Established April 40 1912 Mobile Item Company Inc
Establishment details show item company inc in Mobile Alabama issuing newspapers since 1881 and a seven paper slate with Sunday edition. Advertising contact listed as Anson manager in Mobile and New York offices. Subscription terms include monthly, quarterly and yearly rates with a telephonic contact line.
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Ghakchenzko and Nae
Nouce Trew Item Company Inc
St. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
John & Soon el Pavvags
Anson
Stemng
Fifth Ave
New York
Esseveee
Tn Deeee
Tn Deeee Deters Dbiewe
Bet
Bell
Minority representation proposal in Michigan legislature
A Democratic member in Michigan introduces a plan to adopt Swiss style proportional representation. The measure seeks a constitutional amendment and a bill to implement districts where representatives are allotted by party share based on statewide votes, ensuring minority party seats in each district.
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Michigan
Striking Divorce Figures and Child Orphans
Rev Francis H Moody cites statistics arguing 70000 children become orphans annually due to divorce. In forty years 8700000 people divorced and over 6000000 linked to cases, with many under ten. Moody highlights moral danger of half a home and notes Illinois records 1200000 divorces since 1862.
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Francis H. Moody
New York City
Mr. Moody
Illinois
Evading Maternal Duty Sparks State Board Debate
Mrs. Caroline B. Alexander of Hoboken, head of New Jersey's Board of Children's Guardians, criticizes wealthy mothers who desert children for Palm Beach vacations. She argues poverty drives real maternal effort and urges wealth redistribution and a minimum wage to address family neglect in her annual report to Governor Wilson.
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Florida
Caroline B. Alexander
New York Judges Face First Time Clocking of Work
Article outlines plans in New York to measure judges workload with charts recording work performed by lawyers and court parts. It notes open criticism by lawyers and the idea of a time tracking system for the judiciary.
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New York
Sunness Court
Cer
Financial Institutions Deposits and Data Record
The report notes Osits in financial institutions by the Manufacturers Record totaling 2 822 904 762 with a partial note of eight semen. It references data from 1900 showing 4 649 633 ip mation.
Belt Line Rail Plan Public Interest Prompts Full Inquiry
A Mobile chamber committee completed a six month investigation into a proposed municipal belt line and docks. The group pressed for full public release of its report, noting it is a public document not subject to executive control, and urged transparency for Mobile residents.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
United States
Armbrecht
Mississippi Plantations Loss Claim Against Government
A Mississippi plantation owner seeks 200,560 dollars for flooded holdings blamed on federal levee work. The Court of Claims awarded 90,000 for one plantation, others nearby not destroyed by government actions. A similar 569,702 claim for land along the Tensas Basin was dismissed as river forces.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
United States
McKinley
Spain
Telegraph Department
Atlantic
Pacific
War Room
Army
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
Hongkong
Atlantic Coast
Dewey
Maine
Havana
Manila
Santiago de Cuba
Buffalo
Milburn
Wilson
Chicago
Philippines
Ft. Meyer
Panama Canal
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Court of Claims
Vicksburg
Arkansas City
Tensas Basin
Federal Bird Protection Passes Senate Unopposed
The McLean bill for federal protection of migratory birds passes the U S Senate without opposition. John B Burnham of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association hails the action as a major step toward saving many species of game and insectivorous birds from extinction once law.
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McLean
United States Senate
John B. Burnham
American Game Protective and Propagation Association
Diminished Timber Supply and Federal Responsibility
A critical editorial denounces the United States for losing most of its timber wealth to private owners and corporations. It cites a commission report urging lawsuits to recover forests obtained fraudulently or without proper sale approval, arguing Uncle Sam squandered a natural inheritance.
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Uncle Sam
Commissioner of Corporations
Sam
Nature
Gate
Rent Burden on New York Poor Highlights 188 1 5 Percent
A New York City study by The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor finds 40 percent of dependent families owe sickness, 37 percent unemployment, and 6 percent intemperance. Average rent consumes 88 1 5 percent of a manual worker’s income, about 13 1 3 percent more than sociologists deem proper, forcing one third of family earnings toward housing. The report links high rent to depraved living standards and related social ills, including crime.
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New York City
New York
Wren
Deceptive Fame and a Playwright's Sacrifice
Roy Mallory pretends to back a friend’s serious play for Helen's approval, but the premiere reveals Claude Blakiston as true author. The room erupts in applause as Mallory faces his deception, prompting a moral reckoning about ambition, love, and honesty.
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Helen Beresford
Sereana
Helen
Roy
Roy Mallory
Mallory
Heilen
Blakiston
Mater
Angelus Theatre
Irma Blakiston
Claude Blakiston
Claude
Married Life the Second Year Riding Ordeal
Helen, newlywed to Warren, faces a fearsome riding test on a Sunday hike with Mrs. Stevens. As horses bolt amid motorcycles and a reckless canter, Helen freezes, then collapses into Warren’s arms after a dramatic fall, revealing his patient support and her relief.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Mrs. Stevens
Warren
Mr. Stevens
Fred
Arica
Staren
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