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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
1
Adam J. Boehler barricaded in a downtown room fatally slashed his wife after she filed for divorce. A police battle left Officer Wooten wounded, drug clerk Spalding Parsons shot, and Boehler killed by Detective Smiddey after a roof entry.
Columbus Georgia widow Liz A. Elliott, 45, died at home from apoplexy triggered by the shock of learning her daughter eloped and wed. The couple married Tuesday evening. Elliott collapsed later that night and did not regain consciousness. Physicians cite the stroke as caused by the shock.
Morgan county land owners and citizens are invited to a January 9 meeting in Hartselle to form a County Farm Improvement Bureau. The goal is to promote agricultural development and Morgan county aims to match a $1,000 grant from the Grain Exchange of the Northwest for local farming advancement. State Agent Moss and other leaders will attend.
Hunters license for 1913 will be on sale at the Probate Judge's office Thursday December 26. County Game Warden Robinson has received special instructions to see that every huntsman in the area is provided with a license.
Crowds flock to Crawford Clothing Company as it offers large stock and Christmas gift suitable bargains in a sweeping closing out sale. The store highlights excellent values attracting eager buyers.
Washington reports a Washington Post front page rumor that William Jennings Bryan would join Wilson's cabinet as secretary of state and that Champ Clark's ally could be offered the Treasury. Many congressmen doubt Underwood would quit the House despite pressure to join a tariff reform era.
President elect Woodrow Wilson set to arrive in Staunton Virginia at 7 40 p m Friday December 27 to celebrate his 56th birthday in his birthplace. City plans gala decor bonfires glow garlands and 16 foot columns with electric globes. about 30000 visitors anticipated. Governor Mann and Mrs Mann expected among guests.
President Taft has reportedly accepted a Professorship of Law at Yale and will likely take the chair next spring. He may lecture at other law schools or on public platforms and will not be tied to Yale alone. He abandons any plan to resume private practice, citing access restrictions before the Supreme Court and his prior federal appointments.
President Taft told Congress in concrete form his New York Lotus Club ideas for cabinet representation in Congress. The third message this session highlights the post office labor agriculture and interior departments and states the trust question is gradually solving itself with firm enforcement of the Sherman Act to restore business stability.
During the regular weekly drill the Alabama National Guard’s Company E will award a ten dollar prize to the squad with the best kept squad room and equipment over the past six months. Initiated last summer the contest has monthly inspections and judges face a difficult task to choose the winner.
In the Crow & Crow v. T. J. Newsom matter, the Law and Equity Court this morning granted a non suit. The action was dismissed without trial.
Ike Mixon formerly ran a Decatur soft drink business and now serves as a Cullman county deputy sheriff. He is cited to appear before the Morgan County Law and Equity Court on Saturday to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for allegedly using his former business place for soft drink purposes. Papers for service were sent to Cullman yesterday.
Atlanta police describe finding a hidden storehouse of contraband liquor in a West End stable. They opened a wall compartment with a secret spring revealing 1000 pints of whiskey and a cache of absinthe as investigators pursue a suspected network of such hides around the city.
In Reno Nevada on December 19 a Toledo real estate man Oliver W Holmes offered his wife Alwilda May Holmes 6000 dollars a year as part of a divorce settlement. She testified to quarrels over alleged attentions to other women and says he left her in October 1911. Judge Breen sought reconciliation by telegram but it failed. Mrs Holmes plans to remarry soon but kept her next husband unnamed.
City ordinance bans fireworks in fire limits around Union Station and near homes or businesses without owner consent. Violators will be arrested. Mayor Skegegs urges a sane Christmas and warns that drunken or disorderly street conduct will not be tolerated. Boys with 22 caliber pistols will be treated as adults for enforcement.
Adelaide Thurston returns to the Masonic on Thursday December 26 in The Love Affair a new comedy that critics praise as a superior vehicle for her wit and charm Miss Thurston stars with Frederick Paulding who wrote the play and has guided the production with her for several seasons the city awaits her appearance with enthusiasm
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the indictment against Joe Wilder remains valid though Geo. D. Williamson was claimed not to be a grand jury member. Judge West had deemed Williamson a de facto member, and about 60 indictments signed by him are now considered legal.
Nashville December 19 Arrangements are complete for an all star game at Dallas Texas on New Year's Day. A Southern group of long time gridiron stars will face a Texas group from Texas A and M Texas Christian University and other Long Horn squads. The Birmingham to Dallas trip begins December 27 with a list of players from Vanderbilt Mississippi Sewanee Auburn and other schools.
Shoppers enjoy a wide variety and low prices as local merchants meet demand with quality goods. Buyers note townspeople have access to selections rivaling larger cities, reflecting merit and competitive pricing.
Middling prices listed at 127 to 128, strict middling at 131 to 132, good middling around 131.8, with the market described as firm. The notes indicate steady demand and stable values for the current session.
Benjamin W. Brumby dubbed by a Pinkerton detective as the greatest free hand forger was arrested in Montgomery on charges from Atlanta and Birmingham. He allegedly forged checks for thousands of dollars and operated under several aliases. Police detained him in a pool room. Pinkerton agents aided the arrest and an Atlanta officer was to arrive with requisition papers. His wife rooming at a hotel.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that remarriages within one year after a divorce are invalid, even if performed out of state. Couples must remarry to recognize the union legally, and estates and children face uncertain legal standing until the one year period elapses.
J Pierpont Morgan testifies before the Pujo investigating committee at 10 30 am about Morgan Bank deposits totalling around 100 million dollars revealing how shares were allotted in his firm and the reorganizations of Northern and Southern railroads He declines to state his personal stake in National City Bank.
New York Dec 19 Chairman Mel Combs announced Eldridge H. Jordan of Washington DC as chairman of the committee on arrangement for the inauguration of President elect Wilson.
Due to a lack of quorum the Decatur City Council meeting was postponed again and rescheduled for Friday night. Key items include the license schedule for the coming year and other important matters slated for discussion.
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