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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
4
Secretary McAdoo announced the treasury would issue up to five hundred million dollars in emergency currency if needed to move crops. The Atlanta Journal says the move stabilizes the financial temper, reassuring markets and signaling readiness to counter stringencies under the Aldrich-Vreeland act.
In New York a court battle probes a building owners monopoly on tenant drinking water. The Woolworth Building case has tenants forced to buy from one supplier and carry water up as many as thirty seven floors, with carriers sometimes taken an hour to reach the top.
The U S Bureau of Education ships flat foldable cardboard models of one two and four room rural schoolhouses by parcel post to local authorities and agencies. Models show up to date hygienic design at low cost to assist small communities lacking funds for an architect. Dr Dresslar says carpenters can build a compliant schoolhouse from the model.
Senate lobby investigation testimony paints Hawaii sugar plantations as oppressive, with planters profiteering 50 to 90 percent and seeking large tax subsidies while wage laborers, including Asians, starve themselves to send money to San Francisco. The piece condemns the labor system as a blot on American civilization.
The Item reprints Arthur H. Cadman's Washington critique of the Navy League of the United States, noting its directors, officers, and the claim it funds only patriotic activity. It argues the league seeks to shape public opinion for a larger navy, while European powers show hesitation toward armaments, and calls out subsidies and publicity.
Aging reflections note wrinkles from frowns and twinkles and urge the heart to show warmth in the eyes as age arrives. A compact verse emphasizes kindness over cynicism and resilience in later years.
A serial life tale follows Jennie as she navigates city life with missteps and growth. The chapters track social challenges, personal choices, and evolving relationships within an urban setting.
In Sfarrison New Jersey two aging geldings once collided in a wagon incident and later fought viciously when turned out to graze. The battle drew hundreds as one horse suffered a broken leg and the other was badly slashed, both killed to end the ordeal.
Local legislators discuss forming a commission to govern baseball in the state to legalize professional play on Sundays. The idea faces questions about details and safeguards while noting past openings of public spaces for amateur games and concerns over police extortion and disorder.
In Kansas City delegates from across the country expressing broad sentiment support the Newlands bill amid a clash with the Ransdell-Humphreys proposal. The Memphis News-Scimitar notes the national stakes and argues for nationwide consideration beyond narrow local interests.
Walter S. Camper of near Bowers discovers buttermilk can replace linseed oil in paint mixing. While painting his house he finds no linseed oil and notes that a mischievous child emptied buttermilk into a paint can, enabling proper mixing without oil.
A Washington Star comparison notes Kaiser Wilhelm once a war lord now seen as a peacemaker while Andrew Carnegie, once a steadfast peace advocate, concedes there could be conditions that justify arming.
The United States Geological Survey released a large scale map combining four topo sheets covering about 925 square miles around Gettysburg and nearby Maryland and Pennsylvania. It details terrain, elevations, and battlefield sites with contours and roads, reflecting Lee and Meade campaigns. Limited time offer postage free until July 4 1913 with 20 cent price.
A Cincinnati Times-Star opinion mocks the famed tenor Caruso for fleeing an alleged hotel incident. It argues stars are treated as gods, shielded by public deference, and urges grounding stars in ordinary law.
A Washington Star quote reflects ongoing doubt whether incorrect spelling is a fault or an accomplishment amid dialect literature and spelling reform debates.
A travel vignette lists meals enjoyed in several cities: frankfurters in Frankfurt, a Damburger steak in Hamburg, Brussels sprouts in Brussels, Bologna sausage in Bologna, and port in Oporto. The narrator notes the taste of old-fashioned Dutch cheese as she travels through Holland.
New York June 14 Mrs Henry M Flagler widow and trustee of much of Henry Flagler estate is expected to continue Florida rail construction and double tracking the east coast line to Miami. The system is the world’s largest single owned railroad, financed largely by Standard Oil certificates and bonds. Trustees may avoid large new funding, relying on Parrott who led the system and shared Flagler’s vision of a sea bridged coast line to Key West and West Indian trade via Panama.
The steamship Imperator sailed from Hamburg to New York on June 11 carrying nearly 4 000 people. Every berth was taken on its first voyage with demand for passages already high, signaling strong public confidence in the new vessel and suggesting further giant ships to come.
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