Functions of a City Hospital Emphasized in Mobile
The article praises Mobile’s City Hospital as a premier public institution and a model for modern care. It highlights improvements for the main building and a new facility for the negro population, crediting the City Commission, dedicated women, and medical staff. It cites the Journal of the American Medical Association on hospitals as social instruments.
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Mobile
City Hospital
United States
Journal of the
American Medical Association
She Fills the Bill First Woman Elected Treasurer in Washington
Mrs. Lida M. Goode begins her third term as treasurer of Hillyard Washington, the state's first woman municipal official. She won unanimously after cross-party support and hired an expert accountant to implement an up-to-date system, making the office one of the best in the state.
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Lida M. Goode
Hillyard
Washington
Spokane
Centennial Star Banner buoy marks Key birthplace spot
A buoy near Baltimore harbor was erected on September 5 1914 to honor the 100th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner. It sits near the place where Francis Scott Key wrote the song while aboard the British ship Minden, featuring red and white stripes with white stars on blue.
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Baltimore Harbor
Incis Scott Key
Prist
Minden
Forest parasite causes western forest losses cited
Eastern readers know mistletoe, but the west faces great timber losses from the parasite. Fire and insect damage compound the impact on forests and timber stands.
Forest fire losses in Utah Idaho Wyoming and Nevada
In a report three states and two territories, 718 percent of last season’s 400 fires in forests across Utah, southern Idaho, western Wyoming, and Nevada caused losses.
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Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Nevada
Chronicle defends Georgia honor over Leo Frank case
The Augusta Chronicle urges commutation for Leo Frank citing attacks on Georgia's honor from Northern press. It denounces prejudice claims and defends local judiciary while condemning calls for execution as unjust. The piece argues Governor Slaton should commute the sentence.
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Augusta Chronicle
Georgia
United States
Leo Frank
Atlanta
the Chronicle
New York Times
Collier’s
North
Frank
The
Chronicle
East
Est
South
One Dangerous Toy in Mobile and Washington
A historical column denounces toy guns as dangerous instruments that mimic firearms. It highlights Miss Alice Purinton of the U.S. Patent Office, nicknamed Mrs. Santa Claus, for blocking dangerous patents yet notes many toy guns reach the public. The piece urges authorities to bar dangerous toys to prevent injuries and deaths from misused projectiles.
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Washington
Alice Purinton
Miss Purinton
Santa Claus
Mobile
Virginia Tops in Wood Use for Boxes and Crates
Virginia consumes more wood for boxes and crates than any state, with New York Illinois Massachusetts and California following in the ranking based on the credit named.
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Virginia
State
New York
Illinois
Massachusetts
California
Fine Satsumas Raised in Alabama
The Montgomery Journal reports Mobile county citrus success with Irvington grown seedless Satsumas praised as sweet and rivaling California fruit. Growers urge shoppers to seek Mobile county stock and buyers to demand fully ripened fruit, noting the promising regional orange potential.
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W. A. Cook
M. J. McDermott
Bank of Mobile
Irvington
Mobile County
California
Florida
Mobile
Gulf Coast Territory
Cook
McDermott
Satsumas
Montgomery Journal
Insanity Increases Cited In Government Census Report
Dr Joseph A Hill discusses a government census report by William J Harris showing a large rise in the number of insane under institutional care from 1904 to 1910. The report notes a 25 percent increase in inmates amid a 12 percent population rise, with admissions up 22 percent.
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United States
Joseph A. Hill
William J. Harris
Department of Commerce
Aywice
Ohio claims brick rural roads solve heavy traffic problem
Engineer John Laylin of the Ohio highway department told the American Road Builders' Congress that brick roads in Cuyahoga County now total 400 miles with 225 miles laid in the last three years. He cited costs around 1200 dollars per mile foot width and praised concrete foundations and drainage aided bricks for durable service under heavy traffic.
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Ohio
John Laylin
Ohio Highway Department
American Road Builders’ Congress
Laylin
Cuyahoga County
State Highway Department
Spokane Girls Halt Mashers With Self Defense Plan
Fifty Spokane working girls take part in an evening course taught by Physical Director C H Hunt and Jack Carnahan to learn boxing wrestling sword work jiu jitsu and self defense. They aim to deter masher advances through forceful techniques and practical moves.
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Spokane
C. H. Hunt
Lewis and Clark
Jack Carnahan
Carnahan
Mr. Hunt
Boy Sells Red Cross Seals to Help Others
A young boy entered a store displaying Red Cross Christmas Seals in the window. He asked to sell stamps, admitted he had no money, and was trusted with twenty five to start. He soon returned with funds and continued selling seals to aid the cause.
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Red Cross
Number of Insane Under Care In Institutions Rises
The census bureau reports a 25 percent rise in inmates in U S insane hospitals from 1904 to 1910, while the national population grew 12 percent. Urban admissions exceed rural ones, with paralysis and alcoholic psychosis higher in cities.
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Associated Preas
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Texas liquor shipping ban largely struck down by court
The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the Allison liquor law unenforceable, allowing individuals or agents to ship liquor into dry Texas areas as long as not intended for unlawful use or resale. The decision also voids the ban on liquor advertisements in dry regions.
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Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Pendergrast
Austria Denies Seeking Separate Peace With Russia
Reports circulating that Austria seeks a separate peace with Russia without Germany’s consent are emphatically denied by official circles in Petrograd via London.
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Petrograd
London
Austria
Russia
Germany
Laurel Man Stricken in Office Drops Note for Help
Laurel Mississippi December 16 71 year old Col W L Morris a Union army veteran and longtime newspaper man suffered a stroke while alone in his room above Farmers and Traders Bank. He scribbled a note and dropped it from a window and was found this morning. doctors believe he will recover. In another item Jud Eddins charged with assassinating Walter Massey at Stringer has been moved for safekeeping.
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Laurel
Miss
Col. W. L. Morris
Farmers and Traders Bank
Jud Eddins
Walter Massey
Stringer
Bay Springs
Cullman County Prosperous Through Crop Diversification
Examiner J. T. Gorman reports Cullman County in better financial shape than many Alabama counties after an official tour. He cites diversified crops as key to farmers prosperity and growth in the region.
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Cullman County
Montgomery
J. T. Gorman
Governor appoints trustees for Alabama school for the deaf
Alabama Governor names Ss C Oliver of Talladega and General George P Harrison of Opelika to the boards of trustees for the state school for the deaf dumb and blind in Talladega, succeeding T P Hudson and T P Johnson. Dr Lih Hitt of Montgomery named to succeed the governor himself. Terms run to November 28.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Ss. C. Oliver
Talladega
George P. Harrison
Opelika
State School For Deaf, Dumb and Blind
T. P. Hudson
T.P. Johnson
Sylacauga
L. Lh Hitt
War Toll for France in First Half of 1914
Paris reports war cost at 1,186,888,573 dollars for the first six months of 1914. The figure covers army expenditures plus 101,400,000 dollars for soldiers' families and 4,000,000 for the relief fund, with 10,200,000 allocated for maintenance of displaced persons driven from their homes by the German invasion.
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Paris
France
Postal ban on skunk skins in mail shipments
The federal postal service issues an order prohibiting shipment of skunk skins and other smelly furs. Postmasters report complaints about unmailable hides and the rule requires dry packed, thoroughly wrapped items with sender name and address on all packages to prevent grease in warm mail cars and post offices.
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Postal Department
Thornton
George Manegold Falls to Death in Montgomery
George Manegold a biscuit and candy manufacturer in Montgomery leaped from the ninth story of the Bell building after a meeting with his attorney over bankruptcy litigation in U S court. The tragedy occurred December 17 as authorities investigated the incident.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
George Manegold
Bell
Manegold
United States
Governor busy compiling Christmas parole list
The governor and the board of pardons visited Speigners and Wetumpka to hear hundreds of convict pleas. He gathered information on all cases and is assessing merits as more applicants seek executive clemency than last year. Paroles are expected within days.
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Montgomery
Board of Pardons
Speigners
Wetumpka
Examinations Planned for Teacher Certificates Next Week
Montgomery Dec 17 Examinations of persons applying for teachers certificates will be held in all counties of the state next week. Papers with questions were sent to county superintendents by the educational department, and indications point to an unusually large number of applicants.
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Montgomery
Educational Department
Passengers Arrive From Puerto Cortez on Fjell
The Norwegian steamship Fjell under Master Johanssen docked in Mobile Wednesday morning with 582 tons and a cargo of 20,000 bunches of bananas and 20,000 cocoanuts. Passengers from Puerto Cortez Honduras include Lee R. Long Jack A. Cavitt Rolf D. McEntire Mrs Philip Culotta Herman Tegtmeyer Mrs Alletta Tegtmeyer Blanche Leflore Gabriel Aguilon J Valentine and Genarro Gonzalez.
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Fjell
Johanssen
Mobile
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Lee R. Long
Jack A. Cavitt
Rolf D. McEntire
Philip Culotta
Herman Tegtmeyer
Alletta Tegtmeyer
Blanche Leflore
Gabriel Aguillon
J. Valentine
Genarro Gonzalez
Argentine Cruiser Seizes German Steamer Patagonia
The Argentine cruiser Pueyrredon pursued and stopped the German steamer Patagonia in the Gulf of San Jorge on charges of violating Argentina's neutrality by delivering provisions to a German cruiser.
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Patagonia
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Pueyrredon
Gulf of San Jorge
Birmingham Amusement Company Incorporators Named
In Montgomery on December 17 the Alabama Amusement Company of Birmingham was reported to the Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown. Capitalized at 2000 dollars the corporators are Jake Wells Louis Y Clark Robert L Gregory and M L Simon. Also filed was the William F Specht Jr Motorcycle Company of Birmingham with 2000 dollars capital to sell motorcycles.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Amusement Company of Birmingham
Cyrus B. Brown
Jake Wells
Louis Y. Clark
Robert L. Gregory
M. L. Simon
William F. Specht, Jr
Birmingham
Supreme Court Librarian's Account Declared Correct
Books and accounts of J. M. Riggs librarian of the supreme court were declared correct in a report to the governor by Examiner of Public Accounts J. T. Gorman. The department receipts totaled $16,214.97 with disbursements of $4 for equipment and books and mis disbursements.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. M. Riggs
Supreme Court
J. T. Gorman
Army and Navy Reform Sparks Congressional Debate
Washington dispatch discusses Gardner inquiry and war readiness. Democrats resist expanding armed forces while advocates urge Navy build up and larger standing army. Presidents Wilson not to intervene beyond endorsing official reports.
Rural Schools Lead Fight Against Hookworm Disease
A Bureau of Education bulletin by Dr. John A. Ferrell argues hookworm disease thwarts rural progress yet is preventable. It stresses the rural school as key to control through sanitation, supervision, and health education, noting high infection rates among country children and urging permanent community measures.
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United States Bureau of Education
Dr. Ferrell
United States
International Health Commission
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North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
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