Leased Wire Full Day Report of the Associated Press
A compact listing of wire service subscription terms and contact details. The item cites the Associated Press leased wire full day report service with rates for seven days, one month, and one year, and provides telephone contacts for business and home offices.
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Associated Press
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Mana Foreign
Mobile
Hint
Fifth Ave
New York
Siness
Seeerree Bell
Rome
Cescecscvecac
Renee
Bell
Automobile Accidents Rise in Mobile Prompting Traffic Reform Call
In Mobile on October 22 1912 calls grow for stricter police enforcement of speed limits after a rise in automobile accidents. A motorcycle officer on Government street helps curb recklessness but many chauffeurs drive at speed in crowded areas. The piece urges universal traffic regulations and driver education to reduce fatalities.
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Mobile
Government Street
Fire Department
St. Birmingham
Alabama
Otto Marx
Birmingham
Europe
America
Earth
The Road to Health by Dr Dana on recreation and health
The piece defends Dr Charles L. Dana of New York who warns hypochondriacs and workers under forty against excessive single minded labor. It argues for balance through recreation, air, sunlight and exercise, noting leisure after middle age can harm health and that mental vigor requires physical vitality.
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Charles L. Dana
New York
Houston Post
Hippocrates
New York Times
Dana
Dr. Dana
Beef Trust Tariff Study Shows Higher New York Prices
Comparative figures from the Democratic national committee’s exhibits reveal that the Beef Trust and other food trusts, enabled by tariffs, charge New York consumers about 100 percent more than prices prevailing in London.
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Beef Trust
New York
London
Democratic National Committee
Diaz movement seen as chance for Diaz return in Mexico
The Diaz faction led by Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio Diaz’s overthrown regime, gathers strength as Vera Cruz port control, naval assets, and rail links give it leverage. Observers note broad Mexican sympathy and possible U S business backing, while Madero faces a rising, potentially nationwide uprising and international arms shipments face suppression. Diaz claims no bid for president, but his name suggests stability amid ongoing upheaval.
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Madero
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
New Order
United States
Felix Drax
Vera Cruz
Diaz
Mobile
Europe
Underwood Predicts Wilson Victory Across Multiple States
Congressman Underwood states to Chairman McCombs that Wilson is certain to win the Electoral College, with Connecticut Delaware and other states showing divided Republican support. He claims strong Democratic turnout and anticipates a Democratic senate and house, promising four years of peace and prosperity.
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Underwood
Woodrow Wilson
Delaware
New Jersey
Connecticut
North Carolina
McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Senate
Predicting Human Bankruptcy Through Heredity
Allan W. Thurman warns Ohio risks bankruptcy within ten years if it fails to curb production of imbeciles. He cites transfers of six idiot children and cites studies from M W Barr and the Jukes family, arguing that mating normal with abnormal or defective with defective yields doomed offspring and high state costs.
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Allan W. Thurman
Ohio Board of Administration
New York Times
Seven editorial squibs praise Alabama editor
Editor Doty of the Andalusia Star ran seven columns of editorial squibs all with a good point. The Marion Standard calls him the best in Alabama and notes praise for Governor Jonson as a man with a heart. The Kansas City Journal contrasts Hiram with a howl and the Baltimore Sun warns joy riding leads to sorrow.
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Doty
Andalusia Star
Alabama
Marion Standard
Jonson
Hiram
Kansas City Journal
Baltimore Sun
Progress of the United States in 1902 to 1912 figures
The Division of Statistics of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce released a Statistical Record showing U S population growth 20 percent and broad gains in money in circulation 46 percent loans and deposits up 60 and 85 percent. Imports and exports rose across categories with notable shifts in regional shares and transportation carried by American vessels. Major production gains are listed for beet sugar copper petroleum coal tin plate and cotton between 1902 and 1911 1912.
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United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania
Africa
Public Health Prefers Truth Over Epidemic Concealment
An editorial argues communities should publicly report epidemics to maintain trust and effective response. It cites polio outbreaks in Buffalo and Los Angeles and notes concealment harms business confidence and public safety, urging frank, timely disclosure.
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Buffalo
Los Angeles
San Francisco
An Egyptian Wedding Seen Beside the Nile
In rural Egypt a wedding is described with a camel canopy carriage carrying the bride and groom. A bridegroom and bride sit inside a lit up ottoman on a camel while a long train of camels carries the female wedding party. The sight becomes a humorous rural pageant noted by A W Cutler.
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Cairo
A. W. Cutler
Wide World
Egypt
Heliopolis
Tax on Cats Proposed by Humane Society Speaker
At an American Humane Society meeting in Indianapolis a speaker urged an ordinance taxing cat owners. He cited dog tax enforcement reducing animal suffering and argued cats deserve similar care. Governor Marshall then spoke on humanity advancing through a "third age" of heart over strength or intellect.
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American Humane Society
Indianapolis
Marshall
New Orleans Picayune
Latin American Students in Our Colleges
The article notes many Latin American students study abroad in Europe and the U S. It highlights demand for more North American education, influenced by Pan American ties and exchanges. It cites Peru Chile Argentina Brazil Uruguay and Uruguay's suggestion to keep agricultural commissioners in the United States for study.
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United States
South America
Panama
North
Washington
University of San Marcos
Peru
Chile
National University
la Alsata
Argentina
Punta Arenas
North America
Brazil
New York
Anaidea
Montevideo
Uruguay
assorted 1920s quotes spark witty editorials across papers
A collage of editorial quips from Memphis News-Scimitar Knoxville Sentinel New York Sun Memphis Commercial Appeal Houston Post Galveston News lampoons politicians and social norms. The items mock forgiveness, democracy, appetite, overconfidence, and campaign rhetoric.
American influence seen as Japan adopts college life
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes Japan rapidly adopts American customs as several college students end up in a hospital after a clash between sophomores and freshmen.
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Japan
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Country Banker Described as Community Pillar
A portrayal of the rural banker as central to church, politics, and social life. The piece extols integrity, trust, and influence while warning that any cloud on his character risks the bank and the town. Written in a period tone attributed to Leslies.
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Domstic
Grarsinidy
Panker
Leslies
Taft's New Secretary Carmi Thompson Profile
Carmi Alderman Thompson, from Ironton Ohio, becomes President Taft's secretary. A former coal miner's son and Ohio National Guard captain he rose from high school to Ohio State University and to the interior department before joining the White House staff. A direct Washington descendant and military man he is praised for courtesy and tact in serving the president.
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Carmi
Carmi Alderman Thompson
Lranton
Ohio
Taft
Carmi A. Thompson
Wayne County
West Virginia
Ironton
Carmi Thompson
Ohio State University
Jhe
Washington
Ohio National Guard
Joe Mitchell Chapple
National Magazine
U S Money Power Expands in World Credit Markets
Washington report notes United States dominance in international lending. European nations seek loans from American banks while China and Turkey explore large loans. Central American debt to U S financiers grows as Nicaragua Honduras and Guatemala seek new funds amid alleged Wall Street influence and Dawson treaty controversy.
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United States
Republic
Central
South America
Europe
South
China
Japan
Russia
Wall Street
Turkey
Empire of China
State Department
Nicaragua
United
America
Mexico
Honduras
Guatamala
Panama
Western Hemisphere
West Indies
United States Senate
Angel Ugarte
Juan Estrada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Equal Suffrage Dialogue in Harper’s Weekly
A Harper’s Weekly piece presents Charles Johnston arguing women should preside over the things of the soul while men govern the body. He urges women to focus on immortality and spiritual duties, contrasting with the anti suffragist’s political critique.
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Harper's Weekly
Charles Johnston
Reverend McCallie Denounces Averaged Home Life
On the synod floor at Morristown Reverend T S McCallie attacked the typical American home describing it as godless, churchless and cheerless. He warned many homes are also childless, reflecting a broader social concern reported by the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
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T. S. McCallie
Synod
Morrstcown
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
New Thought Lecturer Questions Eve Temptation
A New Thought lecturer asserts the servant did not tempt Eve in Eden. Regardless, centuries of experience show the serpent remains unpopular in living town life due to the report.
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Eden
Living Town
Houston Post
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