Paterson Gets Aisa In Old Rock Letter
An 1913 letter from Old Rock Everett to Belknap Hardware Company in Louisville praises business gains in 1913 and anticipates 1914. It reflects on tariff changes, elastic currency, and economic optimism with mentions of President Wilson and a completed canal project south of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Everett
Belknap Hardware Company
Louisville
Columbia
Tenn
Frank Capsell
Belknap
Wilson
Pope
Twin City Lodge elects officers after large meeting
Twin City Lodge No. 169 1. C. C. F. held a well attended session last night electing A. C. Teague as N G R L Parsons as A G H R Ross as recording secretary H McCord as financial secretary L C Peterson as treasurer J F Levin as trustee and G M Grady as Grand Lodge representative. Several members gave speeches including Hatchett of Tennessee Lawyers of Texas J M Cotton J F Levin and J D McCleskey. Brethren will install officers next meeting night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Teague
N. G
R. L. Parsons
A. G
H. R. Ross
H. ©. McCord
L. C. Peterson
J. F. Levin
G. M. Grady
Grand Lodge
Hatchett
Tennessee
Lawyers
Texas
J. M. Cotton
J. D. McCleskey
Business Firms Relocate in Shared Building Shuffle
Three firms shift addresses as Staten and Kerr move into the building vacated by Model Dry Cleaning. Model Dry Cleaning relocates to the former J. A. Miller Music Company site while Schimmel Pool Purl ors relocate to Staten and Kerr’s new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten and Kerr
Model Dry Cleaning Company
J. A. Miller Music Company
Schimmel
Christmas Holidays in The Decaturs Alabama
The Decaturs report a safe and sane Christmas season with few arrests and no major accidents. Streets were lively with cheerful crowds, and residents praise liquor laws for moral and commercial improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturs
Alabama
Withdraw Police From Birmingham Saloons Considered
Birmingham December 30. Commissioner George Ward is likely to introduce a resolution at Tuesday's commissioners meeting to withdraw police from bar rooms. The move follows testimony in a police probe showing officers wore city badges yet were paid by saloon owners to stay on duty.
Receiver appointed for the Siegel Companies stores
Receivers were appointed this morning for the Siegel Companies stores including Simpson Crawford Company Fourteenth Street Merchants Express Henry Siegle Company bankers of New York and Henry Siegle Company of Boston.
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Decaturs
New York
Seigle Companies
Simpson-Crawford Company
Fourteenth Street Merchants’ Express
Henry Siegle Company
Bankers
This City
Boston
Brother of Sam Davis Dies by Own Action
Murfreesboro Tennessee December 30 Alfred Davis eighty three oldest brother of Confederate hero Sam Davis died yesterday from a gunshot wound self-inflicted at his home in the Fourth District. Burial will occur tomorrow on the family ground. He was the eldest son of Lewis Davis and part of a large locally prominent family.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Alfred Davis
Sam Davis
Davis
Lewis Davis
Special Session New Decatur Council Postponed
The New Decatur City Council special session to revise paving specifications for the traction company was postponed due to Manager W A Bibbs absence in Birmingham with engineers. A new meeting may be held tonight but authorities say they await Bibbs arrival to proceed with the traction proposal.
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New Decatur
Traction Company
W. A. Bibb
Birmingham
Bibb
Conversion of Ham Patterson Signals Spiritual Wonders
The note proclaims Ham Patterson has been converted and a bright spiritual light has reached him. It predicts the New Year will surpass the best year yet, and expresses appreciation for friendship while seeking continued confidence and prosperity.
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Ham Patterson
Quaker Oats Faces Ten Million-Dollar Antitrust Suit
In Chicago a $10,000,000 damage suit is filed against The Quaker Oats Company its directors and the Great Western Cereal Company directors. William A. Tilden and Charles D. Thompson receivers of the Cereal Company bring the case under the Sherman act over the sale of cereal properties to Quaker Oats in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Great Western Cereal Company
United States District Court
William A. Tilden
Charles D. Thompson
I Dreamed of Pompeii Street Ad Made Dream Poem
A vivid humorous poem recalls a restless dream of incarceration and a muddy street that turns out to be a paved street named in the punch line. The speaker laments fear and shame as the dream reveals itself with a twist about the street’s identity.
Mullen Takes Public Office After Baseball Years
George Mullen once star of the Detroit Tigers now serves as an entry clerk in Detroit County Treasurer Stein’s office. He reported to work last week, trading a bat for a pen holder and pencil as he handles ledgers and figures. Stein, an old player himself, did not recognize Mullin at first but gave him a job after noticing the name.
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Stein
Detroit
Pendent
Mullin
Tiger
Story of the Great Pirate Masonry Tomorrow
Dramatic retelling of Captain Kidd's rise and fall as a pirate. A broken heart turns a law abiding man to piracy, with Peggy's sorrow and a fateful shipboard chase ending in Kidd's mortal wounding aboard a decaying vessel.
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Story OF the Great
Pirate Masonry
Kidd
Peggy
Art Sax
Jackson to Mise Emma Louis Ezell marriage license
A marriage license was issued for Jackson and Mis Emma Louis Ezell. The couple plans to wed soon, with official records noting their intended ceremony date.
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Jackson
Mise
Emma Louis ‘Ezell
Ott to entertain Decatur High School crowd Friday
Edward Amherst Ott performs at Decatur High School on Friday evening as part of a Chautauqua program. The author praises Ott as an unmatched talent on the platform and urges attendance to avoid missing a rare show.
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Edward Amherst Ott
Decatur
Ott
Conductor Killed Stopping Runaway Cars in Mississippi Pit
Conductor H L Campbell was fatally crushed while attempting to halt runaway cars at a gravel pit near Inka Mississippi. Remains sent to Huntaville for interment today. He is survived by a wife and several children.
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Inka, Miss
H. L. Campbell
Huntaville
Will leaves 2500 to combat tuberculosis in Jefferson County
The will of the late Wilson R. Brown was probated in Birmingham. Eugene L. Brown named executor without bond. The will includes a 2500 bequest to fund an organized effort to relieve tuberculosis in Jefferson County with the recipient to be chosen by the executor.
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Birmingham
Wilson R. Brown
J. P. Stiles
Eugene L. Brown
Tillman Postmistress of Gen eva Complains of Removal
A belated letter from Ida O Tillman postmistress of Gen eva Alabama alleges removal before term end to benefit a democratic politician H D Clayton. She cites a record of efficiency and frames the act as political spoils, noting her Confederate lineage and references to the Longstreet case.
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Ida C. Tillman
Geneva
Eva
Ala
Henry D. Clayton
Tillman
Post Office Department
H. D. Clayton
Storm Warnings Issued From Cape Henry To Cape Hatteras
Special to Decatur Daily. Washington notes northeast storm warnings posted at 11 30 for Cape Henry to Cape Haters. Disturbances off the Carolina coast move east southeast and northwest, winds shifting to the northwest.
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Washington
Cape Henry
Cape Hateras
Carolina
Alleged liquor law violators arrested in Marion raid
Marion resident Thomas of Vine Street was arrested on prohibition law charges and released on $500 bond. Bob Simms, described as a negro, was arrested for prohibition violations and remained jailed without bond.
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Marion
Extra Food Demands From Bosses Strike Threats Discussed
New York December meeting of hotel workers organized by the Industrial Workers of the World discussed actions to win demands without strikes on New Year’s Eve. Speaker Ed Lewis warned workers could serve subpar food, while William D. Haywood urged serving the best and doubling portions to customers.
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New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Organization
William D. Haywood
Lewis
Haywood
Trunk Murder On East Side Stuns City
Police investigate a cold blooded killing after a trunk found in Pitt Street contains a still warm body of John Kramenz a 40 year old Russian Polish former coal miner. Coroner says strangulation with neck broken during forcing into trunk and gagged with a ban danna and a woman's petticoat used as extra precaution.
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Tery
Pitt Street
Joseph Molley
John Kramenz
Charleston
W. Va
Joseph Cooper
Sheriff Street
Cooper
Kramenz
Barther
Cincinnati
East Side
Morgan County National Bank Presents 1914 Calendars
The Morgan County National Bank mails out a handsome 1914 calendar to numerous friends. The calendars are noted as beautiful and appreciated, continuing the bank’s annual gift tradition.
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Morgan County National Bank
Business Outlook Optimistic Says U S Chamber Chief
Chicago December 30 Harry A Wheeler president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States predicts conservative optimism for 1911 saying the business outlook for the nation is fair. He notes stock declines and liquidation last year while tariff effects and public policy may shape future value.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Hatio
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George Mullen
Tiger Star
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Detroit Tigers
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