Flood prevention and Panama Canal trade drive public stance
The April 22 1913 issue argues for federal flood control across Mississippi Ohio and Missouri basins and urges rapid Panama Canal related trade expansion. It notes public sentiment builds from New Orleans to Mobile and emphasizes strategic location and hydroelectric and navigable-water goals.
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Mississippi River
Ohio River
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri
Lower
Cairo
Gulf
Ohio River Country
Mississippi Valley
Missouri River
Congress
Walter Parker
New Orleans
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Panama Canal
Extension of Agriculture Plan Wins Renewal in Congress
The Lever agricultural extension bill, backed by Senators Hoke Smith and Congressman A F Lever, seeks a federal matched grant to place skilled farm advisers in every agricultural county. Despite a Senate tie due to substituting the Page vocational education bill, supporters commend the measure’s broad backing from colleges, industries, and educationalists and expect passage in this session.
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United States
Congress
Senate
House
Page
Hoke Smith
Georgia
A. F. Lever
South Carolina
Far Eastern Olympiad Honors Spread Across Nations
In Manila during the Philippines Carnival the first Far Eastern Olympiad awarded top honors to multiple nations. The Meiji team of Japan won the baseball championship while China produced the top all around athlete and the Philippines led in total points.
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Manila
Meiji
China
Mobile Baseball Opening Season Report From New Orleans
The Times-Democrat notes the season opener in New Orleans and hints at measured trimming of the squad after an uncertain result. The report suggests larger changes may follow based on early performance.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Tariff Bill Presented and Expected to Become Law
The completed tariff bill was presented to the house ending speculation on its contents. The Democratic aim is to remove protections that let managers demand bonuses and to cut duties. The bill's agricultural provisions place common foods on the free list including meats, with expectations the cost of living will fall.
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House
Legislators urged to refuse legislative riders on bills
Florida Times Union argues that congress should resist riders on appropriation bills and respect constitutional powers. The piece warns that forcing legislation through revenue needs undermines dignity and proper government functioning.
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Congress
Judiciary
Florida Times-Union
Want More and Raise Less Tariff Debate on Meat
Democratic members oppose free meat on the tariff bill arguing consumers face high prices. They note sugar and wool get tariff exemptions and urge reducing cattle tariffs. The discussion cites packers and cattle raisers admitting supply shortages and New York wholesale costs under two thirds of imported meat.
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Congress
New York
The Kite's Mistake
A long migration tale follows a kite over Norway and Scotland as it hunts waders and plovers. The bird breaches Arctic seas to Scotland, then moves toward Monmouthshire where a sheep death trap ends its chase and a carrion crow is spared.
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Europe
Norway
Sweden
Hebridges
Scotland
Monmouthshire
Severn
Sheen
Woman Lovely Woman and the Plight of Modern Life
A Florida Times-Union discussion advocates platonic affection to reduce trouble. It mocks vocal training wasted on women while mothers focus on cooking. It notes women riskdriving others to drink and urges reins on excess. The Conference for Education in the South links absence of real country life to rural displacement.
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Florida Times-Union
Conference For Education In
South
Tariff Talk and the Underwood Bill Lessons
Washington writer Victor Elliott skewers the Underwood tariff bill listing odd items on the free list and debating its impact on living costs. He notes items like pulu and divi divi, explains appetite versus appetite, and urges careful consideration by Congress before raising prices for the common shopper.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Underwood
Ways and Means
Congress
Underwood Committee
Hawaii
Senate
Immensity of the Automobile Trade
A New York report details surge in automobile production across the Midwest and East. It notes plans to build 300000 cars in 1914, a vast tire demand, and the rise of swollen fortunes from auto ventures. Virginia City context omitted.
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New York
mid-West
Central West
Indianapolis
Detroit
There Is No New Thing Under The Sun Says Dudeney
The May Strand notes Henry E. Dudeney’s claim that new inventions are often just old ideas revived. It cites Boni’s Rome excavations showing three elevators in the Caesars palace on the Palatine Hill and a deep shaft of about 120 feet. It compares past skepticism about flying machines and dirigible balloons to present realities.
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Henry E. Dudeney
May
Boni
Rome
Palatine Hill
Forum
Palatine
Richard Proctor
Double surface photographic paper for bidirectional copies
A photographic paper with sensitive emulsion on both sides enables photos to be made on either surface without interference. This invention aims to reduce the volume of public record books in states adopting a dual surface recording process for deeds and public documents.
Legislation by Indirection Raises Food and Drug Law Fears
The article notes over 2200 judgments in six years favoring government action to clean up food and drug law enforcement. It argues penalties are small and the publicized judgments damage a firm’s business image, as firms fear adverse reflections in court decisions about adulterated or misbranded goods. It cites state and national official reports showing most violations involve false ingredient representations rather than actual health harms.
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mid-West
United States
Thomas Marshall
Mr. Morgan
New York
Hugh J. Grant
Eer
Holland
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Associated Press
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Fifth Ave
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Gulfport
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Pascagoula
Citronella
Mobile’s Trade Area
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West Indian Islands
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of México
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National Chamber of Commerce
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
India
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Peru
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For Extension of Agriculture
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