Morgan County Executes Cotton Loan Plan Asks 6 Cent Advances
A Morgan county committee of bankers led by A. E. Jackson announces a new cotton loan scheme. Advances at about 6 cents per pound on 100 bale lots with 6 percent interest and 80 dollar per sale value, secured by insured warehouse receipts. Loans issued first come first served from a $135,000,000 fund, with strict verification of ownership, grade, storage, insurance, and lawful compliance.
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A. E. Jackson
Broadus
G. A. Moff
A. A. Hardage
New York
Jackson
Morgan Counaor
TWO KIDDIES GIVE XMAS SINGS TO BELGIUM RELIEF FUND
Charles Beauchamp and Alice Green aged four and five donate Christmas money to the Belgian relief fund in Decatur. D F Green will forward contributions Monday and asks local churches to collect for starving Belgians tomorrow and send funds to the Tennessee Valley Bank office.
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Charles Beauchamp
Tom Beauchamp
Alice Green
D. F. Green
Santa Claus
Green
Decature
Tennessee Valley Bank
Hoover Defends Belgian Relief Effort Amid Criticism
London reports Herbert Hoover chairman of the commission in a dress defends Belgian relief work against claims impartiality would shift burden to belligerents. He cites close harmony with the American and Belgian commissions, outlines $7 to $10.9 million delivered, and 32 ships helping until February 12 while denying German interference in food distribution.
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London
Psumission
Belgium
Herbert C. Hoover
Heather
Hoover
Commission
National Commission
Americas
Brand Whitlock
Field and Stinson tale of a bird killing skit miscredited
A narrator recalls Al Field and Wooster Stinson as local hunters in a staged skit. The cast performs a playful scene with two huntsmen and a dog, ending with praise for Field while noting credit misattribution to Stinson for the second bird.
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al. Field
Mr. Field
Wooster Stinson
Mr. Stinson
North
Alabama
Fields
Stinson
al G. Field
Wooster Stine
Tax rules tax alimony and judges under new policy
Washington demands alimony as taxable income under current law and overrides prior rulings. National policy states American wives who acquire foreign nationality lose exemptions. Salaries of federal judges appointed after the law apply to the tax, while retirement pay and mileage allocations are also taxable.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Osborn
United States
Frank Case Heads To January 22 Execution Date
Atlanta December 19 The Leo Frank case remains in court with January 22 set for his execution as habeas corpus proceedings continue. officials say more time is needed to complete the legal review.
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Atlanta
Leo Frank
Rheys
Grand jury frees Scruggs Chandler and Lamb in jail case
Morgan County grand jury reports no true bills on H. W. Chandler Nesbit Scruggs and A. L. Lamb also orders release for all three. The panel notes improved conditions at Cold Springs pool room and submits final report and 52 true bills. Foreman H A Vest signs.
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Scruggs, Chandler, Lamb
James Bodrey
Morgan County
Lamb
H. W. Chandler
Nesbit Scruggs
A. L. Lamb
Cold Springs Pool Room
H. A. Vest
Two Suspects Freed In Bodry Death Case Near Underpass
The release of Chandler and Scruggs from jail leaves the Bodry death unsolved. Bodry was shot on the Southern railroad tracks near the Underpass weeks ago with Chandler alleged as his last companion. Scruggs was arrested and accused as the shooter. Chandler testified at a preliminary hearing.
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Chandler
Scruggs
James Bodry
Southern
Bodry
Beef Prices Rise As Live Stock Inquiry Ends
Henry Williamson chief statistician at Washington said beef will sell at 50 cents a pound and shoes at 10 dollars a pair in four or five years after a five week livestock conditions survey. He spoke during a stop in Chicago on the way back to the capital.
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Chicago
Henry Williamson
Washington
Celebration on Bank Street Sparks Holiday Excitement
Bangs on Bank Street drew crowds as merchants and residents rushed to the doors thinking a shooting had begun. The noise proved to be celebrations by schoolboys marking the holidays with roaring torpedoes and playful booms.
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Bank Street
Bank
Daily Want Ad Recovers A Lost Collie
T C Royer posted a single day want ad in the Daily to locate a fine collie. A South Town resident reported the dog in possession and the dog was returned home shortly after the paper appeared.
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T. C. Royer
Pay Day Stimulates Collections by City
City Clerk Hartung handles tax receipts from employed citizens as L. and N. payments bolster the treasury until year’s start. Citizens urged to pay before January 1 to avoid extra costs from collection.
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Hartung
Proof Headers at Work in Daily Edition Contest
The Xmas edition of the Daily News ran a readers contest where 12 extra letters were added to words forming a hidden sentence. The sentence copy is secured in the Morgan County National Bank vault and will be opened soon.
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Yesterd
Morgan’. County National Bank
Daughter Testifies in Murder Trial of Son-in-Law Slayer
New York dispatch reports William Cleary on trial for killing his son in law Eugene New Man. All evidence for the defense has been submitted and the jury is expected to be charged today. The trial reached a peak when Mrs. Newman, daughter of the defendant, testified.
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Huntsman
Alfru-u-d
William Tell
Jessie Jamies
Geo. Hobbs
International News Service
New York
N. Y
William Cleary
Eugene New Man
Newman
Train wreck near Cartersville leaves two dead
Two killed and about 50 injured when Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis train No. 93 traveling southbound wrecked near Cartersville Georgia. Victims include Gus Manning engineer and W Bell fireman both from Atlanta. engine and express car plunged down a 75 foot embankment.
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International News Service
Cartersville
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Gus. Manning
Atlanta
W. Bell
No Balm for Joan On Supreme Court Ruling
Alabama Supreme Court overrulled Murphree vs Pipkin in a case to set aside a deed on debts of J. H. Dutton. Pipkin’s appeal failed and case returns for another trial. Other decisions include numerous appeals from Morgan and Lawrence counties with applications overruled.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Jere Murphree
J. W. Pipkin
Chancery Court
Murphree
J. H. Dutton
J W. Pipkin
Ameston County
Dutton
Pipkin
McCulloch
John Dalia
Lawrence County
Harvey Wrigh
Supreme Court
James A. Anders
Randolph Sandlin
Morgan Chancery Court
Jere Murphy
Huntsville Lumber Company
Morgan Circuit Court
American Oak Leather Company
A. L. Atwood
Jackson
Louisville and, Nashville Railroad Company
Minnie M.goodwin
Charles S. McCalley
James E. Penney
Nelson Returns From Good Roads Congress
George A. Nelson, a prominent Decatur citizen, returned from Chicago where he attended as Alabama delegate to the National Good Roads Congress. He said about 4,000 delegates were present and the event showed strong enthusiasm for improving the nation's highways.
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George A. Nelson
Decaturs
Chicago
Alabama
National Good Roads Congress
Five Months on County Road For Gray
Odell Gray was sentenced today by Judge Wert to five months and eight days on the county road after being arrested last night by Deputy Sheriff W Z Butler at the Decatur passenger station. He was charged with violating the prohibition law.
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Odell Gray
W. Z. Butler
Decatur
Judge Wert
Gray
Petition Denies Habeas Corpus for Leo M. Frank
Atlanta December 19 The petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by attorney for Leo M. Frank was denied today.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Terror of Ocean on Trail of Eng. King
London reports King George narrowly escaped a German torpedo while crossing the English Channel to the front. The vessel zigzagged at night with a destroyer and convoys, two torpedoes fired but the high seas hindered the attack. the assailant is believed to be the famed U boat.
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International News Service
London
Iaéta
George
Hsaster
English Channel
British Warships Bombard Middlekerke and Ostend Raids
British warships shelled Middlekerke on the North Sea causing heavy damage to German positions. Allied aerial scouts report a successful raid on Ostend with fresh German forces at the point and 42 centimeter guns emplaced there as Franco-Belgian forces push toward Lombar tryde.
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International News Service
Paris
Middlekerke
North Sea
Ostend
Russians Strengthen Lines in Poland Amid Fierce Duel
Petrograd reports heavy Russian reinforcements in Poland bolstering the front west of Warsaw. German assaults along a 36 mile arc from Kazanowski to Skierniewice faltered after losses, with contiued pressure at Teresin. Despite countermeasures and searchlight aided fighting, German gains appeared limited as 3,000 men were cut off and only 50 survivors escaped.
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International
Petrograd
Poland
Warsaw
Germiake Hay
Kazandolski
Skierniewice
Teresin
German mines claim two more vessels near Scarborough coast
On December 7 near Scarborough the coast saw two more mine losses as two mine sweepers were blown up and sunk while one vessel sustained damage seven miles north of Centicninae.
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International News Service
Scarborough
Dec
New Prince Installed as Egypt’s Sultan Under British Oversight
Cairo December 19 Prince His-San, uncle of the deposed Khedive, was formally installed as sultan of Egypt under a British protectorate. He pledged to accept the British invitation and to govern with responsibility and faithfulness, trusting in a great country once the war’s over.
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International News Service
Cairo
Egypt
His- San
Kpedive
Sultar
Mg Sdcred
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