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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1913
Page
4
The Mobile Item Company Incorporated lists its primary address at 1818 St. Emanuel Street in Mobile Alabama for business correspondence and notices.
The Item asks readers planning to move in the next two weeks to notify the circulation manager with the new address so they do not miss a copy. The appeal emphasizes prompt updates to ensure uninterrupted delivery.
The narrative recalls Woodrow Wilson visiting Mobile as president and highlights his rise from Princeton professor to national leader. It notes his anti boss reform, campaign discipline, and key economic actions including tariff revision currency reform and civil service moves, praising his practical leadership and decisive governance in three years as president.
The report suggests a calm surface in Mexico with forecasting impossible for hours. The administration faces the question of potential storms, but the tone remains that the Washington government will not back down. President Wilson and allies appear prepared to stand firm.
The Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile draws national attention to Alabama seaport progress in agriculture industry and commerce. Delegates from across the South discuss wisdom and guidance to benefit men women and children of the region and nation. President Wilson attended briefly, signaling broad interest in the congress.
The Alabama State Land Congress selects Oscar Underwood to address the topic The High Cost of Living and the Remedy. The Birmingham News praises his deep study of tariff legislation and urges Alabamians to attend the address on the upcoming Wednesday evening, calling the issue crucial to society and government.
The Daily States notes British foreign office interference in Mexican affairs has provoked criticism in England and prompts a needed adjustment. It argues the United States has shown forbearance while Downing Street blunders through recognizing Huerta's provisional government and seeking consistency at the cost of relations with the United States.
Howard Elliott, newly named president of the New Haven and Hartford Railroad, spoke at a New York luncheon about a boastful millionaire and his luxury furnishings. He praised self-made men but cautioned they must assemble themselves to work quietly.
Frederick Townsend Martin, a noted writer and social leader, spoke at a New York dinner. He quipped that a bachelor is a man who never has to answer questions he does not want to answer.
The Springfield Republican reports Gov. Blease of South Carolina voiced approval for plentiful horse racing honest poker playing and game chicken fighting. He also warned that south of the Rio Grande he would give Huerta a difficult fight for the presidency.
Outsiders may discuss Alabama's senator selection. The piece urges electing Underwood and dismissing Hobson Houston Post, arguing Alabama owes the nation a decisive vote.
A quotation from the Highway Philosopher invites crowds to join a chorus at a gate. The speaker urges collective singing to drown out silence and create an unseen world of sound through communal participation.
The Mercury Banner notes Hobson lecturing in Georgia while Democrats push for a quorum on a urgency deficiency bill. An Atlanta telegram claims he investigated a rumor about a Rockefeller faction member attending an Underwood meeting in spring 1912. The report hints at ongoing political maneuvering and secrecy.
A federal probe found mineral oil in wafer cream filler, identified as coal oil used instead of butter or coconut oil. Seized seven cans and ten partials. U S attorney in Cincinnati pursues action under the Federal Food and Drugs Act. Decision expected shortly with broad enforcement potential.
The article argues the Department of Agriculture explains rising meat prices as driven by packers who control the meat trade. It cites farmers fearing to kill livestock and laments feed costs and regulatory marketing, urging farmers to profitably raise and market live stock themselves.
The article traces the horse's persistence as motor cars and trucks rise. It notes in Chicago 39 horses still employed, only 287 fewer than a year ago, and in Boston 50 fewer than ten years earlier, with Baltimore showing a larger drop.
In a dim November scene a burglar named Hock enters a room to confront a desperate gambler, Herr Haller. Through clever deception and marked cards, Hock exposes Kerzien’s fraud, recovers a letter, and saves Haller from ruin, ending with an unexpected reconciliation.
Lefrite, a shady youth, tries to pay a counterfeit five franc coin to a dentist who refuses. He returns with skeleton keys to burgle the empty flat but encounters a wounded stranger seeking help, leading to an awkward confrontation and a new misfortune.
Washington reports discuss the Navy's tests of oil burning and Westinghouse turbine work aimed at boosting battleship power without increasing displacement. The Nevada and Pennsylvania examples illustrate potential armament gains, while Editor of Scientific American highlights the tech's significance for US naval design and future adoption.
The article argues for Mobil as a prime site for a massive steel plant and future heavy industry. It cites Mobile’s strategic rail connections to Alabama’s iron and coal belts and its deep water channel, suggesting more plants may follow.
Fragmentary text describes a person named Lefrite extracting a pocket-book and wallet from an unconscious individual. A subsequent action mentions a tan pose and a polite saluting gesture. Details are garbled and lack coherent sequence or identified setting.
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