Item Mobile IT Item Company Advertises National News Service
An advertisement from Mobile IT Item Company lists offices in Mobile Alabama and York Chicago with references to S-Smith Company and representatives from International News Service and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association as part of an Associated Press report.
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York
Chicago
HH Ave
Lytton Buildings-Smith Company
Representatives
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Associated Press Report
Moving Pictures and Theatres Schedule Noted
The page lists a public information mission and a string of theater showings including HEAM Hearts and Flowers at 8 15 p m AL Moving Pictures D The Blue Light Inn at 7 30 and 9 15 BIJOU Moving Pictures IWN Moving Pictures and LYRIC THEATRE presenting Salome Saturday.
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HEAM
Hearts and Flowers
Al—Moving Pictures
Ene—Moving Pictures
Blue Light Inn
BIJOU
Moving Pictures
Iwn—Moving Pictures
Lyric Theatre
Salome
Sibley Praises Underwood Over Hobson in Alabama Debate
In a Philadelphia letter dated Oct 11, John W. Sibley argues for Oscar W. Underwood in Alabama Senate politics. He condemns Hobson's attack as unfounded, endorses Underwood's support of the Webb anti shipping bill and local option, and urges voters not to be swayed by the prohibition issue.
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John W. Sibley
Senate
Hobson
Underwood
Webb
Unstwood
Philadelphia
T. C. I. Employes Want Suit Dropped
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad workers unite to urge dismissal of government suit to dissolve the Steel Corporation. A monster petition with 13 000 signatures from steel and mine workers was organized in two weeks and sent to Washington, though company officials reportedly had no role.
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Steel Corporation
Underwood
Washington
Birmingham Aaa
Ington
Tax Talk and Town News Mix in Sample Report
A fragmented item notes income tax effects on mail delivery in France and hints at shopping trends after a World Series. It mentions a new song on the riverfront and comments on tax assessment methods and a steel plant’s profits with least talk but strong work.
Commissioner Hagan questions convict road work safety
The Item prints a letter from County Commissioner John D. Hagan questioning safeguards for long term prisoners in road work camps. He fears escapes could endanger communities, urging Mobile county to study Dallas county’s experience where convict labor has produced cost savings and better roads. The piece argues for ending the lease system due to abuses, noting southern counties’ success with convict road crews and the need for alternative employment for convicts.
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Hagan
John D. Hagan
Mobile
Alabama
Carolinas
Virginia
Dallas
Dr. Oates
Atmore
O'Neal
Clayton
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Birmingham
Register
Dallas County
Webster
Chamber of Commerce
Open Door Reflections on Panama Canal Policy
The Chicago Tribune critiques the Panama Canal project as a moral and political beacon yet warns of growing barriers from inconsistent policy. It argues the United States must articulate a clear world policy to widen foreign trade and relations, noting past missteps by leaders and the need for steady, cooperative approaches with South America.
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Chicago Tribune
Panama Canal
Tribune
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
South America
the Tribune
Hay
Root
Knox
Clayton May Attain Federal Bench
The Birmingham Ledger interprets President Wilsons letter to Clayton as signaling further probes and workload for the Judiciary committee. It predicts heightened prominence for Alabama lawmakers on Judiciary, akin to the Ways and Means role during tariff and currency law debates.
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Clayton
Birmingham Ledger
Wilson
Judiciary Committee
Ways and Means
Alabama
Judiciary
House
Convict Labor Policy Sparks Mobile County Debate
John D. Hagan argues for reletting Atmore convicts to Birmingham to work county highways, criticizing current camp costs and safety. He cites murders and escapes as cautionary examples, estimates total convict and free labor costs, and urges public accountability and council inquiry.
The Heart and the Hand Address in Asheville
Miss Helen Keller proclaims mutual aid and social fellowship as core to life. She credits teachers and others who opened her mind and soul, saying humanity lives by helping one another and that giving back is life’s highest purpose.
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Helen Keller
Asheville
N. C
The
Citizen
Snakes Strike Aboard The Buena Estrella At Sea
On the Buena Estrella a voyage from Callao to Valparaiso turns deadly as a Brazilian captain Gonzalez and crates of snakes cause a shipboard massacre. The narrator and Conception Solar survive the carnage as the vessel fills with toxins and fear.
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Pacific Ocean
Valparaiso
France
Callao
Cuen Hermosa Vista
Naibees Serene Sanne
Antonio Gonzalez
Chile
Conception Solar
Sie
Virago
Europe
Gonzalez
Conception
Calderas
Demands From Railroad Men and Rates Debate
New York Oct 16 Special to The Item reports hearings on the Eastern railways demands for a five percent rate increase. Advocates argue higher net earnings are needed for capital, while observers warn possible government ownership as a future remedy. Discussion covers freight rate declines since 1880, rising labor and material costs, and the impact on shippers amid Interstate Commerce Commission consideration.
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New York
Eastern Ho
Eastern Railway
Com
East
New Haven Railroad Company
Howard Elliott
James J. Hill
Boston
Hill
United States
London
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast
Boston and Maine Railroad System
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
Congress
George A. Post
Railway Business Association
Tillman faces rebuke over immigration slur in Record
Harper's Weekly questions Senator Tillman's decision to print a discredited diatribe by a long-dead author in the Record. The piece claims 500000 undesirables were dumped on the shores last year, a figure the immigration bureau records contest as misleading and untrue.
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Tillman
Iegee
Bledsoe
Immigration Bureau
South Carolina
Harper’s Weekly
If I owned the world a kid dares to dream of fantasy baseball
Ten year old Johnny imagines a world owned by him with Atlas signing two baseball teams, a Sahara desert diamond, Rocky Mountain fencing, the moon as a ball and the north pole as a bat, and Pike’s Peak as a seat. The piece contrasts his dream with family aims like ending poverty and granting votes.
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Sarah
Johnny
Atlas
Sahara
Rocky Mountains
North Pole
Pike’s Peak
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