Good Will Spirit Manifest at Church in Decatur
The Rev. W. N. Sholl at First Presbyterian Church preached on good will during Christmastide. Mrs. J. H. Calvin arranged white gifts for all worshippers. solos and choir pieces accompanied a sermon urging Christlike love and unity amid world tensions and social divisions.
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Sholl
First Presbyterian Church
John Wesley
W. N. Sholl
Decatur
J. H.calvin
Hattie Alexander
Janie Morrow
Helen Wallace
Jesus
Courts-ave Adjourned for Christmas Holidays
A lull grips the courts as the Law and Equity Court and grand jury adjourn for Christmas. Employees will work as usual except on Christmas Day. Sheriff McCulloch says prisoners will enjoy a turkey dinner on Christmas Day in the county jail.
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Court House
Law and Equity Court
Grand Jury
McCulloch
Ben Adhem and the Golden Heart Moral Sermon
The sermon proclaims that true love of God requires good will to men. It cites Ben Adhem and a poor Edinburgh child as examples, urging every word and act to be saturated with generosity and kindness, beyond mere wealth or sentiment.
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Balkan
Mexico
Abon
Aon
Ben Adhem
God
Edinburgh
Lassie
Old Bank Building Raided By Sheriff's Team
Sheriff McCulloch and Deputies Lile McCulloch Leonard McCulloch and Harvey Wright raided the Bank Street building this afternoon. They seized a two horse wagon load of booze found inside the vault. No arrests were made. The Mique dating from the state bank era was located. They planned to dynamite the vault but entered after the combination worked.
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Bank
Bank Street
McCulloch
Lile McCulloch
Leonard McCulloch
Harvey Wright
Lucky prize winners named at Deliic Theatre Saturday
Prize winners were announced at the Deliic Theater on Saturday night. The gentleman’s capital prize watch was donated by Stinson Brothers to Mr. H. N. Simpson. A ladies capital prize bracelet watch from J. W. Thornton went to Miss Bessi Transue. Other prizes included a five pound fruit cake from Pointer and Rauchenburg to G. W. Edwards, a Ladies Silk Lose from Walker and Woodward to P. Bowen, and a Brussels rug from Morgan Furniture Company to Miss Pansy Russell.
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Deliic
Gentleman’s Capital
Stinson Brothers
N. Simpson
J. W. Thornton
Bessi
Tran
Pointer and Rauchenburg
G. W. Edwards
Walker and Woodward
P. Bowen
Morgan Furniture Company
Pansy Russell
Good Will to Men Sermon Echoes Charity Vision
Passage exhorts readers to cast out ill will and embrace universal benevolence rooted in Christ. It quotes Dickens and an ideal of peace on earth. The speaker prays for magnetic good will in actions and relationships, urging living by mercy and humanity.
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Dickens
Oliver Twist
Negro Jumps Window Escapes With Sash and Glass
Four men were arraigned before Mayor Walcott after a raid on a dice game in the Negro section. Each fined $11.60 for gambling as officers recounted a dramatic escape in which one suspect leaped through a three by four foot window, taking pane and sash.
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Walcott
Bell, Cobb and
McGrew
Etter
Revered Decatur Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs. C. C. Harris wife of Colonel Harris dies at home after a nearly two year illness. She was active in the Methodist church and honorary president of the Ladies Missionary Society. Funeral held at First Methodist Church with a large crowd. Pallbearers listed. banks closed from 2 to 3 pm in her memory.
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Decaturs
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Missionary
Sofety
C. C. Harris
A. J. Harris
Mescimess
Lynne Harald Hildreth
Duke Echols
T. Wert
T. W. Wert
Pallbeare's
W. A. Bibb
W. W. Callahan
Marvin West
8. S. Broadus
T. S. Bowles
W. B. Shackelford
Lovie Troup
Commending New Decatur Public Works on Second Avenue
The Observer praises the High Court of General Conservation of New Decatur for prompt comfort improvements allowing crossing Second Avenue without mud. It urges extending paving to the car barn and improving the hog wallow near Grant Street toward the Y M C A Building, urging durable surfacing.
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New Decatur
Ala
High Court of General Conservation
City of
Second Avenue
Grant Street
St. Respectful
Shortest Day of 1913 Noted in Sunset Claim
A reader observed yesterday’s sunset as unusually early, noting that Sunday marked the shortest day of 1913. The message references daylight length and plans to adjust routines accordingly.
Military unit back pay arrives for Company E members
Captain Roy Horton announces that back pay has arrived and will be available to Company E members at the armory tonight for collection.
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Roy Horton
Wounds In Dance Hall Incident On West Church Street
An unknown Black woman was severely cut with a knife at a West Church Street dance hall Saturday night. Police have not identified or detained the assailant, and the victim’s condition is unclear as inquiries continue.
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Negro Dance Hall
West Church Street
Fire destroys three Negro cabins on Crawford's Row
A blaze yesterday around three pm destroyed three cabins owned by Mrs. B Crawford on Crawford's Row and damaged a fourth. The fire started in the third house from Fourth Avenue and spread toward the corner due to wind. Decatur fire crews answered the alarm and the Christian Church nearby narrowly escaped damage from flying embers.
Letter to Santa Claus from Nellie Lawhorn in Decatur
A December 22 1913 letter from eight year old Nellie Paudine Lawhorn of 313 West Pond Street Decatur Ala asks Santa for skates a doll and a pencil box. She mentions going to school and liking her teacher and asks Santa to remember the poor.
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Decatur
Ala
Dea
Santa Claus
Nellie Pauedine Lawhorn
West Pond Street
Four Black suspects Arrested in Vest and Money Theft
Two Black women and two Black men were arrested Saturday night and charged with robbing a Black man named Sykes. They allegedly stole a vest and four teen dollars. All have been released except one man, McDonald, who awaits trial. officers believe he is the principal thief.
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Sykes
McDonald
Little Millionaire at Masonic Saturday Night
Geo. M. Cohan, noted theatre genius, presents The Little Millionaire at the Masonic Theatre on Saturday. The production enjoyed a long run at Co han’s New York theatre and is highlighted as a top choice in local notice.
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Little Millionaire
Geo. M. Cohan
Masonic Theatre
Geo. M. Co's
New York
Governor Denies DA Whitman Special Deputy Appointment
Telegraphic dispatch notes New York District Attorney Whitman seeking a statewide graft probe denied by Governor Glynn as unwarranted by law. It also mentions a clash in Santiago between former President Roosevelt and Dr. Martinez over the Monroe doctrine and outlines Post Office plans to cut railway car service costs via terminal post offices and route separations.
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Whitman
New York
Glynn
Roosevelt
Martinez
United States
Santiago de Chile
Stewart
Post-Office Department
Mexican government orders arms from Tokio arsenal
The Tokio arsenal is producing arms for the Mexican government and expects early delivery. Rebels have warned Loyds insurance agency that ships carrying war munitions may be attacked.
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Tokio
Loyd’s Insurance Agency
Lawmakers Aim to Pass Currency Bill with $34 Million Request
An all day Sunday session of the house and senate continued work on the administration currency bill to smooth differences. The bill was predicted to be passed and signed today or tomorrow. Chairman Sparkman said Congress will pursue a liberal policy toward meritorious projects and the appropriation may reach 34 million dollars.
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House
Senate
Sparkman
the Rivers and Harbors Committee
Congress
Senators Agree Not to Urge Premier Board Appointments
Senators will not push the president to appoint anyone to the federal reserve board under the Caverncey Bill. Selections are to be made like cabinet ministers.
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Federal Reserve Board
Funeral of A. E. Cunningham Held in Nashville
The funeral for A. E. Cunningham editor of the Confederate Veteran was conducted in Nashville yesterday with Gen. Bennett H. Young reading the bivouac service as commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans.
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A. E. Cunningham
The
Confederate Veteran
Nashville
Bennett H. Young
United Confederate Veterans
Wilson weighs Hill for new currency post
President Wilson reportedly considers James J. Hill former Great Northern head and federal reserve board member for a position under the currency act. In Manitoba 200 passengers on a derailed Canadian Northern train escaped by crashing through coach windows as three cars burned.
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Wilson
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Federal Reserve Board
Canadian Northern
Loretto
Manitoba
Villa issues order to execute looters at Chihuahua
After six of his men were executed for looting, Gen. Villa in Chihuahua proclaimed that anyone molesting property of foreigners or Mexicans would be executed.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Special Judge voids election in Thirty-fifth district contest
Special Judge Layman declares the election void in the Thirty-fifth judicial district where J M Robertson contested the election of J F E Butler.
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Layman
Thirty-fifth
J. M. Robertson
J. F E. Butler
Outlook for Dull Cotton Week Amid Holidays
The cotton market foresees a quiet week due to the Christmas holidays and the absence of government reports, limiting price relief and trading activity.
Memorial Demands Panama Expel Colombians
A memorial presented to President Porras of Panama calls for the expulsion from the public of all Colombians.
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Porras
Panama
Grain throughput at Buffalo nears season record
The Buffalo port handled about 192 million bushels this season, approaching the port’s top figures. A fire at the Portamouth dockyard in England destroyed facilities, caused two deaths and over 1.25 million dollars in damage on late Saturday night. Incoming steamers report volcanic eruptions near the Hebrides with 500 people affected.
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Buffalo
Portamouth
England
Ilee Hebrides Group
George W. Gray and the Forward Settlement in Chicago
The item notes George W. Gray as founder of the Forward Settlement in Chicago and references his prominence in sociological work. The text also mentions unsettled weather forecast for the week.
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George W. Gray
Forward Settlement
Chicago
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