Wisconsin Eugenics Law Impacts Milwaukee Marriages
An Associated Press dispatch from Milwaukee reports merchants notice a sharp drop in marriages after Wisconsin's new eugenics law took effect January 1. Only five licenses issued daily prior to the change, with many couples seeking workarounds such as binding contracts and declarations to avoid licensing.
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Eugenie Mixup
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Register of Deeds
Madison
Julius G. Kroken
Madigan
One County Medical Society
Wassermann
Frank Tomasek
Racine
Tomasek
Fannie Bohul
Gustave Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Tradenke
Minneapolis
Ithe Low
Johnson
Merchants and Farmers Unite to Boost Local Economy
The piece notes merchants and farmers forming joint departments to aid farm improvement and community growth. It stresses mutual benefit from better crops and farming methods, urging farmers to support local merchants by buying stocked goods and voicing needs locally.
State of the Parties and 1913 Electoral Trends
The New York Tribune publishes a table of election returns from Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey Michigan and New York showing a combined 200000 more votes in 1913 than in the Progressives 500000 less. The statewide shifts indicate Democrats held their own in 1913 except in New York where losses occurred.
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New York
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Mississippi Should Pursue Practical Legislation for Reform
The Memphis Commercial Appeal urges Mississippi lawmakers to focus on concrete improvements in education, agriculture, health, roads, drainage, and animal husbandry. It calls for enabling acts to support cattle and hog production, disease vaccines, tick eradication, and boll weevil control, warning against factional fights and graft.
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Hobbs-Bilbo
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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University of the A. and M. College
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Agricultural Department
Veterinary Department
United States
Who Shall Practice Law The Mobile Bar Association Debate
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler urges stricter bar entrance standards to exclude unfit entrants. He condemns the flood of half trained lawyers and calls for severe intellectual and professional training before licensure. He notes education alone cannot lift ethical standards.
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Mobile Bar Association
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Butler
Cotton County Rankings From 1913 Alabama Census
The Birmingham Ledger notes Alabama cotton output with Dallas leading at 46 136 bales, Montgomery 44 066, Pike 42 287, all in black belt and upland counties. Talladega 36 145, Houston 34 949, Geneva 33 608, Marengo 33 008, Lowndes 33 634, Barbour 33 761. Only five counties fell from 1912 to 1913.
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Talladega
Houston
Geneva
Marengo
Lowndes
Barbour
Black Belt
Wilcox
Baldwin
Choctaw
Escambia
Sumter
Washington
Black Prairies
Highland Counties
Birmingham Ledger
War for South American Markets Calls Merchant Unity
The article argues for a vast national trade organization to unite American merchants against foreign competition in South American markets. It criticizes the current administration for weak support and urges organized, aggressive efforts both at home and abroad to harness American economic power.
Panama trip of congressmen packed with tales and tattoos
Washington letter recalls House appropriations committee members touring the Panama Canal zone. Oddities include Borland and Fitzgerald collecting monkeys, a spelling bee on the return trip, and Bryns recalling a shark scare at sea. The piece blends humor with light anecdotes from the visit.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Panama
George Waite
Ohio
Porta Bella
Colon
Mr. White
United States
Pacific
Borland
Missouri
Fitzgerald
Canal Zone
Barchfield
Pennsylvania
Campbell
Kansas
Bryns
Tennessee
Kinkaid
New Jersey
Sherley
Kentucky
Bill
Toboga Bill
Mayor Crump Removes Death-Trap Tracks In Memphis
Memphis News Scimitar reports Mayor Crump tore up dangerous railroad tracks blamed for multiple deaths. Citizens endorse action as a higher law beyond court injunctions, warning Chancellor Fentress against restraining the people's protection.
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Memphis
Fentress
Scimitar
Memphis News
Mephitis Mephitica praised as farmer ally in pest control
Atlanta Journal reports federal Agriculture Department scientists extol the mephitine musteloid as a potent destroyer of harmful pests. They note it eats adults eggs larvae and pupae, suggesting a single creature per acre could curb farm plagues and parasites, a gain valued in billions over years.
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Atlanta Journal
Pass Christian Scene Builds Around Secret Conference
A vivid Pass Christian tableau unfolds with a battleship near, a cloaked envoy aboard, and a secret conference with the president. A courier speeds to the telegraph office while a frowning motorcycle rides on. The scene ends with a to be continued tease from the Chicago Daily News and a wary exchange about safety.
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Chicago Daily News
The Little Diplomat in the Mole Tunnel
A field vole fights a mole in a dark tunnel and escapes, then rebuilds a burrow. He fights rivals for a mate, dodges a kestrel and a barn owl, and faces a viper lurking in old tunnels before resuming life underground.
Debating Morality in Cheap Shows and Moving Pictures
The piece denounces unclean drama and degrading films funded by new authors, doctors and sociologists. It argues art and science back immoral exhibitions for profit, asserting common sense rejects them despite claims they deter immorality. It notes high audience payments fuel continued exhibitions.
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