White man accused in shooting case nabbed after search
A telephone message to Sheriff McCulloch said a man named Williams, a white suspect, was captured this morning in Decatur County in the shooting of Maurice Crowder son of a planter. Crowder was reportedly shot at a black meeting but not seriously wounded. Deputies Wright and Butler hunted the suspect most of yesterday and overnight. he was not located and may be transferred to the prison today.
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McCulloch
Valhemosa
Williams
Maurice Crowder
Crowder
Wright
Butler
Sims
Decaturs
President Thomas Dies in Nashville at 57
John W. Thomas, aged 57, president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, died at his Nashville home at 2 this morning after a three week illness from pneumonia. A Tennessee native, he entered railroading early, rose to president in 1906, and was noted as an authority on railroad appliances, including inventing the pneumatic switch signal system.
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Nashville, Tenn
John W. Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Foster H Pointer Grocer Holiday Food Selections
Advertises Foster H Pointer the grocer with holiday food suggestions to perfect table appointments. Promotes premium groceries and trusted quality for housewives in the De caturs area.
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Foster H. Pointer
Decaturs
Death of Cardinal Rampolla Shocks Pope Pius X
Rome December 18 Cardinal Rampolla former papal secretary of state died. Pope Pius X learned the news this morning after Cardinal Merry del Val and Monsignor Bressan broke the sad tidings. The Pope praised Rampolla as one of the greatest churchmen calling his retirement from state affairs a loss to all. He had met Rampolla just days earlier and discussed religious understanding with Silas McBee and spouse from New York.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Pius X
Merry del Val
Giovanni Bressan
Rampolla
Bellame
Silas McBee
New York
Grand Jury Report Expected From Morgan County Panel
The Morgan County grand jury, in session this week, is expected to report to Judge Wert tomorrow after completing its term.
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Grand Jury
Morgan County Grand Jury
Sylacauga Man Killed by Train Near Huntsville
A. G. Hicks of Sylacauga Alabama was struck by a Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis train Tuesday afternoon and died at 11 P.M. at City Hospital. He sat on the track near Burrells switch and was hit by the engine cow-catcher. Hicks, about 33, was believed to have been walking from center town to rest and apparently fell asleep.
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Chattanooga and
St. Louis
The
City
Hos
Big Hit At Savannah Wires Southern Manager
Telegram from Savannah reports a big hit at the Masonic Theatre featuring Creatore and Lamberto Grand Opera Sextette with encores after every number. Manager H. B. Cagle praised the performance and promised money back guarantees is possible. W. B. Seeskind, Savannah Theatre manager, approved the show.
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Savanna Wires Southern
Masonic Theatre
Creatore and
Lamberto Grand Opera
Parcel Post Rates Cut To Five Cents First Pound
Postmaster McMillan announces parcel post rates for the first 150 miles at five cents per pound and one cent for each additional pound. Compared with express, this is about 60 percent cheaper for short weights and 25 percent less for longer distances. Beginning tomorrow a horse drawn delivery vehicle will handle parcel post packages to speed delivery.
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McMillan
Postal Department
Washington
Lower car steps for Chicago women
The Chicago Railway begins lowering car steps after women demanded easier access. The first installment of lower step cars is in operation with promises to retrofit older cars.
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Chicago
Chicago Railway
Decatur High School Fire Drill Demonstrates Quick Exit
Decatur High School reports a fire drill completion in fifty seconds with 400 pupils evacuated safely from two floors. The school claims such rapid evacuation proves strong safety in case of fire and notes a fundraising performance by Edward Bingham tonight in the high school auditorium.
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Decatur High School
Edward Bingham
Letters to Santa Claus from Alice and Aileen Thomas
Twin sisters of 1376 Sixth Avenue South beg Santa for two dolls and two doll buggies and promise good behavior. Arthur Gray of New Decatur Alabama asks for a suit, cap, tie, fruit and candy and to remember his little siblings. Suh Rives Browne pleads for a doll trunk books a sewing machine a tea set a piano a rocking horse and a fire wagon for Christmas Eve in West Tennessee.
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Sixth Avenue
South
Santa Claus
Arthur Gray
Little Brother
West Tennessee
Suh Rives Browne
Santa letter requests from Emma and Lizzie in Decatur
Two handwritten Christmas letters from Decatur dated December 16 1913 ask Santa Claus for toys and treats. Emma Low Sandusky lists a piano dishes a large doll a doll buggy a trunk and fruits candy for herself and James while Lizzie Nolie Carter asks for a grey doll buggy doll bed rain coat rubbers candies apples oranges and gifts for her sister and brothers.
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Decatur
Ala
Santa Claus
Lizzie Nolie Carter
East Pond Street
Santa Claus Letter From Decatur Child Miss Carter
A 1913 Decatur Christmas note from Mary Ruth Carter requests dolls a doll buggy bed raincoat rubbers apples candies oranges for her sister and two brothers, signing goodbye to Santa. The brief missive gives address 126 Hast Pond Street and reflects early 20th century holiday sentiment.
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Decatur
Ala
Santa Claus
Mary Ruth Carter
Pond Street
Local Man Detained Over Firearm Parade Items
In Decatur Alabama on December 17 1913 a man described as Pitec or similar was found with a cowboy suit an air rifle an automatic pistol and four packages of firecrackers. The note lists address 1113 Third Avenue South and references continued details on the second page.
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Pitec
Plague Imagery Warns Alabama Cities In Mock Reports
A hypothetical series of monthly disease reports from Washington imagines Alabama cities like Athens Sheffield and Anniston perishing from tuberculosis. The piece uses sensational headlines and front-page cartoons to illustrate the nation's alarm at a southern white plague.
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United States
Alabama
Department of Health
Washington
Athens
Sheffield
Alabamas City
Attalla
South
Eufaula
Talladefga
Gadsden
Anniston
Congress
Alademme
Selmag
Selma
Fire in Niggerville Blocks Cars and Damages Home
A blaze swept through the Niggerville block last night at about seven. Affected a house occupied by the Goff family, nearly destroying it. Firemen, aided by heavy rain, saved adjoining properties as lines blocked the streetcar track and the system was disrupted for over an hour.
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Goff
Anxiety to Send Message Ends Badly in Milwaukee
Timothy Crouse of Milwaukee faces loss of both feet after attempting to send a telegram from a train station in Alton. He jumped from the moving train to reach the station, caught a handrail as the vestibule closed, and his feet were dragged under the wheels. He is in St. Joseph hospital.
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Alton
Timothy Crouse
Milwaukee
St. Joseph Hospital
Crouse
Twenty One Less White Insane Than Last Year
Montgomery reports show Alabama Insane Hospital year ending Sept 20 records 1399 white patients and 794 colored patients. Dr J T Searcy notes 21 fewer white patients than in 1912 and 527 total admissions, 36 below last year.
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Montgomery
Alabama Insane Hospital
J. T. Searcy
Police Crack Down On Sidewalk Bicycle Riders
The New Decatur police moved to halt riding bicycles on sidewalks after arresting two violators this morning and convicting them in police court. Each rider was fined $2.60.
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New Decatur
Law and Equity Court Dismissed for the Week
The Law and Equity Court has adjourned for the week and will reconvene on Monday.
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The
Law and Equity Court
Permit bill aims to authorize bridge across San Francisco Bay
Washington reports a bill introduced by Senator Works would allow Allan C. Rush to construct a bridge from the Presidio to the Oakland Berkeley channel. The measure would permit Rush to sell one third of the bridge to buyers on the bay’s opposite shore and transfer another third to cities across the water.
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Francisco Bay
Washington
San Francisco Bay
Presidio
Oakland--or- Berkeley Channel
Allan C. Rush
Senator Works
Rush
Postmaster General Burleson backs government control of telegraph lines
Burleson urges government ownership of telephone and telegraph wires and says the postal service is self supporting. He argues the post office should control all means of communication of intelligence and notes the first telegraph line was run by the postal service before private control.
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Burleson
Washington
Post Office Department
Congress
Longest rugby journey brings NSW official to Califor nia Stanford clash
William W Hill secretary of the Rugby Union of New South Wales made a historic 15 912 mile trip to referee the annual California Stanford rugby match. His journey from Sydney to Palo Alto required crossing the Pacific twice and was financed by student bodies of both universities who also covered his wife’s expenses.
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San Francisco
William W. Hill
Rugby Union of New South Wales
California
Stanford
Hill
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Sydney
Palo Alto
Cal
Judge Fines Motorist For Light Near Dazzling Level
New York December 18 motorists face fines for bright lights. Clifford Schanfele paid 10 dollars under a law banning headlights so bright as to dazzle traffic. A magistrate tested lamps by driving past to judge glare and ruled, in another corner test, timing by stopwatch is unreliable for speed enforcement.
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New York
Clifford Schanfele
Schanfele
Hitt Lumber Co Wins Damages Suit in Court
The John Walton suit against H. H. Hitt Lumber Co. was decided in the Law and Equity Court yesterday in favor of the defendant. Walton sought damages for injuries after a derrick fell in the company yard.
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John Walton
H. H. Hitt Lumber Company
Law Nd Equity
Walton
Derrick
Missed His Man in Somerville Hunt by Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Leonard McCulloch led a late night pursuit in Somerville seeking a man indicted by the recent grand jury, but the target was not captured. The search continued as authorities pursued the case.
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Leonard McCulloch
Somerville
Commissary Manager at Canal In Trouble
Washington reports charges of irregular dealings involving John Burke Panama Canal commissary manager. The government investigates possible contractor commissions and conflicts of interest. No government loss yet found. six charges stem from Charles R. Walker former Burke subordinate.
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CANAL
Washington
John Burke
Panama Canal
War Department
Burke
Charles R. Walker
Donovan Challenges Hobson to 10 Debates Over Christmas
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Jeremiah Donovan of Connecticut challenges Congressman Hobson of Alabama to a joint debate during Christmas holidays in Alabama. The proposed subject is whether absence from Congress by a healthy representative is honest and justifiable, with Hobson to take the affirmative. Donovan details his past life and accuses Hobson of new charges.
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Washington
Jeremiah Donovan
Congress
Hobson
Donovan
Alabama
Captain Rowden Resigns Position With Hitt Go
Captain W. T. Rowden, long prominent on the Tennessee river, resigns from H. H. Hitt Lumber Co. He may move to Chattanooga or Paducah to take a boat post there and likely command a through run between Chattanooga and Paducah.
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Rowden
W. T. Rowden
Tennessee River
H. H. Hitt Lumber Company
Chattanooga
Paducah
Chattansooga
Paduch
Gordon Lang to Speak at Local Y M C A on Sunday
Reverend Gordon Lang will deliver an address at the Y M C A next Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock on the topic Belonging to the Kingdom and Belonging to the Church. Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
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Gordon Lang
Heating system installed at Atherstall
The Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Company has been at work for several weeks installing a hot water heating system at Atherstall. The project involves laying pipes, fittings, and a boiler to provide central heating for the premises.
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Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Company
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Negro
Valhermosa
Thomas
Nashville
Chattanooga & ST. Louis
Pope Pius
Sylagauga
Huntsville
A. G. Hicks
Sylacauga, Ala
Pital
Hicks
Burrell
Savannah, Ga
H. B. Cagle
W. B. Seeskind
Savannnah Theatre
Pargel Post
Decatur Hig
Bingham
Curtain Fund
Santa
Alice & Aileen Thomas
New Decatur, Ala
James
Mildred
Emma Low Sandusky
Sixth Ave
Con
Sr Thurman M’oain
Third Avenue
Nigberville
San
William W Hill
Hitt Lumber CO
U.S
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