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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1913
Page
2
Second class matter notice dated February 26 1912 for New Decatur Alabama. Rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions with monthly and yearly prices. Obituaries tributes of respect and cards of thanks priced by line. customer service and advertising deadlines noted.
Sixteen passenger trains have been dropped by the St. Louis San Francisco system in Missouri Oklahoma and other Southwestern states. The reason alleged is that they could not be operated profitably at the 2 cent rate. Plainly some means must be found to operate profitably at the legal rate or other transportation will take their place.
A leading western bank estimates the corn harvest at 2.8 billion bushels while the government August report forecasts 2.672 billion. The figures, after adjustments for recent conditions, push the crop above the ten year average, triggering concern.
Several American municipalities discuss using motion pictures to inform the public about public improvements. The plan favors outdoor screenings as a summer evening playground attraction to increase reception and understanding.
West of the Mississippi governors gather in Wichita Kansas on October 29 to discuss legislative needs for the region. They assess how the area has prospered despite calls for more legislation and possible future action.
A Californian has devised a device intended to make lifting trunks up stairs much easier. The inventor notes no prior solution has alleviated the cramped posture of men carrying trunks downstairs.
Mrs. W. A. Isam Mrs. S. H. Long and Mrs. J. A. Fowler left Sheffield yesterday for Decatur to visit friends. Mrs. J. A. Fowler will then return to her home at Montgomery. Miss Christine Brodys of Sheffield is visiting friends in Decatur.
The piece discusses correcting current fashion trends as a concern of many readers. It notes women of various ages showing resistance to prevailing costumes, signaling a broader debate on women's dress standards.
A speech extols the power of nans of the land and the potential role of enfranchised women in moral reform. It argues mothers can influence fashion to curb abuses and promote garments that adorn wearers, urging unity among women to set an object lesson for the nation.
C W Parks will become manager of the Gadsden theatre on October 2 after the lease for two years was signed by Parks and the Hayden Pake theatre company. He will control the building, book major road shows, and run a road company under his C W Park Dramatic banner with William Read supervising the touring program.
A man tracks a mysterious girl named Mary Remington who fled by train and uses a social circle to locate her. He suspects she is the pursued heiress, meets her at a dinner, tests a call message, and learns she is in Chicago as they draw closer. The chapter ends with him confirming her presence and pondering her fate.
Thaw, declared insane after the 1906 shooting of Judge Dowling, is noted to have escaped from Matteawan State Hospital. He was committed February 8, 1908, with the Thaw family spending about 200600 to prove his sanity and gain liberty.
In New York at the hotel where Evelyn Nesbit Thaw stays, police guard entrances as her husband Harry Thaw is rumored at large. Her mother Mrs. Charles J. Holman fears for their safety and urges seclusion until Thaw is found. She says Thaw has threatened to kill her and claims he will likely strike again soon.
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