Jones Defends the Filipinos in Philippine Debate
Rep. Jones of Virginia denounces Governor General Forbes and US rule in the Philippines as tyrannical. He cites official corruption and the Benguet road project to Baguio, arguing the Philippine government is an intolerable oligarchy under US dominance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Philippines
Representative Jones
Virginia
Insular Affairs Committee
Forbes
Jones
Mr. Jones
Taft
Ohio Society
Philippine Commission
Benguet Road
Baguio
Exchange membership sells at 48000 record low in five years
The sale of a stock exchange membership for 48000 was reported. It represents exactly half the boom period record and is the lowest quoted price in five years.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Be a Citizen By Paying Your Poll Tax And Safeguarding Rights
Public notice urges citizens to pay poll tax and safeguard suffrage rights. It stresses legal obligation and civic duty, and highlights eligibility and deadlines for voting access and residency requirements.
Pay Your Poll Tax Deadline Imminent
Public notice warns residents to pay poll tax before February 1 to preserve voting rights this year across elections. It emphasizes timely payment to ensure eligibility in upcoming contests.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a scientific digestives that can fully digest all food without stomach entry. It claims the product enables appetite and health, promising relief from dyspepsia and related stomach issues, and contrasts good digestion with a troubled, out of sorts feeling.
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Stuart
Submarine D-2 Suffers Losses in Gale Off Carolina Coast
Two sailors drowned when washed overboard from the submarine D-2 during a gale off the South Carolina coast on Monday night. Victims named as J. Campbell an electrician and L. Hurst a machinists' mate. Seventy others aboard reportedly went down with the vessel. Captain and twenty men were rescued.
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Carolina Coast
Associated Press
Nofolk
J. Campbell
L. Hurst
Cuba
Carooina
German Bark Pangani Sunk Off Cape de la Hague
Twenty six crew members of the German bark Pangani died when it was sunk by the French steamer Phryne in fog off Cape de la Hague in the English Channel. Only four were saved as the Pangani sank rapidly and the Phryne sustained damage.
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Associated Press
Havre
Cape de la Hague
Rescue at Point Reyes Saves Samoa Crew After Ship Wreck
San Francisco reports Captain Olsen and a crew of twenty were rescued by life savers from the stranded lumber schooner Samoa after it piled onto Point Reyes rocks. Seventy lives lost. In Rangoon, India, seventy lives were lost when a launch foundered in the river yesterday.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Olsen
Samoa
Point Reyes
Rangoon
India
Convict Gentleman Lammons Advances Bertillon System
J M Lammons former Geneva county education head known as the convict gentleman visited the state convict department in Montgomery. He and yard sergeant T L Austin at Wetumpka penitentiary near completion of Bertillon measurement records for convicts with plans to apply the system at Speigner's center. Lammons, serving seven years after prior absences, praises his role amid continued cooperation with officials.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. M. Lammons
Geneva County
State
Sammons
T. L. Austin
Wetumpka Penitentiary
Wetumpka
Capitol
Speigner
Lammons
Texas
Editor Nelson Cited Over Divorce Fee Article
William R. Nelm editor and owner of the Kansas City Star was cited by Jackson County circuit court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for publishing an article stating that three attorneys were awarded a $60 fee each in a divorce suit that was dismissed. The Star has run pieces criticizing court delays and alleging improper acts by attorneys. Nelm welcomed the action and the matter being brought to issue.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
William R. Nelm
The
Kansas City Star
Circuit Court
Jackson County
Guthrie
Star
Nelson
Bolivar County in Flood Watch as Levees Hold
Mississippi flood continues to threaten Bolivar County with Beulah Benoit and Rosedale partly submerged. Memphis reports 39.6 feet. engineers expect crest near forty feet by Saturday. Crevasse repairs at Beulah failing. 200 convicts aiding on the levee.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
St. Francis
United States Army
Modoc
Ferguson
Ark
Fitler’s Landing
Miss
Point Pleasant
Hickman
Beulah
Bolivar County
Webb Delivers Arizona Vote to Washington in Time
Wilfrd T Webb Arizona electoral vote messenger delivered the state’s official vote to the vice president’s office late Tuesday after a two day telegraph search by Senators Ashurst and Smith. He claimed a $642.75 mileage allowance and said he learned from a lawyer friend he must deliver the vote by February 1. All Arizona electoral votes are now in Senate hands for canvassing February 12.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilfrgd T. Webb
Arizona
Ashurst
Smith
Webb
New York
Senate
House
Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival Opens With Boat Races and Hydro Aircraft
Mobile prepares for a grand carnival with the opening feature a Sunday motor boat race and a hydro aeroplane demonstration. Rail lines offer special trains from Birmingham, and low rates are in effect from nearby states. The event promises pageants, a grand public ball, and illuminated decorations as crowds assemble for the first water and air exhibition of its kind in the region.
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Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Birmingham
Dauphin Street
South
Mobilian Named to Highway Convention
Seven delegates appointed by Governor O Nea l to represent Alabama at the Southern National Highway Association convention in Asheville North Carolina on February 12 The delegates are R E Spragins Huntsville John Craft Mobile State Highway Engineer W S Keller Montgomery Assistant State Highway Engineer R P Boyd Montgomery Professor G N Mitcham Auburn Dr B R A Smith University W B Atkins Selma
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Montgomery
Ala
O'Neal
Alabama
Southern National Highway Association
Asheville
N. C
R. E. Spragins
Luntsville
John Craft
Mobile
W. S. Keller
R. P. Boyd
G. N. Mitcham
Auburn
BR. A. Smith
University
W. B. Atkins
Selma
Disfranchisement Tied to Poll Tax Nonpayment
The notice explains disfranchisement as the penalty for failing to pay poll tax before February first, outlining the consequence for eligible voters who miss the deadline.
Prosperity Afloat in 1912 Foreign Trade Gains
The United States records a prosperity year in 1912 as foreign commerce grows. Imports reach 1,818,133,355 dollars versus 1,532,359,160 the previous year, while exports show a parallel rise according to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Ancient Mexico and Central America Much Earlier Than North
Harvard professor Alfred M. Tozzer reports that ancient Mexican and Central American civilizations used crude calendars and evolved from picture writing to phonetic writing. Manuscripts are scarce, as many were destroyed by Spaniards to erase native religion and teachings. The Smithsonian issued the study with its 1911 annual report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico
Central America
Alfred M. Tozzer
Harvard University
Smithsonian Institute
Prof. Tozzer
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