Panama Celebration drives Mobile campaign and civic pride
The 1913 Panama Canal Celebration pushes Mobile to mobilize support and public enthusiasm. Readers are urged to wear state emblems, view the canal exposition, and buy buttons reading Alabama Did It as Goethals Gorgas and Morgan are honored for Alabama’s role.
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Alabama
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Morgan
Atlanta
Charlotte Observer
Nashville Dem
New York
Distinguished federal visitors to Mobile lecture series
Mobile hosts Surgeon General Rupert and officials from the Bureau of Education and National Children’s Bureau to meet citizens and deliver talks on health and education. Dr C W Stiles sparks Southern controversy with remarks on women and race, while local papers discuss Governor Comer’s political standing and media alignment in Alabama race dynamics.
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National Children's Bureau
Mobile
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Jasper
Montgomery
Ohio
Conn Hobson
Chicago
South
International Opium Conference Shapes Global Policy
Washington Letter reviews the Shanghai 1909 and Hague conferences, noting most nations sign a pact to curb opium trade except ten held by internal strife or opposition. It cites U.S. and Philippine actions, historic treaties with Siam China and Japan, and argues U.S. law moves toward a long, cautious anti opium record.
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Philippine Islands
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Nin
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Shanghai Commission
Across the Ocean by Air Paths Open With Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin’s latest dirigible, 520 feet long with four engines, could cross the Atlantic if weather permits. The New York Times notes its energy surpasses many cargo ships and predicts a European flight may occur someday. Aviation gains in Europe while U S interest grows. A London paper offers a prize for the first Columbus of the air.
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The Happy Prince and political compromise mention
The piece blends praise of virtue with a political note about an Indian prince and a candidate. It references fearlessness and wisdom, then discusses a compromise with local optionists and Mr. Comer, suggesting the compromise did not undo him.
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Mr. Comer
New York to gain vast harbor and land expansion plan
A plan to fill the Hudson River and connect Manhattan to Long Island aims to extend Manhattan southward toward Staten Island and create a new harbor north of the Hook. It envisages a tunnel from Staten Island to a new island and cost estimates near half a billion dollars with potential $2 billion in added tax value. It also notes rapid growth in adopted children placements and a massive subway tube project for the Harlem River link to the Bronx.
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Canada power output far exceeds current development
A compendium of odds and ends notes Canada’s water power at 16 600 000 horsepower, equaling 367 000 000 tons of coal annually, with only 1 016 521 horsepower developed. It cites quirky exchanges and trade tidbits about soap, toilets, and cotton exports through January to April.
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Canada
Press-cutting agency seeks author’s address for clippings
An agency writes to Mr Walter Pater via Riccardi Press publishers offering to clip and forward all notices about his book Marius the Epicurean. It notes no reply and suspects incorrect address in New York Evening Post, with other papers cited as examples.
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Riccardi Press
United States
Pater
New York Evening Post
Has Comer Declared For Local Option
A Montgomery Advertiser report cites Mobile business leader Harry Hartwell claiming former Governor B. B. Comer has written to The Register editor affirming willingness to let the local option solution stand. The piece notes Comer’s shifting posture across local option and statewide prohibition debates and questions the source of assurances to various Alabama factions.
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Mobile
Jat Lyons
Birmingham
Age-Herald
B. B. Comer
K. I. Thompson
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Register
Thompson
Hartwell
Comer
Williss
Pat Lyons
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Advertiser
Alabama
Roanoke Leader
Elba Clipper
Roanoke
Walter D. Seed
Seedie
Charles Henderson
Seed
Henderson
Captain Kolb
John H. Wallace, Jr
Montgomery
Elba
Mr. Comer
National charity debate over Water for San Francisco policy
Florida Times Union argues the U S government should not gift Hetch Hetchy land for San Francisco water. It questions using tax money to aid a single city and accuses a Democratic House of adopting Republican precedent. The piece urges opposing executive approval and cites broader fiscal fairness concerns.
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United States
San Francisco
California
Hetch-Hetchy Valley
New York
Jacksonville
San Francisco Commission
Repubnesh
Senate
Florida Times-Union
Where the Digging Is Good in Rome
The piece extols Roman engineering origins tracing ancient heating, water, and elevators in imperial buildings. It argues moderns should study Roman excavation finds to understand early technology and dismisses past underestimation of primitive tools.
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Italy
Imperial Palace
Dayton Flood Legacy Shapes Eastern Journal’s Tone
The Eastern journal cites Dayton as famous for its flood last spring and other items, implying a critical view of Governor. This remark targets public leaders, reflecting regional sentiment and historical flood impact while noting broader issues mentioned in the edition.
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