Safety First Movement Spread Across American Railways
The article notes the nationwide adoption of the safety first principle by American railways, led by Chicago's R. C. Richards, highlighting dramatic drops in fatalities and injuries in 1912 and predicting continued success due to moral and practical benefits for workers and operations. It also covers an Alabama cotton growers convention opposing the Underwood tariff, linking tariff changes to cotton prices and urging a shift to boost demand for both raw cotton and manufactured goods.
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American Railway Association
R. C. Richards
Chicago
Safety First
Richards
Alabama
New Orleans
West
Congress
Wilson
United States
Leather Trust
Liverpool
England
Europe
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Debate on Woman Suffrage Draws Sharp Attacks from Antis
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw urged a federal equality amendment before a Senate committee, accusing anti suffrage forces of shielding vice and evil. The piece argues votes for women are equal to men and examines demographic voting implications, noting regional tensions and the stance of Rep. Richmond Pearson Hobson.
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Anna Howard Shaw
Senate
Evib
Dr. Shaw
Anna Shaw
United States
America
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Congress
South
Glucose labeling case reaches federal Supreme Court decision
The glucose trust challenged Wisconsin rules banning corn syrup labeling. The U S Supreme Court ruled states cannot impose stricter food and drug labeling than federal law for products sold directly to the public. The decision risks curbing state industry protections and raises questions about labeling under pure food laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Products Refining Company
Glucose Trust
Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court
Illinois
State Supreme Court
Journal of the American Medical Association
Supreme Court
Federal Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Department
Mobile
India Telieves
Supreme Court Ling
Catfish Intrudes Flooded Parlor In Rosston
Mrs Catherine Reiter of Rosston near here awoke to a live twenty inch catfish tangled in the gas chandelier after waters flooded the parlor. The couple, with help, killed the fish then noticed driftwood had shattered the parlor window suggesting the creature swam in through the debris entry as the house was filling with water.
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Catherine Reiter
Rosston
Kittanning (Pa
William A. Keener
Judge Keener
United States
Harvard Law School
Story
Harvard
Columbia Law School
Supreme Court of New York
New York
Keener
Carnegie Trust Institution
Andrew Carnegie
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Carnegie Trust Company
Carnegie Trust
Augusta
Georgia
Holland
France and Alsace Motto by a Hair’s Width
A German physician notes a blond hair left on a carpet and later sends a pendant showing an eagle gripping a hair with the Alsace escutcheon and the motto Germany holds Alsace by a thread. The exchange underscores tenuous control and cultural tension in Alsace during occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace
Allemagne
Germany
End of curved saber as U.S. cavalry weapon replaces straight two edged sword
Washington reports that American military officials abandoned the curved cavalry saber in favor of a long straight double edged sword. Major General Leonard Wood discusses the change and notes the sword’s point will be emphasized in cavalry training for charges, with the era of curved blades ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshal Ney
Peninsula
Austerlitz
Wagram
War Department
Europe
United States
Uncle Sam
Russia
Sam
Leonard Wood
Army
Napoleon
Orse
Behind the Wall in the Black Fortress Prison
A vast plain hosts a riverbank fortress where inmates live in silence by day and communicate by tapping walls at night. A young girl prisoner laughs and moves the men to hope, while a nearby couple across the wall exchange love via secret knocks and chords, until the looming gallows heightens fear and isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S! Nut
Angel of Death
Prosperity at home and in Great Britain
The piece contrasts Lloyd George's optimistic view of Britain’s prosperity with U S trade resilience. It notes Britain’s strong exports despite coal strikes and harvest troubles, Balkan war jitters, and U S banking demands for crops. It argues both nations enjoy sound trade health under differing policies and cautions against overemphasizing tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
D George
Lloyd-George
United States
Europe
Redfield
The Nation's Food Supply Under Scrutiny
The article condemns inflated federal food statistics and warns against relying on optimistic reports. It cites famine in India and Russia to argue for cautious, truth based planning for America's Aryan prosperity, urging exposure of error in official figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
India
Russia
Mediterranean
America
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Secretary of Agriculture
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Mobile Item Company Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Ala
MES C. van Antwerp
Nat Ny Wee
Ssace
Co. O'Connell
Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Fifth Ave
MAIL
Baldwin County
Gulfport
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Flomaton
Atmore
Brewton
Pensacola
Ows
Bell
Memphis Commercial Appeal
William J. Bryan
Bryan
New ‘Orleans
Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
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