The Daphne Normal School Debate Over Graduates
The School Critic defends its stance on Daphne Normal school and Mr. Baker’s remarks. It cites state reports showing 85 normal and 47 academic students but only one normal graduate last year, arguing efficiency hinges on graduates rather than enrollment. It notes Baldwin funding and teacher certification outcomes.
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Daphne Normal School
Baker
Mobile
Baldwin
Ipse Dixit
Daphne
Senate panel rejects Cullop judges pledge in midterm dispute
The senate judiciary committee dropped a Cullop amendment requiring publication of endorsements for all president nominees. The move follows House action adding the amendment to an additional Pennsylvania judge bill, a step likely to trigger a new clash during conference report votes.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Baltimore
Representative Cullop
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Mann
House
Editor in Brownsville Herald Promises Swift Action Against War
A Brownsville Herald editor, within range of fast bullets across the Rio Grande, claims he will end war by traveling at high speed if given proper notice. The remark frames war as more humane through rapid movement.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande
Name of Manhattan Means Place of General Intoxication
The article discusses urban toponymy and cites The New Orleans States on Manhattan’s Indian meaning and its apparent persistence since ancient times. It also notes various political and public-interest asides including naval policy, crime commentary, and speculative timelines involving President Wilson and the Isthmus of Panama.
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New Orleans
Manhattan
Questions for Mr Comer on child labor and labor stance
The passage questions B B Comer on child labor use in cotton mills and his broader labor views. It cites his term as governor, notes Alabama’s lack of child labor laws then, and includes a labor federation resolution opposing his gubernatorial bid, arguing it would harm progress and labor relations.
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Alabama
Mr. Comer
Thelem
Comer
New Orleans
Marion Luther Brittain
Georgia
Southern Educational Association
Alabama Technological School
Montevallo
Organized Labor
B. B. Comer
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Protection of Americans Abroad In Foreign Prisons
Dr. J Edward Buckley of Chicago files complaints with the senate alleging lack of U S protection for citizens abroad. He says American diplomats aided by officials in Mexico and Colombia allowed his imprisonment and mistreatment. Kenneth Turner also accuses Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson of abandoning him in a Mexican cell during Madero era turmoil. The items call for administration scrutiny of diplomatic protections for citizens overseas.
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United States
J. Edward Buckley
Chicago
State Department
Senate
Buckley
Mexico
Colombia
James G. Bailey
Kenneth Turner
Hearst
Madero
Henry Lane Wilson
Turner
Not Much as a Prognosticator Dr. Sasvil Predicts Walker Survives
Dr E M Sasvil new president of the Gulf States Osteopathic Society told Montgomery Journal readers that B Sanders Walker would not die after swallowing seven and a half grains of bichloride of mercury, but Walker died Thursday morning. The column questions osteopathy optimism amid war news and muses on wartime happenings.
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E. M. Sasvil
Montgomery
Gulf States Osteopathic Society
Montgomery Journal
B. Sanders Walker
Georgia
Sasvil
Walker
Congressional diamond match mocked as partisan farce
Washington column notes a playful Congress baseball themed clash with Victor Murdock as umpire. It lists reps like Billy Murray Slemp Lenroot Connelly Patton Webb and others, describing a spirited season where lawmakers swap barbs and throwers take the mound in a mock duel.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Victor Murdock
Mer Rs
House of Representatives
Ump
Congress
Senate
Ann
Murdoch
Murdock
House
Guat
Ossy
Underwood
Jimmy” Mant
Vic
Mann
Billy Murray
Massachusetts
Representative Slemp
Virginia
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Morris Connelly
Iowa
Connelly
Dubuque
Father vents about a sick friend with four aces
A man explains to his son that he was with a sick friend and wished he had held his hand. The boy asks if the friend died, and if the father held hands, prompting the father to reveal he would have preferred his friend to hold four aces.
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Montague Ramsen
Young Man Proposes on River of Life to Provision Merchant
A young man asks a provision merchant to marry, joking about provisioning on the journey. The merchant retorts sarcastically about the victualling line, while the suitor admits lacking provisions for the voyage ahead.
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Victualling Department
Editor Reaches Libel Truce Over Reformed Drunkard Claim
An irate caller demands an apology from the editor for labeling him a reformed drunkard. The editor agrees to retract the statement and emphasizes the plan to note the correction cheerfully.
Daphne State Normal School speaks on education funding
Daphne State Normal School president B B Baker writes to defend the school against Daphne editorial criticism. He argues Baldwin county taxes show three mills by local vote, Mobile county lacks similar direct funding, and the Daphne institution serves both normal and academic students with statewide enrollment and growth. He asks for fair treatment and equal appropriation.
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Daphne
Item
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Eastern Shore
Mobile County
Baldwin
Board of Road and Revenue Commissioners
Baldwin Cour
Montgomery
Birmingham
Movile
Alabama
Baldwin County
Veur
Daphne Normal School
Department of Education
B. B. Baker
Daphne State Normal School
Pay as you enter idea urged by Nebraska State Journal
The Nebraska State Journal argues for pay as you enter on streetcars as a lesson in economy. It warns that many live beyond means and rely on credit, suggesting a broader shift toward cash for purchases and mail services to curb debt and reduce dependence on credit.
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Nebraska State Journal
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Iemah
European view on Underwood tariff impacts gained mixed hopes
Report from Holland New York May 23 notes British German manufacturers expect a jump in U S exports if the Underwood tariff becomes law but doubt its permanence. European bankers anticipate short term disruption and long term shifts as Britain Germany and Austria face financing needs and Balkan war aftermath.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
United
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
New England
England
Scotland
Ireland
Chauncey M. Depew
Turkey
Balkan
Austria
London
Holland
California ignites national crisis with alien land bill
The New York Herald notes Governor Hiram Johnson signed the alien land bill, depriving the national government of a diplomatic option with Japan. The act risks alienating Japan and straining U S Japan relations at a delicate time, reflecting disregard for national sentiment and interest.
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New York Herald
Bryan
Hiram Johnson
Japan
California
United States
New-York Herald
Witty exchange on marriage and appearance in dialogue
Jones quips that facial features reveal character but admits his wife influenced his choices since marriage. The remark appears in a humorous oral exchange highlighting attitudes toward spouses and appearance.
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Brown
Jones
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Panama
Lacey
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Protection of
Washington Comment
Oday
People’s Forum
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