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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary AP wire text from Mobile Alabama details subscription terms and publisher notices. Readable elements mention Newspaper Publishers Association and a service manager.
Mobile, September 21 1912. John Barrett urges U S industrial and shipping sectors to push hard to exploit the Panama canal. European and Asian ports, lines, banks, and factories are expanding for canal trade, while Latin America and Pacific coasts rush to ready infrastructure and routes.
A New York report describes a so called blind beggar slavery where a man profits from public contributions by controlling a blind beggar's begging routine. He housed the beggar and dictated where he would beg each morning, amassing income through the scheme.
Governor Marshall attacks tariff favoritism as bad for morals and equal rights. Taft and Roosevelt oppose protections that raise consumer costs and favor manufacturers. The piece argues protection hurts workers from railroaders to clerks and service jobs, urging taxation for public good over private gain.
Dr John W Abercrombie former University of Alabama president and Democratic nominee for congress from the state at large will speak at the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association event during the Alabama State Fair. Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson honorary member was invited but has a prior engagement yet expresses full support for the suffrage movement. Both Abercrombie and Hobson are candidates for the United States senate and the race will test their influence with the ladies.
The New York Journal of Commerce estimates U S and Canada August losses at 14 153 800 with eight month total about 163 760 650 down 4 000 000 from last year yet 16 000 000 more than 1910. Insurance firms suffer and property owners bear higher premiums. Czar Nicholas fears violent death.
The column runs in The Item and offers space for readers to commend or criticize in good faith. Contributors submit short messages to share public comment and engage with the community.
A reader urges The Item to promote the International Congress on Hygiene and Demography in Washington from September 23 to 28. The letter stresses disease prevention and cites pasteurization of milk as a success, appealing to newspapers to spread scientific knowledge to reduce illness and poverty.
Talk on Want or Classified Advertising argues two dangers are excess and shortage. The piece claims want ads reach Mobile readers, filling wants from jobs to houses and workers to employers, and urges using newspapers for cost effective contact.
Washington observers believe Canadian reciprocity may be revived and enacted with the United States despite past defeats in Congress. President Taft stands firm for ratification, while domestic opposition centers on farm interests fearing a slide toward free farm trade. The Canada Latin American angle and Mexico talks loom as factors, with party outcomes next election shaping the path forward.
A compilation of satirical snippets from several newspapers. Remarks mock tempera tures in politics and the fate of leaders. Mentions include Colonel Mo Roosevelt and George Perkins with light commentary on elections and public figures.
The piece notes Mr. Comer criticising George W. Jones for using newspaper columns to defend his company. It argues ads are paid by Jones while Comer's own ads reveal bias and aim to keep him from governing again, exposing political tensions in the Greenville area.
A heat drenched scene follows Helen and Warren as they escape to a roof garden. The couple recalls courtship while navigating small frictions over dress hooks and service. Helen questions whether marriage dims romance, while Warren focuses on cooling drinks and comfort.
Beatrice Robbins faces loneliness after her husband’s death and schemes to wed her companion Robert Maynard. Uncle Henry Blanchard, an older bachelor with a fortune, visits and becomes a wrench in the plan as Beatrice contemplates romance, manipulation, and unintended consequences.
Beatrice entertains her elderly uncle Henry Blanchard as a possible suitor for Helen the widow. She hides his visits from Helen, shares memories over cake and wine, and reflects on how the encounter lifts her spirits though she pretends not to scheme.
Governor Wilson urges using public school houses as social centers to gather public opinion. He says neighborhood conferences sharpen judgment and protect liberty through discussion. News notes the school houses can become hubs for free lectures and civic deliberation.
The piece argues meat, once cheap, has become a luxury with beef now priced far higher in the U S than in London. It claims Americans pay 50 cents for a steak while England charges about 25 cents, urging congressional action to equalize prices.
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