Mobile seeks canal celebration boost and port equality gains
Mobile's push for Panama Canal celebration funds gains momentum as the city targets equal treatment with New Orleans and Pensacola in ocean and insurance rates. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a broad campaign led by merchants to fund a national festival, modeled after Dallas and Atlanta drives, to showcase Mobile’s growth and warehousing advances.
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Morgahn Memorial
Southern Commercial Congress
National
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Dallas
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Chamber of Commerce
Cabinet Friction Signals Possible McReynolds Resignation
Reported tensions between President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds center on independence and policy. Officials note Wilson seeks direct control and cabinet unity, while McReynolds has pushed independent views such as a tobacco tax amendment, which the president rejected. If friction worsens, resignation is expected.
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Bryan
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Nesbitt Declines To Lead Comer Campaign Again
W D Nesbitt once of Birmingham and now with Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company in Mobile says he will not manage B B Comer’s governor bid. He ran Comer’s 1906 campaign but cites apathy and business pressures as reasons for staying out of politics.
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W. D. Nesbitt
Birmingham
Mobile
Magnolia Compress and Warehouse Company
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Comer
Mr. Comer
Protection as Fraud Critics Clash Over Tariff Support
Secretary Redfield threatens investigations if protected manufacturers cut wages blaming tariff reductions. The piece argues government scrutiny is justified since tariffs fund privately owned industries, and taxpayers deserve oversight and proof that subsidies are used as intended.
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Redfield
United States
Arkansas Congressman Aims to Sell War Vessels for Exhibits
A Philadelphia Record editorial mocks a proposal by an Arkansas congressman to load U S Navy ships with industrial exhibits. Officers would display and solicit orders for American products, turning ships from fighting tools into trade platforms and replacing Mars with Mercury in a commerce driven naval role.
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Museum of the
Patent Office
Arkansas
Philadelphia Record
A LINE O' CHEER Each Day o' the Year
Poem extols the joy of giving in small acts of kindness. It urges readers to brighten others with gifts, smiles, or sympathy to lift burdened souls and restore them to the light.
Congress in session through summer becomes norm in Washington
The piece notes a shift from summer vacations to longer Washington sessions for lawmakers. It cites Speaker Champ Clark and Democratic leader Oscar Underwood urging summer work, previews currency and tariff reform, and describes new members settling in Washington as the capital’s heat and politics push the legislature toward extended calendars.
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Congress
Europe
Taft
House
Senate
Champ Clark
Oscar Underwood
United States
Accident That Changed a Paris Wedding Fate
In Paris the newlyweds Erik and Gudrun enjoy a perfect wedding trip until Erik recounts a near-miss with a former fiancée. He explains that oversleeping one morning led to a hidden engagement and a potential marriage he could have faced, changing his life.
Depew in Washington Sees Currency Reform Prospects
Chauncey M. Depew returned from Washington with impressions on currency plans and tariff debates. He noted talks by Democratic leaders supporting an elastic currency and a revenue-only tariff approach, while warning Congress may await Wilson’s stance before enacting major reforms.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Washington
Senate
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Europe
Theodore Roosevelt
Aldrich
Depew
Wilson
Accidenting Fate Shapes Two Ties in One Love
Gudrun mourns a missed life as Erik sleeps beside her and the truth of their accidental marriage settles in. She confesses a vow not to speak until tomorrow, then declares it is already over. The line between destiny and choice haunts their chamber.
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Washington Comment
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