International News Desk Brief from Mobile August 16 1913
Brief AP and INS dispatches dated Mobile Alabama August 16 1913 report international and domestic news highlights. Albert Hanson listed as foreign advertising manager. bureau contact details include New York office and Mobile address.
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Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Es Ceeeal
Albert Hanson
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
New York
Baiworial and
News Bell
Bell
Home
Alabama
Dr James K Powers Dies In Florence
Dr James K Powers longtime educator and president of the State Normal School and former president of the University of Alabama died in Florence yesterday. He was a leading figure in the Southern Educational Association and helped organize the Alabama Educational Association. His influence touched many in Alabama's schools and he is mourned across the South.
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Alaama
Florence
James K. Powers
State Normal School
University of
Critics condemn eugenics marriage controls at London congress
Dr William Bateson of Cambridge University denounces New Jersey and Pennsylvania plans to regulate marriage by hereditary traits as unscientific and unsafe. He warns that focusing on physical traits ignores non-hereditary diseases and the danger of wholesale population tampering while praising cautious reform in Britain.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
International Congress of Medicine
London
William Bateson
Cambridge University
Bateson
Yale University
Cambridge
Great Britain
United States
America
Memphis
Kentucky
Bryn Mawr Plans Open Air School for “Perfect Woman”
Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania announces an open air model school for girls with the aim to create physically perfect women. Students aged 10 to 12 will train seven years in outdoor tactics to become superwomen, with scholarships covering four years of study.
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Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania
America
M. Carey Thomas
Colje
Bryn Mawr
Trent
Lesson Against Clarke Amendment and Crop Outlook
The piece argues corn and oats face shortages while wheat may yield well. It notes price swings on the Chicago market and criticizes Senator Clarke for seeking price rises via restriction. It warns Congress may regulate speculation and exchanges, with potential impacts on cotton and Western crops.
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Chicago Board of Trade
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Clarke
Congress
Nature
South
Women Voters Push National Equal Suffrage Amendment
The National Council of Women Voters led by Miss Jane Addams concentrates on pushing a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. They urge Congress to submit the amendment to the states, testing the House Democratic majority with a push to create a woman suffrage committee.
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Jane Addams
Chicago
National Council of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Council
Congress
Senate
Woman Suffrage Committee
House
Judiciary
Miss Addams
Rules Committee
Postmaster Burleson Ends Need for Parcel Post Special Stamps
The Postmaster General concludes no special parcel post stamps are needed beyond current stock and they will be retired by selling for letter postage. Birmingham Labor leaders deny details of an attempted Industrial Workers of the World lodge, while opponents fear its aims. Dr. Oates remains active, the Montgomery poor asylum is found substandard with profiteering alleged, and Hon. B. B. Comer refuses further joint debates for governor citing party discretion.
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Burleson
Parcel Post
Industrial Workers of the World
Birmingham
September Morn provokes post office censorship debate
Memphis article notes New Orleans post office workers restricting photographs of a nude painting. Critics defend its modesty, arguing it harms none and condemning prurient reaction. The piece highlights artistic value versus public propriety and censorship concerns.
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Nero
Lydia
Memphis News-Scimitar
Pioneer in Advertising Jones Dies in New York
Gen Edward F Jones of New York, a pioneering advertiser and former wartime leader in politics and commerce, is reported near death. Known for the motto Jones pays the freight, his steady, vigorous methods influenced American advertising for twenty five years.
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Edward F. Jones
New York
Jones
Memphis
A Line of Fine Weather Cheer Throughout the Year
A playful verse notes a friend who remains cheerful in all weather. He greets rain, wind, sun, and changing skies with a steady smile and the belief that each day is fine. His sunny disposition makes every weather style a reason to stay positive.
Washington Comment on Senate Investigating Committees Power
The piece examines the breadth of power held by senatorial and House investigative committees, noting their ability to compel testimony and withhold counsel. It discusses fairness, procedural rules, and the political limits shaping investigations, including impacts on lobbyists and public opinion.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Senate
United States Senate
Court of Justice
Ponce
Congress
House
Fighting the cattle tick in Mississippi and Louisiana
A Mississippi and north Louisiana campaign to eradicate the cattle tick gains ground despite initial violent opposition. Courts, led by Judge Doobs, press juries to enforce dipping laws while USDA figures show $2,148,839 gain in cattle value across 21 Mississippi counties where ticks have been eradicated, signaling broader stock-raising improvements.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Doobs
Circuit Court
Newton
Miss
Grand Jury
Virginia
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
South
Agricultural Department
Times-Democrat
Canary Islands escapee Castro linked to Venezuela rumor
The Transcript notes Cip Castro is said to have left his Canary Islands base for Venezuela and advises against any new Latin American moves. The item hints at political tension and regional instability surrounding Castro’s actions and mentions New York connections.
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Cip Castro
Canary Islands
Venezuela
Latin America
Boston ‘Transcript
Land of Liberty: a Russia England dialogue on freedom
A train journey across winter steppes frames a discussion between a Russian and an Englishman. They debate liberty in Russia versus England, contrasting police and priestly power with household conventions and social scrutiny, and ponder future self rule.
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Peter Ivanovitch
Russia
Refuting Malthusian Theory on Population and Progress
The author argues that human nature is shaped by natural laws under fair economic conditions, refuting overpopulation fears from poverty abolition. Three laws are cited: earlier marriage lowers birth rates, improved male survival and male birth excess shift balance, and brain work reduces fertility. Concludes education and equality raise women's status and political power.
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Edwin Hearst
Procrastination Thief of Business by Holland
New York August reports from across the country note that Congress delays a tariff and banking currency bill. Despite this, business optimism grows as a large domestic market and strong foreign trade suggest swift readjustment once new measures pass.
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New York
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Wilson
Iime
Europe
America
Holland
Spokane teachers help backward pupils catch up in nine weeks
The Spokane school system formed a special classroom to study thirty one backward boys. They identified underlying causes and made the work clearer and more engaging. After nine weeks the pupils had closed the gap and joined the main student body, supporting a new humane view of behind why pupils struggle.
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Spokane
Chicago Tribune
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