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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1914
Page
4
A national shift toward optimism emerges as business leaders cite tariff and currency reforms, federal reserves moves, and expected bumper crops. Irving T. Bush notes Americans will awaken to a new prosperity cycle, with war in Mexico seen as a potential trigger for action.
The piece argues for civilian participation in marksmanship amid volunteer uncertainty. It notes Congress authorized the War Department to issue rifles and ammo to clubs and cadet corps, referencing the 1903 Springfield and Krag rifles and praising the revival of American marksmanship through accessible training and field readiness.
Frances A. Keller argues the misery in railroad and highway labor camps stems from the padrone system. Employers outsource recruitment, charge men for banks and food, and threaten deportation, trapping workers in cycles of debt and instability.
A Georgia style critique alleged the Mobile Register misread Alabama results. Official returns show Henderson carried 28 counties with an 11,330 majority, and with three large urban counties excluded he still wins by over 5,000 in rural and industrial areas.
In London the Liberal party is described as lucky in staying in office under King George V while facing questions about slow progress. The piece praises Herbert Henry Asquith for guiding a cautious, forward-looking course, balancing bold reforms with steady leadership. It highlights Lloyd George and Churchill as key lieutenants, their radical reforms, and rivalries shaping the party's future.
A Washington Letter chronicles massive waste in government printing with millions of obsolete publications sold as waste paper at a fraction of cost. It cites Barnhart’s bill to curb the practice, noting annual losses near a half to one million dollars and storage piles rotting in Capitol vaults. The piece asserts the United States becomes the world’s largest publisher as spending doubles in twenty years.
The Birmingham Ledger notes two major land sales in Greene and Marengo counties signaling a shift from cotton to alfalfa farming. W. J. Carpenter estate covered 496 acres at 3078 dollars, about six dollars per acre, and Kirkwood estate encompassed 1670 acres for 80000 dollars at roughly 48 dollars per acre.
A million torches lit Tokyo last night as the Empress Dowager Haruko’s funeral procession moved to the Aoyama Palace. The royal cortege, led by Baron Hatano, featured white oxen, banners, and sacred rites attended by imperial family members and the American ambassador George W. Guthrie.
About eighty students received diplomas and seals for Sunday school work at Judson Sunday night in Marion Alabama. Dr J W Rucker of Roanoke delivered the sermon for the Ann Hasseltine Missionary Society and Dr W L Richards of Roanoke gave the baccalaureate sermon. The list includes numerous full and partial course awardees and many diplomas for one year of work.
In Pensacola Florida on May 25 city officials and timber handlers plan a mediation meeting tomorrow morning. Thos H Johnson representing the baymen and John A Merritt representing the city will select a third member to settle differences with shippers. The baymen demand contract adherence but may concede some points, excluding those involving timber hoisted too rapidly for safe handling in ship holds.
A blaze at the National Stock Yards in Atlanta early today destroyed nearly a block of buildings and burned seventy five horses, mules, and cattle. Officials could not determine the fire’s origin and estimated the damage at about 150000 dollars.
A descriptive portrait compares a portly Russian coachman in St Petersburg to a similar figure in America. It notes about 20 000 such men exist in the czar's capital and many become winter drivers to avoid starvation. They rent sleds and feed horses daily, enduring long hobbling hours.
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