Cost of Government at Mobile and Elsewhere
The article ranks Mobile among the most conservatively governed large U.S. cities per the 191% Municipal Revenue and Public Property report. It lists per capita government costs across several cities, noting Mobile’s rate and comparing with Tacoma Johnstown Chattanooga and others, while mentioning graft concerns and historical context.
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Joker Amendment Would Grant Lifelong Jobs To City Officials
The Hartwell bill amending the city commission act could force the chief of police city recorder city attorney and rents to hold their jobs for life at current salaries. It would strip the commission of power to remove them advancing an aim to extend Commissioner Lyons term to 1916 and delay annual elections. The article warns the measure is not local to Mobile and urges removal of the bill to prevent perpetuating officeholders.
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City Recorder
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Mobile County
Railroads to Be Compelled to Recognize Mobile's Seaport Status
Unofficial reports say the Interstate Commerce Commission will issue an order enforcing Mobile's 1914 cotton decision. The action aims to end rate discrimination by East West lines and certain rail carriers, boosting Mobile’s port advantages and threatening delays to sand island improvements if opponents’ campaigns persist.
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Georgia
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Famous men disagree on when World War will end
A survey of prominent figures including H Hapgood Nikola Tesla George S. Viereck Hudson Maxim and Hiram Percy Maxim presents varied predictions for the war’s end. Opinions range from late 1917 to four more years, with factors cited such as Austro-Hungarian dissolution and winter campaigns.
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War forecasts by European observers in The Mobile Item
A Mobile Item feature presents forecasts on the duration of World War I by several figures including Charles Edward Russell Herman Ridder Gilson Gardner and Herbert Quick. They discuss potential end dates and factors prolonging or shortening the war with questions about naval actions and political outcomes.
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Mobile Item
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Washington
Sunday School Work in Courity Advances in County
A Sunday School committee reports progress with executive members and county officers in Mobile. Thomas B. Allman, the county reporter, has attended nearly every convention and provided reports of the work, highlighting substantial engagement and steady advancement.
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Somewhere in France a ClackDoardt inscription
The note reads as an inquiry about a French place name on a ClackDoardt artifact. It questions the meaning and identifies the phrase as a location in France, implying a past link or reference. The exact place name and its historical context remain unclear without fuller provenance.
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Editorials by Item Readers Editorials by Item Readers
Public letters on matters of general interest are invited with strict word limits and one side of paper only. Writers must use their own name and address and include a self-addressed stamped envelope for returns if requested. Submissions should avoid partisan or inflammatory content and refrain from publishing others’ statements without permission.
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