The Mobile Item Reorganized Publishing Daily and Sunday
The Mobile Item Company Inc announces reorganization with daily publication including Sunday edition. It offers seven papers weekly for 10 cents, lists officers C van Antwerp president Hanson vice president and general manager JT P Bush secretary and treasurer John C O Connell editor, with office in Mobile Alabama and New York address for advertising. Subscriptions priced daily and Sunday 10 cents, monthly and yearly options.
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Mobile Item Company Inc
St. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
Associated Press
Ilete
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Fifth Ave
New York
My Matt
Carnegie Pension Plan Sees Mixed Press Reaction
Editorials across major papers challenge Mr Carnegie's offer of 25 000 a year to ex presidents as private bounty. New York Post argues it affronts the nation and should be taxpayer funded. Baltimore Sun suggests public provision is overdue and criticizes accepting private pensions.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York Post
Carnegie
Carnegie Corporation
Baltimore Sun
United States
Washington Post
New York
Congress
Kansas City Star
Presidency Cartiers
Important Notice on Old Debts of The Item Publisher
The Item management reports outstanding accounts against the former company that owned and published The Item prior to April 10, 1912. Holders should present bills to Henry Tonsmeire at City Bank and Trust Company, trustee for the old company, for prompt payment. The present publisher assumed liability when the property was purchased. no former members are connected with the current corporation.
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Henry Tonsmeire
City Bank and Trust Company
Mobile Itrhm Company, Inc
Campaign Expense Legislation From Congressional Inquiry
A congressional committee will continue its campaign finance inquiry after elections. Senator Clapp says findings will prompt legislation addressing receipts and expenditures, whether private subscriptions should be barred, and funding the presidential campaigns by government allotments every four years. Senator Penrose, tied to Standard Oil and Roosevelt in 1904, may weigh findings over his own ties to the inquiry.
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Congressional Committee
Clapp
Congress
Archbold
Roosevelt
Hig
Standard Oil Company
Penrose
United States Steel Corporation
George W. Perkins
New York
Washington
Senate
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil
Remarkable New York Animal Hospital Aims for Model Status
A planned New York City animal hospital budgeted at about 125000 will be three stories tall with an operating room and facilities for twenty five horses and twenty five dogs. A resident surgeon will provide 24 hour care and a staff of horse dog and cat specialists will treat animals free of charge. Limited paid beds and contact via red and fifty drug stores are noted.
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New York
Carnegie pension for ex presidents sparks cross country debate
Across editorials the Carnegie fund sparks criticism and defense. Carding praise for a civic effort contrasts with worries about dignity and government duty. The piece argues public pensions should come from Congress not private philanthropy and notes Roosevelt is excluded by design.
Work For Money But Stay in School In Hammond Indiana
A Hammond Indiana program allows boys and girls to work half days in local shops while remaining in school. The city emphasizes vocational guidance, night school for 700 students, and early testing to steer youth toward suitable future vocations.
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Hammond
Indiana
Oyster science showdown tests tainted oysters for Uncle Sam
Washington dispatch details Dr. Wiley and a Dept of Agriculture board probing oyster safety. Ruth Greathouse, a young bacteriological chemist, tests samples with portable labs to detect germs in interstate shipments. The woman detective leads prosecutions, aiding convictions for tainted oyster cases.
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Washington
Bar of Justice
Department of Agriculture
Sam
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Ruth Greathouse
Miss Greathouse
Uncle Joshua's Thanksgiving’s A Bit of Home Humor
A rustic Thanksgiving poem in dialect celebrates simple comforts. Uncle Josh thanks providence for a sturdy horse, a college son returning with pride, a practical daughter, and a well prepared feast. The speaker emphasizes gratitude despite modest means and cherishes family and homely pleasures.
Carnegie Pension Plans for Ex Presidents Draw Fire
Commentator notes the Carnegie system has steadily raised presidential salaries to $75 000 with $25 000 travel funds to meet the nation. The plan funds travel to showcase the president and the nation, and the writer observes presidents have saved and no presidents were notably poor.
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Ouros
Referees in Alabama and Governor Wilson’s stance
The Birmingham News argues against a referee system in Alabama under Governor Wilson. It praises his history as an opponent of bossism, notes Alabama’s two Democratic senators and nine Democratic congressmen, and predicts smooth cooperation with President Wilson if party leaders appoint only qualified men.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Wilson
Advertiser
New Jersey
Birmingham News
Mobile to Host Fifth Southern Commercial Congress in 1913
Mobile prepares to host the fifth annual Southern Commercial Congress in November 1913 coinciding with the Panama Canal opening. The Mobile port is highlighted as a major Gulf port with rapid growth in international traffic. Exports to Cuba in fiscal year 1912 reached $30,163,372 with total exports and imports about $31.23 million, indicating Mobile’s rising trade in the region.
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Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
New York
United States
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Customs Office
S. C. C. Bulletin
Railroads Align With Public in Open Regulation Push
The Chicago Tribune editorial argues the American Railway Association should aid lawmakers openly in framing railroad laws. It says past secrecy harmed both sides, praises public scrutiny, and asserts regulation in the public interest builds support, sustains railroad investment, and ensures fair profits for a prospering economy.
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American Railway Association
United States
We Trust
Chicago Tribune
Electrical Hatchery Demonstrates Electric Lighting Hatch
A Muscogee Oklahoma facility operates a 30 000 egg electrical hatchery using a 60 watt tungsten lamp. The light is switched on for eight hour periods to stimulate chick growth and development during incubation.
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Muscogee
Oklo
Power of Thought and a Love Triangle Fatal Night
Lois and Phil plan a secret wedding as Tooker schemes to wreck their romance. A staged duel ends with Lois collapsing from shock and later dying, the victim of her own anguished imagination after Tooker’s abuse and deception.
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Phil Leslie
Phil
Lois
Tooker
Leslie
Mark Tooker
Lois Scott
Tom Fassett
Cleo
Tom
Fassett
Discouraging figures on prohibition and law limits
An analysis argues prohibitions fail to curb liquor use and laws cannot change habits. It cites Alabama cities with many illegal saloons under federal license, then shows tax drops after licensing. Tennessee data show high compliance with federal licenses, illustrating broader trends and urging common sense solutions.
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State of
Alabama
Birmingham
Pratt City
Ensley
Bessemer
Jefferson
Tennessee
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Peter Thar
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Holt
Averidge
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