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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
4
Governor Ammons denounces petition parasites accused of funding signatures for referendums. The Rocky Mountain News urges halting these incursions into state finances and condemns petition peddlers as nuisances profiteering from signatures.
A Long Island Railroad project proposes using Montauk Point as a major Atlantic liner port and fast rail connections to Manhattan. The scheme argues 14 to 16 hours could be saved for Trans Atlantic passengers, shifting freight and passenger traffic away from New York to faster routes.
The Birmingham Ledger notes Sydenham W. Ancona aged 89 as the last surviving member of the 1861 national congress. He died a week after Judge Henry C. Jones of Florence, the last survivor of the Confederate congresses, in a noted coincidence. The piece recalls wartime expediency and says Alabama’s James L. Pugh and George S. Houston later became credited senators.
The Pullman Company reports a shift away from mythological and historic names for sleeping cars and private coaches. The Chicago Record-Herald laments losing the old forms like Zaphnath paaneah and Misrephotmaim, noting travelers once misread consonants and were guided by a linguist.
Pennsylvania Governor Tener voids an order barring veterans from bringing tattered flags to Gettysburg. He confirms the prohibitory directive did not originate from Pennsylvania and clarifies the source of the order.
The senate finance committee revises the tariff bill adding a child labor prohibition in imports and reshaping exemptions by family status. It lowers personal exemptions to 3000 for singles and 4000 for couples and expands deductions for business costs and taxes on foreign collections. It proposes a joint committee to simplify revenue laws and notes landlords handle their own returns while some insurers face new rules.
A Western paper correspondent recalls a young woman with no experience who lands a leading role via a brokered pitch. An agent touts looks voice and presence over formal training, while an old actress coaches her. After thirty weeks she proves the point that talent plus opportunity can surpass years of study. The piece asks which new stage star the description fits.
In a Harvard graduate thesis Zacharias Chaffee argues recall is flawed in principle by illustrating chaos from recalled leaders like Alcibiades and Socrates in ancient Athens. The Louisville Times notes a keen precedent instinct warrants careful scrutiny of such legal fledglings.
The Huntsville Mercury- Banner notes Hobson in Mobile argues education rather than legislation will solve the alcohol problem. It suggests he may be shifting from a strict state-wide temperance stance to suit Gulf City attitudes. The Columbus State Journal quips about ex King Manuel of Portugal.
The late Thomas A. Janvier praised the naming of Manhattan Island's first ship, the Onrust meaning Restless, as emblematic of the city's untiring energy and suggested a civic arms motto featuring a ship.
The article surveys population trends and military service plans in France Germany Bulgaria and Britain, noting France may require universal service with exemptions for large families while the United States faces no immediate military problem. It cites expert views by Sidney Low and comments on taxation and birth rates in industrial nations.
Anecdotes from a July Strand piece recount children reacting to new babies. Boys mutter about parrot replacements while girls marvel at warmth and straw, and parents wrestle care and noise with humor and candor.
Poem by John Kendrick Bangs urging readers to offer encouragement and support to others when times are hard. The speaker notes limited funds but pledges a supportive word and a back slap to lift spirits.
A French governess aboard a Rhine excursion aids a disguised French lieutenant prisoner escape using her cloak and a staged disguise. They hide in a park and plan to meet again in Metz after the spy heads for Paris, while the master suspects a spy remained among their party.
The comptroller cites New York City debt exceeding 1.3 billion with 2.0 million in coffers. Proposals to ease the strain include tolls on East River bridges and leveraging city real estate assets. Reports discuss skyscraper height limits, apartment houses’ rise, and a shift in entertainment with vaudeville figures paying agencies for work while moving pictures threaten theaters.
General Homer Lea’s final work warned on Australia defense as Saxon empire while quotes on England Russia prompt Young Australia Movement discussion. A spy’s arrest avoided. Niederwald Paris chase described with a telegram and a sister’s letter praising actions and signaling Regnier’s exoneration by the German government.
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