Mobile Item Highlights 1913 Medical School Honors
Mobile's short report notes the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners rejected fifty percent of applicants in Montgomery. It praises the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Mobile for a high pass rate, with 10 of 11 class of 1913 passing and less than 10 percent overall failures. The piece commends the Mobile school for improving standards and predicts strong results for 1915 graduates before the tough state board.
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Mobile
Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners
Montgomery
School of Medicine
University of Alabama
Alabama Board
Medical College
United States
Express Patrons Saved Millions in Postal Rate Reform
In 1909 Senator Sundberg of Kennedy Minnesota funded a suit that led to the Interstate Commerce Commission order reducing express rates nationwide. The rule slashes average charges by about 25 to 30 percent with small shippers gaining roughly half. Express firms plan appeals though the commission upholds lower long distance rates and new block-rate calculations amid limited funding for hearings.
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Sundberg
Kennedy
Kittson County
Minn
Minneapolis
James Manahan
Minnesota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mindneapolis
New York
Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Commerce Court
Congress
Education in Foreign Countries and Vocational Training
A Bureau of Education survey highlights how foreign education systems, especially in Germany Austria Switzerland Norway and other European nations, provide industrial and technical schooling insights for U S vocational problems. It notes Canadian and English reforms, continuation schools, rural and urban school reforms, and the need for better post primary adjustment to work.
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Bureau of Education
United States
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Norway
Canada
Ireland
Cluss
England
Denmark
France
Citi
Comer Boonlet Car Punctured in Bibb County
The Comer gubernatorial car suffered a tire blowout in Bibb County while touring the state. A confrontation with Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed drew crowds, with Seed denouncing Comer as a public menace to farmers and miners. The crowd backed Seed as Comer struggled to respond, ending the day with a caution that Alabama’s voters will not tolerate such politics.
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Comer
Brent
Bibb County
Walter D. Seed
Alabama
Mr. Seed
Mr. Comer
Bibb
Jefferson
Montgomery
Dallas
Madson
Mobile
Seed
Hit
Fusion in New York Reelection Clash Over Mayoral Bid
The article notes a fusion era rift as John Purroy Mitchell is nominated for New York mayor with Whitman McAneny also on the ticket. It discusses Tammany Hall’s potential moves and the impact of Mayor Gaynor possibly running as an independent, with speculation on election outcomes and candidate support.
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John Purroy Mitchell
New York
Whitman
Tammany
Mitchell
Wilson
New York Herald
the Herald
McAneny
Gaynor
Possible cotton market impact of insuring losses proposal
The text warns that penalizing buyers who insure against losses could drive banks away from small cotton buyers, increasing risk of bankruptcy. It argues the legislation would expel thousands from cotton buying and urges farmers to reject the proposal. It notes manufacturers ignored Senate tariff questions with only 66 replies from 2,500 sent, per Senator La Follette.
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Senate Finance Committee
la Follette
Senate
Committee
Bryan and the Brewer Controversy Over Vopicka Appointment
The Anti-Saloon League of Illinois protests Secretary Bryan's support for Charlies Vopicka of Chicago as minister to three states citing his brewery ties. Supporters note Vopicka's character and capability while critics object to his brewing business. Senator Lewis defends him saying he does not drink, sparking debate on intolerance and propriety.
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Bryan
Charlies Vopicka
Chicago
Anti-Saloon League of
Illinois
Vopicka
Lewis
S$t. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nashville records 110 divorces in July amid slow divorce trade
Memphis News-Scimitar notes Nashville counted 110 divorces in July and reports the city sees marriage as a bourgeois institution for property protection, with the powerful and the poor alike paying little heed.
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Nashville
Karl Marx
Memphis News-Scimitar
Washington Investigations Return as New System Proves Efficient
Special correspondent Victor Elliott notes Congress again probes influence on legislation focusing on the lobby and invisible government. The piece contrasts past cramped hearings with a modern, reporter friendly setup featuring press tables, staged witness placement, and regular updates.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Congress
House
Steel Trust
Andrew Carnegie
Elbert H. Gary
Charles M. Schwab
Sugar Trust
Senate
United States
Wilson
Alabama Supreme Court Ends Technicalities In Reform Move
The Alabama Supreme Court vows to reverse fewer decisions on technical grounds. Editorials hail this epochal shift as a national push toward faster, cheaper justice and curbs on procedural games in litigation.
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New York
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Atlanta Constitution
Richmond tourists in a tobacco warehouse and Church Hill tale
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recalls a group of English visitors in Richmond guided by an old man. They mistake a tobacco warehouse for a church on Church Hill where Patrick Henry supposedly delivered the line Give me liberty or give me death.
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Richmond
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Church Hill
Patrick Henry
Sleep and Conscience Duel in John Maine Tale
John Maine bound by a chair is visited by a spectral rival revealing past infidelity and a neglected wife. A policeman interrupts, guiding a heartbroken reunion as Maine discovers his "better self" and his wife Maisie returns with their child.
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Dewman Square
John Maine
Maine
Christendom
The
Voice
Maisie
Trumbull Sees Panama Canal in Global Context
Frank Trumbull, head of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads, summarizes his Panama trip. He notes geography eastward end of the canal, new York Central and Pennsylvania terminal feats, and sanitation discipline under Goethals. He critiques financing, predicts mixed commercial impact, and praises broader influence on South America and Pacific trade.
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New York
Frank Trumbull
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Panama Canal
Trumbull
Panama
Canal
Colon
Gulf
United States
Mr. Trumbull
New York Central Railroad
Pennsylvania
Manhhattan
Panama Zone
New York Central
Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
New York City
Panama Isthmus
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Antipodes
Orient
South America
Pacific Coast
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Holland
WANTS FINGER IN THE PIE. Buzzard's Roost
Editor Thomas Jefferson Wilson of the Louisville Evening Post complains of slow agricultural growth and political frustration. He accuses Kentucky Democrats and requests funds from McAdoo allies to influence voters, signaling a protest along with names of bankers and political figures. He urges telegraphing to James and Stanley.
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Louisville Evening Post
Fenley
Rodes
Rice
Cesseday
Gettys
McAdoo
Kentucky
James
Stanley
Thomas Jefferson Wilson
The Woman: Who Tried to Be Good Authors Fight Censorship
The Chicago Evening Journal condemns the appeal by a reform group to ban Edna Ferber story The Woman from U S mails. The piece argues the tale is the author’s best work, clean, moral, and revealing of selfish smuggling that blocks reform.
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Purity League
Edna Ferber
United States
Chicago Evening Journal
A Line O' Cheer Each Day o' the Year
A nostalgic verse by John Kendrick Bangs recalls a guiding star in youth that remains constant through joy and sorrow. The piece contrasts changing friends and fortunes with an unchanging, faithful beacon that endures as truth. An aside notes Bryam gaining attention for Chautauqua advertising in Philadelphia North American.
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John Kendrick Bangs
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