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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
4
The fragmentary text cites Mobile Alabama March 24 and mentions publishers and offices in Chicago with scattered, unclear names. It outlines aims to inform promptly about world events and public matters, avoiding sensationalism and promoting moral and social welfare.
Twelve days after Braxton Comer was accused of flip-flopping on liquor policy the Register has not responded for its candidate for governor. The paper editorialized criticizing Comer for local option support before promising state-wide prohibition without a vote. The silence is seen as an admission of guilt by Comer in the disputed claim.
Thepiece notes a candidate for Alabama governor drew a knife in a political argument and allegedly threatened to cut the throat of an opponent, sparking nationwide attention and casting doubt on the candidate’s fitness for office.
The passage notes the famous battleships of the Massachusetts Indiana and Iowa are to be sent to a distant place. It recalls they were the acme fighters sixteen years ago.
Houston plans are outlined to raise revenue and guide growth. The memo cites moving away from cash taxation of deposits, taxing building value at 25 percent of replacement cost, exempting household furniture, reducing interest rates on loans, and taxing land at fair value to spur building and curb land hoarding.
The Mobile community weighs a municipal dock and wharf plan aimed at public terminals in northwest Mobile Bay. Commissioners publish a formal project, noting river-front terminals and park-front riparian rights while disputing belt line criticisms. Mrs Delabarre claims her husband left $200 000 to his nurse.
In Farm and Fireside Roland W. Day outlines leaving city trades for rural life. He and his wife claim greater happiness and financial progress, noting personal freedom, a five year plan, and the aim to own their future after a borrowed-capital start.
The article reassures readers that there is no need for alarm over Mr Roosevelt's reported accident and credits his qualifications as a press agent for T Roosevelt, emphasizing he should not be forgotten or misjudged.
Mayor Pat Lyons chairs the Mobile River Commission meeting with H. H. Wefel, John C. O’Connell, and E. G. Riebe listed as members to be called to order at 5 o clock in the city building to dispose of several matters.
Julia Marvin receives a letter from Delaine in New York. Delaine comforts her as Julia worries about her sister Daryl and Daryl’s entanglements with Dora Redfield and John Redfield. Delaine remains unaware of a hidden engagement and uneasy about Daryl’s whereabouts.
A Washington Letter describes federal lands rich in coal oil and potassium, potential lawsuits over title and extent, and hearings by a congressional committee. It details Lane interior department regulations for oil and gas permits, patent shares, leasing by royalty bids, and strict waste controls with felony penalties for improper dealings.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will offer future concerts at about half the regular prices. The move aims to make high quality music accessible to young people with limited means and to position Chicago with European and American cities that resist ragtime by offering affordable, good music to the public.
The piece quotes Alfred Noyes criticising contemporary poets as untrue to art and cites lines from a widely discussed poet whose name is withheld. It links linguistic decay to poetical laxity and stresses the need for mastery of language and verse craft in true poetry.
A lady asks how she appears while the maid replies she is not an art lover. The dialogue implies a man seeks praise for performing his duty.
A distorted photograph depicts a surreal scene where land and water appear separated by a clear air mirror. Trees and bushes straddle imaginary pools, creating an impossible world that misleads the observer about reality.
The Mississippi River and Panama Canal are presented as a complementary pair shaping a new world trade route. The river's vast basin and New Orleans port gain from the canal, shortening routes to Asia and Australia and boosting U S industrial output and regional development.
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