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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1912

Page

4

Mobile Item Company Aims At Public Notice

The excerpt shows Mobile Item Company Incorporated, 126 Copti Street Mobile Alabama, listing officers including President General Manager and Treasurer with a seven paper weekly schedule and a Sunday edition. Advertising and subscription terms are noted with prices for seven days or a year. Contact details include locations in Mobile and New York.

Mobile Item Company, Inc Copti Street Mobile Ala Aatie Balterpeeee Se Tats Ie Lyrer Ries

Hazing Death at University Prompts Review

Editorial condemns the hazing death of I. W. Rand at the University of North Carolina. Four sophomores fled after Rand was injured, leaving him to bleed, while a roommate sought help. The piece argues hazing breeds cowardice and questions the sport’s value across schools.

I. W. Rand University of North Carolina Hants F Kitchen Rand North Carolina Middletown Ohio

Alabama Mountaineers and the Bull Moose Faction

A Chicago Tribune correspondent reports Alabama voters show Progressive leanings under the Bull Moose banner. Joshua Franklin writes that ninety nine percent of Alabama Republicans are Progressive, praising independence and historic figures while noting discontent over Chicago actions and education campaigns by ex Governor B B Comer for Sand Mountain districts.

Alabama Mountaineers T. R Chicago Tribune Alabama Tribune Joshua Franklin Washington Francis Marion F. M Chicago B. B. Comer Sand Mountain Joshua Frankling

Aeroplanes in War Push Prize Payments and Plans

The British government awarded Aviator Cody $25 000 for winning military aviation events at Salisbury Plains signaling planes as fighting machines and dispatchers. A German public subscription raised $1 500 000 to buy a fleet of war aircraft. Early Civil War use of balloons hints at potential aviation impact in future conflicts.

Cody War Office Salisbury Plains Germany

County road project labeled wasteful and uncertain

A long county road project saga ends with criticism of material choices and delays. An independent engineer condemns gravel and chert surfacing as costly and impractical, urging state highway input to prevent further public money waste.

DD Psehag

County officers hint at using disguises to trap bootleggers

A county hint suggests police could dress as women to catch blind tigers. Chief Walsh in a plume and sergeants Murray and Schreiner in corsets are mentioned as provocative ideas. A New York dispatch hints at legal caution over women clients’ causes of death.

Walsh Murray Schreiner New York

Philadelphia Surgeon Repairs Defective Backbone

A Philadelphia surgeon has patched a defective backbone and now prepares for a promising practice in Washington.

Philadelphia Washington

Alabama Land Congress Aims to Boost State Land Value

The Alabama Land Congress plans to convene in Mobile on November 13 and 14 to promote land development. Delegates from all walks of life will discuss increasing land productivity and populating vacant areas with white farmers from across the state and beyond.

Alabama Alabama Land Congress Mobile Saoutie

Progress and Publicity in Advertising Chats

A promotional piece urges merchants to push and progress through newspaper advertising. It extols effort, leadership, and the link between advertising, circulation, and success, arguing that diligent advertisers reap rewards and that happiness accompanies achievement.

Gress

Roosevelt leanings reach cabinet circles in Taft era rumors

Rumors claim Secretary Walter Fisher of the Interior Department leans toward the Bull Moose cause as fellow officials Herbert Knox Smith and Robert A. Valentine join Roosevelt progressivism. Reports say Fisher may campaign after October and that cabinet members might stump for Taft or Roosevelt, with denial from Interior.

Washington Roosevelt Walter Fisher Interior Department Herbert Knox Smith Robert A. Valentine Department of Commerce and Labor Bull Moose Party Division of Manufacturers Harvester Trust Taft Valentine Amée Republican Party Secretary Fisher United States Hawaii Department of Interior Fisher White House Carmi Thompson Mr. Fisher

Mortgage Bride and the Wedding Present Dilemma

In a domestic scene, Helen and Warren discuss Estelle Hardman's wedding and modest gifts. Helen confronts truthfulness and expense while wrestling with a plan to secretly borrow a silver bread plate from Warren's uncle for Estelle, risking discovery.

Estelle Hardman Warren Anna Estelle Joe

Hunting a Husband No 2 The widow awaits a Paris departure

Beatrice, a widow, grows attached to Sidney Randolph as he visits her New York home. He plans to sail for Paris next Monday and asks to see her one last time with a parting gift. She contemplates marriage, torn between duty and longing, as his impending departure nears.

Virginia Terhune van DE Water Beatrice Sidney Randolph Maynard Randolph Mr. Randolph Henry Blanchard Indiana Iself Panion New York Beatricé Paris

Valorization plans for cotton in the South discussed

Debates over marketing the cotton crop focus on the Wadsworth valorization plan to remove middlemen, fix minimum prices, and issue bonds and stock to farmers. The plan envisions government backing, acreage control, and a 15 cent per pound price floor, with success depending on strong support from agricultural interests.

Brazil Wadsworth Gibenes County Coon Bet Wadsworth Valorization

Preacher Wins the Dog in Curious Local Tale

A minister recalls a crowd of city youths gathered around a stray dog and a claim of a grand prize for the best story. The scene turns humorous as the boys swap lies to win the dog, drawing a surprising moral from the crowd.

Saris

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