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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
2
Citizens write to Santa Claus asking for a home rule present for Birmingham. The note frames local government autonomy as a holiday wish and reflects civic impatience awaiting election outcomes.
In a Christmas appeal Birmingham asks Alabama to approve a local tax raise up to five mills within Greater Birmingham. The move would let the city fund schools fire police and libraries without statewide tax impact, while debt is already under control and salaries trimmed.
International News Service reports a week long artillery duel in West Flanders between German and Belgian guns. The front near the North Sea to Armentieres shakes with heavy bombardment as tens of thousands of shells fly, following a Kaiser directive for another drive toward Calais and massive German forces at Ypres.
The Hague dispatch says the aged emperor has urged Foreign Minister Burian to grant American demands, preventing a break in diplomatic ties between Austria and the United States. A neutral diplomat relayed the message, noting Vienna acts to sustain relations with Washington.
Press Bulletin No. 81 from the Alabama Experiment Station Auburn describes seventeen corn varieties tested on upland sandy loam plots planted April 7. Data include fertilizer rates and yields, noting Mosby and Hastings as top performers and Henry Grady No 904 among the notable varieties. The station lists seed sources but cannot supply seed.
The Alabama Experiment Station announces available publications for farmers including Bul. 148 raising lambs in Alabama Bul. 151 wintering steers in Alabama Bul. 152 self boiled lime sulfur and its use Bul. 160 local fertilizer experiments with cotton in 1911 Alabama Bul. 161 lime for Alabama soils Bul. 169 170 local fertilizer experiments with cotton in 1912 Bul. 173 oats experiments on culture varieties and fertilization Bul. 174 175 local fertilizer experiments with cotton and corn in various regions Bul. 181 182 local fertilizer experiments with corn in South and North Alabama 1911 12 13 14 Bul. 183 Irish potatoes Bul. 184 local fertilizer experiments with sweet potatoes Bul. 185 dipping vat for hogs and hog management Bul. 186 grass worm Circ. 10 15 18 pest notes Press Bul. 30 31 66 67 73 74 75 76 notes
The Decaturs will see many shops closed on Christmas with post offices and express offices opening briefly in the morning. Drug stores and doctors stay open. police expect quiet week with only gaming arrests and a $25 takings. Mayor Hardage may deploy extra police. Prohibition on fireworks persists. probate office to issue marriage licenses briefly. Governor Henderson to issue no Christmas paroles.
A lengthy OCR fragment lists numerous hotel names and guest surnames across Alabama Tennessee Illinois Georgia Arkansas Mississippi and Chicago. Names include Rotel Jones Walton Covington Thomas Short Skinner Reynolds Childers Tidwell Smith Blair Tucker Moseley Neely Baker James Williams Fowler Malone Kemp Neely Jemi von among others.
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