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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1913

Page

6

Beehle Item Company Beholds Building Price Details

A fragment from an advertisement shows Beehle Item Company at Annil Street in Mobile Alabama listing building price information. The text cites Associated Press and International News Service as reporting sources with subscription rate details and office telephone numbers for departments.

le Item Company, Inc Annil Street Mobile cSiicage Ciated Press Tm Newspaper Publishers’ Association deGeeese BSS Bell

The Mobile Doctrine and Parcel Post Views

An 1913 discussion notes President Wilson’s Monroe Doctrine stance dubbed the Mobile Doctrine and praises the parcel post as a nationwide carrier. It highlights federal policy shifts, open markets, and the postal service’s vast reach from Alaska to the Philippines, stressing a new era of commercialism and domestic costs.

Je’ Ttem Patama Canal Ier Leary England Ling Inves- 40 United States Lent Wilson State Department Buern Nation Mobile Avertus Mobile Bord Parcel Post United Burleson Saturday Evening Post Alaska New York Pacific Philippine Islands Ite Wales Scotland Ireland Belgium France Germany Texas Arizona New Mexico Wyoming Great Britain Vermont Colorado Alabama

Financing Debt of Nicaragua Republic

Charles A. Conant of this city and FP. C. Edon discuss financed reform in Nicaragua toward a gold basis. United States backing, a central national bank, and potential treaties are cited as keys to restoring sound finances and enabling broader US–Nicaragua trade and possible canal interests.

Charles A. Conant FP. C.etdon Nicaragua Goa Mr. Conant New York Ani Mannner United States Conant Philippines Mexico Ayail America Central America Washington Central National Bank Washington Dispatches National Bank of Nicaragua Senate Taft Federal Gulf of Fonseca Brown Brothers Seligmans C. M. Conant Senate Committee On Banking and Currency Europe

Mobile Colon Line Hopes Arise From Local Involvement

The article notes merchants demand tangible action from United Fruit Company to establish a Mobile to Colon passenger and freight service. It highlights past broken promises linked to W. H. Arm Drecht and Mobile Chamber of Commerce and cites J. D. Nettles as Mobile manager offering renewed optimism despite doubts about local demand.

United Fruit Company Mobile Colon Mobile Chamber of Commerce W. H. Arm. Drecht J. D. Nettles

Verdict by coin toss highlights jury flaws in Mobile case

A Mobile jury acquitted a well known businessman charged with speeding after a heads or tails verdict. The judge dismissed the panel, criticizing its competence and pointing to legal tricks that undermine fair decisions. The piece argues verdicts rely on proper fact evaluation, not fortune.

Mobile Birmingham Age-Herald

Curious Bits of History and Maritime Nicknames

Britain's next battleship to be named the Tron Duke after the Duke of Wellington. The Iron Duke name arose from a Mersey steamship nicknamed for the duke, while Lord Haldane and Cardinal Wolsey traveled with vastly different retinues. The Harry Grace a Dieu, England’s first two-decker, carried 72 guns. A 1622 Hague marvel described a wheeled and sailing engine said to move over twenty people and speed above fifteen miles per hour on sands.

Britain Duke of Wellington Waterloo Mersey Lord Haldane England Cardinal Wolsey Haldane Wolsey the Hague Chicago News

Yearlong wait for Alabama Senate seat looms

The Knoxville Journal and Tribune notes it will be over a year before Alabama elects Underwood to the senate, with Hobson hoping the wait will exceed that.

Alabama Underwood Senate Hobson Knoxville Journal and Tribune

Newspaper Club of Birmingham Raises Initiation Fee

Prosperity notes the Newspaper club of Birmingham has raised its initiation fee to $50. The Macon News asks who claimed there were no millionaires in the newspaper business.

Newspaper Club of Birmingham Macon News

Edith Helena To Star In Madame Butterfly Tonight

Edith Helena, slated for Lucia di Lammermoor debut weeks hence, appears tonight in the title role of Madame Butterfly. Ivy Scott, who previously sang the title role, is unable to perform due to Lois Eyell’s position and timing.

Edith Helena Lucia di Lammermoor Madame ” Butsaree Ivy Scott Lois Eyell

New Philosophy of Efficiency Hails Recruits for Nation

Boston News Bureau calls on a wide array of trades to advise on a fresh system for national efficiency. The plea lists cooks, chauffeurs, masons, teachers, physicians, bankers, and others to contribute ideas while excluding sailors and certain professionals.

Sam

Washington Letter Advocates American Art Over Foreign Designs

Washington letter notes Senator Jones' push for temples near Union Station to honor American women while Secretary McAdoo pushes Arabic numerals on public buildings for clarity. It cites a shift toward American artists in official projects from Roosevelt era to Wilson, and mentions the Lincoln Memorial project with a $2,000,000 expenditure as part of ongoing national art beautification.

Victor Elliott Washington Senator Jones Senate Union Station United States Capitol McAdoo Treasury Department United States Bis Uncle Sam Congressional Library Roosevelt White House Tafts Wilson Aon Ment of Agriculture Colony Capitol Lincoln Memorial Semeria i & Probe Calle 108Th Lincoln Memorial

Cut the Name in Two at Hampstead Green Post Office

A Hampstead Green post office problem arises when two women try to send a money order to a Turk without a Christian name. The clerk suggests splitting the name into two, noting the man has none, and hints at reporters keeping quiet about oddities in print.

General Postoffice Hampstead Green Baines Oxford Street

Penny supremacy challenged by new coinage history note

The article discusses the long dominance of the penny in English coinage, noting the florin's appearance in 1245 and a 14th century context. Details are fragmentary but point to a shift in coinage history and the penny's waning supremacy.

Joan Ee Eee

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