The Mobile Item Company Inc Exudes 1912 roots and 1918 news reach
The Mobile Item announced it began in 1881 and reorganized, established in 1912, publishing seven editions weekly with daily and Sunday issues. It lists leadership including James Antwerp and Rube P Bush, addresses in Mobile Alabama, and advertising offices, service details, and pricing for mail and carrier subscriptions.
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Mobile Item Company Inc
Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
James C Ae
Antwerp
Ion
Rube
P. P. Bush
Baldwin County
Gulfport
Biloyi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Fiomaton
Atmore
Brewton
Pensacola
Bell
Home
ESS
Alabama
Fashionable Balkan cravats spark debate on modern dress
A lively critique of 1913 style notes Balkan inspired cravats in Dauphin and Royal street windows, describing riotous colors and extreme tailoring. The piece laments the era’s drastic male fashion, predicting slimmer silhouettes and bold accessories as London and Paris standards center stage.
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Dauphin and
Royal Street
New York
Valentine
Bienville Square
America
London
Paris
Not a Question of Usefulness in Kindergarten Debate
The county school board restored kindergarten classes after plans to cut them to save money. The Mobile area notes that teachers may have contracts through the term, but the board remains financially unable to sustain the department. The paper argues funding should not jeopardize core public education for infant nurseries.
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County School Board
Whistler
Mobile County School Board
Wright as possible Philippines governor general cited in salary report
Washington disclosed figures from Governor Forbes to Taft showing 2,600 American officials in the Philippines earning 8 million dollars annually and native officials 4 million, totaling 12 million in salaries. The article argues economies under Luke E. Wright could cut the cost and justify his appointment.
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Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Philippines
Washington
Islands
Phillippines
Forbes
Taft
Wright
Kansas plumbs bold commission government proposal
An editorial critique notes Kansas explores replacing legislature with at large elected commissioners. It cites the Chicago Tribune and California reactions, warning the plan could disrupt fundamental governance while stirring national debate.
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Kansas
Chicago Tribune
California
A Wail From Cambridge As Americans Excel At Oxford
The piece notes American students, led by a shot put and hammer throw surge, dominating Oxford athletics while Cambridge lags. It cites Rhodes scholarships as fueling Cambridge rivalries and suggests weighing physicals in selecting Americans. It ends with sharp sarcasm about American contributions to Oxford.
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Oxford
Cecil Rhodes
Cambridge
Iowa
Balkan Powers See Montenegro Schism Threaten Peace
The Atlanta Journal reports that Bulgaria Serbia and Greece fear a broader war if Montenegro resists terms over Scutari. Allies seek to retain captured lands in a partition of Turkey while Montenegro blocks quick peace, with compensation floated to abandon Scutari.
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Montenegro
Scutati
Balkan
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Turkey
Austria
Russia
Atlanta Journal
OH YOU SCOT Two friends at lunch note coat on peg
Two friends a Welshman and a Scotchman lunching in a restaurant notice their hats and coats on a peg. The Scotchman keeps turning to check them as his friend jests about danger and a possible coat thief.
Redfield outlines tariff plan's uneven price effects
Secretary Redfield argues tariff cuts won't instantly lower living costs. Prices may fall where duties were highest, with lag in others due to contracts, retailer behavior, and local supply. He cites free wool, dairy shifts, and road and distribution inefficiencies as broad factors in the cost of living.
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Washington
Redfield
Wilson
Congress
Brooklyn
New York
Rio Janeiro
Supposing a Tariff Monopoly and the Simple-minded Nation
A hypothetical speaker argues that a powerful monopolist exploits a naive country by promoting tariffs to trap wealth and feed fear. The text condemns duplicitous defenders of tariff profits and warns readers against mendacious tactics used to preserve privilege.
Julbe Describes Cuban Conservatism and Investment Hope
Veteran Cuban Conservative General Menocal’s supporter Vincente M Julbe arrives in New York recounting hopes for a stable government in Cuba. He cites American investments, the Key West Havana ferry plan, sugar tariffs, and growing Cuban exports while urging swift reform and finance to secure peace and prosperity.
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Cuba
Importa
Julbe
New York City
Vincente M. Julbe
Menocal
Ici
Republic
United States
Havana
William van Horne
Menocai
Republi
Sir William
Florida
Henry M. Flagler
Florida Coast Railroad
Key West
Flagler
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
House
Hawaii
Philippines
General Menocal
Free Republic of Cuba
Holland
Fragmented Snapshots Tease of Wit and Competition
A fragmented monologue ponders luck and ambition with colorful lines on blowouts, muttonhead aims, fear, compliments, and vanished pursuits of marriage. The piece hints at lingering lines of competition and a brief life, ending with a spring motif.
Harper's New Job Pokes Fun at Capitol Policeman Harper
Senator James K. Vardaman appoints Frank H. Harper of Grenada as assistant policeman of the capitol building in a humorous patronage move. Harper, a diminutive former teacher, describes duties and pay in a Grenada Sentinel letter, noting a light schedule and lighthearted ambitions amid jeers about his qualifications.
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James K. Vardaman
Senate
Frank H. Harper
Grenada
Capitol
Harper
Grenada County
Vardaman
Congress
Grenada Sentinel
Fenle
Harper's
Jackson
Wasps Take Boarders at Local Home
A wasp nest displayed for visitors to a Marion Kentucky home attracted guests. Weeks later the nest housed a pair of birds sharing the space with the wasps, while the nest remained on the back porch after being moved from the hall.
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H. S. McElroy
Marion
Square meals at low cost for adults, UW notes
The University of Wisconsin finds that four adults living fairly active lives can be supplied with well balanced meals at 2.59 dollars a week. The exact contents of the meals are not specified but the phrase we prefer square meals is highlighted as a motto.
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University of Wisconsin
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