Mobile County taxes in state education debate heats up
In a Mobile Daily Item exchange editorials and letters discuss Mobile and Baldwin counties tax levels for schooling. B B Baker of Daphne State Normal School challenges Mobile County’s 3 mill local tax and argues state funds favor Baldwin. Data show Mobile sent more to state education than Baldwin, sparking defense of Mobile’s educational role.
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Mobile Daily Item
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
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Baker
Baldwin
Partizan Publications
State Treasury
Department of Education
Rural School House
Dapline
Daphne Normal School
Alabama
Farewell to an Experiment in Wisconsin Campaign Publication Law
Wisconsin lawmakers last Saturday repealed the pamphlet publication requirement for campaign material. The 2 year old law aimed to give the senate control over race announcements paid at 300 dollars per page, but candidates refused to use the state sheet and the effort failed.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Death of a Friendly Old Timer Joseph Cady Remembered
Joseph Cady, a warm hearted fruit importer and pioneer in Central American trade, long aided neighbors and friends. A veteran of the Lost Cause, he supported the South’s memory and helped the sick during plague times, giving energy and possessions to charitable work.
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Joseph Cady
Central America
Joe Wheeler
Joe” Cady
Teachers and the Cost of Living in the United States
The United States Bureau of Education report shows teachers on fixed salaries lose purchasing power due to rising costs. Of 1,600 teachers studied, few own substantial property, and many lack adequate life insurance. In Denver, married female teachers spend less per adult than married male teachers despite similar salaries.
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United States
United States Bureau of Education
Robert C. Brooks
N. E. A. Committee
Bureau of Labor
Denver
Forgetter and the Good Book In The Better Plan
Fragmentary verse recounts a character who keeps names to remember and vows to cultivate a better book. The lines hint at memory, grievances, and the idea of a personal repository of names as a list to honor or forget.
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Jonzey
Driftwood critique targets public drift and park plans
A letter from May 13 1913 argues the editor misfires on the Driftwood topic by focusing on removing driftwood at Long Bridge. The writer cites local residents lacking cars and needing a nearby park, noting real concerns lie with sidewalks and access while noting city budget items and interest income already allocated.
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Canal
Wilkinson Streets
Long Bridge
New Park
Monroe Park
Mobile
Typhoid Vaccination Urged for Vacationers
The Atlanta Constitution notes New York City board of health warnings urging travelers to vaccinate against typhoid before trips. It argues sanitation alone cannot stop autumn outbreaks and credits army and civilian trials for vaccine effectiveness. It calls for widespread rural and urban vaccination as a simple, low cost safeguard.
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New York
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Middle West
Reflections of a Bachelor Quote in New York Press
A concise epigram from the New York Press on love and vanity noting that affection does not build sanity and men boast about whiskers unless their family comforts them.
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New York Press
Wild flowers and local names in Surrey and a lamp of home
A miscellany note discusses wild flowers with local names in Surrey. It cites the white arabis known as welcome home the husband, linking name origins to its bright glow at night. Also mentions a myth about gel and boiling.
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Guildford
Surrey
Eng
Chautauqua Speakers Shrink in Political Appeal
Washington reports that the nation tires of political speeches and chautauqua circuits may fail to attract lawmakers between sessions. Notables like Bryan Clark and Hobson once drew crowds. now busy schedules and travel costs cut into earnings, with some speakers shifting to non political topics or other careers.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Congress
William J. Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Bryan
Champ Clark
House
House of Representatives
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bede
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Hobson
Alabama Statesman
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Murdock
Equality Before the Law Sparked Over Wilson Veto
Merchants and manufacturers press President Wilson to veto the anti trust prosecution fund provision shielding labor unions and agricultural groups. They warn that exempting any class is demagogy and risks harming workers if equality before the law is eroded. The critique recalls Taft veto and urges action in New York Herald.
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Pres. Wilson
Taft
Wilson
New York Herald
Municipal bonds direct to public by Holland
New York discusses the feasibility of selling large blocks of municipal and state bonds directly to the people after Philadelphia reportedly sold over four million dollars of four percent bonds. Bankers warn that a forty five million New York issue would require an effective mechanism to pass bonds to the public, with four and a half percent as a workable rate to attract buyers. The piece notes Albany’s bungled canal bond policy and cites New York Citys growing asset base and high demand for funds amid mounting public debt.
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mid-West
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Prendergast
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Central Park
Holland
The Bulwarks Anthem of Duty and Faith
A patriotic verse extols steadfast resolve amid unrest. It contrasts women demanding rights and economic strain with personal vows to uphold nation, family, and freedom, noting corporate collapse and law enforcement jails as scenes while asserting enduring national safety.
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