Mobile Alabama November 16 1912 Newspaper Prospect
The page lists staff roles with names including C. Van Antwerp president and LBert P. Bush vice president and general manager. It shows subscription rates for seven days and longer terms, advertising contact in Mobile Alabama, and publication details from November 16 1912.
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C. van Antwerp
Son
Lbert P. Bush
Rohn C. O'Connell
Associated Press
International News Servise
Southern Newspapers Publishers’ Association
Alb Hanson
Foreign Advertising
Mobile
Ala
Fifth Ave
New York
Wees
Senseeuesseneee
American Plays in England and the doctors of health
Miss Edith Taliaferro recalls Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm in London as Britons misread Maine settings and American dialects. The piece notes London audiences’ love for American stars yet frequent misunderstanding of American types across eras. It also discusses Dr. F D Dressler urging public health focused medical inspection in schools to improve health and attendance.
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England
Edith Taliaferro
Rebecca
Sunnyk Farm
London
America
New York
Sunnybrook Farm
Maine
Jeremiah Cobb
Ada Rehan
Bond Street
Broadway
Llangollen
F. D. Dressler
Dreasslar
Dressler
Dresslar
Homer Nods Among French Critics
The article lists humorous misstatements by renowned French figures such as Thiers Troplong Sarcey and others critiqued by M Albert Cim. It cites examples of pompous prose and ill chosen phrases revealing lapses in logic and erudition within high literary circles.
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Homer
M. Albert Cim
Thiers II
Leader's Power in New York Politics
The piece discusses Charles gaining unprecedented influence in New York politics, surpassing historic leaders from Tammany Hall. It notes patronage spanning city, state, and national levels and compares current power to figures like Van Buren, Tilden, Tweed, and Murphy.
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New York
Charles
Tammany
Vaneed
Croker
Martin van Buren
Tilden
H. Tweed
Charles F. Murphy
Brutality of Revolution in Nicaragua Exposed
Harper's Weekly editor Dudley Harmon highlights wartime horrors in Nicaragua. Women and children faced persecution, boarding schools terrorized by troops, and starvation as a six week concentration left the poor starving and begging. American Marines arrived amid cries for U.S. government action.
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Nicaragua
Dudley Harmon
Harper's Weekly
Mademoiselle Eugerie Angévin
France
Weitzel
Academy
Harmon
United States
Congress
Settlement welcome hinges on laws and fellowship
Foley argues that the South must attract home builders by friendly laws and citizen rights. Outsider prejudice and inflated land prices deter newcomers, especially those north of the Ohio. A welcoming constitutional framework and respectful treatment are needed for a large influx of settlers.
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Land Congress
Mobile
South
Ohio
Foley
The New Woman And Happiness Of Mankind
Treatise by Jean Finot argues progress toward universal happiness depends on gender equality. It critiques patriarchal ties, urges shared human destiny, and cites race prejudice as a barrier, noting women are essential partners in humanity’s ascent.
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Jean Finot
Review of Reviews
Earth
Paradise
Inferno
Canal and immigration shift as Panama Canal opens
The Panama Canal may redirect European emigration from Atlantic cities to Pacific ports and South America. It could ease U S labor supply by providing a Pacific pathway with fewer racial barriers, improving population distribution beyond commerce.
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Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
United States
South America
Sgb
Pacific Ports
New Orleans
Electrical Elope on Boat Ends with Father’s Disappointment
A couple bound for Philadelphia to marry escape on a boat. The girl's father learns of the voyage, but the groom outwits him by contacting a wireless operator. He asks a Boston boat friend to relay forgiveness by wireless to avert confrontation at the dock. The plan falters as the furious father faces the other vessel.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Youth and Age in Contrast in a Short Story
The young man resists a demanding task saying life is short and the job isn’t worth the effort. An old man disagrees arguing steady effort can achieve progress though time is long. He toils patiently day by day until the work is completed, showing patient age can outpace youth. Walter G. Doty in Puck.
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Walter G. Doty
Puck
Church Unity Debate Questioned by Louisville Post
The Louisville Post questions the New York Times view that removing barriers between Christian sects would increase the churchs influence. It argues leaders and believers cling to distinct creeds, noting Revivals arose from strong convictions, not compromises. It suggests mixed trends in church attendance and social benevolence amid modernization.
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New York Times
Presbyterian
Protestant Episcopal Church
Wesleys
Jonathan Edwards
Louisville Post
Improvement in Alabama Regulatory Success Under Smith Bill
Excise Commissioner Agee of Birmingham reports major gains under the Smith bill compared with prohibition. Saloons drop from 105 to 50 in Birmingham, 14 to 2 in Pratt City, 24 to 7 in Ensley, and 27 to 11 in Bessemer. County revenue exceeds prior levels, licenses tightened, and violations punished with revocation or suspension.
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Agee
Birmingham
Birmingham News
Old Birmingham
Birmingham Proper
Pratt City
Ensley
Bessemer
Excise Commission
Jefferson
Birm
Jefferson County
Burns as an Author Debuts in The Argyle Case Play
Detective William J. Burns is named consulting author for The Argyle Case a new Philadelphia detective drama produced by Klaw and Erlanger. The play starring Robert Hilliard earned acclaim with eleven curtain calls as Burns spoke of the tale’s moral that wrongdoing is exposed and punished.
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Miss Ford
O’higgins
Burns
Jim
Roosevelt Bryan Loom Large in 1916 Political Clash
Washington column argues Theodore Roosevelt will continue to shape politics after 1912 and 1916, with Bryan likely to pursue a presidential bid despite Wilson’s first-term victory. Roosevelt moves to solidify the Bull Moose machine, aiming to be a major force in four years, while Bryan’s 1900s influence persists and potential four-party dynamics loom.
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William. Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Eugene V. Debs
William Howard Taft
Parker
Debs
Cincinnati
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Wilson
Taft
Baltimore
Roosevelts Prospects Critiqued by Harper’s Weekly
A. Maurice Low writes in Harper's Weekly predicting William Howard Taft era fears for Theodore Roosevelt. He argues Roosevelt cannot win in 1920, warning that four years hence he would be a joke and defeated, while praising Wilson's 1916 victory and voter realism.
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Roosevelt
Wilson
A. Maurice Low
Harper’s Weekly
Early effect of land congress spurs pilot to plant cabbage
Captain Sid Dorgan, famed Gulf Coast pilot, begins growing cabbage on his Georgia Avenue lot as Mobile hosts a land congress promoting scientific farming. The plan shows a master mariner turning to agriculture, watched by fellow seafarers despite neighborhood chicken competition.
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Land Congress
Mobile
Sid Dorgan
Gulf Coast
Georgia Avenue
Birmingham
Society
Dorgan
Deep Blue Sea
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Mobile Item
Mobile Item Company Inc
St. Emanuel Street
Ala.y
Mobile, Ala
Bama
M. Troplong
Ansisque Sarcey
the Canal and Immigration
Youth and Age
Alabama
Washington
Kipling
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