The Mobile Item 1881 Publishing Overview
The Mobile Item is a Mobile Alabama newspaper publishing seven papers weekly for 10 cents including Sunday with full leased wire and Sunday reports from Associated Press and International News Service. Editor Gary, General Manager Hanson, Advertising and circulation staff listed. Contact info includes Mobile office and New York address.
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Gary Paper
South
Ib Publishe Association
Albert Hanson
Good Roads Meeting Set for Birmingham October 8–10
Alabama Good Roads Association prepares a three day Birmingham convention with prominent speakers. Senator Joseph F. Johnston Senator John H Bankhead Congressman John L Burnett and Dr George H Denny pledge attendance and addresses. The event aims to advance agriculture manufacturing and commerce through improved highways.
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Alabama Good Roads Association
Birmingham
Good Roads
Joseph F. Johnston
John H. Bankhead
Rountree
John L. Burnett
Alaaka
George H. Denny
University of Alabama
Alabama Land Congress in Mobile Gains Statewide Publicity
The Alabama Land Congress in Mobile receives broad newspaper publicity from across the state. Editors unite to spotlight agricultural resource development, aiming to boost Alabama’s farming industry and draw national attention to the movement.
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Alabama Land Congress
Mobile
Alabama
Land Congress
Reform of Civil Courts Parallels Across States
The piece notes governor led court reform in Alabama and similar moves in Texas and Connecticut. It argues slow, archaic procedures burden both rich and small litigants, inflating costs and delays while appeals and referees raise expenses. It cites Justian reforms and warns of disaster if speed is not found.
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O'Neal
Alabama
Texas
Dallas News
Connecticut
England
Paris Silk Beset for Valuation by U S Customs
A shipment of rare Paris silks destined for Georgia including Macon was detained in Atlanta by customs inspectors for valuation and assessment. The fashion note suggests men’s taste for fine fabrics may amuse women as winter outfits are completed with Paris cloths.
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Paris
Georgia
Macon
United States
Atlanta
Earthquake Report Raises Doubt Over Felt Tremor
Report states an earthquake was felt recently but skepticism remains about the event’s occurrence. The article questions whether the shaking was real or misreported, noting no damage or official confirmation yet.
Colebrook High School Redefines Community Role
The Colebrook Academy in New Hampshire expands beyond traditional subjects adding a greenhouse a dairy laboratory domestic arts and a workshop while remaining a general high school. The goal is to educate local youth as productive community members keeping them in the area and strengthening rural life.
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Colebrook
New Hampshire
United States Bureau of Education
Colebrook Academy
New England
H. C. Morrison
Weatherly Pushes Alabama Constitutional Reform Plan
Commissioner James Weatherly advocates a constitutional convention to add an initiative referendum and recall to Alabama law. He urges the governor to call an extra session for a convention to revise revenue rules, school taxing districts, and city governance. Weatherly backs initiative and referendum though not yet judge recall.
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State of
Alabama
James Weatherly
Birmingham News
Weatherly
Birmingham
Wetherly
O'Neal
Women live longer says Dr Eliza Ransom
Dr Eliza Ransom, medical examiner for a major insurer, reports to Chicago society that women show a lower death rate than men. She notes ten years of rising longevity among women due to more insured lives and broader data, and explains premiums are now equal for women and men after maternity risk was deemed unfounded.
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Eliza ¥. Ransom
Chicago
Ransom
All Assurance Companies
Perry Memorial at Put-in-Bay Secures Funding
The Perry Centennial Commission has raised enough to release a $250,000 government appropriation for a Perry Memorial at Put-in-Bay. The monument to Commodore Perry and his Lake Erie victory is certain, promising a grand and fitting tribute.
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Perry
Commodore
Lake Erie
Put-in-Bay
The Situation in Mexico as Calls for Intervention Grow
Washington dispatches indicate a push for extensive U S armed action in Mexico to restore peace. Public opinion questions a war, fearing losses and financial interests driving intervention, while noncombatants seek safety and protection along the border and in interior Mexico.
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Washington
Beverly
Mexico
Madero
United States
Rise of the American automobile industry in the early 20th century
The 1900 census valued US automobile production at 4.75 million dollars rising to 249.2 million by 1909 with capital and employment surging from 5.77 million to 173.8 million and 2 241 to 75 721 workers. Exports reached 30 million, imports fell, with 1912 figures showing most imports from France and Britain and English speaking buyers leading U.S. auto sales abroad.
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América
United States
Division of Statistics
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
France
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Life Insurance and Women as Risks Stir Industry Debate
The national life insurance men’s meeting in Chicago discussed expanding women as policyholders. Actuaries warn that high living female lifestyles raise mortality risk, potentially prompting insurers to tighten eligibility while denouncing excesses of the idle rich.
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National Association of Life Insurance
Chicago
Kaiser's Zurich departure stirs cheers and doubts
Citizens of Zurich cheered the Kaiser as he left for home amid speculation on regret. Vermont output notes tombstone consignments from election day and a confusing address. Major Gaynor and two lieutenants appear in reports about witnesses and aviation waste. Governor Wilson accepts a New York dollar dinner invitation. Thomas Edison labors 122 hours of 144 to refine the phonograph amid a noted night window lapse.
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Wilson
New York
Thomas Edison
Washing machine for bank notes sparks debtor rapture
A quirky invention for laundering bank notes emerges, enabling debtors to claim their money has not yet returned from the laundry. The tongue in cheek remark frames a crafting of financial illusion as a clever dodge against collectors.
Robbed Man Consoles Self After Nap Loss
A man who dozed for a half hour woke to a robbery loss of $300. He reflects that a brief rest can cost more than sleep is worth, considering the amount taken during the nap’s interval.
Mexico Demands Fair Treatment From United States
Mexico complains the United States has not granted a square deal though the alternative would leave Mexico with extravagant status and wealthy comforts.
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Mexico
United States
Advertising Chats Nine Lives of a Store
A fable likens a store to a cat with nine lives. Location fixtures stock and salesmanship matter, but advertising is the keystone. Do it amply intelligently continuously judiciously to outlive all lives.
Advertising lesson from Canadian land schemes in the press
The Department of Justice probes the Boiler Plate Trust for financing Canadian land promotions that lured farmers with glossy articles. The piece notes Canada spent millions on ads while Western U S lands were ignored, showing advertising power and costs to the United States.
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Denver Republican
Department of Justice
Boiler Plate Trust
Canada
Nebraska
Colorado
United States
Tales and talk from TEMs fiction and art scene
A fragmentary passage recounts TEMs stories about money and law advice as Arthur W. Marks cites Jewish aptitude for wealth. It also mentions a train ticket ruse by actors and a remark by Robert Henri at the Philadelphia Academy about Morland and his prolific output with many works surviving.
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Arthur W. Marks
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg Clothing Company
Robert Henri
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Morland
Henri
Ex-wife Arrests Ex-husband Over Ben Support Interference
A former wife orchestrates an arrest on child support charges to disrupt her ex-husband before his wedding, affecting plans and legal stakes.
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Ben
Nott and the Yellow Fever Mosquito Theory Recalled
A historic extract recalls Dr J C Nott’s 1870 Governor's Island study on yellow fever and the insect hypothesis. It notes cases on the island and along Long Island shores, the quarantine results, and Nott’s analysis of transmission, progression, and the role of mosquitoes in spreading the disease.
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Tornoon
J. C. Nott
Governor's Island
Dr. Nott
Long Island
Staten Island
Nott
New York
Philadelphia
Nera
Board of Health
Rector Street
Governor’s Island
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama man in India earns widespread praise for mission work
Rev. A C Harte, once a Methodist preacher and secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association in India, is credited with building fifteen Y M C A buildings in major cities over four years, training native workers, and expanding association work. His Delhi Durbar report noted his influence and contributions, as he plans a return to Alabama next year for a vacation.
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A. C. Harte
Hip
India
Tabama Christian Advocate
Delhi
George
Calcutta
Tng
Alabama
Mobile
Missing Man of Wealth Plans Own Art Venture
A fragment describes Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan as potentially jealous of his brother J Pierpont Morgan and hints he may create his own art project. It suggests Ryan could acquire works with his money, aiming to rival the collection held by Morgan and others in Europe.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ingold
J. Pierpont Morgan
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