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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1913
Page
1
The piece argues that New Decatur must attract educated, invested residents by improving its public schools and streets. It urges residents to inspect Gordon High School and Central School grounds, noting muddy walks and unappealing exteriors as deterrents to growth. The author calls for action to beautify city facilities to attract desirable newcomers.
Cairo faces a 15 inch daily rise with the gauge at 52.6 feet and crests not yet near 56 or 58 feet. The city braces for labor shortages as bulkheading and sackwork strain crews. Mayors order most businesses closed and flood service crews summoned with the motto If we loaf we may lose if we work we may win. The river’s crest looks calmer upriver while downstream expected losses loom near the Ohio Mississippi junction.
W. B. Cummins was found guilty of vagrancy in the Law and Equity Court after a 20 minute jury deliberation. The maximum $500 fine was imposed and Judge Wert will add a hard labor sentence in the morning.
New York reports John Pierpont Morgan will be buried in Cedar Hill cemetery Hartford Conn in the mausoleum he built for his parents Funeral services expected at the Cathedral of St John the Divine where he funded construction Wall Street reaction to Morgan death was muted with early declines quickly supported Consolidated Exchange and Morgan firm operations adjusted while tributes flowed in from financial district officials and colleagues continuous business to proceed as usual
Notification from the Southeastern Passenger Association sets a rate of 3 cents per mile plus 26 cents for round trip for all points south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers for the National Good Roads Federation meeting in Birmingham April 21 24 with a time limit of April 30. Delegates are being recruited from South Carolina Missouri and other states with officials and chambers of commerce preparing exhibits and travel incentives to attract attendance.
A simple moral comedy about a college graduate who learns hard lessons after losing wealth and facing life without funds. The Fortune Hunter blends humor, brotherly love, and pathos with a sermonlike moral, promising a wholesome evening and practical lessons for young and old. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday morning.
Special bulletin reports the river stage at Cincinnati 69.5 feet last night up 0.3 feet in twelve hours and 1.6 feet below 1884 peak. Louisville marked 44.3 feet, up 0.6 since yesterday. The river is expected to fall slowly to about 46 feet by Tuesday, remaining below 1884 high water.
An article from Farm and Home details a family of four thriving on a 75 by 132 foot plot near Gadsden. With careful crop rotation and minimal waste, they produced abundant vegetables, berries, and fruit for fresh use, canning, and winter stock, including 39 bushels of potatoes, 28 quarts of pickles, 75 quarts canned fruit, and multiple rows of corn, beans, beets, and tomatoes.
Sheriff McCulloch detained Fredericks, private secretary of the national hoboes convention, on a L. and N. train theft charge. He was fined 28.50 by Judge Wert and released on his own bond after repaying a tip the sheriff had received the night of the supposed failed delivery. The case against Q Blair for selling cigarettes to minors was compromised.
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the Jess Keltner prohibition case, and a mistrial was entered after jurors could not agree on guilt or innocence.
J D Bryant reports only 2000 to 3000 dollars of insurance on his residence store and stock after a fire at Weat Town. He states his stock inventory valued at 9700 dollars. He will operate from the West Decatur Cotton Gin and offers service to local residents.
The Probate Judge issued marriage licenses for Luther H. Bieving to Mise Rath and Lois Aker.
Rev. A. H. Bates urged at Westminster Presbyterian that disasters arise from human actions not divine will. He cited deforestation, unsafe rail and port conditions, and city overcrowding as man made causes, urging forests replanted and better public policy. He blamed wasteful spending and complacent citizens for neglecting rural areas and infrastructure.
New York governor William Sulzer has threatened to split with Democratic boss Charles Murphy, signaling a potential national split within the party. The dispute centers on control of New York conventions and city nominations, with implications for the fall mayoralty race if Sulzer rebels or sides with anti Murphy factions.
Selma April 1 A Burns detective in the city on a search for Theo Lacy absconding chief clerk of the state convict department checked the Rixey place near Selma about miles from the city The dilapidated old structure yielded a furnished room with two beds but Lacy was not found The sheriff and agent in charge of the property removed county jail contents from the room amid conflicting accounts of its use creating a mystery for officers
Workmen bustle as the installation of a modern elevator progresses at the Hotel Echols. The upgrade nearly completes the building’s modernization efforts and enhances guest access.
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