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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
1
Judge Wert orders Decatur soft drink stands to remove bar fixtures within 24 hours. Carpenters dismantle counters and store fixtures, a brewing company arranging temporary storage on Church Street while awaiting removal from town. Decatur becomes notably dry as old patrons adjust to the change.
A wireless from the battleship Arkansas reports President Taft and party are well and en route to Key West on December 27. The travel notes confirm the president’s health and travel plans aboard the ship.
Vienna estimates show a full mobilization costing Austria-Hungary about 1.60 per man daily for 2.5 million troops with a total exceeding 94 million dollars per day and about 120 million a month, excluding naval operations, far above earlier Franco-German costs.
Will Burt night engineer at the electric light plant sustained burns to his face and arms and temporary eye blindness after a dynamo switch last night. He was slightly late in the switch causing a short circuit. He left for home this morning and expects no serious effects from the burns.
Militant suffragists tampered with railway wire signals in London as guards patrol rail lines amid fear of further disruption. Several tampering incidents were found but no injuries or damage reported. officials worry this marks a dangerous new phase and potential risk to life and property.
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports the jury has been out since yesterday afternoon and a verdict is not expected before tonight or tomorrow. Forty defendants face individual charges. some may disagree, but a full verdict on all is unlikely tonight. Court and federal officers prepared for trouble if the outcome is unfavorable.
Berlin reports that Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz Pasha allegedly outlined in Turkish defense plans that a besieging army would need three months to take Kirkkilise, which Bulgarians captured in three days. Dr Franz Lipii claims to hold the plan and says Italy’s Giuliano sought to stop Goltz Pasha from writing on Turks.
Muskogee county Sheriff William R. Robinson and municipal court judge Ed I Williams resigned amid a special grand jury probe. The report indicted 64 officials or associates, cited liquor, gambling, and failure to enforce warrants, and led to a county officials shakeup with Bud Ledbetter appointed sheriff the following day.
New York December 27 Rockefeller remains at large as House Sergeant at Arms Charles B. Riddell and deputies search for him to compel appearance before the Money Trust committee. He is said to seek to reveal details of a copper deal with H H Rogers in 1906 07 that earned about 66 million dollars in profit. Officials suspect he is concealed in Adirondack private preserves amid snowbound forests.
A gubernatorial decree dissolves a 9000 worker body without trial. Leaders who resisted are sent to Siberia. The Riga printers and photolithographers union is also dissolved after a printers strike halted newspaper publication for a week.
The Federation of Operative Bakers advocates ending night shifts in bakeries. An inquiry by the Institution of Social Reform links long hours and unhealthy conditions to high consumption rates, with up to forty percent of workers affected in worst cases. The federation calls for government action.
Boston December 27 Dr James A How elji of Harvard Medical School says he has identified a parasite that practically destroys the germ of leprosy.
In El Paso on December 27 two detachments of Mexican federal soldiers mistook each other for rebels and fought for over an hour at Colonia. Twelve were killed and many wounded before the error was found.
About 6,000 workers of the Mexican National Railroad walked out after delivering an ultimatum demanding higher wages and eight hour days. The strike shut down most of the line, halting passenger service and suspending freight as crews were scarce.
General discontent with the Duma elections prompts the Governor of Baku to seek favor in St. Petersburg by dissolving trade unions. The report notes turbulence among petroleum workers and related labor actions.
A special service will be conducted for the Woodmen at the Willoughby Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Everybody is invited.
New York report notes Mrs. John F. McDonald had her husband arrested after he repeatedly called her dearie and sweetheart in public. The anecdote reflects a domestic dispute prompting police action.
Washington officials scrap a grand carnival for inauguration week due to timing and ceremony decorum. Maj. Gen. Wood names chief marshal with cadet units from West Point and Annapolis set to march, Marine Band leader Santelmann notes possible tunes and dances for the ball include the turkey trot and other era dances.
Relatives were advised of the death of Walter Cook of Columbia Tennessee after a brief illness. He visited here recently in good health, and the news came as a shock to friends.
Benjamin W. Brumby a suspected forger and fellow inmate George Jones escaped Montgomery county jail by sawing a bar from a second floor window and climbing walls with an iron grate. Sheriff reports indicate tracking by flood hounds since dawn, with Brumby later apprehended in Atlanta area. inquiry continues into the escape details and possible connections.
London December 27 continued rumors assert King George VI has recovered from a Christmas illness. Sir Ponsonby, the private secretary, insists the king was hunting today and is fully recovered.
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