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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
4
The 1913 Mobile item recalls the 1881 founding and 1910 reorganization of an Alabama group with officers James Van Antwerp C B Hanson Albert P Bush John C O Connell. The article discusses B B Comer and his Alabama governor tenure, with pensions and state spending cited against his claims.
Secretary Houston directs Dr. A. D. Melvin and Dr. E. C. Joss to inspect slaughtering canning and packing in South America and Australia to curb living costs ahead of a tariff bill. The move aims to boost beef supply as U S beef consumption stays high while cattle growth lags population growth.
The Atlanta example shows employers generally cooperative with National Guard enlistees, easing leave for Georgia troops. The piece argues such support boosts military spirit, aids readiness, and serves public safety, urging Mobile employers to follow suit for the First Regiment battalion encampment.
The president opposes recognizing the Huerta government citing bloodstained actions and weak finances. Huerta faces unpaid troops and funds, with Diaz as a likely successor. Wilson aims to avoid military intervention and escalation, urging patience among Democrats ahead of October elections. The piece then shifts to Memphis raising over a quarter million dollars to rehabilitate a dry goods firm, praising civic unity and suggesting Mobile imitate the effort.
The article argues Senator La Follette backs a one day rest bill to frame Wisconsin as a union labor leader ahead of the 1916 presidential race. It notes his maneuvering to show control of the legislature and unified labor support, while criticizing the Progressive party’s collapse and outlining his need to build a new political confrontation.
The speaker recalls a moonlit scene where a man from the Moon shouts at a melon patch and pelts with a star while a gray Owl and a graveyard Rabbit engage. The narrator fears and mutters about hunger and misery until the Moon Man calls them a trifling rascal and tells them to go away.
A rural wedding report describes Hubbart making a pre nuptial will and attending with a tense, warlike bearing. The bride wears tears and tesreau while Sister French sings and Brother Calland accompanies on the piano as guests weep. The couple depart in a borrowed spring wagon to catch a train for kin folk, where they will stay until invited elsewhere. Noble presents are given to the couple.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune notes a call for a middle course between gyneolatry and misogyny as suffrage extension debates unfold, reflecting cautious guidance in early reform era.
Washington dispatch reports limited turnout at Newport for Roosevelt Beveridge and Addams Progressive birthday event. Campaigns show Western strength fading while Eastern support appears weaker in off year politics.
Poem by John Kendrick Bangs contemplating owning the earth and preferring leisure over toil. The speaker jokes about taxes and the burden of ownership, concluding it is better to enjoy the earth as a guest.
Admiral George Dewey openly advocates a larger navy and proper funding for the armed services, while President Wilson orders officials to refrain from public lobbying. The piece notes friction over congressionally determined appropriations and the role of high ranking officers in public discourse.
A fragment notes a speaker stating that operating a department store succeeds by understanding women. Another line references the number 50 with unclear context. The passage captures a period voice and hints at commercial gender attitudes within a store setting.
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