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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
6
The July 9 vote on a city school bond drew 2 651 voters amid widespread apathy. Activist women rallied supporters, but many citizens remain dissatisfied with city control of schools and call for municipal department oversight as a path to better facilities.
The Mobile Item Company, organized and re established in Mobile Alabama, lists its offices at 10 18 St Emanuel Street with James C Van Antwerp and C B Hanson as key executives. It announces affiliation with Associated Press and International News Service and notes subscription and carrier rates.
New York correspondent notes Jane Addams as a leading suffrage figure candidate for Chicago mayor under Illinois law allowing women to hold municipal office. Addams doubts running, urges women not to rush public office, and calls for broader female political alignment beyond suffrage unity.
Berlin Medical Society reports on an autopsy of a patient treated with the Friedmann serum for tuberculosis. Tubercle bacilli found at the inoculation site suggest stimulation of the disease and dispute the serum’s harmlessness. U.S. health authorities had refused promiscuous inoculations pending clearer results.
The county commissioners decide to extend road improvements from city streets across the county line to end decades of breaks and litigation. The move signals new spirit on the board, acknowledging the county finances and contributions from urban areas.
Houston prepares to pursue Panama business with broad citizen cooperation in anticipating new Atlantic to Pacific trade. The piece notes Mobile cannot rival Houston's potential prestige and stresses mobilization of the city for the Panamanian celebration and trade gains.
A U S Bureau of Education document details how New York City’s Vocational Guidance Survey evolved into a Vocational Education Survey. It argues training, not job placement, serves public school children and stresses the need for better information on industrial conditions before steering youths into work.
A condensed opinion cites New York statistics claiming most criminals are bachelors and argues married men stay busy earning a living to avoid trouble.
A narrator visits M Goulven Creachendee in Brittany after a friend’s praise of the coast. Locals warn of a haunting as Creachendee recounts nightly visits by his late wife’s ghost. The narrator stays to witness proof in a dim room with a sea view and a mysterious painting.
A short verse about a singer whose voice was sharp and notes flat yet aimed to spread cheer. The narrator decides to forgive the singer's imperfect art and let him continue, arguing against judging a mortal's heart by imperfect singing.
The Birmingham News notes the United States ranks seventeenth in soil productivity, with five New England states leading in corn per acre. It argues Southern states lag far behind Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, and others, urging action to raise corn yields.
A narrator recalls a night at M. Creachcadee's seaside home with whispers and a phosphorescent glow. He discovers a ventilator opening to a distant house where a rotating lighthouse light shimmers through, revealing a coast guard tower. The host dies, leaving wealth to a housekeeper and poor families, while ghosts linger in memory.
A historical view argues that members of the proposed federal reserve board and past treasury officials often move from government roles to high‑paying bank positions. It notes Comptroller of the Currency and treasury secretaries becoming bank presidents, suggesting the new board could become a stepping stone to private banking power.
Mirrors installed at dangerous road crossings aid drivers by revealing oncoming traffic. The system may expand to heavy power wagons to compensate for horn noise and blind spots. Critics note potential objections from owners, but overall results appear favorable and cost justified.
Bourbon county has ceased manufacture of whiskey as an era in sour mash corn production ends. The advertisement notes the cessation and marks the end of Bourbon county’s long association with distilling.
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