Virginia Audubon urges support for Moncure and Rutherfoord Game Bill
The Virginia Audubon Society tells farmers that a state game commission and a $1 county license would protect property, reduce trespassing, and post land for hunting. They claim the bill would deter roafers, preserve bird life, and provide economic value to agriculturists, urging lawmakers to act now and allow a trial with repeal possible if it fails.
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Virginia Audubon Society
Farmers of
Virginia
Moncure and Rutherfoord
Game Commission
General Assembly
Should Sheep Replace Eagle as Our National Emblem
A reflective essay questions replacing the American eagle with a sheep scene as a national emblem. It cites Holy Writ and social conformity, musing on national identity, peer pressure, and cultural trends. The piece references The Point of View in the March Scribner and critiques modern intellectual pretensions.
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March Scribner
Advertising Lemons by R L Gurney at Missouri bankers meeting
R L Gurney manager of the savings department at Commonwealth Trust Company St Louis delivered an address titled Advertising Lemons before Group 12 of the Missouri Bankers Association. He argued bankers get the best results from newspaper advertising and urged continuous advertising by contract. His talk used a chart illustrating advertising "viewons" of various kinds.
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R. L. Gurney
The
Commonwealth Trust Company
St. Louisa
Missouri Bankers' Association
Temperance measure passes House amid fierce debate
Virginia lawmakers vote 62 to 30 to let voters decide liquor sales state wide. The Jordan Bill advances as amendments fail. supporters celebrate while opponents criticize constitutional issues. Rockbridge delegates split as John W. Stephenson backs the bill and Hugh A. White opposes it.
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Temperance Advocates
Virginia
House of Delegates
Jordan
Rockbridge
John W. Stephenson
Hugh A. White
Mr. White
Kansas Health Almanac Mirrors Virginia Folio
The Kansas State Board of Health reprints its 1912 Kansas Health Almanac with heavy Virgina Almanac similarities and acknowledgments to the Virginia Health Department. It includes fables, monthly warnings, and a new "Things for Farmer to Do" series for each month, replacing hookworm with whooping cough warnings in Kansas.
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Kansas State Board of Health
Virginola
Kansas
State Health Department
Change the Laws to Meet Present Conditions
Professor versity Law School argues that morality and conduct standards have evolved in ten years, outpacing ancient norms. He asserts social justice must guide law changes, judges shape many laws, and the old U.S. Constitution may soon appear outdated as times change.
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United States
Yuan Shi Kai Named President of the Republic of China
The National Assembly elected Yuan Shi Kai, former Premier, as President and moved the provisional capital to Nanking. Sun Yat Sen resigned with an agreement to stay until the new government takes office. The assembly paid tribute to Sun for his sacrifice and unity in Northern China.
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Yuan Shi Kai
National Assembly of China
Nanking
Sun Yat Sen
Assembly
Dr. Sun
National Assembly
China
Pneumonia Warnings and Virginia College Bill Update
The State Health Department urges precautions against pneumonia with guidance on stable temperatures fresh air and proper clothing during upcoming temperature swings. The Women’s College bill to establish a co ordinate college for women at the University of Virginia failed in the Senate 20 to 14 with plans to refile in 1914.
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State Health Department
Womans College
University of Virginia
Senate
Lightning Rods Declared Farce by New Orleans Official
William M. Levy, chairman of the New Orleans school board building committee, denounces lightning rods as a waste of money and a menace, claiming insulation and ground connections offer better protection and that rods only benefit contractors and repairmen. He notes wires around the city provide greater protection and that rods attract lightning from no more than 40 feet. Governor Hoke Smith signs credentials as U.S. Senator. Texas peaches valued at 7,000,000 dollars annually.
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Benjamin Franklin
William M. Levy
New Orleans
Mr. Levy
Great Storm Sweeps Across Nation From Southwest
A severe blizzard swept from Texas through the central west into the Ohio Valley and Atlantic coast regions, causing rail and shipping wreckage, widespread damage to buildings, and loss of life. Temperatures plunged from 70 to below zero in many states as trains were delayed and communications failed.
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Texas
Central West
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Gulf Coast
Middle West
Alleghanies
Pensacola
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahma
Roosevelt sets out progressive platform at Ohio address
Col Roosevelt addressing the Ohio Constitutional Convention in Columbus urged government supervision of corporations direct election of senators short ballot direct nominations with delegates recall and initiative and referendum He attacked Taft on recall of judges and framed a broad progressive agenda for a possible presidential bid The Chilean government is erecting 69 to 70 new school buildings this year.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
National Convection
Roosevelt
White Opposes Enabling Act in Virginia House
The Richmond Virginian and Richmond Times-Dispatch report H A White of Rockbridge challenging the Jordan Prohibition Enabling Bill. He argues the bill would cede lawmaking to the people contrary to constitutional oaths and warns it threatens representative government, urging delegates to uphold the Constitution amid heated debate.
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House of Delegates
White
Richmond Virginia
Rockbridge
House
Richmond Virginian
The
Virginian
Anti- Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Virginia
Lie
Hugh A. White
House ‘of Delegates
Commonwealth
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State Audubon Society
Health Almanac
Versity Law School
March Woman's Home Companion
James, S. Sherman
Washington
Sherman
Celeste
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Col. Roosevelt
H. A. White
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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