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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
1
Reports from Boston say a large fire at the Arcadia boarding house killed between eighteen and twenty five people. The tenement housed scores of families and burned as workers departed for morning labor. Firemen risked their lives repeatedly to rescue trapped residents.
Jackson Mississippi December 3 State Senator G A Hobbs of Lincoln County and Lieutenant Governor Theodore Bilbo were indicted for soliciting a bribe to back legislation to form a new county from parts of Holmes Yazoo and Washington during the 1912 session Warren County Sheriff Hyland to arrest Hobbs and Bilbo in Poplarville and elsewhere Grand jury in Hinds County had been probing the case but public action was not disclosed Governor Farr Breze refused comment and allowed the facts to speak for themselves
Annie Metcalf, a Black woman arrested Monday night for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, faced a preliminary trial before Justice I. N. Butler this morning. She pleaded guilty and was fined $12.75, then released after payment.
An appreciative audience praised Robert Arthur Ellwood for a wholesome evening at Willoughby Church. His talk blended humor with life philosophy, presenting Jesus of Nazareth as a personal source of sunshine. Rev. J P Cotton thanked Ellwood as spokesman. tonight's final lecture, My Mother's Bible, continues at the same church.
About January 1 Foster H Pointer will begin installing a four unit refrigeration and cold storage plant for the Decature Ice Cream Company. The project costs run into thousands and will provide the city with modern frozen product facilities once completed.
Special to Decatur Daily reports floods on Nolen Creek and Brazos River claim eleven lives and cause over 60 000 dollars in Belton County. Central Texas rivers rise and flood Fort Worth Waco and Austin with one hundred thousand dollars plus damage and marooned Marble Falls awaiting aid.
The defense described Dora Muree as a withered rose while prosecutors argued guilt in the lover's death. She is sentenced to confinement in a cell.
Dora Murff 18 is convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of J M Delhaye during a street car incident on October 15. Her stepfather is sentenced to life in prison for murder without capital punishment, while her half brother Allie Duvall is freed on charges tied to the same case. Sentence for Dora set for December 15.
City Attorney Tennis Tidwell under Mayor Wolcott has drafted a traffic ordinance for New Decatur. The measure mirrors Birmingham and New York laws as published by Riders and Drivers Magazine and is set for the next regular council meeting Monday night. Passage is anticipated without trouble due to the evident need.
In Juarez seven generals of the Mexican regular army are prepared to surrender and Huerta’s northern backbone is said to be broken. A peace commission led by Odilon Hernandez arrived from Chihuahua bearing a proclamation by General Salvador Mercedo declaring the Huerta government bankrupt and unable to pay troops.
Jaurez reports thousands flee desert pursuit by rebels including Mexican elites and a wealthy estate head Luis Tarrazas. A long refugee caravan escorts women and children, with General Salvador Mercado leading federal troops. Villa plans to move north, concentrate 10 000 troops at Chihuahua and target Zacatecas.
President Wilson told Congress in person that no peace in America hinges on Huerta suspending his usurped authority. He said the United States would not abandon its watchful policy as Huerta’s power crumbles, and he hoped for constitutional order to be restored in Mexico. The speech drew sustained applause from the galleries.
In Bingham Utah December 3 a gas filled mine traps Ralph Lopez the Mexican desperado after a confrontation that left two miners dead. Gas and smudge operations in the lowest level drive workers from the mine while operators boast they will stay idle to ensure Lopez’s death.
Tonight at 8 15 the Masonic Theatre presents The Girl of My Dreams a major musical attracting a large company of sixty performers including actors actresses a chorus and a special orchestra. The arrival of the cast and crew has created bustle along Johnson Street as preparations reach final readiness.
Robbers cracked the bank and plundered several stores after severing town telephone lines. They obtained not quite $500 from the bank haul and took guns and ammunition from stores. An alarm was sent by private lines but was overlooked.
Federal judges uphold Alabama railroad commission ruling for a 21 2 cent passenger fare on the South and North Alabama run between Montgomery and Decatur on the Louisville and Nashville line. Decision enforces lower rates after January 1 1914, with one case remaining involving the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line.
Chief of Police Whyte arrested an unknown Black man last night and charged him with firing a pistol within city limits. He allegedly pulled a small toy gun from his pocket and fired several times at the sign head above the Lyceum theatre. The man claimed the gun was a blank cartridge and was dismissed in police court this morning.
Improvement underway at the Malone Coal and Grain Company as workers install a folding gate and cover the large scales to shield them from weather. Management continues developing the yards to meet growing demand.
Maurice R. Thomas, 17, known locally as Parcel Post, has fled with Victor J. Evans and Company seeking patent for a device to prevent railroad rail spreading. The invention, if patented, could bring him wealth and benefit humanity. Thomas is a pioneer carrier in the city and shows bright technical promise.
City council met in City Clerk E W Collier office with Daughters of the American Revolution present. No objections were filed to the latest year tax assessments and they were confirmed. Bills for last month’s city business were read and allowed. A petition from merchants for access to show windows was granted with conditions.
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