The Item 1913 editors seek cabinet post for Frank Glass
The Mobile Item reports Alabama’s delegation backs Frank P. Glass of the Birmingham News for a Wilson cabinet post. It praises his editorial leadership and public service and argues he is best qualified for a federal department. The piece urges Governor O Neal to appoint a strong county board member to fill a vacancy and fix county governance.
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Washington
Alabama
Congress
Hobson
Frank P. Glass
Birmingham News
Henry B. Clayton
Glass
Wilson
South
Mobile of the Five Flags added to school histories
Peter J Hamilton author of Colonial Mobile releases Mobile of the Five Flags a Mobile produced history for schools and general readers detailing gulf coast history from early times to the present. The work continues Mobile history, dedicated to his daughters, Carlotta and Rachel Duke Hamilton. It notes Mobile postal growth and local commerce thanks to parcels post and new banking activity.
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Mobile County
Peter J. Hamilton
Mobile
Gulf Country
Hamilton
Carlotta
Rachel Duke Hamilton
Michigan Set to Adopt Woman Suffrage, Committee Unanimous
Report indicates Michigan moves toward women’s suffrage with a committee voting unanimously in favor. The development signals potential legislative action and broader reform momentum across the state.
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Michigan
Birmingham and Mobile push for shipbuilding plant
The text urges Birmingham and Mobile to join forces to attract a shipbuilding plant, aligning with Newport News Shipbuilding Company’s gulf ports study. It criticizes prior, costly but unproductive efforts and calls for immediate, businesslike action to secure the Alabama seaport project.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Gulf Ports
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Alabama
Lake Survey Reports No Drop in Lake Michigan Level
The January United States lake survey shows surface level of Lake Michigan not lowered by flow into the Chicago sanitary channel. It disagrees with Secretary Stimson's stance against increasing flow to the Chicago drainage canal.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago Sanitary Channel
United States Lake Survey
Stimson
Chicago Drainage Canal
Cook Purported Claims Reach Tacoma Dinner Scene
The piece notes Dr. Frederick A. Cook in Tacoma seeking belief about his Arctic and Mount McKinley climbs. It suggests he may be defending or deflecting credit, arguing that attacks on his honesty are not malicious but a means to reveal some truth about his feats.
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Frederick A. Cook
Tacoma
Mount McKinley
North Pole
Pole
Cooling
Uae
U.S. Oversees Vast Philippine and Island Territories
A report to the secretary of war outlines U S control over 3000 islands with 10 million people across 700000 square miles. It notes Philippines governance by natives, the Moros conflict, and debates over independence versus continued U S suzerainty under insular affairs.
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Washington
Insular Bureau
Secretary of War
United States
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Congress
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Hawaii
Alaska
Ita
Philippines
New England
New York
New Jersey
Senor Queson
Taft
Islands
Manila
United States Army
Philippine Legislature
Philippine Assembly
Philippine Archipelago
Pershing
Philippine Commission
Interior
Congress of the
War Department
Army of the United States
Memory's Wall Pictures Of Faces On Memory's Wall
A nostalgic verse reflecting on six childhood faces and voices, only three reaching maturity. The speaker recalls loved ones now in heaven, cherishing memories that remain vivid on memory's wall and never fade despite loss.
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Peneme
Augustus Treadwell
Now For the Auditorium. Mobile needs a large civic venue
Benj. B. Cox of Mobile urges the city to build a multiuse auditorium seating six thousand with a central public bath and movable floor to host lectures, concerts, and events all year. He cites past band concerts, potential revenue, and the city’s prosperity if financed promptly.
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Mobile
Mobile Commercial Club
Washing Marine Band
Benj. B. Cox
Married Life the Second Year in a City Apartment
A serialized domestic scene shows Helen Falls from a step ladder while settling into a new apartment as Warren argues over heating radiators and helps rearrange belongings. Tension surfaces with bruised pride, fatigue, and longing for affection as they navigate moving day stresses and cling to small moments of closeness.
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Helen
Warren
Delia
Michigan Avenue Cars and Transfer Delays
A resident complains about long waits for streetcar transfers at South Ann Street instead of Government Street. Letters argue for a visible schedule, improved signs, and shorter gaps, noting 10 to 25 minute waits and weather exposure, urging better public service.
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Michigan Avenue
Government
Ann Strets
Government Street
South Ann Street
Government Steet
Ann Street
Mobile
Convict Labor on the Roads in Jefferson County
The Jefferson county convicts will be placed at work on county roads starting April 1. The board of revenue urges patient testing of the new system before wide opinion forms. Dr. Lovelady, board president, predicts six to eight months to cover the county and run road construction like clockwork. If successful, other counties will follow, with Georgia’s example guiding statewide adoption. The piece urges a careful trial, noting potential escapes or miscarriages, and stresses statewide implications if the plan succeeds.
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Mobile
Jefferson County
Board of Revenue
Reason
Lovelady
Jefferson
Georgia
Board of Revenues
Birmingham
Calero Confesses Deception in Mexican Diplomacy
Former Mexican ambassador Manuel Calero says he lied to the U.S. government for ten months about the Mexican revolution, using a crafted mission and mask. The piece notes Mexico’s ongoing uprisings under President Madero and the challenges to restore peace and order.
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Senor
Manuel Calero
United States
Talleyrand
Mexico
Senor Calord
Madero
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