The Mobile Item Company Historic Details
The note lists the Mobile Item Company Founded 1881 reorganized April 1910 with offices in Mobile Alabama and New York. It names James C Van Antwerp as president B Hanson as vice president and general manager Albert P Bush as secretary and treasurer and editor. It cites Associated Press International News Service and Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association as affiliations with contact numbers and mailing rates.
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Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel ST
Mobile, Ala
James C .van Antwerp
Co. B. Hanson
Albert P. Bush
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
New York
Bell
Home
Simplified County Government Experiment in California
Mobile Alabama July 12 1913 commentary on Los Angeles county experimenting with county manager form similar to city commissions. Three commissioners would appoint officers from civil service lists and manage staff while claiming home rule and reduced dependence on general statutes. World’s Work notes potential Democratic benefit and watchful interest nationwide.
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California
Los Angeles
Commission
Evidence of An Evil Interlocking Directorates in Banking
The piece argues interlocking directorates among banks cause failures as seen in Pittsburg. It notes one person’s control of two national banks and a state bank led to collapses, urging a law to ban such links. It cites England and France where dual bank directorships are illegal, urging congressional action to curb the practice.
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Pittsburg
Met
England
France
Congress
Self-Preservation in Civil War and Public Ownership
The piece argues government rights to seize services for self preservation. It cites England's higher authority allowing state takeover of transport during strikes. It notes Cincinnati seizing private ice plants during a strike as aligned with self-preservation and urgent public need.
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England
Transportation Service
Cincinnati
Educating Exceptional Children and the Call for Unity
A U S Commissioner report quotes Dr. Maximilian Groszmann on educating exceptional children. He argues not only the definition of exceptional, but the need for compulsory education and coordinated efforts by educators, doctors, social workers, welfare groups, and courts to address misdirected ability and development.
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Maximilian P. E. Groszmann
United States
Commissioner of Education
Groszmann
Commonwealth
Crop Report Shows Decrease in Cereals
The July government crop report indicates bountiful cereals but total production will fall short of last year’s record yields. Wheat and corn show declines while winter wheat rises, with overall corn yields in the Middle West strong but below 1912 final totals. Alabama corn acreage up 3 percent with high condition.
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Middle West
Alabama
Notable Opinion Pieces and Public Notices Across States
A Tennessee lawyer Edward T. Sanford address to Alabama Bar Association in Mobile draws praise as illuminating on U S judiciary. The New York Times critic and Houston Post comment on Southern hero worship, referencing Captain Hobson and Merciamac. Sault Ste Marie locks record 12,130,000 tons in 30 days, showing Great Lakes trade growth. Mobile urged as Alabama port and Panama Canal Celebration support. Jefferson’s Declaration quip and Huerta cabinet note reflect era chatter.
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Edward T. Sanford
Tennessee
Alabama Bar Association
Mobile
United States
Bar Association
New York Times
Houston Post
Alabama
Hobson
Captain Hobson
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Great Lakes
Northwest
Great Rivers
Press corruption charge sparks call to name editors for sale
The Florence Times reports Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson accusing corruption entwined with a subsidized press in Alabama. The piece urges editors to be exposed if their opinions are for sale and notes a former legislature member claiming every man has his price.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
Florence
Guilt and Gentle Breeding in a New Order Prisoners
The New York World argues against a double standard of penalties based on education and breeding. Julian Hawthorne advocates leniency for the educated inmates, while the piece refutes links between remorse, intelligence, and guilt.
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Julian Hawthorne
Hawthorne
New York World
Extraordinary Man in the Closet Quest
A Chicago column notes a playful exchange about husbands deserving praise. A woman asserts her husband is extraordinary after he quickly locates a misplaced item in a closet, reflecting humorous domestic vanity. The brief vignette captures light social commentary on marriage and perception.
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Chicago
A Line o Cheer Each Day o Year by Bangs
A moral plea by John Kendrick Bangs urging readers to lend small money to those in need or facing temptation. The poem frames donations as simple acts that can prevent ruin and offer spiritual comfort, emphasizing everyday charity.
Crop reporters guard crops news secrecy in Washington
A portrait of the crop reporting board and field agents tasked with gathering plant data. The process includes field surveys, acreage estimates, weather and labor considerations, and rapid dissemination to New York and Chicago stock markets while preserving strict secrecy until the scheduled release time.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Act of Congress
United States
Department
New York Stock Exchange
Crop Reporting Board
Stock Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Press Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Statistics
Board
New York
Chicago
Association
Agate
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Revolver in Window Fateful Night Standoff Ends in Death
Jim Stacey and Maisy hide in a Moonlit cabin as Red Jake tracks them for revenge. Maisy fires first through a window while Jim distracts the predatory killer, then a single shot ends Jake’s threat. The couple’s peril resolves with Jake killed by Maisy’s timely strike.
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Jim Stacey
Maisy
Darling
Golden Gulch
Red Jake
Jim
Jake
A RestAurant Order in Japan
A traveler and an artist friend enter a teahouse in Japan and try to order food. They fail to communicate in multiple languages, then use drawings of a fish and egg to elicit help. The girl understands and shows the kitchen, returning with two bath gowns and Turkish towels instead of food.
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Japan
Boston Globe
Non smoking chiefs cities pursue smoke nuisance abatements
The list cites several U S cities taking steps to curb smoke pollution including Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Detroit Indianapolis Jersey City Kansas City Los Angeles New Orleans New York and Pittsburgh with efforts described as practical and ongoing.
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Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Detroit
Indianapolis
Jersey City
Kansas City
Los Park
New Orleans
New York
Aes
Pittsburg
The King of Stowaways at Ellis Island
A deranged, multilingual stowaway Grenberger, 28, a Heidelberg graduate, impersonates an interpreter candidate at New York Ellis Island. He travels without ticket or baggage, dodges officials, and faces possible deportation after admission intrigue.
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Ellis Island
Grenberger
University of Heidelberg
America
Joseph Grenberger
France
Havre
New York
Ejlis Ieland
Ellis
United Co Earyele
Bolivia seeks bigger role at Panama Exposition in San Francisco
New York July 12 Bolivia changes from isolation to active engagement with the world. Bolivian ground prepared for Panama Pacific buildings showing resources and aims to expand trade with the United States. Paris Grace and Knowles highlight potential rail links and mineral wealth.
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New York
Republic of
Bolivia
Republic
San Francisco
United States
Joseph B. Grace
International Mercantile House
William R. Grace
South America
Andes
Peru
United Bolivia
Grace House
Bolivar
Brazil
South American
Grace
Buenos Ayres
Pacific
Valparaiso
Mr. Grace
Argentina
Europe
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Horace G. Knowles
Knowles
Colonel Knowles
San Frecisco
Transvaal
Amazon
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Holland
N A M Synonyms as Cipher Theme in Political Code
A Chicago Tribune analysis explains a designer of a National Association of Manufacturers cipher book who assigns political code words to parties and offices. Terms like glacier for GOP, garlic for Democrats and seranium for Congress highlight wit and restraint in the satire.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Gayety
United States
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Republican Congressional Committee
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago Tribune
Governor O'Neal Proclaims Good Road Days
The proclamation designates August 14 15 and 16 as good road days urging citizens to show patriotism and readiness to serve their coin in a manner unlike standard public service. It emphasizes modesty over ceremonial display and calls for earnest public effort.
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O'Neal
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Montgomery Journal
Montgomery
Toledo Blade
Jeferson
de la Barra
Huerta
John Kendrick Bangs
Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
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