Peony Trade Note From The Mobile Item
A brief notice from The Mobile Item Company and affiliates in Mobile Alabama references services and representative offices in Chicago and Lytton Building. It notes distribution through the Associated Press and International News Service as part of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association network.
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THE
Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
Rew
Chicago
Ave. Lytton Building
Kelly-Smith Company
Associated Press Report International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Subscription rates and service details listed
The notice lists pricing for daily and Sunday by mail for one year and by carrier in mobile and suburbs. It mentions trunk line telephones linking all departments with business office editorial and news contact numbers Bell 52 Home 52 Bell 152 Home 53 and a weekly rate of 10 cents.
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Mobi
Bell
Home
Mobile planners weigh coal barge line to port after New Orleans setback
A 1913 Mobile Item editorial discusses the failed coal cargo line to New Orleans and urges Mobile entrepreneurs to back a local river barge service using wood barges for 200 to 400 tons. It notes Texas City steel plans and Warrior Tombigbee coal prospects and warns rivals may control output if Mobile delays action.
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Alabama
New Orleans
Mobile
Bernhard
Shipping Illustrated
New York
Manufacturers Record
Texas City
Texas
Warrior District
Warrior Basin
Tombigbee
Warrior Rivers
Steel Company
Hoadley
Mississippi Sound
Ohio
Mississippi
Warrior Locks
Mobile in Front at State Fair
The Birmingham paper highlights Mobile’s standout exhibit at the fair and notes George E. Maloney of the U S Agricultural Department in Mobile County as a key booster. Mobile selects Maloney to lead the Mobile County Fair Association, aiming for maximum county benefit.
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Mobile
Birmingham
George E. Maloney
United States Agricultural Department
Mobile County
Maloney
Mobile County Fair Association
Plague and Yellow Fever Fears Rise on Panama Trade Routes
Health officers warn bubonic plague from the South routes converging at the Panama canal and rising yellow fever cases in Guayaquil raise alarms. The text notes protection gaps in Mexican ports and hints at cautious U.S. actions under President Wilson amid tropical disease exposure.
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Panama Canal
Tober
Guayaquil
The
Wilth
Mobile Poised for Direct Steamship Links With Glasgow and Panama
The Item reports a planned Glasgow to Mobile and Liverpool to Mobile steamship line with fixed sailing dates expected to boost Mobile imports. It also notes a direct Mobile Panama connection via United Fruit Company vessels starting December 3, requiring rail freight support from interior points. The article credits Mobile and Ohio and Southern railroads for securing the line and urges equal treatment of freight and passenger bookings.
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Glasgow
Liverpool
Mobile
Panama
United Fruit Company
Colon
New Orleans
Middle West
Louisiana
Panama Canal
New Glasgow
Atlantic
Mobile and Ohio and Southern
Dogs of War Remain Leashed in Mexican Crisis
The article outlines President Wilson and Secretary Bryan opposing U S intervention in Mexico as Huerta presses for action. It notes ships remaining in Mexican waters, planned deployments to Vera Cruz, and the administration ready to grant belligerent rights to Constitutionalists while avoiding direct war. It cites Monroe and Texas precedents in shaping policy.
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Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
United States
Bryan
South America
Europe
Danies
Mexican Gulf
Michigan
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Virginia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
War Department
Galveston
Chester
Vera Cruz
State Department
Congress
South
Central America
Monroe
Texas
Arthur F. Kimball Passes Away in Mobile
Arthur F. Kimball a self made man known for energy and harbor expertise is lost to Mobile in death in middle life His passing brings regret and the community offers sympathy noting his high character and worthy citizenship
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Mobile
Arthur F. Kimball
Linthicum seeks federal controls to protect food fish
In Washington, Representative J Charles Linthicum introduces two bills to conserve fish as a food source. One targets fertilizer use of fish and the interstate movement of such products. the other aims to regulate open and closed seasons and fishing methods under the Commerce Department. He cites fertilizer factories and lack of regulation as key depletors and argues for national legislation to safeguard the industry and livelihoods.
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Washington
J. Charles Linthicum
Congress
Linthicum
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
United States
Frisco road bought for $8.50 and Hank Jenkins tale
An old Springfield reminiscence recalls Hank Jenkins buying a railroad engine and ten miles of track for $8.50, as part of the early North Springfield history. The tale blends burlesque humor with a slice of frontier railroading and local garrulous characters.
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Edward V. Williams
Springfield
North
Hank Jenkins
Hank
Uae
Berton
Return of Gordon Halford Heals Nina Earle’s Engagement
Gordon Halford returns to New York and after a tense confrontation reveals Ralph Gaunt is Nina Earle's suitor, not her brother. Nina discovers Halford is her true ally, ending the engagement and securing her future as Gaunt exits.
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Gordon
New York
Civilization
Charlie
Charlie Spencer
Traveller's Club
Nina Earle
Halford
Nina
Reginald
Arctic
Gordon Halford
Ralph Gaunt
Miss Earle
Gaunt
Mr. Halford
Comer Letter on Local Option Sheds Light on Campaign
The Montgomery Advertiser urges Mr. F I Thompson of Mobile to publish Mr B B Comer s letter expressing satisfaction with the local option status in Alabama. It argues that the letter exists and would settle speculation about Comer s position in the gubernatorial campaign.
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Alabama
Advertiser
B. B. Comer
F. I. Thompson
Mobile
Comer
Thompson
Mr. Comer
Montgomery Advertiser
Railways Must Live and the Case for Higher Rates
A New York Herald summary notes Mr E E Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission argues that true transportation progress requires higher railway rates. The commission recently ruled railroads deserve a fair return, signaling growing public support for easing hostility toward the nation’s principal industry.
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E. E. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
Interstate Commerce Co
New York Herald
Modern Household Economy and Mortgage Talk
A domestic chat about buying a home highlights a $3000 cash option with a $2000 mortgage on the house. The couple weighs the risks of spiraling debt and considers avoiding costly fi nances should they need to buy later.
Capital and Labor Should Co-operate by Holland
New York readers compare Judge Gary and James J Hill in Chicago lectures on U S wealth growth and bond overissues. They argue for balanced credit, caution on large bond underwriting, and the need to align capital with productive expansion while preserving financial confidence.
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New York
Chicago
E. Vain
Weed Enio Iments
James J. Hill
Gary
United States
Hill
Aa Hill
J. * Organ
Morgan
Alleghany Mountains
Mr. Hill
Judge Gary
Telephone Company
Far West
United States Steel Corporation
Northwest
Vanderlip
Willie's Peril. Hall Warns Against Pushing Brains Too Far
Dr. G Stanley Hall of Clark University warns at a Worcester dinner that pride in learning can echo a Worcester school maid's note urging a teacher to hold Willie back. The anecdote cautions against pushing a bright student beyond fit limits to avoid harming him.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Worcester
Willie
Intelleck
Philadelphia Bulletin
A Story With a Moral
A farmer laments neglect of his land while a passerby hints at minerals beneath the fields. The dialog presents a moral about effort versus speculation and the value of prudent farming. The speaker Cleve conveys skepticism about digging for riches and the need to work the farm.
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