Mobile Item Company Ad Rates and Editorial Policy 1913
The notice lists advertising rates by mail and carrier for Daily and Sunday editions, along with office locations in Mobile and Chicago. It includes editor contact details and states the paper's purpose to inform readers, combat evil, and promote public welfare through impartial discussion. Published in Mobile Alabama on December 29, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TED Press
Ewapaper Publishers
Bell
New Orléans
Gulf Ports
Uniform road laws proposed for national standardization
A joint committee of the American Highway Association and the American Bar Association outlined a plan for uniform highway legislation. Officials would be appointed, road taxes paid in cash, and state rather than local control emphasized. A complete verbatim compilation of state road laws would be created for governors to urge legislatures toward nonpartisan road boards and merit-based chief engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Highway Association
American Bar Association
Government Office of Public Roads
Confession of a Protectionist Highlights Tariff Flaws
The article portrays Braxton W. Campbell a Cincinnati saddlery maker who concedes that protection burdens users with a tax to subsidize his factory. It argues tariffs do not set wages, only distort markets, and that Campbell’s mixed political stance undermines his claims.
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Braxton W. Campbell
Cincinnati
Campbell
England
Congress
Mr. Campbell
Private Car Lines Face Federal Investigation Next Month
A broad probe into private car lines nationwide may lead to government action. The Interstate Commerce Commission will open examinations in Chicago where most big railroad equipment owners are headquartered to hear complaints over charges and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Editorial argues Mobile port gains in Central American trade
An editorial in the New Orleans States cites United Fruit Company sailings to Central America, noting New Orleans advantages but highlighting Mobile’s rail haul savings, facilities, and labor costs. It urges the Chamber of Commerce to act to retain Mobile’s fruit trade and export business from Central America.
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Mobile
Central America
New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Colon
Port Limon
Bocas
Tela
Ceiba
Belize
Barrios
Cortez
Brann Creek
Punta Gorda
Livingston
Galveston
Limon
Ravn
Belvernon
Origen
Galvestons
Thuc
Ohio
Fruit Company
Middle West
West
Gulf
The
Chamber of Commerce
New US Bureau Study Examines Kindergarten Role
A new division of the US Bureau of Education, formed with the National Kindergarten Association, will publish a report on US kindergarten conditions. It will include statistics on public and private kindergartens, opinions of educators, and views for and against kindergarten training, with attention to Montessori methods. The Mobile community interest centers on whether kindergarten classes serve as nurseries or educational environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Education
National Kindergarten Association
Government
United States
Mobile
J Barleycorn Knocked Out By Texas AG Ruling
Texas attorney general bans transporting liquor into dry areas as baggage with only personal carriage exempt. A trunk seizure at a railroad station exposed liquor items but no cash register. The owner argued the law lapse during Christmas Time, prompting drinkers to ship as freight labeled hardware or crockery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Barleycorn
Texas
Not to Mention Brains and Public Honesty Declared
A secretary condemns public figures for lacking honesty and oratory and argues that brains are not the only needed trait. The piece champions integrity in leadership and criticizes rhetoric over substance.
Brazil Discovery Notes A Non Drinking Animal
A Brazilian animal is reported as never drinking water in an unusual observation. The article mentions a curious reference to an American in Brazil with exclamatory remarks as context.
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Brazil
Richmond
District faces tax clash over half and half plan
Washington residents resist a Democratic House committee proposal to end the half and half system. Federal property would be taxed more while the District would bear greater local costs. residents fear taxation without representation and protest ongoing funding disputes on Capitol Hill.
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House
District of Columbia
Sharer Gate i
Joe
National Treasury
United States
Federal Office of
Washington
Democratic House Committee
District of Columbians
Congress
Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Capitol Hill
Georgia
National
Two Farms Show Road to Prosperity in Pennsylvanian County
In western Pennsylvania a tale contrasts two farms on the same road. One yields rich soil and abundant crops yet a bare farmhouse. the other, with poorer soil, sustains comforts and wealth. The key difference is the condition and distance of the road to town.
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Pennsylvania
Hood River
Mysterious disappearance linked to Brace store fortune
Mrs Brace and her husband run a London store when he vanishes from a street car. An investigation shows he went up stairs and did not come down. Public sympathy grows as the mystery prompts headlines, while Mrs Brace receives a late windfall from subscriptions and a Brighton hotel reunion.
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Brace
Tamiaseeee
Edly
Mrs. Brace
London
Rise of Fox: From vaudeville to movie magnate in two decades
A profile of William Fox tracing his rise from blue uniform ad man in vaudeville to a film industry mogul. He built a vast studio empire on 221st Street, owns multiple theaters, and faces a suit against the film trust. Fox employs hundreds, smokes cigars, and talks mainly of moving pictures.
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William Fox
A.D. T
Movies Trust
221St Street
Fox
Cliff Gordon
Gordon
Schmalz Brothers
New York
One Virtue at Least in Congress Dispatches
A fragmentary editorial laments a bossy unpatriotic congress and notes praise or blame in dispatches about costs, with a casual reference to twenty cents a mile and irregularities in payments or travel.
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Mexican Congress
Illfated Meeting in New York Park and Hotel Ride
A young woman named Daryl loses her resolve after an afternoon in the park. Somerdyke insists on escorting her by cab to the Waldorf Astoria, awaiting a chance to dine with her. She invents a backstory about a nonresidential friend to avoid abandonment, then parts at the hotel entrance with lingering unease.
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Fe Street
Daryl
Somerdyke
Somerby
New York
N York
The
Waldorf
Waldorf-Astoria
Diary of a Little Girl diary entry about life and animals
A child author notes life’s spring awakening and daily observations. She mentions Mowgli the cat, kittens, Mrs. Cunningham’s pigs, and people like Wetherby, D, and Mary. The diary quotes reflections on beginnings and life’s constant changes.
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Mowzli
MowgliJane and I
Gli
Cross
Mary
Nellie
Messie
Ivanhoe
Jane Eyre
Field
Coriolanus
Cleo Fronfrow
Evelyn van
Ocean Liner Captain's Stowaway Tale Unfolds Aboard Ship
A dramatic incident aboard a passenger liner centers on its captain and a young woman companion as a stowaway theme emerges. The event sheds light on shipboard authority and peril at sea.
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