A Word to County Board on Rising County Expenses
The new county commission is accused of a poor start by raising salaries and adding offices amid expected revenue declines. It increased road overseers and convict guards, bought thousands of dollars of mules, and expanded staffing. Costs may double with road work and stock care, while bonded road upkeep and debt interest rise. The treasurer warns a tax increase is needed amid a pending suit to seize taxpayer property, risking a county receivership like the city once faced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holcombe
Southern Fuel Company
Combatting Cotton Wilt in Southern Fields
A Department of Agriculture bulletin outlines diseases and control methods for cotton wilt and root knot. Wilt damages by year, common in the Southeast, with symptoms including leaf collapse, browning stems, and stunted growth. Continuous attention to resistant varieties and careful seed handling is urged to preserve disease resistance.
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Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Governor expects Johnston as Alabama House speaker
Governor elect faces opposition from factions aiming to nullify Hendersons program. They oppose Charles Henderson and oppose financial reform and efficiency measures. He plans to support Representative Edward Johnston for speaker to align with his administration and press state issues including prohibition versus local option.
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A. H. Carmichael
House
Charles Henderson
Henderson
Edward Johnston
Montgomery
Alabama
American Horses for Army Service Protested by Humane Society
The American Humane Society led by William C Stillman protests shipments of U S horses to Europe for war effort. They cite casualties at sea and on battlefields and challenge Wilson to curb exports as humane principles clash with national and commercial interests.
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Europe
Mobile
France
Belgium
American Humane Society
William C. Stillman
Wilson
United States
Stillman
Suffragists offer Lloyds insurance bet on vote outcome
The Women's Political Union plans to insure the vote battle with Lloyds of London. If suffrage wins in November they collect 25,000 or Lloyds pays the premium if the vote fails. Harriet Stanton Blatch leads the effort and a committee negotiates the policy, hoping to back candidates regardless of the referendum.
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New York
Lloyds
England
America
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Cotton substitutes linen for hotel items, Beifeld says
Chicago hotel proprietor Joseph Beifeld claims universal cotton use for tablecloths towels and household goods would consume 400 000 to 500 000 bales of cotton annually and enlarge the cotton market He cites his hotel substitution as proof and urges hotelmen to adopt cotton to aid the industry in Houston Chronicle report.
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United States
Joseph Beifeld
Chicago
Houston Chronicle
Houston Paper
Beifeld
Progressive party still alive but less effect in politics
A brief note from the Philadelphia Inquirer remarks that the Progressive party appears to remain, yet its influence and activity have diminished. The comment suggests limited political impact compared to the past.
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Akeeps Pulmotor
Progressive Party
Philadelphia Inquirer
Works Both Ways in Golf Says Taft and Porcoe
The Detroit Free Press quotes former President Taft calling golf profanity four B for one’s score. It notes that a bad score is “Sait Porcoe’s language” in a playful clash of terms.
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Taft
Sait Porcoe
Detroit Free Press
Big Beef Profits in South From Scrub Cattle Test
A Georgia State College of Agriculture experiment invested in 33 native scrub cattle, 22 steers, fed 100 days on oat straw with silage and cottonseed meal. Despite high shipping costs and low cattle quality, the test yielded a 26 percent net profit, suggesting Southern farmers can profit from scrub stock.
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Tate
Marnagin
Georgie Gin
Sia College of Agriculture
South Georgia
Richmond
Central West
South
Georgia
oMbile
Daring Woman Aviator Mrs Hilda Hewlett Leads Brooklands School
Mrs Hilda Hewlett wife of Maurice Hewlett founded the Blondeau Hewlett aviation school at Brooklands England and trains pilots including her son Lieutenant Hewlett. She has built aeroplanes used by the army and navy and inspires American women to join the war effort as aviators.
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Hilda B. Hewlett
Maurice Hewlett
Blondeau-Hewlett Aviation School
Brooklands
England
Hewlett
Farnam
Snowden Smith
British Army Service School
Fleischmann Lets Polo Groom Stay Despite War Talk
Julius Fleischmann, ex mayor of Cincinnati and namesake head of his company, offers his English polo groom Clarkson permission to return to England. Clarkson declines, saying there’s no polo or racing there and the war does not interest him.
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Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Clarkson
England
Mr. Fleischmann
New York World
Stone Age New Year Joke At Dinner
Governor-Elect Whitman remarks at a New York dinner on New Year resolutions. The tale features Wa and Ug from the stone age trading jokes about a crowbar to “turn over a new leaf” as a playful analogy for changing habits.
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Whitman
New York
An Even Break in War Poetry Debate
An editor note argues that although American poetry contains acclaimed war verse, it also produced some of the worst, reflecting on the Birmingham News quote about English critics praising U.S. war poetry while warning of poor examples.
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United States
America
Birmingham News
Nobody Home but Hole in Treasury Nation
Carranza maintains a mobile government while reporting a looming threat from Villa. The plan foresees a floating government aboard a ship ready to sail as Villa's forces approach, signaling continued instability and exile of central authority.
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Treasury
Carranza
Villa
New York World
China extends presidential term to ten years
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports President Yuan in China has had term lengthened to ten years with a saving clause allowing indefinite extension.
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Oyster Bay
Yuan
China
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Arkansas Governor Seeks Public Funds For Message Printing
The Arkansas governor appeals to four newspapers asking for 2.50 to cover the costs of printing his annual message, a move Wall Street Journal says sounds like rubbing it in.
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Arkansas
Wall Street Journal
Bills Our Citizen-Soldiery Rally Stirs Debate
In a Boston note, the piece claims Secretary Garrison, criticizing his stance on naval defense, overlooks a key rabbit shooter issue while arguing that an effective navy could deter invasion and protect the country.
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Garrison
Boston
What kind of cigare to give your husband
A judge questions a shopper in a satirical exchange about gifting cigars to coax a husband home, contrasting hayvan and domestic brands and prompting a witty remark on domestic life.
Pibiras of De First to Claim Honor
A fragmented note from Chicago News hints at a De city event where a man named Pibiras is first in line for a distinction. The short item mentions weariness with luxury and signals a public interest in local affairs.
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Pibiras
Chicago News
Coast defenses eyed as crucial in national security shift
Washington dispatch reports growing urgency to strengthen coast defenses amid naval armament advances. A military board explored calibers and ranges for seacoast guns, including the potential turret system to protect guns and crews.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Jan
United States
Congress
Plaa
Garrison
Army
The Coming Jewish Nation
The London Outlook argues that an autonomous Palestine could emerge as the Jewish homeland after 2,000 years. It envisions Russia France and England jointly facilitating a neutral zone between Syria and Egypt, aligning with policy needs for Poland’s regeneration and a historic reconciliation among Christian branches.
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England
Europe
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
Russia
Poland
London
Stoves for Soldiers Aid Russian Front Warmth
The Elbinger Zeitung advises tiny silk coated stoves for German troops in Russia. Each 5 by 3 by 1 inch device holds a coal bar that glows for six to eight hours and warms the body when carried wrapped to the abdomen or back. Price about 1 mark and coal bar cost 2 1 2 pfennig.
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Elbinger Zeitung
He Knows the Game in New Orleans Soup House Scene
The article notes Vice President Roosevelt or ex president dining at a soup house for indigent hoboes. It argues he would endure a stew of blue lizards to secure front-page newspaper coverage. The piece mocks efforts to keep him in the Down-and-Out club in New Orleans.
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Ted Roosevelt
United States
Ted
New Orleans
Army officers to inspect Alabama guard detachments
U S Army officers will inspect Alabama National Guard units in Birmingham February 24 25 and 26 per a published order from Adjutant General Joseph B Scully Captain Churchhill to inspect Headquarters First Battalion and Batteries A and C Major Henry Page to inspect hospital corps detachments in Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham Captain William M Fassett to inspect First Field Company Signal Corps Montgomery on March 6
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Field Artillery
Alabama National Guard
Birmingham
Joseph B. Scully
Churchhill
War Department
Henry Page
Medical Corps
Hospital Corps
First Infantry
Mobile
State Headquarters and Hospital Corps
Second Infantry
Montgomery
Fourth Infantry
William M. Fassett
Signal Corps
First Field Company
Plans for Celebration at Opening of Canal
Washington officials advance plans for the Panama Canal opening celebration next March with congressional backing seen for a 250000 dollar appropriation. A naval parade may be canceled per Col Goethals but preparations proceed under Wilson's outline.
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Washington
Associated Press
Administration
Panama Canal
Congress
Wilson
Goethals
Canadians to be tried in Ontario for shooting Americans
Ontario authorities announced that the Canadian soldiers linked to the shooting of American duck hunters will be tried in Ontario courts. The report notes the case involves three Canadian soldiers and originates from Ontario.
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Ontario
Ig Waille
Vinol Tonic Praised By New York Official Photographer
An official New York City photographer lauds Vinol cod liver and iron tonic as a tonic that rebuilt his strength and health after prolonged weakness. The ad claims Vinol blends cod livers with iron and promises money back if no benefit, from Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation and stores nationwide.
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New York City
Vinci
William Kohlhoff
Irving Place
New York
van Antwerp’s Drug Corporation, Incorporated
Mobile
Ala
Danderine Hair Cleanser Promises Dandruff Solution
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent hair treatment that removes dandruff cleanses the scalp and claims to grow new fine hair after weeks of use. It targets girls with promises of light fluffy hair and increased volume after the treatment.
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Knowlton’s
Tis awfu lonely evenin s in Edwin Pugh verse
The fragment from Edwin Pugh in the London Chronicle laments a lonely evening after a husband soldier returns with scars. The speaker describes daily toil and missing companionship, hoping he may come back someday.
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Evenin
Edwin Pugh
The
London Chronicle
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