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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1914
Page
5
Illinois braces for a liquor question as township voters head to the polls. Local option petitions circulated in about 300 towns with women voters expected to sway outcomes in township and city elections on April 7.
Leader of the opposition against the Irish home rule bill could not restrain himself when Joseph Devlin, head of the Irish Nationalists, began a review of Carson's political career before the House of Commons and rose to denounce Devlin's statements as infamous lies.
Tokyo March 28 The Japanese diet was prorogued by the emperor as the house of peers and the house of representatives failed to agree on naval appropriations. The lower house cut naval estimates and the peers further reduced them, but no consensus was reached and a deadlock ensued. Widely expected in political circles is the cabinet resignation.
March 23 report from Paris cites rumors of a possible cabinet fall after disclosures of government influence to delay the trial of Henri Rochette. Lobbies whisper resignations of Albert Lebrun Rene Viviani and Andre Maginot. If the cabinet stays, opposition groups may wait until April elections.
Rev Sam Small national lecturer for the National Anti Saloon League held the St Francis Street Methodist Church service for over an hour. He predicted five states would vote dry before Christmas and five more within twenty months. He planned to lecture in Union Springs and Dothan before heading to Colorado.
Madge Arthur argues that true happiness stems from giving rather than possessing. She questions why society ignores this, noting that mere lip service fails to transform daily life and that sacrifice yields the deepest joy, contrasting spiritual giving with material indulges.
In a March 28 report from Wallenburg Colorado Mother Jones the famed miners strike leader was captured by Captain H C Nickerson and moved to a county hospital under military guard. John Brown her bodyguard accompanied her but was not detained.
The article records a speech urging water power development and navigation improvements led by federal and private cooperation. It highlights Alabama’s stake, Mobile harbor deepening, and specific river projects with allocations totaling about 1.39 million dollars, praising Representative Underwood’s work on river and harbor appropriations.
A local reader from Saginaw Alabama reports relief from a stubborn cough after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The testimonial praises the remedy’s effectiveness for persistent throat irritation and related coughs.
In South Dakota, two Republican factions prepared for the primary with rallies across the state. The main ticket, led by Governor Byrne, seeks another term. Crawford aims for the Senate. Burke leads the stalwart faction challenging Crawford on the minority ticket.
An advertisement claims meat causes uric acid and sluggish kidneys leading to rheumatism headaches liver trouble and other issues. It urges use of a salt water tonic to flush kidneys keep blood pure and prevent bladder disorders.
A moral reflection urges belief in God and the spirit as lasting joys, warning that sensual pleasures fade. True happiness comes from giving, not from wealth or possessions, urging readers to seek spiritual fulfillment over material comforts.
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