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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1914
Page
4
The Item promotes the Mobile County Fair as the key to diversifying Mobile's economy. It highlights citrus cultivation as a major opportunity, cites a census report with county crop values, and praises Cliff Williams for boosting the fair effort. It notes planned docks and rail connections to spur growth and attract investors.
Long passage cites Harry Pillans and a plan to create docks at an artificial island formed by a new 27 foot cut to the sea. The spill along the cut’s western side creates a prime site for docks, with Alabama governor promising support for state land donation to the city for public use. The note references a U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Mobile land issue.
The article profiles Miller Reese Hutchison and his Klaxon warning signal and outlines his career from Acousticon for the deaf to work with Edison on storage batteries. It also covers Mobile Chamber of Commerce concerns over dock and terminal charges, railroad control, and an Interstate Commerce Commission dispute over through bills and berth access for independent carriers.
A Philadelphia driven slogan Go to Church Sunday spreads to Albany and beyond, creating a world movement for church attendance. The campaign uses posters and press coverage, costing about $10,000 to produce and near $100,000 in bill posting, with the press and many communities embracing the effort.
A historical note suggests fugitives find land safer than steamship escape as Aviator Witmer assists a detective to seize a steamer twenty one miles offshore and capture a Tugities suspect amid a backdrop of changing street policing practices in New York.
Political tensions flare in Alabama as several heated clashes occur in different parts of the state. The piece warns against personal confrontations and urges calmer discourse among supporters of various candidates.
In a letter to The Item, a reader praises Reuben L. Dorlon for enduring a family tragedy where his wife, daughter, mother and two sisters died of tuberculosis. The note portrays Dorlon as a steadfast public servant and compassionate husband and father amid personal loss.
The article surveys the scope and role of national and private libraries. It highlights the Library of Congress as a national hub, its universal catalog and information clearinghouse, and notes major state and city libraries. It also discusses university, private endowment libraries, legislative references, and corporate libraries with professional librarians.
In Mobile on March 28 1914 Herndon Smith writes of azaleas and spring beauty while a separate note reports Mr Comer charged with assault and threatening Walter Seed in Dadeville. The piece contrasts peaceful dawn reflections with a violent alleged act.
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