Latin American Trade Study Highlights U S Market Shifts
A pamphlet from the federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce compiles statements by Latin American representatives and U S businessmen. It notes Latin American countries turning to the United States for caps and markets after losing Europe, and cites obstacles such as credit access and cultural business misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Federal Bureau of Foreigner
Washington
Victor Elliott
War on Illiteracy Drives Kentucky Moonlight Schools
Governor ary of Kentucky launches a campaign to eliminate adult illiteracy with a state commission and moonlight schools. Dr Claxton praises the effort as a major issue since the nation's early days. Congressional Abercrombie proposes a bill to guide federal support and require plans from the Bureau of Education. Alabama urged to act promptly to reduce its high illiteracy percentage.
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Claxton
Ary
Kentucky
Fontes
Sakae
Abercrombie
Alabama
Bureau of Education
Commissioner of Education
I. Siace
Sheriff Orders Cooks Arrested for Taking Food Supplies
The South Georgia Progress and Fir Times Union report a Ben Hill County sheriff directive to arrest cooks found with employer supplied food without a proper order. The notice links unauthorized food theft to unemployment and Calvin vagrancy law, arguing cooks risk punishment for aiding theft by home staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Georgia
Fir Times-Union
Ben Hill County
Fosida Times-Union
Georgia
Prize offered for largest nut bearing tree and broad leaf tree photos
The American Genetic Association announces two $100 prizes for photographs of the largest nut bearing tree and the largest broad leaf non edible seed tree in the United States. Eligible trees include pecan chestnut oak walnut and others. cone bearing trees are excluded. The goal is to map regional growth and encourage propagation by region. Mobile county is urged to submit standout pecan and chestnut specimens to gain favorable publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Genetic Association
United States
California
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Mobile County
Centralized poultry packing threat to local growers and markets
Poultry specialists warn that removing local poultry dressing and refrigeration facilities risks centralizing final poultry handling to distant Chicago and other cities. Live shipments waste weight, while local plants improve breed quality and stabilize regional prices. Experts urge multiple smaller plants to spur local investment and better product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
The Devil of Race Hatred Revealed in Mock Attacks
A reflective piece condemns race prejudice showing characters who hate Jews Irish Germans English and Japanese and attack them. It argues wisdom arises when individuals calm their temper and acknowledge equal virtues and flaws across races. The essay criticizes old fools and urges honest self-examination.
New York Bridge Traffic and City Developments
A New York report details 43 city bridges and peak hourly traffic of 705,500 across East River spans, compares capacity to a ship, and notes Brooklyn Bridge deflection under trains. It also covers toy supply prospects, a Covent Garden style public market plan on Twenty third Street, and issues from glass eyes to certified servants amid wartime shortages.
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New York
London
East River
Department
Harlem River
Manhattan Island
Hast
Paris
Berlin
Brooklyn
Twenty-third Street
Covent Garden
Alabama delegates enjoy good roads convention tour in Montgomery
About 100 delegates joined a Friday tour over Alabama roads ending in Ramer with lunch and speeches. Governor O Neal and others praised bonds and taxation to build and maintain roads, touting good roads as civilization’s foundation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ramer
Good Roads
O'Neal
Chamber of Commerce
Capitol
White House
Bruce Kennedy
Good Roadsmen
Professor Lair
James C. Brown
Tuscaloosa
Thomas M. Owen
Ladies’ County Club
Good Roads Association
Alabama
L. J. Bugg
Monrocvifile
Federal Road
Dominion Trust Company Liquidates In Vancouver
The Dominion Trust Company closed its doors yesterday in Vancouver B C as it moves toward liquidation. Depositors are expected to be rolled. At its February annual meeting the company reported assets totaling 5 416 455 and reserves remained unspecified.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dominion Trust Company
Rotary Head From Toledo Visits Mobile For Events
Frank L. Mulholland president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs is hosted by the Mobile Rotary Club. A banquet at the Battle House and automobile tours mark his visit as part of a Southern tour ending at a Jacksonville conference. The $10 000 Golden Rotary Wheel display features clubs from California cities with a duty guard over the Zadek Jewelry display.
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Frank L. Mulholland
Toledo
Ohio
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Mobile
Jacksonville
Rotary
Mulholland
Rotarians
United States
Canada
Ireland
England
Scotland
South America
Paris
Berlin
Tokio
Japan
New York
Metropolis
Tol
South
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Stockton
San Jose
Sacramento
Oakland
San Diego
Rotary Club
International Association
Zadek Jewelry Company
Toledo Chamber of Commerce
General Harrison Praises Mobile For Veteran Reunion
Gen George P Harrison arrived Friday to join veterans in Mobile and praised the city for its hospitality. He noted Mobile’s handling of visitors during the reunion and spoke warmly of his comrades and the overall success of the event.
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George P. Harrison
Alabama
Army of Tennessee Department
Harrison
Cawthon Hotel
Harvey E. Jones
Mobile
Loss of Hawke Claimed 496 Dead and 494 Missing
London reports the admiralty lists 496 dead and 494 missing after the cruiser Hawke was sunk by a German submarine. Earlier counts put total crew at 569 with 52 saved and 21 rescued from a raft.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Bloch Sues Pullman Over Lost Pocketbook
Adolph D. Bloch sues the Pullman Palace Car Company in law and equity court seeking 140 damages for the loss of a pocketbook on October 25 1913 while traveling in a Pullman sleeper between Birmingham and Montgomery. The purse held 12 cents in cash and a ring and locket valued at 10 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph D. Bloch
Law and Equity Court
Pullman Palace Car Company
Birmingham
Montgomery
Japanese competition reshapes world cotton trade study
Victor Elliott reports on U S plans to boost merchant marine and explains a Bureau bulletin on Japan's cotton industry. It details mill costs and labor, mixed cotton usage, cheap raw materials, and Japan’s push into China while fearing Chinese mill growth and potential tariff shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eng
Department of Commerce
Janese
India
China
Manchuria
Japan
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States
Japan Cotton Spinners’ Association
Live Indian Chief Visits Mobile on Educational Mission
A Mobile letter to the editor describes Chief Clyde Waskanah of the Sioux from Rosebud and Tuna Reservation visiting Mobile in 1914 to meet governors and schoolchildren. The Carlisle University graduate travels coast to coast to show educated Indians and will stay several days visiting schools, stopping at the Savage Hotel, inviting social attention and respectful greetings from locals.
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Hiawatha
Clyde Waskanah
Rosebud and Tuna
South Dakota
Carlisle University
Our City
United States
Savage Hotel
Mobile
Mobile, Oct
Safe Side of Feminism Highlighted in Pictorial Review
The article argues feminism’s true measure is progress toward daylight and equality for women long subject to subjection. It cites biblical and historical female figures as examples and notes shifts in women’s relations with men as a positive evolution amid new ideas. Bird houses and park recreation programs are mentioned as part of broader community improvements.
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Charlotte Perkings Gilman
Pictorial Review
Mary
Martha
Dorcas
Deborah
Jael
Judith
Magdalene
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NET
Germany
Austria
Holland
Housewives League
League
Vasu Rana
Montgomery County
ALL Rotarians
Gen
G. P. Harrison
Reunion
Hawke
Bloch
People’s Forum
Topeka
Kan
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