The Mobile Item history and address listing
The Mobile Item announces reorganization and new leadership in April 1917. It lists offices at 1018 St Emanuel Mobile Alabama and notes seven papers weekly for one cent. It provides contact details and service areas including Baldwin County Biloxi Pascagoula and Pensacola.
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PHE Mobile Item Company Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
Ition
Associated Press Report
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hanson, Forei Advertising
Item Bulldine
Als
Fifth Ave
New York
Mobiie
Ouburda
Baldwin County
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Omazon
Atmore
Brewton
Pensacola
Ite
Bell
City courts face ice water dilemma for jurors
Mobile officials acknowledge jurors need cooling water in hot summers but warn the county cannot fund ice or telephones. The board questions small public expenditures while extensive spending yields little direct benefit, arguing if heating coal can be paid for, ice for juries should be as well.
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Mobile
Frisco Failure prompts congressional probe into receivership
A House resolution by Rep Hinebaugh of Illinois directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to thoroughly investigate the Frisco railroad receivership and the prior year management. It cites massive debt, weak net earnings, and alleged securities watering as motives, noting Mobile gains potential from traffic realignment.
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Frisco
House of Representatives
Hinebaugh
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
St. Louis
San Francisco
Charles Nagel
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Frederick W. Lehman
United States
Paris
Mobile
New Orleans
Chicago
Mobile Road
Yoakum Lines
Vacation Schools Grow Across Cities Since 1909
Vacation schools evolved from a humanitarian effort to keep children off streets into a significant part of the education system. From 56 cities in 1909 to 141 in 1912 the movement shows lasting demand rather than a fad. Terms range from six to ten weeks, with five day weeks common and six day sessions in some cities. Funding comes mainly from school authorities, with occasional tuition or private support.
Dunbar Case Moves to New Orleans for Witness Identification
The Dunbar parents will take their child to New Orleans to be seen by Mississippi witnesses who know him as Bruce Anderson before and after Robbie Dunbar's kidnapping. Officials hope conclusive identification will settle doubts about the boy's true identity. The New Orleans States defends Governor Brewer’s insistence on the meeting location.
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Dunbar
Brewer
New Orleans
Mississippi
Bruce Anderson
Robbie Dunbar
Rand
Louisiana
Walters
Waterway proposal from Warrior to Birmingham faces setback
Colonel Flagler reports the Warrior to Birmingham waterway via Valley Creek is not favorable for construction. He notes uncertainty of commercial value and urges an appeal to the board of engineers for rivers and harbors. Birmingham and Mobile chambers urged to unite to push the project.
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Flagler
United States Engineering Office
Mobile
Senator Johnston
Warrior River
Birmingham
Valley Creek
Warrior
Tombigbee
Board of Engineers For
Washington
Age-Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Tuscaloosa
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Board of Engineers
Hints on Economy From Two Mothers
Two women share views on frugal living and money management. They advise paying cash, tracking spending, buying durable furniture, consuming selective magazines, choosing modest clothing, avoiding extravagant friends, and living within means to curb high costs of living.
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Maud
Morgan and the Canal Debate and Morgan’s Role
A Greensboro Watchman editorial defends Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama, noting his opposition to the Panama route but his strong push for a canal. It cites his broader influence, honesty against lobbyists, and advocacy for a canal via Nicaragua while acknowledging the final Panama selection. The Tuscaloosa Gazette and Montgomery Journal corroborate his pivotal role and urge a bronze statue to honor him at the canal’s end.
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John T. Morgan
Alabama
Panama Canal
Greensboro Watchman
Morgan
Panama
Pettus
Senate
Canal
Roosevelt
Senator Morgan
John Tyler Morgan
Oceans
The
Times-Gazette
Pacific
Atlantic
Montgomery Journal
Diner-Patron Exchange Reaches Courtroom Tone
Fragmentary exchange shows a diner arguing with a server and a judge like authority figures. The clash hints at tension over service quality and respect within a formal setting.
Silent Vacant Chair Remembrance Poem Excerpt
A reflective verse invites memory to fill a vacant chair with scenes of past happiness. It laments loss while urging living to relive joyful hours and bless the place once occupied by a beloved presence.
Naval policy clash prompts fear for US strength
Washington columnist Victor Elliott argues the United States risks naval weakness under a minimal two battlehip plan. He warns Japan could strike first with a fleet better manned and equipped, while Congress and the White House resist necessary shipbuilding and manpower, risking defeat in a near-term war.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Japan
Democratic Party
Stars and Stripes
United States
Congress
Pork Barrel
Germany
Great Britaan
Italy
Argentina
Meyer
Congressional
Pennsylvania
White House
Wilson
Navy Department
Precautions Urged Over Mercury Poisoning Cases
The Springfield Republican warns the rise in bichloride of mercury tablet poisonings may be an epidemic or simply highly reported. It calls for precautions including blue coloring of poisonous tablets and special containers, stressing constant vigilance and safer handling of poisons.
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Springfield Republican
The Talisman Helps a Couple Find Harmony
Julie and Richard quarrel over trifles until Julie uses a bracelet talisman from her godmother. The charm prompts a gentle response that calms disputes, shows Richard’s affection, and leads Julie to realize the truth. The pair’s happiness returns and she returns the talisman.
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Mrs. Holt
Richard
Mrs. Berner
Jane
Mary
Julie
Miller
Old Ohio bachelor leaves fortune to rejecting lover
A local note recalls a bachelor who died in Ohio and left his entire estate to the woman who spurned him, prompting wry commentary on gratitude and heartbreak.
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Goodfellow
Ohio
Boston Transcript
City Autonomy Then and Now in American Municipal Government
London New Statesman surveys the New York governor's home rule bill and the broader move toward municipal autonomy in the United States. It contrasts European city development with America's rapid urban growth and argues for forms like the commission plan to align citizen stake with local governance.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan Island
Albany
Europe
London
Berlin
Rome
United States
America
Washington
New York State
London New Statesman
The Despicable Cocktail and Rural Cocktail Folklore
A Philadelphia Leader quotation mocks cocktails as a modern, cosmopolitan invention arguing many familiar figures and rural readers never encountered them. It contrasts historical drinking habits with today’s barroom creations and laments the spread of cocktails across society.
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Washington
Waterloo
Manhattan
Bronx
Jersey
Philadelphia
Costly smoke nuisance and baseball sewing limits
A European artist praises smoke to soften urban outlines, but the smoke nuisance costs Americans nearly 50 million dollars annually. The piece notes no machine can sew baseball covers. hundreds of thousands of balls are handsewn and a worker can finish only about three dozen per day.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
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