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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1914

Page

4

Mobile Item Company and Smith Company Report

Article compiles a brief international wire report from Associated Press and International News Service. Names include Society affiliates and street addresses in Mobile Alabama and Chicago. Mentions representatives and publishers.

Mobile Item Company, Inc Wea ST. Emanuel Street Mobile Ala ICE Chicago Lytton Building Smith Company Representatives Associated Press International News Service Southern Newspaper Publishers Aseeiation

Just the Right Age in Child Labor Abuse

A 1914 Alabama commentary condemns child labor and the Choctaw ad for families with twelve year olds. It argues laws fail without conscience, criticizes mill owners, and calls for stronger protections for children despite industrial profits.

Mobile Cotton Mills Alabama Choctaw County New Hongland New York State

Memorial Fund Established in Maurice Lowenstein’s Memory

Mrs. Lucille B. Lowenstein announces the Maurice Lowenstein Memorial Fund to provide perpetual support for a worthy cause in Mobile. The fund honors a young citizen’s memory after his sudden illness and death and endures as a public act of compassion to relieve bodily suffering.

Maurice Lowenstein Lucille B. Lowenstein Maurice Ensatein Memoy

The Old Time Religion and Modern Infidelity

A Washington address by Vice President Marshall condemns the quest for money as a hollow policy. The piece cites Italian historian Ferrero arguing money culture undermines civilization, while The Atlanta Constitution warns against pagan drift and urges a revival of old-time religious faith to preserve national integrity.

Woman's Missionary Society Washington Marshall Guglielmo Ferrero Atlantic Ferrero Atlanta Constitution Rem

War Conspiracy Rumors Stir Army Inquiry

The piece reports rumors of a conspiracy by United States army officers to influence action in Mexico. An inquiry directed by the secretary of war could lead to severe trouble or treason charges if substantiated, with President as commander in chief shaping policy.

United States Army Mexico Secretary of War New Orleans Army Navy Bae Treof Infantry Association

Miss Morgans Tango Class Sparks Public Interest

Miss Anne Morgan introduces a tango class for working girls at the Vacation Savings Fund club house in New York. Elizabeth Marbury joins the effort as observers head to Fi avenue and Riverside Drive where a premier dancing teacher charges ten cents per girl for two hours of lessons. The expert, earning twenty dollars an hour from society clients, remained unfazed by the scene.

New York Anne Morgan J. P. Morgan

One Cent Failures Highlight One Cent Paper Struggles

From New Jersey comes a lesson that one cent newspapers face mounting costs and distribution hurdles. In Trenton Vice Chancellor Backes appointed a receiver for the Phillipsburg Press after a failed attempt to sustain a one cent price. The editor once did manual production but the modern need for rapid gathering, photo illustrated editions, and wide distribution proves unsustainable at the penny rate.

New Jersey New York Telegram New York Herald Trenton N. J Backes Phillipsburg Press Fsbor

The Perils of Ocean Traveling on the Atlantic Liner

Kitty-Willia Norton met a girl on board the Atlantic liner and engaged to her before reaching the other side. The casual remark questions social norms amid a voyage story.

Kitty Willia Norton

The Symptom Idol and the London Ride

Orage overcomes a cerebral relapse via a perilous motorcycle ride to London seeking treatment for a brain condition. He encounters Mabel Bliss and Sinster during the journey and saves Mabel from danger as a bronze idol looms over his family curse. The doctor reveals the danger was a mistaken idol bruise and confirms recovery.

Orage London Mr. Orage Mabel Bliss Grages Manhodd Mabel Harley Street Galist

Treasury staff overwhelmed by new currency law rollout

Washington letter reports Secretary McAdoo and First Assistant Secretary John Skelton Williams laboring long hours to implement the new currency law. Banks seek guidance on regional reserve districts while the Treasury plans to issue limited regulations and distribute law copies to all national, state banks and trust companies.

Victor Elliott Washington Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo of the Treasury John Skelton Williams Department Treasury Department Organization Board Comptroller of the Currency Boston New York Pittsburg Chicago New Orleans San Francisco

Abuse of the Guard Sparks Across States

Chicago Tribune reports a Colorado governor appointed committee condemns militia actions amid protests in West Virginia Michigan and Colorado. The piece urges restraint, prudent policing, and warns against militarizing labor disputes to protect national defense and public trust.

Colorado West Virginia Michigan Chicago Tribune

Herein is Love by Susie M Best

Poem lines describing selfless acts of care and sacrifice. The author attributes love to bearing others burdens, offering warmth and protection, and enduring reproach with quiet dignity, concluding with praise of love as a noble daily act.

Susie M. Best Boston Globe

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