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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
4
The item lists The Mobile Item Company address at 8th Emanuel Street Mobile Alabama and provides subscription rates by mail and carrier for daily Sunday and mobile editions. It includes the paper's mission statement and contact numbers as of January 27 1914.
Referred to Mr Hobson the piece notes Japan suffers economic gloom and famine in the northeast with school closures due to lack of funds. The Hokkaido government seeks 15 million dollars in relief while taxation burdens unpaid war debts fuel public dissatisfaction.
A historical obituary sketching Charles K. Hamilton as the most fearless American aviator. It notes his numerous injuries from flying and balloon exploits, including a Paterson balloon ascent that reached 14 000 feet, and his death in bed as a final, nonviolent end to a storied career.
Mississippi politician Vardaman again stirs trouble by backing an inland candidate for the Mobile port customs collector. Coast hopefuls Lewis Cox and Santa Cruz protest, insisting the appointee be a coast man from Mississippi or Alabama to prevent foreign shipper jibes and maintain maritime knowledge.
The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses feeble-mindedness as a constitutional anomaly, inherited or acquired, affecting brain and body. Emphasizes studying physiologic causes beyond psychology and psychiatry to prevent increases in feeble-mindedness and explore acquired cases for prevention prospects.
An English novelist lauds U S hotels and homes while condemning railroad sleeping cars. He depicts passengers in berths as coffins behind curtains, notes difficulty for travelers to undress and dress, and urges better overnight accommodations and streetcar seating in America. The New York Tribune shares the concern.
Chicago has launched a municipal store with $25,000 capital to supply groceries at cost to households. If successful, meats and clothing may follow and more stores may open citywide, offering affordable options without giving away free goods. The move aims to ease living costs while preserving self-respect.
The agitation to force a majority vote on governor nominations failed as the public supported the state committee and its majority rule stance. The draft movement faded after the people were consulted, exposing bluster as mere pretense.
Washington letters discuss the 1915 Senate re elections under the new direct vote system. It lists several incumbents facing contests including Bradley Gore Perkins Stephenson Root and others, notes Alabama vacancy and expected party shifts, and predicts renewed cross party cooperation with 31 House members up for re election.
Beef imports have doubled and cattle imports nearly tripled under the new tariff, yet no corresponding meat price reductions are observed. The Buffalo Express notes the mismatch between import growth and consumer prices.
A New York Herald editorial contrasts three Yonkers burglaries of James Fitch homes. It argues older thieves kept a conscience and superstition, while modern criminals see life as a hotel and risk murder for pay, making them more dangerous.
O Loughlin faced a hostile tailors convention crowd in Brooklyn after being urged on by his tailor guide. Despite three false starts he failed to win attention as the room buzzed with names like Max Schreiner and buyer for Chipperstein and Menx.
Austin Cunningham of Texas newspapers and Washington staffer for Colonel Henry Watterson aims for Texas Democratic congressman at large. In Washington Charles C Hart, new secretary of the press club and Spokesman-Review representative, seeks Republican nomination for Spokane Fifth district. Also a vaudeville duck act relays a comic telegram about inability to perform.
A historical overview explains the comptroller of the treasury as watchdog over public funds. It details his role in approving or disallowing expenses, interpreting appropriations, and issuing advance decisions that shape government spending and contract law.
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