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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1914
Page
4
The American Museum of Safety collects shop rules to meet safety and sanitary standards. It advises forming a safety committee from all departments to identify hazards, inspect facilities, and urge prompt action. Monthly lectures promote caution and cleanliness, with strict adherence and possible dismissal for continued disobedience.
The Advertising Audit Association is organized nationwide to purge dark lantern methods in advertising. It will conduct thorough examinations of all advertising books and share findings with advertisers and publishers. Four member classes exist including advertisers agencies publishers and local advertisers with dues totaling 120000 dollars. The fund covers center examinations into advertising values.
After five years of campaigning St. Louis earned a reputation as a smokeless city with clear air and lower health costs. The effort was led by James Gay Butler's chimney spotting and supported by the Women's Organization for Smoke Abatement, while Atlanta journalists urged further limits on smoke emissions and more inspectors to back a stronger ordinance.
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues late legislation against horse racing harms the country by undermining breeding of top horse strains. The paper clarifies it supports reforms to curb gambling abuses while preserving speed trials that showcase superior animals and support breed development.
Boston interview quotes Justin Huntly McCarthy and E. H. Sothern arguing the public tires of problem plays. They praise historical drama and story driven love tales while predicting civic theaters with affordable ticket prices and a shift away from Ibsen influenced, sensational theater.
Aquircated aphorism on transport efficiency notes that taking a longer rout helps avoid congestion and reach destinations faster. It emphasizes patience and strategic routing over rushing through traffic.
London reports detail the bill to disestablish the Church of England in Wales and endowments to be transferred to a Welsh Commission. Welsh Nonconformists back disestablishment arguing for national religious autonomy while opponents warn of loss of church influence and land rights. The issue intensifies party clashes and public petitions amid Parliament Act tensions.
Washington Letter reports two government backed cockroach remedies. One uses stale beer in pans with raft-like boards to drown roaches, the other mixes plaster of Paris with sugar for bait followed by water to kill them.
The piece in Smart Set argues bridge dulls sensibilities and costs time and mental sharpness. It recounts the social toll, petty reminiscences, and financial strains, urging readers to rethink the game’s value and influence.
The New York Herald discusses the Brooklyn Federal League baseball club’s unofficial nickname. It weighs options from Brookfeds to The Trouts, noting reporters’ stylized wordplay and the appeal of a simple, fishy moniker.
The piece notes a Liberal vote against the Welsh disestablishment bill with a Liberal grandchild among the two dissenters. It highlights Bonar Law leading Conservatives who oppose church disestablishment while many Nonconformists back the Conservatives. It cites broad party splits and taunts toward Irish Nationalists, mostly Catholics.
Republican forces report Carranza absent from delegate plans as he faces imprisonment and trial for espionage. Saltillo falls to Villa's troops after Federals abandon the city. Carranza prepares to set a temporary capital there while U.S. forces move along coastlines and maintain order.
In Mexico City on May 23 1913 General Huerta marked the second anniversary of his victory at Bellano over General Orozco. Federal officials visited Huerta as a band played in the street and a banquet was held. Confrontations near San Luis Potosi and Tampico were reported with garrison troops repelling Constitutionalists. Jose Maria Lozano resigned as minister and departed Mexico City by rail, destination unknown.
A May 20 dispatch claiming Huerta authorized peace delegates to offer resignation was withdrawn after Mexico City advised it was erroneous. The Associated Press opened an inquiry and Western Union admits a Galveston operator misread the word denying as saying, reversing the dispatch’s meaning.
The Frederick VIII gang plank disaster left two children and a woman dead, four teenagers injured, as authorities ordered an investigation into the incident in New York.
A new lightship bound for Halifax was reported lost off the harbor today. It is feared several lives have been lost.
Two renowned Dutch researchers announce that direct communication with spirits has been achieved using instrumental methods. The claim centers on experimental results claimed by credible scientists and highlights the use of new devices in paranormal inquiry.
A National McKinley Birthplace Association trustees approve a $200000 memorial at McKinley's birthplace Niles Ohio. The project includes an auditorium library relic room and veteran assembly hall with a granite two story building and a life statue facing the main entrance. Bronze busts of Taft Roosevelt Hanna will also be included.
Seaboard Air Line Florida to New York train derailed at Anderson siding six miles south of Savannah. Engineer A Gruber of Savannah died in the wreck while fireman and express messenger were injured. Officials blame wreckers. switch lock broken and target light extinguished. A trestle fire reported nearby but put out.
Through habeas corpus proceedings in the circuit court Judge Samuel B Browne reduced Frank Williams bond from 500 to 200. Eleven surveying parties will be sent out this year by the United States geological survey to investigate Alaska mineral resources. A new rear lamp for autos concentrates light through a perforated plate to display a car license number.
In Germany tinfoil is cheaply imitated by coating paper with finely powdered metal resin and subjecting it to friction, creating a convincing foil substitute.
A derelict cave in Kentucky's Mamshoth Cave area became a tragic site a half century ago when dozens of consumptives entered in hope of cure. The cave proved deadly amid heat and dampness as the anti tuberculosis craze collapsed, exposing dangerous ignorance.
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