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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
4
The dispatch reports a Bushes on a Sega Ree incident affecting the Trunkline business, with coverage from the Home office in Mobile Alabama dated September 27, 1913. The item is filed by MalL and details are sparse due to OCR damage.
A poem excerpt by John Kendrick Bangs arguing against relying on chance to explain the universe. It contrasts sun moon and stars with scientific certainty and asserts belief in purposeful order.
The United States loses ground in Asia's cotton goods market, especially China where exports dropped from 28 million dollars in 1905 to 5.8 million in 1912. Commercial Agent W A Graham Clark heads to China and Japan to study causes and seek new U.S. products for the region. China buys over 100 million dollars in cotton goods yearly with England leading imports. Japan's mills expand, capturing nearly 50 million dollars in sales. Also noted are shifts in raw cotton to Japan and plans to identify suitable American textile goods for the market.
The Weather Bureau seeks observers of a striking meteor seen about seven thirty on Thursday September 4 from Florida to Texas. It traversed the coast from Florida westward into Louisiana and Texas, with altitude varying from near the Atlantic to Alabama and back up to Texas before splitting into two glowing orbs. Observers should report apparent bearing and altitude at each stage to aid understanding of upper atmosphere and meteors.
Dr. Robert N. Nelson of the Birmingham city health department warns pencils, candy, and gum sharing in schools spreads diphtheria tuberculosis and other diseases. He urges infected children be found and kept from classes to prevent spread during examinations showing many children with latent symptoms.
John Barrett of the Pan American Union highlights vast opportunities for American enterprise in Central and South America. A federal commerce and labor publication reinforces the rapid 1913 US exports to Latin America, led by Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico, with Argentina rising from 11.5 to over 52.75 million and Cuba from 26.5 to 70.5 million.
The General Convention to be held in New York on October 8 will see a major push by the larger dioceses to alter the house of deputies representation. Led by Rev. Dr Randolph H McKim, the reform seeks equal influence for dioceses of varying sizes by adopting a diocese unit and fractional voting.
The Bear, a U S Revenue Cutter Service vessel built in 1874, sails May to December to Barrow and Unalaklik delivering mail, supplies, medicine, and instruction to Alaska natives. Captain Ballinger files wireless reports, and crew may aid ships, treat measles, handle a reindeer transfer, and pursue justice cases aboard or near the cutter.
Tax plan raises extra rates for incomes above 100000 with four to six percent additions, while exemption levels remain unresolved. Senate and House conferees Williams Shively and Kitchin oversee a two part income tax section, half completed, expect faster finish on second half in Washington.
The item surveys free eyeglasses for nearly 2,500 Philadelphia school children annually, abolishment of required home study in Sacramento, and extended study leaves for Schenectady teachers. It cites medical inspections as cost saving, notes 40 psychological clinics nationwide, and reports vocational gains in Beverly mass training programs.
Poem urges perseverance and courage to tackle impossible tasks. A narrator contrasts doubters with one who begins, faces skepticism, and completes what others deemed impossible. The piece emphasizes starting, effort, and a confident, positive mindset.
The Hufaula Citizen and Montgomery Advertiser spar over how they handled alleged Comer's liquor sentiment, urging editors to apologize and publish a letter from Comer to Thompson to settle the dispute.
Hon John Barrett, director general of the Pan American Bureau, will speak in New Orleans Monday on the Southern Commercial Congress and its link to Latin American trade after the Panama Canal opens. The piece urges Gulf ports to mobilize for the canal era and notes Barrett’s knowledge can aid local business leaders.
A syndicated essay cites three outbursts in Tokyo Rome and Dublin as signs of global disorder. It questions demagogues paternal government and the clash of liberty with license, urging reason before mob action and revolution.
Lieut. B S Green of the British army recounts a tale in October Strand about a regiment colonel complaining the band cannot push in and out together. The bandmaster explains each player uses a different slide position producing varied notes. The colonel vows to drill them until synchronized.
Public notice lists editor J C O Connell and publisher Mobile Item Company Inc in Mobile Alabama. It names vice president and general manager C B Torn, owners including T Evans and J Pollock, and other stockholders. Notary P Dowlin swore the statement September 27 1913.
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