Winter Wheat Prospects Spur Alabama Planting Drive
Alabama shows growing interest in wheat as a profitable alternative to cotton due to high Western wheat prices. Auburn director Duggar and Captain Cheney highlight federal guidance on suitable regions and soils, with November seeding advised in gulf-border states and central areas.
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Alabama
Duggar
State Experiment Station
Auburn
John C. Cheney
State Agricultural Department
Cheney
Federal Department
Federal
South
Gulf
Atlantic
Peninsular
Florida
Call for Reform to Speed Court Proceedings
The Montgomery Journal urges the State Bar Association and legislators to act to hasten court business. It cites delays before trials caused by conferences with witnesses, repeated continuances, and overworked jurors. The Alabama Bar Association recently endorsed broad reforms to relieve overcrowded dockets, aligning with Supreme Court aims.
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Montgomery Journal
State Bar Association
Legislature
Journal
Alabama Bar Association
Thomas M. Stevens
Supreme Court
Turks Weigh Holy War Ahead of 1915 Spring
The piece notes potential religious motives shaping Turkish policy as 1915 approaches, with observers doubting a broad war aim and focusing on internal political calculations amid rising religious rhetoric. It references senators and unpopular decisions influencing governance.
Southern Settlement boosts South citrus for dining cars
The Southern Settlement and Development Organization based in Baltimore promotes Alabama and Southern citrus on Southern rail dining cars. Mobile county satsuma oranges are expanding. shipments start, forecast four to five times last year. The Baltimore group engages Pullman superintendents to place Southern fruit on trains and support local growers.
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Southern Settlement and Development Organization
Baltimore
South
California
Alabama
Mobile County
Satsuma
The Position of Italy in World War I Context
The New York Tribune argues that Italy joining the war could force a swift end by Italian forces marching to Vienna. The piece notes Italy’s potential to disrupt German Austrian plans and its rising military strength, while Italy herself remains cautious yet mobilized.
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The
New York Tribune
Turkey
Vienna
Italy
Germany
Austria
Austrian
Tyrol
Galicia
Europe
California Election Surprises and Prohibition Knockout
Tuesday's California results show Governor Johnson, a Progressive, winning a large plurality. Statewide prohibition was defeated by about 150,000 votes, while a measure to curb prohibition for eight years held strong but narrower. James D. Phelan leads Democrat over Republican Knowland for the Senate, with Phelan's margin rising. California now has two Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
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California
Johnson
James D. Phelan
Knowland
Phelan
Germany's Destiny and the Rise of a New Germany
The article foresees a transformed Germany after the struggle against militarism and caste. It envisions more Bavaria within a freer system, less Prussia, and a people led by talent rather than bureaucracy. Germany would spread its art music and scholarship and guide Europe in future conflicts.
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Germany
Bavaria
Prussia
Oppory
Asia
Europe
Wanted man to clean chimneys and more in Detroit
Advertise for Bryan Wagner seeks a versatile worker capable of cleaning chimneys wallpapering and carpet care yard washing clothes and tending the ill includes mind reading as a claimed bonus contact Bryan Wagner at the Post Office or the Salvation Army Hall Detroit for details.
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Crichton
Bryan Wagner
Salvation Army Hall
Detroit Free Press
Alabama Wheat Varieties Show High Quality For 1914
Bulletin No. 179 from the Alabama Experiment Station highlights top wheat varieties in Alabama over sixteen years. Alabama Blue Stem, Red Wonder, Golden Chaff, Currell, Fultz and Falcaster yielded 13.6 to 18.2 bushels per acre with 12.87 percent protein and 59 to 61 pounds per bushel. Recommendations cover sowing date around November 17, soil types, rotation benefits after cowpeas, fertilizer forms, and smut treatment.
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Alabama
Alabama Experiment Station
Chicago
Memphis
Auburn
J. F. Duggar
E. F. Cauthen
Modern Weapons Fail to End War Says Florida Paper
The Florida Times-Union argues that despite vast research, nations in war rely on traditional arms and tactics. It notes no revolutionary weapons have altered outcomes and condemns the mistreatment of non-combatants while comparing current conflict to historical fronts.
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Virginia
London
Channel
Krupp
Florida
Repeal Pressure Grows Against Extra Crew Law
The Atlanta Constitution reports that New York and Pennsylvania push to repeal the Extra Crew Law as railroads face waste and job losses. The law forced trains to carry excess crews, causing over staffing, inefficiency, and widespread layoffs amid tough times.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Atlanta Constitution
Writing to His Wife Through German Censors
A Providence Journal note recalls a correspondent Irvin S. C. writing to Mrs. Cobb from a town in Germany. He mentions moving to another place but refuses to reveal the destination so the letter would still reach her.
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Irvin S. C
Moving Day Dubbed Great Enemy of Modern Society
John B. Hammond of Des Moines spoke at the International Purity Congress in Kansas City calling moving day one of the chief causes of divorce and vice. He urged reestablishing the American home as the remedy and proposed tax and housing reforms to curb tenantry and homelessness.
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Kansas City
John B. Hammond
Des Moines
Internatonal Purity Congress
Hammond
Criticism Over Fireboat Absence At One-Mile Creek Fire
The Item reports H C Lowenstein accusing the Bisso Tow Boat Company fireboat of failing to respond to the Hallett mill blaze at One-Mile Creek. Captain J B Leftwich defends by noting the Leo could not enter the shallow creek, while the Lea’s captain walked to the scene and aided as possible. Depth records are not kept since the creek has never been dredged.
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Hallett
H. C. Lowenstein
Bisso Towboat Company
Lowenstein
J. B. Leftwich
Leo
Lea
Leftwich
United States Engineer
Governor O Neal to Speak at Governors Conference
Montgomery Nov. 6 Governor Emmet O-Neal will leave Sunday for Madison Wisconsin to address the governors conference on Rural Credits Tuesday He chairs the rural credits committee and has written several influential articles nearly every governor is expected at the gathering.
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Montgomery
Emmet O'Neal
Madison
Wis
O'Neal
Lille in Flames Reported by Daily News War Desk
London dispatch says main fighting near Armentieres and Nieppe as Lille burns. Emperor William and staff alleged to direct operations from Tournai, Belgium, according to the correspondent.
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Associated Press
London
Daily News
France
Armentieres
Nieppe
Lille
William
Tournai
Belgium
German aviators die in Johannisthal accident
Telegraphing from Amsterdam the Reuters correspondent says two German naval aviators practicing at Johannisthal were killed in an accident. General Jooste, formerly Boer army commander, has joined the German army as a volunteer. The American consul at Leipzig urges British women and children to leave Germany.
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Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Reuter
Jooste
Johannisthal
Leipzig
Germany
Marshall to Succeed McClellan as Mobile Inspector
William M. Marshall will replace M. M. McClellan as post office inspector in Mobile after McClellan moves to Monterey Tennessee. Marshall, a longtime San Antonio district head, is a Sunflower Alabama native with extensive Southwest service and begins duties in Mobile. McClellan departed Thursday for his new Tennessee assignment.
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M. M. McClellan
Monterey, Tenn
William M. Marshall
San Antonio
Tex
McClellan
Mobile
Marshall
Washington County
Ala
Southwest
Tennessee
Steamer Fails to Aid After Collision at Sea
Captain Peterson of the Maud E. Silla reports a white fruiter steamer, likely from Mobile or New Orleans, struck his vessel Silvia about 200 miles off Pensacola, then did not stop after seeing lifeboats. The Silvia, damaged and at anchor with lights, seeks port as search for the steamer's name continues.
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Pensacola
Fla
Peterson
Maud E. Silla
E. E. Saunders & Company
Silvia
Mobile
New Orleans
Graves Awaits Official Count In State Election
Montgomery Alabama November 6 authentic reports on the state vote wait for the official count at noon. Bibb Graves chairman of the state Democratic executive committee says Walker county leans Democratic and Chilton county to the Progressive column. He notes broad interest due to financial worries and doubts Underwood or Henderson exceeded 80 000 votes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Walker County
Chilton County
Graves
Underwood
Henderson
German Depot Near Brazilian Coast Keeps Cruisers Informed
Cardiff dispatch reports an officer from the sunk steamer Cornish City describes a German depot on a Brazilian coast island. With the base and wireless apparatus on their scout ships, the Karlsruhe’s crews could track British steamers and cruisers movements.
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Associated Press
Cardiff
Wales
London
Karlsruhe
Atlantic
Argentina Exhibits Missed as Steamship Van Dyck Seized
Argentina's Panama Pacific Exposition exhibits were aboard the steamship Van Dyck, captured by the German cruiser Karlsruhe on October 27 off the Brazilian coast. It is believed the Germans sank the vessel, and owners will protest to Washington and to Argentina.
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Associated Press
New York
Argentina
van Dyck
Karlsruhe
Washington
Seifert Appointed Chief Clerk at Southern Railway Office
Following Joseph J. Paxton resignation as chief clerk of the downtown freight office, W. R. Seifert becomes chief clerk to W. Hunter. Charles H. Dege is named treasurer, E. J. Cosgrove rate clerk, and Co J. Youngblood secretary to Hunter. Paxton resigns to join a company in Atlanta.
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Joseph J. Paxton
The
Southern Railway
W. R. Seifert
City
Es W. Hunter
Mobile
Charles H. Dege
Easier
E. J. Cosgrove
Co. J. Youngblood
Hunter
Mr. Paxton
Atlanta
Refugees Flee Mexico City as Carranza Forces Force Evacuation
Trains from the interior carried crowds toward Vera Cruz while hotels filled with refugees. Candido Aguilar, commander of Constitutionalist troops near Vera Cruz, removed and imprisoned a few wealthy Spaniards from a train just outside the city.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Carranza
Candido Aguilar
German Princes Safe, Health Confirmed by Danish Visit
Copenhagen dispatch quotes Count Von Brockdorff Rantzau denying rumors that Crown Prince and Prince Albert were injured or dead. He confirms both are in the best possible health.
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London
Copenhagen
Count von Brockdorff Rantzau
Albert
Purity in aoe. Federal trade commission to regulate business
From Washington, Victor Elliott reports that unfair competition will be banned as the five members of the new federal trade commission are to be appointed after Congress reconvenes. The bureau of corporations will transfer to the commission, with Davies likely to chair, and the agency will investigate complaints, hold hearings, and aid prosecutors to promote fair play among American businesses.
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Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Senate
Bureau of Corporations
Joseph H. Davies
Wisconsin
Davies
Department of Justice
Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Commission
America
Department of Commerce
Pennsylvania Avenue
State, War and Navy Department
Legislation and Cotton During the Civil War Era
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes that Southern states briefly used wartime laws to limit cotton and tobacco acreage, with Georgia Arkansas Florida South Carolina Virginia and Confederate Congress actions 1860s. It argues such drastic measures were wartime fixes and urges farmers to seek non legislative remedies today.
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Georgia
Arkansas
Florida
Brown
South Carolina
Confederate Congress
Virginia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Busy Jason Briggs and the vote that almost was
A Cher ryville Missouri poem quoted by the Kansas City Star recounts Jason Briggs who skips voting to work on rigs and pigs while threats loom from those who oppose ballots. The verse defends civic duty and the right to vote, ending with the resolve to cast a ballot despite pressure.
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Kansas City Star
Cherryville
Jason Briggs
Briggs
Ned
Meade County music term closes with perfect grades
Mrs Nell Tindall closed her term of music on October 6. First grade Annie Scifres 100 percent, Bettie Lewis 100 percent, Nannie Lewis 100 percent, tenth grade Xavier Roby 100 percent, Lou Shacklett 100 percent.
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Nell Tindall
Annie Scifres
Bettie Lewis
Nannie Lewis
Xavier Roby
Lou Shacklett
Meade County
Ky.) Messenger
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