Bay The Mobile Item Founded In 1881
The Mobile Item Company Inc publishes seven papers daily and on Sundays from 2018 St Emanuel Street Mobile Alabama. The paper offers subscriptions for six months at 2.50 and one year at 5.00 with an Associated Press full day report and international news from the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Mobile Item Company Inc
St Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
Associated Press
International News
Berll Hanson
Fifth Ave
New York
Mobile county fair plans gain attention in 1913
The Mobile edition notes a promised big scale county fair for fall with a Tennessee promoter and urges early booking of attractions as Birmingham advertises a bigger fair. It also covers Illinois Senator Lewis and the Wilson administration talk, noting Democratic concerns and senate deadlock in Chicago and Springfield.
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Mobile
Birmingham
United States
Illinois
Wilson
Congress
Lewis
White House
Senate
Washington
Chicago
Hifm
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Wilson
Springfield
Dunne
Colonel Lewis
Tuskegee Solving Problem and Industrial Education Plan
Chicago business men and attorneys visiting Tuskegee Institute praise Booker T. Washington’s industrial education as solving race problems. A New York Eastern party also visits, impressed by 1,600 pupils and potential for future teachers. They foresee broad economic and social changes if the model spreads.
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America
Chicago
Tuskegee Institute
Julius Rosenwald
Booker T. Washington
New York
Seth Low
George Packard
Chicago Party
Press Condemns Huerta Murder Policy Across South
The Item reports protests over calling the Madero and Suarez killings not official mur der. Huerta defends his "blood and iron" approach and faces mixed U.S. press reaction. Chicago Tribune criticizes Huerta as lacking a plausible war and accuses him of vileness. The piece notes U.S. papers largely condemn the administration’s actions and call for an investigation before judging.
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R. Gayon
Mobile
Madero
Suares
South
Huerta
Gayon
Suarez
United States
Chicago Tribune
de la Ra
Mexico
Sanitary Improvement Right of Way Debate Amid Public Record
The executive head of The Register withholds consent for a sewer easement through Stickney's Hollow prompting criticism that public health needs justify the right of way. City commissioners view the easement as necessary and others have complied. the owner remains silent on price or donation.
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The
Register
Stickney’s Hollow
Pillans
Schwarz
Pillan
Veterans Honor in Mississippi Funeral Obituary Critique
A. W. Thomas died Monday night at Beauvoir aged 77. He served in Company D, 39th Mississippi, Civil War veteran who was blind, deaf and demented. The piece argues for kinder recognition of veterans and urges a Clean Up Day before warm weather to combat flies.
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Mississippi
A. W. Thomas
Beauvoir
Covington County
Miss
South
Jesup Applies Curfew Law For Children
The Jesup Georgia city passes a curfew ordinance banning loafing after 7 pm from October 1 to April 1 and after 8 pm from April 1 to October 1 for all children. The measure is touted as a model that could be emulated by nearby cities like Pensacola and Tampa for potential gains.
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Jesup
Georgia
Ville
Tampa
Pengacola Journal
Lure of the Bargain Swindles Target New Orleans Women
The Times-Democrat reports a wave of hotel salesroom scams in New Orleans where smooth talking out-of-town dealers push overpriced imported goods. Buyers face deceit on textiles and oriental rugs, with promises of New York stock while items originate from Memphis, St Louis or Chicago.
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Times-Democrat
New Orleans
New York
Memphis
St. Louis
Chicago
Canal Street
Orient
Far East
P. T. Barnum
Trapped A Judge Cures Capano With Eight Days In Jail
In San Severino a judge forms a friendship with Signor Capano who rents his top floor. Capano, famed for yearly short jail terms, explains his motive as protecting his Savannah wife from temper attacks. The judge sentences him to eight days in quarters, ending the riddle and earning Capano’s gratitude.
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San Severino
Signor Capano
Capano
San Serverino
Angelina
Naples
Battle Royal Looms As Suffragists Clash In Washington
Rival suffragists and anti-suffragists have set up headquarters in Washington and intensified recruiting. They exchange bitter quotes, with antis predicting moral decline and suffragists vowing fierce defense as the battle lines form for the coming political showdown.
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Mexico
Washington
Antis
Minnie Bronson
National Association of Antis
Neurasthenia
Owen Kildare
The Gentle Art of Faking in Indianapolis
A sharp look at palmists, mediums, mystics, and fortune tellers in Indianapolis. Police label them fakers, preying on the vulnerable and grieving, with many skimming license fees while the unwary pay for hollow promises.
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O. Henry
Indianapolis
Pbc
Suffrage Debate Declares Character of Woman Unchanged
A brief discussion asserts that granting woman suffrage will not alter the moral character or virtue of women, arguing political rights do not redefine personal conduct or social stature.
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Tory
The Second Year of Married Life in a Quiet Street
Helen confronts persistent street harassment by George Barrett through a note to his mother Mrs Barrett. The note backfires when Mrs Barrett denies the boy’s behavior, leaving Helen humiliated and unsure how to proceed as her husband refuses to intervene.
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Helen
Delia
Barrett
George Barrett
Della
Barret
Mrs. Barret
Helen E. Curtis
Mrs. Barrett
George
Warren
Mr. Barrett
Nekaun
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