Farm advice from USDA urges Alabama to grow livestock as money crop
Farm experts urge reductions in costs by raising more food and forage, replacing cotton with other crops, and increasing livestock. Hog production is highlighted with precautions against hog cholera, while oats offer a low-labor, profitable winter feed plan for Alabama and Mississippi farmers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Missisippi
Mississippi
Black Prairie
Taking Up Public Lands Expansion Surges Since 1913
Secretary Lane notes in his annual report that since March 4, 1913 settlers have entered nearly 20 million acres of public lands, an area about the size of Connecticut and New Jersey combined. West coal and mineral lands have been surveyed in detail, with many tracts opened for settlement or purchase, including deposits of phosphate or oil awaiting favorable legislation.
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Lane
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Geological Survey
Health Board Report Shows Hookworm in Pike County
Kentucky state board of health summarizes after a county health campaign that about 55 percent of those examined in Pike County are infected with hookworm. The report notes many unexamined residents likely carry the parasite and remain untreated.
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State Board of Health For
Kentucky
Pike County
Cheaper Coal Seen With Warrior River Transportation
Birmingham monitors Lock No. 17 work on the Warrior river as dam concrete nears completion by mid December and river transport from Cordova to Mobile could begin by May next year. Coal from Alabama fields would travel by water to Mobile, dropping delivery to Mobile to about two dollars per ton, versus rail freight around one dollar ten cents.
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Birmingham
Lock No. 17
Warrior River
Warrior
Cordova
Alabama
Mobile
Charity at Home and Belgium Relief Fund Appeal
A Augusta Georgia writer urges readers to balance aid between home and Belgium as winter nears. He notes no local deaths from starvation yet warns of Belgian hunger and cold, enclosing five dollars for the Belgian Relief fund and offering to match with another five.
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Belgium
America
South
Augusta
Chronicle
United States
Following the Fashion on Dauphin Street in Cold Weather Attire
A young woman braves the chill on Dauphin street in a bold fashion display. She wears an oversized muff a fur trim skirt and a large feathered hat with a bundle of furs at the waist while sleeves resemble a meshed minnow seine. Her determined style meets the season’s impractical trend.
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Dauphin Street
Bertha
Pecans Gathered by Jays Aid Illinois Grower
An Illinois pecan farmer uses blue jays to collect nuts. He places pasteboard boxes on tree branches for the birds to drop pecans into, supplying winter stores. The method may interest other local pecan growers seeking clever harvest aids.
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Illinois
Bond Market Reopens Saturday for Restricted NYSE Deals
The New York Stock Exchange will reopen Saturday for restricted dealings in several bond classes formally sued and approved by the exchange. The issue total runs into hundreds of millions of dollars.
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New York Stock Exchange
Quiet on the Border Amid Mexican Conflict
The Houston Telegram notes 33 deaths on the American side near Naco Arizona due to Maytorena Villa forces clashing with a Carranza garrison over the two months. It urges calm and warns locals to prepare storm cellars as border violence continues to influence undertakers. The piece also comments on global trade jitters as markets flirt with war and notes a brief chance for savings during exchange slowdowns.
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Naco
Ariz
Maytorena-Villa
Carranza
Houston
Texas
War delays Ninth International Congress on Social Insurance
From Washington Victor Elliott reports that the Ninth International Congress on Social Insurance planned for Washington in 1915 may be postponed due to the European war. Some expect a 1916 date or later, despite efforts to proceed, with officials cautioning that war duration could push the meeting further.
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Washington
International Congress On Social Insurance
United States
Europe
M. Leon Bourgeois
France
International Committee On Social Insurance
Paris
Permanent Committee On Social Insurance
International Committee On
Social Insurance
International Association For Labor Legislation
International Association On Unemployment
Miles Dawson
Leo K. Frankel
E. R. L. Gould
Charles R. Henderson
Charles P. Neill
William Tolman
Royal Meeker
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Wilson
Avoid Colds This Season Says Atlanta Physician
A Philadelphia doctor warns that colds are not trivial and may harm vital organs. He argues to avoid overheating, overeating, overdrinking, and exposure, and to opt for fresh air and exercise, noting colds are contagious and can weaken the body.
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Philadelphia
Nature
Atlanta Constitution
Life Doesn t Wait for You in American Magazine
December issue presents David Grayson from his new Hempfield novel with a meditation on life. He notes life never pauses for admiration and, if you stop to reflect, it moves on vanishing over the hills with wind and sun.
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David Grayson
Hempfield
Port of Mobile development praised by Huntsville Daily Times
The Daily Times lauds efforts to develop the Port of Mobile as vital to Alabama and the South. It claims the port will elevate the state to global shipping prominence, comparing its impact to the Panama Canal's world drawing power.
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The
Daily Times
Mobile
Alabama
South
Huntsville Daily
Mes
Incomplete Foreign Policy Debate Sparks Uncertain Terms
A cryptic note mocks the idea of Berlin and Petrograd agreeing on an eastern front campaign. The prose hints at miscommunication and irony as a boy’s gingersnap turns soft and riches vanish for a young man, while an angel’s wings falter under strain.
Cause of Bulwark Loss Still Undetermined
The British battleship Bulwark was destroyed by an explosion off Sheerness as it lay at anchor. Fourteen to sixteen survivors remain from a crew of about 700 to 800. Investigators expect to determine if the blast was accidental or deliberate, with naval experts noting it likely originated in a forward magazine.
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Associated Press
Sheerness
Eng
Bulwark
Essex
Great Britain
Jena
New York
America
Helmsman blamed by Turkey for Tennessee incident
The Smyrna port commander cites a launch from the cruiser Tennessee as the cause of firing near the harbor entrance. He blames the launch helmsman for ignoring warnings about mines, saying two blank shots were fired before a third redirected shot. Secretary Bryan commented on the Turkish war minister report received via Ambassador Morgenthau.
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Tennessee
Associated Press
Washington
Smyrna
State Department
Morgenthau J
Constantinople
Bryan
War News At A Glance From The Front
Reports show little change in battle lines as major operations continue. In Polish front Russian forces engage Austrian troops with conflicting claims of German reversals and decisive defeats from Paris Petrograd and London, while Berlin hints at undecided outcomes. London anticipates a pivotal renewed German push this week.
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North Sea
Asia
Russian
Poland
Galicia
Berlin
Petrograd
Paris
London
Germany
Earl Kitchener
Russian War Office
Crushed German Army in retreat near Lodz reported
London dispatch cites Daily News correspondent on November 27. The German army under Mackenzen is described as crushed and dispersed from Lodz with forces fleeing north toward the Vistula near Plock. Von Hindenburg orders Francois to push west of Mlawa and reinforcements reach from Thorn while Russian control of East Prussian rail lines persists.
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London
Lodz
Petrograd
Daily News
Mackenzen
Vistula
Plock
von Hindenburg
Francois
Mlawa
Thorn
Proposal to forms a national defense inquiry committee
More than fifty prominent New Yorkers push for a committee to advocate an inquiry under congressional authority into the army navy and national defenses. A December 1 meeting is called with George Haven Putnam Lawrence F Abbott and S Starwood Munk en among the organizers.
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New York
George Haven Putnam
Lawrence F. Abbott
S. Starwood Menken
Griffith trades five Washington players for outfielder Rondeau
Washington manager Griffith notified American League officials he would send Cashion Williams Wilson Jennings and Holland to the Minneapolis club in exchange for outfielder Henry Rondeau. The notice underscores a major player exchange between leagues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Griffith
Cashion
Williams
Wilson
Jennings
Holland
Minneapolis
Henry Rondeau
War Agents Invade Gotham as War Trade Surges
New York reports a flood of foreign war agents hotel bound in a global conflict tied to supplying the war effort. Traders seek horses guns socks and other goods amid high profits and talk of new anti rat campaigns and plans to abolish the coroner office.
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New York
Agen
Yale Student's Turtle Creates First Submarine Mine
The article recounts David Bushnell the Yale undergraduate who devised the Turtle, the first submarine mine and the first submarine boat. It explains the device used gunpowder and a fuse to detonate beneath enemy ships, noting its early design and handling methods.
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Yale
David Bushnell
Bushnell
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