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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
2
Notices announce tributes of respect and obituaries with rates per line. Local readers are urged to contact the Decatur post office if delivery is irregular and to notify the office for timely newspaper delivery.
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Gen Felix Diaz, Mexico's special ambassador to Japan, may miss elections on October 26 as etiquette prevents him from being received at the Mikado's summer palace. His audience prospects hinge on timing, with middle October cited for presenting credentials and Mexico's thanks for Japan's centennial role.
An Alabama Dispatch quote argues readers would better adapt their ideas or fail if they owned a newspaper. It notes a provocative stance about roasting someone and warns that controversy is inherent in publishing.
Short stories recall Jack Barry of the Philadelphia Athletics facing Ty Cobb in the 1909 series. Cobb, under threat from a boisterous crowd, slid feet first to steal a base, daring the risk of reprisal. Barry and Hampstead Hanes both took spikes during the tense moment, amid citywide tension and police intervention.
A wounded player limped to the plate but kept playing after a calf wound. He refused to leave Cobb and urged teammates to let him stay. Both men, Cobb and the injured player, praised each other’s grit and friendship after the game.
Umpire Silk O Loughlin says Chattanooga shortstop Dee Walsh talked himself out of the American league. Walsh challenged pitchers with swagger, but big hurlers outpaced him causing wild pitches and missed hits. Walsh remains a capable player and will need experience to return.
A local note from Decatur previews football season with college stars rising, no SIAA games, and emphasis on scrub contests seen as key to developing future players. streets await the action as preparations continue.
Democrats in Congress keep currency reform in play by staying in extra session. Lieut. Gov. Glynn blocks Gov. Sulzer’s bid to shift gubernatorial authority to the courts. Sulzer withholds governor's office resources. Senate pressured on Mexican policy by Senator Penrose who seeks Bayard Hale's status, accusing the majority of partisanship.
After hours of debate between Administration forces and currency insurgents the House Democratic caucus adjourned until Monday. Emma B. Krill a horse charged with poisoning was freed at her preliminary hearing. Kentucky Forestry Board backs Horton watershed protection plan. Postmaster General Burleson inaugurated new parcel post rates by mailing President Wilson Georgia peaches.
Veteran showman C. W. Parks has leased the Gadsden theatre for two years and will bring top attractions next season. He plans to sign acts soon and replace earlier second class shows that have hurt local entertainment. Parks tent shows will begin engagement here next week.
The text surveys suffrage debates in Washington with anti-suffragist claims, Nashville Typographical Union issues, a lobby tale to the House committee, the Diggs case in San Francisco, tariff talks, and a death in Baltimore from medical failures. It also notes Japan ready to discuss indemnity payments and political moves involving Pennsylvanian officials and Kansas governors.
A black man named Howard was removed from a Hitt boat by Officer Cobb and charged with stealing a watch from another man. Howard was fined $15 and costs by Mayor Wolcott.
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