Reestablishment of The Mobile Item in 1913
The Mobile Item reappears under new management at 10-18 St. Emanuel Street Mobile Alabama in April 1913 with Kee P Bush as vice president and general manager and John C O Connell as secretary and treasurer. The item is published by Associated Press and serves as a regional newspaper with billing options and telephone connections listed. The 1913 edition notes circulation and carrier rates for Mobile readers.
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ST. Emanuel Street
Mobile
Ala
Associated Press
International
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Em Hanson
Foret
Iter Ooeiene
Als
Rirth Ave
Newark
Bell
Home
Alabama
Line O' Cheer Each Day o' the Year Poem by Bangs
Poem by John Kendrick Bangs about recalling old jokes to brighten mood. The speaker laughs at past chaff and drinks from memories to fuel fresh hopeful plans.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Pankhurst Arrives in New York Amid Immigration Debates
Reports say Mrs. Pankhurst is due in New York with plans for a lecture tour as immigration officials prepare to examine her at Ellis Island. The Belmont circle backs events as press agents and public interest mount while questions arise about her citizenship status and potential impact on U S policy.
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New York
Hammerstein
Mrs. Pankhurst
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn
Trouville
America
Pankhurst
Paris
O. H. P. Belmont
Bond Street
Ellis Island
Mma Goldman
Goldman
United States
Mrs
Dictaphone Lectures Boost East St. Louis Advertisers
East St. Louis Industrial League uses dictaphone lectures to sell city advantages to U S manufacturers. A ten minute wax cylinder lecture is mailed to prospective factory builders after inquiries, claimed more effective than lengthy conversations or typed pages. This marks a first in municipal advertising.
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East St. Louis
Municipals
The Trouble With the Theatre Pushes Caution
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note warns that legitimate theatres risk decline if they imitate the vaudeville and cinema trends. The piece recalls past stumbles when shock value and immoral themes drew public ire and suggests theatres should maintain decency to avoid a fate mirrored by vaudeville venues.
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New York
Memphis
Vaudevilis
Eta
Pendleton Bounty Plan and Shipping Reform Debate
The piece discusses a Pendleton substitute for the Underwood duty section proposing a 5 percent discount on duties for goods imported in U S ships built domestically. It questions feasibility with treaties and argues for registry of foreign built vessels under the American flag owned by Americans. It also notes the American Electric Railway Association to meet in Atlantic City discussing public relations and joint use of poles with public service topics. Mobile is praised for early utility relations.
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Senate
United States
Pendleton
New York
Congress
Underwood
Mr. Pendleton
American Electric Railway Association
Atlantic City
National Electric Light Association
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Mobile
Monument Fund Gathers for Eugene Field Memorial
Chicago and the nation react to the sixty third birth anniversary of Eugene Field with renewed calls for a lasting monument in Chicago. A memorial fund has opened with 280 dollars under Charles G. Dawes at Central Trust Company of Illinois, with pledges for 300 more.
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Eugene Field
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company of Illinois
United States
Skull of five hundred pound triceratops found in Maine
A Maine discovery reports a skull weighing five hundred pounds from a mammal called triceratops. Baseball writers quip about bonehead plays using the term. Indiana blocks Minnesota from placing a large agricultural exhibit at its state fair, with Minnesota likely benefiting from the publicity anyway.
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Maine
Indiana
Minnesota
Clayton and His Voice in the House
Representative Henry D. Clayton of Alabama is described as a powerful if not highly eloquent speaker whose booming voice and theatrical delivery dominate proceedings. The piece notes his career, including appointments, term history, and reputation for open hospitality, plus anecdotes about his Senate credential controversy and influence in Washington.
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Capitol
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Clayton
Speaker
Parmalee
Joseph F. Johnston
United States
O'Neal
Senate
Congress
Eufaula
Judiciary Committee
Denver
Mr. Guy
American Poultry War Looms, Warns Williamson
Washington letter reports A A Williamson, U S consul at Antung, China, urging action over Chinese hens and eggs as a symbolic casus belli. He cites Chinese population, calls for agricultural experiments and import of Chinese hens to study larger eggs, warning of an impending conflict over poultry and eggs.
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Washington
United States of America
A. A. Williamson
Antung
China
Williamson
State Department
United States
Consul Williamson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Girl’s Runaway Match Ends In Mystery On Country Road
Iris argues with guardian Armoy over marriage to Mr Denton. The pair elope in a car, sparking Armoy’s rage as Iris slips away with Denton after a staged departure. A roadside stop leaves Iris alone in a car with Armoy’s suspicions growing about the night’s events.
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Armoy
Exhibition Gardens
Hris Gastelle
Ead Denton
Dad
Carter
Iris
Jack Armoy
Denton
Mr. Denton
Jack
Kensington
Ari
Edwards
T Denton
Prohibition Letter Question Sparks Alabama Debate
A Mobile Register omission fuels controversy over a private letter by Mr Comer on liquor policy. The piece cites Hartwell and Thompsons ties, notes Montgomery reactions, and questions who truly backs Comer amid 1913 state-wide prohibition tensions.
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Mobile Register
Thompson
Hartwell
Mobile
Mr. Thompson
Alabama
Comer
Mr. Comer
Montgomery
Walter D. Seed
Florence
John H. Wallace
Register
Mobile County
Chambers
Macon
Sumter
Birmingham
Pressure for speed blamed for railway and road casualties
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote highlights rail and transport safety harms while a fiction excerpt follows. The citation warns that haste drives fatal accidents as trains carry more passengers and drivers face public demand.
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Brotherhood of
William Lee
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Birmingham Age-Herald
Four Billion More Needed by Railroads
The article reports estimates that in five years the U S railroads require about four billion dollars in new capital plus additional funds for securities and electrical development totaling around eight billion. It discusses how this capital could be raised through national and municipal sources, harvest prospects, and potential borrowing capacity, with notes on steel car adoption and safety concerns.
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New York
United States
Europe
Vanderlip
Aerve Sseed
James J. Hill
George Paish
London Statist
Hill
Mr. Redfield
Congress
George Westinghouse
Wall Street Journal
Westinghouse
New Haven
The Buffalo Bill Show and the Old West Folklore
A reflection on The Buffalo Bill show declining appeal as modern youths turn to baseball machines and aviation. The piece contrasts frontier legends with contemporary pursuits while noting diminished historical imagination among children and adults alike.
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Post Road
William F. Cody
Redskin
Paleface
Fenimore Cooper
Buffalo Bill
Collier’s Weekly
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Peery
Hammersteining Pankhurst
His Voice
Victor Elliott
Holland
the Wild West
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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