Defending the Engineer Corps as Mexican Crisis Deepens
The Mobile Alabama 1913 report notes river and harbor bill battles in Congress, with Rep Humphreys defending engineer corps against charges of pork and favoritism. It also covers Mexican upheaval with Madero under pressure as Diaz allies resume influence and U.S. aims to safeguard interests amid potential stable leadership.
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Congress
United States Army
River and Harbor Committee
Ben G. Humphreys
Mississippi
Humphreys
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Texas
Engineer Corps
Philippines
Arizona
Army
Rostron Medal to be Presented by Taft in Washington
Taft will present Captain Rostron with the congressional medal in a ceremony in Washington. The Carpathia’s rescue of Titanic passengers is hailed as heroic, with Rostron praised for ordering full steam and readiness of boats and crew. The piece notes the rarity of congressional medals and outlines who now receives them and how they are worn.
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Madero
Mexico
Diaz
State Department
Washington
United States
Victor EJ
JACTT
Taft
Rostron
Congress
Casas
Queen of the Seas
Titanic
Carpathia
Army
Navy
Leonard Wood
Henry A. du Pont
Rhode Island
George L. Gillespie
Charles F. Humphrey
William H. Carter
Albert L. Mills
Ernest A. Garlington
Theodore Schwan
John M. Wilson
Marion D. Mays
Charles H. Tompkins
John C. Gilmore
William P. Hall
Charles H. Heys
War Department
Helen
Warren
M—’s
Submarine Cables and the Race to Connect Continents
A historical survey of submarine cables traces early attempts across the Atlantic from 1858 to later links including the Great Eastern and Silvertown voyages. It notes cable construction three-part composition, testing perils, mid ocean storms, and the rise of global networks with rising durability and costs.
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Fie Tase
Thames
England
Atlantic
Europe
North America
North Atlantic
Ireland
Newfoundland
Agamemnon
Niagara
Valentia Bay
Agramemnon
Midocean
America
Great Eastern
Silvertown
Vancouver
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Marconi Company
Missionary Baseball Teaches Lesson Through Game Method
The Missionary Education Movement adopts a baseball style classroom drill to teach Bible history. Two teams play in a Sunday school hall with batters answering questions about Livingstone's birth and origin to advance bases, scoring on correct recall and quick learning.
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Missionary Education Movement
Baltimore
Livingstone
Scotland
Africa
Comparing Mobile and New Orleans lumber exports in 1912
The Item figures show four ports Gulfport New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola shipped 42 percent of US lumber. New Orleans sent about 2.7 million feet to Cuba while Mobile and Gulfport exceeded 1 million, highlighting New Orleans Europe trade and the need for improved handling facilities and port traffic control.
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Gulfport
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Department of Commerce and Labor
Louisiana
Washington
Cuba
Tampa
Galveston
Europe
Alabama
Mississippi
Gulf Ports
Republicans Split Over Toll Policy and unity in crisis
Harper's Weekly highlights deep Republican disarray as Secretary Knox and Senator Root clash over whether free tolls to coastwise vessels breach the Hay Pauncefote treaty. The piece notes weak team work, lack of leadership, and a party contesting itself while Democrats push ahead with pledged reforms.
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Congress
Harper's Weekly
Harper’s
Knox
Root
Mr. Knox
State Department
Mr. Root
United States
Red Ink Campaign by Women in Washington Advocates
Determined women in Washington organize letters to legislators to aid their cause. Attendees at a recent meeting commit to red ink letters to representatives and oversee similar communications by husbands and friends as efforts intensify.
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Washington
Malo
Education notes reveal global schooling trends and local trials
The report highlights nearly one million dollars in school savings across 1 149 US schools and nationwide illiteracy decline in Prussia. It cites Uruguay hiring a US agrarian expert, Ontario adopting Montessori, Lima hosting the Pan American and Latin American medical congresses, and University of La Plata scholars evaluating US methods. It also notes a Highland Park IL vocational guidance course and Indiana studies showing boys’ school failure rates at 14.6 percent vs girls’ 10.4 percent.
Miss Dorothy Frooks Leads Suffrage Talkers
Miss Dorothy Dolly Frooks age eighteen heads the Equal Justice League and speaks for woman suffrage. She describes a crowded meeting and recounts a moment when an earnest old man focused attention her way, inspiring her to press her arguments.
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Dorothy Dolly Frooks
Equal Justice League
Miss Frooks
Hat shopping turns into tense encounter for Helen and Warren
In October heat in a crowded city, Helen and Warren search for a suitable hat. A condescending saleswoman and a harsher judge in Warren push Helen into uncomfortable choices as his cold critique grows.
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James C. van Antwerp
C. B. Hanson
Albert P. Bush
John C. O'Connell
Associated Press
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Albert Hanson
Foreign Advertising
Ala
Fifth Ave
New York
MAIL
Bell
House
Moore
Pennsylvania
Mondell
Wyoming
Callaway
Senate
Commerce Committee
Engineer Corps of
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Goethals
West Point
Washington Comment
Idaho
Education Notes
Prussia
Uruguay
Republic
Normal
Ontario
Canada
Lima
Peru
University of la Plata
Argentina
Saat
United S
Highland Park, Ill
Indiana
Arthur Deamer
Laporte
Mabel Herbert Urner
Al’s
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