Convict Labor Reform Debate Touches Mobile Alabama
A Mobile Alabama discussion cites Iowa and New Jersey trials of convict roadwork as cost effective. Cosson reports possible $2 to $2.50 daily wages for prisoners, replacing the old lease system and promising major highway gains nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
George W. Cosson
B. Stagg
Columbia University
Cosays
Ignan
Colorado
New Jersey
Col
B. A. Stevens
Mobile County
Alabama
Schools Need Larger Playground Space Across Cities
Bulletin from the United States Bureau of Education urges every city school to provide at least one full city block of ground, with high schools needing 10 acres and country schools 3 to 10 acres. It cites examples from Salt Lake City, Little Rock, Pueblo, San Angelo, Gary, and Houston showing growing demand and bond issues for yard expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Curtis
United States Bureau of Education
Salt Lake
Utah
Curtis
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Little Rock
Ark
Pueblo
Colo
San Angelo
Tex
Gary
Ind
Houston
Galveston
Republicans Seek New Formula for National Convention
Washington Letter explains efforts to reform convention representation to reduce Southern influence and fix Taft era flaws. Debates focus on delegate selection and funding, with concerns about reassembling last June’s Chicago delegation and the risk of discord amid party realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican National Committee
William Howard Taft
National Committee
Chicago
Encouraging Youth in Agriculture Program Details
The department of agriculture announces the annual reception of boys and girls in agriculture to be held in Washington from December 10 to 18. The itinerary includes a reception by President Wilson, diploma awards, and sessions before Senate and House agriculture committees with representatives from Southern states and other regions.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wilson
of Agriculture
Houston
Senate
Horse
House
Eash
Cham‘einning Clube
Ponce
Etre
Ohio
Utah
Dosen’t Drink Aims At Signing The Ph Profresifer
Fragmentary text discusses a Ph professor or professorship with vague notes on cost of living and affordability. The wording is unclear and several terms appear misspelled. No clear event or entities are identifiable.
Hobson Defends Press Fairness Amid Senate Candidacy
In Mobile, Hobson attacks reactionary newspapers opposing his senate bid. He blames liquor ads for limiting publicity and praises the Mobile Register as fair, while citing bitterness toward the Mobile Item for an open letter. He says country papers, drawn from the people, are coming out in his favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mobile
Montgomery Advertiser
Hobson
Item
Commonwealth of Alabama
United States Senate
John T. Morgan
Edward W. Pettus
Joseph F. Johnston
John Hollis Bankhead
Senate
Alabama
the Register
Mobile Register
Eeeoeet
Register
Havok Ne Rth
Building improvement notes and literary quips from Oval Pa
The text records brief remarks about a book titled The Book Thou Gavest Me and a judge’s quip about papering a building. It mentions a librarian misreading the genre as romance and notes Larson upgrading a hotel in Oval with two coats of paint on the exterior and interior.
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Larson
Hig Hotel
One Woman's Story by Virginia Terhune Van De Water
Mary Fletcher confesses to her mother in law after a troubling city visit. She fears hardship with her baby and husband Bert away. Bert's mother warns of disgrace and the two women await uncertain developments in the provincial district convention context.
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By Virginia Terhune van de Water
Mary Fletcher
Morbing
Gordon Craig
Bert
Mary
Middlebrook
A New Cure for Drink
A long excerpt from the December American Magazine recounts Henry Detmers arguing fruit as a cure for alcoholism. He recounts twenty years in the saloon business and suggests schools promote apples to curb the liquor habit, claiming two apples daily aid health and morals.
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Henry Detmers
Ana
Nebraska
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Gors
Daddie
Sional
Cincinnati Enquirer
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