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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1913
Page
4
A March 9 1913 article notes the mob harassment of suffrage marchers in Washington highlights police failure and fuels sympathy for women’s right to vote. It argues hoodlum violence undermines order and strengthens support for suffrage in public and press commentary.
The piece argues that Democratic administrations laid the foundation for strong national defense, citing Under Secretary Whitney and the Endicott board. It notes progress in navy and coast artillery, while urging Congress to enact a formal military policy to modernize the army.
The Bank of Mobile led by President M J McDermott subscribes to Mobile newspapers for all staff. Each employee receives a complimentary annual subscription and is urged to read both morning and afternoon papers for information on new enterprises and settlers in Mobile county to guide new deposits and bank suggestions.
The Democratic national committee calls for election of two Democratic U S senators from Illinois and one from New Hampshire. Clark Howell strengthens Hudspeth amendment urging immediate action by National Chairman to break deadlock, while President Wilson’s interference is urged by some.
The Item’s forum letters weigh the case for a school bond issue versus constructing a municipal auditorium. Advocates argue for urgent school needs and linked benefits of an expanded educational system with local industry growth. Critics urge prioritizing schools while cautioning about city debt and affordability. A reader from the E L Russell district calls for a modern sanitary building funded by bonds.
An official report on Alabama bank condition shows resources rising to 71,476,061 on February 4 1918 from 68,731,091 on October 15 1912, with deposits increasing to about 47,000,000 and paid-in capital at 12,271,265.
The New York Journal of Commerce questions rising U S taxation and the public’s response to government spending. The piece notes risky fiscal paths in southern cities, post presidency jobs, and critiques new mint designs while highlighting events from Mesa Verde to Newport’s park gift and a chiropractor licensing case.
A reader from The Item praises the March 6 editorial arguing education forms character and that youth studies must be guided by religious precept to shield the future from danger. The letter closes with citizen endorsement.
T. G. Le Leon reports on furious calls from Mobile residents for an immediate 25 000 seat Rotary Auditorium. The piece satirizes politicians and taxpayers debating bond issues and deficits while advocating for a timely civic project to seat thousands of children and visitors.
A collage of quips on marriage money and politics from various papers. Jokes about a Missouri wife trading her husband, a Japanese finance minister, a New York price for andirons, and social figures in London and Ohio.
Public committee recalls long list of deficiencies at Russell School including crowded narrow rooms, inadequate ventilation, dusty conditions, shared stove flues, lack of cloak rooms, no auditorium, no domestic science or manual training facilities, and urges relocation to better drained site with at least sixteen classrooms, an auditorium, modern desks, blackboards, and a proper playground for physical and moral development.
Otto Sommer and his wife Emily settle in a cottage amid grapevines and citrus in California. After a strained marriage, rumors of infidelity arise and Emily asks Otto to divorce. Emily’s brother Jens reveals Emily plans to leave, and Otto seeks to confront her lover at a Scandinavian dance.
Warren promises to come home early then departs for California with a packed trunk while Helen cherishes a final intimate moment. She fears separation, pleads for letters, and hides her tears as a taxi waits for his 11:44 train. Her longing, the quiet kiss, and the looming goodbye frame a fragile domestic scene.
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