Local Democrat contrasts Hobson and Johnston in Alabama race
The Mobile Item notes Congressman Hobson’s frequent absences and campaign for the Senate while Senator Johnston remains consistently active for Alabama. It cites Senate tariff changes under the Underwood bill, highlighting free raw wool and sugar, countervailing duties, and regional impacts on cotton and textile interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
R. P .Hobson
Hobson
Congress
Joseph F. Johnston
House of Representatives
Alabama
Senate
Senator Johnston
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Wilson
Gardner
Ways and Means
England
New England
Democratic
Dismissal of Attorney Not the Answer in California Case
The piece questions why Attorney General McReynolds halted trial in California indictments tied to the Mann Act and criticizes the influence of political positions on justice. It praises District Attorney McNab for exposing the actions and urges explanations from the Wilson administration. It also notes reforms in Alabama and a state commission to modernize legal procedure.
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United States
McNab
San Francisco
M. Reynold
Immigration
Washington
Hig
Wilson
California
McReynolds
Western Fuel Company
Department
Grard
Supreme Court of Alabama
American Bar Association
O'Neal
His Mother The Failure Comes Home
A poem by Hal Coffman reflects on youth facing life as a battle. It contrasts idealistic youth with harsh reality where many fail. The speaker notes a mother's steadfast love and faith that can send a failed son back to the fight, ready to strive again.
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Hal
Coffman
Ben
The Successor in Law and Business
John Sanders resists Bent Birk as son in law while Olga backs Bent. Boland dies boosting Bent’s bid for general manager. Bent reveals his offer from Oftel and the clash over succession ends with Bent set to become father in law and Olga’s husband while John contends with a new, confident Bent.
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John
John Sanders
Margaret
Olga
Ofters
Hansen & Co
Bent
Bent Birk
Bere
George Oftel
Polytechnical College
Father
Boland
Trousseau
Hughand
Birk
Roland
Mr. Sanders
Mrs. Sanders
Oftel
Offa
Robert West
Magnitude of Steel Corporation by Holland
New York June 25 Judge James S Reed of Pittsburg testified in a hearing on the dissolution of the United States Steel Corp that the aim of creating a large firm was to build world export trade and produce economies. He said growth in export trade supports this. He described Morgan Carnegie and Gary, and noted the panic of 1907 offered a chance to crush independents, which was avoided.
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New York
James S. Reed
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Dickenson
Steel Corporation
Gary
W. J. Filbert
Judge Kelley
Pennsylvania
Chaiman
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Filbert
Nit
Reed
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Reed
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Company
Mr. Carnegie
Judge Gary
Jude Gary
Judge Gar
Ju Gary
Amore
Standard Oil
American Tobacco Company
Holland
London Favors Currency Reform Bill
London backs currency reform while New York shows less enthusiasm. The banking bill aims to loosen rigid U S assets making them more elastic and ready to supply capital when foreigners demand it, reducing reliance on private moguls like J Pierpont Morgan.
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London
New York
Holland
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
Fian
Wall Street
Morgan
Alabama road building with convict labor gains momentum
Alabama counties push good roads efforts, with Jefferson using county convicts on the highways. Officials predict higher property values and state-wide expansion of convict labor on public roads, while a Birmingham meeting debates limiting convict use in mines and lumber camps. Prospects include large cotton and corn crops boosting rural prosperity.
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Alabama
Jefferson County
Board of Revenue
Jefferson
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Ownership Statement for The Mobile Item 1918
The Mobile Item Company, Inc. lists stockholders owning 1 percent or more as Jas C Van Antwerp Clarence B Hanson Albert P Bush D R Burgess Jacob Pollock John C O Connell Prelate D Barker Albert Hanson Thomas M Stevens Joseph M Walsh Henry Piser H J Smith and known bondholders including City Bank and Trust Company as trustee. Average paid circulation six months prior: 12 280 copies. Notary M P Dowling Mobile County Ala attested June 24 1913.
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Mobile Item
Mobile
Ala
WOO
Chives’ Ees
John C. O'Connell
C. B. Hanson
Mobile Item Company, Inc
Jas. C. van Antwerp
Clarence B. Hanson
Albert P. Bush
D. R. Burgess
Jacob Pollock
Prelate D. Barker
Albert Hanson
New York
Thomas M. Stevens
Joseph M. Walsh
Henry Pisér
H. J. Smith
City Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Co. B. Hanson
Sword
M. P. Dowling
Notary Public
Mobile County
A Line o' Cheer Each Day o' the Year
A poem by John Kendrick Bangs presents a private sun in a heart kept aside for pleasant memories and daily cheer. The verse contrasts gray days with cheerful bearing and notes the value of genuine cheer even as fashion and external pressures test a smile.
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Emanuel Street
James C. van Antwohrp
Home
Bell
Mobil F. Alabama
Sanders
Junior
John ‘Sanders
Magnitude OF Steel Corporation
John Kendrick Bangs
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