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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1913

Page

4

Establishment Details of Mobile Organizations in 1913

The notice lists the Mobile organizations like RRORGANTARS and RE establishing on April 19, 1913 with officers including President and Vice President, plus editor and manager roles. It references the Associated Press and National News services, and provides mailing and circulation information for Mobile Alabama.

Associated Press Ocational Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association Neneon Mobile Aln Fifth Ave New York GY Mail News Bell Home Alabama

Daybreak Wisdom and Mexican Politics of 1913

A poem on morning virtue opens this page, followed by Washington reporting on Mexican politics in 1913. Felix Diaz's candidacy and Huerta's cabinet role dominate the scene with U.S. recognition possible if elections are fair. Controversy surrounds Diaz Huerta ties and open politics versus backroom deals in Alabama letters and Mobile politics.

Washington Mexico City Felix Diaz The Republic Huerta Diaz Mexico Lind O’shaughnessy Paris Wilson

Government Seeks Revenue to Defray Expenses under Tariff Plan

President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo push for a tariff that funds government running costs and supports a flexible currency. Congress debates expected surpluses and deficits across internal revenue, customs, and income tax, with aims to avoid bond issuance and cover debt and canal payments.

Wilson McAdoo Senate House of Representatives Treasury Underwood

Pankhurst Admission Case Spurred by Blatch Union

Harriet Stanton Blatch’s Women’s Political Union demands equal treatment for Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in US admission proceedings asserting she would receive the same consideration as any other alien. The remarks suggest pressure to uphold due process in the immigration process.

Emmeline Pankhurst United States Harriet Stanton Blatch Pankhurst

Warn Farmers to Destroy Cotton Stalks Early to Cut Boll Weevil Spread

The Department of Agriculture urges cotton belt farmers to destroy and burn cotton stalks in fall, plant legumes to restore soil, and plow under stalks when possible. Experiments in Amite county show yields rising from 619 to 1050 pounds per acre with early stalk destruction, underscoring economic benefits.

Department of Agricultures Amite County Mississippi

Cotton Tax Amendment Faces Welfare Clash in Congress

Washington reports Presidential backing to salvage the cotton futures tax under the Clark amendment. Lawmakers fear the change may curb gambling in the New York Cotton Exchange while harming legitimate cotton interests. Proponents argue fair exchanges reduce risk and aid growers.

Washington Wilson Congress New York Cotton Exchange

Immigrant Clerk's Rise to New York Ministry

An eight year old immigrant from Durham England arrived via Castle Garden to Ironton Ohio with his father. The son, William H. Morgan, rose from illiteracy to technical college and seminary education and 16 years as a Newark pastor before taking a Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church post in New York. Contempt of court and speed fine schemes amuse a rural judge and Wigglethorpe in a quoted scene.

Castle Garden Whiton Park Durham England Ironton Ohio William H. Morgan Central Methodist Episcopal Church Newark N. J Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church of New York Christian Herald Wigglethorpe Harper’s

US unprepared for war warns of Mexico crisis

Washington notes a looming diplomatic clash with Mexico, arguing the United States is under equipped for war. Secretary of War Garrison warns of national unpreparedness, while Mexico under Huerta reportedly builds an army toward 80,000 to 100,000 veterans.

Victor Elliott Washington United States Garrison Continental New York City Mexico City Huerta Mexico Congress Sam Military Academy of West Point Internal Revenue Andrew Carnegie Germany Carnegie Wilson

Mr Bryan and Affairs of State Foreseeable Strains

A critical commentary argues Mr Bryan should limit lecturing and devote full effort to secretary of state duties. It suggests his wealth, background, and parochial views undermine his fitness for international duties in a complex era. The piece urges greater study and restraint from the public figure.

Mr. Bryan New York Grandma Wolf Little Red Riding Hood Bryan Department of State Illinois Republic Ben

Gorilla Plot Tops Circus Tragedy and Escape

In Pittsburg a circus crowd watches Senobia the star walk a rope when the rope sags. Stavarta is accused of murder after a gorilla is blamed, but investigators uncover a gorilla disguise and reveal Stavarta’s guilty self sacrifice. Senobia survives and later marries the narrator.

Value of Time in New York Traffic Mania

A Harper's Magazine excerpt notes New York's drive for time efficiency. An English visitor rides three trains to reach a dinner, prompting the host to explain they saved four minutes. The Briton asks what to do with them, illustrating the city’s obsession with shortening transit time.

New York Mny Seventh Street Grand, Central Seventy-second Street Broadway Seventy-ninth Street Alan Sullivan Harper's Magazine

Port Orford Cedar Touted as Willow Substitute for Limbs

Manufacturers seek substitutes for English willow used in artificial limbs. Port Orford cedar of the Pacific coast is claimed to be equally serviceable due to its lightness and strength.

Port Orford Pacific Coast

Oyster laments fate amid broadcast ruse

A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a bewailing oyster who complains about being pickled and used in a deceptive on air stunt, reflecting a satirical take on media tricks.

Chicago Tribune

Panama as a Factor for Peace, Holland States

New York sees Baron d'Estournelles de Constant in a tour remarking that the Panama Canal will become a powerful influence in world peace. Professor Kirkaldy of Birmingham University and others, including Frank Trumbull and C. P. Huntington, are cited on how canal opening may modernize commerce, boost West Indian prosperity, and push US power while reshaping production and labor relations. The piece links Barons, professors, and industrial leaders to a vision of broader global influence from the canal.

New York Panama Baron d'Estournelles de Constant @ scree The United Union United States Panama Canal West Indies South America Great Britain France Germany Adam W. Kirkaldy British Association For the Agement of Science Kirkaldy Department of Finance Birmingham University E. H. Harriman Harriman C. P. Huntington Huntington Isthmus West Indian Islands West Gulf States of the Union Frank Trumbull Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Panama Isthmus Trumbull Mr. Trumbull Professor Kirkaldy Central Europe Henry M. Flagler Florida Key West Flagler Cuba Baron d'Estournelles de Constant America Holland

The Ryan Monument Unveiled in Mobile

A life sized bronze monument to Father Abram J. Ryan is unveiled in Mobile Alabama. The poet priest of the South spent years as pastor of St. Marys Church and was born in 1839 in Norfolk Virginia. He served as a Confederate Army chaplain and later edited Catholic papers in New Orleans and Augusta. His notable poems include The Lost Cause The Sword of Lee and The Flag of Erin.

Abram J. Ryan South Mobile Ala St. Mary’s Church Norfolk Lee New Orleans The Star Augusta Walsh Banner of the South Christ

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