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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
4
A brief republication notice from Mobile dated June 7 1919 indicates special dispatches were consumed for republication. The item records the city and date of the original service without further details.
The text criticizes an electric corporation for disregarding contracts and the people’s constitutional rights to vote on pricing and arrangements. It argues the company seeks to continue costly operations, defying public sentiment, and urges citizens to seek cheaper, less quarrelsome power sources.
The article discusses a new freight line from a Gulf port to the western coast of South America and argues the U S should strengthen ties with Latin America through rail and production. It cites Judge Gary and Mobile optimism, plus international tensions, urging faith and investment to boost manufacturing at home. It also touches on postwar diplomacy and remarks on Wilson and peace prospects.
The piece notes electric companies funding legal defenses to challenge public rulings, contrasting with President Wilson’s insistence that the people rule. It questions whether utilities can deny citizens a voice in government.
A fragmentary column contrasts revolutions with denied rights, notes persistent flies and mosquitoes despite health efforts, and concludes a dust laden dusty street proves dust is not harmful while a 90 year old man testifies to endurance.
The passage notes a street has seen deaths at ages nine hours nine days nine weeks nine months nine years and nineteen years but dismisses these as irrelevant to a theory. It emphasizes selective exclusion of certain cases to preserve a preconceived model.
A plainclothes man armed with a flashlight was arrested after hiding behind a tree to surveil a residence. Police suspect the actual burglar was among the onlookers and likely an experienced offender.
A police tactic involves a full patrol rushing to a burglar’s house with braking screeches and a gallery bell ring to surprise the intruder. The startled burglar is expected to surrender as the noise signals a coordinated force.
A man charged with vagrancy is ordered by the recorder to spend fifteen days in the cemetery. The remark frames the punishment as a grim form of forced servitude for a Black suspect, provoking horror at the proposed penalty.
Observations note Rantzau’s fear of ongoing joblessness for the Hunzollern family in Germany. The piece mentions marines landed at Danzig and credits Hawker for steering, with Grieve taking a similar chance as part of a broader assessment of how the world selects its great men.
The NC-4 achievement is overshadowed in memory by the navy's superior feat. The rival success is remembered as a greater milestone, dimming the earlier aviation progress.
A terse critique arguing that propaganda functions as a drug used by governments to drain critical thinking from the public and convert citizens into obedient instruments for state aims. It frames propaganda as a manipulative force that erodes autonomy and rational judgment.
A small town treats business competitors as personal enemies while pondering youthful guidance. The essay notes a young man risks straying if he loses sight of his mother’s revered role and influence in his life.
During filming Allen Holubar's trench sequence real rain drenched soldiers as repeated takes tested realism. A lanky khaki-clad actor shouted he was an actor not a diver and quit the scene, prompting a halt for revisions and more rehearsals.
An elderly local recalls the Danl Webster customs and the famed figure to a surprised traveler. The cyclist punctured a tire near the Webster homestead and asks to see the home. the elder insists Webster was a notable local figure.
A Virginia farmboy, Cyrus Hall McCormick, overcomes heavy tasks by inventing easier methods and devices. He crafts an improved light cradle, a self sharpening plough, and a reaper design, studying failures to solve cutting and gathering problems. By age twenty two he tests new harvest machines and earns patents, launching his path to success.
A fragmented essay urges self reliance over external support. The speaker contrasts dependence with personal initiative, urging readers to stand on their own feet, abandon pushed favors, and embrace independent effort to progress beyond societal cradle conditions. The piece emphasizes self sufficiency as key to genuine advancement.
The report notes a dramatic rise in Japanese cuts to China, increasing over fourfold from 1913 to 1917. It mentions Belgium and Italy's relative world standing, the United States share of Far East trade, and prewar trade patterns with China, Spain, and Germany, indicating shifting commercial alignments before the war.
A copy of Poe's Tamerlane from 1827 sold for 11 600 dollars at auction, illustrating the modest early price for the now famed poem. The remark notes how Poe might have fared with such a sum in his time.
Mrs Solomon laments but celebrates women’s arms in public life and fashion. The prose catalogs varied arms from forthright muscular limbs to elegant, revealing gowns. It argues vanity, health, and equality drive women to display arms in diverse settings.
Reports say the old armada galleon sunk in armory bay may be found again, sparking renewed interest in the shipwreck and its cargo. The tale mentions silver crucibles, ornate canes, and priests’ figures, while silk trade details note a drop in exports but steady local consumption, and Japan's silk market shifting toward finished goods.
The text argues that mastering a craft comes from studying the great body of trade knowledge and learning from others past mistakes. It emphasizes avoiding old methods and continuously adding new forms and skills to stay fresh and successful in any profession.
Foreign users of oil used in boot and shoe making previously exported by Japan report shipments during 16 am Sis totaling 608 pairs.
Fragmented verse reflects on life’s meaning and joy amid suffering. The speaker questions whether happiness comes from circumstance or attitude and recalls a buoyant, carefree outlook contrasting with gloom and death.
Today in history notes a 65 year old treaty between the United States and Britain that modified regular tariff terms. It remained in effect until 1866 when terminated by the US, cited as a key early step in Canada Britain economic relations and criticized by anti British sentiment in the US.
Madelaine de Scuderi, born Harve de France in June 1607, rose as a famed author. Noble by birth, she received thorough education from an uncle after her mother died early. Her prolific romances fill about fifty volumes, known for sentimental style and Oriental setting masking French identities.
A Scientific American article recounts widespread destruction of antiquities under Turkish rule. It details how statues, inscriptions, and temples across Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and surrounding regions were smashed or repurposed, with stone from Nineveh and Babylon used for lime and roadworks, risking arrest for archaeologists attempting to study or recover artifacts.
A draft of Gen. Ludendorff’s memoirs is set for publication in Germany at 25 marks per copy, with Vorwärts praising it as popular. Publishers advance 200000 marks on royalties, securing funds amid war and revolution profits questions while noting past victories and industrial mentions.
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