Mobile News Item from May 1920
Brief historical note from Mobile Alabama dated May 1920. Mentions classification matter and Associated Press attribution.
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
4
Mobile Club Considers State Highway Bond Sales
The Automobile Club of Mobile plans a meeting with members to discuss disposing of state highway bonds needed for road construction. Officials seek direct sales to investors at par to avoid brokers, stressing public duty to aid bond absorption for Mobile County roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club
Mobile
Obilians
Mobilgo
Automobile Club
Eeee
Gou
Mobile County
Port expansion plans for Mobile face delayed bonds
The text discusses federal provisions for Mobile port development, possible state bonds, and harbor improvements including warehouses, cranes, and terminals. It notes that funding may await legislative action or a special session, with port revenues expected to repay investments. It also mentions political inquiries and broader state fiscal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrior
Mobile
Gmecon
Harbor Commission
Don
Gov
Orr
Mobile Etchings and Local Reflections in Montgomery
In Montgomery, checks must reach the state collector by the deadline or risk delay. Mobile reports over two inches of rain for the month, with baseball season prompting expectations of higher totals. Local comments touch on bonds, King Constantine, Bergdoll day, a prowler incident, an injunction affecting medical college, and potatoes hauled to town without guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fne
Montgomery
Burleson
Mobile
Medical College
United States
Reform talk and party jibes in sharp political odds
Observations mock the liquor crowd and Prohibition talk while lampooning reform zealots. The piece quips about dark horses and party platforms, praising Poindexter and Palmer in a satirical tone. It highlights political theater and sarcasm in contemporary discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Prohibition Party
Dark Horns
Poindexter
Ay Mitchell Palmer
Department of Humor
Odds and Ends of the News as General Apathy Profiles
A satirical field grows with The New Third Party and General Apathy as a war candidate. Everett True remains a leading figure amid mudslinging rumors. Mrs. Tom Duff opposes the vice presidency plan and targets suffrage votes, hinting at potential action if Tom is not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apathy
General Apathy
Tom Duff
Hons
Tom. Duff
Rival the Klondyke Days Move North for Mining Boom
The northern part of British Columbia becomes a magnet for prospectors and mining men. Steamers depart as crowds from Vancouver converge on new strikes amid a flood of hopefuls seeking fortune in silver and rich ore fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Alice Armonia
Tingaling and Wally Foodchuck Mischief
A fairy tale segment shows Nancy and Nick joining Tingaling to chase Wally Foodchuck, a greedy landlord accused of evicting his four week‑old hungry children. Tingaling explains his four doors and halls complicate capture as the trio plans to confront the “old scamp.” The page also mocks public reaction to capital and labor disputes with a mock editorial voice about rights and interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Nick
Tingaling
Wally Foodchuck
Wally
Smile Awhile and a Cane Repair Quandary
A fragment cites Mrs Chug and a shop visit as a repair man is described with harsh temper prompting new ideas. The Washington Star quotes a dialogue about a ouija board and suspicions about Mrs Spinnix with linguistic quirks noted.
Scribson's Wages Debate From Birmingham Age-Herald
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports Scribson resisting sale terms while insisting his writing is now done in work overalls and should be paid as a skilled laborer. The discussion centers on fair compensation for Scribson's output amid a price dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribson
Birmingham Age-Herald
Havana’s Sorghum recalls circus dreams and Cuban burials
The piece notes Senator Sorghum’s boyhood whim for clowning and reflects on the Santiago de Cuba cemetery where family tombs rise above grass with marble slabs and brass rings. It highlights Marti, Estrada Palma, and especially Maceo as revered figures in Cuban memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Campo Santo
Spanish America
Ed. P. Yocahuene
Marti
Estrada Patma
Cuba
Maceo
Cacahual
London hotel page boy defends wages with wit
A hotel page boy in London resists a wage deduction for a minor breach. He tells the manager that if fined again he will quit the job, using a sharp, humorous rebuke about the prerogative to levy assessments. The manager is left astonished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tottering
The Best Kind of Capital Worth Owning
The article extols mental capital over money, urging investment in training and education. It cites examples like a great lawyer and the Woolworth building’s architect, noting that true value comes from knowledge, skill, and health carried by the individual themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monne
Peren
Woolworth
London
Bombay
Benvenuto Sellini
Florence
Rome
Paris
Medical Inspection of Rural School Children Reveals Widespread Defects
In rural county 5,978 pupils were examined by two physicians. Of these, 1,353 had defective sight, 646 ear defects, 2,214 enlarged tonsils, 1,091 adenoids, and 4,069 had bad teeth. The report notes no medical supervision in many rural areas and the defects impair health and learning, with enlarged tonsils and adenoids affecting nasal breathing.
Moon Libration Alters Perceived Hemispheres and Saturn Rocket Rings
The text explains lunar libration caused by variable lunar rotation relative to its orbit and how this reveals slight edges of the far side. It also discusses Saturn’s rings as countless small particles, potential formation via a Laplace nebular theory, and how nine moons orbit Saturn beyond the rings, with a critical distance affecting ring breakup into satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Laplace
Emperor’s power in name, Genro influence in practice
In constitutional Japan the emperor does not govern, reigning without direct power. The Genro, the Bilder Statesmen, an unofficial body of fifty five leaders from the Restoration era, have long influenced policy, often outweighing the privy council and cabinet in crises. Only four remain active today with two added from older ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genro
Hilder
Privy Council
Diet
Bilder
Obscure cause of trouble prompts physician referral
The note suggests the underlying cause is unclear and advises patients not improved by their current doctor to seek a referral to another physician for further evaluation.
Love Stones of Novels by Albert Payson Terhune
A tale of murder and intrigue centers on Edward Wetherell who is suspected in the killing of Judge Jabez Wetherell. Nestoria flees to New York, while Edward clears his name by tracing the real murderer Count Polaski. Nestoria is eventually found and agrees to marry Edward after his innocence is proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Albert Payson Terhune
Trongly
Edward
Eee
Nestoria
Edwards
New York
Edward Wetherell
Jabez Wetherell
Count Polaski
Bernard
Thinking of the Dead Memorial Day Reflections
Dr James I Vance urges remembrance on May 30 in a meditation on national memory and sacrifice. He links the dead soldiers to living courage, urging the nation to listen to its fallen leaders and to keep “Lest we forget” alive in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Vance
America
President of the Board of Aldermen Roles and Powers
The president chairs the board of aldermen and participates in the board of estimate and apportionment with three votes in a sixteen member body. He also serves on the sinking fund commission and the armory, and acts as mayor in the absence of the mayor or during vacancy. A vacancy in the presidency is filled by a majority vote of the board, with the appointee sharing the same political party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Comptroller
Sinking Fund Commission
Armory
Board of Alpiinek Ghagpen
Altred
Ernor
Guardie
Disjointed Reply From London Answers Page Confuses
A garbled citation from Answers London recounts a witness reply described as disconcerting. The text mixes phrases about blame and honor with misspelled terms, suggesting a transcription error on an inventor’s adjusta and related Cape of Bere context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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Associated Press
Tate Aid For Mobile
Senate
Bensted
Od Now
Taos
Constantine
Pyle
Ofie
Hagelay
Cane
Cain
Everett True
True
Amalgamated Dramatic Critics
Anvil Swingers’ Union
Hammer Makers’ Association
Ketten
Kill
Ie Bas
Poe
Wally wooncHtex
Gompers
Allen
Senator Sorghum
John Blake
Uncle Sam, M. D
Serviss
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