The Mobile Item Company Publication Details 1913
The Mobile Hem founded 1881 reorganized and re established April 1912 publishes seven papers a week in Mobile Alabama with daily editions and a Sunday issue. Editorial offices on St Emanuel Street plus advertising and business offices listed. Marketed for Baldwin County and Pensacola area with a yearly subscription of five dollars.
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Mobile
Awd
Mobile Item Company Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Ala
Cem
the South
Reign Advertising
New York
Baldwin County
Citronelle
Froneten
Brewton
Pensacola
Tours
Bell
Home
St Ben Mobile
Alabama
Comer Promises Progressive Work for Wilson Age
Former Governor Comer declares long standing progressive principles and vows to rally around President Wilson. A Jacksonville Florida meeting offered insights into Wilsons child labor policies, though a cotton mill owner notes the topic may not interest Comer.
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Comer
Wilson
Jacksonville
Florida
Harvard Boy Wonders Prodigy Norbert Wiener Wins PhD at 18
The article describes Norbert Wiener earning a philosophy doctorate from Harvard at age 18 after early honors at Tufts and studies at Cornell and Harvard. It compares him to Sidis, notes parental Harvard professor lineage, and discusses public debate over infant prodigies and educational limits.
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Norbert Wiener
Harvard
Tufts College
Cornell University
Sidis
Chattanooga News
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Wiener
Chatterton
Coleridge
Keats
Morris
Rosetti
Prosperity in Organized Farming
The article argues the United States has abundant high quality land and soil fertility yet rising farm prices and stagnant farmer profits. It cites Germany and France for crop efficiency and cost advantages, and highlights Denmark as an example of transformation through improved farming, stock raising, and dairying leading to strong savings and exports.
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United States
Europe
America
Germany
France
Denmark
Alabama
Washington Police Chief Faces Scrutiny Over Marches
The excerpt notes rising concerns about police handling of a women’s march in Washington and hints at broader propaganda tests in various cities. It mentions Major Sylvester and a need for explanation on the point, with references to Dion and Knoxville.
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Broadway
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Sylvester
Dion
Knoxville
Home influence key to vice problem says Wyoming governor
National interest in the investigation led by the Illinois senate committee draws telegrams of support from governors across 24 states. They favor cooperation to stamp out traffic in women and largely back a minimum wage for women, while some deem it a local issue. Henry Siegel argues wages alone do not decide morality and warns a minimum wage could push women out of business, increasing street numbers. he emphasizes home influence and parental care as the decisive factor in reducing immorality.
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Ilineig Senate Commission
Ilinois
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Chicago
Henry Siegel
New York
Jess
Colleges and high schools must adjust to shared duty in education
Clarence D. Kingsley argues that without reform in college entrance requirements the high school cannot fulfill its community role. He notes contradictory practices among 203 liberal arts colleges, many now accepting shopwork, commercial subjects, agriculture, and household science for admission, while urging open doors for motivated youths who lack traditional prerequisites.
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American College
Clarence D. Kingsley
Kingsley
Mobile Deprived of Panama Passenger Traffic Claim
February saw 106 steamers land 6 237 passengers at Panama with none sailing from Mobile. The Southern Commercial Congress had named Mobile as the nearest important port to the canal, arguing it should receive a share of the Panama passenger traffic.
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Panama
Mobile
Canal
Southern Commercial Congress
Sunday school treats: a host’s generous strawberry party
A kind superintendent plans a large strawberry feast for the Sunday school children. All attend and enjoy sugar and cream, but when asked if they could eat more, the children answer with silence until one boy, Georgie, volunteers a guess.
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Mr. Grayson
Chappie
Georgie
New Members Gather For Sixty Third Congress In 1920
Washington report notes a diverse incoming cohort for the Sixty Third Congress. Veterans of moonshine conflicts and a 70 year old North Carolina collector join a 30 year old society figure and several experienced politicos from Virginia Georgia and Oklahoma.
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Washington
North Carolina
House of Representatives
United States
Capitol
Joe Cannon
John Dalzell
Nicholas Longworth
John Dwight
W. A. Rodenberg
Iowa
S. Kirkpatrick
Ottumwa
Kirkpatrick
Mountain
Lathrop Brown
Brown
St. James
Long Island
Clyde H. Tarvenner
Illinois
San Francisco
Claude L'Engle
Pensacola
Florida
Congress
Charles R. Crisp
Georgia
Crisp
Clark
W. H. Murray
Tishomingo
Oklahoma
Baltimore
Murray
Rochester
N. Y
Thomas B. Dunn
New York
Dunn
Chewing Gum Trust
Virginia
A. A. J. Montague
Richmond
Montague
South Carolina
Ragsdale
James Manahan
Minnesota
Manahan
Supreme Court
Pullman Car Company
House
Representative Johnson
Washington State
Johnson
Peter Goelet Gerry
Newport
Gerry
Mathilde Townsend
Kettner
San Diego
California
Frank O. Smith
L. B. Stringer
Lincoln
Ilinois
Lorimer
Senate
Warren W. Bailey
A. N. Walters
Cone Town
The Hermit and a Hunting Mystery in France
In a quiet chateau region a hermit named Father Matthieu reveals a tragedy from a hunting party. Diane de Longé Pierre shoots her father, the Marquis, while a guide bears the blame to spare her, and Matthieu confesses he loved Diane and chose silence.
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Diane
Marquis de Longepierre
Mlle
Baron de Vaudreuil
Diane de Longé
Pierre
Bacon Defeat Sparks Debate Over Senate Pro Tempore Choice
The Chattanooga News notes the election of Senator Clarke of Arkansas as president pro tempore over Senator A O Bacon of Georgia drew criticism. It argues Bacon’s experience and conservatism deserve consideration and suggests personal influence and O Gorman’s leadership shaped the vote, risking party unity.
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Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
A. O. Bacon
Georgia
Bacon
Kern
O'Gorman
New York
Chattanooga News
Sudden Illness of Levi P Morton Draws Worldwide Sympathy
The New York Herald reports deep, sincere sympathy from around the world for Levi P Morton as his illness at the bedside worsens. Morton, a distinguished statesman and banker, began humbly and rose to roles including congressman, minister to France, vice president, and New York governor.
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Levi P. Morton
Morton
United States
Atlantic
Mr. Morton
Congress
France
New York
New York Herald
No Taste for Music
A thief hides behind a screen during a morning burglary at a Madison Avenue mansion. The residents attend sequential musical lessons from 8 to 12:45, with the thief fleeing at 12:45 after the noisy ensemble practicum.
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Madison Avenue
The Dinner That Opened Helen's World
Helen attends a club dinner wearing a white chiffon gown sent by Mrs Stevens. Mr Travis, posing as Mr Stevens, showers her with attention and praise, making Helen feel young and desired for the first time in years. After a flashphoto and generous gifts, the evening ends with a courteous taxi ride home and lingering questions about her husband Warren.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Alden Club
Helen
Mrs. Stevens
Rs. Stevens
Warren
Delia
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Mr. Travis
Ste
Travis
Quickl
Wren
Curtis
Sali
Eri
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Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
Egies d’Artois
Father Matthieu
Matthieu
Chateau de Forcey
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