Mobile Item Promotes Panama Canal Celebration in Mobile
The 1913 Mobile Item reports on the Pan American Conference and Southern Commercial Congress events in Mobile. Leaders like Owens and Barrett will speak at Lyric Theatre on Tuesday night about the canal opening celebration and regional commerce.
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L Owens
Southern Commercial Congress
Mobile
Barrett
Central America
Owens
South
Congress
Lyric Theatre
Wilson
Bryan
Navy
Daniels
Panama Canal
Alabama
John Tyler Morgan
Pan-American Union
Canal
American Commission
United States
Fanama
Panama Canal on Wheels Exposition Ends Today
The Panama Canal on Wheels exhibit at the Temperance hall showcases a complete working model built from government plans under the Isthmian Canal Commission. A miniature Titanic navigates the canal to illustrate lock operation powered by electricity, offering an educational glimpse of Panama.
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Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Mobile
John Ewing Nominated Minister to Honduras
President Wilson nominated John Ewing for minister to Honduras and the Senate confirmed him. A Mobile native long in the customs service he brings familiarity with commerce and laws governing exchange. The appointment is praised as merit based, despite Louisiana opposition tied to Robier and political lines.
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Wilson
Senate
John Ewing
Honduras
Louisiana
Ewing
Robfier
New Orleatia States
Democratic National
Treasury Department
Central America
Beef Imports Drive Prices Up and Down in U S Market
A federal report shows three million pounds of Australian and Argentine beef entered the United States in June through August, more than in any year prior. The beef cost the U S an import duty of a cent and a half per pound but sold in New York for four cents less than American beef, sparking hopes that future tariff changes and continued imports will ease consumer prices.
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United States
York
New York
Australia
Bananas Remain On Free List In Tariff Talks
The tariff conference committee agreed to strike the import tax on bananas from the bill after press and public opinion argued the duty would be passed to consumers in the long run. The move aligns with Democratic policies opposing foodstuffs taxation and seeks alternative revenue methods without taxing bananas.
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Tariff Conference Committee
Bankhead Rules Out Early Alabama Vacancy Filling
In a Birmingham interview United States Senator John H. Bankhead argues no legal election can fill Alabama's vacancy before the January 1915 legislative session. Governor O Nea l may need to appoint to bridge the gap as mortality statistics again draw scrutiny from state officials and doctors.
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United States
John H. Bankhead
Birmingham
Alabama
O’neal
Line O Cheer Each Day o' the Year
A playful poem by John Kendrick Bangs contrasts life to a chemical reaction and love to effervescent bubbles. The speaker jokes about a sage who measures life in soda and gas while urging readers to embrace old-time living and simple pleasures.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Upton’s Military Policy Remains a Century Later Insight
Washington Letter reviews General Upton’s The Military Policy of the United States, arguing for a strong standing army to ensure faster victories and national security. The piece contrasts republic values with monarchic power, citing Washington, Jackson and other military leaders honored in public life.
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Beever
Emery ‘Pion
United States Army
United States
Upton
General Upton
Iag
Napoleon
Republic
Cromwell
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Marlborough
Lord Nelson
Count of
Turenne
Conde
Monck
Bismack
von Moltke
Tilly
Wallenstein
Wolfe
Clive
Washington
Jackson
Harrison
Taylor
Pierce
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Army
Navy
Law reform to ease delay and cost in litigation
A Wheeler chaired American Bar Association report in Montreal proposes remedies to prevent delay in court actions. It analyzes equity rules, state procedures, jury trial, injunctions, preventive relief, and pending federal bills, endorsing the March injunction act and urging practical reforms.
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Everett P. Wheeler
American Bar Association
Montreal
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
England
Dinner With Marseilles Ichthyology Congress Leads to scandal
M Bombardin and his sister Aglae invite to a farewell congress dinner in Marseilles. Maria, the housekeeper, also attends after claiming membership. Maria charms Professor Ponte with fish talk revealing a marriage proposal, while Bombardin and Aglae face jealousy and humiliation.
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Mardia
Congress
Mile
Bombardin
Aglae
Marseilles
Maria
Bombardins
M. Bombardin
Eeme
Laphius Piscatorius
Professor Ponte
Bordeaux
Rouen
Milo
Editing a Newspaper: A Man's Game and Its Legal Echoes
A Florida editor warns editing a newspaper is a hard, male dominated field where independence is costly. The piece contrasts US and English court approaches to contract and wills, noting European public wills speed up decisions and reduce delays in civil cases.
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Florida
England
Continental
Europe
Characteristics of late Mayor Gaynor
A long contemplation on William J. Gaynor paints him as a complex figure whose intellect and temperamental shifts teased understanding. The piece compares him to Abram Hewitt, notes his administrative skill, demagogic potential, and public appeal across classes, and sketches how future mayoral contenders Edward E. McCall and John Purroy Mitchel stand in relation to Tammany Hall and New York politics.
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New York
Trinity Church
William J. Gaynor
Gaynor
Tammany Hall
Democracy
Edward E. McCall
John Purroy Mitchel
Judge McCall
Judge McCall ‘T
Tamany Organization
Mitchel
McCall
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