Local wood may fuel Mobile pipe industry claim
W A Porter of Prichard argues shortages in briar-root pipes due to war open Mobile to making pipes from native woods. He recalls Confederate troops at Dalton etching pipes from ivy with stem and bowl from one piece, noting local trees near Georgetown and Baldwin counties could supply a similar material for pipes and small wood goods.
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France
Germany
America
W. A. Porter
Prichard
Dalton
Georgia
Porter
Mobile
Georgetown
Washington
Baldwin Counties
Europe
Will There Be Air Battles In The Great War
The article notes writers imagine air battles between airships and aircraft as major powers employ dirigibles and planes. Gun armed dirigibles and planes could fight off air scouts, but the danger is extreme at altitude. Bomb dropping is trialed by Germany, with uncertain destructive potential.
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Scientific American
Theorld
Duty of Citizenship in Mobile Election
In Mobile the author argues two thirds of registered voters participated in the last municipal election and urges citizens to vote today to support Commissioner Schwarz. A large turnout is warned as essential to maintain a businesslike city government and to deter private interests from wrecking the city’s political balance.
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Commissioner Schwarz
Mobile
Schwarz
Safety Congress of Mayors to Meet in New York
A Safety Congress of Mayors is planned for December in New York City to discuss safety and sanitation regulations for large U S municipalities. The American Museum of Safety has invited mayors of cities with populations over 25 000 and their health and welfare officials to attend. Mobile is expected to be represented due to current public health and sanitation issues.
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Safety Congress of Mayors
New York City
United States
American Museum of Safety
Mobile
University Extension Expands Across States and Institutions
Dean L. E. Reber of the University of Wisconsin outlines the rise of university extension work in the United States. He notes its roots in 1831, formal start in 1887, and rapid growth in recent decades with many states and 28 universities now offering extension courses and departments.
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L. E. Reber
University of Wisconsin
Reber
United States
Bullets Cause Little Pain At Boulogne
Boulogne correspondent notes wounded soldiers feel little pain from tiny hot bullets that drill through bones and disinfect wounds. One man with a stomach wound healed in two days, asking when he could return to the front. Some soldiers do not realize they are hit for hours, mistaking hits for blows.
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Standard
Boulogne
Holy War Echoes Across Europe as Leaders Call to Faith
Excerpts present the wartime mood with claims of divine purpose behind the conflict. Statements from Kaiser Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas II, and Francis Joseph frame the war as a holy crusade. Poet George Harvey references Britain’s resolve and fate in a lyrical portrait of the era.
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Nicholas II
Francis Joseph
The Spanish Language and National Readiness
The Memphis News-Scimitar argues for Spanish education in schools and military academies. It urges high school students to study Spanish as essential for future trade, diplomacy, and national defense, noting other nations teach multiple languages and urging preparedness for Latin American engagement.
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West Point
Annapolis
Cuba
Philippines
Latin America
America
Memphis News-Scimiter
Censors Past and Present In War Reporting
Historical remarks compare military censors and news writers across eras. They cite 1902 Boer War debates on suppressed facts and telegraph exaggerations, noting officials and journalists shaping public perception while praising the press during wartime.
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Herbert Spencer
F. Young
Fleet Street
Times
Wallace
Lord Roberts
British More Than Samoa Surrender Dominates Pacific News
The piece argues the British occupation of Apia and raising of flags on Savaii and Upolu surpasses earlier sensational claims. It notes Samoan geography as a Pacific pivot near the Panama Canal, with New Zealand likely seizing Apia’s wireless station. It warns Germany could lose influence and Britain may replace it as US Pacific neighbor.
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Apia
Savaii
Upolu Islands
Pacific
Hawaiian
Panama Canal
New Zealand
Auckland
Germany
Nauru
Marshall Group
Yap
Rabaul
Kaiser Wilhelmssland
New Guinea
Great Britain
United States
Samoa
New York Herald
Ling the Book Agent Faces Tough Insurance Snafu
A Memphis story notes John Ling, a book agent, in a humorous take on an insurance misfit. The piece reflects local wit and a character portrait rather than a dramatic event.
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Peddie
John Ling
Memphis
One Pardon He Won't Grant
A brief political remark noting Cole Brease would not pardon South Carolina for failing to send him to the senate, reflecting partisan expectations from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Cole Brease
South Carolina
Senate
Philadelphia Inquirer
Benedict XV Calls American Action to End War
The new pope Benedict XV, successor of Pius X, in his first public utterance urges that America take a leading role to bring the great war in Europe to a close, signaling a pivotal stance for the Vatican in the conflict.
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PE Benedict XV
Pius X
America
Europe
In the Web of Life reveals Ediths thwarted romance
John Hale questions Edith about Ralph and Tom Morton as he pieces together clues from their tangled pasts. Edith recalls a tassel and a horse whip while Hale concludes Tom loves Constance and vows to pursue the truth despite earlier promises.
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Edith
John Hale
Tom Morton
Ned Dayton
Ned
Edward Dayton
Tom
Ralph
Constance
Mr. Hale
Open Air Sermon Sparks Park Service Extension
Reverend E A Dannelly of Government Street Methodist Church preached to over a thousand in Bienville Square on The Glorious Gospel. The Federation of Churches announced open air services will continue through the last Sunday in September.
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E. A. Dannelly
Government Street Methodist Church
Bienvile Square
Scouts Host 600 Delegates at State Convention in Bowling Green
Boy scouts of Bowling Green CO guided and hosted 600 delegates at a state convention, working overnight to ensure a pleasant stay for all guests.
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Boy Scouts of
Bowling Green, CO
Printing Abuses in Congress Prompt Reform Talk
Washington letter notes Rep Henry Barnhart Indiana seeks to revise government printing and franking privileges. It cites Buncombe slang in Congress, notes records and reports printed for members, and recalls past abuses such as franking of personal items and firm costs against the post office. The piece highlights opposition from some Democrats wary of losing free printing and stationery.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Henry Barnhart
Indiana
United States
Government
Barnhart
Congrese
Congressional Record
Government Printing Office
Journal
The
House and Senate
Daily Bulletin
Post Office Department
Consular and Trade Reports
Houses of Congress
Jack Horner
Buncombe County
North Carolina
Buncombe
House
Tillman
New York
Frank
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Tillman Blease Tilt Excerpts Covering Feud Over Politics
Senator Tillman releases historic messages between Governor Blease and himself from 1910 to 1914. He accuses Blease of arrogance, financial power, and blasphemy while condemning his campaign and alleged ties to lawlessness, citing Deuteronomy and the Columbia Record.
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Tillman
Blease
Cole L. Blease
Newberry
D. C
B. R. Tillman
Trenton
S. C
Cole L. B
Jeshurun
South Carolina
Heaven
Hell
Columbia Record
Alabama Lumbermen See Postwar Demand Rising
Alabama lumbermen express optimism that wartime production will sustain demand after the war as they continue full time sawing. They expect the conflict to end soon and foresee bridges and buildings destroyed in the advance creating a need only American mills can meet, per the Montgomery Advertiser.
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Alabama
Montgomery
River work should proceed despite political objections
The Birmingham Ledger urges urgent river and harbor work on Alabama rivers not be delayed by opposition to the riverg and harbor bill. It argues the public interest requires timely completion of all such measures, not just the current bill, to avoid political delay.
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Alabama
Birmingham Ledger
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Mobile, Ala
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Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Assn
NET
University Extension
North Sea
Britain
George Harvey
North American Review
Johnson
Idler
Wall Street Journal
War IN the Pacific
Vrginia Terhune van DE Water
Dannelly
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