Dr Friedmann deal and Alabama in federal appointments
The May 1 1913 Mobile Item reports the final Friedmann serum contract valued at 125000 with 330000 in stock and free instruction at institutes while warning about unproven efficacy. Alabama gains prominence as E K Campbell appeals for court of claims and Porter Hamilton appointment. praise for Caffey to the Department of Agriculture and Wiley era food law enforcement.
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Sames GC
van Antwerp
GC. B. Hanson
T P. Bush
C. O'Connell
Eis
Associated Press
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Ha
Foreign Advertising
Item Building
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
New York
Baldwin County
Gulfport
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Citronelle
Flomaton
Atmore
Brewton
Pensacola
Home
Bell
Sanifacet of
Alabama
Friedmann
Berlin
Jenner
Harvey
Pasteur
American Association
Missouri
E. K. Campbell
Birmingham
Court of Claims
Francis G. Caffey
George McCabe
Agricultural Department
Peter J. Hamilton
Porto Rico
Taft
Wilson
Democratic Senate
Caffey
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Roosevelt Commission
McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Department
English Militants Exposed by London Truth
London Truth accuses Emmeline Pankhurst and daughters Cristabel and Sylvia of pursuing notoriety and money over women's suffrage. The piece catalogues alleged attacks on political figures from 1906 onward, including Grey, Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith, Churchill, Lloyd George, Redmond, and others, and claims suffragists used violence to derail Parliament and campaigns.
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London Truth
Henry Labouchere
Emmeline Pankhurst
Cristabel
Sylvia
England
Pankhursts
Edward Grey
Campbell-Bannerman
Asquith
House of Commons
Ladies’ Gallery
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Dundee
Churchill
Lloyd George
Truth
Pankhurstites
John Redmond
Parma
Hempstead
Railroads prove vital to South growth amid debate over funding
A Portland Maine Express excerpt argues Alabama and the South must finance railroad expansion to keep pace with growing traffic. It notes eight systems spent over 122 million in five years, with dividends totaling about 24 million, while improvements exceeded returns. It warns adverse legislation could deter capital and worsen service. The piece ends with a sardonic Sullivan London joke.
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Alabama
Portland
Maine
South
Southern Railroad
Making Yourself Interesting in a World of Image
The text contrasts two types of people: those who rely on mere looks and pose for social impact, and others who cultivate inner qualities and character to influence others. It laments vapid vanity and praises effort to enrich the mind and soul through genuine connection and considerate behavior.
Interstate Commerce Commission to Valuate Nation’s Rail Network
Washington talk centers on the Interstate Commerce Commission starting a comprehensive physical valuation of U S rail systems in the United States Porto Rico and Hawaii. The project aims to fix freight rates, reveal true rail property values, and determine investment safety while potentially lowering costs for consumers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Commission
Interstate Commerce
United States Supreme Court
St. Louis
Missouri
The Debutante's Romantic Dilemma in Springtime Air
A county convalescent debutante resists an arranged marriage to Jacob Lake a rich oilman and faces a bold romance with a self described poet who is revealed as a city clerk The scene blends debutante mores with satire on class wealth and marriage expectations in a bright spring setting.
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Automobile Club
Fifeshire
Jacob Lake
Lady Fifeshire
Elfrida
Romance
May
London
Whitechapel
East
India
Priceless Drum Beats at Pilgrims Feast
Edward T. Stotesbury preserves a Civil War drum once used to recruit soldiers. Now fifty years old, the relic only sounds when he leads Pilgrims at Union League feasts in Philadelphia, recalling boy drummer days near Independence Hall.
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Edward T. Stotesbury
Fancy
Independence Hall
Mr. Stotesbury
Strides of Science Unearths Sleep Aid Advice
A thin nervous patient seeks help as a physician questions late meals. He recommends a glass of milk on biscuits before bed while the dialogue hints at a simple remedy. The quirky exchange highlights practical sleep tips in a light medical vignette.
Power of McAdoo in Administration
New York dated May 1 portrays William G McAdoo as a pivotal influence in Wilsons cabinet. It highlights his Wall Street ties his risk taking on the Hudson river tubes and his reformist stance on banking and currency. The piece recalls Cassatts support and Oakmans financing backing, underscoring McAdoos skilled persuasion and pragmatic approach to major capital projects.
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Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Washington
Wall Street
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Hudson
Hudson River Tunnel
Treasury Department
United States
John Sherman
Alexander Hamilton
Sherman
Finance Committee
Senate
New York
Brders
Hudson Tubes
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
President Cassatt
Cassatt
Hudson River
Manhattan
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Mr. McAdoo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter G. Oakman
Oakman
Hudson Terminal
Georgia
the Treasury
Nee Peon
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Mobile Item
Mobile Item Company Inc
ST. Emanuel Street
Dr. Friedmann
Bky
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mark Sullivan
Collier's
Bryan
Jack London
California
John Barleycorn
Mr. London
Washington Comment
Victor Elliott
Holland
Bay Town
Shambs
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