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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1912
Page
6
Leasing wire full day report from the Publishers' Association lists the Mobile Item Company of Mobile Alabama with general manager and treasurer P. Bush. The document mentions Sunday and weekday publication details and annual subscription options, including Sunday editions.
In a September 14 issue Collier's rebukes Roosevelt and questions big money influence in the 1912 race. It argues that Morgan and Schiff ties may back Roosevelt or Wilson, and cites Crane as the key business ally for Wilson.
The article argues Mobile will weather gulf storms with limited damage and cites wind speeds at Fort Morgan and Pensacola. It lauds Mobile as a protected seaport with growing rail links and proximity to the Panama Canal, asserting the city’s potential to become a leading regional hub in the nation’s expansion.
The Mobile county Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners faces blame for poor road spending after a half million dollar bond issue. An engineer's plan was shelved and the advisory committee faded, leaving roads under parched management. Public scrutiny will rise in an open meeting as explanations loom.
A Chicago Tribune letter from Alabama, with Baldwin Times comment, claimed strong Roosevelt sentiment in the state. William C. Rayburn of Guntersville refutes it, saying no poll was taken and the Whitesville picnic did not occur. he asserts Marshall county voters favor Wilson and Democrats are unified.
Arkansas defeats statewide prohibition by over 15000 votes in a year of rising anti prohibition sentiment. States like Colorado and West Virginia expected to vote wet in November while Georgia and Tennessee show signs of repudiating prohibition. Maine and Ohio results indicate movement away from total bans though not yet overturned.
Tennessee organized 64 new banks in 1911 with a total capital of 3 889 000, surpassing Georgia and Florida. The overall Southern total was 811 banks with capital 10 660 470, while North Carolina had 23 banks totaling 335 000.
A compilation notes critiquing trusts campaigning, Bull Moose ideas, and party contrasts. It cites Cincinnati Commercial on campaigning issues, Houston Chronicle on Bull Moose protection, Washington Star on Oscar Straus, Washington Herald on the potato wart crusade, and Florida Times Union on Arkansas governor candidates.
The article discusses Professor Vilho Steffansson’s Arctic travels and claims of a red haired Norse Eskimo group in the polar circle. It contrasts Lief Erikson with Columbus, notes physical differences from Eskimos, describes their primitive lifestyle and copper tool use, and questions their role in expanding world knowledge.
The Birmingham Age-Herald analyzes President Denny stance on coeducation at the University of Alabama. It argues for broader access and a commodious hall for female students, urging Alabama to match Harvard and other rivals in offering higher education to women.
A discussion on how diet shapes digestion and resilience across races. The article references Dr. Horace Greely noting Japanese adaptation to a rice based cost diet through digestive conditioning, contrasting it with meat heavy diets and common misattributions of poison or idiosyncrasy.
The piece discusses advertising value in newspapers, arguing circulation alone is insufficient. It stresses the need for readers who fit the target market, noting that reach and the right audience determine the true worth of ad space.
A traveling man greets a sleeping-car porter Matthew with birth news that is a section not a birth. A father admonishes a spendthrift undergraduate son who replies he studies lightly. A Humbolt traveler jokes about George’s supposed courage on the Titanic. General Maus laments a book’s pathos with a private’s widow memory ending in a quip about knives.
A March morning gust toppled a vase holding a widow's husband’s ashes. She quips the incident mirrors her late spouse George, who she says would scatter his remains on her Kir manshad rug.
The article notes the impending removal of a historic National Capital garden in front of the Department of Agriculture building as a new facility is completed. It compares the grounds to famed European estates, cites long-established lawns, and recalls a Warwick Castle lawn anecdote to explain patience required for a new garden.
A biographer portrays Sun Yat Sen as a selfless patriot who blended Confucian and Christian ideals. The article praises his moral leadership, willingness to risk personal safety, and plan to shape China’s republic with social equity and anti aristocratic excess.
The Nacogdoches Sentinel notes candidates spent heavily in the recent campaign. It laments wasted funds and compares political overreach to building a macadam highway from Seebins. The piece mocks attempts to deter collectors and predicts tough work and pay.
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