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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
6
A satirical roundup covers the tariff row in the Senate as fodder for columns, hints at President Wilson’s unpopularity with politicians, and mocks suffrage protests. It notes the Kansas judge ruling on a husband owning his wife’s clothes and comments on income tax attitudes among the wealthy and ordinary people.
A mixed compilation notes Chicago ghost trusts drawing praise, debates on insanity trends, New York’s debutante walks, and weather jests about Jupiter Pluvius and Neptune. It also covers Sarah Bernhardt turning 69, Osler followers warned, Depew on conversation, Day ton flood losses at 128 million, Rockefeller’s recovery, Morse pardon, and Bryan’s cabinet move impact.
The city of Pensacola, Florida, is to adopt the commission form of government, taking effect early in June. Mobile, as a near neighbor, views the move with approval as it may aid regional progress.
Fifteen Mobile business men embark on a Central American trade expedition with a focus on business relations and data collection. The tour emphasizes that no drumming or personal deals occur, and success is framed as a citywide enterprise for Mobile as a gateway to Latin American markets, near the Panama Canal.
A New York view elevates Congressman Oscar Underwood of Alabama as a masterful House leader. The Post lauds his fair adroit handling of the tariff bill, uniting Democrats while letting Republicans push amendments, and notes his warning on wage cuts amid the new tariff.
The Memphis News Scimitar editor poses questions on the hobble skirt and suffrage motives asking if women’s rise mirrors men and if education expands women’s work. A Mexico report claims five hundred killed in three days of fighting, suggesting the conflict may resolve the problem if it continues.
The residents of Tacoma Washington by a large majority rejected a $1 500 000 bond issue to create a municipal telephone system and also voted down a plan for a single municipal street car line. Voters argued that municipal ownership may be good but city debt is already too high to permit more bond issues.
A campaign gathering in New York was disrupted by a heckler shouting for Sulzer. After being ejected he returned and shouted during Governor Sulzer’s speech. The chairman pointed out the interrupter’s claim that he was paid to yell for Sulzer.
A fragmentary verse notes rain falling despite doubts of May. It suggests rain aids a future harvest and strengthens thirsty flowers while brightening morning air and bringing laughing roses to bloom. The lines read as a reflection on weather, growth, and beauty.
Washington reports a renewed U S interest in ceramics with top prices at New York auctions. Rear Admiral Francis Willie Dickens’s American collection, now on view at the National Museum, highlights English and American wares showing historic scenes, White House pieces, and Mormons’ temple china.
A burglar infiltrates the Rolfe residence seeking family jewels while Muriel Rolfe, the young wife, confronts him. A shot rings out. Muriel reveals she killed her husband Charles as the burglar escapes, while she plots to frame him and marry the surviving lover.
New York May 16. Lawyers expect possible delays as the income tax clause of the Wilson bill faces Supreme Court scrutiny. Discussion centers on constitutional questions raised by 1894 and the Underwood bill, with experts warning that enforcement could be slow and wealthier individuals may seek evasion through corporate structures or trusts.
Herbert Corey recalls a courtroom incident where Judge O'Sullivan chastised a young lawyer for calling a pettifogger a hog headed bluejay. The judge demanded the witness swear to the insult and asserted twenty five years of knowing such behavior. The scene highlights tensions around legal shysters in New York.
A New York Sun item notes a proposed restriction on women’s skirts, labeling tighter styles as a fashionable reform. The piece mocks male readers’ understanding while reporting the shift in dress standards and public reception.
The Plain Dealer notes Boston's Old South Meeting House steeple will be repainted for the second time in 178 years. The report also mentions auto makers adopting silver plating for exposed metal parts instead of nickel.
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