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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1913
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports Tennessee narrowly avoided debt default due to New York money power. The Memphis Commercial Appeal says Tennessee laws prevented local handling of the debt, and warns Alabama to avoid similar politics. The Item notes that Tennessee’s near default serves as a cautionary example.
A farmer in Indiana misreads the proposed income tax as a bounty of 500 dollars per child and asks for 2000 dollars. Senators Kern and Shively explain the exemption instead, while a separate piece mocks and analyzes Father Du Bois leading a dads union against reformers in Poughkeepsie New York.
Dr. George Kerschensteiner contrasts German and American school systems noting centralized control in Germany versus local community influence in the United States. He observes press coverage, teacher training and salaries, religious issues, coeducation, and the election of school boards, praising direct elections but noting American breadth with uneven quality. He sees potential for lessons from the American plan to benefit Germany.
The Bivouac of Peace reports a proposed national elastic currency bill by John L. Hamilton to Sherman Illinois. It would let banks issue credit currency during emergencies under a currency commission with caps tied to capitalization and bond deposits. State banks could join with 25 percent of capital. Critics urge banking representation on the commission and oppose branch bank expansion.
Washington reports fruit and nut trade through U.S. customs totaled about 90 million dollars in the just ended fiscal year, with exports around 37 million and imports near 42 million. Apples prunes raisins and oranges dominate exports. bananas lemons olives currents and grapes dominate imports.
A Nashville Banner editorial berates Governor Blease for defending white supremacy and militia policy. It accuses him of demagogy and defiance of war department rules, calling him an incubus to the South and a national embarrassment.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a $200 000 Rembrandt shows value from buyers wealth, not change in the work. A 1734 sale price of 106 dollars proves the same canvas. If money continues to inflate like last century, the piece could fetch a thousand times current figures.
John Ridout a noted lawyer recounts two times judges teased him after listening to arguments. In one case a judge called his first point untenable and said the others do not deserve an adjective. In another instance Ridout faced a mincing critique of his concatenated points.
In May 1871 Paris, Brother Bernhard, a disguised monk delivering a message, is captured on a barricade during the Commune. He is forced to wear a blouse and a gun as troops eliminate barricades, and at execution time proclaims innocence amid a volley by six men forward.
A reader argues education hinges on modern school facilities and calls for a bond issue to fund updated buildings with domestic science and manual training spaces. He contrasts past conditions with today and urges neighbors to vote yes to keep the city on par with modern towns.
Poem excerpt interweaves verse with a dramatic scene where a character faces danger and reveals a rosary as a passport. The narrative hints at pursuit and fear, ending with a defiant gesture.
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