MOBILE ITEM COMPANY NOTICE 1914 EDITION
The issue outlines subscription rates and delivery details for MOBILE ITEM in Mobile Alabama. It lists daily and Sunday rates, home delivery prices, and carrier charges. The paper notes its editorial mission to inform on world affairs and public welfare through careful discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Interna Onal New Advice
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mobile
Subu
Ness Price
Bell
Home
Ria
Obituary of Thomas Cooper De Leon a Mobile writer
Thomas Cooper De Leon died from a stroke in Mobile. A prolific writer and editor, he shaped Southern literary memory with Four Years in Rebel Capitals and other works. He edited the Mobile Register and Daily News and remained active despite blindness, influencing Mardi Gras and public memorials. His death grieves Alabama and the South.
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Thomas Cooper de Leon
de Leon
de Icon
Mobile
The
Register
Old Daily News
Price Williams
Alaama
South
Cutover Lands to Boost Mobile Fair and Cattle Raising
The Mobile fair is seen as key to developing cutover lands in the South with prices from 10 to 15 dollars an acre. Pasture grasses like carpet grass and bermuda will sustain grazing on sandy and damp soils, enabling hay and silage production. Cattle ticks threaten the industry but are expected to be eradicated, freeing the South from Texas fever.
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Mobile
South
Bermuda
From London Too City Laughs at Page Incident
Londoners mock the page incident with sharp humor while asserting their own wit remains intact.
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London
New Trial Sparks Change of Tone in Atlanta Frank Case
Reports indicate shifting public mood in Atlanta over Leo Frank as William J Burns pursues new lines in the Mary Phagan murder case. Press, churches, and editors now question the guilt verdict and call for a cautious, fair tribunal before any sentence.
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William J. Burns
Atlanta
Maryan
Leo Frank
Comer Harbor Promises Questioned by Mobile Papers
The Mobile Register and The Item spar over B B Comer harbor pledges from 1907 to 1911. Capt Joseph Norville recalls two harbor bills killed in committee while Comer allegedly opposed state aid. Critics say Comer’s friendship for Mobile harbor is a campaign dodge and highlight broken promises on roads and harbor funding.
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Mobile
Comer
Alabama
Comers
Harbor
Joseph Norville
Mobile County
B. B. Comer
Norville
Mobile Harbor
Legislative Committee
Couutry
Éigeted
Herber
Legislatiure
Gomer
Commanion
Nerville
Register
The Two Sisters and a Tea Room Plan Affair
Daryl and Hadley scheme to keep Julia from worrying about her sister Cary Marvin by spinning a story through trusted confidants. They meet in a quiet tea room to discuss their modus operandi and potential future meetings as Cary’s vanity and imagination complicate the truth.
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Cary
Apparjevange
Mery
New York
Julia
Hadley m
Daryl
Mr. Somerdyke
Mr. Delaine
Hadley
Fifth Avenue
Ben Hadley
Panama Canal Tolls and Equal Privileges Debate
A The Item correspondent questions why other nations with Panama Canal access are not required to share expenses. The United States fixes tolls to cover operating costs and provide a reasonable return on invested capital, with no subsidies or exemptions. The piece argues tolls must apply to all traffic and warns against exempting American carriers or building unaffordable charges.
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Panama Canal
United States
Panamas
Dual Duty and Slang Quips in 1900s Jokes and Jibes
A compact collection of humorous exchanges from early 20th century papers. It features a druggist pitching a remedy for man and beast, a cavalry joke, remarks on slang and revival success, domestic tiffs, and a songwriter subtly chiding public taste.
Corn in Chicago Causes a Cash Bid Dates at A Corn
The readable fragments hint at a Chicago event involving corn auctions or sales with dates and cash bids. Details are unclear but point to agricultural market activity and pricing expectations in the city.
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Acorn
Restored Mona Lisa and the Paris to Florence theft tale
A sprawling account recounts Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, its 1911 theft, two years of fruitless searches, and dramatic 1918 return. It notes the painting’s journey from Paris to Florence and back, the thief’s unlikely capture, and the Louvre guards guarding its fame.
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Anci
Vasari
Florence
Mona Lisa di Antonio Maria di Noldo Gherardini
Naples
Francesco
Paris
Salon Carre
Leonardo
Louvre
Ephast
Castiglione
Europe
Sauvet
Reaes
War’s hidden toll: millions starving in fighting nations
The writer notes millions in war torn Europe endure famine and disease while Balkans suffer. An Albanian woman in a stark scene illustrates destruction and loss, as nations face siege and deprivation beyond battlefield glory.
Child labor critique and art theft tale mix in Times Democrat
A poem laments child labor and urges freeing childhood. The text shifts to a Paris crime frame recounting the Mona Lisa theft at the Louvre, the reward offers, prints, and Vincenzo Peruggia’s confession and methods, with police and museum involvement detailed.
Eyee of the People Open in Governor Race
The Geiger Times editorial attacks Governor Comer and questions secret dealings linked to liquor votes. It calls him a threat to state progress and suggests his ambitions extend to the U.S. Senate, urging voters to scrutinize his record and motives. After primaries, Hobson’s name may fade from the ink.
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Henderson
Comet
Comer
Charles Lewis
Nashville
W. T. Sheehan
Anth
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I Mobile Item Company, Inc
Emanuel Street
Repubs
Frank
Brastus Brees
B. B
Virginia Terhune van de Water
Panama
Buffalo Express
Miss Cayathe
Brother Biggs
Deacon
Deacon Riggs
Birmingham Age-Herald
Alice
Boston Transcript
Mike
Puck
Frederico J. Haskin
Hall
Times-Democrat
L'Tlustration
Museum Club
Amis du Louvre
Briggge
Pom
Vincenzo Peruggia
Real Despoiler
Sosa
Perruggia
Pierre Mares
Ecole Des Beaux-Arts
Seume Aoe Figato
LaPine
Wetumpka
Richmand Pearson Hobson
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