Rivers and harbors bill eyed to keep workers in line
War abroad unsettles industry and heightens need for public works. A $53 million rivers and harbors appropriation is seen as stabilizing business and preventing layoffs in seaports and river towns. Delegations pressed Washington, noting abandonment would harm many workers. Senate support grows as House mood favors passage. Extension of channel dredging is vital to Mobile and gulf port competitiveness.
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Europe
Washington
Alabama
Mobile
Congress
Burton
Senate
Baltimore
House
Gulf
Labor Law Tests in New York Public Work Cases
Test cases will challenge three violations of New York labor law on three contracts all held by one contractor. The contractor has backing from the general contractors association. Violations include exceeding eight hours per day, employing non citizens, and paying non prevailing wages. A key issue is the complaint mechanism that halts contract payments pending investigation.
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New York
General Contractors’ Association
Public Safety Plan Aims to Halt Car Drivers Endangering Transit
Pittsburg's director of public safety proposes cooperation with street railway employers to report cars that ignore streetcars loading passengers or endangering riders. The Mobile city council approved an amended law on Tuesday and may adopt the suggestion to improve road safety.
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Pittsburg
Mobile City
Mers
Bad For Business Calls To Prosecute Insolvent Credit Tax
The piece argues Governor O Neal and the state tax commission overreach in pursuing solvent credit tax collections during a period of low business mood and widespread insolvency fears. It notes legal avenues for appeal to circuit court and predicts potential public relief if courts side with taxpayers.
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State Tax Commission
Circuit Court
Congress Doubts Japanese Motives in World War Context
A New York Herald representative reports that conservative members of Congress distrust Japan and view its actions as territorial aggrandizement despite Japan’s pledge to protect China's integrity. Lawmakers fear British abdication could push American sentiment toward Germany as Japan acts in the Pacific theater.
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New York Herald
House
Senate
Japan
China
Orient
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
United States
Scores on Street Boards Provokes Baseball Managers
Philadelphia baseball managers oppose street score boards claiming daily losses of 1000 dollars. The New York World argues removing public scoreboards would hurt attendance by failing to attract casual passersby. The piece notes baseball benefits from free advertising and suggests testing whether the boards truly harm revenue.
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Philadelphia
New York
Angora More Appropriate Coat of Arms Joke
A satirical quip from the New York Evening Sun notes Belgium as a site for great powers signaling battles. It suggests the coat of arms should feature a goat rather than a lion, lampooning World War era banners.
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Belgium
New York Evening Sun
Quote on Americans and spies divides Europe
A Galveston News quotation warns that Americans abroad are quick to be accused of spying when they encounter scrutiny. The remark suggests rising tensions as travelers face suspicion in Europe.
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Europe
Galveston
Mobile merchants urged to boost South American trade
In a letter to The Item Santa Cruz argues Mobile merchants fail to engage South American commerce. He notes United Fruit lines and transit traffic, compares European dominance, and urges a port-wide policy shift to grow traffic in transit for Mobile.
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Item
United Fruit Company
Fruit Company
Colon
Mobile
South America
New York
Great Britain
France
Germany
Spain
Europe
United States
Oracle
GEO
J. Santa Cruz
Value of Medical Corps in Japanese Army
Dr Louis Livingstone Seaman of New York cites Japan’s army medical corps as highly valued in Manchuria. He notes front line presence, sanitation leadership, quarantine, and rapid rearward evacuation to base hospitals. A Japanese officer argues disease kills more soldiers than bullets and Russia’s numbers can be neutralized.
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Louis Livingstone Seaman
New York
National Geographic Society
Seaman
Imperial Army of
Japan
Manchuria
Russia
Their Married Life and a Daughter's Illness Decision
Helen receives news that Winifred may need an adenoid operation. She worries about travel and care while Warren dismisses concerns, agreeing to travel the planned time and arrange treatment in New York, easing Helen's anxiety with a reassuring kiss.
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Mrs. Raymond
Helen
Winifred
Child
Roberts
Warren
Bluffs
Missouri
Pine Bluffs
Mother
New York
Kitten
Purge urged of Pensacola voter registration books
Pensacola officials push to purge illegal voters from city registration lists ahead of the Sept. 17 recall election. Commissioner Johnson leads the effort with Mayor Greenhut backing removal of ineligible names. past recall filings and convictions cited. Officials warn a mandamus may compel action if purge does not proceed.
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Pensacola
Fla
Johnson
Greenhut
Maura
Pou
United States poised to capture world markets after war
Washington reports Pan American Union officials and Commerce leaders foresee a U S edge as European conflict shifts trade. The Panama Canal opening and war will push Latin American and Asian markets toward U S exporters, with Brazil Argentina and China Japan identified as key prospects. Authors warn on cotton demand but predict long term U S supremacy in Latin America and Asia.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
America
John
Pan-American Union
White House
Commerce Redeld
United
United States
Panama Canal
North Sea
Atlantic
German
Baltic Sea
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Siberian
South America
Orient
Brazil
Argentina
England
Germany
Europe
Mr. Barrett
Panamaanal
Latin America
South
China
Japan
International Trade
Typewriter blamed for court delays in Missouri
A Missouri supreme court judge argues that the typewriter slows court progress by creating mass notes and repeating questions. He suggests cutting abstracts, boiling down records, and reforming error assignments to reduce waste and costs.
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Supreme Court
Missouri
Eco
Belgium Ends Bonaparte Career In 1815 Coalition
In Belgium the final European coalition defeated Napoleon Bonaparte ending his career, illustrating how even the ablest may erode their gains by overreaching across territory.
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Belgium
Bonaparte
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