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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1914
Page
6
The item outlines offices in Mobile New York and Chicago with Fifth Avenue details and staff contact lines. It states the paper's mission to inform readers accurately, interpret world movements, praise virtue, condemn wrong, and advocate principled public discourse for public welfare. Local date is January 11, 1914 in Mobile Alabama.
The Port Collectorship at Mobile faces debate as Senator Vardaman seeks a Mississippi appointee arguing state port districts require a local collector. The Issue pits political favors against Wilson administration expectations of merit and public service in federal offices. Alabama lawmakers rally to defend state rights and oppose cross state nominations for the Mobile post.
St Louis architect William B Itner is praised as a top US school builder. Mobile voters approved a 150000 bond for new schools, but the county school board seeks outside plans from a New Orleans firm. Locals question why Mobile architects, licensed and taxpaying, were passed over and whether 7500 in commissions will leave Mobile plans.
The National Nation of Clothing Designers outlines the 1914 male fashion, featuring minimal fabric clinging to the form, tights like fit, sober palettes with wild overcoats and bat wing sleeves. Silhouette dominates Gale line with padding discouraged as public inspection highlights vests and tailored measures.
The Atlanta Journal of Labor editors urge Alabama voters to elect Oscar W. Underwood to the U S Senate, praising his labor record and urging organized and unorganized labor nationwide to support him. The piece notes the AFL's nonpartisan approach and warns of the Danbury hatters decision and Bartlett Bacon bill as dangers to labor.
A steamer load of Argentine corn signals a new trade surge at Mobile and other gulf ports. The shift from New York to gulf gateways for South American imports promises reduced freight, quicker handling, and broader rail shipments to the West, with Southern and Mo. & Ohio guiding the flow and labour benefits.
Washington Letter by Victor Elliott in reports that the dasheen a Chinese root veg like an oversized elephant ear could be grown widely in Dixie. Officials note it bakes like a potato and tastes like chestnut offering multiple uses from stuffing to pie and flour. It may not thrive north of Norfolk Virginia but southern growers could profit from a small starter crop.
Aubrey Boyles of Mobile Alabama corrects a society column error claiming he was listed as a Terpsichorean Club reception committee member at a German Relief event. He states he is not a member of that or any dancing club and does not dance or attend dances.
Forney Johnston chair of the Underwood State Campaign Committee condemns cartoons sent to counties mentioning Mr Hobson. He repudiates the practice, warns of an injunction if it continues, and asks papers to note that only committee literature is authorized.
The Knoxville Journal notes Judge Ben Lindsay, who wed a woman twenty years his junior, prompting Memphis paper commentary about a juvenile court at home and a quip about potential reversals in any such case.
A Kansas Society item notes Miss Milley, described as a lady of the highest type, receiving recognition for her conduct and standing.
In Oran province a midsummer Arba fair draws Arabs, Jews, and locals as Harri Latour, a Spahi officer, learns Nedjina. After trading pleasantries and a secret plan, he fires a loaded Arabian rifle against himself, dying as Nedjina watches in shock.
The Thomasville Echo notes Oscar L. Gray of Butler Choctaw county announces candidacy for congress in the First District. Gray, a former circuit solicitor, resigned to run after friend pressure. previously defeated in 1896 by Geo W. Taylor by a slim margin. The Echo urges neutrality but endorses Gray's competence and reputation.
Chicago intends to build subways costing 131 million dollars but no contractor will bid. The draft note says contractors nationwide avoid risk of government work unless assured payment will come in, fearing legal penalties.
In Fremont on State street a man trudges after his hat blown into the river as the morning nimbus foreshadows spring. The Detroit News quotes a playful modern quip about skirts and fashion while a local pun hints at parental costs of youth.
A London Liberal paper reports Carson and allies facing a British political storm as shipments to Belfast reveal obsolete rifles with no bullets to fit, undermining his campaign against Home Rule. The piece contrasts Carson’s fearsome image with a dawning reform era in England and a coming united Ireland.
The piece notes Rev. Brooks, Lawrence of Jefferson, and Hon. W. L. Park of Covington support Hon. B. B. Comer for governor. It questions the former governor’s telepathic method to secure open endorsement from Anti-Saloon League leader and Judge Park, sponsors of the Smith Park local option law.
Scientists report colored rain events as historic precedents. A Hampshire shower drew attention after similar occurrences in New York in November 1819 and in England in the last century. May 1885 saw heavy red hail at Castlewellan noted in sources.
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