Commercial Club meeting motors Decatur growth momentum
Local business leaders in Decatur rally behind forming a Commercial Club or Board of Trade. J H Calvin, A B Lampkin, Foster H Pointer and Joseph B Babb urge every white man to attend the 7:30 pm gathering at the city hall to support a city building effort and civic organization.
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Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Decatur
J. H. Calvin
Bankeet
Decatur City- Hall
A. B. Lampkin
Foster H. Pointer
Commercia Club
Joseph B. Babb
Babb
City Hall
Archbold Joins Money Trust Probe as Process Server
John D. Archbold volunteered to inform William Rockefeller to appear before the Money Trust Investigating Committee or provide a deposition. The House sergeant at arms had failed to serve Rockefeller, and the committee welcomed Archbold’s help. The session with E. K. Sturgis, ex President of the New York Stock Exchange, continued with questions on Wall Street practices and short selling.
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Washington
John D. Archbold
Money Trust
William Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Archbold
E. K. Sturgis
New York Stock Exchange
Representative Untermeyer
Wall Street
Stugis
Extreme brutality to prisoners by police trial
At Volina trial Police Inspector Makarenko and three patrolmen were found guilty of brutal acts against an arrested peasant, including beating and confinement in an underground jail. They received lenient sentences while publisher M Gerbunoff and associate H Boulanger faced imprisonment for a separate case linked to Tolstoy’s followers.
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Bt. Petersburg
Makarenko
Volina
Bronth
M. Gerbunoff
H. Boulanger
Madame
Tolstoy
Acig
Birmingham Man Held in Kidnapping Case In Mobile
Birmingham resident Edgar Hooks, 35, was jailed in Mobile after a weeklong probe into the kidnapping of four year old Robert Dunbar of Opelousas Louisiana. Police say Hooks knows the child’s whereabouts, with a suspected accomplice in Macon Georgia.
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Mobile
Robert Dunbar
Opelousas
Burns
Edgar Hooks
Birmingam
Hooks
Ocean
Dunbar
Crenshaw
Macon
New Orleans
Pensacola
Louisville & Nashville
Here
Alabama River
Dixie
Candy Trust Under Government Probe
A civil anti trust suit was filed today by the Government against the alleged candy trust in Philadelphia. The charges allege that certain confectioners formed a combine to coerce manufacturers by selling directly to retailers, or jobbers, bypassing the rest of the group.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Maj Charles Bassett Removed as Assistant Postmaster
Maj Charles Bassett is removed from his post as assistant postmaster of the New Decatur post office effective December 15 for pernicious political activity. Miss Gladys Warner, daughter of Postmaster W A Warner, will succeed him. Bassett, appointed March 1910, is praised for his long service and local standing amid claims the action reflects politics rather than integrity.
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Gladys Warner
Maj
Chas. Bassett
New Decatur
W. A. Warner
Maj. Bassett
Bassett
Post Office Department
Decaturs
Red Cross Seals Offered For Sale In Decaturs
C T Happer district traffic chief of Southern Bell in Decaturs takes charge of Red Cross Christmas Seals sale in local stores. He plans to enlist women to sell the seals at prominent Decatur locations to support tuberculosis relief and public education funded by the drive.
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C.T. Happer
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Decaturs
Happer
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Red Cross
More Delays In Peace Conference
Turkish envoys fail to arrive for the peace conference delaying talks set for today. Officials confirmed the session will start later as delegates await the missing representatives.
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United Press
London
Greeks and Turks Engage in Terrific Battle at Sea
A dispatch reports a fierce battle between Greek and Turkish forces on the Aegean Sea amid delays at the Tulip Balkan peace talks. Turkish envoys reportedly refuse to negotiate without Greece signing the armistice or accepting separate terms.
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Eagan Sea
Berlin
Constantinople
Toudon
Greece
Asree Lo
Turkey
Bloody Friday Executions in Oregon Lead to Commutations
Salem Oregon December 13 four murderers condemned by Governor West were hanged in a mass execution that followed petitions to commute sentences to life. The men Mike Morgan Frank Garrison Noble Fandler and E Roberts faced the gallows for murder, two of them for a double killing. Governor West an opponent of capital punishment refused clemency though one sentence was commuted to life prior to the hangings.
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Salem
Oregon
Atlis
West
Garrison
Faulder
Morgan
Roberts
Prolonged 24 Hour Anti Hanging Talk in San Francisco
Socialists and opponents of capital punishment began a 24 hour protest in San Francisco against the Oregon quadruple hanging. Speakers harangued from an automobile at Market Street and Grant Avenue from 6 PM to midnight, with relays continuing through the day toward a 6 PM finish.
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San Francisco
United Press
Oregon
Market Street
Grant Avenue
Switzerland Seizes Alleged Spies After Mountain Crossing
Milan dispatch reports Swiss authorities arrested four members of the Milan Alpine club after they separated from companions while descending Mount Clovedale. The group was detained at the border on suspicion of Italian military spying as the incident unfolded, reflecting a broader European fear of espionage.
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United Press
Milan
Italy
Switzerland
Milan Alpine Lub
Mount Clovedale
Decatur Council Petitioned to Pass Curfew Law
A petition is circulated in Decatur urging the city council to pass a curfew ordinance. Residents and youth advocates call for clear hours for minors and routine enforcement.
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NEW Decatur Council
Compulsory Education Meeting Pushes Curfew Plan
Parents at Willoughby Presbyterian vote in favor of a curfew to keep children off streets and urge aldermen to pass the measure. Schools trustees are asked to install a louder bell on the Southside to cover broader streets. Meeting pledges support for education and stricter measures.
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Willoughby Presbyterian
Newtur
Catur
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Money Trust’’ Probers
Robsian
Pppolicemen
Birmingham
Robert Hooks
Candy Trust
Charles Bassett
C. T. Happer
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
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