Mobile Item Founded In 1581 Re Established 1912
A historic newspaper note from Mobile Alabama outlines the launch and reestablishment dates for a local item or institution. It cites leadership roles I ncluding president vice president and general manager and lists office and subscription details. The item is dated Mobile Alabama October 2 1912 with references to Associated Press and international news service content.
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Mobile Item
Eumobile Item
Cole Any, Inc
Mobile
Als
Tee Geert
Ees
A. Fok Ae
South
Rr Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Aan Oe Hadson
Maneger Foreig Advertising
Fifth Ave
New York
Associated Press
National Wilson Marshall League solicits funds with engraved certificates
The Contributors National Wilson and Marshall League, led by W. G. McAdoo as president and Charles R. Crane as treasurer, urges Democrats to fund the national campaign. Framed lithographs depict Governors Wilson and Marshall with their autographs on certificates of $1 to $100. Subscriptions may be sent to W. D. Jenks in Birmingham or to the New York league.
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National
Wilson and Marshall League
W. G. McAdoo
National Democratic Committee
Charles R. Crane
Finance Committee
Stuart G &Idboner
Porelar
Wilson
Marshall
W. D. Jenks
Birmingham
League
New York
Hearst Forged Letters Alleged In Collier's Exposure
Collier's Weekly will publish a three page expose alleging the Archbold Letters used by Hearst are forgeries. The article cites typewriter dating, photographic comparisons, and alleged Standard Oil connections, naming Willie Wr Winfield and Charles Stump as intermediaries and claiming substantial sums were paid to obtain stolen materials. It accuses Hearst of using forged documents to attack Hanna and Penrose and calls for Senate investigations into the sources and methods.
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Collier's Weekly
Archbold
Hearst's
W. R. Hearst
Collier's
Collier’s
Hearst
Aros
Winfield
Charles Stumip
Standard Oil
Hanna
Penrose
Stump
Senate Investigate Committee
Washington
Gollier
Three Americans Killed by Mexican Insurgents Amid Intervention
Reported today that three Americans were killed by Mexican insurgents, including a noted U.S. representative. The incident appears in the context of U.S. intervention aimed at protecting foreign residents.
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Mexico
County Board Faces Uproar Over Resigned Engineer
Public outcry follows the county board’s support for engineer C L Strange after his resignation. Critics accuse the board of past faulting Strange and urge retention, with talks of new hires, injunctions, and shifting road work to a county superintendent.
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C. L.strange
Strange
Chamer of Commerce
Strafigé
County Board
Actual Reformation of a San Francisco Burglary Convict
The American Magazine highlights Donald Lowrie once jailed for burglary who, after two California penitentaries, became a leading San Francisco citizen and reform advocate. He writes on indeterminate sentences and inspires crime uplift, while a Wyoming jail case mentions a lynching of a Black man seeking protection from mobs.
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Donald Lowrie
San Francisco
Américan
California
Lorie
Life
the Atlantic
Monthly
Sunset
Lowrie
Progress in Direct Legislation Across States
The Independent notes growing use of initiative and referendum in U S states. By 1912 seven states plan votes on direct legislative reforms, including Washington Nebraska Idaho Wyoming Mississippi and Ohio with Nebraska for initiative only. Wisconsin and North Dakota may vote in 1914 if 1913 legislature endorses amendments.
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South Dakota
Oregon
Montana
Oklahoma
Maine
Missouri
Arkansas
Colorado
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Michigan
Washington
Nebraska
Idaho
Wyoming
Mississippi
Ohio
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Kansas
Massachusetts
Illinois
Minnesota
New War on Hazing After UNC Student Dies
The UNC case of William Rand shows hazing turning fatal when he fell from a barrel and bled after glass injuries. The piece argues hazing has cursed colleges, urging ongoing suppression and vigilance to prevent future deaths.
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William Rand
University of North Carolina
Young Rand
Chapel Hill
Advertising Chats No 60 The value of convincing advertising
Advertising Chats No 60 emphasizes that effective advertising must be concise and convincing. It urges selecting strong selling points, displaying enticing prices, and maintaining honesty to build consumer trust, drawing customers into stores where they will see more offered items.
Ownership statement for Mobile Item 1912 publication
The Mobile Item publishes its ownership and management details for August 1912. Editor John C. O Connell and business manager Clarence B Hanson are listed along with multiple individual and corporate owners. The statement notes bondholders, average circulation 10 679 and confirms notarized sworn statement on October 1 1912 with M P Dowling as notary.
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Mobile Item
Mobile
Ala
Division of
Washington, D. C
John C. O'Connell
Clarence B. Hanson
Bart B. Chamberlain
Joseph M. Walsh
Henry Piser
Harry T. Smith
Stitt i Li
John C. O’connell
Aak
M. P. Dowling
Mobile County
Pass port issue and new Russo American treaty debated
Washington writes that the passport question tests a new Russo American treaty with Russia. Officials note Russia accepts our passports for good citizens, but Jews may face discrimination. A mixed commission could draft terms for a fair renewal, following precedents set by earlier Washington conventions.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Taft
Congress
Guild
St. Petersburg
Alaska
Rusgia
Great Britain
Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Great Brid
The Infants Department and a New Life
Helen savors shopping for tiny garments and learns the contrast between shop life and motherhood while Warren grows tender. Their evenings fuse romance with lessons in lace, trim, and sewing as married life deepens.
Hunting a Husband in a Turbulent Love Triangle
Beatrice Minor delays meeting Robert Maynard and writes a firm note to end their affair while wrestling with a past of drunken violence. Her friend Helen Robbins suspects hidden motives as Beatrice navigates calls, visits, and a suspenseful afternoon tea that hints at exposure.
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Helen
Warren
Virginia Terhune van DE Water
Beatrice Minor
Robert Maynard
Beatrice
Tom Minor
Mr. Maynard
Maynard
Helen Robbins
Mary
Henry
Mr. Blanchard
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Hamburg
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Vallenciénnes
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