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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1914
Page
4
The Mobile Item reports on its operations in Mobile Alabama with a Chicago office and Lytton Building representatives. It notes subscription rates for newspapers and outlines editorial aims to inform accurately about world events, uphold public welfare, and promote social and political principles. The item is dated March 3 1914.
The proposed bill would establish in land banks to lend long term on first mortgages or trusts to farmers for buying land, improving farms, or paying debts. It allows five year amortization, early payoff, and sets stock and voting rules for national and cooperative farm land banks with fifty year operation terms.
Mississippi moves to restore voting rights to men who have served penitentiary time despite the governor’s disapproval. The measure argues disfranchisement is part of punishment and aims to reinstate suffrage for returning citizens.
The Mobile Item extols The American Government by Frederic J. Haskin as exceptionally accurate. The book, approved by thirty eminent government authorities, was completed as the Sixty second congress adjourned. Notable figures including Taft Sherman Champ Clark reviewed chapters, with Col Geethals approving the Panama Canal section.
Dr. Claxton proposes home gardening run by a classroom teacher and a gardener to convert vacant land into productive plots for children. The program aims to teach elementary science, produce food for families, and sell surplus. it could keep children in school longer and cut factory work. It also suggests benefits for southern communities and a modest cost to start nationwide.
Washington Letter reports on a National Education Committee proposal to shorten schooling to six years of elementary education and six years of high school with a concentrated curriculum. It notes opposition from defenders and unionists who fear erosion of child labor protections.
The article notes Hobson refused to speak for H B Mallory in North Alabama during the last gubernatorial race. He stated in a letter he admires Emmet O Neal for courage and independence. Hobson supports prohibition when it benefits him but avoids aiding another prohibition candidate.
The Montgomery Advertiser criticizes Captain Hobson for years of voting against free lumber, implying a $70,000 daily tax burden on Americans. The piece questions his alignment with shipbuilding interests and subsidy support amid navy propaganda.
The mayor of New Orleans vows to ban ribbon paper thrown on streets during carnival citing fire hazards and rowdy behavior. Incidents include a torch bearer nearly burned in Comus parade as paper ignited by gasoline. Police enforcement to follow the earlier ban on confetti.
Daryl adjusts a plan to disguise her evening with a trusted man and his sister, assuring Julia she will be in good hands. Julia worries aloud about the man’s class while Daryl deflects with a tale of refined companions. Cary Marvin exits with playful charm, leaving Julia unsettled yet hopeful.
Forest notes compare national forest acreage and New Jersey timber value, note fire causes from cigarette butts, assess Port Orford cedar as lims substitute, and report on Beaverhead girdling experiments for pole preservation. Pascagoula fishing shipments reach over 3,000,000 pounds while local industry aims to grow.
The National Geographic Society in Washington honors Colonel Goethals with its special gold medal, joining governors and explorers like Peary and Amundsen. The banquet highlights geography as a democratic pursuit with 260000 members and plans the Panama Canal’s impact on world trade.
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