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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1914
Page
4
Editorial argues charity should begin at home amid wartime hardships. It notes widespread unemployment and rising food prices in the United States while warning against sending relief funds abroad. The piece cites the New York World condemning indifference to domestic hunger as Europe endures its own crisis.
Reporters compare pre election suffrage forecasts with actual turnout. Officials say under 50 000 of 517 000 voting age women in Chicago cast ballots, with precincts showing scant female participation. The state wide vote was also light and observers question motives behind low female turnout.
The Birmingham News notes the closely related commercial interests of Alabama’s two leading cities. It cites Mobile welcoming Birmingham’s delegation to establish a tax league, highlighting growing intercity ties and cooperation.
John Barrett of the Pan American Union warns that the Latin American market needs finance and credit more than US manufactured goods. He notes Latin America last year bought and sold about 3 billion dollars in trade, mostly with Europe, and that war disruptions require months to re balance, delaying immediate US gains.
After 25 years in the classroom the 50 year old Iowa woman attempted suicide by opening a vein. The Chicago Tribune frames the act as a protest against underpaying teachers and the failure to provide for aging educators, highlighting poverty as the root cause rather than vice.
The Jackson Daily News argues New Orleans suffered undue publicity over plague cases. It notes 26 cases with 6 deaths, most from old or untreated patients, praising modern treatment and declaring visits safe. Mobile also faced unnecessary publicity. no infected rats found there.
Europe seeks to change old scores but faces fresh challenges as markets weigh new risks. Wall Street Journal notes mounting tensions and potential policy shifts impacting global finance.
Woodrow Wilson supports safety first policy and aims to be a peacemaker rather than a referee in international affairs, reflecting his cautious approach to diplomacy.
A British American letter from Dinard France describes hundreds of refugees arriving in Brittany from Belgium and France. The writer appeals for American aid with vivid scenes of injured children and starving families sheltered in hotels and garages. She cites German atrocities and urges donations of bread, shawls, and funds to ease their plight. The appeal is signed by Nina Larrey Duryea from the Hotel Windsor to the Courier-Journal.
Vice President Marshall attended the dedication of the Loyal Order of Moose club house highlighting the rising role of benevolent organizations in American civilization. The piece extols social companionship and the Brotherhood of Man as essential civic values.
A New York Herald editorial questions who Americans are and denounces Ridder for defending the Rheims destruction. It argues that harming cultural heritage in retaliation for sermons at Parkhurst reveals barbarism surpassing Attila or Genghis Khan. It urges consistency in condemning brutalities as purely American.
Sir Edward Carson, the noted Ulster leader, abandoned his view of peace in Ulster and went to marry, according to the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Official dispatches from European capitals and the British foreign office discuss who bears responsibility for the war. The reports describe Austrian mobilization against Serbia and attempts to avert conflict through diplomacy among Russia, Austria Hungary, Germany, France, and Britain.
Telegraphic report shows the secretary of state cautious about advising Austria to avoid provoking a fait accompli. He worries Servia's reply may hasten war and notes Russian mobilization in four southern governments. French and German actions on officers on leave are discussed. four powers may consider discussions to prevent gravest complications.
Vienna reports there is no feasible step to halt the war with Servia as Austro-Hungarian government has declared war and the emperor has appealed to his people. French and Italian ambassadors share the view. They suggest a binding pledge to Europe that Austria would not seek Servian independence or territory might ease Russian concerns, though the Austrian government would likely reject it.
Foreign Office notes Sir Edward Grey praising the chancellor's language and urging Austria to satisfy Russia to avoid collision. He expresses gratitude if peace can be saved and calls for continued efforts to avert calamity in Europe.
Sir G Buchanan reports to Sir Edward Grey on partial mobilization ordered today in St Petersburg. He says he communicated Grey's telegram to Berlin and informed the German foreign affairs minister of remarks made by the German secretary of state to the British ambassador in Berlin.
Sir R Redd reports to Sir Edward Grey that Berlin appeared to accept a conference in principle, contradicting a Berlin telegram. Italy notes German views as per Goschen but favors an exchange of views in London to keep options open. Italian foreign affairs urges German cooperation to avoid war and consider a joint formula.
In a Senate speech Senator Thomas of Colorado argues that national government power grows as local self-government wanes. He cites federal operation of rail, banking via postal savings, licenses for warehouses, and potential ownership of railroads, coal, oil, and water power.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes a Popular Science Monthly piece by Professor J F Lyman arguing the United States faces a food problem due to declining available food supplies and population growth. It calls for shifting grain use to human consumption, not mass vegetarianism, and cautions against overreliance on population fears while predicting migration from farms to cities as a key factor.
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