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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1914
Page
4
The page from February 10, 1914 in Mobile Alabama notes the Mobile Item Company addresses in Mobile and York Office, plus Smith Comp Office and Lrtion BuildNs. It presents an editorial mission to inform accurately, promote virtue, condemn evil, and avoid sensationalism in public affairs.
The Mississippi House approved Hancock County supervisors to work with St. Tammany parish officials to build a Pearl River bridge joining two states. Aimed to connect Chefanenteau to Pearl River and gulf towns to Mobile, the project would coast across Mississippi coast and boost regional travel.
The Clayton sub committee abandoned a general prohibition on holding companies in Wilsons anti trust program opting instead to consider classifying good and bad holdings for regulation. Samuel Untermyer praised the anti trust bill overall while critiquing the trade bill and warned the monopoly definition measure may constitutional challenges.
The article discusses contamination of waters near Gulfport that could threaten Alabama oysters. It notes Dr. Wiley praised Alabama oysters as pure, while Mississippi authorities push for action to curb sewer-fed shellfish shipping. It mentions Alabama waters are reportedly clean and cultivated beds in demand, with political movement and local figures referenced.
The piece argues B. B. Comer is temperamentally unfit for Alabama governorship. It cites his support for child labor in mills, opposition to child labor legislation, and self-centered leadership. It contrasts him with President Wilson, who backed industrial reforms and ample welfare protections for workers. The author warns voters have measured Comer and found him lacking the state’s standard.
A government report analyzing 257 farms in Indiana Illinois and Iowa finds average farm investment around 30 606 and net income about 1 938 after expenses. Deducting 6 percent interest leaves only 407 70 for labor. The piece argues farm wealth relies on land value increases and notes educated farmers earn more, with college bred farmers earning 796 to 1712 annually versus 301 to 742 for common school farmers.
The Electric Railway Journal highlights psychology driven tactics in transport safety. A Louisville rail line renamed its claim agent to safety agent to imply a focus on safety rather than accident claims. The piece also mentions dance trends and a tax dispute involving Mr. Rockefeller and a $12,000,000 Cleveland assessment.
Frederick J. Haskin outlines Navy training shifting from plain seamanship to extensive formal education. Recruits face classroom drills in reading writing arithmetic geography and history before ships assignment. The service emphasizes technical schooling, specialization, and faster, precise gunfire aided by educated crews rather than sheer brawn.
The National Kindergarten Association in cooperation with the Bureau of Education opens a demonstration kindergarten for Negro children in Chattanooga funded by Dr. P. P. Claxton. Miss Bessie Locke will supervise temporarily with future public funding planned. The program aims to show cities with sizable Negro populations the value of early schooling and hopes to expand to more cities within years.
A Washington letter recounts Dr. Orator Cook and James Kempton's account of eradicating boll weevil. Initial success with Guatemalan ants led to collateral destruction of livestock and risk, prompting reconsideration of the eradication approach for cotton pests.
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