Mobile Invites Redfield Visit to Inspect port facilities
Mobile Alabama January 7 1915 urges Secretary of Commerce Redfield to pass through Mobile on his New Orleans trip. supporters hope such an inspection would boost Southern commerce promotion and Mobile port facilities in the South American trade push.
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Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
New Orleans
Department of Commerce
South
Redee
Mobile
Gulf
Lumber of Commerce
Louisiana Seaport
Two-Family Garden Idea to Boost Farm Income
The article urges farmers to expand small plots into two family gardens to raise surplus produce for local sale. It stresses planning, market contact, and direct delivery to households to improve family nutrition and income.
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Department of Agriculture
Pig sale lesson for rural buyers in Garrison Georgia
Farmers outside cities learn from a Garrison Georgia cashier who offered a pig at 2.50 dollars. The pig fed sparingly, was killed, weighed 762 pounds, and sold for 76 dollars and 20 cents.
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Garrison
Georgia
Mobile County Faces Tax Increase Controversy
The Mobile County Board of Revenue considers raising the tax rate from 4 1 2 to 5 mills amid tight budgets and widespread demand for public expenditure restraint. Officials warn of higher costs for property owners and businesses while treasurers note a projected $22 000 deficit. Public opinion favors trimming spending over higher taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mobile
Board of Revenue of
Mobile County
Fashionable boarding schools fall to economy pressures
The Atlanta Constitution notes a shift in Georgia as demand for costly fashionable boarding schools wanes. Editors urge keeping home influence in education, warning uniform high college standards raise costs and risk an aristocracy of wealth or learning, while stressing practical American life needs.
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Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Atlanta
Chicago University
Harvard University
America
Warning to Voters on Poll Tax and Elections
The Montgomery Advertiser notes fewer citizens pay the poll tax this year, warns of dissatisfaction from avoiding payment, and forecasts multiple elections in Mobile and the state. It cites a September city vote, a possible statewide prohibition vote, and potential bond issues and state office rearrangements.
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Montgomery
Mobile
Revival Hymn Book Idea For Navy Secretary Daniels
Florida Times Union notes a proposal to prepare a revival hymn book for the navy with Secretary Daniels to oversee the project as a morale and religious service effort. The item reflects wartime morale needs and church sponsorship within the armed forces.
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Daniels
Navy
Florida Times-Union
One of Life's Little Ironies
The Boston Advertiser notes a mockery of proper roles as Mann poses as the wa of the treasury, highlighting a wry twist in authority and duty.
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Life
Mann
The
Treasury
Boston Advertiser
Bishop Beckwith Dedicates All Saints Church
Bishop C M Beckwith of the Alabama diocese led the dedication of the new All Saints Episcopal Church at Ann and Government streets. The Rev Thomas Henry Johnston participated during Epiphany week with prayers and hymns as the small sandstone building rises on the former site of the old frame church.
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C. M. Beckwith
Episcopal Diocese of
Alabama
All Saints Episcopal Church
Ann and
Government Streets
Thomas Henry Johnston
All Saints Church
All Saints
Mobile County
German American Alliance Defends City Police Privileges
A reader letters to The Item defends Mobile police protections for shipper horses amid a World War I spy system. The writer says the German American Alliance misstates neutrality and notes watchmen costs are borne by employers, with no city charges. Dated Mobile Alabama January 6 1915.
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Schwarz
Mobile
Ala
Chicago Court Plans Self Represented Trial Reform
The Chicago municipal court under Chief Justice Harry Olson will launch a reform by creating a case where complainant and defendant present their own cases with no lawyers present. Initially limited to disputes up to $50, the plan aims to simplify procedure, remove technicalities, and broaden scope as it proves viable. The reform seeks to reduce the impact of wealth on outcomes, though experts warn many cases still require trained representation.
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Chicago
Harry Olson
Atlanta Constitution
The Ideal Proofreader and a Houseboat Riddle
A New York Sun report recounts a proofreader test where twenty five papers miscorrected a sentence about a wealthy man. The original meant he had gone abroad after building the houseboat and left it to his brother, not that the houseboat was built for living abroad.
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Bronx
Maine
California
New York Sun
Trojans Welcomed to Montgomery for Inauguration Day
The Montgomery Journal invites Troy residents to Montgomery on Monday January 18 for Governor Henderson’s inauguration. Pike county editors and citizens are urged to attend to honor the first governor of the state from the Grand Old County, with the city promising a royal reception and open gates.
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Troy
Montgomery
Henderson
Sidney Herbert Blan
Troy Mesenger
R. F. Powell
Herald
Brundidge News
Pike County
Pike
Grand Old County
The
State
Montgomery Journal
Secretary Bryan as visionary negotiator mocked by paper
A Boston Transcript quips that Secretary Bryan, praised as a visionary idealist, seems ready to broker a peace treaty between the president and the senate, a satirical jab at his diplomatic ambitions.
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Bryan
Senate
Boston Transcript
Ain't No Such Animal Says City Column
A Philadelphia column dismisses the idea of binding international law, arguing nations act independently and create rules on the fly. The writer questions the existence and reach of such law in current affairs.
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Philadelphia
No Objection From the Lawyers in Thaw Case
The Galveston News reports no objection from lawyers regarding the thaw controversy. A Mississippi inquiry notes a militia cannot have everything it seeks, reflecting ongoing legal debate surrounding civil unrest and security measures.
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Galveston Newa
Legislators Busy Preparing for Coming Session at Montgomery
Montgomery dispatch notes many young men entering the Alabama legislature with wide ambitions for national office. The piece highlights veteran politicians like Judge John A. Lusk and Alto V. Lee, and recalls past leaders such as Carmichael and Comer, predicting a steadier, less rollicking session than earlier years.
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Montgomery
N C M G Railroad Fined for Discontinuing Trains
The New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Railroad was fined 13000 dollars by the Mississippi railroad commission for stopping certain trains after a petition for permission was refused. A federal court ruling later granted permission to discontinue, with the commission alleging no injunction was obtained and continuing violations at 500 dollars per day.
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Jackson
Miss
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company
Mississippi Railroad Commission
W. F. Owen
Way
Mississippi
Alabama
Clean Up and School Improvement Day Praised
Montgomery January 7. The Alabama state department of education releases a bulletin on Clean Up Day and School Improvement Day held October 30 in public schools. The bulletin says results are gratifying and significant, reflecting statewide cooperative efforts by local through school improvement forces.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Department of Education
Consecration of Bishop Durst in East Carolina Diocese
The Rev. Thomas Campbell Durst of Richmond Virginia was consecrated bishop of the East Carolina diocese at St James Episcopal Church in Greenville North Carolina. The ceremony drew many prelates and laypeople from Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Gton
N. C
Thomas Campbell Durst
Richmond
Bisop
Diocese of
East Carolina
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Virae North Carolina
South Caro
Supreme Court Rules Railroad Pays for Brakeman Shot
The Arkansas supreme court ruled the Pine Bluff & Arkansas River Railroad must pay Lizzie Washington 3200 for injuries when brakeman Thomas Jackson shot her on September 22, 1918. The court found the brakeman, as the railroad’s agent, owed passengers safety and comfort, despite his personal relation to Lizzie. The decision overturned a prior lower verdict and remanded related cattle case for trial.
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Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court
Thomas Jackson
Pine Bluff & Arkansas River Railroad
Lizzie Washington
England
Pine Bluff
Lizzie
Tom
Jackson
Iron Mountain Railroad
C. C. Campbell
Alicia
Governor undecided on special judge in Birmingham case
Montgomery Ala Jan 7 The governor has delayed appointing a special Birmingham city court judge for the waterworks company case asking Judge Charles W Ferguson to relieve him. He will not act until a thorough investigation of the merits is complete and may not decide before week’s end.
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Dallas
Jefferson
John A. Lusk
Marshall County
Comer
Supreme Bench
Railroad Commission
Senate
Alto V. Lee
Gadsden
Henry P. Merritt
Macon
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Waterworks Company
Charles W.ferguson
Return of spenders to Congress delights Washington caterers
Washington on January 7 notes a wave of returning legislators who are famed for entertaining. Daniel Lefean William B McKinley Nicholas Longworth and Uncle Joe Cannon lead a group of wealthy spenders while others like Rodenberg Crago and Hill are set to rejoin the Sixty-fourth Congress.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Daniel Lefern
Pennsylvania
William B McKinley
Illinois
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Joe Cannon
Elect Lefean
LeJean
William B. McKinley
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Jamestown
Roosevelt
Longworth
Cannon
Joe
Rodenberg
Crago
Hill
Connecticut
Capitol
Congress
Dan Lafean
Huge War Losses in Europe
A 1918 era graphic summary cites official losses through December 1 with Russia, Germany, Austria, France, Servia, England, Belgium, Montenegro, Japan and others totaling about 11 million casualties. The piece notes ongoing worldwide fatalities, U S losses at Veracruz, and a long historical death toll trend across years.
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Chicago Tribune
Russia
Germany
Austria
France
Servia
England
Belgium
Montenegro
Mexico
China
Vmorocco
Skoccesatae FI
Herzegovina
Asia Minor
San Domingo
United States
Vera Cruz
Dying man leaves most estate to deity church in legal clash
A man willed nearly all his estate to a religious organization while giving $3,000 to the U S government after learning of a 1863 government fraud. He hoped to settle his conscience by reimbursing the loss. The church seeks to block the refund, challenging the government’s claim and raising statements about conscience and ethics.
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United States
Pagan
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