Oysters and Typhoid Fever Seasons Questioned
A Johns Hopkins study examines whether winter typhoid linked to oysters is justified. Baltimore markets mainly show oysters free from sewage contamination, with only warm-season lots failing rigid standards, casting doubt on oysters as winter typhoid culprits.
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India
Journal of the American Medical Association
Conn
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island Shell- Fish Commission
Gorham
Joseph
Baltimore
United States
Difference in Law Drafting and the Need for Legal Counsel
Charles F Carter argues the United States lacks a dedicated statutory law drafting office unlike France and Germany. He cites Britain’s Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury and its craft as model, noting clearing houses in states weed out poor bills, while some laws still invite cartoonist jokes.
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Charles’ Frederick Carter
United States
France
Germany
Treasury
Reformers and the public mind in the Mexican crisis
H. H. Windsor urges balance in reform coverage arguing that honest reformers and constructive achievements deserve prominence. He notes a surge of reform outrage and the rise of self styled experts while lamenting scarce space for good news amid the Mexican crisis. He hopes the current distractions may temper reform zeal and allow calmer consideration of useful change.
The Colonel Faces Critics and River Home Not Reached
A New York contributor notes the defeats of Hobson in Alabama and Bleaes in South Carolina as signs the country remains stable. He cites a double event in Alabama, with slow news of the second event, and questions why The Colonel did not bring the river home to silence critics. The Colonel seeks publicity by rebutting critics with entertaining claims.
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New York
Hobson
Alabama
South Carolina
Ananias Club
Huerta Refuses Retreat Advised by Arbitrators
The remark suggests Huerta remains defiant despite calls for him to step down for Mexico. The speaker hints at arbitration being consulted, but Huerta signals readiness to resist and challenge any efforts to oust him.
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Huerta
Mexico
The British Crisis in Practical Politics
A critique of money in British politics contrasts with U S standards. It discusses peerages for donors, salaries for MPs and ministers, pensions for ex ministers and lords, and the tolerance of special interests in Parliament. It notes reform efforts and public attitudes toward these expenditures.
The Fairhope Single Tax Plan Debated at Fairhope
Clement L. Coleman writes from Fairhope in May 1914 critiquing the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. He argues the plan misnames the group and that taxes on personal property undermine the intended tax on land value. He notes long dissatisfaction, limited population, and debates over dissolving or reforming the leasehold system.
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Fairhope Plan
Fairhope Single Tax Corporation
Fairhope Single’ Tax Corporation
Baldwin County
Ala
Alabama
United States
Henry George
Mobile Bay
Fairhope
Stage Tax Corporation
Clement L. Coleman
Spade Imagery Sparks Coded Card Talk in Grimson Gulch
In Grimson Gulch Yuba Bill agrees a blunt approach is best as a stranger notes the prop is neither a club nor the right color for a heart or diamond. The exchange emphasizes plain speech over deception in local banter.
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Grimson Gulch
Digg Pursues Greek Poetry Doctorate in Gas Company Meter Work
Digg earned a PhD in Greek poetry and now scans meters for a gas company. Browne recalls the unusual career path as a witty aside in the periodical dialogue.
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Browne
Digg
Grey
Smart
Two Agricultural School Heads to Retire This Year
The Fourth District Agricultural School's James S. Ganey and the Ninth District's W. B. Crumpton Jr. will retire at the end of this school year. Their successors will be elected at Monday's nine-district board meeting in Governor O Neal's office. Ganey will join the Alabama School for the Deaf and Dumb at Talladega. Crumpton will move to North Carolina.
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Ala
James S. Ganey
Sylacauga
W. B. Crumpton, Jr
Dstrict Agricultural School
Blountsville
O'Neal
Ganey
Alabama School For the Deaf and Dumb
Talladega
Crumpton
North Carolina
R. L. Reaves
Jackson
J. T. McKee
Evergreen
C. E. Crosland
Abbeville
J. M. Crowell
Wetumpka
H. C. Sargent
Hamilton
S. L. Gipson
Albertville
J. M. Atkinson
Athens
Playground sites secured for neighborhoods by club
The Home Economics Club reported securing two vacant lots for playgrounds the post office site and the Government street loop triangle with signs read Neighborhood playgrounds June 1 to October 1. The mayor will be notified when grounds are ready.
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Home Economics Club
Chamber of Commerce
Parks and Playgrounds Committee
Post Office
Government Street Loop Triangle
Junior Civic League
Committee On Institutions For
D. H. Edington
Powers Named Chancellor of University of Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi May 21 state superintendent of education J N Powers accepted the appointment as chancellor of the University of Mississippi He will succeed A A Kincannon who resigned W H Smith was named state superintendent of education and is linked to the boys corn club movement
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Jackson
Miss
J. N. Powers
University of Mississippi
A. A. Kincannon
W. H. Smith
Boys' Corn Club
Odds Finds CAMERA This unwieldy cart in South America
A photograph shows a massive teamster cart used in South American countries. Oxen pull the heavy conveyance while drivers walk beneath its shade to beat the sun. The caption notes the cart’s capacity and suggests American horses would not cope with such a cumbersome load on city streets.
Disturbing Churches Prompt Calls For Evangelistic Drive
Associated Press reports at the Presbyterian general assembly Rev. J S Lyons of Louisville urges a bold evangelistic campaign. He warns protest and disruption will continue until the church offers clear vision and a remedy for modern ills.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
J. S. Lyons
Louisville
Presbyterian General Assembly
Kingdom of Heaven
Good Roads Barbecue at Clanton Postponed to June 12
The monster barbecue in the Birmingham-Montgomery highway project, planned for Clanton, was postponed from May 29 to June 12 to give citizens more prep time. State Highway Engineer W S Keller says elaborate plans are under way and a large crowd of boosters is expected. Montgomery attendees will mostly travel by car, each carrying pennants. Every attendee is asked to study part of the proposed highway.
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King George
House of Commons
America
United States
Senate
House of Lords
Congress
Act
Labor Party
Liberal
England
Trades’ Unions
Ireland
Liberal Party
Gerald W. Balfour
Arthur J. Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Wilson
Washington
Westminster
Montgomery
Ala
Clanton
Birmingham-Montgomery
W. S. Keller
Advertising Audit Association Formed for Circulation Verification
Publishers advertisers and agencies organized in Chicago to form the Advertising Audit Association and Bureau of Verified Circulation. Charter members include 350 U S newspapers nine Canadian papers 75 advertisers 50 ad agents 29 magazines 1% weeklies 55 agricultural publications 61 trade journals and five advertising journals.
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Associated Press Chicago
The
Advertising Audit Association and Bureau of Verified Circulation
United States
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People’s Forum
IceRe
Kincannon
Mississippi University
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Presbyterian
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