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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
4
Restoring River Traffic and Widespread Suffrage Militancy
The piece discusses resuming river freight routes from Lake Michigan to the Gulf via the Illinois and Mississippi rivers with Kansas City as a transfer hub led by Harvester Company. It notes improvements to river channels and a new era of waterborne commerce, alongside a separate critique by Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge of the National Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage accusing suffragists of ballot militancy resembling British tactics and urging political accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bis Spring
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Illinois River
Lake Michigan
Gulf
Harvester Company
Lakes-to-the- Deep
Missouri River
Chicago
Papama
LaSalle
Ilinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Arthur M. Dodge
National Association
Great Britain
England
Orville Wrights New Invention Shaping Aviation Future
The Wrights present a new automatic stabilizer for aeroplanes as a potential turning point to safer, practical flight. The invention promises to reduce flight danger and could revive American leadership in aviation after a period of stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Wright
America
Wright
Wrights
Anne
Proper Office Lighting and Glare Reduction
The article discusses why glasses are more common in modern offices due to poor light. It emphasizes arranging desks for economy, using artificial lighting on one side, and screening desks to avoid shadows. Frosted globes and low wattage lamps are recommended to balance brightness and reduce eye strain.
Practical Patriotism and the Johnson Quote
The text cites Dr. Samuel Johnson’s def inition of patriotism as a late recourse and discusses how some contemporaries fail to live up to its ideals, reflecting on virtue and national duty in a reflective tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson
Paget
Agriculture Secretary Creates Meat Inquiry Committee
The secretary of agriculture appoints a committee chaired by Dr. B T Galloway to study meat production costs, centralization of slaughter, transport and distribution, and the role of public lands in cattle raising. The panel will not address animal breeding and will build on ongoing state college investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
B. T. Galloway
University of
Huerta on the Defensive Faces a Stretched Government
The Huerta administration shifts from boastful victories to defending its hold on power as rebels press their advance. Observers expect a protracted struggle with Huerta potentially stalemated for months while many foreigners and some Mexicans weigh departure amid rising tensions and defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Parish Rings and Political Spoils Circles
The Natchitoches Times laments how parish life breeds cliques in politics. After election officials entrench themselves, they push favorites into other posts, masking the patronage with polite, sly behavior under the primary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchitoches
Accommodating Town Decree Extends Night Lights
The town of Rolling Prairie Indiana will switch off street lights at 10 PM each night. If someone returns on a late train or a public gathering is planned the lights will stay on longer after notifying the central telephone office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Prairie
Ind
Refuge in Silence
A fragment from a literary piece shows Miss Cayenne and another character discussing moving pictures. The exchange hints at cinema as a form of theater with little or no dialogue, contrasting it with dialogue heavy stage productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Pension schemes and politics in old age coverage debate
Washington letter traces early proposals from 1909 to 1912 for nationwide old age pensions in the United States. It notes ideas by W. B. Wilson, Victor Berger, and others, compares German British Danish and Australian models, and cites labor federation influence and possible tax funding proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Sabath
Chicago
Ludin
Lundin
W. B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Labor
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Kelly
Pittsburg
House
Thomas Paine
Germany
Bismarck
Denmark
Belgium
New Zealand
American Federation of Labor
Congress
America
Wilson
Home Guard
Berger
United States
Supreme Court
Johnson
Great Britain
Australia
Lloyd George
England
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Chicago Federation of Labor
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Joint Commission
Jones
Moral Turpitude and Ellis Island Rules Stir Debate
Opinion piece criticizes Ellis Island exclusions of a Hungarian businessman for a bloodless duel and fears broadened bans on Americans tied to European education. It argues moral turpitude is undefined bureaucratically and calls for congressional clarification to prevent such travel penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr . Ellis Island
Europe
Ellis Island
Japan
Congress
New York World
The Toothbrush and the American Millionaire
A young man travels through Paris living day to day with a toothbrush as his only constant. He stays at various hotels, borrows meals, and trades access to cash for companionship, watching a gulf grow between European prudence and American extravagance as he clings to a pocketful of francs and the memory of a missing friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rue Visconti
Des Francis Augustin
Madeleine Palace
Rue Trouchet
William Yates
Deauville
Biarritz
Bill
Cafe de Paris
Yates
Chambre Separee
Avenue de l'Opera
Iwan
William
Cafe American
Wiliam Yates
Cafe de
Nellie Revell Confesses In Memphis Glove Store Tale
The column recalls Nellie Revell’s frank confession about a Memphis department store encounter. She describes miscommunications during a show tour and a glove purchase episode ending with a joke about leaving Memphis because of the city. The piece weaves humor and notoriety around Revell’s persona and industry gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
All Women
Cincinnati
Dayton
Home Office
Great Northern
Memphis
Mr. Jones
Jonesy
Old Tango Jones
Vincent Astor
Two Sisters Drama Sparks In New York Car Scene
Julia Marvin at Baird's department store worries about finances and her sister Daryl as Kelley Delaine arrives unexpectedly. Julia declines an evening outing with coworkers while contemplating Delaine's invitation and her sister's social life in a bustling city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Somerdyke
Lau
Julia
Somerdyke
Cary
New York
Fifth Avenue
Baird’s Department Store
Kelley Delaine
Daryl
Iiso
Ther
Coney
Marvin
Minnie Maibrunn
Minnie
Underwood Leads Alabama Shift in Prohibition Debate
Alabama political clash unfolds with John W. Overton backing Underwood against Hobson. Prohibitionist voices criticize Hobson for absenteeism and weak record while praising Underwood as a decisive tariff and currency expert with lasting party influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
John W. Overton
Underwood
Navy
Union
Alabama
Senate
Athens Courier
National Prohibition Party
Montgomery Advertiser
Captain Hobson
Congress
House
Also Mentioned on This Page
HE Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile, Ala
Have. Lytton Building
Smith Company
Associated Press Report
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Bell
Practical
Victor Elliott
War News
Ban Johnson
Tinker and Brown
General Gilmore
Detroit News
Savage
Washington Star
Midas
Madame
Vic
By Virginia Terhune van de Water
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