Disintegration of Tobacco Trust Face New Government Action
The Wilson administration aims to dissolve the tobacco trust through civil suit and possible criminal proceedings. McReynolds weighs options after the 1911 Supreme Court decree, while critics argue the three new companies still concentrate control. Tennessee bonds face investor apathy amid factional politics and prohibition battles.
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American Tobacco Company
Liggett & Myers Company
P. Lorislard Tobacco Company
P. Lorillard Company
Senator Cumming
Department of Justice
Illinois Heads Toward Woman Suffrage Passage
A bill granting full suffrage to women over 21 years advances in Illinois. With Senate approval and House progress, supporters predict law by June 18. It would empower women to vote for presidential electors, state officials, judges, county and city offices, village and township posts, and on all public questions. Separate registration and ballot boxes for women are required.
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State Board of Equalization
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Record export plans for Australian fruit this season
Provision is being made for a record export of Australian fruit this season. Last year 300,000 cases were sent out. Growers of vanila in Guadaloupe get for the dried bean $1.50 to $2.00 a pound. Canadian 1912 bond issue totalled about one hundred three million dollars.
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Guadaloupe
Pulitzer to Rename Uncle Remus Magazine in New Venture
Walter Pulitzer of New York buys Uncle Remus from Walter Grady Harris and plans a name change and shift to a sane educational constructive policy. He argues muckraking mags rise and fall without lasting value while constructive, educational periodicals endure, citing Uncle Remus as an example of enduring promise.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta Constitution
Walter Pulitzer
New York
Remus
Pulitzer
America
Mr. Pulitzer
Uncle Remus
Senator James Hamilton Lewis Seeks Focus Beyond Appearance
The Illinois senator appeals to readers to stop admiring his pink whiskers and flamboyant attire. He says his deeds should define him and regrets not being given a fair evaluation, noting years of effort and a wish for dignified treatment despite his sartorial notoriety.
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James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Illinois
Lewis
New Joke Reflects on Negroes and Payment
A Louisville anecdote, framed as a humorous tale from a colored worker named Xerxes who is renamed Ajax after his employer pays wages alphabetically until funds run out. The story contrasts wit with the harsh reality of delayed pay in a prejudiced era and mocks the notion of a leisure class in America.
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America
Xerxes
Nekro
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Silent Turtle in Quiet Field Fable
A speaker reflects on hidden trouble in fertile soil, choosing silence and stillness like a turtle retreating inside its shell. The imagery suggests restraint and protection when danger or unrest arises around a calm place.
Snakes and a Fatal India Love Tragedy at Bedlam
In Bedlam London a visitor hears the tale of Charles M Dodson a civil engineer who marries in India. He kills a boa to reassure his wife but returns to find her dead entangled with a second snake. The shock drives him mad and his hair turns white. he becomes incurably insane yet harmless, obsessed with killing snakes.
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India
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The Forgotten Author and the Fading Classics
A Jackson Miss News column notes the death of Lord Avebury, aka Sir John Lubbock, author of The Pleasures of Life. It laments that classic works once valued for discerning readers have largely vanished from libraries, questioning shifting literary standards and the fate of other celebrated titles.
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Avebury
John Lubbock
John B. Aldan
New York
Pole
Renan
Christ
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Charles Rochester
Jackson
Street railway strike prompts walking and exercise debate
The Cincinnati Enquirer and Atlanta Constitution discuss how the strike forcing nonowners to walk spurred health benefits. Physicians note rising complaints among city residents that walking could have mitigated issues from urban life.
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Experts differ on labor union immunity in Sherman law bill
Legal experts split on the Sundry Civil appropriation bill exempting labor and farmers unions from Sherman anti trust provisions. Some warn immunity could invite abuse while others deem actions against unions unlikely and favor legality for protective associations. President Wilson seen likely to sign the measure.
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Judge Gary Foresees Strong U S Steel Future
Judge E H Gary urges optimism about American steel and rail industry. He praises the younger generation of iron and steel executives, cites war and finance as recession factors, and expects rate increases by the Interstate Commerce Commission to bolster business.
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Robert Lovett
E. H. Harriman
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George F. Baer
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Chicago
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Postmaster Hitchcock Under Fire Yet Sees Saving in Deficit Drop
Editorial notes that Burleson criticizes Hitchcock for alleged efficiency loss despite reducing a post office deficit from millions to 750000. It warns Hitchcock must answer charges to protect his economy claim and integrity. Also mentions Belgian army use of dogs for artillery, Norway towns electrified by water power, and a New York group seeking 500000 for expansion.
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Philadelphia to open free golf links by midsummer
The golf association committee expects Fairmount Park to host public courses by midsummer. Pensioners in the union printers union total 1,089 members at five dollars weekly, including six women. Alsace Lor raine fruits vineyards and crops suffered from April storms.
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Golf Association Committee
United States
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