Mobile Item Company Office Address and Subscription Rates
W YORK OFFICE errr AVE Y SMITH COMP MOBILE ITEM COMPANY ST EMANUEL STREET MOBILE ALA ashes OFFICE ON BUILDINS SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily and Sunday 8 year goodey only one year Mobile and Suburbs telephones office 62 editorials and news Bell 182 Home 63 mission and aim to inform accurately about world current events and public questions avoiding sensationalism to serve public welfare with intelligent and impartial discussion.
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Ashes
Goodey
New Orleans Mobile Interurban Rail Line Considered
Plans discussed for an electric interurban railway linking Mobile and New Orleans via Gulfport Pass Christian and Bay St Louis. The route would also connect Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Biloxi Pass Christian, boosting freight and passenger service for Mobile Pascagoula Ocean Springs and Gulfport amid rapid regional growth.
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New Orleans and Mobilenterurban Railway Company
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulfport
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Gulfport and
Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Biloxi
Bay St. 5
Pascagoula
Ocean Springs
Alrady
Criminals in War Show Cowardice and Discipline Failures
A German medical paper quotes Dr Consiglio, chief Italian army surgeon, analyzing 225 jailed men in the Tripoli campaign. He notes criminals often become cowardly in battle, showing desistance, disobedience, and outbreaks of violence under war stress.
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Italy
Tripoli
Consiglio
Con
High Rejection Rates for Army Enlistment in 1913 Regions
The Army and Navy Journal reports enlistment data for 1913 showing high rejection rates across regions. Chicago 11 920 applicants with 9 342 rejections 78.4 percent New York 17 055 with 13 758 rejections 80.6 percent Savannah New Orleans and Little Rock 3 855 with 3 011 rejections 78.1 percent San Francisco 5 504 with 4 443 rejections 80.7 percent. The figures imply similar national rejection levels and raise concerns about soldier physique and stamina among U S youth.
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Army and Navy Journal
Army
United States
Chicago
New York
Savannah
New Orleans
Little Rock
San Francisco
Lanco
Middle West
Ohio
East
West
Journal of the American Medical Association
Underwood and Hobson Rivalry Highlight 1912 Senate Vote
The piece argues Oscar W. Underwood is superior to Rich P. Hobson for the Alabama Senate seat, praising Underwood’s leadership during Democratic minority rule, wartime battleship plans, and party loyalty. It contrasts Hobson’s stance on three ships with Underwood’s national influence and dedication to Alabama.
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Oscar Underwood
Rich P. Hobson
Mr. Underwood
House of Representatives
Czar Cannon
House
Hobson
Oscar W. Underwood
Democratic Party
Congress
United States
Alabama
Washington
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Mr. Hobson
Mobile
Underwood
Palindrome Debate Sparks Sun Contributors
The New York Sun letters page discusses palindromes with three new examples added to the classic Able was I ere I saw Elba. Proposals include Draw pupil's lip upward and Red root put up to order, plus No, it is opposed art sees trade's opposition.
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New York Sun
the Sun
Iure
The
Sun
Wilson Allows Arms Shipments Across Border Case
Observation that Huerta has not resigned but enemies face a softened position as President Wilson consents to arms shipments crossing the border amid rebel victories near the border region in Mexico.
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Huerta
Wilson
Mexico
Big Mobile Fair Promises Greater Returns Than Theatres
Investors are urged to favor a Mobile fair project over theatre ventures and educational institutions, promising lower investment and broader appeal with higher dividends than any current show business. The statement highlights the fair's potential to amuse and educate, appealing to cautious capital.
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Mobile
Stenographer Earns Living Amid Frivolous Literature Mockery
A letter argues stenographers are unfairly treated in popular culture. It cites fashion notes from Henry, Colombo University critique, Red Book fiction, and Harper’s Weekly quotes. It notes many stenographers are educated and include notable descendants and professionals.
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QO. Henry
Pitkin
Columbia University
Robert Chambers
George Washington
Prihes
South Carolina
Laureng
First Continental Congress
Cultice
Harper’s Weekly
Welsh farmer muzzles horse and chicken theft tale
A motorist in South Wales recalls a village scene where a farmer hitched a horse to a post and muzzled it with a feeding bag. He then extracted a chicken from his cart, attached a string to its leg, and tied it to the hitching post, illustrating thrift lessons from a recent talk.
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South Wales
The Country Church Its Financial Difficulties
Frederick J. Haskin argues rural churches suffer from chronic funding gaps. He cites unpaid salaries, decaying parsonages, and reliance on a few wealthy members, urging a centralized board to manage funds, fix salaries, and sustain missions. Endowing parish services could lift communities and national growth. He notes Scots benefactor James Baird as a model of endowment.
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New England
Men and Religion Forward Movement
James Baird
Michigan
Leng
Ata Rere
Ohio
Federal Council of Churches
Conference For Education
South
Central Board
Georgia
Society of American Foresters elects Toronto dean president
The Society of American Foresters held its Washington meeting last week electing Dr. B. E. of the University of Toronto as president and Bristow Adams of the U S Bureau of Forestry as secretary. The body, founded in 1900, has 254 members across the United States and Canada with branches in Missoula and St Paul and plans for San Francisco and Albuquerque.
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Society of American Foresters
Washington
B. E
Forest School
University of Toronto
Bristow Adams
United States Bureau of Forestry
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Argentina
Washington, D. C
Missoula
Montana
St. Paul
Minnesota
San Francisco
California
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Daryl Marvin Crafts a Letter to Mr. Somerdyke in New York
In New York Daryl Marvin, posing as a pupil of society, buys note paper and writes a carefully staged letter to Harry Somerdyke. She plans to lure him back by claims of a personal matter and by hiding behind a cheap boarding place while awaiting his reply. Her efforts reveal improvisation and longing amid social pretensions.
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Marvin
Jaine
Harry Somerdyke
Eee A
Fifth Avenue
Somerdyke
Julia
Vin
New York
Daryl
Wild’s
Mr. Somerdyke
Daryl Marvin
the Waldorf
Bill’s Nervous Start in New York City
Bill travels from his town to New York by ferry and train, feels overwhelmed by the skyline and city noise, searches for his friend’s address, and meets a landlady and friend who comment on his wardrobe as he contemplates staying. He battles homesickness and resolves to stay, planning to find work with $30 in his pocket.
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Bill
North River
New York
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