River Improvement Association Delegates Hear Plans
Weather delays river ride as Senator Bankhead and Capt. Blackwell address Decatur delegates. Tennessee River Improvement Association adopts a resolution urging Congress to fund complete river improvements. Officers and district vice presidents named. Patten asks to retire, Ashcraft urged as successor. Meeting adjourned after praise and plans for a Washington trip and a Chattanooga meeting next year.
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River Improvement Association
Senator Bankhead
Samuel Blackwell
Tennssee
Committee of
Nelson
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Decatur
Congress
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Committee On
Tre
C. W. Ashcraft
Florence
Geo. A. Miller
J. Crague
Paducah
Giddings
Tern
C. J. Hilbreath
New Decatur
Broadus
Patten
Worthington
Henry Gray
Epidemic of death by own action in Germany report
Rotterdam dispatch reports German morale in West Flanders collapsing under hardships. An epidemic of death by own action is said to have broken out among soldiers. Cremation is adopted to dispose of the dead as burial is hindered by deep mud and soft ground.
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Rotterdam
West Flanders
Harkreader Chosen Editor for Decatur Daily
H D Harkreader is set to edit the Decatur Daily next week after leaving the Associated Press in New Orleans. The Columbia Herald praises his experience as former Daily Herald editor and notes his Decatur and Nashville work with W R Shelton as partners in the Twin City Telegram.
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H. D. Harkreader
Decaturs Daily
Columbia Herald
Harkreader
Tripod
H. Darden Harkreader
Daily Herald
Decaturs
Ala
Associated Press
New Orleans
Decatur
W. R. Shelton
Twin City Telegram
The
Herald
Nashville Tennessee and
American
Shelton
Indicted by Federal Grand Jury Against L&N
New Orleans December 4 two indictments on eight counts charging rebating were returned by the United States grand jury against the Louisville and Nashville road. The charges allege hauling staves from New Orleans to Mobile at rebates that absorbed part of the lawful rates.
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New Orleans
United States Grand
Louisville
Nashville
Mobile
Interstate Commerce Commission
Griffiths vows revenge over Johnson pledge breach
Clark Griffith asserts Walter Johnson must pitch for Washington or not play at all. He accuses Johnson of deserting the club by signing a Federal League contract and says Washington may sue for damages to recover losses.
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International News Service
Washington
Walter Johnson
Clark Griffith
Johnson
Mass Meeting Urges Rivers and Harbors Convention Delegation
Citizens of the Decatur area consider a mass meeting to spur interest in a Rivers and Harbors convention in Washington. Delegates are sought from the Tri Cities Chattanooga Columbia Huntsville and other North Alabama and East Tennessee towns. A goal of at least 20 delegates from Decatur and nearby cities is emphasized to ensure strong representation.
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Decatura
Washington
Tri-Cities
Chattanooga
Columbia
Huntsville
North Alabama
East Tennessee
Tax Collections Rise Slower as Cotton Held by Farmers
Robertson reports Mor gan county tax collections up to December 1 show about 3 000 less than the previous year. Last December he had 16 658 dollars while this December 1 he turned over 13 836 dollars. He cites slow payments due to unsold cotton but expects easing financial strain.
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Robertson
Morgan County
Stabbed to Death at Gadsden Party
Gadsden December 4 Joe Iagram a 7 year old at a party hosted by William Wade was stabbed to death last night by a man named Campbell Aubrey Suttle held Iagram during the stabbing No arrests reported
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Gadsden
Joe Iagram
William Wade
Campbell
Ingram
Aubrey Suttle
Head of clairvoyant trust confession implicates officials
Benard D. Bertsche confessed to the grand jury in Chicago as part of the clairvoyant trust case linked to the Mrs. Downey fraud of 15000 dollars. He named more than a dozen police officers as bribe takers and said one officer threatened violence to silence him. Partner French said bribes ranged from 300 to 38000 dollars monthly for protection with weekly special assessments and dummy arrests to dismiss cases.
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International. News. Service
Chicago
Benard D. Bertsche
Clairvoyant Trust
Idowney
Grand Jury
Bertache
French
Bertsche
Commandant urges naval militia expansion and funding
Washington is told by Commander F. B. Bassett that the naval militia needs more training, more men and ships, and larger state appropriations. He called on Secretary Daniels to press for these needs.
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International News Service
Washington
Daniels
F. B. Bassett
Transports with U S Troops at Philadelphia
The City of Memphis and City of Denver carrying about 1 500 marines from Vera Cruz docked at Philadelphia navy yards. The transport San Marcos docked last night and more than 2 000 marines are in port. Most have months of tropical service and will be allowed 30 days shore leave.
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International News Service
Philadephia
City of Memphis
City of
Denver
Vera Cruz
Navy Yards
San Marcos
Tropics
Work of Writers Banned in Austria
Vienna reports that the court chamberlain's department bans works by writers from countries at war with Austria. The list includes Leo Tolstoi J M Barrie Alexandre Brisson Eugene Brieux Georges Courteline Edmond Giraud Lory Kinck Octave Mirabeau Georges Ohnet Edmond Rostand Bernard Straw and Oscar Wilde.
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Wrieters
Austria
Vienna
Court Chamberlain’s
Imperial Hofburg Theatre
Leo Tolstoi
J. M. Barrie
Alexandre Brisson
Eugene Brieux
Georgé Courteline
Edmond Giraud
Lory Kinck
Octave Mirabeau
Georgé Ohnet
Edmond Rostand
Bernard Straw
Oscar Wilde
German bombardment and repulses reported near Ypres
Paris reports continued German bombardment in West Flanders with a lively duel on the Ypres to Iollers rail line and Babeliaerre to Pass Chendelle highway where infantry attacks failed. Vermelles remains in Allied control as do fronts from the Somme to the Argonne with several German infantry assaults repulsed in the Argonne. Artillery skirmishes occur in Lorraine and no notable action in Alsace.
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International
Paris
West Flanders
Belgium
Ypres
Iollers
Babeliaerre
Chendelle
Vermeles
Somme
Argonne
Gearman
la Grarie
Loraine
Alsace
French Attacks Repulsed in West Flanders Berlin Says
Berlin reports that French attacks in West Flanders have been repeatedly repulsed. The Western theater statement notes French assaults were stopped northwest of Altkirch in upper Alsace and that Russian attacks east of the Mazurian Lakes were repulsed with heavy losses.
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International News Service
Berlin
West Flanders
Altkireh
Upper
Alsace
Mazurian Lakes
Urge Law To Insure W N Gage Of Sickness
Jacksonville Florida December 4 Urging enactment of sickness insurance Surgeon Warren of the United States health service spoke to the American Health Association. He argued that healthy workers sustain productivity while partially disabled workers burden society and that small incomes cannot afford sickness coverage. A report showed typhoid fever higher in large cities than smaller ones.
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International News Service
Jacksonville
Fla
Warren
United States Health Service Today
American Health Association
Saat
Muscle Shoals project and Alabama river power potential
A speech before the Tennessee River Improvement Association argues for Muscle Shoals development and cheaper power to attract factories. It cites Alabama cotton value, vast coal fields like Warrior and Coosa Cahaba, Red Mountain iron resources near Birmingham, and compares U S river and canal investments to European efforts to justify large public works.
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Alabama
Eugene A. Smith
Warrior
Pennsylvania
Europe
Coosa
Cahaba
Red Mountain
Birmingham
Seine
France
Paris
Texas
Holland
Belgium
United States
Delinquents to be Fined Over Street Tax in New Decatur
Police will compile the city directory to identify about 200 residents who have not paid the street tax. Warrants issued, fines to be added to the original $2.50 tax, hearings will be held before Mayor Hardage, and several hundred dollars may be turned into the city treasury.
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New Decatur
Cobb
Hardage
Prize 15 Offered to North Alabama Citizens
A recruitment notice from Huntsville Mercury Banner invites North Alabama residents to submit a 25 to 35 word slogan promoting North Alabama. The best entry wins 10 dollars with additional prize money if condensed. Entries must reach the Enterprise Real Estate Company office within one week.
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North Alabama
Huntsville Mercury Banner
Decaturs
A. J. Murdock
Enterprise Real Estate Company
United States
North Alabma
North
Alabama
Soldier Wounded by Mexican Fire Near Naco
Naco Ariz Dec 4 Another United States soldier was wounded today by a Mexican bullet during clashes between Carranza and Villa forces on the line at Naco Sonora. John Miller of the Tenth cavalry was shot through the thigh.
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Naco, Ariz
United States
Carranza
Villa
Naco Sonora
John Miller
Tenth Cavalry
Centenarian in Carroll County Tennessee
McKenzie Tenn Dec 4 Uncle Green Smith, who recently celebrated his 109th birthday at his home in Holly Leaf Carroll County, has resided in West Tennessee for a century having come to the area from North Carolina at a young age. He recalls events from the early part of the nineteenth century with a tentative memory.
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Mr. Patten
J. W. Worthington
Rivers and Harbors
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Germany
L&w
Griffith
U. S
Philadelphia
Kaiser
WN Gage
Capt. Blackwell
Mogh
Muscle Shoals
Carroll County
Tennesa
Cicle” Green Smith
Oceanics
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