Pure Milk a Factor in Child Health in Mobile
A Mobile newspaper summary stresses that safeguarding milk supplies reduced infant mortality in several cities, with Atlanta Indianapolis Washington and Memphis highlighted. It notes a Mobile ordinance to deliver milk at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and discusses feasibility and price impacts, alongside concerns about port rate discrimination favoring New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Oscar Straus
Atlanta
Census Bureau
Indianapolis
Washington
Memphis
Mobile
Board of Health
City Commission
Federal Bureau of Health
Rosenau
McCoy
Knox
Schorer
Advancing the Negro in the South
The article reports federal figures showing most of the black population remains in the South with a larger rural rise there between 1900 and 1910. It references the Dillard grant and the Jeanes Foundation’s work for basic training of rural Negroes in Alabama as covered by The Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dillard Grt
Jeanes Foundation
Alabama
Noa Sons
The California Situation in Mobile County
A discussion of California anti alien land laws and Japanese landownership is presented with support from figures like Hutchison Eliot and Jordan. The piece argues the proposed restrictions are unjust and harmful, noting California Japanese in agriculture are a small, peaceful workforce and not a landholding threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
California
Alabama
Pacific Coast
State Department
W. Pr. Hutchison
Cbonsal
Charles W. Eliot
Hannis Taylor
Lloyd C. Griscom
Jacob H. Schiff
Seth Low
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Los Angeles Times
Times
Holy Hiram
Orient
United States of America
San Francisco Chronicle
Japan
Oakland Tribune
United States
Korea
Manchuria
Florin
Belgium
Bird Day in Alabama Schools Sets May 5 Observation
The Alabama Department of Game and Fish promotes Bird Day on May 5 in honor of John James Audubon. The observance, led by state education officials, urges teachers to use the Bird Day book to teach children about birds, their ecological role, and the need to protect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Game and Fish
Alabama
John H. Wallace
John James Audubon
George P. McLean
United States
C. L. Marlatt
United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Forbush
December and May Poem Echoes Of Nature And Peace
The speaker frames monthly seasons as guiding forces in life. December embodies Yuletide joy and love's rule, while May promises renewal through birdsong and blooms. The verse envisions transforming the world into a tranquil, fragrant bower where the soul rests in peace.
Stumbles in English Highlight Early 20th Century Learner Errors
The passage shows college students struggling with English, offering humorous definitions and misuses such as vapor as dried water and treacle as swift food. It contrasts this with a business note that the Steel Corporation reports first quarter net income over 25 million versus 12 million in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Herald
Steel Corporation
Adrianople's Siege Told At Mustapha Pasha Café
In a smoky Sofia haunt called Cafe Balcanique, officers, correspondents, and civilians discuss the Adrianople campaign. A Bulgarian professor proclaims a coming victory as Chukri Pasha earns respect, while a wary European observer notes Bulgarian resolve and the appeal of homeland pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagtapha Pasha
Balkan
Mustapha Pasha
Sophia
Third Army
Neutsche
Ulrich Wilamovitz-Mollendorf
Faust
Adrianople
Chukri Pasha
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Professor Arnaudoff
Chukri
Metober
Morgan Legacy May Be Eighty Million Dollars
The late J. P. Morgan's will and the value of his residuary estate are analyzed. Experts estimate the total estate at roughly seventy five to eighty million with the residuary portion around fifty million. The article notes his aim to keep business continuity and his art treasures for public benefit, while detailing charitable bequests and tax considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. i. Morgan
J. J. Morgan
Morgan
United States
James Smith
Silent Smith
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Gould
Mr. Morgan
Pujo
Washington
Epoca
United States Steel Organization
England
Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Parker Urges Quick Remedy for Convict Misuse
A reader lambasts the convict leasing system as a disgrace and calls for a swift, transparent punishment method. He suggests Mobile County be liable for damages over mistreatment of a blind and mentally distressed man sent from a turpentine camp to Mount Vernon insane hospital.
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Parker
Item
Atmore
Mount Vernon
Mobile
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Chamber of Commerce Freight Bureau
New Orleans
Atlantic
Mallory Steamship Company
Morgan Line
Norfolk
Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Steamship Company
McClure Syndicate
Cafe Balcanique
Los Angeles
Holland
the People’s Forum
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