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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
2
A notice from New Decatur Alabama outlines subscription rates and delivery assurances. An editorial on Edward B. Crane's appointment as Independence Hall superintendent proposes moving control of the Liberty Bell to a non salaried citizen commission amid graft findings and inflated sales of medals and relics sourced from the hall.
The Roebling works completed wire ropes for twenty eight elevators in the Woodworth building New York. If laid end to end the ropes would stretch over thirty four miles from the Battery to Sing Sing, illustrating the scale of the elevator system.
James Williamson, a camp cook, escaped a huge escaped bear by spitting tobacco juice into the animal’s eyes. He was unarmed and running back to camp after missing his car when the bear suddenly embraced him. The quick action saved him from being mauled.
Louisville Gazette reports the acquittal of John Beal Snee in Fort Worth after he shot an unarmed man in a hotel lobby. Defense claimed self defense and alleged the victim was part of a robbery plot, provoking nationwide debate over justice and lawlessness.
A Texas man named Sneed faces moral and legal questions after alleged killings tied to alleged infidelity. The piece argues unwritten law can punish "unpardoned crime" but condemns violence and defends civilized standards, noting jurors may share primitive views.
Washington December 5 The contest single financial transaction in the history of the United States was consummated at the treasury department when Carmi A Thompson the new treasurer of the United States gave Lee McClung his predecessor a receipt for 1 519 285 908 572 3 representing the money and securities in the personal custody of the treasurer on November 27 when McClung retired The amount includes 156 728 000 silver dollars 2 196 000 in gold coin 2878 885 000 in paper currency in reserve 887 647 000 in bonds and securities and 22 819 000 in national bank notes in process of redemption
In Anniston on December 5 A A Strickland a cotton mill worker is jailed after being charged with taking 310 from J H Cunningham foreman at Adelaide mill. His mother, ill in Selma, asks for his help as Strickland denies the theft. He says the company already advanced him 1000 to cover debts and injuries.
Dr Gunter presides as Morgan County Medical Society adopts minutes and elects officers for the year. New slate includes Dr John Shelton as president Dr A M White vice president Dr W re Bailey secretary treasurer and Dr J L Gunter county health officer among numerous city and county health posts across Decatur Hartselle Falkville Danville and Trinity with the jail physician and county poor house physician also named.
A morning fire at 426 Oak Street, a tenement occupied by several families, started in a disused store room. The Decatur Fire Department extinguished it quickly with no damage reported. Cause believed due to children playing and dropping lit matches on the floor.
Robert Owens alias Niver L Osborne, a cotton mill expert, was found guilty of bigamy in the Law and Equity Court. He had married three women, with the first two wives identifying him as their husband. The investigation traced his movements from Greenville, South Carolina to Huntsville and other cities as he assumed different names.
Notice to non residents in Decatur County Alabama attachment issued against J A Coursey. Property levied includes four boxes of household goods one sofa two bundles of bedding one organ one sewing machine marked J F Carrick Tragg City Tenn. Publication required weekly for three weeks before December 27 1912.
Christmas items including toys and china advertised at Crow and Crow's store. Limited details show a seasonal sale likely aimed at holiday shoppers.
The notice details a writ issued by Justice of the Peace I N Buttler against F S Jones for a debt to J S Pepper amounting to 100 dollars. It orders the attachment of goods valued to cover costs, with execution to be shown at the November 26 1912 proceeding. The record lists attached household items and a milch cow. Also an unrelated land sale offer in Lawrence County near Trinity and along Decatur Courtland road with multiple land parcels described and terms to be arranged.
An advertisement touts Zemo for stopping scalp itch dandruff and eczema with a clear liquid that absorbs quickly without washing hands. It cites a $1 bottle price and a 25 cent trial bottle available at Dillehay Bros. Drug Store, claiming fast relief and universal skin aid from EB W. Rose Medicine Co. of St. Louis Missouri.
A Decatur Alabama druggist endorses D.D.D. as a cure for eczema, arguing old blood curative theories are wrong. The ad claims salves fail to reach deep skin germs and urges customers to try D.D.D. rather than high profit alternatives.
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Harriet Warren Goelet of New York died at her Paris residence after a long illness. Born Harriet Warren, she married Robert Goelet in 1879 and had two children Beatrice and Robert Walther Goelet. The couple lived largely abroad. Robert Goelet died aboard the Nashama in Naples harbor on April 27, 1899.
Laundry service advertises pick up and delivery at 248 and 25 Moulton Street with free prompt work. Branch office listed in Decatur and contact numbers provided for home and branch services.
A Des Moines man sought relief for shoulder rheumatism after hard-pressing pain. A friend urged Hot Springs but expenses exceeded 150 dollars. He used Chamberlain s Liniment and recovered in three days after the fret application Seton he was well.
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a dandruff cure that soothes the scalp without odor or residue. It claims rapid pore penetration for healthier hair, with pricing and a trial offer of 25 cents at Dillekay Bros Drug Store, supported by HB W Rose Medicine Co in St Louis.
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