Decatur Council Urges Right-Side Driving and City Upgrades
Decatur council in regular session orders fire chief to paint about a dozen right-side driving signs on telephone poles. Police chief to enforce keeping to the right. Gamwell fire alarm system accepted with a $760 payment approved. Gravel ordered to repair streets including West Church Street near the concrete bridge. Fireworks ban to extend this Christmas. A five dollar reward offered for truth in alarms. Bank of Commerce license tax adjusted for ten months. City monitor reads Liaw.
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Decatur Council
J. 8. Acker
Whyte
Gamwell
West Church Street
Skeggs
Edwards
Bank of Commerce
Liaw
No More Funds for Prison Feeding Sparks Extra Session Call
Alabama faces exhaust of a 130000 appropriation for feeding county jail prisoners by January 1. Sheriffs would become state creditors after that date if no extra session is convened. Bills incurred in 1914 would drain the fund, forcing sheriffs to use own funds or bonds.
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Montgomery
Alabama
O’neal
Hutt Lumber Co Wins in Key Case Ruling
The jury finds in favor of Nettie Orr administrator for the estate in a dispute involving Hutt Lumber Co. The ruling marks a pivotal decision affecting the timber business and related parties.
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Hutt Lumber CO
Nettie Orr
Chicago Freight Terminal To Cost Over Ten Million Dollars
The new Chicago freight terminal of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway will cost more than $10,000,000. The site spans eleven city blocks and extends south from Twelfth Street between Canal and Clinton Streets to the river, with a western extension toward a street identified as Fifth.
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Chicago
Minneapolis, St
Fine Feathers to Bring Six Stars to Decatur
The Decatur stage hosts six major theatrical stars led by Rose Coglan Wilton Lakaye Max Figman Robert Edeson Lolita Robertson Lydia Dickson in the play Fine Feathers at the Masonic on Saturday January 10. The all star cast travels to about twenty southern cities underscoring Decatur’s rising cultural stature and community support. Local managers Cagle and Lipscomb secured the engagement, promising high quality performances long awaited by seasoned theatre goers.
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Rose Coglan
Wilton Lakaye
Max Figman
Robert Edeson
Lolita Robertson
Lydia Dickson
the Masonic
Twin Cities
New York
Boston
Messrs. Cagle and Lipscomb
Lakaye
Coglan
Figman
Test
Roosevelt Prepares for Brazilian Shooting Expedition
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Porto Murtinho aboard a Paraguayan gun boat and is greeted by a Brazilian commission. The party moves to Corumba and plans an early hunting trip with two sections exploring interior rivers for about a month, meeting at Madeira then proceeding to Manaos.
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Rio Jenioro
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Martinho
Corumba
Roosevelt
Madeira
Manaos
Tuberculosis Found In Twenty Percent Of Hogs
Madison Wis December 17 Twenty per cent of the average lot of hogs brought to slaughter are infected with tuberculosis according to a statement today by Dr Ravenel president of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin He examined Wisconsin and other states slaughterhouse conditions and presents findings in a detailed report He warns that the disease does not develop in all exposed hogs
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Madison
Wis
Mavenel
University of Wisconsin
Ravenel
Wisconsin
Hitt in a Shutdown for Xmas
The Hitt Lumber Company suspends milling for Christmas with Mill No 7 and Falkville mill idle. Mills No 8 and No 9 to shut down as crews rest, repairs planned and stockpiling logs continues. restart set after New Year with renewed activity.
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BH. H.itt Lumber Company
Alabama
Falkville
Huntsville Lumber Company
No. 9
H. H. Hitt Lumber Company
Private Detective Entangled in Law in Dothan
C. J. Taylor, said to be a private detective with Enterprise, came to Dothan and was jailed for drunkenness at a cafe on East Main Street. He was later arraigned before Commissioner Tutwiler on impersonating a revenue officer and attempting to collect license money at a hearing attended by about fifty Enterprise residents including two attorneys and the mayor.
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Dothan
Taylor
Enterprise
East Main Street
The
Revenue Service
9Vidence Comsmisinonte
Black Suspects Released In Decatur Public Safety Incident
Decatur police released three Black suspects after a Saturday night incident in Niggerville involving a clash over a public safety item. One Black person was seriously injured by a discharge in the back during the scuffle.
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Niggerville
Decatur
Widner Sues Hitt Lumber Over Derrick Injury
In Law and Equity Court A G Widner seeks 20009 damages from H H Hitt Lumber after a derrick collapsed injuring him in the summer. Defendants Harris Wert Lynne defend. Godbey Lond Hutson represent plaintiff. Jury may hear by afternoon as witnesses testify and a miniature derrick is used for demonstration.
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A. G. Widner
H H. Hitt Lumber Company
Law and Equity
Hitt Lumber Company
Widner
Hasper
Harris
Wert
Lynne
Godbey
Lond
Hutson
Priscilla at Masonic Tonight Promises Top Musical Event
The Choral Club presents Priscilla at the Masonic Theatre with Mrs. Roy Horton in the title role. The cast includes many city performers and local notable figures in capable hands, signaling a first class musical and dramatic evening.
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Masonic Theatre
Choral Club
Priscilla
Roy Horton
M.’es Standish
X. BE. Sanders
N Aicen
W. B
Dr. J G Dickinson to Leave Gadsden
Dr J G Dickinson longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gadsden will not fill the pulpit after January 1. At the annual meeting church officers were elected except for the pastor and his name was nominated but a majority voted for a change in pastors.
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Dadsden
J. G. Dickinson
First Baptist Church
Dickinson
Big Dividends in Happiness and Courage
A Woman's Home Companion essay notes that Americans focus on preparing for Christmas, uniting families across ages and classes in plans and goodwill. It argues such actions yield high dividends of happiness, courage, and faith, exceeding other efforts throughout the year.
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United States
Marriage License Issued for Blackwell and McAmes
Samuel Blackwell and Mrs. Marty L. McAmes were granted a marriage license, with Elmer B. Compton of Union Grove listed as the officiant or intermediary in the records.
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Samuel Blackwell
Marty L
Elmer. B. Compton
Union
Grove
School Drills Empty Decatur Public School in Four Minutes
Trustees G D Williamson and D A McShee conducted a surprise fire drill at the Decatur public school. Pupils evacuated in under four minutes as the plan tested readiness for a real blaze. Students praised for calm conduct. Also, Edward Bingham of New York City will perform tomorrow at the High School auditorium for the curtain fund, expected to draw a large crowd.
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G. D. Willamson
D. A. McS
Decatur Public School
Edward Bingham
New York City
America
Mr. Bingham
Indian Skeleton Unearthed Near Chattanooga
In Chattanooga on December 17 a skeleton of an Indian in a sitting pose was found beneath layers of white stone and burnt clay near the city. In its lap lay a coil of beads, a large shell pendant with carved characters, and a clay pipe bowl. Government archaeological reports call the find highly important, reflecting relics worn by famed chiefs from over two centuries ago. The site, nine miles east of Chattanooga, was once a stamping ground for Chickamauga Cherokee and other tribes. The relics will be kept by the municipal museum.
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Chattanooga
Ita
Tinker Battles Doorman in Chicago Tribune Office
Joe Tinker famed Chicago baseball star tried to enter the Tribune’s sports editor office and was forcibly blocked by a doorman. Tinker was struck multiple times and reportedly knocked unconscious with a broken nose. Editors assisted him at a nearby cafe after the incident.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Chicago Tribune
Tinker
Walsh
Tribune
The
New Largest Diamond Exhibited in Fifth Avenue Store
A 150 karat diamond, claimed flawless and superbly colored, is shown in a Fifth Avenue showcase. Valued over 300000 dollars, its price may be higher. Imported for the Christmas trade from South Africa, it draws many shoppers with suggested names such as Columbia, Liberty and America.
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New York
Kohinoor
Cullinan
Regent
Sun of the South
Fifth Avenue
Columbia
Liberty
America
South Africa
Santa Claus Letters Left In Columns At Ti AR iO Page
Readers are invited to send letters to Santa Claus. misprinted lines in a local column mention children and wish lists, with a call for responses and a festive community spirit.
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Santa Claus
Birmingham Police Dept to Be Investigated
Birmingham officials push for a formal probe of the police and detective departments after a commission meeting led by President George D. Ward. A resolution for an investigation is expected to be adopted Friday as the force undergoes scrutiny, with 15 extra patrolmen added for holiday service.
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George D. Ward
Troublesome Negro In Toils Of Law Again
Henry Anderson was arrested this morning by Policeman Cobb and jailed on a charge of forging his wife's name to an order for provisions at J. W. Pool's grocery in West Decatur. He has prior run ins with the law and was ordered out of the county by Sheriff McCulloch just last week.
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Henry Anderson
Cobb
J. W. Pool
West Decatur
Anderson
McCulloch
President Thomas Has Little Change to Live
Nashville December 17 John W Thomas Jr president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway remained in critical condition after a sudden worsening last night. Doctors reported no real improvement though a fragment of hope remained as his fate hung in the balance with the odds unclear.
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Thomas
Nashville
John—— W. Thomas, Jr
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Thomas Bes
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