Re organized and re established Mobile Item April 1917
The Mobile Item re organized and re established April 1917 details a historic reorganization. The paper titled The Mobile Item Company Inc lists offices in Mobile Alabama and New York with Associated Press and International News Service affiliations. It notes seven day publication and district coverage including Biloxi Citronelle and Brewton.
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Mobile Ttem E ‘Din Tet
Mobile Item Company Inc
Hmanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp
eVice
Fentecenne
Becreta
Treasu c. Oo
Nse Ae le
Eames
Associated Press Report
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Pi Mall
Carr Trunk Line
Ren &2 Home
Son
Als
Fifth Ave
New York
Draed and Aubueke Faeigen
Jay Me Brewton
Bell
Country Ready for Tariff Change in Public Letter
A Mobile editor argues that U S tariff policy harms consumers and benefits subsidy beneficiaries. He cites Philadelphia Ledger figures showing foreign trade over four billion dollars and a vast internal economy with three billion in transport costs. The piece calls for swift tariff transfer away from protections to ease burdens on farmers and laborers.
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America
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Ledger
United States
Commerce court debate fades as regulation stands
The New York Times argues against reviving the commerce court for appeals on railroad rates. Supreme Court rulings show federal judges lack authority to reexamine rate facts, and Congress will let the court disappear this year. Appeals would remain for questions of law while the commission handles facts.
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Supreme Court
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Alabama Farmers Grow 100 Bushels Per Acre Across State
The Birmingham Ledger notes Alabama counties including Mobile Lauderdale Houston Marshall Dale Talladega Jefferson St. Clair Shelby and others produced over 100 bushels per acre. It contrasts with Iowa Illinois and other corn belts and credits intelligent farming and boys corn clubs for rising yields and state wide surplus potential.
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Mobile
Lauderdale
Houston
Marshall
Dale
Talladega
Jefferson
St. Clair
Shelby
Walker
Calhoun
Randolph
Sumter
Colbert
Barbour
Pike
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Iowa
Illinois
the Ledger
Alabama
Boys’ Corn Clubs
West
Uncle Sam's Banking Expansion Surges in Deposits
The text notes the growing reach of federal banking with 12,835 branches and 336,000 depositors advancing quickly. Postal savings also show a spike, increasing in March, with deposits rising from about 32.5 million to 33.5 million.
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Uncle Sam
Prohibition claims vs NC realities cited by governor
The piece contrasts Governor Glenn's glowing North Carolina prohibition rhetoric with internal revenue data showing 617 retail liquor dealers and 81 malt liquor retailers in the state. It notes Alabama and North Carolina have similar liquor-access levels for their populations, and includes a narrative fiction segment concluding with Jennie’s escape and HAL COFFMAN attribution.
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Robert B. Glenn
North Carolina
Mobile
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King’s Mountain
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington
Montgomery
Internal Revenue Department
Internal Revenue
River improvements urged to cut transport costs the Tennessee case
Representative Richard W. Austin of Knox ville Tennessee argues river development can lower costs. He cites the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers as freight arteries and contrasts rail rates with water transport. He recalls Glasgow river improvements and notes a Roosevelt damage suit inquiry.
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Richard W. Austin
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Glascow
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Germany
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Tennessee
Cumberland
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
China
England
Birmingham
France
Glasgow
Clyde
A Line o' Cheer Each Day o' the Year
A reflective verse urges dwelling on beauty around us instead of cursing pests. It celebrates roses and daily cheer, inviting readers to focus on positive sights and feelings.
Luke M'Luke Says and Just One Jests
A humorous column notes married life as a rut and photography ritual with roses and bouquets. It contrasts matrimonial bickering with later acceptance and the moving van blame game. A New York police captain’s death leaves a small estate prompting a quip about Diogenes seeking honesty.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Diogenes
New ‘Orleans
The Hidden Latour Portrait Behind a Pile of Trash
Mme de Lourdy discovers a dusted pastel among junk in an attic garret near Meaux. A visitor names it a Latour worth two hundred thousand francs, verified by an expert. The painting becomes her granddaughter Suzanne's wedding gift, with security measures escalating as fear of theft grows.
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Meaux
Suzanne
Paris
France
Louvre
Latour
Houlin
Hollin
Lucien
Militant Women Sparks Mixed Reactions Across Cities
A collage of quotes mocks women’s activism and societal roles from papers including the Washington Star and Memphis Commercial Appeal. Remarks range from praise of suffragette boldness to skepticism about stage life and public life, with sharp asides on propriety and politics.
Neighborhood Gate Prank Sparks Local Outcry During Practice
The Plum mers' Landing correspondent reports gate tampering at the schoolyard during a Children's Day practice. vandals placed rocks, cut harness, and removed buggy caps triggering calls for help to free a horse tied at Mrs Minnie Littleton's property.
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Minnie Littleton
Flemity Gazette
Mountaineers Seen as United States Oldest Uneducated Group
Washington report highlights a Tennessee North Carolina region of mountaineers described as the nation’s most illiterate and benighted group. Advocates push for federal education, citing long-standing poverty, lack of schools, sanitation, and homes, with stories of a girl eager to read and a man realizing learning comes too late for his generation.
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Washington
United States
North Carolina
New Orleans
House
Senate
Martha Gielow
Sisson Criticized Over Japan Policy in Memphis Review
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reviews Sisson for backing a naval plan and wartime rhetoric on Japan. It contrasts Hobson’s pacific strategy with Sisson’s hardline stance and suggests political calculations aim to embarrass Bryan and Wilson. It labels Johnson of California a defeated Bull Moose vp candidate and mocks Simeon’s relevance to the debate.
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Pacific
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Memphis
Edwards Family Attends Church at Stillwater Bridge
Edgar Edwards and his sisters Ethel and Ella along with Reverend Abner Trent visited and enjoyed a lovely time at the Stillwater Bridge church service this Sunday, per Hazel Green Herald cor.
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