Get the Spirit of City Health Drive in Mobile
The Item reports Commissioner Pillans ordered garbage carts to avoid an impassable private alley behind Monterey street. Health officer Dr. Charles Mohr supported the move for sanitary reasons, noting carts cannot pass the alley without causing uncollected garbage elsewhere. The piece defends Pillans and Mohr, urging public backing for sanitary improvements by the city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pillans
North Monterey Street
Monterery Street
Pillans
Charles Mohr
Street Department
Commissioner of Public Works
Monterey Street
Mohr
Mobile
A Pastime and a Nuisance in the City Streets
The piece notes a surge in child roller skating at two public schools with speeds around ten miles an hour. It describes skaters filling sidewalks before and after classes, crowding pedestrians, and causing traffic concerns as mothers worry about traffic disruptions. It cites reader Ira and laments legal limits and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Ira
Mobile and New Orleans ports in rival Cuban trade debate
The piece compares Mobile and New Orleans port co operation in Cuban trade. It cites a New Orleans States editorial praising harmonious railroad and steamship collaboration, argues Mobile built Cuban business, and notes continued calls for better cross port cooperation and rail steamship unity. It also covers citrus white fly and scale control methods in Alabama with spraying guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Ohio
Southern Railroads
Munson Steamship Company
Mobile
South America
New Orleans
Gulf
Charles R. Fay
Southern Pacific Railroad
States
Fay
Southern Pacific
Cuba
Louisiana
Union
Mobile Railroads
Mobile Steamship Company
Southern
Munson Company
Coui.i.erce
High Honor for Captain Rostron
Captain Arthur H. Rostron, commander of the Carpathia, will receive the congressional gold medal on March first in a ceremony with President Taft and congressional leaders present. The award recognizes his swift rescue actions during the Titanic disaster and adds to prior honors from his country and private donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Rostron
Taft
Congress
Army
Navy
Carpathia
Rostron
United States
Parcel Post Developments and Local Reactions
An unwrapped silver dollar sent by parcel post from a Western city to another drew curious scrutiny at the post office but proved legitimate with the address clearly on one side and a one cent stamp on the other. Banks use parcel post for deposits and Pensacola officials dispute Mobile as the nearest important port to Panama, claiming Pensacola is closer to Colon by twenty seven miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Henderson
Pensacola Commercial Association
Southern Commercial Congress
Mobile
United States
Panama
Pensacola
Colon
Make Haste Slowly With the Auditorium In Mobile 1913
Letter to The Item from T C De Leon of Mobile argues against rushing a removable auditorium amid a deficit. He warns taxpayers would bear the cost and fault of tearing down a future structure, urges thoughtful planning, funding, and less pressure on city officials before bond issues. Also notes a coming convention and calls for restraint from citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New York
Populus Romanorum
Schwarz
Commission
T. C. de Leon
Is Mobile’s Main Thoroughfare Becoming a Juvenile Skating Rink
A resident asks if Mobile has laws and enforcement on skateboarding and roller skating in public streets. She notes after school crowds skating on Government Street causing injuries and fears lack of police intervention and parental control. She calls for enforcement or legal action to curb the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Government Street
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Eee St Laeger Agee
Forces in Mexico Still Conflict
A fragmented historical summary traces the 1910 1911 Mexican revolucion through Francisco I Madero Porfirio Diaz and rebel leaders Orozco Zapata and Villa. It notes Maderos uprising in Laredo Texas his July 1910 plan into Mexico and the ensuing civil disorder finally culminating in his provisional presidency and ongoing resistance from Diaz supporters and other rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco I. Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Oacade
Shone Wana
Diaz
Madero
Laredo
Texas
Rio Grande
Pan
Department
Washington
Chihuahua
Orozco
Blanco
Pancho Villa
Juarez
Bach
Cientificos
el Paso
Daniel de Villiers
Viljoe
United Secret Service
Viljoen
de Villiers
Francisco de la Barra
de la Barra
Congress
Interior
Zapata
Pino Suarez
Reyes
Felix Diaz
Republic
Nightmarish dental visit with fear and gas easing
Helen Curtis endures two fillings and a tooth extraction at Dr. Frieman's office. The procedure triggers searing pain, a cold, clinical manner from the dentist, and a grounding moment as Warren steadies her during gas sedation before finally leaving with her exhausted and shaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Frieman
Helen
Warren
Mr. Curtis
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Mobile Item Company Inc
St. Emanuel Street
Mobile, Ala
Buunday
C. van Antwerp
P. Bush
Noc. O'Connell
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Allert
Hanson
Ala
Fifth Ave
Daily
Sun
Alabama
Seeeeeuer
Cipriano Castro
United
Satsuma
J. A. Dew
W. W. Yothers
United States Bureau of Enth
Friend
Friend Manufacturing Company
Gasport
N. Y
W. E. Hinds
Entomoligst
Alabama Experiment Station
Auburn
Captain Rostron
the People’s Forum
Mexico
Mabel Herbert Urner
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