Mobile Item 1912 Rail Rate Dispute and Harbor Report
The Mobile Item discusses railroads opposing post office pay methods for mail cars and weighing rules. It cites a Chicago Harbor Commission report noting railroads' vast dock property holdings and their impact on lake traffic and competition from water carriers. It mentions James J. Hill pleading for financial relief via dock property sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Chicago Harbor Commission
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Galveston
River Front
Buffalo
Hill
Sea Serpent and Kaiser Imperator Tale Stir Harbor Rumor
The Sea Serpent story links Captain Ruser of the Hamburg American Line to the Imperator ship project. Rumors claim the Imperator will be the world’s largest liner while New York Harbor authorities balk at river-channel encroachment.
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Hamburg
Imperator
Ork
New York
Ruser
Cap- Ruser
Captain Ruser
Commentary on Recall and Legal Reforms Across States
The piece cites Washington residents calling recall a cure all while noting forged petitions in Seattle. It discusses Illinois Court ruling against remarriage within a year of divorce and praises the step toward safeguarding sanctity. It mentions Governor Donaghey freeing prisoners in Arkansas and its impact on convict leasing debates.
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Washington
Seattle
Assas
Illinois Supreme Court
Mt of Illinois
Donaghey
Causig
State
New York Skyscraper Celebration Plans Largest Building Event
Governor O Neal and Vice President elect Marshall are invited to a March 20 banquet in New York celebrating the Woolworth Building. The 55 story tower, the world’s tallest, marks a major engineering feat with a two day festivity and participation from 75 trades. Mayor Gaynor hosts as Taft expected to attend.
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New York
Emmet O'Neal
Marshall
Woolworth
Gaynor
Taft
Who Can Beat This Record Jack Lendon’s Lively Life
A National Magazine portrait of Jack Lendon born in 1912 aged thirty six reflects a life of diverse roles. He is described as farm boy street boy oyster pirate hunter longshoreman sailor seal hunter mutineer student writer war correspondent novelist and estate builder. The piece highlights his varied experiences from Klondike gold seeking to navigating the Snark and building a vast eucalyptus estate. George Wharton James praises the breadth of Lendon’s life asserting he has lived many existences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lendon
San Francisco Bay
Behring Sea
Henry Clay Debating Club
Socialist Labor Party
Oakland High School
State University At
Berkeley
Klondike
Yukon
Newphew
Pacific
South Seas
Australia
High Seas
Jack London
George Wharton James
National Magazine
Morgan Money Trust Exposed as Global Financial Oligarchy
Excerpt describes Mr. Morgan's examination as condemning a powerful consortium of steel, ore, coal, banks, insurers, media, distilleries, ships, and railways. It defines a Morgan money trust as a vast financial oligarchy controlling wealth and credit, with gold as the banking base and credit evidence.
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Morgan
Morgan Money Trust
Itsanon
Mr. Morgan
Erie
Rhymes Of Runabouts And Runaway Motor Lore
A fragmented verse piece recalls runabout cars, sticks and pricks of wire, and a chain of mishaps from Mary and Solomon Grundy to a bank note and a satirical image of modern travel. The text blends nursery rhythm cadence with accident and finance imagery from Los Angeles Times references.
The Wilson Daughters of Princeton A Civic Family Portrait
Hester E. Hestford portrays the Wilson daughters Nell Eleanor Margaret and Jessie Woodrow in Princeton New Jersey. The piece emphasizes their talents sports theater and public service as well as Mrs Wilsons domestic artistry and the family’s democratic hospitality.
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Princeton
N. J
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Nell Wilson
Eleanor
South
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
N. C
Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
Nell
Wilson
Miss Margaret
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Woman College of Baltimore
National Young Women's Christian Association
Lighthouse
America
Jessie
Joan of Arc
Washington
White House
Capitol Grounds
Hester E. Hestford
Real muckraker on ethics spans bar to Congress
A Wall Street Journal critique argues a mild ethics code would disbar 65 percent of lawyers and force half of New York judges from the bench. It suggests Congress would be left with too few members to form a quorum, noting the need for reform across the bench bar exchange and Congress. The piece defends a cautious standard while acknowledging some truth in the comparisons.
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Wall Street Journal
Bar Association of
New York State
City
Stock Exchange
Congress
The
New York
Hearst's
Aning
Aoaeine
Temperance Society Founded After Night of Wine Depot Revels
Father Taky Byradijato helps enroll in the new Temperance Society after attending a meeting at Soukindol’s Wine Depot where Father Canute of Balkan presided. The event ends with members asleep and accounts being tallied while a ledger is worked by Dotcholou and his helper.
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Taky Byradijato
Father Taky
Coukindol
Soukindol
Father Tanassin
Father Tanass
Father Canute
Balkan
Danko Harsazina
Tanass Dotcholou
Tchista Rabota Street
Dotchelou
New Temperance Society
Not a Chemist But a Farmer Headlines Agriculture Debate
Washington Herald argues against appointing Dr. Harvey W. Wiley as secretary of agriculture. The piece says the department needs executive and administrative skill over pure scientific training and favors a leader with practical farming insight to implement good ideas from science.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Remsen Board
Washington Herald
Underwood Urged Not to Seek Treasury Post
The Memphis News-Scimitar cites The Washington Evening Star arguing Oscar W. Underwood should not pursue the treasury secretary role. It recalls John G Carlisle’s fall after cabinet elevation, praises Carlisle as a party leader, and notes Underwood’s tariff strength versus finance mastery. It cites Birmingham Age-Herald criticisms and supports Underwood staying House leader while another handles financial duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Star
Oscar W. Underwood
the Treasury
the Star
John G Carlisle
Cleveland
Mr. Underwood
Carlisle
Kentuckian
The
Star States
Senate
Washington
Ene
Birmingham Age-Herald
Underwood
Secretary of the Treasury
Memphis News-Scimitar
Hope Abandoned Banker's Hospital Move Reported
A county paper announces Banker Tomkins is removed to the hospital for appendicitis with Doctor Rob Bin assigned, but the orphaned note stops the presses amid editor’s remarks. The item notes a widow and three children, hinting at local impact and concern.
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Preas
Tomkins
Rob bin
The Curse of Poverty and the Call to Self Help
A 1913 Atlanta Georgian piece urges men and women to end poverty through disciplined spending and saving. It argues freedom comes from financial independence, not wealth, and warns debt traps erode courage and education while poverty feeds ignorance and drunkenness. It stresses lifelong effort, learning, and restraint to gain future security.
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Atlanta
Back at Steunenberg Battle Hits and Verses Stir
German rally in reply to Captain George Steunenberg’s Army and Navy Journal poems. Arthur von Pulaski of Spokane derides the Steunenberg verse as penny ante while Stanley Mayall jokes in parody about German and Yankee clashes.
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George Steunenberg
United States Army
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Steunenberg
Army
Army and Navy Journal
Leonard Wood
Msts
Arthur von Pulaski
von Pulaski
Stanley Mayall
Pegassus
Onkel Samuel
der See
Einma
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International News Service
Hanson
Stem Ding
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
Ahduev
Ecss
Ste F
Alabama
Post Office Department
Interate Commerce
Postmaster-General
Railways
Govmt
Np Railroads
Mary
Solomon Grundy
Jack Spratt
Andy
Corrinne Rockwell Swain
Los Angeles Times
Temperance Society
Underwood and Finance
Gaul
Kamaus
Strassburg
Munich
Metz
Kajsey
Matt
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