Craft urges port progress and public ownership of terminals
Captain John Craft reports from the Rivers and Harbors Congress and the American Road Congress in Washington and Philadelphia. He urges Alabama state backing for Mobile as the state's only seaport, calling for public ownership of docks and modern terminal facilities to cut freight costs and boost rail and harbor commerce. He proposes a Mobile mass meeting with governors and state leaders to discuss improved waterways and port terminals.
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John Craft
Washington
Philadelphia
J. B. Dortch
Rivers and Rbors
Chamber of ‘Commerce of
Mobile
Alabama
Commonwealth
Mobilé
Chamber of Commerce
O'Neal
Los Angeles
Cal
Panama Canal
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
American Road Builders Congress
France
Canada
United States
National Good Roads Association
St. Louis
Bankhead
Helen Keller
Macey
Annie Sullivan
Miss Keller
Lulla Tutwiler
New York
Iland
Ohio
States of
Toronto
American Road Builders Association
Monroe Park
Alabama Good Roads Association
Mobile’ Bay
Russia Faces New U.S. Tariff Hit
Swiet, the Russian Nationalists’ paper in St Petersburg, says America’s tariff targets Russia. It claims all goods from non treaty countries face 6 percent duties and warns Russia may retaliate against the United States or American Jews. The article cites harm to Russian exports and shipping.
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ST. Petersburg
Swiet
America
Russia
United States
Wisconsin moves to ease farm credit with land mortgage act
Madison Wis Dec 20 Wiscon sin has enacted a land mortgage association act to give land based security more currency. Bankers and settlers say the reform will allow longer terms and easier conversion of mortgages into marketable securities to bring funds from central markets to farmers and pioneers in need.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Ten Old Horses Are Pensioned At Olympia
Olympia officials report the inheritance tax case of Frank Rider of Thornton hinges on life expectancy for ten aged Whitman county horses named Old Nell Young Nell Daisy Roxie Emma Lucky Pet Prince Chubb Jennie. The estate funds a home for aged Masons. $100 for salt and sugar for the equines and life expectancy figures must be calculated before tax.
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Olympia
Wash
State Tax Commission
Department of Agriculture
Whitman County
Frank Rider
Thornton
Rider
Whitman
Lincoln
Adams
Franklin
Grant
Old Nell
Young Nell
Daisy
Roxie
Emma
Lucky
Pet
Prince
Chubb
Jennie
H. T. Graves
Agricultural Department
Monkeys Battle Python at Denver Zoo Ends with Hose Rescue
Two Japanese macaques attacked an African Python in the Lakeside Zoo enclosure until Keeper Lambert intervened, spraying water to separate them. The incident occurs as spectators missed the scene, while a domestic ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for croup and coughs with testimonials.
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Denver Zoo
Denver
Colo
Lambert
Lakeside
Bob
Joe
Reeper Lambert
Dr King
Lewis Chamberlain
Manchester
Ohio
Deuslans
H. E Bucklen & Co
Phila
St. Loula - Ady-L
Garden City Dog in Court Over Nuisance Claim
Walter W. Balke sues B. W. Turner claiming Shorty the Boston bulldog is a public menace and should be impounded. Turner counters the dog is gentle and shy of other dogs, with witnesses from Garden City and Mineola supporting his character. The case before Justice Gittens centers on health code nuisance and unmuzzled status.
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Garden City
L. L
Justice of the Peace
Giten
Hempstead
Walter W. Halke
B. W. Turner
Balke
Shorty
Boston
Fifth Street
Turner
Nassau County
Mr. Balke
Barke
George, Littlejohn
Mineola
Bertram Gardiner
Donald MacKellar
Board of Health
Lament on a square man and crowd’s view of him
A reflective note argues that a square man is often seen as an easy mark and that some people begin an argument merely to gain attention. The piece centers on social perception and insecurity in public discourse.
Missing Reverend Vandermeer Believed Alive Inquiry Under Way
Harbor Springs Michigan reports a nationwide search for Rev. A Vandermeer pastor of the Hirst Pr. He had been missing since Thanksgiving and a letter to Pearl Kemp of Chicago from New York city fuels belief he may be alive. He and Miss Kemp were reportedly to be married soon.
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Harbor Springs
Mich
A Vandermeer
Hirst
New York City
Vandermalive
Pearl Kemp
Chicago
York City
Vandermeer
Miss
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Ually
American Road Congress
Gath
City Bank & Trust CO
Mobile, Alabama
Maine
DR. F. L. Rar
Dauphin
HELP
Illinois
Orman Bell Phone
N. Royal St
M. Forcheimer & Distributers
Dumas. & Wynne
Santa
Gabriel
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