Mobile Item urges Pillans re election and local progress
The Mobile Item endorses Commissioner Harry Pillans, arguing re election preserves high grade representation in city government. It urges Mobile voters to cast ballots next Monday, warning against abandoning demonstrated progress and civic duty. The piece also outlines Ishpeming Michigan school labor programs and Mobile armor plant considerations for economic and strategic growth.
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Harry Pillans
Mobile
Pillans
Michigan
Ishpeming
Manual Training Department
Co-Operative
Scribner
Board of Education
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Roosevelt
Eugenics and Law, Morality, and Civilizational Limits
The piece argues that to grant marriage licenses to notorious figures under modern eugenics laws would expose societal flaws. It asserts laws reflect communal religion and ethics, warns against overreaching statutes, and contends true progress follows religion, good habits, then law rather than law dictating behavior. It cautions that without divine authority laws corrupt societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Leo M. Frank
Maury Diggs
Drew Caminetti
Henry Clay Beattie
Porter Charlton
Harry Thaw
Lawrence F. Flick
Philadelphia
Great American canal year 1914 highlights hubs and plans
The article surveys canal projects from Cape Cod to Houston and the Erie and Panama canals. It notes private and public funding, depth specs, and the potential impact on U.S. commerce, with Belmont and Calhoun cited as historical motivators. It predicts completion in 1914 with broad economic influence and urges cooperation between North American waterways.
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Houston
Cape Cod Canal
Omes Canal
Great Terminal
Long Island
New York Harbor
Panama Canal
Orlea
Cape Cod
Buzzard Bay
Massachusetts Bay
August Belmont
Vanderbilts
United States
Northwest
Southwest
Houston Ship Channel
John C. Calhoun
Monroe
Boston
New York
Calhoun
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
British North America
North American
Great Lakes
Panama
Teas East
Frank Trumbull
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Europe
South America
Holland
Germany presses for mining privileges in Shantung after Mongolia tug of power
The German charge d affaires argues Germany should receive exclusive mining and commercial rights in Shantung province following Russia in Mongolia. China, amid Russian pressure, may breach the German Chinese treaty by granting further concessions. Tsingtao seaport in Shantung has been held by Germany since 1897 under a 99 year lease.
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Russia
Fuce
China
Mongolia
Germany
Shantung Province
Gulf of Pechili
von Haxthausen
Shantung
Tsingtao
Tzi An
Leak Detector Aids Water Waste Reduction
A new leak detector is now in use in the West to rescue water lost from city mains. The instrument acts like a meter attached to a district lead, recording every gallon pumped during low-use hours to locate leaks. Inspectors isolate faulty sections by cutting off inlets until the waste source is found, addressing the biggest losses from defective plumbing.
The Baby Borrower and the Fresh Air Charity
A tired New York mother has her baby borrowed by a neighbor who offers a park outing. The baby returns after weeks in a basket on a doorstep. The piece condemns the practice as common and argues for justice alongside charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Baby
New Orleans Stalpe
Internal Revenue collects record 344 million for 1913
Washington report shows the Internal Revenue Bureau collected 344,424,463.56 for the year ending June 30 1913, the highest in history, with costs of collection around 1.59 percent. Distilled spirits led receipts at 163,879,342.54, tobacco 76,789,424.75 and fermented liquors 66,266,989.60, while Porto Rico and Philippine Island duties varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Osborn
Bureau
Internal Revenue Bureau
Sam
Porto Rico
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippine Island
Philippine
Coek
Mexico's Fighting Strength Analyzed For Possible Conflict
An article discusses the potential scale of U.S. military action in Mexico, noting terrain, population, and factions. It cites estimates for Huerta and Carranza forces, possible volunteer growth, and historical ratios, alongside a long table on tobacco, wine, butter, cheese, and oleo margarine consumption in the 1913 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Sam
Huerta
Caranza
Constitutionalists
Philippines
Robert D. Heini
Leslie
A Line O' Cheer Each Day o' the Year
A poem by John Kendrick Bangs begins with lines about daily cheer and a steadfast heart. It frames love as a compass guiding through clouds of misery and life’s uncertain voyage.
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Ivelux
Rights and Duties in a Call for Civic Action
A Chicago Journal editorial urges citizens to fulfill duties as well as claim rights. It decries voter apathy, state budget pressures, and reliance on officials, arguing personal discipline and household guidance are key to societal reform.
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Joday
Chicago Journal
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Mobile For Armor
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