Makers of Senators Already Down to Work
The Alabama legislature weighs redistricting to create new congressional districts. The current nine districts may shift, with talk that J Tom Heflin or Dent could be ousted, affecting a potential Bankhead retirement. Other names like Emmet O Neal Ray Rushton and W Abercrombie appear in discussion. The tone suggests behind the scenes maneuvering for future Senate seats.
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Jasper
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Joseph F. N
Ag & Toga
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Merrimac
Emmet O'Neal
Ray Rushton
Connesman
W. Abercrombie
Tate
Mastering the Storm and Galveston’s Sea Power
The Knoxville Sentinel notes storm king power scatters even great works and mocks human limitations yet overlooks Galveston’s sea impact from prior efforts. The piece contrasts human skill with nature’s vast force, warning of potential widespread damage and costly outcomes.
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Knoxville Sentinel
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Galveston
Ingeand
Port Bills and Pillans: Mobile's Debate on Tonnage Tax
The Item reports on Mobile legislators removing a two cent per tonnage tax from Hartwell's port bill and endorsing Pillans bills to safeguard Mobile's sand islands and port improvements. It argues for quick passage of Pillans bills to secure state title and port interests.
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Hartwell
Mobile
New Orleans
River and Harbor
Alabama
Louisiana
Wilson
Pilot Commission
Pillans
Sand Islands
Jet
Paper Kisses Worth Money in Kansas Court
A Kansas judge valued paper kisses at $1 each after a breach of promise suit. The plaintiff proved kisses by letters ending with Xs, totaling 323, and the court awarded $323. The tale traces kisses through history from Judas to modern lawsuits.
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Kansas
Mobile
Judas
Alfalfa touted as health food by Chicago doctor
A Chicago Daily News note cites a physician claiming alfalfa boosts health and happiness and jokes about preferring a two inch steak. The piece notes alfalfa’s rising popularity as cattle feed, shifting land from corn to alfalfa and praising the plant as a food source for stock. The column ends with a brief aside about wheat for next winter and a courteous European sentiment.
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Chicago Daily News
Windy City
Snodgrass and the Comeback Moral in Baseball
A reflective piece recounts Fred Snodgrass famous misplay that made him a goat yet notes his talent and his manager keeping him on the Giants. It argues for second chances in life beyond baseball and suggests a broader moral.
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Fred Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Giants
Georgia Farmers Embrace Diversified Crops Over Cotton
The Ton ton Gazette notes a shift in Georgia from cotton to corn wheat and other crops. A Chicago visitor with Mr W E Farmer surveyed farms and calculated crop shifts showing about 60 percent more corn and 50 percent less cotton than last year. The piece also mentions profitable wheat and a editorial quip on the electric chair and a New York court declaring the tomato a fruit.
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St Bea
Georgia
Alabama
Tifton Gazette
Chicago
W. E. Farmer
Gazette
Naval militia aims to attract Mobile workers through recreation
Colonel Frank B Merrill leads efforts to form a Mobile naval militia with strong enlistment interest. He emphasizes health benefits and recreation for business and professional men, while W. J. Henderson notes rising interest from homeseekers and visitors. A list of hotel visitors across Battle House Bienville Cawthon Klosky's St. Andrew Windsor shows steady arrivals from multiple states and cities.
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Frank B Merrill
Mobile
Naval Militia
Merrill
Cawthon
Pulley Works Inspection Trip By Chamber Of Commerce
The second home industrial excursion by the chamber of commerce Ways and Means Committee leaves Sutton's Drug Store at 4 PM on Wednesday by auto for Mobile Pulley & Manufacturing Works. Projectiles for U S Army are produced there. Chairman E M Bailey requests businessmen to contact him by cell at 36 for accommodations. about forty men expected.
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Ways and Means Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Sutton’s
Mobile
Question Box on Canals and Beerschaum Pipes Uses
A reader asks about openings to the Mississippi from the east and a Great Lakes canal. The answer notes a Borgue Lake to Mississippi canal about eight miles below New Orleans and a La Salle canal to Chicago. Other inquiries cover boiling pipes in milk to reveal color and beeswax to set it, and jute uses for wrapping paper, matting, rugs, and bagging.
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Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Borgue
New Orleans
Chicago
la Salle Canal
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Fragmented musings on memory and perception
The author contemplates language limits and perception, noting gaps in terms for feelings and ideas. A speculative line suggests excess complexity of the intellect may be present in Mr ite, provoking forgiveness but not forgetting.
The Blindness of Virtue at the Empire in Mobile
Visitors may view one of the era's famed problem plays in six acts presented as a photo feature by Essanay. Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn star while moral lessons are emphasized though some critics dislike the frank themes. Admission 20c for adults, 10c for children.
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Empire
Mobile
Essanay
Edna Mayo
Effie
Bryant Washburn
Billy Reeves
Romeo
Velma Whitman
Raymond Gallagher
In Defense of Lemon Pie
William Allen White is portrayed as an iconoclast whose fierce attack on cherished institutions culminates in the destruction of our lemon pie. The piece uses bold metaphor to defend the pie as a symbol of national pride and culinary achievement, arguing criticism would be treasonous.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
William Allen White
Battery Men of Old League Half Thieves
Nearly 200 more bases have been stolen this season in the American League than in the National. A total of 982 sacks have been pilfered in the American League, 794 in the National. The speed of baserunners is similar, but catchers' ability to stop runners and hold at first explains the gap. Detroit Chicago and New York each surpassed 150 steals. Pittsburgh led the National with 132.
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