The Mobile Item Company History and Road Improvement Notice
The Mobile Item reports its history founded 1912 and re established in Mobile Alabama. It notes Good Roads Year Book findings of 1912 showing 137 million state road bonds 156.5 million county bonds authorized outstanding totaling about 293.5 million with estimates rising to 350 million including 1912 voted bonds not yet issued. It highlights 10.1 percent road improvement by Dec 1911 and a two year gain of more than 34 000 miles of improved roads surpassing France.
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United States
France
False Capitalization Blamed For High Cost Of Living
Samuel H. Barker argues that false capitalization inflates living costs by pricing future profits into present goods. He cites steel industry practices from 1901 to 1912, urges public partnership and rate regulation to curb harmful profits, and calls for a fairer share of wealth from combinations.
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America
Samuel H. Barker
Philadelphia North American
M. Barker
Steel Corporation
Barker
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Philadelphian
Latin American Commerce Exports Rise for U S
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce reports U S exports to Latin America will average about one million dollars per business day in the current fiscal year, totaling an estimated 26 million dollars for 1913, up from 11.5 million in 1903, while imports from Latin America double to 460 million. The United States remains the largest supplier to Latin American markets, though shares vary by country, with Mexico and several Central and South American nations relying heavily on U S imports.
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United States
Latin-America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Cuba
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Department of Commerce
Latin America
Mexico
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Colombia
South-America
Europe
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Paraguay
Great Britain
Germany
United Kingdom
Peru
Harriman
Hartriman
Moses Taylor
National City Bank
Taylor
James Stillman
Stillman
Moses. Taylor
Mr. Stillman
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Banks
Holland
Detroit suffragist Miss Emerson jailed after hunger strike
An American woman Miss Emerson of Detroit joined English suffragettes in window smashing and an attack on London police. She was jailed and forced feeding during a hunger strike, with a protest made to President Wilson.
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Miss Emerson
Detroit
London
Wilson
Editor Hood backs electric chair at Wetu Irpka penitentiary
The Montgomery Journal editor Hood who is county sheriff advocates replacing the rope with the electric chair and placing it at Wetu Irpka with an expert in charge. He cites his experience as weighty in expert opinion. Nearby, Patterson of the National Cash Register Co is praised for flood heroism. Unclear notes on Venus and spring predictions follow.
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Hood
Montgomery Journal
Montgomery County
Wetu Irpka
Iff Hood
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Fed
Washington lazy husband law sparks debates in press
The Washington legislature enacts a lazy husband law effective June 14, mandating that nonincome producing husbands be arrested and forced to work for $1.50 daily plus board, with prisoner earnings given to the family. Editorials question enforcement and impact, noting potential widespread laziness and legal complexities.
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State of Washington
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Thanks From China Reflects U S Policy Shift
The New York World notes China thanked President Wilson for withdrawing official support of the six power loan. It says defenders of Dollar Diplomacy may find satisfaction in China’s conduct as a result of the administration’s stand.
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Wilson
China
New York World
Honduran President Die at Early Age
The president of Honduras died after a illness, shocking observers and prompting a brief period of national mourning. Officials declined further comment as the country begins to chart a course after the leader's death.
Hinebaugh's Third Party Rise Captures Capitol Headlines
Illinois representative William Hinebaugh from Ottawa fossils a new third party in Congress while still not paid or sworn in. He claims 18 members in the movement and talks with leaders including Victor Murdock and Roosevelt entourage, drawing wide publicity from reporters and cartoonists.
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William Hinebaugh
Ottawa
Illinois
Hinebaugh
Twelfth
Capitol
Elliott Woods
Tse
Ginks
Congress
Victor Murdock
Chautauqua Fame
Progressive Party
New York
Roosevelt
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Rival Lovers Stop Miss Jemima’s Wedding
Lord Ronald Dalrymple and Sir Winifred Kershaw, close friends, duel for Miss Jemima Lithilby. Jemima favors Winifred. Ronald kills her and escapes to Paris. Years later they reunite, reconcile, and toast their old bond with Pedro Ximenes.
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Ronald Dalrymple
Sir Winifred Kershaw
Kemima Lithilby
Lord Lithilby
Miss Jemima
Ronald
Lord Dalrymple
Kershaw
Miss Lithilby
Sir Kershaw
Lithilby
Winifred Kershaw
Jemima
France
Paris
Dalrymple
Rue Richelieu
John
London
Upper Wimpole Street
Drury’ Lane
Covent Garden
Greenroom
Cafe Stephen
Royal Society
Cocoa Tree Clubs
Lord Ronald
Cicero
Winifred
Death of J. P. Morgan and effects on American finance
New York April 7. Discussion on the impact of Mr. Morgan's death on J. P. Morgan & Co and on American finance. The article notes historical precedents where successors preserved Morgan traditions and avoided major market disruption, predicting a shift toward pure financing and foreign lending expanding U.S. trade.
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New York
Mr. Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan and
Comany
Morgan
Commodore Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Railroad
Vanderbilt
William H
Commodore
William H. Vanderbilt
House of Vanderbilt
Cornelius
William K
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt House
Dispersing a Fleet Brings Navy Reform Support
The Schenectady Union Star lauds Secretary Daniels for requiring major sea service before promotion. It condemns lingering “Rocking Chair Fleet” officers stuck in Washington and urges a broader shift to active duty overseas to merit advancement.
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Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Naval Examining Board
Washington
Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Carpet Knights of the Who
Schenectady
Mayor Gaynor closes all night cabarets and restaurants
The Brooklyn Times reports Mayor Gaynor ordered all night cabarets and restaurants with all night licenses to shut at 1 am. The move darkens the Great White Way and is praised as a moral step to curb drunkenness and immorality in New York.
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New York
Brooklyn Times
Parisian style questioned as gowns traced to American makers
In Paris a scandal grows over gowns sold to rich American ladies that are made in the United States and shipped abroad for disposal. Critics say the so called Parisian style may originate in Rochester Syracuse or Oswego and be exported for profit.
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Paris
Rochester
Syracuse
Oswego
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