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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1912

Page

9

America’s Future Development by Rev Charles Stelzle

Rev Charles Stelzle argues the United States must build its western frontier with manhood and morals as growth accelerates after territorial gains. He warns against mammon, urges equitable land use, and calls women to use influence for higher ideals amid rapid national expansion.

Charles Stelzle United States Louisiana Purchase Panama Canal Zone Pacific Ocean Russia Japan China America Ward Platt Mediterranean Atlantic Pacific Iistory Orient Hawaii New South and West New South New West Mammaou Thomas Carlyle Mammon

Brewers in Convention Electing Officers at Cleveland

About eight hundred members of the National Brewers Association gathered in Cleveland for the twenty sixth annual convention. The three day program included convention business and entertainment with officers to be elected during the meeting.

Cleveland Ohio National Brewers’ Association

Respect for the plodding plug and steady effort

Bert Walker argues in the Kansas City Journal that a steady, hardworking plug horse earns steady returns for a farmer, while an flashy race horse risks ruin. The piece compares persistent daily effort to luck driven wealth and urges faith in quiet dedication over flashy shortcuts.

Plug Derk Bert Walker Kansas City Journal Plymouth

Estimating Lost Wages From Accidents at Eighty Million

Dr Sadler estimates about 80 million dollars in wages are lost annually to Americans as a direct result of accidents. The figures underline economic impact and emphasize safety concerns.

Senators Clamp and Pomerene Plan Full Meeting Sept 37

Investigators from the senate committee on campaign expenditures convened with Senators Clapp and Pomerene to finalize witnesses and procedures for the resumed hearings. A full committee meeting is set for September 37 to perfect pins for the hearings reopening September 30.

Washington Benators Clapp Pomerene Senate

Warning note for democracy in the 1912 campaign

The Washington Post urges Democrats to avoid a wordy fight over past issues and instead appeal to voters on the Baltimore platform. It notes both parties share blame in campaign financing and cautions about retroactive laws, urging aloofness from personal crises that could affect the 1912 election.

Washington Post Democracy Baltimore Committee of Inquiry Tacav Anaias

Nuccio arrested after wife shot to death in kitchen

Chicago report says Charles Nuccio was arrested after his wife, mother of seven, was shot through a kitchen window while ironing. Three bullets hit her back and lungs. Nuccio claimed he was away and found her dead when returning. police released him after his statements. Kansas City hosts a convention to form a National Society of Creations aiding European independence, with two thousand dollars pledged. Knoxville report: Walter Perkins, accused of Will Parks murder in Jellico Ky, captured at his father’s Tennessee home. he had fled to Ohio seeking his wife.

Chicago Charles Nuccio Nuccio Kansas City Europe Kansea City Kansas National Society of Creations Knoxville Tnn Walter Perkins Will Parks Jellico Tennessee Ohio

Wreck in Dense Fog Kills Three on New York Central

Dense fog caused a collision of three freight trains on the New York Central Railroad at East Rochester killing three railroad employees and seriously injuring two more. Property losses are estimated at $150,000.

Rochester N. Y New York Central East Rochester

Two Die In Toledo Auto Crash in Ditch Water

David A. Spanner aged 21 of Cleveland was crushed to death and Mrs. Fred M. Meir aged 35 of Indianapolis drowned when their car skidded and rolled into a water-filled ditch near Toledo.

Toledo Ohio David A. Spanner Cleveland Fred M. Meir Indianapolis

Kansas zoology professor resigns to join Penn as dean

C FE McClung, professor of zoology at the University of Kansas for fourteen years, resigns and leaves to become dean of the school of zoology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Lawrence, Kas C. FE. McClung University of Kansas School of Zoology University of Pennsylvania

Asiatic Exclusion League Initiates Segregation Bills Campaign

The Asiatic Exclusion League voted to push immediate legislative action in the next session for school segregation and anti Asiatic land tenure measures targeting Japanese residents.

San Francisco Asiatic Exclusion League

Great Salt Bend Hub of WV and Ohio Salt Industry

Passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad along the Ohio River division note the salt producing towns of Hartford New Haven and Mason City on the West Virginia side and Syracuse Pomperoy on the Ohio side. For over 150 years Salt Bend or Great Salt Bend has been a center of a large salt industry with works near wells at river mouths.

Ohio River Division Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Hartford New Haven Mason City West Virginia Syracuse Pomperoy Ohio Salt Bend Eays

Salt Production Nearby Coal Mines At River Towns

The article describes coal mines near river towns supplying cheap fuel, then details salt works with wooden log pipes, six inch wells, and a salt furnace system. It explains the setup from salt solution under ground to cisterns, gravity-fed pipes, mud settlers, and iron oxide residue in bottom deposits.

Enthusiastic Road Trip Through Multiple Towns Led by Committee

Hon John Craft describes a state trip organized by a committee led by Reuben W Wood and W M Yates. The group departed Randolph on the 12th at 7 am visiting White Plains Buffalo Fayette Penton Milltown Wadley Truett Motley Malone Level Road Wedowee Roanoke and more with speeches and a large enthusiastic crowd.

John Craft Chambers and Randolph Raittee Omaha

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