Williams Views of the President Letter Cites Forthright Senator
A Mississippi senator John Sharp Williams writes to Bear Creek Mill Company president W H Louisell in reply to a German crisis note. He praises President Wilson as level headed patriotic and urges calm while supporting decisive action if needed. The column notes Williams speaks freely, sometimes brusque, but conscientious and united with national leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Bear Creek Mill Company
W. H. Louisell
Louisell
Williams
Wilson
Barkis
Ippi
Bankhead backs Mobile future with river improvements
Senator John H. Bankhead expresses strong confidence in Alabama’s Mobile developments after talks in Washington and New York. He foresees a major shipbuilding plant at Mobile and extensive benefits from all year navigation, coal and iron fields, and the Pan ama Canal opening, boosting Mobile and nearby cities.
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John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Mobile
New York
Washington
Birmingham
Cordova
Tuscaloosa
Gulf
Bankhead
Panama Canal
New Orleans
Get the Pencil Ready An Exchanger’s War Cost Claim
An exchanger argues that avoiding war with Germany would spare money currently wasted on powder and suggests reinvesting savings into dredging and improvements. He questions whether such a plan would satisfy the public and officials alike.
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Germany
Washington
Bdy
Mobile and Birmingham papers clash over state road and school funding
In a pointed defense of Mobile, The Item rebuts Birmingham News and Ledger criticism of Mobile's port and the School of Medicine. It urges full fact gathering, warns against harming Alabama by neglect, and calls for cooperation to boost state growth and shared prosperity.
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Birmingham
News
the Ledger
Mobile
Alabama
School of Medicine
University
George H. Denny
Medical College
Tuscaloosa
Denny
Sand Islands
True Friend of Education Inspires Williamsport Scholarship
The will of A. D. Hermance funds will provide every deserving Williamsport High School graduate $500 annually for four years at Cornell. The Brooklyn Times notes a dramatic sequence of prison breaks and a woman leaping into the East River last week in New York City.
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A. D. Hermance
Williamsport
Hermance
United States
The
Brooklyn Times
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Progressive measures spread to smaller city schools
Hays City Kansas implements free dental clinic and medical inspections along with a social center and supervised playgrounds. The city school system is turned over to Fort Hays Kansas State Normal School as a pedagogical laboratory for enhanced education.
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Hays City
Kan
Fort Hays
Kansas State Normal School
Unclear fragmentary item about a man and dog in hotel
Fragmented OCR text mentions a man admitting you are smarter, anger at remark about a dog. References to Celestial hotel, St. hiring an assistant clerk, and sleeping eight in a bed at the Ouse.
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Celestial
the Ouse
Diluted drinks prompt call for Mo Cola in Mesapoint
In a garbled note, readers are urged to seek Mo Cola to counteract diluted beverages. The fragment hints at regret and bottled drinks but offers unclear details about location or actions.
Campaign to Remove Government Street Billboards Begins
A Mobile movement to remove unsightly billboards on Government Street gains shape as the Chamber of Commerce committee and Home Economics Club plan to study the issue. Citizens, not only property owners, support restoring the street as a showplace, with hopes to set a citywide standard soon.
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Government Street
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Home Economics Club
Mobile
Government Streets
Picture of Pope Benedict Arrives Amid War Turmoil
A newly arrived photograph from Berlin shows Pope Benedict in a setting linked to the Austro Italian war. The image was taken by a Berlin pirate who traveled to the Vatican just before hostilities began.
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Pope Benedict
Berlin
Vatican
Williams argues Wilson must avoid war with Germany
United States Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi defends President Wilson's cautious approach to the German crisis. He urges diplomacy first, warns that war would kill Germans not responsible, and praises Wilson as level headed and patriotic while urging restraint and negotiation over force.
Answers From The Question Box Highlights 1898 Origins
The American Cross of Honor was organized in 1898 as a life saving order and incorporated in 1906 for members who have earned the Medal of Honor. No dues, only voluntary contributions, for current expenses. The Wild Flower Preservation Society of America formed in New York in 1902, current existence unknown. Lillian Russell born in Canton. maiden name unknown.
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United States
Wild Flower Preservation Society of America
New York
John Calvin
Lillian Russell
Ans
Canton
First American Printing and Metal Use Questions
A fragmented quiz item asks when the first book was printed in America and when copper and brass utensils first appeared there. It references Cambridge Mass 1680 and notes copper and brass in common use among Indigenous peoples, with a misdated prompt about a twenty percent value.
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Helen Levies Spatia
America
Camridge
Mass
Americk
Barkentine Hildergard Sails to Buenos Aires on First Voyage
The American barkentine Hildergard, rechristened from a bark, left port Saturday with about 450000 feet of timber for Buenos Aires. Owned by Captain George J. Santa Cruz and commanded by Captain Jack Hunter, the vessel follows the loss of the schooner Athena off the Atlantic coast months earlier.
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Hildergard
George J. Santa Cruz
Jack Hunter
Athena
Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Argentine
Moonlight Hops and Scaled Bus Trips 50 Cents
Amusements list two Cessna trips today from Mobile to Fairhope and Battles with departures at 9 a m and 3 p m. Return legs at 7 p m and 7 30 p m, arriving Mobile by 8 p m. Afternoon layovers total five hours. Round trip 50 cents, children 25 cents. Music by Drago. Moonlight hops every Tuesday and Friday at 8 p m.
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Fairhope
Battles
Mobile
Drago
Moon Light Ride and Hop Aboard Steamer Cessna
Monday night 8 to 11 Moon light Ride and Hop aboard the Steamer Cessna under Mobile Federation of Musicians auspices. Drago's twelve piece Orchestra and Pierson's four teen piece Band alternate music for continuous entertainment. Admission 50c for gentlemen 26c for ladies and children.
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Cessna
Mobile Federation of Musicians
Drago
Pierson
Y M C A Swimming Race Delayed to September
The Y M C A one mile swimming race, initially set for early July, will move to the first week of September due to a heavy current schedule. About twenty entrants are expected, with prizes including gold, silver and bronze medals, and extra prizes if entries exceed twenty.
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Monroe Park
Needy Elderly Couple Faces Dire Shelter Need
Officer Julius Ducourneau reports Mr. John W. Dailey age 69 and his wife living in a windowless room on Florida Street between Marine and Broad. Dailey, a Wilcox County native and Civil War veteran, receives aid as the Humane Society appeals for charity to assist the couple in this worthy case.
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Julius Ducourneau
John W. Dailey
Florida Street
Marine
Broad
Ducourneau
Dailey
Wilcox County
Company K
Second
Alabama
The
Humane Society
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Chicago
Tribune
Lewis
Third National
Sonoma
Ome Raltorial & & News
A. B. C. Auditor's Report
Senator Bankhead
I's
the Kaiser
William H. Louisell
Leakesville
Miss
Woodrow Wilson
Benton, Miss
Ae Ate Mill Company
Shakespeare
Gerard
Barkentine
Summer Toys
Toggery
Mobile’s
ST. Emanuel and Dauphin Sts
Y.M.C.A
Mobile Item
St. Emanuel St
Mobile, Ala
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