Reply from la bama on Southern courtesy in public
A Chicago Tribune reply discusses a Confederate veterans reunion in Chattanooga Tennessee and critiques modern Southern courtesy. It cites riotous crowds on Lookout Mountain and a streetcar incident where a young woman elbows a boy, plus seat snubbing by a young married couple. It urges a return to traditional politeness amid changing social norms.
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Labama
Chicago
Charles Louis Stephens
Chicago Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lookout Mountain
Stephens
South
Wrong Bottle Fatalities Prompt Poison Safety Reform
A Chicago coroner cites 148 deaths last year from mislabelled medicines and dangerous bottle design. Incorrect bottle shapes and misread labels led victims to ingest bichloride of mercury and other poisons. The coroner urges stricter laws and safer bottle practices to prevent further tragedies.
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Chicago
Ealigstory
Death of Leopold Hammel in Mobile Remains Esteemed Citizen
A tribute highlights Leopold Hammel as a beloved Mobile merchant with a national business name. The obit lauds his humanitarian work, civic spirit, and generosity, noting his warmth, courtesy, and lifelong service to the community as he passed away last night.
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Mobile
Leopold Hammel
United States
Rural credit bill outlined with federal loan system aims
A joint committee crafted a rural credit bill opposed by President Wilson as experimental. It would authorize up to 50 million in special farm loan bonds, establish federal land banks, create district associations with capital requirements, and limit loans to 50 percent of land value and 25 percent of buildings, with terms from five to thirty years.
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Congress
House
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Federal Land Bank
Farm Loan
Federal Land Banking Association
Recalling the Mexican Expedition Heroes in Mobile
The poem by Esau Frohlichstein honors young men marching to Mexico for the reign of law not conquest. It mourns nineteen fallen heroes returned on their shields, with Mobile Alabama paying tribute on May 15 1914 as parents pray and the city lays laurel wreaths at altar fires.
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David Holt
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mobile
Mourig
Ala
The British Crisis The Eclipse of the Lords
The article traces the 1910 to 1911 clash over Lords power, the Budget of 1909, and the Parliament Act. It notes Conservative fears, the king’s role, and the potential abolition of hereditary privilege if Home Rule and Welsh disestablishment pass. It highlights three key bills: Irish home rule, Welsh disestablishment, and plural voting repeal.
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London
House of Lords
Britain
House of Commons
House of Representatives
Senate
David Lloyd George
United Kingdom
Church of England
Wales
Asquith
Labor Party
Parliament
Lords
Commons
William IV
Ireland
England
Tee
Jane
Gov
Huerta Envoys Move Toward Preserving Honor in Mexican Siege
Reports describe spirited fighting in Tampico as Constitutionalists press the advance with Huerta’s forces, while Rear Admiral Mayo restores order, foreign property is said to be safe, and diplomats depart for Niagara Falls talks amid ongoing tension and uncertain fates of missing officials.
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Mayo
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Gonzales
San Luis Potosi
Des Moines and
Dolphin
Mexico
Villa
Saltillo
San Potosi
John R. Silliman
Samuel Parks
Vhllerta
Ceneral Funston
Niagara Falls
Bryan
Ambassador da Gama
Brazil
New York
Naon
Argentina
Suarez
Chile
Huerta
Washington
Badger
Tamesi Bridge
Tamos
Rogers Ae
British Nationals Migrate as Mexico City Tensions Rise
Foreign quarters in Mexico City brace for possible revolt as more British subjects arrive by train and stockpile arms. German and Austrian groups also prepare to resist, while Velasco is reassigned to San Luis Potosi amid talk of plots against Huerta.
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Mexico City
Great Britain
Velasco
San Luis Potosi
Torreon
Huerta
City honors Esau Frohlichstein with wreath in Mobile
Mayor Lyons presents a floral tribute in Mobile while Esau Frohlichstein lies in state. Governor O Nea l and city officials attend as Lyons lauds the youthful sacrifice and calls Mobile to remember his nobility and service for the nation.
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City of
Mobile
Lyons
Esau Frohlichstein
O'Neal
Schwarz and Pillans
Regulations on Exposition Immigrants Spark Debate
A Washington letter discusses proposed rules by Anthony Caminetti to permit Chinese Japanese workers to enter for the Panama Pacific Exposition under bonds photographs and certificates. It warns of loopholes potential birth citizenship issues possible diplomatic immunity and cross border legal complications.
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Washington
Anthony Caminetti
Department of Labor
International Tak
Ion
United States
Commissioner General of Immigration
China
United States Bureau of Immigration
Court of ‘Claims
Death by Henderson votes
A lively dialogue claims a prominent man died by his own deeds and harsh words, ending with the assertion he was stifled by Henderson votes. The fragment is attributed to C. B. J. in The Montgomery Advertiser on May 9, 1914.
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Lahce
Henderson
Montgomery Advertiser
Vanderbilt on Northern Africa Motor Trip Descriptions
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. recounts a Northern Africa motor trip with vivid notes on Arab civilization and dramatic landscapes. He describes Shantara hotel rooms accessed from the roof and mentions El Kantara, a Roman era site linked to Hercules and a river gorge.
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William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Africa
Mr. Vanderbilt
The
Automobile Club of America
Shantara
el Kantara
Hercules
Man’s shrinking shirts spark a pink necklace muddle
A buyer recalls a guarantee for red flannel shirts not to shrink and jokes that, while they never shrunk, a morning reveal made his wife question his taste when she spotted a pink coral necklace. The quip captures a humorous misfit between garments and jewelry.
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John
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