Iron and steel output in Alabama in a steady sale push
Birmingham August 4 Special. The southern pig iron market shows steady sales ahead of schedule with prices around 1150 per ton for iron to be delivered this and next month. Foundries expand production, new plants at Holt and North Birmingham near, Sloss-Sheffield boosts furnace output, and rail and pipe demand rises. First half 1911 Alabama production about 878,648 tons. current yards hold under 78,000 tons ready for instant call. Labor troubles touch foundries and machine shops while reorganization of Southern Iron and Steel continues under Bowren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Central Foundry Company
Holt
Ala
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
North Birmingham
Dimmick Pipe
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Tron Company
Alabama
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Ensley
Tennessee Coal Tion and Railroad Company
Insley
Bessemer
Tennesse
Wolle Cutton
Southtra *Iron and Steel Company
Gadsden
Palaces for American Heiresses in London Parks Lane
A long feature details American heiresses buying London mansions in Park Lane and nearby notable houses. It notes Alfred Vanderbilt Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Ward purchasing Dudley and Chesterfield houses, London social ripple effects, a romantic link to Sir Joseph Robinson, and memories of Dukes, Countesses, and the famed Duchess of Roxburghe’s entertaining at Chesterfield House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Brown
London
Brother Jonathan
Dick Turpin
Atlantic
Reindeer Inn
Banbury
Oliver Cromwell
Highgate House
London Hospital
America
Park Lane
Grosvenor Square
Curzon Street
Alfred Vanderbilt
Picadilly
Whitelaw Beld
Dorchester House
Sir George Olford
Alfred Belt
Frederick Guest
Amy Phipps
Henry Phipps
Carnegies
Andrew Dudley
Joseph Robinson
John Ward
Chesterfield Houe
Duke of Roxburghe
May Doelet
Curzon and
South
Audley
Stars and Stripes
Reid
Dudley
Carleton Gardens
Dudley House
Edward
Georgiana
Earl of Dudley
Bil
Ireland
Commonwealth of Australa
High Plains
Lord Dudley
Sir Joseph Robinson
Jamaica
House of
Duke
Gretaa Green
Duchess of Marlborough
Mayfair
Gretna Green
Miss Chudleigh
Duke of Kingston
Duke of Chandos
Edware
Chesterfield House
Wrightsville Beach Seal Saturday Excursion
Adventure to Wrightsville Beach on Seal Saturday with an August 10 round trip fare of six dollars. Special train offering sleepers and coaches departs at 7 p.m. from the depot. Pullman reservations available now at the city ticket office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville Beach
Seal
Pullman
City Ticket Office
Social Work on Steerage Aims to Guide New Immigrants
The article argues social workers aboard ships to the United States can shape immigrant minds during the voyage. Rosamond Kimball suggests using steerage time to educate newcomers about American ideals and dangers such as white slave traffic. Emphasizes training women to recognize risks and avoid trafficking schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery Park
Rosamond Kimball
America
Healthfulness of Laughter in Healing
Merriopathy, the healing laugh, argues laughter as a remedy for gloom and disease. It asserts some illnesses require drugs or surgery, but many respond to cheerfulness and mirth, promoting faster recovery and longer life.
Fixing the Light in Tete
Mr Briggs looked in the evening as his sister and her little brother Tom played host to a young woman until she arrived. She asked Tom to help settle her on the couch and adjust the gas light while she awaited them. Tom replied that Slater had already sent word to come in and turn out the gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innes-Kers
Park Lane
Ward
Dudley House
South Africa
Earl of Dudley
Countess of Dudley
Coventry
Versailles
French Republic
Marshal Mac Mahon
Lorg
Dudley
Lord Dudley
Lady Dudley
Mr Briggs
Theart
Tom
Slater
The Voice of the Fan and Its Effect on Baseball Players
Hugh Fullerton surveys how fans influence players in baseball. He recalls 1907 Chicago crowds cheering the defeated team and notes players hear hostile chants and inner feelings, with many quitting the majors under fan pressure. Walter Wilmot recalls strong lingering sentiment toward fans, hinting at enduring impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton
Sox
Palyers
Chicago South Side
Yale
Walter Wilmot
Anson
Chicago
Grandmother’s Wedding Veil Preserved in Antique Linen
A grandmother's wedding veil, delicate and pale, is described as it rests in a cedar chest. The speaker recalls family memories, the silk gown, lace, and orange blossoms, and imagines the veil worn by another bride to honor a beloved matriarch. The poem honors enduring virtue and loving care across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seciaaly
Illac
Miona Irving
A Novel Railroad Pass Tale Of The Hebrew Economy
Rabbi Simon of Washington tells a tale on a New York to Philadelphia train. A Hebrew passenger rides with actors who lack tickets. When asked for tickets they answer with the name of their theatrical company. The conductor presses for the company and the Hebrew replies De Pittsburg wading company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Whites Clash With Negroes in Texas Ranch Raid
Corpus Christi August 4 A race clash on Baldwin plantation twelve miles west of Corpus Christi was averted after a night of violence. One negress killed, two whites and one negro injured. J C Baldwin had imported over 100 blacks.JE Newell manager and W H Wallace shot. Newell imprisoned for three hours as 75 blacks fired on the store and posse from town arrived to end the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Texas
Baldwin Plantation
White
J. C Baldwin
Houston
Lou Burns
JE Newell
Owall
Newell
W .H Wallace
Ald Posse
The Passing of Pacinotti and the Italian Pulse of Invention
A concise tribute to Pacinotti, his 1864 electric motor and generator concept, and his overlooked role beside Volta and Marconi. The note reflects on recognition, the drift from pure discovery to practical life-enhancing inventions, and Pacinotti’s later focus on vine culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacinotti
Gtrom
Volta
Marconi
Ferraris
Gramme
Bla Famoua Dynamo
Pucinott
Burns Praises College Men as Future Detectives
William J Burns, famed criminologist, lauds college men for detective work. He says college training accelerates grasp of scientific methods, promotes open work, and yields superior detectives who mix well and present well. He notes young men enter without preconceived ideas and quickly adopt modern techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
William J Burns
Summer Hats in China
The Pekin Daily News notes that China’s revolution has reduced demand in Japan but boosted hatmaking near Beijing. With Chinese abandoning the queue, winter hat demand and prices rose, and observers expect even higher demand for summer hats in China with prices increasing about 36 to 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Pekin Daily News
Ching
Japan
Young Couple Marries in Atlanta After Elopement
Fannie Middleton a Birmingham teen aged 16 ran away Sunday morning to marry Junie Law of the Independent Telephone Co in Atlanta. Detectives halted the arrest as the couple wed, then sent word to Fannie’s father. They honeymooned aboard a train bound south as authorities plan further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanta
Fann: Middleton
Birmingham
Atlanta
Junie Law
Police
Fannie
Florida
Terminal Station
Brill Disease Not Typhus Says New York Health Bulletin
New York City Health Department May bulletin warns Brill disease is a mild form of typhus and should be renamed. It notes typhus still appears in several US cities, with outbreaks in 19th century Manhattan and Brooklyn, and cites louse transmission, overcrowding, and poor sanitation as key factors. Diphtheria deaths in 1911 fall to 801 due to antitoxin use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Nathan E. Brill
Brill
Mirge
United States
American
Philadelphia
Cuba
Mexico
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Mansattan
Journal of the American Medical Association
Interea
Fish feathers and a flood of questions from a boy
A humorous dialogue contrasts a diner asking for fish feathers with a Washington official who says they are real, then shifts to a child’s joke about whether bad men were drowned in the flood and if another flood might come. The piece blends whimsy about menus, authorities, and a child’s curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George M Bowers
Fishers
Washington
Mr Bowers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warant
Foundries Ami
James Bowren
Southern Iron and Steel Comeny
Mr Bowres
China, Glass and Art Department
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Whitehall St
Bowron
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
Tom Paul’ Krugers
Dudley Ome
St Robinson
Timself
Kimberley
Jean Class
Bloemfontein
Shanks Mare
Joseph
Robinsons Household
Peter
Robinson
England
Dudley Houses
Lord Burton
Edward Bass
Duchess of
Duke of
Haliinton
Miss Gunning
Pierrepont Graham
Chesterfield
Dr Johnson
Cheiettan Marald
Cupid
Law
Ivy
Underwood Typewriter Office
Johnny
Gour Own Make
Rountree
W. Z. Turner
Mgr
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