Flag respect and restraint in a Capitol District ruling
An editorial laments two Marines ejected for standing during the Star Spangled Banner at a Washington theater. It praises patriotic conduct, blames theater management and patrons who demanded seated decline, and notes a DC Supreme Court ruling allowing theater ejectments. It warns on public morale from disrespect to the flag.
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United States Marine Corps
Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Marine Corps
United States
Cotton Situation and Trade Outlook for Early 1916
Indications point to better movement of cotton to the Continent through February with a record shipment day of 15,000 bales. New York reports bookings for up to 11,161,000 bales for the year, while U S December consumption reached 554,725 bales. Home consumption for the fiscal year surpasses last year by about 19 percent. census figures show total shares through December 31 at 10,643,783 compared with prior years. Expert estimates for 1915 16 range 11,161,000 bales, while the government bureau cites a similar figure. Also noted is political opinion in Alabama regarding Hendersons plan to preserve state integrity amid opposition in Mobile.
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W York
New York
United States
A Strong Argument for Preparedness
The London Observer urges England to rally single men to the war effort and warns that war cannot be fought on limited liability. It argues stronger early action at Dardanelles and Gallipoli could have secured the east and Balkans with far fewer troops, implying the need for broad readiness to avoid higher future costs.
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England
London Observer
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Turkey
East
Balkans
Roumania
Britain
Europe
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Great London Daily
United States
Extend It to All and Pension Plan for Postal Workers
Congressman Griffin of Brooklyn pushes a bill to grant indefinite leaves with $600 annuities to elderly infirm postal workers. The article notes a broader civil service need, mentions a customs movement, and urges voters to back a state school bond issue to aid Alabama’s future generations.
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Congressman Griffin
Brooklyn
House
Congress
Post Office Department
Civil Service
Griffin
Customs Service
Visitors and developments fill Mobile notes at Battle House
A Mobile society column lists visitors including H C Burnham of Chicago touring Mobile and noting improvements at the Battle House kitchen. Officials like R V Taylor return from New York to speak on state bond issues. Tourists from Michigan Illinois and New Orleans arrive while ongoing renovations aim to have the quick lunch counter ready by Mardi Gras.
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Battle House
J. J. Hattstaedt
Chicago
W. E. Denniston
Homer Denniston
Newton
Iowa
S. J. Whelan
Holden Heights
New Jersey
Mobile
List of travelers and associates across many cities
A long roster of individuals and couples from Birmingham, Atlanta, New Orleans, Chicago, New York, and other places appears in a travel or passenger list. Names include Middleton, Hirsh, Ham, Roder, McCormick, Allen, Alden, Fowler, Thomas, Lawder, Riley, Jagoe, Wilson, Denniston, Monk, McDuffie, Taylor, Kennedy, Ulmer, Gilmer, Tracy, Gram, Wigfield, and many others with residences in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, New Jersey, and beyond. The section also contains a horoscope noting potential unluckiness for the day and cautions on health and business.
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Baltimore
H. C. Riley
Atlanta
J. Jagoe
L. J. Jagoe
A. R. Wilson
J. Hiederberg
Chicago
Ills
W. H. Kendrick
Tampa
Fla
W. E. Denniston
H. Denniston
Newton
H. Monk
Pensacola
List of contacts and locations in southern and midwestern states
The passage lists numerous individuals with associated cities across Alabama Mississippi Missouri Michigan New York Indiana Kentucky Tennessee and Texas including H Stairdivart Brewton Ala O L Meador Gulfport Miss J A Harper St Louis Mo W J Waters Manchutes Mich J P Cox Atlanta Ga Windsor J Rockwell Binghampton N Y I S Peck Greenville Ind A F Davis Evergreen Ala J S Turharth Wainwright Ala A G Dane Louisville Ky J A Myers Louisville Ky C T Whitehead Gainestown Ala C E Roper Jackson Tenn W R Smith Pascagoula Miss H P Greene Beaumont Tex.
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A. M. Rivas
Jacksonville
Fla
W. R. Lyman
New York
D. G. Williamson
Milton, Fla
L. Barnett
W. B. Jernigan
Pollard
Ala
Klosky
S—J. A. Cowan
Cincinnati
Ohio
J. Hattle
Fruitdale
W. A. Hansan
Palmetto Beach
M. W. Vichey
Wilmer
D. S. Sellers
Boston
F. J. Pak
Misano
New Orleans
G. F. Moulton
Newark
N. J
R. G. Owin
Bromley
J. A. McCall
DeFuniak Springs
Savage
H. 0. Goodrich
F. W. Hawley
St. Louis
A. F. Church
Laurel
Miss
P. A. Trice
Mowin
D. W. Galhant
Rochester
N. Y
A. G. Grears
H. Stairdivart
Brewton
O. L. Meador
Gulfport
J. A. Harper
W. J. Waters and Family
Manchutes, Mich
J. P. Cox
Atlanta, Ga
Windsor
J. Rockwell
Binghampton
I. S. Peck and Wife
Greenville
Ind
A. F. Davis
Evergreen
J. S. Turharth
Wainwright
A. G. Dane
Louisville, Ky
J. A. Myers
C. T. Whitehead
Gainestown
C. E. Roper
Jackson, Tenn
W. R. Smith
Pascagoula
H.P. Greene
Beaumont
Tex
Who Am I Editorial Masterpiece From Mrs Roussan
Adah L Roussan of Osceola Arkansas edits a Birmingham News piece titled Who Am I presenting a prophetic reflection. The editorial claims the subject is a force more powerful than armies, destroying lives across classes and locations from homes to factories, bringing sickness and death yet unavoided.
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Birmingham News
Adah L. Roussan
Osceola
Ark
United States
Zinc Industry Opportunity for Mobile Port
Horace T. E. Culver argues the U S zinc supply cannot meet demand worsened by war. He notes Australia as a major source, three Australian ore shipments via Mobile to Chicago, and plans for a Mobile zinc smelter and rolling mill. A new zinc line could spur factories, defense metals, and galvanizing goods, boosting imports, payroll, and industry locally.
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Mobile
Horace T. E. Culver
United States
Australia
Germany
Belgium
Chicago
Pomama Canal
Birmingham
Government shipyards offer jobs for pattern-makers and unions
Answers note federal shipyards in New York Boston Norfolk Portsmouth Philadelphia Mare Island Washington Bremerton and Charleston operate shops for repair and construction. Apply to the board of labor at the yard for application blanks and civil service exams. government neutrality toward unions is stated. The income tax originated in Florence Italy but gained modern form under British policy with William Pitt around the Napoleonic War era.
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United States
Ans
Navy Yards
New York
Boston
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Mare Island
Washington
Bremerton
Wash
Charleston
S. C
Board of Labor
William Pitt
Treasury
Britain
Capitol Gossip: Taxation Fight Slows as Congress Hears Seaman Law
Washington notes Congress hesitates on taxation amid warring views. Ways and Means stalls while military and naval leaders demand figures. Humphrey and Gallinger push repeal of LaFollette seaman’s law, citing liberty, pay, and safety gains for crews. A lobbyist backs cotton mill interests.
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Washington
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Gaston
Alphonse
Military and Naval Affairs Committee
Ways and Means
Claude Kitchin
Claude
McAdoo
Congerssman Humphrey
House
Gallinger
Senate
United States
Advertising Shapes Prosperity and New Markets
A veteran business advocate argues advertising fuels national prosperity by creating new markets and consumers rather than fighting competitors. He highlights a dentifrice campaign to show how ethical, creative ads grow overall demand, not steal from rivals, and urges broader, responsible advertising nationwide.
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America
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W. M. Clemens
Postoffice
Als
United Press
Associated Ights
Een Press
S. C. Beckwith
Iaing
Tribune
Third National
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Beeen
Ea Cerades
Alabama
Bell
God
John
V. Henderson
Charles Henderson
MR. Taxpayer
Henderson
Jelks
Mobile Register
Examiner of Public Accounts
J. T. Gorman
Comer
O’neal
Ibama
H. C. Burnham
Farley Candy Company
Edward Higgins
Burnham
Mobile County
R. V. Taylor
New York City
Whistler
William L. Harvey
Chicago, Ills
Pollard, Ala
G. C. Shaffer
Lansing,Mich
M. Cressner
A. Fogle
Fogle
Royal Theatre
Mr. Cressner
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Emil W. Leipziger
Henry Mayer
F. M. Rotham
W. L. Currie
New Orleans, la
J. G. Owen
C. J. Boon
E. L. Rathbourne
R. L. Talbot
Indianapolis
Elin Stebbins
Alpena, Mich
F. L. Scott
St. Louis, Mo
Hunter. .McDuffie
River Ridge
W. W. Thompson
Liverpool
Macon County
Thompson
South Alabama
Mr.Thompson
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
West
Middle West
Santa Fe
el Paso
Capricorn
Aquarius
Girls OF
Northwest
St. Paul
Minn
Arkansas Weekly
Chamber ® of Commerce
Capitol Gossip
Gilson Gardner
W. R. Hotchkin
Cheltenhm Advertising Agency
Hugh Chalmers
W. W. Kitchin
W. W. Kitchen
James Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Mulhall
Brown
Bryan
Kitchin
Sutherland
Brandegee
Jane Addams
Supreme Court
A. D. Brandeis
Woodrow Wilson
United
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