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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
4
Mail change notice for future newspaper delivery
A circular asks readers planning to move in the next two weeks to notify the circulation manager with their new address so they do not miss a copy of The Item. The notice emphasizes prompt reporting of changes.
Counter Move by the Beef Trust Foreshadows Post Tariff Beef Influx
The piece reports independent New York beef dealers importing Argentina beef to test quality and market prospects after tariffs end. It notes shipments from Buenos Aires to London to New York, lower cost than Chicago beef, and possible 20 percent price advantage once duties drop. It describes a dispute over ship capacity with Lamport and Holt and accuses the Armour Morris and Swift trust of controlling imports, urging a government investigation into beef trust ties to the shipping line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
New York
Packers’ Trust
Argentina
Buenos Aires
London
Chicago
Kansas City
Lamport and Holt Line
Armour, Morris
Swift
Trust
Lamport and
Holt
Lamport
Armour, Morris and
Tos. Gov't
Armour
Ris
Endeav
Orea
Holt Steamship Line
United States
Pankhurst Tour in New York Draws Fire and Backlash
Close observers say Miss Pankhurst’s U S visit will fail from all angles. The Madison Square Garden pamphlet The Suffragette is blamed for undermining support as girls selling it face anger and disgust. The paper’s frank discussions of sexuality appear to eclipse suffrage debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pankhurst
Clean Record in the Canal Zone Report
The August 1913 sanitation report shows 39 deaths among canal commissioners employees. No deaths from disease occurred among 12,481 white Americans in the zone, with two white deaths from accidents. Exoduses begin as work ends and Americans likely decrease in the canal zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Sanitation
Canal Zone
United States
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Gorgas
Standard of living as an honor in civilization
The article argues that the standard of living is a grand social phenomenon, produced and sustained by high intelligence and refined living. It is a product of civilization, not a tool for reformers, and true honor in character should be subtle rather than boastful.
The Bird and the Beacon Poem by KF Bourdillon
A lament poem describing a wounded bird seeking the beacon light and salvation through a woman’s name whose fame endures. The speaker was the spent bird finding despair, contrasting life and deathly glory in a maritime or storm backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KF. W. Bourdillon
The Deadly Frying Pan Outlook
A social critique cites Outing Magazine on the frying pan habit and its link to domestic issues. It argues the pan itself is harmless, only grease and choices matter, warning against wilderness overreliance and urging balanced household practices.
First use of the term gas linked to chaos of ancients
The London Chronicle notes that Van Helmont in 1648 called the product of burning carbon gas because it resembled the ancient chaos and was untamable. It contrasts this with modern gas devices, showing how far gas has come from that image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Helmont
London Chronicle
Nagging Worse Than Murder Says Justice Blackmar
In Brooklyn Justice Blackmar refused to grant Mrs. Abbie K. Rossman a separation from Edwin J. Rossman and urged the couple to reconcile. He remarked that nagging can destroy happiness, even suggesting it may be worse than murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackmar
Brooklyn
Abbie K. Rossman
Edwin J. Rossman
New York Sun
Proverbs of the Roadside and Dances of Time
Short quip collection from the Atlanta Constitution. Observes roadside wisdom and everyday life lessons. Mentions hat etiquette toward Good Times and the paradox of learning timing and steps, with rural humor about mules and forelocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Luther Burbank Advocates Cultivating People Like Vegetables
The Minneapolis Journal notes Luther Burbank’s claim that people can be cultivated like vegetables and records ongoing complaints about the beats for some time past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
Minneapolis Journal
Wisdom of Solomon Declares Custody In Baby Case
The story recalls Solomon’s famed ruling as he announces the child belongs to the mother, a quip cited by the New York Sun. The illustrated moral echoes around education boards and legal lore in early press commentary.
That Girl and the Seat Exchange
A fragment questions why a person rose quickly to give up a seat to a girl described as worthy of attention. The line hints at social dynamics and abrupt actions in a crowded setting. The dialogue-style query implies a chiding or puzzling moment.
Tariff debate over Angora goat taxes and Wy oming ram fate
Washington letters recount a heated tariff exchange over Angora goat hair and a Wyoming ram tax. The speaker cites encyclopedia traits and Democratic caucus secrecy to question why Texas goats are taxed while Wyoming rams are spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Penrose
Texas
Wyoming
President Wilson Visits Alabama Amid Democratic Triumphs
President Wilson's Alabama stop honors the Southern Commercial Congress and the Democratic party's tariff and currency progress. Alabamians greet the president with a heartfelt ovation, praising his leadership, and recognizing his personal stature beyond office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Alabama
Washington
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Democratic Party
Mr. Wilson
Missing Shoes Reported From Dance Hall Dressing Room
One half of two pairs of ladies shoes in the dressing room at the International Hall was found last night of the dance. One shoe was No. and one No. 5, both belonging to different but the same feet according to the Reveille River (Nev.) Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Hall
Reege River
Nev
Reville
Night of Change in a Grain Field Dream
A narrator recalls a quiet summer night that repeats yet contrasts with a volatile heart. Vision of a broad hat and ribbon, a wreath, a dead field mouse, and a graveyard wall anchor a dreamlike sequence. The tale ends in the same timeless night and a questioning heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig Cyrus
Fritz
Leonora
Orion
Wilson speech condemns conquest amid Mexican tensions
In Mobile the president declares the United States will not seek new territory by conquest. He argues for peaceful resolution with Mexico, noting public sentiment against occupation and stressing a constitutional liberty approach in policy. The Memphis Commercial Appeal cites the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mobile
United States
Mexico
Republic
Philippines
Texas
Memphis
Judge George Hillyer Rails Against Legal Mob Spirit
Judge Hillyer urged Georgia readers to read his Atlanta Law School address urging reform of laws he says favor criminals and fuel public contempt for courts. He defends due process while warning that procedural loopholes and technicalities undermine justice and empower a legal mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hillyer
Atlanta Law School
Hillyer
Georgia
American
Commonwealths
Roose
Payne's Generosity Revives Rumors of Large Gift
New York October 30 The report of a million dollar gift by Colonel Payne to Cornell Medical College has revived gossip about his fortune and charitable deeds. The piece notes Payne's quiet method of giving, his Yale ties, and compares his endowment to other major donations while discussing potential impact on Cornell Medical College and broader philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Wall Street
Standard Oil Compar
Cole Payne
Colem Payne
Hacen Parth
Cornell Medical College
New York City
Payne
Colonel Payne
William C. Whitney
W. Ideal
Co Payne
James Stillman
Harvard Medical Galley
J. P. Morgan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute of Research
Rockefeller Institute
Rockefeller
Bis
Sim Flexner
Alexis Carrel
Efi
Fadhi
Morgan
E. H. Gary
Chicago
Steel Corporation
United States
Cage
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate’ Commerce Commission
Submarine Dinner Confusion At Harbor Voyage
A ship clears the harbor amid choppy seas as twenty five passengers at the captain table dine. The captain greets the group, likening them to a family while noting safety duties and prompting a toast before service, in a scene full of nautical tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Globe
Cockney Shifts in Speech Noted by Arnold Bennett
A brief excerpt notes how Cockney speech mutates phrases like make haste to mike iste and father to fayer. A child’s playful mispronunciations at the fishmonger, such as Gimme a haddie, raise a笑 at Finnan and Fin'un as the dealer reacts with puzzled laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddie
Finnan
Arnold Bennett
Editor Praises Fort Gaines Peteein Gift in Final Iasm
Fort Gaines editor Kelly extols the gift of a peteein in a closing paragraph praising its charm while noting personal ecstasies. He ends with a caveat about continuing to write despite that delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Fort Gaines
Peteein
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gie Mobile
Tem
MAIL
State Review
W. N. Sumner
Outing Magazine
Wisdom of
Solomon
Victor Elliott
Penrose
Senate
South Carolina
President Wilson
Conquest
Holland
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