The Mobile Item founded in 1881 reorganized and re established
The Mobile Item announces its history dating to 1881 with a 1912 reorganization and reestablishment. It details publication schedule seven days a week, pricing, staff roles, and distribution from Mobile Alabama with office addresses in Mobile and New York. The piece notes Associated Press and International News Service repor ting and subscription terms for seven days, Sundays, and mail options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Tem Company, Inc
St. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
South
Albert Trenson
Foreig Advertising
Fifth Ave
New Yo
Acenvecevcee
Public drinking cups abolished by treasury order
The secretary of the treasury ordered the removal of public drinking cups from interstate railroad cars steam ships and waiting rooms effective immediately after a Public Health Service probe called the cups a public health menace. Carriers may provide cups only if thoroughly cleansed in boiling water after each use, but no carrier can meet this rule. This curbs a practice long deemed unsafe by health authorities nationwide.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Public Health Service
McVeagh
Fusion uproars in Tennessee stir charges of corrupt funding
The Nashville Democrat accuses the fusion movement of abetting a Republican-backed exodus of Democratic lawmakers to Alabama to suspend Tennessee’s legislature. It claims $50,000 from the Republican National Committee funded efforts to gain a fusion majority and a Republican senator, naming Gov. and other prominent figures as liaisons in the alleged scheme.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Nashville Democrat
Republican National Committee
United States
Luke Lee
Trade With Colombia and Barranquilla Factory Boom
Mobile's strong trade with Colombia grows as Barranquilla opens new factories including two matches a glass plant a shoe nails cotton goods gin and ice works. By 1912 more mills coffee roaster and chocolate maker plus jute bags rise while an electric light company plans power for many. US share of imports lags as European buyers offer longer credit terms and better packing flexibility for mule transport as Colombia diversifies its imports.
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Mobile
Colombia
Central America
Republic
Barranquilla
Electric-Light Company
Pittsburg
United States
Europe
Death of the Vice President Sunny Jim Sherman
The United States mourns Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman known as Sunny Jim for his unfailing good nature. A New York figure from Utica, he rose to national prominence in the House and Senate, admired across party lines for generosity and service.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
United States
Sunny Jim
Utica
New York
Bailey
Breckenridge
Bryan
Cockran
Crisp
Dalzell
Dingley
Dolliver
Raynor
Reed Joe Wheeler
House of Representatives
Aldrich
Cockrell
West
Teller
Wolcott
Allison
Daniel
Frye
Gorman
Morgan
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bryn Mawr
Wesleyan
Princeton
New Jersey
James Smith, Jr
Smith
Wilson
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Investments rise in the South led by Texas and Tennessee
The Chattanooga Tradesman reports Southern industrial growth with total organization capitalization at 10,187,000. Texas accounts for 2,222,000 including 1,100,000 for Dallas traction lines, while Tennessee has 2,053,000 led by a 2,000,000 cotton company. South Carolina and Virginia show notable mill and corporate investments. A Canton Georgia telegram surge and a Minneapolis station incident involving Louis Hill round out the current items.
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Chattanooga
South
Texas
Dallas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
The Junior Partner as a Business Love Story
A review of Edward Mott Woolley’s The Junior Partner describes seven businessmen sharing rise to success aboard the Overland Limited. The book blends business guidance with a romance involving the banker’s daughter, praised as a valuable, practice‑oriented manual for young professionals.
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Edward Mott Woolley
Omaha
San Francisco
Overland Limited
New York
Mr. Woolley
Woolley
Miss Dowe
Testimony in Bliss versus Bliss Divorce Case
In a Missouri divorce matter Bliss versus Bliss the court rejects gender bias in judging witness credibility. The Kansas City court of appeals holds that both sexes show prejudice and self interest, to be weighed by the court and jury aided by cross examination.
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Missouri
Bliss
John Brown
Kansas City
Court of Appeals
Southwestern Reporter
West Company
Indian Summer Days Across Our American Climate
A New Orleans Item notes the annual Indian summer with violet haze and amber light that enchants painters and wanderers. It discusses possible causes such as forest fires and volcanic dust, the limited understanding by scientists, and the hope that air observations will reveal why the season bathes landscapes in purple and gold.
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Europe
New World
Mont Pelee
New Orleans
Central America unrest tests U S diplomacy in Latin America
Washington correspondent Victor Elliott surveys U S policy toward Central America and Mexico as revolts recur in Nicaragua Guatemala Haiti Cuba and a Diaz led faction threatens Mexico. He quotes Huntington Wilson on Taft era restraint and notes Washington aims to protect lives property and interests while seeking stable governments.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
States Department
Hercules
Latin America
Central America
State Department
Mexico
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Cuba
United States
Legation
Managua
Zelaya
Columbia
Brazil
Argentina
Uncle Sam
Porfirio Diaz
Diaz
Republic
Madero
Rio Grande
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Knox
Porfirio
Huntington Wilson
Japan
Taft
Department of State
Parole Law Urged by Lieutenant-Governor Barrett
The Montgomery Journal reports Lt. Governor Barrett pushing for a statewide parole system in Louisiana and praising Alabama's program. He says parole improves convict conduct and allows supervised release with possible pardons, while warning against releasing inmates for humanitarian reasons alone. He argues all states should adopt parole to foster law abiding citizenship.
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Louisiana
Barrett
Union
Alabama
Montgomery Journal
Currency and banking reform in presidential campaigns
The Portland Oregonian laments neglect of currency and banking issues in the campaign. It notes leaders avoid the topic, citing Democratic calls for the National Reserve Association, Wilson’s uncertainty, Roosevelt’s fiat currency stance, and Republican vagueness, warning another panic may force understanding.
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National Reserve Association
Wilson
Aldrich
Portland Oregonian
The Middleman Burden and Home Food Production
The author argues high food prices stem from monopolies and middlemen. Consumers can cut costs by becoming producers, growing vegetables, raising small livestock, and relying less on street vendors. Readiness varies with urban life and access to land. government farming resources are available.
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State Departments of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kansas
Railways Could Spur Farming and Food Supplies
Farm and Fireside argues railways should expand low cost transport and active farming support. It urges lines to move lime, phosphates, nitrates, potash, and city manure to farms, boosting soil health and fertilizer use. More farm output would follow, reducing future food shortages.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
W. C. Brown
New York Central
Finley
Southern
Yoakum
About New Hats
Poem excerpt by Minna Irving from the New York Sun rails against flamboyant, chaotic hats. The speaker mocks multicolored, spike adorned bonnets made of various materials and describes their absurd, overdone styles. The satirical verse targets fashion excess and pretentious millinery.
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Dirks
Minna Irving
New York Sun
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