broad regional benefits as the tourist army travels southward.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal criticizes Birmingham's police chief for power to withhold crime news from reporters. It argues civil authorities should trust reporters, noting news must be reported and reporters act in duty to their papers. It warns such orders risk graft and decreased press independence.
A Brooklyn druggist who substituted cheaper drugs for prescribed medicines was sentenced to three months in the penitentiary by the court of special sessions. The Times notes three motives for substitution ignorance carelessness or criminal profit and supports the harsh sentence as a deterrent to tampering with prescriptions.
Mr. W. E. Lightfoot of Thompson street visited the city Monday. He has not sold any cotton yet and does not plan to at current prices. He reports abundant farm stock including 2,000 pounds of pork butchered, 500 bushels of potatoes, ample poultry, and all essentials on the farm plus a spare dollar given for the Breeze and a triple pictorial map.
The Union Springs Herald notes farmers expect to plant less than half a cotton crop next year despite banker and supplier stances. It adds warnings that the rubber industry faces a crisis and other sectors may be in the same situation.
Reported battles unfold across Masurian Lake region and near Warsaw as German forces push from Mlawa to Soldau and defend Thorn area to protect a major East Poland railroad terminus near C. Skierniewice is cited as one of two crucial rail hubs recently captured by Germany.
Paris dispatch notes marked changes in French troops. Uniforms vary as khaki and gray blue replace red pants, signaling broader reforms and morale. Meals arrive on time, tobacco scarce in battle, and newsprint hard to obtain. Soldiers stay patient, disciplined, and confident in victory despite setbacks.
In this Washington dispatch a commentator urges adopting Germany’s labor exchange system to reduce unemployment and match workers to jobs. Berlin hosts a centralized bureau linking employers and labor with character records, training, medical care, baths, and refreshments, at low municipal cost, and suggests establishing similar exchanges in major U S cities with a Washington focus.
The fuel value of two pounds of wood equals about one pound of coal and varies by wood type. Hickory and oaks lead in heat per cord, while pine burns quickly but with less heat. Resin content raises heat value, and moisture and cord solid content affect usable heat.
The Charleston Post notes renewed public interest in Harry Thaw asking where he has been and what he has been doing, treating his obscurity with humorous reference and signaling a longer discussion of his activities.
Anderson Intelligencer hints at a forthcoming feature story around Groundhog Day. Reporters are invited to watch for the upcoming item as details unfold.
The Roanoke Leader argues that urging everyone to sell cotton quickly holds little logic since both sides would yield the same result: no market and no price for the cotton.
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