Don Farnsworth Introduces Chamber Plan in Mobile
The Mobile Item reports Don Farnsworth’s August 1913 introduction to the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League outlining a ways and means committee inspired by Chicago, aimed at uniting business lines. Critics warn belt line railroad politics may factionalize the group, challenging unity and the report of its own committee.
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Don Farnsworth
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Farnsworth
Belt Line Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Washington Faces Senate Battle Over Currency and Tariff
A hidden power struggle in Washington pits the president against Congress as currency reform is used to stall tariff deliberations. Democratic and Republican senators weigh farm credits and political pressure while vacancies and seating disputes threaten the plan's progress and potential adjournment strategies.
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Washington
Congress
Eratic Party
Con
Senate
House
New Jersey
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Stone
Missouri
Rosguiely
Johnston
Culberson
Texas
Henry B. Clayton
Alabama
New York Plans Suspended Seven Story Building Over Girders
New York expects a groundbreaking structure hung from massive girders to rise above the street after the old twelve story building is removed. Engineers will suspend seven floors from two new nineteen story blocks, using eight girders and punched steel strips, a world first in tall building design. Also outlined is a federal plan to recruit an industrial army of the unemployed under secretary of labor with government pay, housing, and transport. Streetcar horses Tom and Jerry to retire to pasture, and a public bet shows New Yorkers' willingness to assist those in need.
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New York
Compan
Secretary of Labor
Regular Army
United States
Industrial Army
Secretary of War
Tom
Jerry
East Side Business Men and Property
Delancey Street
New York Railways Company
Robins
Long Island
Brooklyn
Mosquito Control Gains Ground Across Eastern States
Dr. Alva H. Doty, former New York port health officer, says combined state and municipal efforts could rid the country of mosquitoes within years. He notes an eighty percent drop in Staten Island and Long Island shores, crediting drainage and petroleum in New Jersey bogs. In Mobile, reduced malaria and fewer bites follow ongoing public health campaigns led by Dr. Charles A. Mohr, with drainage and insecticides improving conditions citywide.
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Alva H. Doty
Port of
New York
New Jersey
Doty
Staten Island
Long Island
New England
Mobile
Board of Health
Charles A. Mohr
Dr. Doty
Mexico City Crisis Deepens as Huerta Seeks Forced Loans
The Washington Times reports Huerta faces cash shortages and may seize deposits in Mexico City banks to fund troops. Rebels gain ground while the regime hopes to sway national sentiment against the United States. Analysts note Mexico’s bonds flop in Europe and emphasize a widening financial squeeze.
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Washington Times
Mexico City
Huerta
London
New York
Washington
United States
Europe
United
Maximilian Ang
Millar
Gouvernor Sulzer and Tammany in the Florida Times Union view
The Florida Times-Union sums up the New York crisis over Governor Sulzer and Tammany Hall. It argues Sulzer is beyond defense, should resign to spare the state further humiliation, and questions reformers for failing to prove their charges while Tammany exposed abuses.
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The
New York World
Sulzer
Tammany
Murphy
Dix
Shank
Eer
Tammany Hall
Florida Times-Union
A Line O' Cheer In Reserve
A reflective verse note urges storing summer warmth for a bleak winter and to share kindness, noting no manager has too much warmth of heart and urging cheerful resilience in tough times.
Fall resolution on US protection rights in foreign lands
Washington dispatch notes Senate debate over Senator Fall of New Mexico's resolution to protect life and property of U.S. citizens abroad. Lodge backs a hard line while Taft administration opposed intervention. The piece contrasts current talk with pre Civil War era debates and recalls a duel challenge among representatives Pryor and Cooper.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Senate
Fall of
New Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
Fall
Mexico
Capitol
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Taft
Lodge
Henry Lane Wilson
Representative Smith
Texas
War Department
Texas Rangers
Madera
Smith
Congress
House
Roger Pryor
Virginia
George B. Cooper
Michigan
Cooper
Pryor
Trim
Old Dominion
The Brink of Folly and a Parisian Love Affair
Pipette Mercel Duprez inspires Marcel in a Montmartroise studio producing a painting that captures a haunting smile and a vow of love. Their romance faces crisis when Pipette admits fear of a former lover and Marcel vows to protect her.
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Mercel Duprez
Chance
Moulin de la Galette
Pipette
Marcel
Montmartroise
St. Cloud
Paris
Pont Neuf
Dent
Corn pone visions stir old Lawrence rainfall memories
Joyin Lawrence writes of vivid corn pone visions sparked by rain in Lawrence Tennessee. The Democrat notes how weather inspired local memory and a warm sense of community.
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Joyin Lawrence
Old Lawrence
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John C. O'Connell
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Albert Hanson
Foreign Advertising
Fifth Ave
Usiness
Puditorial
News Bell
Home
Bell
White House
Hal Coffman
Lockin
Aseman
Pittsburg
Dow
Paul
Pippe
Ian Hobson
John Kendrick Bangs
Washington Comment
Cuba
Maine
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