The Mobile Item Company Adverts and Editorial Note
The Mobile Item presents subscription rates and office details for Emanuel Street operations in Mobile Alabama. It outlines aims to inform readers about world events and public questions while opposing sensationalism and advocating measured, intelligent discourse.
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Bell
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Alabama
Taxpayers vs spenders cite Shaw on sound economy
The piece rebuts municipal tax hikes by contrasting expenditures with real needs. It uses George Bernard Shaw to illustrate that, like a starving man buying perfume, misallocated spending signals unsound economics and harmful priorities for a city in distress.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Ricardo
Jevons
Mr Bryan Samples and Democratic Rhetoric Examined
Art Young in Current Metropolitan mocks William J. Bryan as a traveling speaker whose fancy buttons and decorations mask the real issue. He notes Bryan’s scarce concrete proposals beyond vocal democracy and government ownership of railroads, while critics doubt his willingness to implement his rhetoric.
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William J. Bryan
Columbia
Bryan
Art Young
Metropolitan
Madison Square Garden
Smoking on City Cars Abolished in Prepayment Era
The Electric Railway Journal notes the shift to prepayment reducing smoking on street cars. It cites widespread non smoking sentiment and applauds local habits moving away from front and rear platform gatherings. It calls for further rules to curb half lit cigars and pipes aboard cars, praising Mobile's stance.
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Electric Railway Journal
State co operation with forest owners urged at congress
A National Conservation Congress committee on state forestry proposes that states cooperate with private timber landowners to protect timber supplies. It calls for nonpartisan governing boards, professionally trained state foresters, civil service hiring, industry representation, and broad discretionary authority for forest officers. The plan aims to apply to Alabama, Mississippi, and other large states.
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State Forestry
National Conservation Congress
Civil Service
Alabama
Mississippi
Sherman on War and Making a Living Quotation
The remark questions the purpose of war by recalling Sherman’s idea that war is a means to an income or livelihood. It suggests skepticism about conflating conflict with economic benefit and reflects on the moral costs.
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Sherman
Senator O'Gorman Denies Opposition to Tammany Power
The senator denies rumors that he plans to oppose the influence within Tammany Hall. He signals no move against Miing power and dismisses speculation of a split.
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O'Gorman
Tammany
Awakening to Defects in Courts and Legal System
The article argues growing public revulsion toward courts and lawyers over a decade, blaming greed and self interest in the profession. It cites N Lafayette Savay on five lawyer classes, judges’ vices, and calls for reform as citizens demand justice and lawful governance.
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United States
American Society of Jurisprudence
N. Lafayette Sava
Savay
New York
Mr. Savay
Come South Young Man for Autumn’s Vivid Return
The Cincinnati Times-Star laments a bleak poetical season with a pen frozen by sleet and cold blasts. It urges a move south to enjoy autumn’s full beauty as Indian summer gives way to a brighter climate and scenic splendor.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Man Leaves Dynamite Box in New York Barber Shop
A man abandoned a dynamite box in a New York barber shop. Police investigate whether the device was intended to be triggered during a later haircut.
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New York
Huerta Urged to Step Down by Berlin Tageblatt
The Berlin Tageblatt calls on Huerta to resign. It condemns the dictator and urges accountability. The article notes a city code allowing penalties for reckless driving.
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Berlin
Governor Cox Warns On Railroad Tax And Rates
In a Business Men's Club address Governor Cox warns that imposing strict taxes and wage limits on railroads will force rate increases to cover costs. He notes rising operating expenses and wage hikes in the East, cites reduced maintenance, and compares the looming crisis to the 1890s railroad bankruptcies amid delayed freight-rate relief.
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Business Men's Club
Cox
Ohio
Cincinnati
Interstate Commerce
Commission
Uncle Sam
Cimeshnati Times-Star
Georgetown memories link Napoleonic spy priest to Cloriviere tomb
In Georgetown Georgetown’s Convent of the Visitation is linked to Napoleonic era spy priest Chevalier Joseph Picot de Limoelan later known as Chevalier Cloriviere. The tomb slab notes his priestly peace but Paris police records spell his name Picot de Limoelan and cite his daring plot against Napoleon before he escaped to America.
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Washington
Georgetown
White House
George Washington
Convent of the Visitation
Joseph Piere Picot de Cloriviere
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
Chevalier Cloriviere
Secret Service
Bonaparte
America
the Visitation
Cloriviere
Paris
Napoleon
Chevalier Picot de Limoelan
Chevalier Joseph Picot de Limoelan
Limoelan
Atlantic
Brittany
New York
American Music and the Growth of U S Orchestras
The Musical Courier argues that American orchestras have expanded across cities with private and municipal support, but native American works lag due to audience tastes, composer challenges, and reliance on European players. A London suggestion for prepublication rehearsals is criticized as impractical for American cities and critics.
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Musical Courier
America
Cleveland
New York City
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
St. Louis
St. Paul
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Los Angeles
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Europe
London
New York
Hartford Man Bites Tongue in Brief Bits
A Hartford man fell the other day and bit off his tongue in a bizarre incident. The exact circumstances and location within Hartford remain unclear, with no further details provided in the brief.
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Kalamazoo
Hartford
New Jersey Sets State Aid Plan For Vocational Schools
The 1913 New Jersey legislature approves state aid for vocational education with a dollar for dollar match to local funding up to 10 000 annually per school. Districts counties and towns may start vocational schools or add departments with local buildings and equipment, overseen by advisory boards representing trades agriculture and home management. The plan aims for practical, demand driven training with local communities bearing half the equipment cost and maintenance.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Board Education
United States Bureau Education
Ne Jersey
L. H. Carris
Kendall
Depu
State Board of Education
Carris
La Follette Shipping Bill Sparks Merchant Seamen Debate
Opposition by major shipping interests to the La Follette bill gathers strength as critics warn of higher costs and reduced competitiveness. Proponents praise reforms on seamen’s rights and safety, while observers cite London conference views on balancing burdens to avoid drastic changes.
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London
Lord Mersey
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