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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1912
Page
6
The piece argues the presidential race should be decided on policy rather than the assault on Colonel Roosevelt. It notes his hospital stay after a murderous attack, urging voters to focus on issues and the sane course of the campaign rather than sensationalism or sympathy.
The Mobile County Board will elect a county highway engineer next Tuesday amid questions of local talent and influence. Three applicants, two from Mobile and one from Birmingham, are under consideration as concerns grow over chert road advocates and past contract issues. The public seeks a competent, independent engineer rather than a political fixer influenced by local talent or material bias.
Miss Albert Hill impressed a New York City audience by proving humor and logic about the tariff question at a women’s meeting during Governor Wilson’s campaign. Her wit highlighted early campaign surprises as she quipped about Eden and free raw materials.
Practical farmers from three divisions of Alabama will present land production facts at the Alabama Land Congress in Mobile November 12 to 14. Notables from Piedmont Stock Farm, Huntsville, and Clarendon Davis of Huntsville will attend, with support from Lambert Stock and Seed Farm, Darlington Wilcox county. The Birmingham delegation, led by Joseph Thompson, will push for broad representation, and rail connections are invited with special low round trip rates announced soon.
The Journal of the American Medical Association lauds Alabama’s medical education restructure with the University of Alabama taking full state control via Mobile, endorsing a Birmingham post graduate program to avoid duplication. It highlights Denny’s push for a unified system and notes Mobile’s fifty years of medical leadership.
The piece argues neither McKinley’s assassin nor Roosevelts’ attacker were driven by daily newspaper denunciations. It contends federal investigations show no link between such rhetoric and their actions and dismisses partisan blame as unfounded.
A saw mill man with a good salary buys 85 acres of cut over land on the Mississippi side near Mobile. He earns about 5000 dollars net yearly from straw berries and plans to double this income on the same land, abandoning other ventures. The Birmingham Ledger notes Mobile as one of its markets.
A letter to The Item argues against a city ordinance requiring cement or concrete floors in stables. The author, a veterinary expert, contends such flooring harms animals, increases injuries, and is not essential for public health, urging consideration of the owners' needs and sanitary practices.
Beatrice Minor agrees to rent a lakeside cottage near Mrs. Robbins in Mobile after a quiet luncheon. Dr. Haynes, viewed with little emotion, plans a nap after the meal. Helen hopes for a future involving Beatrice and Haynes, while Beatrice weighs this quiet interest against lingering resentment toward Helen.
The article argues roads reflect civilization and urges continuous oversight of road construction. It notes bonds and contracts spur new roads, stresses early repair to prevent washes, and claims autos will dictate road design, advocating surfaces suited for both automobiles and wagons.
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