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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
6
The Mobile Item Company Inc announces its founding in 1881 and re establishment in April 1972. The mobile Alabama paper lists offices on EMANUEL Street and details circulation by carrier with monthly rates and staff positions.
Disarmed poem recounts a day when the speaker met an enemy and used a cheerful front to conceal his awareness of the foe. The encounter ends with the foe visibly angered while the narrator maintains a genial, unmoved demeanor.
A historical note on the creation of the labor department by Congress under Wilson without funding, the selection of William B. Wilson as secretary, and the avoidance of immediate salary contention. It discusses potential comptroller questions, office arrangements, and the political context surrounding Southern influence in Wilson’s cabinet.
Mrs Archibald Hopkins, president of the Women's Welfare, testifies before the vice investigation commission in Wisconsin. She argues modern society grants children too much license and credits home education over legislation, lamenting the loss of traditional moral standards.
R J Kerr, Mexico City lawyer, warns Chicago business group that Madero era used ballot stuffing and coercive practices. Governors and officials allegedly rigged elections, with employers voting for workers and officials inflating tallies, amid a family network linked to treasury spending and broad government influence.
James G. McCurdy discusses salvage in Wide World magazine, noting its varied meanings in maritime and land contexts. He explains how salvage awards are determined by admiralty courts based on peril, service, and property value, and recalls a curious rule about domesticated animals affecting salvage status on a derelict vessel.
President Wilson's stance on not adopting Secretary Knox's China financing policy sparks debate over American bankers in a six nation loan. The New York syndicate led by Henry P. Davison pledged to back the bid, hoping for government support to safeguard open door and prevent exclusive carve‑ups of Chinese resources.
A Strand writer notes missteps of workers in orthography and spelling. A Wall Street broker's new hire misreads sugar as Tm and admits an omitted h. A boss dictating to a Russian friend encounters a mangled greeting and awkward transliterations.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt notes that the United States faces a collector stance with a Chinese loan proposal making the government a partner with bankers. It warns that in case of a bad debt the bankers would act as a security against losses.
In a tense sequence set around a London clock shop, Jerry Grayendures separation from Kate Gale as he stays to care for his ailing father. Years of duty, poverty, and duty collide when Kate returns seeking a life together, and Jerry learns his father has died as they confront a final, quiet goodbye.
The article notes Italy’s move to end state lotteries despite losing millions in revenue. It cites 1907-08 gross receipts of 16,680,000 with 8,680,000 remaining after prizes and expenses, and argues the lottery’s demoralizing effect on the public and the gambling impulse. It contrasts with continued lotteries in Spain Austria Holland Prussia and Spanish American republics.
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