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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1914
Page
4
The Item argues for immediate abolition of the current tax system and adoption of a uniform business method to fix property values. It criticizes patchwork fixes, calls for uniform assessment rules, and invites reader discussion in future issues.
Washington hearings in the New Orleans Cotton Exchange versus Southern Railway case continued through the past week. John A. Smith argued against Mobile favoring a five cent differential, while J. M. Deny of Mobile & Ohio Railroad defended the lower rate to Mobile. The examiner pressed for details on potential commission actions and its impact on Mobile territory.
Mobile promotes winter guests as an asset with new rail advertising and upgraded entertainment. President Wilson's Pass Christian visit boosts Riviera of America appeal as a destination for affluent northbound travelers. The Spring Hill Country Club golf resort will attract wealthy migratory guests, supported by hotels cottages and nearby fishing and hunting.
The Foley Onlooker marks eight years under Frank Fesler with an anniversary edition praising south Baldwin’s progress. It highlights the Bay Minette Fort Morgan rail completion to Foley, from a pine forest depot sign to a thriving trade center handling over 22,000 tons in 1913, and notes expansion in farming and local enterprises.
A report claims German invaders in Bel-Blum avoid injuring park trees and forbid cavalrymen to tether horses to trees to prevent bark damage. It notes Germany pioneered large scale forest management with crown forests under scientific care for over a century.
Atlanta papers report last week six toy and doll imports arrived directly in the city from Germany by local merchants. Moble customs showed no entry of toys locally. imports from Germany pass through New York, boosting that port’s receipts versus Mobile. Birmingham and Atlanta are noted as sub-ports of entry, suggesting Mobile could attract reliable toy merchants.
A humorous Ozarks fable shows a father refusing a fifteen year old a watch. The boy threatens to leave home, but a mother intervenes with a compromise offering the boy to wear the clock.
A Milwaukee Sentinel remark recalls an Illinois election moment where a colonel secured third place, noted as a significant moral victory. The line emphasizes memory of an unusual outcome and its political impact.
Chicago News notes Colonel Roosevelt’s recognition of a psychological moment for keeping still and the impact of quiet restraint in a tense situation.
A Baltimore Sun critique laments a political clash over libel claims against the longtime editor known as Uncle Joe Cannon. The column frames the dispute as a sign of degeneration in public discourse and media practice.
The December Pictorial Review arrives before Thanksgiving with Christmas features. The editors praise peace, and contrast American abundance with wartime Europe while urging gratitude for family, love, and stable industry despite global conflict.
The Orlando Reporter Star discusses the ongoing dispute over road materials with factions favoring brick and cement versus sand oil. It argues permanent roads require hard impervious materials and notes the sand oil road’s virtues but high upkeep costs are implied.
Key West voters once approved bonds to buy and improve lands for a city park but little has happened. The landowner sold for park use and used funds to support a cigar factory. The park awaits bond sale as money markets ease, with future plans to create an attractive park.
A rugged mountaineer assures a member of Congress he will vote hard and often, praising the candidate for defending home industry and abstaining from meddling with moonshiners. He quips that the congressman’s prohibition stance has benefited demand and avoids interfering with illicit moonshine.
John Bull questions German naval aims arguing that if the fleet was meant for trade protection it could not be ready for war, contrasting Germany’s stated purpose with potential wartime capabilities as discussed by the New York Press.
The Columbia State notes Mr Taft is delighted by the Bull Moose’s miserable showing, saying the prediction of their defeat was to be expected.
Prospecting ventures in Venezuela progress with an American and two English companies reporting encouraging activity. The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a misread appeal influencing actions in New Jersey as a mix up of desires toward Wilson.
Brewton Nov 14. Representative-Elect O M Gordon of Escambia introduces a local bill to fund a sheriff's pack of bloodhounds and to replace road labor with a road tax and dragging system. Similar bills gain support from Senator-Elect Holmes for other counties. Gordon backs current liquor laws and opposes tying up legislature with liquor debates.
Government experts say human health risk from the foot and mouth outbreak is low if quarantine and pasteurization rules are followed. Pasteurized milk is advised, and boiling milk may be prudent where pasteurization is unavailable.
A tablet at the Johnson County courthouse commemorates Senator George G Vest's famous dog speech delivered during a case over a poor man's dead dog. The message extols a dog as the loyal, unselfish friend who stands by his master in adversity and prosperity, unlike human companions who may falter.
The latest count places New York with 866 010 buildings ranging from cottages to skyscrapers. One family houses lead with 147 184 units housing about 600 000 people. tenements 98 908. two family 73 184. stables and garages 18 131. hotels and elevator apartments 2 611. warehouses 9 549. miscellaneous 14 000. The city hosts 180 theatres and 27 282 factories in 297 lines of manufacture, with investments near 1.506 billion dollars, making New York the nation’s largest municipal wealth producer.
New York authorities move to curb youth roller skating on streets amid pedestrian complaints and rising vehicle collisions. Advocates cite 25 child deaths in October among 43 vehicle fatalities, urging a Chicago like law to ban skating on streets and public highways except at intersections.
A call for rapid development of United States trade with Central and South America. Southern ports and railroads must bolster field efforts to secure direct steamship connections and attract lines from the Fidelity Trust Company cruise around South America. The piece warns competition from Europe and highlights the need for coordinated action among municipalities, manufacturers, and commercial groups.
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