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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
1
About 160 delegates attended the Tennessee River Improvement Association meeting in Decatur City Hall. Leaders highlighted river navigation, Panama Canal links, and state development while officials and visitors urged continued river power projects and federal appropriations.
Washington reports officials anticipate key changes in the Colorado strike after a Denver meeting of United Mine Workers representatives. Secretary of Labor Wilson said conciliators Haynes Davies and W R Bailey will attend, aligning with President Wilson's Colorado Strike Commission meeting in Denver and elsewhere.
Mayor Hardage indicates likely no new large contracts in Decatur next year unless residents petition for street work. He favors three possible projects but questions further out of town bond payments approaching sixty thousand dollars, suggesting citizens affected should demand action if needed.
International News Service reports a blaze in Memphis on December 3 destroyed a boarding house and spread to a business block. Horsemen arl Wright and Will Doyle were burned to death as the flames caused an estimated $100,000 in losses.
Gen. Guit tergz, elected Provisional President by the Peace convention, has entered Mexico City and taken residence in the National Palace. The capital remains quiet as reports arrive from the South.
Indianapolis Ind Dec 3 The executive board of the United Mine Workers called a convention of Colorado members to meet in Denver beginning next Monday to discuss the fire strike situation and Wilsons commission to arbitrate future disagreements. The International Executive Board will convey recommendations to the convention by a committee. No details were made public.
Providence det 3 arguments on constitutionality of state contracts using prisoner labor without pay heard by Rhode Island Supreme Court. Anderson claims garment company owed wages for convict work. case could affect prison labor across several states.
An International News Service dispatch from Calais reports King George plus several officers have gone to the firing line in the war. The move signals direct involvement and leadership during combat operations.
J W Lafon secretary to the city Board of Health was badly injured in Birmingham when his motorcycle collided with a street car on 12th Ave and 25th Street. The accident occurred December 3 and he is reported as probably fatally injured.
Washington reports a material reduction in quarantined districts from foot and mouth disease. United States authorities say the indemnity portion paid to cattle owners for cattle killed now amounts to 900000 dollars.
International News Service reports motor truck purchases totaling 2,500,000 by agents of European nations. The deal marks a major investment in transport assets and logistics across Europe.
Dothan December 3 The Florala cash store was completely destroyed by a fire of unknown origin at 3 o clock this morning. Loss is near 25000 dollars.
Washington reports that China has applied for and will receive in a few days two hundred thousand dollars of the remaining thirteen hundred seventy five thousand dollar Boxer indemnity balance remitted by Congress.
War bulletins report rapid gun bombardment as German forces push in Dixmude and may hold the Ayser west bank. British troops rush to support the Allies near Lampesseise while Woerre remains a tight stalemate with trenches only 25 to 40 feet apart.
Berlin reports the war office offered no updates on operations in both theatres. Officials said nothing of significance occurred today as fighting continued with limited information released.
Berlin reports a German victory as the left wing of the Russian forces in Poland is cut. The official statement says 12,000 prisoners were taken along with numerous guns.
Vienna reports Belgrade fall to the Fifth Army Corps causing great demonstrations. The corps is praised for occupying the capital of Austria’s most hated enemy, as celebrations unfold in the city.
Petrograd reports steady Russian pressure driving Germans from Lonisz and forcing retreat to the frontier. In the north German assaults are repulsed as Russians pursue. The Sormepe attacks are repulsed amid press reports of General Rennenkampf’s possible removal.
Paris reports another cannonading opening on Newport and south of Ypres. Inundation extends to Dixmoullette and Aixnoultte with heavy artillery bombardment. Front along Lorraine remains tense with continued activity in Argonne and Vasques, where gains are claimed.
Official notice from Lisbon dated December 3 states the mobilization of Portuguese troops is nearly finished. Four divisions will serve in France and a fifth division is available where needed.
In Montgomery on December 3 Theo Lacy a former convict clerk in the state penitentiary department was again convicted by a circuit court jury after a session that began Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning Judge Brown will impose the penitentiary sentence Lacy’s verdict unsettled the courtroom Oakley former state convict department president Missed trial postponed to not delay capital cases on the docket
Chicago dispatch reports unanimous party support to carry out the platform outlined by Geo W Perkins. Leaders agree a full ticket would be issued in 1916 with Roosevelt and Johnson named as nominees if they accept. otherwise another candidate will be chosen.
David Lamar known as The Wolf of Wall Street was found guilty of impersonating U S officers and sentenced to two years in prison. He was released on ten thousand dollars bail pending an appeal.
Captured General Christian DeWit faces treason charges after his seizure at Wyburg 35 miles west of Johannesburg. He will be tried as a traitor in England or Africa, signaling a turning point in the insurrection in the region.
Trustees of Richmond college plant at Westhampton report to the Virginian that the buildings totalled 863000 dollars, eight thousand over the estimate. No general contractor was used and several thousand dollars were saved through subletting. The letter from the board to Carneal and Johnston, supervising architects, confirms acceptance.
Arizona voters approved an initiative requiring that 80 percent of employees be American citizens in businesses with more than five workers. Opponents pledge to challenge the law in court, warning it will impact railroad construction and mining where common labor is used.
Mrs Walter W Akers of Boston Society woman was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles following a laparotomy. Dr C B Hutchinson performed a manual heart contraction simulating beating to revive her The patient rallied and began recovery after ten minutes without pulse or breathing.
Washington December 3 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and 400 other railroads face an Interstate Commerce Commission investigation over pig iron rate hikes to Northern and Eastern markets from Alabama and Tennessee. The Schloss Sheffield Co and other iron firms are complainants.
Washington December 3 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts entered a resolution of inquiry to obtain a full discussion on U S war preparedness. He noted that such debate cannot properly occur under senate rules and called for clarity on the nation’s readiness.
Meridian Hill park, the latest addition to Washington's park system, will be actively developed next year. The site covers the high ground between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets Northwest and West and Euclid streets, overlooking the city. Congress bought the ground for nearly half a million dollars and statues will be placed on lower levels beside the proposed cascade. The project aims to include trees, shrubs, and gardens and is expected to be usable in 1916 unless federal appropriations lag.
A wireless station in Junction City will reopen under the command of Serg. John W. from Newport News, signaling the restoration of service after a temporary closure. The station's reopening is confirmed by a report to the Eagle.
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