Mobile Item 1914 Newsstand Rates and Editorial Mission
The Mobile Item paper from January 28 1914 outlines subscription rates by mail daily and Sunday for Mobile and suburbs and lists editoral offices and aims. It presents the paper’s mission to inform interpret movements of interest to humanity praise worthy actions combat evil and serve public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aed Canes Ormes Lytton
BUILD
TED Press
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
I Ness
Bell
Home
Mobile
Alabama
Federal Aid for Road Building Proposed in Congress
Bill introduced by Representative Shackelford of Missouri seeks federal aid up to 25 million dollars yearly for road construction. Aid allocated by state population and rural post road mileage, with plans for joint state-US supervision or per mile cash payments, requiring state matching funds and governor reports by January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mobile County
House of Representatives
Dorsey W. Shackelford
Missouri
House Committee On
Thaster
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Centralized Court Plan Aims to Abolish State Courts
Presiding Judge W. A. Huneke of Spokane announces a plan to abolish supreme, superior and inferior courts in Washington. He says anyone with $50 in a litigation should be allowed to appear before a common court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Huneke
Spokane
State of
Washington
Mobile boosters urge use of local architects for new schools
The Mobile Boosters Club unanimously urges the school board to hire Mobile architects and use Mobile labor and materials for building the new schools. They warn foreign architects and contractors would drain about nine tenths of the $150,000 cost from Mobile and push jobs overseas, urging the board to favor home providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Board of
Choosnelosion
Oe Citinwag
Gaingang
Board of School Commissioners
Boosters
Item
Chamber of Commerce
Contrast Letter From Mr Underwood On Duty To Party
A reader reprints a letter from Mr Underwood to a friend in Perry county. He says he cannot return now due to loyalty to his party and duties in Congress. He criticizes his senate opponent for drawing pay while campaigning in Alabama and asserts Underwood supports the party and the American people. The note notes Ways and Means aims and references a wartime tone and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Advertiser
Marion
Underwood
Perry County
United States Senate
Congress
Alabama
Democrats
Albania
War in Mexico Turns to Profitable Film Cameo
The Memphis News-Scimitar argues Gen Villa has partnered with a moving picture firm to profit from photographs of battles. The piece questions the militaries' focus and warns that the Mexican conflict is being staged for commercial spectacle, not strategy or safety.
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Mexico
Gen. Villa
Moving Picture Company
Villa
Wilson
Memphis News-Scimitar
Long Lives of Famous Pioneers and Lord Strathcona
A reflection on the death of Lord Strathcona at ninety three and a broader note on railroad pioneers who lived long lives despite heavy workloads. The piece discusses the demanding nature of nineteenth century railroad financiers and builders and suggests many endured lengthy careers without premature decline.
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Lord Strathcona
Aes
Spending Uncle Sam's Money
A concise overview of U S government spending across defense navy army and construction projects with emphasis on battleship procurement methods Panama Canal funding and broad budget allocations including pensions, forestry and meat inspection costs, weather services, and federal agencies. Names of agencies and figures are noted with focus on major outlays and organizational processes.
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United Sta
Wellington
Zanzibar
H Kong
Lota
Oirvien
Republic of Panama
United States
Congress
Culebra
Panama
Europe
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Capitol
House
Senate
Library of Congress
Alaska
Government Hospital For
Immigration Service
Canada
International Joint Commission
Government Printing Office
Postal Service
Treasury
Thanks of Congress to War Heroes and Civil Servants
Washington Letter reports Congress has awarded thanks to 104 individuals since 1776, noting the predominance of war heroes in the list and few women. It cites figures for postal and transportation costs, and mentions notable names like Adams and Rostron while previewing an alphabetical forthcoming list of honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Elliott
Washington
Congress
Iain Henry Rostron
Carpathia
Houses of
Washter
William Bainbridge
Statation
W. B. Cushing
Stephen Decatur
John F. Dahlgren
Guis de Fleury
Vid Faragut
Ulysses S. Grant
John Paul Joni
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Baron von Steuben
Oliver Hazard Perry
George Dewey
John Lorimer Worden
Merrimac
Casimir Jaski
Marquis de la Fayette
Both Thompson
Carpenter
Theoices
Cyril Field
Hanks
Thewfickhammed
Khedive
Egypt
Gen ‘ Park
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
George Peabrod
Maryland
John Adams
Uni
Europe
Senate
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PHE Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile, Ala
Federal
Ways and Means Committee
Frederick J. Haskin
Panama Canal
Engineer Corps
Army
S Am
General Board of the Navy
General Board
Admiral Dewey
Board
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Naval
Washington Navy Yard
Great Steel Companies
Josephus Daniels
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Connecticut
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States Marine Corps
Baltimore American
Ment
Tura
Jersey
Geng Wan
Paris
Yart
Bryan
Qriice
Tanscotr
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