Centenary of the Top Hat Prompts Reflective Column
The April 23 1913 Mobile Item reflects on the centenary of the beaver hat. It traces the high hat as civilization’s symbol of status from London to Darkest Africa and discusses its cultural significance and potential health effects. It contrasts fashion with global events, including Montenegro's siege and shifts in Balkan power altering European diplomacy.
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Tippecanoe
Tyler Too
Lincoln
London
the Stock Exchange
Africa
The
American Medical Association
Why Wool Tariff Change is Needed
The essay argues that U S prices for woolen cloths are about double England's and that tariffs have harmed both the worsted and woolen industries. It cites N S Stone and the tariff board, noting two industry wings clashed and carded-wool manufacturers revealed Schedule K throttled growth.
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Europe
England
Tariff Board
N. S. Stone
Stone
What If Names Change History In Medicine And Arts
A fragment argues alternate history with American doctors named Smith and Brown equal to famous Italian masters. It muses that a Montgomery Advertiser writer could have hailed such parallel geniuses if different doctors and creators had worked on Pius, Dante, Michelangelo, Raphael, Verdi, Montessori, Caruso, and pellagra research.
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Pope Pius
Smith and Brown
New York
Verdi
Brown
University of Chicago
Washington
Caruso
Fitts
Crowninshield
Montgomery Advertiser
Ministers Weigh Morgan Will Faith On Young Men
Atlanta ministers discuss Pierpont Morgan's will and his declared faith, arguing it may influence men more than his lifetime work. They condemn the notion that religion is only for women and dreamers, urging a broader appeal to youth.
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Atlanta
Pierpont Morgan
Serum for Pneumonia Found by Rockefeller Institute
Dr Clarence A McWilliams reports the Rockefeller Institute has discovered a pneumonia cure serum targeting two bacillus strains. The institute guards details while tests on horses and mice aim to identify the effective strain for each patient. If proven, distribution may mirror diphtheria antitoxin logistics amid high pneumonia deaths.
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Clarence A. McWilliams
New York
Rockefeller Institute
McWilliams
New York Health Department
United States
High Rate of Tobacco Consumption in United States
The article notes Americans are the world’s top tobacco users, citing Wilson Underwood tariff effects. It reports per capita use at six pounds, and sixteen pounds for males over sixteen. Over thirty years consumption rose 250 percent, vs France 25 and England 56 percent. It warns physicians and sociologists on health impacts.
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United States
France
England
J Hamilton Lewis Opens Senate Career With Flair
Chicago Tribune hails J Hamilton Lewis as the new U S senator, praising his entrance to the Senate and noting his appointment to the elections and privileges committee. The prose dramatizes his ascent, calling him a figure of mythic achievement and practical politics.
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The
Chicago Tribune
J. Hamilton Lewis
United States Senate
Aurorean James
Lewis
Phoebus Apollo
Mars
Olympus
Illinois
Committee On Elections and Privileges
Webster
J. Ham
U. S
Value of common work and scarce resources clash in notes
Mary Stanhope of Sydney plans a model suburb for working people while Cleveland library patrons wear out 20,000 volumes annually. The passage argues common labor, light, and air have value and questions whether common offerings to society are worth more than intellect. It notes a future where the world’s food may come from new sources.
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Mary Stanhope
Cleveland Public Library
Bill to turn Gulf Stream by jetty on Grand Bank Met with Skepticism
Representative William M Calder of New York proposes a congressional commission to study building a jetty on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland to redirect the Gulf Stream toward New England and Canada. Support comes from scientists and engineers. critics warn of climate and cost risks.
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New England
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Washington
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Canada
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Maritime Association
Laborstrike at Yonkers refinery ends with fishing trip
Laborers at the Federal Sugar Refinery in Yonkers struck and the superintendent paid off workers, locked the plant, and left for a fishing trip. A New York Telegram quip notes the exchange and adds a wry line on love and marriage. Tramps in Chicago form a branch of the International Welfare association.
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Yonkers
New York Telegram
Chicago
International Welfare Association
Dual Compositions of a Poor Musician and His Son
Geoffrey Mastyn fears his career is over as illness and poverty push them toward ruin. His son Teddy offers to fill his place in the orchestra, only for a mysterious benefactor to appear and reveal a hidden past tying the two together. The reunion leads to marriage and a brighter future, while a lingering question about the couple’s bond remains.
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Sonny
Geoffrey Mastyn
Teddy Boy
Laddie
Teddy
Jimmy
Kitty
Douglas
Tariff in Effect Early in Autumn
Washington reports strong indications the tariff bill will pass Senate and be signed by the president by late summer or autumn. Imports may drop as buyers await new schedules. Exports show a notable March decline, with nine months of the current year totaling higher than last year. State consolidation aims to merge New York Central and Hudson River lines into a single statewide railroad system as finance crafts a broader merger plan.
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New York
Washington
Ways and m Committee
Congress
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Europe
Balkan
James J. Hill
Texas
New York State
New York Central
Hudson River Company
Erie
West Shore Company
William K. Vanderbilt
Rome
Watertown
Ogdensburg
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Parsons
Buffalo
West
Michigan Central
Vanderbilt
Plea for curb on fast corner cutting drivers
A reader urges action to curb fast corner cutting by drivers on city streets. The letter cites near misses at St Louis and St Anthony streets and calls for enforcement to protect pedestrians.
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