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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1913

Page

3

Master of Music Michael Maybrick Dies at 60

Michael Maybrick known as Stephen Adams and composer of Nancy Lee The Warrior Bold and The Holy City died in Buxton England aged 60. He was younger brother of James Maybrick whose wife Florence Maybrick was condemned for arsenic poisoning in 1889 with her sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.

Buxton England Michael Maybrick Stephen Adams Nancy Lee United States

Achievements of Negroes Shown

Philadelphia report says Negro possessions in the United States were valued at 700 million dollars, surpassing Russia’s peasant lands. The National Negro Business League convention ended with Booker T. Washington reelected president for the fourteenth consecutive time.

Philadelphia National Negro Business League United States Russia Booker T. Washington

Engraved Visiting Cards for Every Budget

A local shop promotes a line of engraved visiting cards with prices designed to suit all budgets. The offer emphasizes quality customization for personal or professional use and aims to attract customers seeking durable, tailored stationery.

Oyster arrivals signal fall season in Decatur

The first oyster of the season arrived from Norfolk three days ahead of schedule and will be stocked daily at Pete Ballas' Decatur Cafe until March end. Other items note a handsome buggy harness delivery to E F Poole & Co, and community support after Chief Davidson was assaulted. Peden Ragage to showcase aluminum fused flue range next week, Bailey Pointer tout fall orders from Staua Schaefer Co, and a Decatur youth's failed Texas venture ends returning home.

Pete Ballas Decatur Cafe E. F. Poole & Co Flint John D. Wyker & Son Wykers Decaturs

Lutherans May Organize Colony in California

San Francisco Aug 28 An advance guard of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s 1915 convention arriving here believes the gathering will lead to a colony of Scandinavian Lutherans in central California. The convention opens with about 2000 members expected.

San Francisco Evangelical Luthern Synod California

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