When Doctors Differ in Sanitation Debate
Dr W A Evans, former Chicago health chief, spoke in Mobile on sanitary topics but erred by assuming local conditions without inquiry. Local Commissioner Pillans challenged him and the Niagara Falls smallpox claim drew rebuttals from Niagara Falls physicians and the Gazette.
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W. A. Evans
Chicago
Pillans
Evans
Niagara Falls
Niagara
United States
Chicago Tribune
J. W. Hodge
M. D
Gazette
United States Commissioner of Education Issues New Report
The annual report features chapters on Roman Catholic Schools Health-Teaching Agencies and Parent-Teacher Associations. It notes enrollment gaps salary declines and rising high school enrollment while stressing unity of educational effort and broad rural and vocational coverage.
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Commissioner of Education
United States
Claxton
Panama Canal Celebration Community Meeting Set at Leinkauf
The Panama Canal Celebration committee opens with a 3 o'clock meeting at Leinkauf school for residents over twelve in the district. Additional sessions will be held at Oakdale, West Ward, Franklin street, Conception street, Jefferson street and in various local schools. prizes entice attendance and fund subscriptions will be explained. The effort aims to boost Mobile and county participation in the canal opening celebration, highlighting Alabama contributions and mobilizing broader community involvement.
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Leinkauf School
Oakdale
West Ward
Spring Hill Road
Franklin Street
Conception Street
Jefferson Street
Whistler
Spring Hill
Crichton
Grand Bay
Citronelle
Bayou
Mobile
Jefferson
Montgomery
Dallas
Alabama
New York Favors Currency Reform As Wilson Pushes Bill
The New York press reports broad public support for President Wilsons currency bill to reform banking. City financiers acknowledge demand for change while debating government versus banker control and the structure of the federal reserve board. Tennessee bonds and municipal finance are cited to illustrate the need for a modern system.
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New York
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Wall Street
Pujo
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Administration
Federal Reserve Banks
Tennessee
United States
West Virginia Mine Guards Fire On Strikers Camp
A West Virginia incident shows mine guards firing on a camp of striking miners and families, killing one man and wounding a woman. The piece argues the blaze of constitutional order was ignored, condemns governor backed actions, and urges Senate findings to prevent recurrences.
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West Virginia
Atrikera
Supreme Court of
United States Senate
United States
Change From the Old Gag in a Louisville Times tale
A graduate visits a Successful Businessman seeking a low level office job. He boasts seventeen years of schooling and many degrees while admitting much of his knowledge is useless. He offers to start as an office boy for no salary to prove worth in business and finance, leaving the businessman unable to respond as he swallows his cigar.
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Louisville Times
Rooseveltans Clash Over Navy Spending Debate
The New York Mail hints at cabinet confusion between Secretary Daniels pushing for more battleships and Secretary Bryan favoring universal peace. The piece argues no real clash exists, yet Congress grows weary of large naval appropriations amid Roosevelt era tensions.
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New York Mail
Roosevelt
Wilson
Daniels
Bryan
Mail
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Secretary of State’s Department
Congress
Death of a Noted Divine in New York
Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy D D longtime Alabama clergyman and reformer died in New York yesterday. He served in the Alabama Episcopalian diocese and campaigned for workers welfare and child labor regulation in cotton mills, leaving a lasting sociological impact on the state.
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Edgar Gardner Murphy
New York
Episcopalian Diocese of
Alabama
Doctor Murphy
Elastic currency desired by American working man
The statement envisions a form of elastic currency that can cover basic living costs such as rent meat and groceries and still leave a reserve for hard times. It emphasizes a craved flexibility to cushion everyday expenses and unexpected needs.
Kennan collection expands National Museum's Oriental weapons trove
The National Museum in Washington adds about sixty Oriental weapons from the Kennan collection. Curated by George Kennan and tied to Prince Paskievich, the pieces include sabres daggers yataghans pistols and inscribed blades. They showcase rich metalwork and inscriptions in Russian Persian Arabic and Latin and trace gun development from flint locks to wheel locks.
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Washington
National Museum At
British Museum
London
George Kennan
Kennan
Asia
Europe
Yohannes May
Seventy-eighth Highland Regiment
Himalaya
Prince Paskievich
Central Asia
Zaar
Peter Alexeus
Ricsingen
Greece
Catherine II
Russia
Africa
E. J. Glave
Stanley
National Museum
Breakdown of the Criminal Law
A Houston Chronicle editorial argues crime is rising across the nation and within Texas. It critiques the decline in murder prosecu tions, the overemphasis on property crimes, and defense tactics in murder trials.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Texas
State Board of Health
Houston Chronicle
States Should Keep Presidential Vote Local Says Alabama
Alabama argues the present system lets states fix voter qualifications and elect presidents by state ballots. A proposed federal direct vote would centralize power and upset state sovereignty. The piece rebates distrust of federal overreach and endorses continuing the current method as satisfactory after the recent election.
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Alabama
United States
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
California
William E. Chandler
Birmingham
Crowless Rooster Could Silence Morning Crowing
A Washington Star report notes the agriculture department tests to remove a rooster vocal cord to mute dawn crowing. The idea, if developed, could ease early morning noise for summer boarders and spur ideas for other animals, while critics warn of practical and ethical issues.
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Department of Agriculture
Galloway
Ehough
New Jersey
Washington Star
Henry Watterson Denies Mint Julep Habit
Chatts Neoga News reports Henry Watterson declares he never drank a mint julep though public opinion held he created them.
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Analibi
Henry Watterson
Chatts
Neoga News
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International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hanson
Foreign Advertising
Trem
Ala
Fifth Ave
Bell
Hal. Coffman
Holland
Washington Comment
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