Quarantine Station Funding Favors Mobile Port
The House approves a half million dollar bill to fund a quarantine station at Mobile port, urging Senate action. Public-spirited locals push Senators Underwood and Heflin to champion the measure to ensure a modern Sand Island facility. The issue follows abandonment of Fort Morgan quarters and ties to oil lease litigation and public property safeguards.
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Mobile
House of Representatives
Senate
Underwood
Heflin
Fort Morgan
Sand Island
White Way Lighting Plan Cuts at Houston Street
The White Way lighting system on Government street ends near the Loop at Houston street. Property owners on the Loop fear suburban darkness and miss a chance to boost their neighborhood as a showplace for visitors. They warn higher taxes could be offset by rising property values.
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Government Street
Houston Street
Loop
Southern Railway aide Lincol n Green to visit port
The visit of Mr Lin colon Green assistant to the president of the Southern Railway to discuss port problems is seen as important for Mopilians to gauge the railway's stance and port development plans. A joint civic luncheon next Thursday where he will speak is rated a highly momentous upcoming event.
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Lincoln Green
The
Southern Railway
Southern
Green
Drainage Bonds Reported Sold in Fayette and Lamar
Commissioner J. M. Moore says bonds totaling 410000 have been issued in Fayette and Lamar counties for drainage projects and twenty eight miles of ditch have been completed. Officials are unsure how to proceed with refunding bond funds, risking treasury strain. The piece urges passing only constitutionally sound legislation.
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J. M. Moore
Fayette
Lamar
Prohibition Party Nears Dissolution After Many Years
After forty years of activity the Prohibition party seems ready to disband at Columbus Ohio. Its strong leaders are aged or dead while its main goal is achieved as the nation remains legally dry. The party helped foster the Eighteenth Amendment and its long educational campaigns mark earnest warfare for a high principle, even without major electoral victories.
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Prohibition Party
Columbus
Ohio
United States
St. John and
Daniels
White House
Senator Walsh Report Denounces Oil Lease Irregularities
The Walsh Oil Report accuses Sinclair and Doheny leases of wastefulness and illegality, approved by the oil committee, citing presidential orders and improper loans involving Doheny. It flags serious irregularities and faults all parties connected to the Doheny loan.
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Walsh Oil
Senator Walsh
Sinclair
Doheny
Mate Oil Committee
Wose
Mars Near Approach Promises Closer View This Year
Mars now 79 500 000 miles away will close to about 34 500 000 miles in the coming months yielding new observations. Scientists caution that nothing startling is expected though the approach may reveal details about Mars climate or appearance.
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Mars
Bridge Obstruction Debate Over Chickasabogue Stream
Government engineers refuse to raise the bridge over the Chickasabogue arguing only pleasure craft use the stream and thus the bridge is not an unreasonable obstruction. They question what would constitute a reasonable obstruction.
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Chickasabogue
Dawes Angles for Front Line Though Readers Balk
In a move reflecting his wish to lead, Dawes is not favored for second place on the Republican ticket by readers who prefer him to head the lineup.
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Dawes
Heat Remains Uncomfortable Across Coastal Cities
Mobilians faced an unpleasant Thursday heat as neighboring coastal cities Corpus Christi Galveston Key West Miami and Pensacola reported higher temperatures warning of a hotter period ahead.
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Corpus Christi
Galveston
Key West
Miami
Pensacola
The Newsboy and the Judge in New York
A brief comic exchange set in New York between a newsboy and a judge. The boy asks what papers are read, and the judge replies with a witty remark reflecting city life and newspaper culture.
Then and Now A Witty London Stage Exchange
A brief, witty exchange from Passing Show in London features a man asking if a portrait depicts his fiancee and a playful jab about wealth. The quip showcases era humor and social satire with sharp wordplay.
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London
Boy asks father what he is in awkward exchange
A boy asks his father what he is and, after a moment, confesses he answered a taunt by striking the caller. The exchange ends with the boy recalling that Jenkins asked about his father during dinner hour.
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Jenkins
Corpulent Statesman Tale Told By Ambassador
Ambassador Richard Washburn Child on the George Washington recounts a corpulent statesman who spoke of rewards and punishments to a Sunday school, then asked the children what would happen to him after death if he led a bad life, prompting a sharp retort.
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Richard Washburn Child
George Washington
Neighborly parting Between Twain and Stowe
The Clemens home in Hartford stood beside Harriet Beecher Stowe. Mark Twain and Stowe were called the best of neighbors. Mrs. Stowe left for Florida one morning and Clemens hurried to say goodbye. He returned without a collar and tie, sent a neat package to Stowe by a servant, with a line reading Herewith receive a call from the rest of me.
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Clemens
Hartford
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mark Twain
Mrs. Stowe
Florida
Mrs. Clemens
Provocative Proverb Snippets on Money Etiquette and Manners
A collection of maxims on money talk and social conduct contrasts between wealth and speech. It notes that money often outranks a loquacious spouse, court etiquette affects prisoners before judges, and that superstition varies with ignorance.
Uncommon Sense by John Blake on Slovenliness of mind and dress
The author argues slovenliness in appearance or mind harms business and career. A neat store invites sales and a clean mind aids focus and promotion. a disordered mind and sloppy attire repel customers and hinder job prospects. The piece links orderly thinking with professional success.
Reddy Fox in the Old Pasture After Jimmy Skunk's Perfume
Reddy Fox hides in the Old Pasture after his defeat by Jimmy Skunk. He nurses pride and muttered plans to get even on Peter Rabbit while neighbors grow wary. The woodland residents sense the lingering perfume and await his next move.
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Reddy Fox
Jimmy Skunk
Reddy
Jimmy
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Rabbit
Sammy
Granny Fox
Danny Meadow Mouse
Johnny Chuck
Old Granny Fox
Old Man Coyote
Green Forest
Watching the Parade by John Pilgrim
An English shop clerk in America, homesick and mocked by coworkers, finds friendship and transformation after hospital help. His change from loneliness to laughter shows how unspoken kindness bridged cultures and eased his longing to return home.
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John Pilgrim
The Wanderlust and a Wife's Suit in We Women
A wife sues to recover money spent on necessities after her husband left three years earlier seeking wandering freedom. She cites a letter in which he explains a need to set out and find himself. The piece muses on why people chase distant shores for happiness and self fulfillment.
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Harriet
Lic
Around the World Trip Talks and Sea Voyage Readings
Loretta reports a letter from Mr Saunders about a world trip while her brother jokes about wealth and a wedding gift. The Warrior sails toward Alaska with Pete the guide, as Dorothy notes his steadiness and care amid changing seas.
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Loretta
Mr. Saunders
Mystery of the Alaska Cross and a Hidden Identity
Peter Newhall flees to Alaska after a quarrel with Ivan Ishmin and Dorothy. The trio sails toward the gravesite for Peter's supposed death, facing a violent storm. Peter is saved and returns under a new alias Limejuice Pete, while Dorothy confronts loss and uncertain loyalties as events unfold in the harsh northern landscape.
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Peter Newhall
Augusta
Alaska
Ivan Ishmin
Paul Sarichef
Ishmin
Peter
Dorothy
South America
Big Chris Larson
Pete
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John Blake
Thornton W. Burgess
South Paw
America
Somesick
England
We Women
Betty Brainard
Wanderlust
Scott
Lella Barker
Pavlof
Bradford
Bering Sea
Hannah
Cdison Marshall
NEA Service, Inc
Little, Brown
Ivan
Cris Larsonstrument
Stradivarius
Dory
Dolly Bettis
Norwood
Big Cris Larson
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