Mobile Item Company Chronicle 1913
The notice lists the Mobile Item Company Inc established 1881 re established April 1912 operating every afternoon and Sunday morning from 48 18 St Emanuel Street Mobile Alabama with Associated Press International News Service coverage. It notes representatives from Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and foreign advertising, plus contact lines and telephones. Report date October 11, 1913.
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Ib Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
PULL
Associated Press Report
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Kelly-Smith Company
Acian
Bell
Home
Alabama
Baseball Craze Captures Nation as World Series Grips Mobile
The country buzzes with baseball fever as New York and Philadelphia games draw vast crowds. The New Orleans Picayune argues baseball steadies nerves and boosts national life while Homecraft courses in New York City schools push practical education for girls focusing on domestic science and cultural studies.
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United States
Mobile
New York
Philadelphia
Polo Ground
Shibe Park
New Orleans
Wadleigh High School
New York City
United States Bureau of Education
Columbia University School of Household Arts
The Web of Idleness
The Idler enjoys idle moments but fears getting left behind as friends move on. He realizes idleness traps him in habit and progress becomes impossible. Break the web of idleness at the start or never let it begin.
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Dwndler
Gotham Water System Sets New World Scale Challenge
New York announces completion of a vast water system rivaling the Panama Canal in size and cost. The project runs 127 miles of tunnels to supply Greater New York, with 25,000 workers, and includes massive earthworks, highways, and bridges while reshaping the city’s future growth. Observers also note issues of horse poisoning, arson costs, and a notable drop in alarms in Block 1672 after a fire-prevention push.
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New York
Panama Canal
Manhattan
Ashokan Reservoir
Staten Island
Greater
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Timtes Bankers to Meet in the South
Richard H. Edmonds editor of the Manufacturer's card argues before the Ameri na Bankers' Association to choose the South as host. He highlights cotton's vital role in world finance and the South's growing wealth, deposits, and industrial potential despite postwar poverty.
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Timtes
Richard H. Edmonds
Amerina Bankers’ Association
Famonds
South
United States
Edmonds
United
Baker at the Bat and the Home Run Heroics
In a reflection on heroes of decisive moments, J Franklin Baker of the Athletics is hailed for lifting a ball to the stands and turning the outcome. The piece compares his knack to legends from Waterloo to Winchester and warns fans that constant triumphs may dull dramatic surprise.
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Baker
Athletics
J. Franklin Baker
Casey
Cincinnati Times-Star
Hill’s Glacier Park guest tale ends with dance debate
Louis W. Hill, ally of James J. Hill, visited by Blackfeet in Glacier Park, recalls the Grass Dance honor. Chief White Calf asks if the Indian office deems it bad and Hill ultimately says white people should stop dictating what dances are permitted.
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Louis W. Hill
James J
Glacier Park
White Calf
Mr. Hill
Indian Office
L. W
Oil firm accused of stirring Mexican unrest for years
Washington whispers link a major oil company to Mexico's three year civil turmoil. Allegations claim the firm used vast finances to back rebels from Madero to Huerta, aiming to secure long lease rights and oil access, amid a broader debate on foreign influence in Mexican politics.
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Victor Ellioty
Washington
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
United States
Oil
Porfirio Diaz
Mexican Republic
Redistricting Debate Prompts Alabama Congress Seats
The Birmingham Ledger argues Alabama should redistrict after the census to create ten seats. It notes no opposition to Dr. Abercrombie in the state-at-large and cites vacancies in several districts as Underwood Hobson and Clayton are not seeking reelection.
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Alabama
Abercrombie
Underwood
Hobson
Clayton
Richardson
Copperas remedy cited for famished family in Douglas
The Douglas Georgia Enterprise reports Henry Purvis, a longtime Pearson friend, visited Saturday to settle his subscription. He said his wife and ten children were so puny they could barely eat a peck of potatoes, a shoulder of meat, a gallon of peas and an oven of corn bread daily, until Dr. Smith suggested a spoonful of copperas to restore their appetites.
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Henry Purvis
Pearson
So to Speak About Mrs Ward in Westfield
A fragment mentions Mrs Ella EB Ward in Westfield last week and notes she seemed better than when she left Montville. The passage is incomplete with unclear phrasing and stray words.
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Ella EB. Ward
Westfield
Montville
Altar centerpiece in new Chapel of the Intercession draws from world relics
The Chapel of the Intercession on Washington Heights nears completion and showcases an altar built from diverse relics including Jordan pebbles and stones from Sinai Jericho Jerusalem and Olives. Each fragment bears an authenticity certificate and the work is hailed as New Yorks finest ecclesiastical art.
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Washington Heights
New York
United States
Trinity Cemetery
Jordan
Mount Sinai
Jericho
Temple of Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Gotham Faces Likely War Over Low-Cost Lunch Chains
Rumors hint a price war among fast lunch chains in Gotham as two local outfits compete with rival Chicago system backers linked to Standard Oil. The forthcoming clash could attract millions of quick lunch patrons across the city.
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Gotham
Chicago
New York
Standard Oil
Trophies Auctioned in London Suffrage Meeting
In London on October 6 a derby hat and a walking cane captured from detectives by suffragists were sold at auction after the adjournment. Hats sold for 25 dollars each and the cane for 12.50. The report playfully questions future provenance and history while noting the auction results.
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London
Asquith
George V
Millicent
Halloway
Emmaline
Neptune
Wye
Lord Brasenose
Chicago Tribune
Mermaid Faints After Card From Chiropodist Doctor
In a fanciful tale from the New York Mail a mermaid lounges on a rock and grows ill while asking Father Neptune to find a beach doctor. Neptune returns with a professional man whose card reveals he is a chiropodist, causing the mermaid to faint.
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Mermaid
Father Neptune
Neptune
New York Mail
The Wrong Man on the Roadside Walk
A large slouchy colored man shuffles down the road whistling despite ragged clothes and poverty. He passes a prosperous house as unfamiliar phrases interrupt the scene suggesting a fragmented dialogue or transcription errors.
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