Public Belt Line Report Urged for Full Publication in Mobile
The Item demands full public release of the Belt Line railroad report by Mobile Chamber of Commerce. An executive meeting tonight is expected to discuss publication to let citizens judge the proposal and its impact on Mobile and its port. The committee's personnel includes Luke C. Fry and Henry Hall among senior local business leaders.
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Chamber of Commerce
Belt Line
Chamber
Charles Hall
Henry Hall
Mobile
United States Chamber of Commerce Idea Moves Forward
Secre tary Nagel Senator O Gorman and other leaders discuss creating a national advisory chamber to coordinate economic and commercial interests. The plan aims to submit deliberations to Congress and unify business groups nationwide in support of a United States Chamber of Commerce to perform specified functions.
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United States
Mem Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Com
Webster
Y M C A Investment Yields Big Returns Across Cities
The Y M C A investment in men and boys has grown to 81.6 million with a new offer of 700 thousand dollars for seven cities to fund Y M C A work for negros. Cities Chicago Washington Baltimore Atlanta Indianapolis Philadelphia and Los Angeles will each receive 25 thousand with 75 thousand more to raise. Julius Rosenwald leads philanthropy, saying gifts spur further support as Y M C A programs expand in gymnasiums pools classrooms and gospel halls once aimed at meet needs a decade ago.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jersey City
Publc
New York City
Chicago
Milwaukee
Worcester
Los Angeles
Waukee
New York
Commissioner of Accounts
South
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Mobile
Sage Foundation
Julius Rosenwald
Washington
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Standard Oil
Dwight L. Moody
Valentine Whisper From a Bewitching Muse
A fragmented romantic scene shows a speaker asking a woman to be his Valentine amid coy banter and suggestive, wavering replies. The narrative hints at desire and playful flirtation with the woman’s laughter and lips described in vivid terms.
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Valentine
Short Measure in a Milkman's Debate
A sharp servant girl questions a milkman about the size of a pint. The brief exchange hints at concerns over measurement precision in a rural setting.
Uncle Shelby Cullom to Leave Senate after long service
Washington memoranda recount Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois whose career spans nearly sixty years in public office from state legislature to U S Senate. It notes his early switching to the Republican party, multiple terms as speaker, Illinois governor, and nearing retirement with a legacy among long serving senators.
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Victor Elliott Washington
United States
Senata
Shelby M. Cullom
Ilinois
Shelby
Kentucky
Illinois
Senator Way
Springfield
John C. Premont
Califa
William L. Dayton
New Jersey
L. Y. Sherman
Senate
Cullom
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Illinois Statesman
Prairie State Solon
William B. Allison
Iowa
United States Senate
William P. Frye
Maine
Eugene Hale
Nelson P. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Whitechapel Club of Chicago and its notable bohemian members
Brand Whitlock recalls the Whitechapel Club founded in 1887 behind a saloon in Chicago. The group gathered leading writers and artists like Finley Peter Dunne George Ade Opie Read Alfred Henry Lewis and Wallace Rice. The club collected relics from tragedies and war skulls ropes and a coffin shaped table marked by numbered silvers. Admission required name proposals posted on a bulletin board.
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Toledo
Ohio
Whitechapel Club
Chicago
Whitechapel Club of
Henry Coster
Chicago News
Finley Peter Dunne
Dooley
George Ade
Chicago Record
Ben King
Opie
Arkansas Traveler
Alfred Henry Lewis
Washington
Wolfville
William E. Lewis
New York Morning Telegraph
Frederick Upham Adams
John Smith
Thomas E. Powers
Horace Taylor
Wallace Rice
Arthur Henry
House In the Woods
Island Cabin
Ww. A. Taylor
Associated Sunday Magazine
W. Lenslow
Whitechapel
Seymour
Beccame
Night of Horrors in the Seraglio Plot End in Blood
The old sultana schemes to replace Muhamed IV with Soliman. Bedas the grand vizier counterplots, but the plan culminates in the old sultana’s murder as guards plunder the palace. Muhamed’s position remains secured in the wake of the dawn.
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Sultan Koesém
Ibrahim
Muhamed IV
Soliman
Bectas Agar
Janissaries
Bedas
Seraglio
Sultana
Mohamed
Harada
Mouhamed
Occident
Hozada
Muhamed
Suntana
Allah
Keesem
Itchoglans
Kostangis
The Fireman's Retort by C. R. Malov
A derisive poem depicting lazy firemen who shirk duty until a disaster arrives. When a blaze hits the city they pose as heroes while denouncing the system that pays them. The speaker calls for reform and pity for afflicted workers.
Married Life the Second Year
Helen travels to meet Warren's parents as they visit for a weekend. She contends with his costly plans and his disdain for feigned frugality, while she tries to keep expenses reasonable and avoid conflict. The trip features an unnecessary Sands Point detour that hints at ongoing budget tensions.
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Warren
Helen
Edith
Winifred
Curtis
Mrs. Curtis
Bill
Sands’ Point
Sands Point
Balloon breeches shock ranchers in Ridgwell Cullum tale
A Ridgwell Cullum anecdote recounts a Western cattle country visit where balloon shaped pants bewildered cowboys who tease a tenderfoot. The piece ends with a humorous miscue about a diplomat’s wife and a French- English language mix up. A third vignette shows a job seeker clarifying his goal, money, and willingness to work.
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Ridgwell Cullum
Su Ted
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