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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1912
Page
7
Fragmentary text shows a 1881 item about subscription terms and rates. Mentions seven days, one year, six months pricing, and Sunday editions. Includes references to Associated Press reports and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association material.
A Mobile editorial critiques a 1912 political clash over Hartwell versus Lyons, naming business and railroad figures backing each side. It questions campaign motives and accuses factions of corporate control, listing supporters and opponents among local officials lawyers and citizens.
A Mobile editorial attacks Hartwell and The Item for campaign tactics and alleged demagoguery, urging voters to back Commissioner Lyons to save the city’s reform and business administration. The piece defends The Item and criticizes The Mobile Register and Mississippi writers backing Hartwell.
The Item argues against costly new belt line railroad construction, arguing Mobile already has a belt line and cheap store door delivery. It cites existing connections among Louisville Nashville Southern Bay Shore and Mobile and Ohio lines, and notes current low switch charges. It urges voters to approve a $100 000 sewer bond for city wide extension.
Mr. J. B. McHugh presents a view on the cemetery addition purchase while noting Captain Lyons transferred his sixth interest to his brother eight years earlier. The reference to Hartwell press agent is used to question reckless statements. A vote for Commissioner Lyons is urged as support for real business administration and progress.
The letter questions Mr Hartwell for naming Frank Annan as a campaign speaker. Annan previously testified in Moog v insurance firms alleging a fraudulent cargo swindle. The writer criticizes Annan's testimony as disreputable regardless of truth and warns against Hartwell following his lead.
The piece extols advertising and the practical value of ads in daily life. It links knowledge to buying power, citing jewelry sales piano deals and local stores to show ads guide everyday decisions and fuel consumer interest. It frames news as nonpersonal and ads as a vital, pocketbook connected force.
The Item publishes reader messages urging Mobile voters to approve a $100000 bond issue for extending the sanitary sewer system. Bonds would bear 5 percent interest and mature in 30 years. Proponents argue the project will eliminate surface privies and improve health and comfort.
Burlington management creates train rule examiner to test trainmen on operating rules and safety. Following the Western Springs collision that killed thirteen, the Illinois commission urged safety over speed and promoted rule adherence and prudent advancement for workers.
A New York Times analysis argues that Wall Street remains down while crops and wages show strength. It notes worker shortages, demand for labor, and car and rail constraints, yet asserts broad prosperity and skeptical views on politics and speculation.
Reports claim direct bee venom treatment relieved rheumatism in a Middleton patient as state zoologist Dr Surface notes rapid recovery. The trend cites fevered interest in the bee cure though skeptics doubt its efficacy and warn against unverified remedies.
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