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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports on the 1913 strike of iron workers machinists and related trades in Mobile Alabama. It notes failed mediation by the Chamber of Commerce and proposes state arbitration as a fair mechanism to settle differences between employers and workers.
The piece argues that aggressive partisan rhetoric harms Alabama and notes how Georgia Governor Slaton seeks to restore financial sanity. It cites Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia as warnings about factionalism, then discusses banking reform with National City Bank insights on the Owen Glass proposal and federal reserve structure.
A young man failed a teaching fitness test, angry he passed real exams but failed a minor one. He had failed in spelling. The Birmingham Ledger warns two points: a presumed educated teacher who cannot spell is absurd and a teacher who drilled that spelling is unimportant.
A congressional directory excerpt questions Senator Albert Bacon Fall of New Mexico. The text, labeled scandalous, claims mining and mining-related exploits, implying constitutional rights of American citizens should follow them abroad. The document credits Fall as author of a bold resolution.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal argues song writers mold national character more than legislators. It criticizes ragtime and popular songs for coarse, suggestive lyrics that mock propriety and threaten moral ideals, warning they may prompt stricter laws and erode public virtue.
A note recalls Mr. Bryan’s pro Nicaragua position and his 1908 remark that the United States should evacuate the Philippines and not seek colonies or a navy. The Paris Temps stops short of accusing insincerity and notes only a rapid change of opinion.
In a melodramatic scene Aunt Lucie persuades Yvonne to elope with her lover Charles Delord. The aging conspirator recalls her own past elopement, dreaming of a swift marriage under a calm evening sky as the lover arrives at the gate.
The New Haven board is expected to choose Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, as successor to Mellen. Boston and New England financiers reportedly pressed for Elliott, whose leadership would align New England rail transport with a unified regional plan. Theodore Vale supports the selection, citing Elliott’s imagination and public persuasion as key assets.
A fragment from a Denver Republican piece blends poems with a Missouri prize offer. It notes a St Louis contest giving one hundred dollars for top reasons to move to Missouri. The scene shifts to Aunt Lucie and a dramatic car escape featuring Yvonne and a roaring vehicle.
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