Al G Fields Minstrel Show Brings Star Lineup to Dallas
Al G Field presents a new minstrel program at the Masonic Theatre on December 17 featuring Bert Swor, a Dallas native, and a top company of dancers singers and musicians praised for their novelty and scenic production in a night of music humor and entertainment.
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Dallas Dispatch
al. G. Field
America
Bert Swor
Bert
Dallas
al. G. Fields
Masonic Theatre
Notice of Mortgage Sale in Decatur Alabama
Notice U S mortgage sale under a 1906 deed by Thos E Pride to New Morgan County Building and Loan Association for 500 dollars. Property in Decatur Morgan County Alabama described as a one story frame dwelling with lot 194. Sale to highest bidder at Morgan County courthouse noon January 5 1915. Pride in default. Dated December 1914.
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New
Morgan County Building and Loan Association
Thos. E. Pride
Morgan County
Alabama
T. E. Pride
Decatur
Davis
McCartney
McCartney Street
Cain Street
Paralle
Davis Street
Court House
Thos W
Light French repulse German attacks in Meuse and Vonges
Official report from Bertin at 2 PM states light French attacks repulsed attempts on positions in the Meuse and Vonges regions. In Callias France a German wheeling party trying to reach Vankirk was driven back by Allied aerial guns at Niaport.
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International ‘News Service
Bertin
Meuse
Vonges
International News Service
Callias
France
Vankirk
Niaport
Austrian torpedo boats sunk in Adriatic mines
Rome reports two Austrian torpedo boats were sunk in the Adriatic by mines with all on board lost. The dispatch originates from Prieste touching on wartime naval losses.
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International News Service
Rome
Adrinetic
Prieste
French Advance in Alsace Seizes German Trenches
Paris officials report a steady French offensive on the right has moved their front in Alsace. In the Wavre region French forces captured a line of German trenches about 500 yards long and repelled two counterattacks.
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International News Service
Paris
Alsace
Wavre
Society Notes From Saturday Auction and Club Affairs
Miss Barry hosted a charming auction with three tables, prize given for highest score to Miss Alexander a bottle of toilet water, and lowest to Miss Margaret Penick a embroidered arkle. Various society ladies plan entertainments and visits around Decatur and Sheffield through the week.
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Miss Barry
Miss Alexander
Margaret Penick
Uniform wear marks changing wartime fashions since 1870
Correspondents note British soldiers raise wear and tear as campaigns demand tough gear. Von der Goltz cites 1870 winter bands of German troops marching barefoot and in wooden shoes. In Le Mans, January, Tenth corps wore civilian clothes and French red breeches. Boers in the South African war stripped the dead for boots, shaping a practical habit.
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von der Goltz
Manchester Guardian
le Mans
Pocket size stoves spark modern cooking wonder
The author recalls old cooking methods from fireplaces to stoves and contrasts with pocket sized disk stoves. They describe disks as three inch to larger round devices with an attached electric wire. By screwing the socket into a light fixture and turning on power, a compact stove is created.
Fire blast signals for town signals decoded
A historical note explains maritime or signaling code used in Decatur with long and short blasts indicating districts. Long blast marks Decatur while combinations of short blasts identify West South East and Central Town signals.
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New Decatur
West Town
South Town
East Town
Central Town
Decatur
First Baptist
Central Baptist
South Town Baptist
First Christian
First Methodist
Central Methodist
Ninth Street
First Presbyterian
West Side Presbyterian
Westminster Presbytan
Willoughby Presbyterian
St. John Episcopalian
Salvation Army
Jackson St
Snowy Morning Cuts Sunday School Attendance
The thick winding sheet of snow yesterday morning hindered a large Sunday school gathering, reducing attendance due to winter conditions at the latitude.
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Morgan Madison
Lawrence
Counties
Ala
Title Abstract Co., of
Sherman Street
Pine Street
12Th Avenue
West
Second Avenue
Lampkin Insurance & Realty Co
E. R. Guy
Lafayette St
Qommereih
E. C. Payne Lumber Co
New Décatur
J. A. Bunch
Sixth Avenue
Harry M. Woodruff
Wagner
Grant St
P. M. Terry
Henry Norton
Second Ave
Morgan County Building & Loan Association
J. W. Godbey
Decaturs
Cotaco Literary
J. T. Nelson
Church Street
Cotacd Literary Club
Jack Drake
Harriet Alexander
Card Club
Miss Almon
Woman's Literary Club
Mary Howwell
Wm. Boswell
A. G. Kay
Weedle Club
Dorothy Callavan
Priscillas
Nel Holland
Sheffield
A. B. Carriger
J. W. Thornton
Mott
Williams Mfg
Prone
Cleveland
Apts
Te Ewes
Fem
Vecatars
Thornton’s
Dillehay I Bros
4Th Ave
Just
Malone Coal & Grain
Kew Decatur, Alabama
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