Mobile's Port, Bridge Plans Highlight 1925 Editorial
In a Mobile Alabama editorial from December 26 1925 the writer urges Governor Brandon to honor promises to support port funding and public works. The piece praises planned port improvements a new fire department a modern high school building and a bridge project to boost local growth and tourism. It discusses state enabling acts and legislative steps needed to unleash four million dollars for county funds and port development.
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Mobile
Pama
Mmerce
Brandon
Héram
S of
Alabama
Mobile County
Widson
New Cement Plant Planned for St Stephens on the Alabama River
The Santa Rosa Portland Cement Co plans a $2.5 million plant at St Stephens above Mobile with 6000 tons daily capacity and new warehouses. The H K Company will build and supply, using water transport to Mobile Pensacola and New Orleans, boosting Gulf coast building material supply and Port of Mobile prosperity.
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St. Stephens
Abigbee
Mobile
Gulf Faapet
Florida
Birm
H. K., P Company
Engi
Cleve
New York
Birmingham
Santa Rosa Portland Deint Company
Nashville
Charles L. Hall
John ©. Vancé
Hermita Portland Cement Company
Ese
Indus
Santa Rosa Com
Pensacola
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Better Navy Pay Shifts Civilian Worker Wages
The Navy Department plans an equal pay adjustment for civilian employees at all shore stations nationwide. Wages for laborers, helpers, and mechanics will align with private sector rates to retain diligent workers serving the government amid wage disparities.
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Navy Départment
United States
A Prospering Mobile Nears A New Era Of Growth
The year ends with banks granting Christmas avifigs and bonuses reflecting prosperity. Mobile shows a revitalized economy with real estate sales, a seven development phase, and the bay bridge project signaling growth. Visitors note lasting change as city efforts push toward paving and modernization.
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Mobile
Bay Bridge
Borah agrees to preliminary disarmament conference
Senator Borah reluctantly consents to the United States taking part in a preliminary disarmament conference. He remains wary of European ideas but notes the conference would not bind the U S. He plans to oppose entangling alliances if alarm signals appear. The irreconcilables have not given up, yet U S participation would avoid turning away a long standing policy.
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Borah
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
United
The Chapin School Shaped New York Journalists
A longtime newsroom myth centers on Charles C. Chapin who demanded results from his reporters. He trained men to stay on assignments and bring back the bacon, producing top reporters who rose through grit and perseverance rather than mere writing skill.
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Charles C. Chapin
New York
Mr. Chapin
Goth
Harry Niemeyer
St. Louis
Chapin
Weak Body Fall To Bacteria Warns Doctors
Medical guidance explains germs and bacteria are present everywhere and can invade an unprotected body. It urges banning communal drinking cups and damp items in schools and public places to prevent disease spread.
Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Curiosity in Johnny Chuck’s House
In The Old Orchard Peter Rabbit battles a funny creeping feeling about Johnny Chuck’s winter sleep. Sammy Jay taunts him with glimpses of a hidden world inside the burrow, stirring curiosity and a moral hesitation about intrusion.
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Peter Rabbit
Johnny Chuck
Peter
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Piffle
Sleepy Sickness and Sleep Deprivation Link
A Brooklyn physician Dr. William Browning links encephalitis lethargicus sleepy sickness to prolonged sleep deprivation. The article notes cases where overwork and insufficient rest preceded illness and urges ample rest along with hygiene measures to prevent spread.
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Brooklyn
William Browning
Browning
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Downing
Barbara Hawley Faces Danger and a Scoop at the Telegraph
Barbara Hawley quits with her fiancé Bruce Reynolds to take a Telegram job and chase a real estate scandal. She unravels a roadhouse shooting link to Norman Hollowell through a wine stained dress and a scarf while navigating Jerome Ball’s fragility and a brewing love triangle.
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Barbara Hawley
Bruce Reynolds
Telegram
Andrew McDermott
Bob Jeffries
Barbara
Lighthouse Inn
Jerome Ball
Norman Hollowell
Lydia Stacy
Bruce
Bob
Leters
Romeo
Stacy
Mind Cleaners and a Car Ride through Town
A meditation on renewing ideas and fighting superstition opens the piece, citing Edwin E. Slosson and historical shifts in belief. The narrative shifts to a scene with Barbara Hawley and Jonathan Manners as they navigate a drunken accident, a city delivery, and promotional ads for Yale Acres, ending with Lydia Stacy’s appearance at the editorial door.
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Bobbie
Jor
Barbara
Jerome
Babs
Edwin E. Slosson
Telegraph
Mr. Manners
Manners
Vale Acres
Stone
Lydia Stacy
McDermott
Wise Moonshiners and Afflictions Commentaries
A fragmentary set of aphorisms on wisdom and misfortune. Topics include moonshine cautions, lightning in afflictions, gifted youths, truth surpassing fiction, strangers, folly, female pride, and poets turning outlines into dollars.
Portrait of Cal Wins Vibes From Trial by Studio
Sylvia and Cal invest their hopes in a finished portrait of a soldier that may launch his art career. The unveiling triggers mixed reactions from Mrs Hull, Beadle, and Mrs Todd, while Cal plans for work as Sylvia clings to their shared dream and prepares a modest lunch for a hopeful day.
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Sylvia Gonnot
Cal
Bn Palatine
Sylvia
Mrs. Hull
Mr. Beadle
George
Ason
Mrs. Todd
Coventry
Todd
Charlie
Bert Hinkly
Mrs. Connor
Christmas shopping and family gifts clash with expectations
Lucile navigates a crowded gift scene with George, Aunt Rachel, and relatives. She frets over Jade ornament discounts, opera glasses, and a tense exchange about whose generosity matters most, ending with a look at family sympathy and a hinted financial shift.
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Lucile
George
Rachel
Granny
Mother
Grant
Fannie
Tilly
Pater-Familias
Dad
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason and George's Error
A humorous poem contrasts Walt Mason with critic George Meredith who mocks popular tales while endorsing some noble works. The publisher suffers as George misreads manuscripts, art and commerce clash, and the piece ends with a mix of social quips about war, marriage, and everyday grit.
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George
George Meredith
London
Strand
East Lynne
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