Blowing Hot and Cold In Mobile editorial clash
A commentary contrasts optimistic national crop outlooks and a cautious business mood with a Mobile Register editorial demanding war on railroad manipulations. It criticizes the Montgomery Journal and calls for focusing on constructive state building rather than partisan discord.
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Mobile Register
Dun
The
Register
Montgomery Journal
Montgomery
Alabama
Mobile
Oyster Culture and Conservation Across States
The piece traces oyster industry history in Maryland Rhode Island and Virginia showing how ignorance and politics hindered conservation while Rhode Island and Virginia pursued artificial culture. It highlights Alabama's Oyster Commission adopting culture to revive a stagnating industry amid political obstacles.
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Maryland
Rhode Island
Virginia
Alabama Oyster Commission
Alabama
Alabama Commission
School Board Debates Tuition Fees and Fairness
County school board president Hartwell defends collecting fees from pupils who have not paid. The piece notes state examiners' figures, per capita costs, census losses, and argues that tuition undermines free education and harshly affects children of working poor.
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Hartwell
County School Board
John T. Gorman
South Central Division
United States
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mobile County
Gorman
A Charge of Windmills in Roosevelts Political Play
The New York Herald questions Mr. Roosevelt as reporters and Progressive lawmakers contend with the era of his influence. It argues there is no real Progressive force in national politics and sees a clash mainly between the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Burns
The
New York Herald
Roosevelt
Washington
Herald
Mr. Roosevelt
the Herald
Progressive Party
British Crisis of Two Rebellions in Ireland
The piece argues Britain cannot appease Ulster rebels over home rule without risking civil war in southern Ireland. It discusses parliamentary veto limits, the fear of army sympathy for Ulster, and the likelihood a general election would shift power to Conservatives. It notes Ulster volunteers, Irish Nationalists, and political maneuvers by Asquith, Lansdowne, and Balfour.
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Dublin
Britain
Ulster
Ireland
Ulster Volunteers
England
Asquith
London
Lord Lansdowne
Mr. Balfour
Lords
Commons
Ulster Covenanters
Mr. Asquith
Edward Carsom
Federal censorship bill faces deferment amid mixed hearings
Washington reports through Victor Elliott on May 30 notes congress likely to delay action on the Smith-Hughes federal motion picture censorship bill. Hearings reveal a nationwide demand debate while exhibitors oppose federal control and question a five member commission’s authority to judge films.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Sameee Yaer Te
United States
Congress
Wilson
Smith-Hughes
Federal Motion Picture Commission
Union
Broadway
House Committee On Education
John Jones
Bill Smith
Mitchell comments on I W W at unemployment talk
John Mitchell criticizes the Industrial Workers of the World during a national unemployment conference. Herbert Corey relays Mitchell noting a heckler who resembles I W W traits and is driven away by guards. The exchange underscores tensions between labor leaders and I W W imagery.
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John Mitchell
Herbert Corey
Prince of
Short Story Writers
Cincinnati Times Star
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Morgan
Mr. Mitchell
Call of the Moose
Romance at the Wheel and the Chauffeur as Heir
The Chicago Tribune questions why chauffeurs captivate heiresses and rise to son in law status. It speculates whether speed charm or a guileless upbringing fuels such marriages and whether elite education breeds too much sport, high living, and cheap thinking.
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Lochinvar
Chicago Tribune
Woman Suffragist Strikes Policeman with Eggshell
A London suffraget struck a policeman in the eye using an eggshell filled with red, hailed as a more effective protest than damaging paintings or burning buildings. The incident reflects escalating tactics in the suffrage movement.
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Polr
New Orleans
Alarmed Ulster and Irish tensions flare across the island
The passage depicts fear among men for religious and political liberty and hints at Ulster leaders losing control. It suggests Irish volunteers are ready for conflict as silence gives way to brewing treachery and potential clashes across regions.
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Sir Edward Carson
John Peagg
Mobile urged to seize Panama Canal business and South American trade
A Mobile survey of railroad and steamship officials finds little preopening preparation for canal traffic. Experts urge local merchants to actively cultivate South American trade, noting dredging benefits and a growing Mobile port role, with hopes for Seeberg Line expansion and new Colombia routes.
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Panama Canal
Mobile
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
E. L. Davison
Foreign Freight Department
Southern Railway
J. W. Hunter
United States
South America
United Fruit Company
Caribbean Islands
Central
T. D. Nettles
Panama
Tropics
Mr. Nettles
Seeberg
H. Farquharson Kerr
Railway Cooperation Aims at Balanced Rail Service
The article discusses railway competition and cooperation, noting that while faster service benefits traffic between industrial centers, undue pace raises costs and harms other routes. It argues for centralized control to optimize equipment, yards, and through traffic, and highlights the rise of amalgamation and standardized billing across major systems.
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United States
Raiway
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Joan Mitchell
Logan G. McPherson
Johns Hopkins University
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