The Item Company Encl 10-28 St Emanuel Street Mobile
Founded in 1881 and reorganized April 10 1912 The Item Company Encl Mobile Ala publishes seven papers for 10 cents per day including Sunday edition Rates shown for daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and home delivery The report uses Associated Press and International News Service content with office and advertising staff listed
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Ie Item Company
ENC
St. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Jet Hansén
Steming
Fifth Ave
New York
River boiler explosion prompts federal investigation
Mobile Alabama January 1 1913 reports call for a rigid federal inquiry after the James T Staples boiler explosion on Thursday killed a score and injured many. Officials say dynamite theories lack support and blame may rest on water supply mismanagement or human error amid conflicting survivor statements.
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James T. Staples
Unholding the Law in Alabama Officials and Lynching Policy
The Nashville Banner praises Alabama sheriffs for enforcing the law and reducing lynchings, noting impeachment risks for sheriffs when prisoners are mobbed. It advocates state authority to compel sheriffs to duty alongside governor oversight.
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Alabama
Mont- Advertiser
Nashville Banner
Union
Seay
Why Procedure Needs Changing A Chicago suit on railroading of dead stevedores
The 1920s case Bruxon vs Union Steamboat Company reveals flaws in court practice. Twenty eight negro stevedores died in a Tioga naphtha explosion in the Chicago river. Damages of 110000 are ordered for heirs as the steamboat company closed its affairs, its key defender and initiator now dead.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Apve
Steamboat Company
Bruxon
The
Union Steamboat Couy
Disease Not a Crime Bill Faces Legislature Hearing
Reports say a Michigan bill to treat inebriety as a medical ailment rather than a crime has strong backing. Proponents link the measure to establishing hospitals and industries for the medical profession to aid alcohol dependent individuals.
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Michigan
Agricultural implements exported from the United States
More than forty million dollars worth of agricultural implements were exported to foreign countries in the calendar year just ended. The value of these exports was about two and a half times as large as the prior year and about ten times greater than a previous comparable period.
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Agricu
United
The Value of Friendship and Tact for a Congressman
A veteran lawmaker explains that a congressman must build and maintain friendships at home and in Washington to pass bills and gain influence. He highlights the perks of office, from stationery allowances to government publications and strategic favors for constituents, while noting patience and tact are essential.
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House
Congress
White House
Geological Bureau
Uncle Sam
Public Health Service
Patent Office
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Standards
Department of Labor and Commerce
Bureau
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Army
Navy
Woman Show for Washington Inaugural Parade
Weather permitting on March 4 the highlight may be the women’s division in the inaugural parade. Dressed in garb illustrating stages of woman’s development from early times to today, they aim to be brilliant and picturesque amid self consciousness about pomp and feudal echoes.
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Washington
Walt Whitman
New York Sun
Eve
Mary Garden
Columbia State
Wealthy ladyillness prompts will explanation
An ailing elderly woman asks her lawyer to draft her will and to explain her claim to a portion of her property. The lawyer consoles her and suggests she simply leave it to him.
Edison Delivers First Talking Moving Pictures Demonstration
Thomas Edison and staff showcased synchronized sound with moving pictures at West Orange New Jersey. A speaking actor, piano and violin performances, barking dogs, and a flying broken-plate moment wowed onlookers as the first full talkie reel impressed observers. The setup pairs actors’ dialogue with on-screen action within 40 feet, anticipating a new era for cinema.
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Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
N. J
Wizard
Starkie
Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
Cat Saan
M. R. Hutchison
Sta
Sewanee
Edison
New York Sun
Iron Ore Production in 1912 Seen Rising to 54 to 58 Million Tons
Preliminary figures from 26 major U S iron ore companies indicate United States output in 1912 between 54.5 and 57.5 million long tons, up 25 to 32 percent from 1911. Lake Superior shipments climbed to about 48.75 million tons, while Birmingham district saw sharp gains led by Red Mountain hematite mines.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
United Aoe
Lake Superior
Birmingham
EK. F. Burchard
Geological Survey
Alabama
Red Mountain
Clinton
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Lake District
Noted English Parliamentarian Praises Wages While Warns on Prices
A prominent British parliamentarian in New York notes world wages have risen but prices rose more, calling it progress in the wrong direction. He speaks in broad Scots and observes an Indian encampment during his tour of Asia.
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New York
Sulzer
Louieville
The Strong Box and the Soldier’s Gentle Lesson
In 1869 near Solferino, Lt. Paul Randeau lodges with an old Austrian couple and a young Cecilia. He discovers a buried strong box, tests a theft suspicion, and returns the box with a ruby ring, proposing marriage to Cecilia after clearing the thief claim and earning her consent.
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Solferino
Peschiera
Verona
Randeau
Leutenant
Signorina
Signor
Paul Randeau
Cecilia
Paul
Fragmented rhetorical snippets from early 20th century papers
A collage of quotations and quips from various newspapers including references to Governor Sulzer, Congress, suffrage movements, and a detective scene. It blends political commentary, social notes, and a brief anecdote about a misunderstanding at an academy.
Married Life the Second Year in Quiet Return to Warren
Helen convalesces at home as her plans for a second honeymoon with Warren unfold. She orders summer dresses, contemplates subtle distance to rekindle love, and recalls advice about pursuing rather than possessing. Her reflection in a blue and white gown echoes youthful allure as she awaits reunion.
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Helen
Warren
Wiven
Anne
Dimity
Mrs. Baker
Memory's Mansion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A poem narrator recalls memory as a mansion with rooms and a rainy attic. She finds relics of past love and friendship, moth eaten and fragile, amid dust and ache. Time, the housekeeper, keeps the remaining chambers closed to further rummaging.
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