Rewarding a Patriot and the Discharged Veteran
Charles Siegel a 61 year old government employee in Chicago received a preliminary discharge notice. Four other post office workers were discharged the same day, prompting calls for a pension system and continued civil service jobs for veterans to support them through Christmas and beyond. This incident sparks debate on military service rewards and civil service employment policies amid mounting recruitment concerns.
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Charles Siegel
Chicago
Federation of Postal Clerks
Edburisnent
Federation
Siegel
Congress
Forgotten Lesson of a General’s Flag Respect Parable
Fragmentary notes recount a famous American general teaching Mexicans to honor the American flag. The passage notes a long-remembered lesson that grew heavy but seems to have faded in recent years.
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Agason
Hobson Prohibition Measure Falls Short in House Vote
The Hobson resolution to submit a constitutional amendment on national prohibition failed 197 to 189 in the lower house. Alabama’s Abercrombie Taylor Burnett supported it, while Underwood and Mann led bipartisan opposition, signaling a temporary halt to prohibition agitation and raising questions about state self-government.
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Congress
Hobson
Alabama
Abercrombie
Taylor
Burnett
George Washington Taylor
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Underwood
Mann
Prohibition Party
Washington
Poul
North Carolina
Need More Police For Nighttime Safety In City
The city faces repeated hold ups in residential areas as night patrols fall short. The Item urges the council to hire a dozen reliable officers for residential districts to deter thefts and protect residents, especially those out late.
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City Commission
Brotherhood of Man Encouraged in Times of Need
An editorial urges using strength and light to aid others rather than oppress. It promotes a spirit of friendliness and cheer to comfort the needy and reinforce the bond of fellow feeling, the “Brotherhood of Man,” during hard times.
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Edmund Burke
Train service complaints from Semmes residents urge better Mobile line
A Semmes Alabama resident writes about the New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad line, noting limited service with one train each way. They argue trains should run so residents can travel to Mobile in the day, conduct business, and return that night, reducing trip costs and delays. The letter requests petitions and formal action to improve service for Semmes and nearby Mississippi residents.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Chicago
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Semmes
Ala
D. Griffin
Bryan as militarist in wild defense of liberty
In Chicago Tribune commentary a critic denounces William Jennings Bryan as a potential war advocate. The piece mocks his praise of arming citizens, imagining a patriotic ritual from dawn to sunset and warning against militarization threatening civil liberties.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Freeman
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Broadway
Coatroom
Martial Freeman
Beadle
Chicago Tribune
Herbert’s Decimal Calculator Sets New Standard in Computation
Ernest L. Herbert, a Railroad Clearing House clerk, completed over 700,000 calculations across eight years to publish Herbert’s Decimal Calculator a 1300 page volume. The Daily Mail lauds its wizardry fast solutions for multiplication division fractions percentages interest weights measures and currency conversions.
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Ernest L. Herbert
Herbert
The
Daily Mail
Modern Gal Lant Man Would Have Faced Pinch for Master
If the gay Lothario had been a modern gal lant probably he would have been pinched for a master.
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Lothario
Sixty Eight State Prisoners Granted Christmas Paroles
The governor issued sixty eight paroles after reviewing over 250 clemency applications. Paroles cite ill health and long service, with pardons recommended by the pardon board or judges. The governor will not consider more pardon cases for the rest of his term and will not receive delegations or new appeals. He has ongoing state business demanding attention.
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Montgomery
Pardon Board
Convict Department
Southern Cattle Association Pushes Tick Eradication Law
R L Seal of Livingston and F I Derby of York met the cattle committee in Mobile to discuss tiger disease and tick eradication. Derby and Seal breed Shorthorns and Herefords with farms in Sumter County noting progress in graded livestock. The association will advocate a state wide law to eradicate ticks with minimal friction and no concrete plan yet formed.
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R. L. Seal
Livingston
U S Investigating Dauphin Island Lemon Case
James H Webb on Dauphin Island shows an unusual lemon sample to Physiologist Swingle of the US Department of Agriculture. Swingle seeks further specimens as foreign fruits and seeds are introduced for testing across the United States. Webb cultivates citrus and other fruits, urging local culturists to participate and study climate suitability.
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James H. Webb
Dauphin Island
Swingle
United States Agricultural Department
Webb
Department of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction
United States
Lowenstein Sends Satsuma Boxes to Auto Firms
H. C. Lowenstein dispatched several boxes of Satsumas to the automobile companies he represents in the territory. The fruit, grown in Motile county, was sent with literature promoting the fruit industry in the section.
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H. C. Lowenstein
Satsumas
Randolph County Officials Praised in Audit Report
Examiner W. R. Foster reported Randolph county books and accounts in excellent condition and office affairs well managed. The findings were presented to the governor yesterday after review of Randolph officials.
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Montgomery
Randolph County
W. R. Foster
Foster
Randolph
Flour Relief Shipped from Nashville to Belgium
Nashville mills have sent 120 carloads or 30 000 barrels of flour for Belgian relief during the past two weeks. The Belgian Relief Association of New York arranged the shipment, with seventeen carloads leaving Nashville so far.
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Nashville
Belgium
Associated Press
Tenn
Nashville Flour Mills
Belgian Relief Association of New
Miss Cowen Applies For U S Passport To Honduras
Miss Eleanor Cowen of Mobile filed in U S district court for a passport as a U S citizen. She plans to sail from New Orleans next week to Tegucigalpa Honduras to teach.
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Eleanor Cowen
Mobile
United States District Court
Richard Jones
United States
Miss Cowen
New Orleans
Tegucigalpa
Hon
Ieee i
Two Clergymen Refuse to Sign Peace Appeal
London dispatch reports Archbishop of Canterbury and Dr Dryander decline to sign a universal church peace appeal urging restraint. They insist peace must rest on the righteousness of their nation's cause and the moment for a lasting truce has not yet come, citing moral duty and self defense amid war.
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London
Canterbury
Dryander
Greer
New York
Tuttle
St. Louis
Europe
Paul Stevenson Returns to Montgomery with Possible Appointment
Paul Stevenson, known Alabama political writer and leading immigration commissioner candidate, returns to Montgomery after three months in Norfolk. He accepts a position at the Montgomery Advertiser, previously worked as capitol reporter and political writer, and his friends expect Governor Henderson to offer the immigration post.
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Montgomery
Ala
Paul Stevenson
Alabama
Commissioner of Immigration
Norfolk
Ledger-Dispatch
Stevenson
Avoid Careless Xmas Wiring Warns Chief
Fire Chief C. S. McCosker warns for the Christmas season about dangers from temporary electrical wiring in window displays. He urges uses of competent men, cautions about wires over nails, and notes candles and dry trees pose risks. electric lamps reduce danger but precautions remain essential amid holiday crowds.
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C. 8S. McCosker
Princeton's football and baseball self supporting
Princeton athletic association reports football and baseball as the only self supporting branches. Football netted 38844 dollars this year while baseball and related spring activities brought in 9318 dollars, with 1914 football figures not yet completed.
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Princeton
N. J
the Athletic Association
Debated West opposed leasing faces Senate fight
Washington reports a heated Senate battle looming over conservation bills allowing federal leasing of coal oil phosphate lands and water power sites. President Wilson backs fast action before March 4, with West senators like Shafroth Borah and Clark opposing, while supporters argue leasing preserves mineral access and prevents monopolies. The Alaska coal land law is cited as precedent.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Senate Lands Committee
Wilson
Lane
Interior Department
Senate Public Lands Committee
Myers
Montana
Shafroth
Colorado
Borah
Idaho
Warren
Wyoming
Clark
United States
Alaska
Sergeant Reed Eats Evidence Over Apple Theft
Captain Frank Anderson frees a 16-year-old arrested for stealing two apples after Sergeant Reed is found to have eaten the evidence. Patrolman Dennis Spillane had jailed the boy for two pippins, but the desk reveals only the boy’s innocent face.
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Reed
Anderson
Denny
Kansas City Star
Elmer Bates Reunites With Old Benefactor On West Sixth
Elmer Bates, longtime Cleveland newspaper man now a country journalist, is stopped by a pensioner who recalls Bates once saved his life. The man recounts Bates providing supper lodging a Chicago ticket and $3 for spending money to help reach his dying mother. Bates expresses fond recognition and relief.
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Elmer Bates
Cleveland
West Sixth Street
Union Depot
Elmer
Bates
Chicago
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