The South Welcomes Presidents With Open Hospitality
The article notes Northern slurs against the South and rebuts claims of sectional bias. It cites Pass Christian hospitality for Wilson and recalls warm receptions for Taft McKinley and Roosevelt, arguing the South shows broad welcome to presidents regardless of party and nationality.
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Wilson
Pass Christian
Miss
South
United States
Roosevelt
Georgia
William H. Taft
William McKinley
New Orleans
Booker Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Grant
Soldier of Fortune Frederick A Heinze Life and Feats
The brief sketch recounts Frederick A Heinze who died last week. He studied law and mining, worked as an engineer in the West, and became a powerful figure in Montana copper politics. He defeated foes, built wealth through bold business moves, clashed with railways and Standard Oil, and returned to New York with about $25 million as the tale notes his rise and ruthless methods.
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Frederick Augustus Heinze
Clarks
Montana
Canada
Iadian Pacific Railway
Standard Oil Company
New York
Belgium’s suffering moves American sympathy to action
A teletyped image of Louvain’s ruin prompts a moral appeal from Mobile to aid Belgium’s homeless and starving. Gov. Alabama’s call spurs J Zimmersn’s Company donation and a plea for immediate Mobile support.
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James O’donnell Bennett
Louvain
Belgium
Chicago Tribune
Benne&i
Maine
California
Lakes
Gulf
Galveston
San Francisco
Messina
America
Europe
Mobile
Alabama
Lee J. Zimmern
Ala
J. C. O'Connell
J. Zimmern
Carlson vows peace and sovereignty for Colorado
Governor elect George A. Carlson pledges to settle the coal strike and restore Colorado sovereignty after Ammons and Wilson martial law. He advocates peaceful settlement first, then full use of state power if needed, stressing balanced labor capital interests and fair leadership to restore progress and prosperity.
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George A. Carlson
Colorado
Ammons
Wilson
Carlson
Rest rooms for country women urged in Southern cities
Dr. J D Eggleston of Virginia Polytechnic Institute proposes centralized rest rooms for country women visiting towns to shop. The plan, backed by Southern Settlement and Development groups, seeks city business support, coop with women’s clubs, proper furnishings, child care, and possible salaried attendants to foster rural urban ties and mutual benefit.
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J. D. Eggleston
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
Agricultural College of
The
Old Dominion
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Agricultural Colleges
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
Dr. Eggleston
Eggleston
Hogs drive Georgia counties to a new cash crop
The Atlanta Constitution notes a shift to hog farming in Colquitt and nearby counties. Brooks county reports two million dollars in hog sales planned for January, while cotton value falls behind. The Moultrie packing house opens November 24 and aims to convert an all cotton region into a diversified meat and cash crop hub, projecting profits from 126 658 hogs worth about 530 000 dollars.
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Georgia
Brooks County
Quitmar
Colquitt County
Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
Moultrie Packing House
Packing House
Florida
Alabama
Colquitt
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Constitution
Fierce fighting reported near Arras amid artillery duel
Battle lines shift as both sides claim progress around Arras. A heavy artillery exchange continues with renewed German activity in the region under bombardment.
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Arras
Progressives in Georgia Forecast Big County Loss for Democrats
The article argues progressives may win 30 Georgia counties, aided by Republican cross over and rural voters angry over cotton crop issues. It contends progressive pledges for relief lack credible path to success and predicts no Progressive party presence in Georgia at the next presidential election.
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Georgia
Democratic Party
Congress
Eidie'ul & Preaven
Geo
Tampa
Stock raising theme of address at C of C luncheon
At the Mobile Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means meeting held at the Cawthon Hotel, President A. J. Parsons and Matt Mahomer Jr spoke on harbor facilities and stock raising. Parsons urged retention of the Sudden & Christenson steamship line, port dredging, and freight rate adjustments with Birmingham to keep Mobile competitive for Gulf trade and national distribution. Mahomer discussed practical stock farming experience from Macon, Mississippi, and noted stock raising as a branch of animal agriculture.
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Ways and
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Cawthon Hotel
A. J. Parsons
Matt Mahomer, Jr
George G. Card
J. Leslie Taylor
Parsons
Sudden & Christenson Company
Mobile
Birmingham
Harry Pillans
Mobile Bay
America
China
Japan
England
New Orleans
Pensacola
Gulf
Panama Canal
Mat Matt Mahomer
Macon
Miss
Champ Clark speaks in Montgomery on US future
Champ Clark, speaker of the U.S. House, addressed Montgomery's Federation of Women's Clubs on the United States in the Twentieth Century at Sidney Lanier High School. He toured the South and said last Tuesday's election held no special meaning, citing the war's impact on business and politics. He planned to continue to Missouri next, delivering more talks.
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Montgomery
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Federation of Women's Clubs
United States of America
Sidney Lanier
Clark
Missouri
Emden Loses Her Pair of Storeships
Sydney dispatch reports the German cruiser Emden after sinking Russian and French warships at Penang was chased by a British cruiser. The Emden shelled one storeship and captured the other before being sunk.
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Associated Press
London
Sydney
Evening News
Parom
Singapore
Emden
Penang
Mobile Cattle Industry Plans Progress at Chamber Meeting
In Mobile County a meeting discussed expanding cattle raising as the Chamber of Commerce plans to promote Mobile and neighboring counties as the South’s future cattle district. J L Thompson said Mahomer to write a talk for printing. W T McGowin cited Northern support for South trade. Several others spoke as the session closed with three meetings left before new officers.
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Mobile
W. T. McGowin
Chicago
German ships idle in American ports drain Kaiser's treasury
Washington reports Germans’ idle merchant fleet in U S ports drains the Kaiser treasury since World War I began. British warship activity and U K stance on transferring ships to American registry deter purchases, with many vessels kept to preserve crews and even boilers warmed. Libel suits and neutrality fears cloud a proposed U S purchase of German ships, while Britain seizes oil ships and opposes sales.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Wilson
Kronprinzess
Cecelie
Bar Harbor
Standard Oil
Surprises Of The War As Seen By The Layman
The piece surveys unexpected wartime outcomes after months of conflict. It notes the failure of German momentum toward Paris, British naval resilience, and Russia's heavy forces not yet breaking through Prussia. It highlights Belgian resistance, aviator gaps, German mobility of artillery, entrenched warfare, machine guns, and evolving explosives shaping future military practice. Chicago Tribune.
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Paris
Russia
Prussia
France
Emden
Karlsruhe
Chile
Servia
Belgium
Chicago Tribune
Locate Mexico in Georgia exam sparks sharp satire
In a Georgia state teacher examination a geography question asked to locate Mexico and describe its climate imports exports and government. The respondent quipped that Mexico lies southwest of the United States its climate is unhealthy its main imports are powder and lead and its exports are dead Americans. He added that only God and Bill Bryan would know its government.
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Georgia
Mexico
United States
God
Bill Bryan
Wall Street Journal
Fencing of Wits in Berlin Ad War Recalled
Col Henry Watterson recalls a Berlin newspaper wager where a finder and a loser exchanged clever notices. The purse incident involved money and papers in Blumenstrasse and the replies swapped recognition for a call at the loser’s home.
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Henry Watterson
Berlin
Blumenstrasse
New York American
Harvey Happy Recognized as Original Woodrow Wilson Man
Since his call at the White House Editor Harvey may feel renewed satisfaction in the recognition accorded him as the original Woodrow Wilson man, a note from the Star reports.
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Harvey
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Ton Star
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