Panama Canal in Warfare and Commerce Highlighted
The September 3 1913 Mobile Alabama issue discusses the Panama Canal's twofold role. It notes naval strategy benefits enabling fleet cohesion and rapid transfer, and stresses the need to keep the canal closed to enemies' fleets during war. It also describes itinerant salesmen boosting city commerce as a model for Mobile's trade campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
United Are
Henry L. Stimson
Scribner’s
Oregon
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
Europe
Crime by Isolated Socialist Link Scrutinized by Cincinnati Judge
A Cincinnati judge cites trustworthy reports linking crime rises to Socialist influence. The interview questions whether all Socialists advocate violence while noting some factions endorse open rebellion and property seizure as a path to “human advance.”
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Upton Sinclair
John Spargo
Karl Marx
America
Spargo
Demand for Melody Inspires Critics and Public Awe
Critics praise contemporary composers for bold melodies and orchestration. Richard achieves striking contortion in British works, captivating audiences while the public remains spellbound. Cincinnati reviewers weigh interpretive shifts within modern musical schools. Strauss and Wagner are cited as influential figures.
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Richard
Wwe
Cincinnati 1
Strauss
Wagner
Campaign for modest women's dress gains nationwide support
West women organizations urged manufacturers to produce garments that are decent yet practical. Colorado's congress led by Mrs. Fred Dick condemned the slit and cling skirts and vowed to push for wider, stylish, but safe designs. Dr. Broughton’s sermon in New York spurred further dress reform momentum.
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West
Colorado
Fred Dick
Mrs. Dick
Paris
New York
Broughton
Atlanta
Distinguishing Suffragist and Suffragette Terms
A Richmond Virginian correspondent asks the difference between suffragist and suffragette. The Virginian notes suffragette is mainly derisive for militant women advocates, while suffragist covers all who support women voting, with caution on usage and a suggested neutral form suffragent when gender is changed.
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Richmond Virginian
Webster
The
Virginian
R. P. Hobson
Rocking the Boat and Mexican Situation Debate
The Washington Star and New York Herald clash over Mexico’s crisis and its impact on the next campaign. Both papers mock politicians efforts to avert trouble, suggesting the political tones will fade once Huerta’s fate is settled.
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Washington Star
New York Herald
Mexico
Huerta
Praise for Pillans Reelection Sparks Mixed Reactions
A morning note extols Commissioner Pillans on his win, while observers recall the line that some praise harms more than helps. The item frames the compliment as potentially infamous in tone.
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Pillans
Forest Service Notes On Wood Waste And Forest Use
The memo discusses turning dogwood waste into knife and fork handles and notes forest fires rarely exceed two to ten miles per hour. It covers camp sanitation rules, burying tin cans and burning waste, and mentions 3,000 small operators and 25,000 people using national forest timber free of charge. Also compares Corsican forests under French management with American practices.
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National Forest
A Prophet Without Honor in 1913 14 Theatre Season
Dramatic critic discusses crafting a review for the June 1914 issue to preview the tire of next month. Conversation with a friend highlights tension between critique and publication timing in Life magazine’s theater discourse.
Washington Letters on Cabinet Troubles and White Slave Case
Special correspondent Victor Elliott surveys the Wilson administration as four cabinet members face criticism in five months. McAdoo and McReynolds draw fire over Caminetti delays and bank charges, Wilson and Bryan receive scrutiny for salaries and tours, while Burleson’s parcel post reforms stir some flaring.
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Paip
Wilson
McAdoo
McReynolds
Camigs
Patsy Jene
Jone
McNab
San Fransido
D Part
Sestion
de Mon
Diggs
Caminetti
White House
A. Caminetti
Immigration
Representative Mann
San Francisco
Labor
Bryan
State Department
New York
House
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Mondell
Senate
Burleson
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Labor Nett
Civility and self restraint key to world peace
Elihu Root argues in a recent speech that peace rests with people not governments and that war only ends when individuals practice forebearance and courtesy. He warns against jingoism and urges charity, recognition of equal dignity, and brotherhood to sustain international amity.
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Elihu Root
America
St. Paul
Anatole France and Poincare Pair To Produce Fifty Pages
A story recounts how Anatole France, pressured by a publisher to deliver fifty pages in two days for Le Genie Latin, sought help from Raymond Poincare. Poincare dictated the first sentence Moliere is a Parisian and urged rapid writing, leading to a remarkable completed work.
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M. Anatole France
Moliere
Anatole France
M. France
M. Raymond Poincare
M. Poincare
Anatole
France
Westminster Gazette
Modern Magazine Review Mentions Monthly Megatherium
A reader praises the Monthly Megatherium in the Modern Magazine letters, noting satisfaction with the current opening pages and anticipation of forthcoming installments. The judge’s remark highlights the magazine as a fine source of fiction and ongoing serialized content.
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Bingle
Megatherium
A Box of Worms and a Parisian Son-in-Law
A narrator recalls a dawn fishing party where worms sparked a bet that led to a champagne night. Rivalry over worms ends with the rival paying in drink and fate sealing a daughter’s happiness as the rival becomes son-in-law in Paris.
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Ernest
Mme. Dembreuil
Edouard
Monsieur
M. Dembreuil
Paris
A Line o' Cheer Each Day o' th' Year
Poem by John Kendrick Bangs reflecting on rain as beneficial for growth. The speaker notes rain cheers the soul and helps crops ripen, framing weather as a positive force in daily life.
Dying for Love and Social Causes Debate
A New York World editorial questions the rise of love tragedies blamed on social and moral factors. It notes frequent personal crises among youth in cities and villages, arguing failures in livelihood and parental objections fuel despair masquerading as dying for love. It calls for research into life conditions and moral training rather than mere sociological studies.
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New York World
Roosevelt’s Bugle Blast Sparks Fusion Ticket Push
Col. Roosevelt injects bold personality into campaigns and backs Collector Mitchell and the Fusion ticket. He also supports Controller Prendergast, a longtime ally until Mr. Woodruff rose last year.
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Col. Roosevelt
Collector Mitchell
Controller Prendergast
Mr. Woodruff
South American Trade Prospects and American Capital
The article analyzes growing US interest in South American trade led by American capital. It cites Charles M Schwab and William R Grace on mining and iron deposits in Chile and Peru, while noting limited immediate gains in overall US South American commerce. Economist Wharton Barker urges structured banking expansion and a regional commercial alliance to boost reciprocal exchanges between the United States and South American nations.
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Canada
United States
South America
Bolivia
Horace Knowles
Knowles
Brazil
Arabia
Andes
Charles M. Schwab
Government of
Chili
Bethlehem Steel Works
William R. Grace
New York
Michael P. Grace
Peru
Grace
Schwab
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Barker
China
South American
East Indies
Asia
Tropics
Boston
Tate
Siam
U S declines Panama exposition draw ire from abroad
The United States faces criticism for not taking part in the Panama Canal exposition while nations including Bulgaria Servia Turkey Morocco and Siam also decline invitations. The author suggests Britain display a framed Panama treaty exhibit as a rebuke to U S stance.
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United States
Bulgaria
Servia
Turkey
Morocco
Siam
Great Britain
Rosyth Family Prepares for Winter in Atlanta
A fragmented report notes a Rosyth family stocking coal, arranging a new furnace, and swapping a lawn mower for a snow shovel as they plan for Christmas in Atlanta. The text hints at time to prepare and family routines amid winter.
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Atlanta
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Tun Mobile Trent Item Company, Inc
Emanuel Street
Ala
Jaes C. van Antwerp
M Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Manager Foreign Advertist
Fifth Ave
NA Bens Ong Weneny
Iabe
Home
Alabama
Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Socialism and
Cincinnati Jurist
Forest Service Notes
Uncle Sam’s
Forest Rangers
Corsica
Napoleon
Victor Elliott
the Modern Magazine
John Kendrick Bangs
Roosevelt
Holland
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