Southern Railway announces broad development program for the South
The Southern Railway and its lines outline a cooperative plan with South residents to develop industry, farming, dairy and livestock, fruit and truck farming, road building, and city growth. An illustrated pamphlet details agency efforts, farm results, exhibits, and mobile instruction cars touring the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Queen and Crescent
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mississippi
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Southern Railway System
South
Southern Railway Company
Mobile and
Ohio
Mobile
Philippine governor general urges continued economy in opening
Francis Harrison opened the Manila legislature sessions urging continued economy amid wartime trade disruption. He proposed new taxation sources with Philippine taxation already low enough for an additional levy. A large crowd gathered outside the building as the Jones bill passage in the U S House was celebrated.
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Manila
Francis Harrison
House of Representatives
Government to Hold Aeroplane Selection Competition
Preparations are complete in San Diego for next week’s army tests to compare eleven aeroplane makers. The war department seeks a two seat biplane with enclosed body tractor design direct control and a speed range of forty to seventy miles per hour.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
United States Army
War Department
Guards applaud school board against costly heating plan
Mobile citizens thank Commissioners Cochran Vickers McCall Stallworth for opposing combined heating and ventilating plants in new city schools and Barton Academy. Doctors Mohr and Gaines backed natural ventilation as healthier, urging the board to reconsider amid public cost concerns and questions of hidden agendas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cochrane
M. J. Vickers
D. T. McCall
M. D
N. E. Stallworth
Mobile
New City
Barton Academy
Charles A. Mohr
Toulmin Gaines
Mohr
Pink boll worm looms as new cotton menace in Florida
A Madison Florida report warns that the pink boll worm, likely imported from Egypt, threatens cotton fields by destroying at least half the crop. The pest joins the boll weevil as a dire danger to growers as prices sag and markets falter.
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Jordan
Europe
Great Britain
Madison
Fla
Egypt
Atlanta Constitution
Landslide blocks Panama Canal amid Morgan debate
A Panama landslide halts canal traffic as engineers led by Goethals work to clear the obstruction. The incident is linked to Senator John T. Morgan’s earlier canal route advocacy and the debate over Nicaragua versus Panama. The piece highlights Morgan’s influence and the risk to U.S. navigation and defense if such geological setbacks recur.
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United States Senate
Southern Commercial Congress
John T. Morgan
Balboa
Isthmian Canal
Panama
Panama Canal
Morgan
Congress
Roosevelt
Lake
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Canal
Isthmus
United States
The Clouds Are Breaking Over U.S. Commerce
A Mobile observer notes gradual national economic improvement amid wartime disruption. The Manufacturers' Record reports faster recovery in world trade, rising demand for food and manufactured goods, better cotton outlook, and mobilizing banking systems as the war’s shock abates and renewed work plans form.
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Mobile
Every Day a Fire Day Suggestion for Fire Safety
A contemporary proposes that each state designate Fire Day to teach fire prevention and hold safety meetings. The piece argues for daily focus on preserving life and property, praising Mobile’s fire department but noting ongoing danger and the anxiety of fire alarms.
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Union
Mobile
Swiss hotel boom backs mountain republic stance
It notes over 200 million dollars invested in Swiss hotels with annual profits of 50 million. Some 43,000 servants sustain the hostelries, possibly explaining the republic’s current aloof, observing mood.
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Switzerland
Little Mountain Republic
Manitou Colorado Boosters and Postmaster Quip
The piece extols Manitou Colorado as a famed health haven with life giving waters and distant praise from the Far East and Spain. It closes with a jab about a writer never having visited Mobile, remarking on booster pride and a tongue in cheek postmaster claim.
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Manitou
Mecca
Colorado
Board of Trade
Booster Brigade
Mobile
Frank proposal at garden party stuns Willie
Edna Ferber recounts Percy Claude’s marriage proposal to his beloved sister at a social gathering. Willie’s blunt reply reveals the family’s expectations, noting the party’s purpose as indicated by their mother.
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Edna Ferber
Percy Claude
Willie
Mr. Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
Refight of Battle of New Orleans Planned in 1915
On January 8 1915 descendants of Creoles and Americans will reenact the Battle of New Orleans at its historic sites. The three day event in New Orleans will feature dignitaries and era costumes, using artifacts from the Louisiana State Museum.
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New Orleans
Crcades
United States
Andrew Jackson
Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisiana Historical Society
St. Louis Cathedral
Cabildo
Maspero
Tremoulet
Old History
Citizens’ Committee of Defense
de la Ronde
Villere
LaCoste
Louisiana State Museum
American bride widowed by war returns to New York
Mrs Henry Hammond Schott formerly Hazel M Brown of Yonkers reaches New York aboard the Mauretania. Her husband Captain Schott of the British army was killed in the retreat from Mons and buried in England. She returns to her Yonkers parents.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Hammond Schott
Hazel M. Brown
Yonkers
Light Harness Races Canceled Except Five Stakes in Kentucky
Rain and poor track force cancellation of light harness races at the Kentucky Horse Breeders Association track. Five stakes remain for Saturday as the festival plans move to a three day program including Te Deum, naval parades, and a battle tableau in New Orleans with relic exhibitions from the Louisiana State Museum.
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Lexington
Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Association
Jackson
Pakenham
Louisiana State Museum
Ursulines’ Chapel
United States
Mississippi
Louisiana
State Museum
Place d'Arms
Jackson Square
New Orleans
St. Louis Cathedral
Army Needs Armored Automobiles in War Lessons
Washington letter highlights US military limits seen against European war. It argues Congress must fund armored automobiles, air power, and dirigibles to avoid annihilation. notes weak air fleet and no US dirigibles, urging stronger army and bigger appropriations.
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United States Army
War Department
Congress
Balkan States
War’ Department
Leonard Wood
Germany
United States
Urges Study of the Latin American Countries for U S Schools
Dr. P P Claxton, commissioner of education, urges a special study of Latin American countries in U S schools. He calls for expanded geography history literature and language instruction in Spanish and Portuguese to reflect closer hemispheric ties and rising regional influence.
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Latin America
United States
P. P. Claxton
Claxton
Panama Canal
Europe
Paving Complete On Mulberry Street In Baltimore
After more than two years, Baltimore’s Paving Commission finishes Mulberry street paving from Howard to Eutaw. The ad notes customers of M. W. Smith & Son can now reach the door without interference. The text ends with a Thanksgiving flourish and a stray remark about creditors and Maine.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
M. W. Smith & Son
Sea Food and Game
Paving Commission of
Mulberry Street
Howard
Eutaw Streets
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Chicago
Fifth Ave
Lytton Building
Sly-Smith Company
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Assn
Bell
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Boangil
Alabama
Little Willie
Aisne
Rheims
Meuse
Washington
Navy Department
Maine
New England
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