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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1914
Page
6
The issue lists the Mobile Item Company address and offices in Chicago and LYTTON building with press service details. It includes subscription rates for Mobile and Suburbs and mentions editorial goals and values of the newspaper. The date is January 25 1914.
The article urges support for a planned Mobile county fair, highlighting its anticipated impact on local development and agriculture. It praises the central fair committee of the Chamber of Commerce and calls on residents to fund and promote the event to attract farmers, fruit growers, and the broader region for lasting prosperity.
Superintendent L H Putnam departs after years guiding juvenile delinquents at the Detention School and Boys' Club, with Walcott named acting superintendent. City and county must decide on continued funding, as the institution proves economical versus prison costs and aids numerous youths via probation and community support.
The Morris ar Db annual report shows over 60 percent gain on capital stock, fueling criticism that vast profits by meat packers force consumers to go without meat. The News-Scimitar calls the profits largely diluted with water and argues prices are inflated beyond fairness.
The Senate approved the Alaskan railroad bill advancing government ownership to develop state resources. Some Democrats opposed, but the vote shows growing support for President Wilson's policies and a shift toward federal control of railroads beyond Alaska.
The administration unveiled trust bills approved by Wilson and Democratic leaders. The measures define unlawful monopoly, prohibit unfair trade practices, create an interstate trade commission, regulate directorates, and bar interlocking arrangements. Penalties cap at 5000 dollars or one year imprisonment.
The Item endorses Dr. S. P. Gaillard of Mobile as a candidate for state railroad commissioner. It cites his public service on the county school board and county commissioners, his probity and judicial mindset, and notes his lack of railroad ties and anti-railroad campaigns. The piece argues Mobile's port interests align with state gains and urges Alabama voters to give Gaillard their endorsement.
Washington letter notes Glaes-Owen act will boost engraving and printing work at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. John L. Kennedy, a plate printer, says the act increases demand for notes and certificates, including gold and silver issues, retirement of national bank notes, and new Federal Reserve securities.
Mobile will publish the Semi-Tropical Magazine with an editorial staff including Miss Mabelle Bigpart and Mrs Daisy Irwin Clisby. The first number in February will feature noted writers, poems, dialect stories and articles on women’s advancement in the South. Notable names include Marie Bankhead Owen and Mrs Woodrow Wilson. contributions cover education, philosophy, and uplift, with Miss Costello as illustrator.
The Mobile school program faces a delay as New Orleans plans await final approval. Local builders urge the county school board to keep the 7500 dollar fee at home, citing a Booster Club resolution urging Mobile architects to win the planning work. The Booster Club claims local interest and readiness to handle the project.
Daryl confronts heartbreak after being snubbed by Harry Somerdyke in public, while her sister Julia counsels social division. They plan a night out with conflicting views on class and dating, and Daryl reveals distress over her treatment and finances.
Letter to the editor reports an Alabama grown Japanese Giant radish near five months old weighing up to 20 pounds, compared with a 12 pound Los Angeles specimen. Alvin Japanese Nursery claims Alabama soil and climate yield superior vegetables and mentions upcoming 25 to 30 pound radishes to be displayed at Van Antwerp's Grand Bay offices.
The divining rod, long disputed as a water locator, is reported in a German South Africa series of tests to locate subterranean water at about seventy percent success. French agricultural officials are studying the device and plan tests to evaluate its use in Germany.
A survey explains how appropriation bills are debated in the House of Representatives and refined in the committee of the whole. It notes riders attached to bills, past battles over civil war era provisions, and the Senate’s role in approving or altering spending measures.
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