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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
6
The Mobile Item Company at 8T. Emanuel Street in Mobile Alabama issues a dated notice from November 7 1913 explaining its mission to inform readers about world events interpret movements of public interest praise worthy actions combat evil and injustice advocate morals and public welfare through impartial discussion of public questions.
The Elementary Industrial School in Cleveland Ohio offers practical work for overage students two or more years behind and emphasizes English math geography and history alongside shop work domestic economy and gym. The program aims to develop hand minded pupils with a possible later expansion into vocational training and employment preparation.
The U S Department of Agriculture expands November state crop reports distribution. Central weather stations telegram full crop details to newspapers in 39 more states enabling rapid state data and comparison with ten year averages for November 9. Farmers gain timely statewide conditions and marketing insights.
A Mobile county congressman named Hobson sent millions of mail pieces under the congressional frank to teachers and educational authorities. He claims nearly two and a half million pieces were carried, including a million and a half letters about a speech. The piece argues franking reform would cut costs but notes its potential impact on political messaging and public knowledge of lawmakers activities.
The article argues the United States will back President Wilson in any action in Mexico whether Huerta abdicates or remains. Carranza’s push for recognition could trigger arms embargo changes and possible U S intervention. It weighs war costs, possible territorial motives, and diplomatic ironies in a volatile regional standoff.
A statistician reports 1911 crime per punishment across 41 cities with 12.8 million people. Murder totals 1150, arrests 978, 386 convictions. six executions and 19 awaiting execution. Memphis leads in murder rate 38.2 per 100k, New Orleans 15.9, Atlanta 14.8, Chicago 10.4 highest elsewhere. New York 4.1. Suggests firearm laws as partial remedy.
Washington letter recounts Dr. Samuel Stratton leading efforts to define length via light waves and establish physical constants. The bureau aims to derive independent measurement standards, set quality norms, and regulate standards for lamps and gas, with Paris as historical reference.
A Birmingham gathering for Oscar W. Underwood’s U S Senate bid elected a broad state campaign committee. Captain Samuel Blackwell chaired, stressing fitness over prohibition, with most district members being prohibitionists. The article cites unity and vows against mudslinging, predicting Underwood’s sweeping victory.
The piece notes Captain Hobson shifted from vowing no newspaper spending to using quarter page ads for campaign speaking events. It cites the National Prohibition Association funding against Underwood and quotes editorials praising the switch to paid notices as effective, contrasting earlier claims. It also references editorials from the Huntsville Mercury Banner and Cincinnati Times-Star on Huerta and U S policy.
A playful exchange about Gladys and a judge’s remark follows. The item notes that chauffeurs in the United States earn more than teachers and mentions roughly fifty workmen permanently employed in preserving St. Paul’s Cathedral through repairs.
A New York Sun article recounts the Barbara Frietchie legend and its factual basis. It details Freetchie’s life, the 1912 memorial efforts, and testimonies from relatives and witnesses, contrasting Whitier’s ballad with the true story of the flag waving at Frederick.
In a Breton chateau, Marquise Diana flirts with Raymond de L a young cavalryman recently returned from service. As a Saint Hubert hunt unfolds, pleasure gives way to danger when Raymond vanishes from the pack and the marquise witnesses a perilous, fevered chase driven by passion and risk.
New York observers say Attorney General McReynolds brief on dissolving the International Harvester Co raises the Sherman act issue more clearly than prior actions against Standard Oil and American Tobacco. The piece notes Wickersham’s alleged reluctance for drastic measures and discusses potential consequences for large combines and future antitrust cases.
Washington statisticians forecast a tariff will cut national food costs by 66 cents per person annually within three years once sugar is added to the free list. The claim appears in a New York Herald report citing these figures as cheerful news amid high living costs.
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes a new Ananias club formed in South America two days after his arrival. The terse item records the organizational development and timing without further details.
A man fights off pursuing hounds as hunters close in. He drives two dogs away before a third wounds him in the abdomen. The marquis orders the animals to unleash the attack, recalling a sow’s fate. The scene ends with the mob closing in amid chaos.
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