Questioning Governor Comer’s Influence in Alabama Politics
The Birmingham Alabama Citizen’s 1907 prophecy about Comer’s Alabama victory is revisited. The piece recalls B B Comer’s domination of the legislature, with Rev. B Lawrence’s lobbying at the capitol and the “squeeze play” used to control reluctant senators. Lawrence is portrayed as serious in attacking executive dominance and noting Comer's era of influence from 1907 to 1911.
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Birmingham
Rev. B. Lawrence
Alabama Citizen
Comer
Alabama
Citizen
Legislative Branch
Mr. Lawrence
Montgomery
Aoe
McE
Lawrence
Schools May Subscribe to Frohlichstein Memorial Appeal
Miss Sadie B Warrington voices support for a school children memorial honoring Esau H Frohlichstein at Vera Cruz. Public and private schools, colleges, and parochial institutions invited to contribute ten cents per pupil with students delivering the dedication oration. The site and exact terms to be decided by city officials and the school board.
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Sadie B. Warrington
Frohlichstein
Esau H. Frohlichstein
Mobile
Alabama
Vera Cruz
Duncan Park
New South
Admiral Semmes
Old South
Southland
Spring Hill Colege
Barton Academy
Porto Rican Coffee Trade Faces Taste Shifts Abroad
Government experts note Porto Rico coffee tops global price lists and export value remains high. US taste for a different coffee variety limits domestic market growth despite better cultivation and higher yields. Last year exports totaled 8.38 million dollars abroad, 132 thousand to the United States, with tariff factors shaping trade patterns.
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Porto Rico
United States
The average Mexican has one advantage over the average American
A terse social observation notes that Mexicans face no concern over ice or coal bills, contrasting daily financial burdens with Americans. The remark centers on economic simplicity and lifestyle differences, highlighting a cultural stereotype about resource costs and comfort.
Out of the Question in a Firehouse Banter
A flirtatious exchange unfolds as a firewoman asks where the heat is hottest and the fireman replies on the next floor. She jokes about curling tongs and refusing to be carried out with her hair in wisom yow knew, adding a playful, era-tinged humor.
British plural voting sparks political clash and reform push
London reports the Liberal government’s plan to pass a bill abolishing plural voting amid Irish crisis and party battles. It details how multiple votes can come from one voter, the regional rail logistics, and the split views of Liberals, Conservatives, and Labour on reform and party advantage.
Peace talks named A B C mediators in Mexican dispute
Washington report outlines the A B C mediators led by Brazil and Argentina in seeking a peaceful settlement after Vera Cruz. Profiles include Dr Domicio da Gama and Dr Romulo Naon with past roles in diplomacy and Pan American conferences.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Barrett
Pan American Union
Domicio da Gama
Brazil
Joaquin Nabuco
United States
Ambassador da Gama
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
Gazette de Norticias
Cleveland
Argentina
Europe
Brussels
Acre
Peru
Buenos Aires
Chile
Romulo ”. Naon
University of
Senation Bernado de
Eduardo Suarez Mujica
Santiago
National University
Montt
Pan American Scientific Congress
Senor Mujica
Cuba
Senor Anabal Cruz
Senor Suárez Mujica
Villa's Improvised Money Collapses Markets in Chihuahua
The text recounts Francisco Villa issuing his own peso currency in Chihuahua to revive trade and feed people after a banking recall. Banks bought Villa notes at a fraction of face value, merchants set dual prices, and Villa fixed wages and staples while imprisoning discrimination against his currency.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
el Paso
Man of Destiny
Asquith Returns to Westminster by Default
The article notes that in East Fife Scotland the opposition did not contest the seat as Mr. Asquith sought re election after taking a new office. Had he lost a Liberal would have resigned to allow him to succeed, showing the fluid British system. It warns that plural voting could force many MPs to seek new constituencies.
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East Fife
Scotland
Presbyterian Scotland
Ulster
Mr. Asquith
Asquith
Two Girls from Hattiesburg Run Away Then Are Found
Two 12 year old girls from Hattiesburg disappeared after leaving home, dressed in boys clothes with bobbed hair. A search brought them back to Richburg, where they admitted running away for a lark after walking about six miles.
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Associated Press
Richburg
Miss
J. E. King
Hattiesburg
Sarah Craven
Pauline Powe
Damsels Missing in Hattiesburg Kidnapping Fear
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on May 22 Pauline Powe and Sarah Craven two fourteen year old girls, friends of prominent local families, vanished around 5 pm. The city and nearby areas have been searched with no trace found and fear of kidnapping.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Pauline Powe
Sarah Craven
New Fraternity for University Sigma Chi Chartered at Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama has secured a Sigma Chi chapter, replacing Phi Epsilon which had a house on Fourteenth Avenue. The charter brings notable alumni and lists charter members and current class members from the university.
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Sigma Chi
Phi Epsilon
Montevallo
H. E. Reese
Selma
J. L. Clay
Kevir Peebles
Thomas _Oacsmith
Birmingham
John R. Tyson
Montgomery
Richard W. Walker
Frantis H. Moore
Harris Lurns
J. C
G. Be. Barnett
T. D. Connell
C. C. McEachern
L. Craig
T. M. Montgomery
T. B. McCarty
P.L. Moseley
H. R. Jones
J. P. Culver
A. F. Norton
F. H. Tony
C. Cc. Faul
Lack of Rockefellers Signature Rejects Tax Returns
May 22 Cleveland reports two tax returns for John D. Rockefeller were rejected by the Cuyahoga county tax commissioners because they lacked his personal signature. Charles M. Buss, attorney for the Rockefeller interests, said no effort would be made to resubmit, though commissioners extended the deadline for a possible submission.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Cuyahoga County
Charles M. Buss
Rockefeller
Spanish Cotton to Be Made into Cloth by Rebels
Juarez May 22 The cotton seized by the Constitutionalists after Torreon will be processed into cloth in Mexican mills and then disposed of rather than sold raw. Spanish refugees have obtained a U.S. court injunction blocking cotton shipment through the United States, and a compromise attempt failed.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Torreon
United States
Spanish Ambassador Meets Bryan Over Mexican Threats
On May 22, Spanish ambassador Riano visited Secretary Bryan to discuss threats against Spanish citizens in Mexico amid the Villa offensive. He cited the seized cotton crop as another focal point. The State Department pledged to protect Spaniards if threats materialize.
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Washington
Riano
Bryan
Mexico
Villa
State Department
Run-off results firmly set for Alabama party seats
Special to The Item reports definite run-off outcomes in Alabama with Second district electing W. H. Stoddard and W. H. Stoddard from Luverne, Sixth district picking Benners Cook and Gamble, and Eighth district results led by Patterson and Talley. J. A. Wade appears safely elected commissioner of agriculture.
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Montgomery
Ala
Goodwyn
R. Arrington
B. P. Crim
W. H. Stoddard
Luverne
H. G. Benners
J. W. Cook
F. A. Gamble
St. Clair County
W. T. -McCord
Mitchell
Douglass
McCord
Rosson
Morgan County
A. G. Patterson
J. B. Talley
St. Clair
Morgan and
Dale
J. A. Wade
Memphis Moves to Enforce Prohibition Five Arrested for Liquor Violations
Memphis Tennessee action against enforce prohibition laws leads to the arrest of five employees of the Fred Miller Company amid a four mile law breach near a school. An injunction closed the brewery's local branch and two thousand cases of beverage were confiscated.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Fred Miller ‘Rewins Company
Brewiise Camerany
Saltilla Arrives In Galveston With City of Memphis
In Galveston Texas on May 22 the army transport Saltilla arrived from Vera Cruz. The steamship City of Memphis, recently chartered by the government for transport duty, also arrived from New York.
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Galveston
Texas
Vera Cruz
Memphis
New York
Giant Nut-Cracker Crushes Brick Pier in Tests
A giant nut-cracker weighing six million pounds crushes a solid four foot square brick pier. Part of a testing program by the Pittsburg bureau of standards, the machine demonstrates material resistance under extreme pressure, with the pier yielding like a house of cards under an elephant’s tread.
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Pittsburg
Bureau of Standards
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