The Mobile Item history and publication details
The Mobile Item, founded 1881 and reorganized April 10 1912, billed as the South’s only paper publishing seven editions for ten cents including Sunday. It lists staff names Van Antwerp president, O Connell editor, and specifies addresses in Mobile Alabama and New York. Subscription rates shown for daily and Sunday editions.
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He Mobile Item
South
van Antwerp
Janes
John
O'Connell
Tariff Revision Talks and Women in School Administration
January 31 1913 Mobile Alabama reports Democrats begin tariff revision with the Ways and Means Committee formulating bills for an extra session. The piece notes Wilson's stance, GOP opposition, and recent Democratic bills vetoed by Taft. It also argues for increased women’s roles on school boards, citing U S education data and several states with women leading departments and boards.
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Democratic Party
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
House Democrats
House
Taft
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
Underwood
James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Illinois
America
Public utilities and politics collide in study by Col. Ryder
Col. John J. Ryder of Omaha, head of the League of American Municipalities, criticizes the intrusion of public service corporations into political life. He cites western public utility bills and warns municipally owned plants often become tools of political gain, diverting profits from the public to master politicians.
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John J. Ryder
Omaha
League of American Municipalities
Mr. Ryder
Stock Exchange Seat Brings 50000 In Auction
A New York Stock Exchange seat sold for 50000, the lowest price since 1901, seen as a barometer of market health. Analysts link the sale to broader concerns over possible legislation regulating exchange operations and the volume of business on Wall Street.
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New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Congress
Remedy as Bad as Disease in Atlanta Men and Religion Bulletins
The Men and Religion bulletins resuming in Atlanta newspapers provoke protest for coarse language and focus on the buying and selling of women. Ministers linked to the movement disavow endorsement. Citizens condemn the tone as unsuitable for a family newspaper and some threaten to bar the dailies unless halted or altered.
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Atlanta
Wordless Banquet Hope and Political Jokes In 1909 Headlines
The column collects witty lines about public life and figures from diverse papers. It notes a plea for the wordless banquet and jokes about Kansas population loss, Panama canal defense, Jewish paper labor disputes, Colima volcano, a governor named Cole, Taft’s travel pace, and a bicycle funded by the next administration.
Big Tim Sullivan Creed Reveals His Political Ethos
Big Tim Sullivan of Tammany fame is portrayed as both powerful and beloved. His creed emphasizes honest work over charm and warns leaders who mislead the crowd risk falling from grace. He asserts that genuine leadership comes from hard work and staying the course.
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Tim Sullivan
Tammany Fame
Government backs corn club plan to boost yields
Washington announces a new government backed program to enlist youths in corn club work. Secretary James Wilson and C. H. Seneen lead efforts to award prizes and trips to district and state educational events. The aim is better seed, higher yields, yearly club activity, and stronger farm life.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Mt of Agricultu
James Wilson
C. H. Seneen
Agricultural and Mechanical
United States
Mr. Benson
Wilson
Corn Club
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department
Treasury Joke Prompts Circular From Hungry Applicants
A Leslie's Weekly joke about dividing U S currency led to nationwide applications for $34 per person. The Treasury Department issued a circular to clarify the facts as citizens sought to receive their supposed share by mail or parcel post.
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Treasury Department
Washington
United States
Leslie’s Weekly
Eggs as Votes Women Sell 12000 Slips on Eggs for Suffrage Rally
The New York women suffrage group plans to paste 12,000 "votes for women" slips on fresh eggs and sell them at profit as political propaganda. Critics warn of potential manipulation and questions about campaign funding, incorporation, and ownership. The scheme aims to attract attention and possibly reform campaign financing, though risks and practicalities are noted.
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Woman's Suffrage Organization
New York
J. Pierpont
Death Threat in Paris Hotel Romance Ends in Murder
Bella, haunted by a clairvoyant warning of sudden death, plots to identify a hidden killer in the Paris hotel. A waiter named Giuseppe is discharged at the prince and Stella's urging, later seen with them as the killer strikes, fleeing toward the Seine.
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Bella
Stella
Farnelli
Tonio
Giuseppe
Paris
Monsieur
Ermine
Giur
Seine
Married Life The Second Year In Overcharge At Hotel
Warren resents an overcharge on their hotel bill as he disputes telephone and laundry charges. He confronts the clerk, demands a correct adjustment, and vows to settle with the manager, while Helen endures the public scene at dinner.
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Warren
Bales
Helen
New York
Murray Hill
Cortlandt
Oklahoma Boys Grow Big Corn and Cotton Crops
A 13 year old in Oklahoma produced 102 bushels of corn on one acre at a cost of 14.50 and sold it for 306 giving seed price credit. A 15 year old grew 6000 pounds of cotton on two acres selling for 260 with 200 seed value. In Oklahoma 4000 boys and girls entered contests this year as part of boys clubs. Also notes on farm demonstrations and a fire in Fairview Heights New York.
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United States Bureau of Education
Colorado
Idaho
Washington
Wyoming
United States
Montana
New York
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Rochester
St. Paul
Denver
Columbus
Worcester
Grand Rapids
Cambridge
Fall River
Florida
Galsworthy Drama Voice Praises Sincerity and Craft
The essay notes John Galsworthy as a premier modern writer whose plays The Silver Box Justice and Pigeon shaped drama. He argues sincerity as the core value for stage art, criticizing commercialism and praising fidelity to mood and self in contemporary British drama.
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John Galsworthy
Winston Churchill
New York
Galsworthy
Halifax
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St. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Foreign Advertising Building
Fifth Ave
BY Mail
Vescesees Bell
Eee Aebiabee
Mobile, Alabama
Women In School Administration
Scylla
Charybdis
Dallas News
Wilmington Star
Philadelphia Inquirer
Goethals
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Newport News Press
Colima
Cole
South Carolina
Louisville Courier-Journal
Nashville
Big Tim Sullivan’s Creed
Victor Elliott
Mabel Herbert Urner
Fairview Heights
N. Y
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