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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
6
The Mobile Item reports on the Alabama senatorial race noting Hobson cannot claim an easy victory against Johnston. It cites views from Memphis and New York, arguing that woman suffrage would impact domestic workers in the South and influence local sentiment in Alabama.
A Cleveland designer who sketches Paris fashions for New York modistes says sashless looks fade this summer and introduces the "wishing sash" as the new craze. The sash is worn with a loop at the right knee and raises questions about hidden meanings and pockets for money.
A Chicago Tribune poll shows strong opposition to the Wilson currency bill in both houses. Among 152 House Democrats and 76 senators, many favor no action or noncommittal positions. Only 22 House members and a few senators would endorse the bill as is, with fears it centralizes bank power and targets Jewish influence.
The article reports rising wholesale meat costs driven by packers amid beef at the year’s high stockyards prices, with cattle receipts swelling and cooler space limited. It notes mutton and lamb prices retreating, yet dressed meat remains costly for retailers and consumers, while Chicago stockyards show large slaughter and constrained supply.
The article critiques an advertisement from Mobile Cotton Mills seeking families with children to work twelve hours daily under glass in Mobile Alabama. It discusses child labor, protectionist tariff views, and perceived immigrant labor impacts, citing Dr Heard H West and Hamilton’s writings while denouncing the mill's labor practices and Alabama illiteracy concerns.
Washington ready to report the fiscal year ending June 30 shows the visible U S trade balance at a record level with exports surpassing imports. May exports alone yield a sixty one million dollar balance as the nation strengthens foreign sales amid European uncertainties.
The G N Society notes Congressman Buchanan of Illinois plans to push for government manufacture of munitions to save about ten million dollars annually. He argues against reliance on private wrists and watered stock trusts profiting from war supplies. The Greater Navy group will watch his moves closely for signs he means it.
A verse ballad recounts a jolly mariner who escapes peril at sea and illness but is struck by a car. As a doctor predicts death he asks to send word to his wives and lovers, insisting his life continues and joking about multiple brides while recovering.
The Birmingham Age-Herald argues Alabama deserved the canal's celebration and Mobile should host it. It credits Senator Morgan Major Gorgas and engineer Geothals, notes three honor movements for Alabama including naming battleship and fortifications, and urges national festivities centered in Mobile.
Secretary Radcliffe of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce announces vigorous prep for the Southern Commercial Congress. Dr Owen the congress secretary is in Europe while President Irvine finalizes plans for Gulf City entertainment. The event marks the first attendance of the women's auxiliary and is expected to be highly successful.
H L Mencken describes American zeal for moral crusades as a profitable, organized enterprise. He notes self styled archangels rally against varied sins from rum to divorce, while urban opposition affects trade and rural purity laws shape much legislation.
An English emigrant ship nearing Australia stirred bets in married quarters over whether a birth would occur inside or outside the three mile limit. Officials announced the baby legally qualifies as Australian and earns the five pounds baby bonus, ensuring the child is counted as Australian.
A playful verse by John Kendrick Bangs suggests venting ire on a grouch with a theatrical outburst then greeting him cheerfully later with a friendly hello today. The piece mixes humor and good nature in a lighthearted daily affirmation.
The Birmingham Age Herald argues Alabama should elect a governor capable of restoring peace and steady progress. It warns against leaders driven by agitation or single-issue fights over railroads or local option, urging a temperament suited to govern a resource-rich state seeking prosperity and calm.
The Chicago mayor praised a new ordinance restricting horn use in crowded business districts. He warned chauffeurs against arrogance and joked about a hypothetical horn code for pedestrians, illustrating the clash of rights with humorous, cautionary examples.
The Memphis News-Scimfar urges Hoosiers including Tom Taggart Senator Kern and others to keep outsiders out and quarantine Memphis from bloodshed and "erotomania" scenes. It decries outsiders and calls for strong measures to protect the city and its moral image.
An essay advocates turning gardens into private, well furnished living spaces adjoining dining rooms. It contrasts intimate, walled English and German gardens with open American town plots, noting privacy enhances safe, discreet socializing and courting among residents.
The Chicago Tribune mocks South Carolina Governor Cole Blease noting he will deploy detectives to monitor editors at the Isle of Palms gathering and clamp down on drinking. It portrays Blease as churlish yet cunning while imagining editors under surveillance for temperance temptations.
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