Belt line debate fires Chamber of Commerce report
On the Belt line question the Chamber of Commerce publishes a full report by the special committee. It rejects the belt line scheme for now and argues federal aid should not hinge on it. The Item condemns reviving an old committee report to weaken the new findings and warns against turning the chamber into a political force.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Mesers
L. C. Fry
J. Howard Wilson
Henry Hall
Peezies H. Brown
le Baron Lyons
Chamber of Commerce
Deal in Diamonds by Sam Sport Burglar Card Scene
Sam Sport plans a heist in Hankin’s shop to steal a diamond locket worth a thousand pounds. He agrees to a Friday burglary, drills the safe through by night, and prepares to take the prize before dawn while avoiding detection.
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Hankin
Sam
Gub’nur
Sam Sport
A Broken-Down Car Spoils a Moonlit Country Night
In a late night country road tale, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens face a broken car and no nearby telephone. They walk two miles to a roadhouse, end up stranded for the night with Warren lingering distant and Helen questioning the ebb of affection as she finds solace in the moonlit countryside.
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John
Mr. Stevens
Warren
Free Points
Mr. S
Helen
Stevenses
Armstrong
Stevens
Poll tax payments lag in Mobile two thirds not paid
Tax collector figures show about two thirds of Mobile County residents required to pay the poll tax have not done so this year. The piece warns of lower turnout at the next election and urges immediate payment in the final two days to ensure citizens can vote and engage in public matters.
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Mobile
Bryan as Secretary of State A Wilson Cabinet Possibility
Dispatches indicate William Jennings Bryan may become secretary of state in the Wilson cabinet. His selection is seen as acknowledgment of his role in Wilson’s nomination and his broad experience with governments and economic issues.
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William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Bryan
Baltimore
Democratic Rally
Immigrants and Trade Winds in the South and Plains
The Southern Agriculturist contrasts today’s immigration into the South with Nebraska thirty years ago and Oklahoma fifteen years ago. It weighs opportunities and conditions, arguing for accessible land and favorable labor costs as key factors shaping settlement and farming prospects.
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South
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Beggars of Pennsylvania Avenue A Washington Portrait
A Washington column surveys beggars along Pennsylvania Avenue from downtown to the Capitol. It catalogs street solicitors and figures in the Chinese quarter near the Botanical Gardens, detailing various disguises and acts while noting beggar types from union men to old stage actors and a newspaper selling figure. It closes by claiming knowledge of the city’s beggar cast is worth a Sabbath journey.
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Washington
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Botanical Gardens
Capitol Steps
Congress
House of Congress
Forrest
Stuart
Booth
Lottie Crabtree
Fifteenth
Treasury Building
What is Socialism in the Industrial Age
A. Maurice Lowe argues in The North American Review that socialism would replace individual merit with state ownership, create a caste system, and dampen ambition. He critiques promised benefits, warns of higher costs, and asserts workers prefer personal reward over state service.
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America
India
A. Maurice Lowe
The
North American Review
Parcel post spurs big enlargements of federal offices
The parcel post demands more space, prompting the postmaster general to seek architectural help to expand 174 plans and adapt 233 others. Officials report alterations and enlargements for 759 government buildings to accommodate the parcel post increase.
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Parcel Post
Fae
Woes Of The Newcomer In New York
A London writer portrays the immigrant struggle in New York as the metropolis overrun by arrivals scrambling for a foothold. He notes scant sympathy from Americans and a resulting sense of alienation and indifference.
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London
New York
New World
Sintete Ste
Pickwickian bill on lobbyist attire draws satire in Missouri
A Missouri bill by Rep Stark would force lobbyists at the capitol to wear a red cap a green tie and a brown suit. The piece draws sharp critique citing Emerson and Hugo as examples of social ridicule and questions the efficacy of such humor in reform efforts.
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Missouri
Stark
State Capitol
Emerson
Hubbard
Atlanta Journal
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C. B. Hanson
Albert P. Bush
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Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Foreign
Ala
Fifth Ave
Mee
Bell
Alabama
Belt Line Report
United States
Trust
Ito
Montgomery
City
Mr. Hankin
Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
Victor Hugo
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