No Early Shopping or Suffering Predicted
The piece notes if consumers skip early shopping they face consequences and cites automobile makers praising cars as ideal gifts. It argues true ideal gifts remain unreachable for the poor, critiquing wealth gaps. It also mentions Uncle Joe Cannon as a controlling force in the House and touches on congressional fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atlanta Journal
Uncle Joe Cannon
Congress of the United States
Joe
Voters Oppose Amendment Amid Anti-Governor Bias in Alabama
The Star notes thousands of Alabama voters rejected a constitutional amendment due to hostility toward Governor Comer. It warns that letting personal prejudice steer ballots risks public welfare and highlights a dangerous turnout dynamic in the late unpleasantness.
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Alabama
Comer
the Star
Politics Set Aside to Build Anniston’s Growth
The Star urges unity among Anniston residents for business and industrial advancement. It says political differences must be excluded when the city’s welfare is at stake and affirms it will back any good citizens or groups working to develop Anniston, regardless of political views.
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Star
Anniston
Anniston Hardware Company
Hastings Hart 58th Birthday Note
Hastings H. Hart head of the children's department of the Russell Sage Foundation is noted for his 58th birthday. Born December 14, 1851 in Brookfield Ohio he studied at Oberlin and Andover Theological Seminary. He served in the US Indian service and as a pastor in Worthington Minnesota. He later led the Minnesota board of charities and corrections.
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Hastings H. Hart
Russell Sage Foundation
Brookfield
Ohio
Oberlinollege
Andover Theological Seminary
United States Indian Service
Worthington
Minn
Minnesota Board of Charities and Corrections
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
New York City
Hart
Minnesota
Linoig
Blackmon Enters Race for Congress in Fourth District
The Heflin New Era notes Col Fred J Blackmon seeks the congressional seat held by W B Craig. Blackmon, Alabama Senator and former legislator, is praised for public service and gains support despite opposition to Governor Comer policies. Friends see him winning by a handsome majority.
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Fred J. Blackmon
Calhoun County
Congress
W. B. Craig
Fred Blackmon
Calhoun
St. Clair County News
Col
Blackmon
Alabama Senate
Comer
Senate
Black
Alabama corn contest shows remarkable acre yield
A Montgomery dispatch reports Alabama ran a state contest for corn per acre to prove intensive farming can boost yields. Winners recorded 142 bushels and 50 pounds, 142 bu 30 lb, and 158 bu 38 lb per acre, with 12 contestants all above 91 bushels. The piece credits scientific cultivation and notes higher Mississippi Valley yields.
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Montgomery
Ala
Florida Times Union
Jacksonville
Alabama
Mississippi Valley
Times-Union
North Carolina
Compulsory Education Advocated in Montgomery Journal
The Montgomery Journal argues for compulsory education as the remedy to illiteracy among young men who cannot read the state constitution or participate in elections. The editorial notes widespread unreadable literacy and urges action to improve schooling and voter competence.
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Alabama
Montgomery Journal
Political shifts and campaigns span multiple states this spring
Former Massachusetts official invites at a Michigan banquet while James B. Connolly seeks Congress in the Tenth district. Ohio Republicans gauge candidates for governor and a U S Senate race. Iowa limits primaries to Republicans and Democrats. Kellogg and Miller touted for Senate bids. Arkansas underscores prohibition, and New Jersey eyes Kean successor with several names floated.
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James B. Connolly
Roosevelt
Congress
Massachusetts
New Jersey
United States
John Kean
Jsokes
Murphy
David Baird
John W. Griggs
Read Altogether for Better Minds in 1910
The Youths Companion urges families to choose clean wholesome reading for 1910. It promotes brave noble heroes over criminal tales and offers a $1.75 subscription for 52 issues plus remaining 1909 issues and a colored Venetian Calendar.
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THE
Youth’s Companion, Companion
Boston
Mass
Pryor Candidacy Seen For Texas Governor Race
Col Ike T Pryor, cited as a likely Texas governor candidate, has long been a leading Texas figure. Born in Tampa Florida he started as a newsboy in the Union army and rode a wounded horse at Murfreesboro. He later built a fortune in cattle and led the Trans Misssissippi Commercial Congress last summer.
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Ike T. Pryor
Texas
Lone Star State
Murfreesboro
Tampa
Fla
Pryor
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
This Date in History Highlights Notable Births and Deaths
A timeline of historical events and notable births and deaths is listed, including Pierre Samuel Dupont in 1739, Alexander Hamiltons wedding in 1780, Washingtons death in 1799, and Sir Adam Archibalds death in 1892, with additional notes on Alabama statehood and other milestones.
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Pierre Samuel Dupont
Great Powder Works of
Delaware
Paris
France
Diel
Wilmington
Del
Alexander Hamilton
Elizabeth Schuyler
Albany
N. Y
Anthony Wayne
Charleston
D. C
George Washington
U. S
Mt. Vernon
Westmoreland County
Noah Porter
Yale College
Farmington
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Aniston Evening Star
Anniston Publishing Company
Kime Lidg
R. T. Pain
Aln
Annniston
Oxford
Anniston Pub Company
Board of Ogccmty Commissioners of
Calhounia
Ilower
Tuseday
South
Chattanooga News
Guill
Tonia, Mich
Myron T. Herrick
Charles H. Grosvenor
Robert W. Taylor
Cleveland
Eluer Dover
Republican National Committee
Lincoln Voters’ League
Kalamazoo
Mich
Lincoln
Chicago
Iowa
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil
United States Senate
Moves F. Clapp
Andrew Miller
North Dakota
John H. Hineman
Arkansas
Donaghey
Hineman
Haviland China
Ata Kako
W. F. van Arsdel
Noble Street
Charles J. Jenkins
Georgia
Sir Adam Archibald
Nova Scotia
Mackenzie Bowell
Signor Marconi
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Cornwall
Santa Claus
Anniston Hardware CO
Agatite Cement
C. J. Houser
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