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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
6
A promotional line lists holiday items including cosmetics toys books perfumes and bath products available at OSLS with a rush sale. Mentioned are Nunnally candies Norris' Candies and cigars such as Gato Key Wester Havana Grand and Marconia with prices 5 10 and 15 cents.
James H. Trigg arrived at night with one of the largest cargoes ever brought to Decatur on the Tennessee River Navigation Go's boat. The cargo included sixteen hundred sacks of cotton seed, 1500 sacks of corn, 210 bales of staple cotton, several tons of merchandise, and a passenger list of sixty. The boat set off this morning for local points up the river and is slated to reach Chattanooga Sunday morning. Large assortment of Hawks Cat Glass at Nelson's. D 14-4
The notice lists T. A Owles and T. M. Jones of The Decaturs alongside H. A Lyne as committee members. Gov Henderson states bond issues will stabilize state finances and save money, reducing embarrassment and prestige loss by late obligations. The panel will work with county committees across the state to support the measure.
International News Service reports investigators from the Department of Justice concluded the December explosion damaging the liner Minnesota was accidental. The ship was crippled and remained in dangerous condition for days, according to a preliminary Washington dispatch.
A shipment of White Wyandotte chickens for breeding was received today from Hope Indiana by Hicks and Wade, Moulton Pike fat ciers.
Fragmentary text shows random characters and numbers about urban receipts and department mentions. Core readable element refers to Decatur Daily and Home News reading, with stray symbols and figures. No coherent event or claim emerges to summarize further.
The Supreme Court upheld a consolidation law abolishing law and equity courts and county courts in Morgan County. All cases move to circuit or probate courts after Jan 1, 1917, with appeals to the circuit court. May 1916 party primary names two circuit judges and a chief justice. county races heat up with probate judge, clerks, tax officials, and commissioners on the ballot.
The Supreme Court in Montgomery heard three Morgan County circuit court cases. Two were reversed and remanded and one was affirmed. S. L. Sherrill versus Merchants and Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank, Bennie Herring versus Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and Tom Strain versus June Irwin were the matters considered.
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Turk and German forces marching toward India via Baghdad and Persia. The claim notes troop movements and potential advance in the region.
International News Service dispatch from Christiana reports scant preparations to greet the Ford peace pilgrims aboard the liner Oscar. Local organizations declined formal participation, reflecting a belief that the pilgrims will accomplish nothing.
International News Service reports Austro German troops swept the Lim river valley and captured Bijlopolje Montenegro. The action yielded several hundred prisoners and indicated a shift in the campaign in the region.
Birmingham delegates met at the Chamber of Commerce to push the Jackson Highway from the Tennessee line to Mobile. Resolutions urged local officials to appoint chairmen in counties, organize a stock company to build a Tombigbee bridge, and mobilize volunteers for Good Roads Days August 14 and 15 1916.
Washington reports by December 1 the United States produced 1,891,140 tons of crushed cottonseed, down from 2,473,931 tons in 1914. The decline signals a substantial fall in cottonseed processing levels this year.
Dr F J Tyler will preach tonight on the Christian Soldier at Welloughby Presbyterian Church and Sunday afternoon at 2 30 on the Making of a Man At 4 p m he will also preach at the R R M C A A local ad suggests piano purchases from Cable Shelby Burtor Piano Co Peck Patterson building New Decatur 17 1
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