Controversy over convict leasing and Mobile school funding
In Mobile Alabama, 1913, essays attack convict leasing as brutal and lethal to a youth named Thomas Ross who became blind and insane from camp brutality. The piece also rebuts Examiner John T. Gorman's Mobile school funding comparison, arguing Mobile pays more for education than Birmingham and Montgomery and detailing tax and governance differences.
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W. H. Oates
Oates
Thomas Ross
Atmore
Huxford and Orvin Naval Stores Company
Mobile
Item
Huxford & Orvin Company
Alabama
Huxford and Orvin
James G. Oakley
Mobile County
Birmingham
Montgomery
State Department of Education
Gormai
Gorman
Pas
Loose Government in Washington DC Reproved by Congress
A congressional probe finds Washington DC run by three presidents appointed commissioners with half funding from Congress and the rest from local taxes. Investigations since 1910 reveal waste and poor results, with Bristow highlighting pension fraud in the police and fire departments including a $40 monthly pensioner earning $1,400 from another job and a second $30 monthly pensioner.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Congressional
United States
Bristow
Kansas
Ode to Blue Bottles Inspires City Cleanup Plan
The Cincinnati Times-Star cites a popular roundelay to urge civil action as April cleanups would reduce nuisance piles. It predicts faster beautification if residents remove waste together. Two months later Civil War veterans will gather at Gettysburg for the fiftieth anniversary celebration, prompting Mobile to marshal a large delegation.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Gettysburg
Mobile
No Turnabout in London Opinion Style Quip
A playful quip appears as dialogue between a fiancé and his fiancée Mabel arguing over seating or priority. The exchange is brisk and tongue in cheek, ending with the fiancée defiantly refusing to move. The snippet reflects columnary humor rather than a full scene.
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Mabel
London
First President Missed by Political Rivalry
In a Louisville Post reflection, George Washington is praised as first in war and peace, yet he could not slip away from the White House to attend a game with Walter Johnson pitching, a contrast drawn to Woodrow Wilson’s stance honoring the Father of His Country.
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George Washington
White House
Walter
Jon
Woodrow’ Wilson
Louisvile Post
D A R Moves to Establish Chapters Across the World
The article describes the Daughters of the American Revolution expanding overseas with chapters in China Mexico Havana Porto Rico Manila and Honolulu and plans for more in Panama and other distant locales. It notes the influence of the organization on memorials and civic ties and predicts chapters may form in the canal zone if occupation remains unstable.
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Washington
British Empire
China
Mexico City
Madero
Havana
United States
Spain
Daughters of the American Revolution
Maine
Havana Harbor
Havana Society
Congress
Arlington National Cemetery
Pennsylvania Avenue
Potomac
Arlington
Cuba
Atlantic
Porto Rico
Stars and Stripes
Honolulu
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Zone
Big Ditch
Manila
Philippines
Thirteen Colonies
D.A. R
D. A.R
Languages Spoken Worldwide and Usage by Nation
A New York Press summary lists global language totals. English dominates with about 130 million speakers. German 100 million. Russian 70 million. French 45 million. Spanish 40 million. Italian 30 million. Portuguese 13 million. Also notes English in Canada 4 million and U S 75 million, with German and French usage across several regions and Belgium and Haiti figures.
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Dominion of
Canada
West Indies
Australia
East India
British Isles
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Barrred Question on Women in Police Force Sparks Judge Remark
A judge quips that women will not succeed on the police force or in the secret service, highlighting a gender bias moment in a courtroom exchange. The remark frames a debate on women’s roles in law enforcement.
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secret_service department
The Duchess of Cleverley and the American Tour
The Duke Rupert Cleverley learns Peggy has left with another man. Actress Ann Rutherford reveals Peggy saved Ann’s Frivolity revival by playing the leading lady last week. Peggy sails to America that night, and the Duke decides to pursue her and forgive the ruse.
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Duke of Cleverley
Cecily
Rupert
Peggy
Duchess of Cleverley
Ann
Ann Rutherford
Carnaby
America
Duchess of
Cleverley
Unclear dialogue erupts with landlord and feisty tenant
Fragmentary text shows a quarrel lines about shaving and stew. A landlord snorts Not in this house while a character named Flie e Blactter appears in the muddled excerpt.
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Guet
Woolworth Building Opens as Tenants Move In
The Woolworth Building in New York opens for tenancy with officials including President Wilson and Vice Marshal in attendance. At 750 feet, it claims to be the world’s tallest office structure, sparking debate over its architectural beauty and potential as a new financial center.
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New York
Wilson
Vice Marshall
Congress
Woolworth
Aaa
Lower Broadway
United States
Mr. Woolworth
Trust Institution
Ore
Bankers’ Trust
Guaranty Trust
Life Insurance Company
Madison Square
Roscoe Conkling
Chester A. Arthur
Holland
Marriage Advice From Ella Wheeler Wilcox Entertains Loneliness
A satirical snippet quotes Ella Wheeler Wilcox urging work and early marriage while lampooning domestic friction. The piece riffs on snoring at breakfast, changing quarters after years of marriage, and a skeptical view of social expectations for couples.
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Luke M
Luke
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella
Hice
Petty
Dearie
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Airport
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Ton
Brewton
Nesacola
Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
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