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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists address details for Mobile Item Company Inc in Mobile Alabama and mentions Associated Press and newspaper publishers association rate lines. The text is garbled with scattered pricing for daily and Sunday mail and suburban rates.
The text presents a newspaper’s stated mission to inform accurately, interpret world events, praise worthy actions, condemn evil, and discuss public questions to serve public welfare. It is dated Mobile Alabama January 7, 1914.
Ohio representative John J. Whitacre signals retirement after a brief term, blaming party constraints for dulling congressional impact. Georgia’s William Schley Howard defends service while former rep Private John Allen recalls voting pressures that shape lawmakers, suggesting honesty is rare but possible in Congress.
Mrs. Russell Sage has funded a home for New York City public school women teachers at Tompkins Cove on the Hudson. The teachers rest, 37 years old, will gain a new building and plans to widen the institution with a seven acre farm and two cottages. The program now supports year round rest to assist teachers in service.
Import data for November show a marked increase over the prior year and October. Fresh beef imports nearly double, reaching 10,856,516 pounds valued at 900,296 dollars, while pork imports from England and Canada add to the surge.
Mobile aims to establish a substantial annual fair with a permanent seven thousand seat auditorium as proposed by J. L. Cawthon. The plan argues location distance is not a valid objection and cites benefits from conventions, referencing Herbert Cory on New York’s success and the need for Mobile to maintain civic progress through conventions.
Chief Justice James R. Dowell of the Alabama Supreme Court retires after more than four decades of service. He had served as chief justice since 1908, stepping down due to ill health, leaving a legacy of integrity and judicial authority recognized across political lines.
The Alabama Good Roads Association plans to press two referendum questions in the upcoming primary. They seek to amend the constitution to allow state bonds for road building and to authorize convict labor on public highways. If endorsed by the Democratic executive committee, a broad campaign with speakers and literature will begin in every county.
The Dallas News notes President Willison ordered his chauffeur and bodyguard to extinguish a house fire near Gulfport Mississippi without checking political affiliations. The paper emphasizes a non partisan administration aiming to help regardless of whether the home belonged to a Democrat or Republican.
A tourist questions a farmer about corn pests and lack of scarecrows. The farmer explains he spends much time in the field, reducing crow problems by his presence. The exchange captures rural humor and practical mindset.
A fragmentary exchange mentions very old clothing ideas and a professor remarking on a remarkable dress. The dialogue suggests long-ago fashion concepts resurfacing with close-fit garments, hinting at historical clothing continuity.
Victor Elliott reports in Washington that both War and Navy departments maintain files on deserters. The War Bureau relies on vast yellow envelope folders while the Navy uses an index system like a department store. In ten years about 5,000,000 names are in these records across services.
A Alabama letter to the editor urges all Democrats to support Oscar W Underwood for the senate. The writer lauds his leadership alongside President Wilson, crediting him with guiding tariff and currency laws and uniting the party. The piece predicts a prosperous era and a likely Democratic succession, urging near unanimous nomination from Tennessee to the Gulf.
A Tennessee debt case upholds that a dog is property subject to seizure and public sale at a sheriff sale. The ruling contradicts some prior opinions, noting dogs as earthly treasures of the debtor and likening dog ownership to lienable assets.
The Sentinel corrects a previous item. last Saturday’s Ed Grecian home gathering was an Epworth League meeting with members in attendance and no dancing. The person who misinformed readers will be barred from supplying items for the Sentinel.
A dinner guest, Bobby, pays five cents for his silence during a meal, finally blurting out his joy over dessert by rolling the coin and saying he would rather talk. The tale appears in the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Frederick III, aged twenty, sues for kingship during a revolt and insanity era. Richard II seizes power as regent, while Frederick is declared sane, then locked in a padded cell after violent episodes. The king finally declares himself holy king again, ending with a dramatic return to ritual humility.
Secretary Redfield proposes information bureaus in Chicago New Orleans and San Francisco to aid exporters with foreign market data. A New York customs house bureau already shows profit and convenience. Consuls and Department of Commerce agents will report back, boosting US foreign trade and countering German British market influence in South America.
Professor H D Hughes of Iowa Agricultural College Ames invents a device from scrap materials to process sweet clover seed. By scratching the seed coat moisture penetrates faster and germination improves from 31 percent to 78 percent. Farmers could gain over 150000 dollars annually if adopted.
In city streets Daryl Marvin faces pressure from Harry Somerdyke who urges a late afternoon ride. She agrees to go with him if he tolerates a small demand and promises a safe return for dinner. She writes a note to her sister Julia before slipping away.
The Cincinnati Times-Star comments on Westminster London students staging an annual Latin revue that mocks contemporary figures like Lloyd George and Isaacs. Audiences attend three performances, revealing Latin’s decline as a spoken language while modern vernacular proves more useful, signaling a live age rejecting the dead past.
The piece lauds the 68 year old Mr Nathaniel T for being admitted to the bar after study challenging Blackstone and the revised texts. It honors Meginnis and youthful vigor, quoting Dr Holmes on youth as a relative term and praising enduring effort and performance.
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