Good Roads Days Marked Across Alabama by Governor O Neal
Governor Emmet O Neal proclaims Friday and Saturday as Alabama Good Roads Days in a statewide push endorsed by the Alabama Good Roads Association. The observance urges better highways to boost farming, industry, and land development, with Mobile County cited as advancing road work and August 14–15 declared for observance.
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Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
O'Neal
Alabama Good Roads Association
Mobile County
The
Sun
Mobile Tax League Seeks Delay on Solvent Credit Tax
A Mobile committee led by Mayor Pat Lyons urged postponement of the solvent credit tax until the next legislative session. The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners promised to consider the request, acknowledging the tax as unjust and ruinous to small dealers in Mobile and across Alabama. The Item supported the committee’s stance as a fight for justice for all residents.
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Mobile
Pat J. ‘Lyons
Board of Revenue
Lyons
George J. Sullivan
Mobile Tax League
Mobile County
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Alabama
Cotton Conference Call Proposed by Cotton Association
President Harvie Jordan of the Cotton Association calls for a main convention in New Orleans on August 27 and 28 to discuss conditions abroad affecting marketing of the 1914 cotton crop. He asserts the situation is unprecedented in years and advocates financing plans with federal aid and strong banker support. The Item notes cooperative spirit among Southern institutions and unity with the people in addressing tie ups and prosperity.
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Harvie Jordan
The
Cotton Association
Jordan
Math
War in Sout Alabama Fights Tax Tension
An excerpt notes unrest among Mobile business men opposing a solvent credit tax, with leaders determined to resist until the tax is raised unconditionally. The brief dispatch mentions regional strife and financial pressure as the trigger for the confrontation.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Prayerful New York Clergyman Appeals for Mercy on War
A New York pastor opened a Sunday service with a fervent prayer about a looming war. He prayed for mercy on the aged and the rich who seek power, for the impoverished who will suffer, and for peace through the Prince of Peace, though he named Austria and Germany as rulers. He expressed sincere concern for the poor affected by the conflict.
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New York
Europe
Prince of Peace
Austria
Germany
War Felt in New York City Improvements Held Up
The report says more than 50 million dollars in New York City improvements will be delayed due to wartime finances but will proceed with an easement. Projects include paving grading sewerage a courthouse for Manhattan and Brooklyn the South Brooklyn Marginal Railway and Pier Terminal boulevards parks and school remodeling. Newspapers praise the administration noting grafts in Gotham are no longer a threat.
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New York City
Europe
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Gotham
Woman suffrage group vows no coercion in campaign pledge
Miss Mary Conkle, chair of the Wilmington forces of the Delaware division of the Congressional Union, denounces the Hobson stunt as horrid and states they will not kiss to influence votes. She claims thinking men know they are entitled to the ballot and will vote accordingly.
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Mary Conkle
Wilmington
Delaware
Congressional Union
Hobson
Cofikle
Question of the Hour in Pittsbough Gazette Times
A light editorial jab aside from the war shifts to domestic topics and asks readers if they have misplaced cuff links amid suffrage debates, reflecting a period newspaper tone and social humor.
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Pittabwegh Gazette Times
Mobile Port Barriers Hinder River Traffic Growth
George J. Santa Cruz writes from Mobile in 1914 urging The Item to publish his appeal. He argues Mobile is the key to river and harbor traffic and that barriers at the port block growth, impeding congressional progress and harming Mobile’s development prospects. He targets government delays and calls for removing artificial barriers to unleash commerce.
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Mobile
War Horse
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Warrior River
Louisiana
Texas
South
F. B. Merrill
Birmingham
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Colonel Merrill
George J. Santa Cruz
Letter to editor urges wartime relief and constructive policy
Carl E. Swansson of Battle Lake Minnesota writes to The Item Aug 7 1914 praising a book review and urging nations to redirect war spendings toward homes for people and welfare measures. He calls for constructive statesmanship and press effort for mankind.
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Mobile
Carl E. Swansson
Battle Lake, Minn
Bridegroom Hidden, Bride Steals Spotlight In Editorial Quip
A column contrasts wedding coverage focusing on brides with scarce bridegrooms, noting brides dominate pages while grooms are sidelined as a quaint anthropological specimen. The writer cites sentiment from North Fort Worth Sunday News and Dallas Morning News on wedding photography norms.
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North Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News
Armageddon ers teased by Debs party remark
A fragment quotes the St. Louis Globe-Democrat suggesting the Armageddon ers would be welcomed by Gene Debs's party if T. R. abandons them. It reads as a satirical jab about political factions.
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T. R
Gene Debs
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
It Might Have Been Worse
A clipped Pittsburgh Dispatch item notes hindsight on Europe in wartime context and suggests lessons from American reporters could have altered events. The brief reflects on alternate outcomes and historical sentiment.
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Europe
Pittsburgh
Refuses Interview On War Role For Swiss Navy
The Charleston News and Courier reports a refusal to be interviewed regarding possible Swiss naval involvement in the looming conflict. The piece notes speculation on Switzerland's part in any threatened war and cites no official stance.
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Bryan
Charleston News and Courier
Married life at Pine Bluffs club tests Helen and Warren
At a Pine Bluffs Country Club dance, Helen feels out of place among new guests while Warren tries to navigate introductions. Mr. Benbrook and his wife push social ties, sparking tension as Helen clashes with hostesses and wonders about belonging. Warren dismisses the scene as snobbish, prompting plans to depart.
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Helen
Pine Bluffs Country Club
Warren
Carrie
Benbrook
Mr. Benbrook
Louise
Lan
Gertrude
Mrs. Curtis
Seaview
Helen Biterly
Mrs. Benbrook
Sears Bound Over Without Bond on Murder Charge
Allen Sears faced a preliminary hearing in Montgomery on the murder of Abraham McNeel near Ramer. Witnesses testified the men quarreled the prior night and Sears borrowed a neighbor's shotgun to shoot McNeel in his stable the following morning. He was bound over to the grand jury without bond.
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Allen Sears
Montgomery
Ala
Abraham McNeel
Ramer
M. H. Screws
Sears
McNee
Bond
Reading the Room on Humor and Fortune
A reflective note argues not all fortunes arise from tips on horse racing and that some people rely on more than luck. It contrasts insistence on constant humor with the reality of ordinary workday dynamics and early rising.
War time gold flows and US rise in global finance
The article argues Europe seeks gold from the US amid war threats, boosting American securities sales at low prices. It predicts a large transfer of wealth to the United States, expanding investment, exports, and industrial growth while Europe stagnates under war, with McAdoo assuring temporary gold drainage poses little risk.
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United States
Europe
America
New York
London
Berlin
Wall Street
McAdoo
Atlantic
American Opportunity and the Western Hemisphere
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt argues the Holocaust crisis in Europe creates a chance for the United States to expand influence in the Western hemisphere by reviving American trade with South American nations. It envisions US finance and merchant power redirecting commerce from Europe to North and South America.
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Europe
United States
Western Hemisphere
United States of America
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
United Kingdom
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
South America
Disraeli
Cincinnati Enquirer
Know When They've Had Enough
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes that Roman fever is not a war fever this season and suggests Tripoli has given Italians enough of a dose for some time to come.
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Tripoli
Brooklyn Eagle
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