City Harbor Cooperation Urged for Mobile Port Development
The State Harbor Board pressed the City Commission to back a port development plan including public ownership of coal hoists and grain elevators. Advocates cite Pensacola and New Orleans as models with public terminals, arguing Mobile must provide facilities to attract cargo and keep pace with rival Gulf ports. If talks fail, the city still bears responsibility to act using its land and credit base.
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Sand Islands
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Pillans
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Mobile
Navy Department
Alabama
Pensacola
New Orleans
Rich
United States
Galveston
Boston
Europe
Casement Convicted and Sentenced in Treason Trial
Sir Roger Casement was convicted in an English court of high treason related to leading the Irish rebellion and sentenced to death by the chief justice. The verdict closes most prosecutions from the uprising, while calls grow across the British Isles and elsewhere to halt executions for actions tied to the Irish turmoil.
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Roger Casement
British Isles
Ireland
Wilson Delays War Move Amid Global Pressures
President Wilson resists early wartime action, saying his priority is to serve the wishes of citizens and investors alike. He acknowledges limited knowledge of Mexico and contemplates how any man would handle the presidency amid diverse appeals from thousands.
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Wilson
Duty and Honor in Mexico War Reflection
The speaker argues past U S wars harmed by aggressive aims it condemns. It asserts Mexico must withdraw Pershing’s forces or face U S retaliation, warning that the nation cannot retreat from Mexico with honor. The piece frames current peril as a test of national resolve and resources.
Russia's New Drive Ties Eastern Action to Entente Offensives
A Berlin report says Russia opened a new eastern offensive Monday against Prince Leopold's army as British and French forces push on the western front. The Entente co operation is now evident, promising lively fighting and strategic shifts on both flanks.
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Berlin
Prince Leopold
Army splits border into three departments for efficiency
The war department reorganizes a 1800 mile border front into three commands. General Funston's Southern department covers from the Gulf to El Paso, Pershing leads the New Mexico department El Paso to the Arizona line, and Bell commands the Western department to the New Mexico line. A supreme commander may coordinate all three if offensive action is decided.
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Mexico
War Department
Funston
Gulf of Mexico
el Paso
Pershing
Department of New Mexico
Arizona
Bell
New Mexico
Wood
Bliss
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Tobacco
A humorous verse criticizes tobacco as harmful yet notes its soothing effect on the user. The speaker claims mild behavior when smoking, but grimly hints at withdrawal and a hoped return to blowing smoke, ending with a playful lament about an early tomb.
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Sheck
Stars Incline Not compel Horoscope for July Fourth
Horoscope notes a fortunate day for entering agreements in politics or commerce though not for seeking wealth from elites. Jupiter favors judges and bankers while Venus and the Sun pose risks to public figures and performers. Women advised to be cautious as love affairs may mislead men’s intentions.
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Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Housework as a Science
The article argues housekeeping is moving from art toward science. It notes monthly inventions reduce labor and that science helps equalize skill levels by delivering results through mechanical and automatic methods accessible to all.
Modern French kitchen shown in Good Housekeeping style
A plain man learns of kitchen secrets and devices that cut labor and cost. The essay praises France as a culinary leader and highlights electrical ranges, grinders, Pasteur filters, coffee makers, ice cream freezers, sinks, scouring machines, and gleaming metal ware transforming the modern kitchen into a scientific theater.
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Good Housekeeping
France
The French Kitchen Charm and Economy
A discussion of the French mistress as both helper and director in the kitchen highlights how economy and skill shape daily life. French households stretch resources, with servants and family working in harmony, producing meals that rival or surpass typical American fare.
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France
New York
Legislatures Reject Workday Limit and Union Injunction Bill
In Baton Rouge the lower house defeated a plan to cap factory and mill workdays at ten hours and blocked a proposal to ban injunctions against labor unions. In Virginia Minnesota two men died and five were wounded in a clash between strikers and deputies at the Chicago location. A pistol duel in Knoxville left S B Luttrell Jr dead, and Nathaniel Garret of Brooklyn, a Fourteenth Regiment quartermaster sergeant, died suddenly in Mission Texas. his son serves as a bugler in the same unit.
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Louisiana
Virginia
Minn
Cicago
James Myron
Duluth
Thomas Lavala
Biawabik
Mission
Texas
Nathaniel Garret
Brooklyn
Fourteenth Regiment
New York National Guard
Garret
Rioting widens in San Francisco and Portland strike zones
Reports describe rioting between union longshoremen and nonunion workers in San Francisco and Portland as a national strike persists since June 11. Other items note a pocket Bible program for border soldiers, a New York diamond import figure totaling 44.9 million dollars, and lynching-related arrests in Greene County North Carolina.
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San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Talks On Health and Appendicitis in Sports
The article urges prudent return to athletics after appendicitis surgery. It notes that modern operations can remove the appendix without harming surrounding muscle fibers. Recovery timing suggests a two year period before resuming intense sports like basketball, depending on surgical technique and tissue healing.
Kromayer lamp use and hair restoration questions
The Kromayer lamp is a costly instrument used mainly in dermatology offices. Its UV light, filtered through water, stimulates hair follicles when operated by experts, but improper use can cause damage.
Married Life In A Hotel Room Ends In Tense Break
The scene centers on Warren and Helen in a hotel room breakfast gone awry. Warren melts a coffee pot into the fire causing a spill while Helen blames herself for tension. An argument erupts, ending with Warren declaring he will eat downstairs alone.
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Warren
Helen
Ang
Tsen
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By Walt Mason
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Bill, John
Spory
Yeu
Mistress
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Knoxville
Tenn
S. B. Luttrell, Jr
Rush Strong
McMillan
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Archie Frizzelle
Samuel Stocks
Greene County
Joe Black
Seattle
Wash
H. J. Thomson
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Canadian Army
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Progreso
Yucatan
Claude E. Gravant
Progress
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Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania Infantry
el Pasco
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