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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
6
A 1913 Mobile item reprints a column criticizing Ohio tax policy. It discusses the Smith one per cent act, its abandonment by the legislature, rising assessments, and calls for a constitutional amendment to cap tax rates. The piece urges cleaner representation and warns against tax raiders and over-spending.
A Cincinnati Times-Star tribute recalls Lieutenant Jol Towers's heroic plunge from a government aircraft at Annapolis. Companion Ensign Billingsly died. Towers survived with minor injuries and a nervous shock, refusing honors to stay at his original assignment. The piece lauds naval discipline and manhood.
About twenty five bachelors in Tuscumbia organize a charity club to aid poor children. They plan to send children to school at all expenses and provide health supports like pure milk and food. The effort aims to protect vulnerable children and set an example for Alabama’s unmarried men.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad gains Memphis entry with an office and staff to solicit export freight. The move aims to funnel cotton and packing house goods from Memphis to Mobile, promising major commerce gains, more ships, labor, and payrolls for Mobile, alongside Panama Canal freight dynamics.
An editorial argues Alabama Supreme Court will reverse only on merits after the September 1 start of the post recess period. It laments overuse of technicalities, praises reforms, and urges curbing delays and costly litigation while noting praise for Alabama court action.
A discussion of Bryan’s Chautauqua lectures prompts reflections on public salaries. It cites cases like Elihu Root and Charles Emory Smith, showing how early cabinet posts required private funds to sustain public service. It notes Garland's exception and Bayard’s personal wealth draining service, with further examples of financial hardship among aging former officials.
A hungry beggar recalls hardship in Paris and a long tale of poverty. The piece then cites several historical cases of former senators and judges relying on private subscriptions, pensions, or post‑office gains after leaving the bench or Congress, illustrating financial struggles after public service.
A hungry narrator sits at a restaurant table after meeting a stylish woman at Maxime's. He steals five dollars from her bag to pay, then confronts her at home. In a violent struggle the woman is nearly killed, and the narrator recalls his line about generosity to a begging man as if explaining the tale.
Uncle Eben says a man should look him in the eye when speaking but the truly meanest man is the one who looks you in the eye to hypnotize your attention away from the eyes. The remark highlights a cultural take on deception and egotism.
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