The Mobile Item Company Endorses 1912 Reorganization
Information from the 1912 era shows The Mobile Item Company reorganized and re established April 10, 1912 with publication seven papers weekly for ten cents. Office addresses in Mobile Alabama and New York list management and advertising contacts. Subscription terms include seven days for a dime, monthly and yearly rates, and mail delivery options.
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Mobile Item Company, Inc
Cap*i Street
Mobile
Ala
Ee Aly
South
Tomaous
Antwerp Hanson
P. Bush
C. O'Connell
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Foreig Advertising
Fifth Ave
New York
Alabam
Dangerous Practice in Mining Abhorred by Authorities
Edward W. Parker of the US Geological Survey condemns blasting without undercutting or shearing coal. He notes that excessive powder creates fine coal, weaker lumps, and higher accident risk. In 1911 falls and roof collapse caused about half of US coal mine deaths, while explosions accounted for around 14 percent.
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Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
United States
Southern Railway Exhibits At Eighteen Southeast Fairs
Agricultural Progress reports the Southern Railway staging educational horticultural and agricultural exhibits at eighteen fall fairs across Alabama Mississippi Georgia Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. Experts lead demonstrations in domestic science dairying and fruit packing to inspire farmers to adopt better methods.
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The
Southern Railway
Southeast
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Demopolis
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Selma
Southern Railway Company
Mobile
Bread and Butter Charge Shocks New York Hotels
New York hotel owners plan to add ten cents per person for bread and butter with meals provoking strong public backlash. Patrons accuse the move of creating easy profit mirroring high meal prices, while some defend it as European practice. The policy appears to reduce bread and roll consumption.
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New York
New York Opens Magnificent State Education Building
The state education building in New York is completed and to be dedicated soon. It is praised as one of the finest educational administration structures and features a purportedly longest colonnade. The cost was 3,500,009 dollars and educators nationwide and abroad were invited to attend the dedication.
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New York
Democratic Campaigns Run on Business Principles
The piece contends the Democratic national campaign uses a formal business style with audited accounting at New York and Chicago headquarters. It cites Secretary Joseph E. Davies and about 150 assistants in Chicago, stating every dollar is tracked, with Shuman and Grossman approving all records and disbursements. It extols hard work, no sinecures, and volunteers funding expenses.
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Campaign Fund
United States Senate
Democratic National
Democratic
New York
Chicago
Joseph E. Davies
National Democratic Committee
Shuman
Senate Back Monticello Purchase Plan and Preservation Effort
A joint Senate resolution calls for a committee to study buying Monticello. A Monticello association is formed to push purchase if talks with the owner succeed or government appeal succeeds. Petitions will summon national support for Jefferson’s home and grave, with Mrs. Martin W. Littleton cited for leading preservation efforts.
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United States Senate
Monticello
Jefferson
House Committee On Rules
Senate
Mount Vernon
New York
Littleton
Congress
United States
Jefferson Home Association
New Yorkers See Sharp Rise in Auto Fatalities This Year
New Yorkers are urged to seek deliverance from automobile accidents as 138 people have been killed and 952 injured in the city since January. The grim toll has already doubled last year with three months remaining in the year, highlighting escalating danger from gasoline juggernauts.
Foreign consulates and the need for constant national colors
A reader from Mobile, Alabama, 1912 urges The Item to standardize visible national symbols on consulates. He suggests a 27 by 27 inch shield displaying flags or coats of arms to help foreigners locate consulates and identify national affiliations at a glance.
Limiting Postal Savings Limits Debated by The Independent
The Independent argues the present law caps deposits at 100 dollars monthly and 500 dollars overall, calling it unwise. It cites postal savings growth of over 23 million dollars from 270 000 depositors in 13 000 towns and urges Congress to raise the limits and remove the cap.
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Theodore L. Weed
Postal Savings System
Congress
Advertising Chats No 69 Talk on Want
A column discusses how possessions of value to one person may be unwanted by the owner while another seeks them. It suggests placing a want ad in The Mobile Item to facilitate exchanges or sales, urging readers to consider pairing needs and offers. The piece invites readers to think over such trades.
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Jean
Beatrice
Panama Canal Opening Celebrations Eyed by Secretary Meyer
Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer plans an opening celebration for the Panama Canal aligned with the first ship passage, aiming to rival Suez events. The Atlantic fleet may pass the canal as a test, with a San Francisco exposition as a later nationwide commemoration.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
George von L. Meyer
Panama Canal
Atlantic Ocean
San Francisco
Meyer
San Francisco Exposition
Naval Review
United States
Suez
Suez Canal
Victoria
Jules Grevy
French Republic
Count de Lesseps
Provident England
Red Sea
Mediterranean
England
France
Canal
Port Said
Egypt
Barbary
Curiosities and Quips From Various Papers
A collage of satirical lines from newspapers lampooning politics society and money. Jests touch Taft Roosevelt and legal costs while quips about Indian summer and famous debuts pepper the notes. The piece blends humorous sharpness with topical barbs.
Farmers to own all the money if pricing aligns
The Houston Post envisions a future where producers gain as much as they demand and consumers secure life's necessities at the price they will pay. It notes this outcome will take time to unfold.
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Houston Post
Warren
Helen
After the Honeymoon: A Family Dispute over Baby Dress
Helen argues with Warren's mother over infant clothing and laundering costs. The grandmother condemns his wife for costly hand embroidered outfits and scarce laundering funds, while Helen defends herself and mends a torn dress. The scene highlights mother-in-law scrutiny and new motherhood stress.
Widow Awaiting Young Suitor Faces Medical Crisis
Beatrice plans for marriage to Henry Blanchard while caring for feverish daughter Jean. After a late night scare and a nurselike search for a doctor, she remembers Dr. Haynes through Mrs. Robbins and prepares for his immediate arrival, hoping to save her child.
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Jack
Mary
Jean
Trish
Terrace
Beatrice
Dr. Gray
New York
Haynes
Gray
Helen Robbins
Dr. Haynes
Helen
Nations in Mental Attainments Examined by Open Court
An Open Court writer analyzes global rankings in schooling, universities, periodicals, and books per population. The United States leads in school enrollment and total newspapers printed, while Switzerland tops university students per 10 000 and per million newspaper issues. Germany fails to head any category, and the modern flood of literature skews measures of literary output. The piece cautions that foreign student presence and broader context affect these statistics.
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United States
Switzerland
Germany
Republic
Alps
France
Italy
Denmark
Russia
New York Post
Defectives in the Population Debate at Hygiene Congress
A New Orleans item notes a speaker at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography questions eliminating inherently defective individuals. The piece discusses curing the curable, preventing propagation, and advising couples to scrutinize mental and moral traits before marriage to avoid unhappy unions.
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International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
United States
New Orleans
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