Alabama Power officials tour Decatur plants
W Worthington of Sheffield and Washburn of Nashville led Alabama Power Company executives through Decatur on an inspection tour. The group, including Chamberlain and W R Hall, planned a route to Huntsville Chattanooga and Birmingham, with Hall noting temporary headquarters at Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Worthington
Sheffield
Alabama
Messrs. Washburn
Nashville
Alabama Power Company
Mr. Chamberlain
W. R. Hall
Decaturs
Southdr
Huntsville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Mr. Hall
Anniston
Bankers Meeting Planned for Decatur May 12–14
Montgomery Bankers Association leaders Michael Cody and McLain Tilton Jr traveled from Birmingham to Decatur to finalize plans for the Alabama Bankers Association annual convention set for May 12 13 and 14. Decatur preparations include an elaborate banquet a motorcade excursion a boat trip on the Tennessee River to Mussel Shoals and a reception for ladies with social events and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cody
Alabama Bankers’ Association
Birmingham
McLain Tilton, Jr
Pell City
Decaturs Banks
Association
Decaturs
Bankers of
Tennessee River
Tamoua Mussel
Bali
Mon ‘Formery Journal
Madame Kellogg Delights Audiences At Athenaeum Recital
Madame Jeannette Kellogg gave a highly enjoyable recital at the Athenaeum on Wednesday evening. Despite a small turnout, the program earned plaudits from the appreciative audience. The famed reader, former Redpath Chautauqua feature, will appear at the R R Y M C A this Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Jeannette Kellogg
Athenaeum
Madame Kellogg
Columbia Herald
Madam Kellogg
The
Wedding Party Dances Tango at Station After Nuptials
The wedding party of Mr and Mrs Leo H Schulten danced the tango in the station lobby yesterday afternoon after their 9 am wedding at St Boniface Church. The bride Miss Mary Helen Michael and groom from Schulten and Company waited for a late train to Cuba honeymoon.
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Tenthstreet
Leo H. Schulten
Cuba
St. Boniface Church
Leonard Nurre
Mary Helen Michael
Henry Michael
East Islandway
Idwade- Schulten and Company
Barringer Avenue
Louisville
Courier Journal
City Intere st Rate for New York Funds Raised
New York city officials announced a change in banking practices raising the interest rate on approximately 30 million dollars held in city deposits. The banking commission chaired by Mayor Mitchel, Controller Pendergast, and Henry Bruere met to designate depositories and fix the new rate for the upcoming quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Banking Commission
Mitchel
Pendergast
Henry Bruere
Hobson Club Meets at W. O. W. Hall Tonight
The Hobson Club will meet tonight at 7 30 at the W O W Hall for a planned gathering. Members are advised to attend and participate in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson Club
White Woman Bravely Aids Woman in Disturbance
Mrs H Z Kinney faced an intruder on Ferry Street as a man pursued a fleeing wife. She gripped a pistol in the kitchen hall and demanded police assistance, firing twice but not evidently striking the assailant. The bold act occurred amid a chaotic scene and ended with the suspect fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Z. Kinney
Ferry Street
Kinney Houe
Dead Man Visits Editor to Correct Cemetery Error
Atlanta editor is startled when W E H Ploding, supposedly dead, appears at midnight to demand correction of his obituary. Ploding clarifies he died in Florida, not Atlanta, and requests the errant death notice be amended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. E H. Ploding
Ploding
Floding
Florida
Old Hospital Burns Prompting Private Sanitarium Opening
Drs. Watson and Greer open a private hospital on Eighth Avenue in West Decatur after the Watson-Greer infirmary burned and its furnishings were destroyed. They plan a new modern sanitarium to be built this summer, providing two institutions for Decatur residents who have long lacked a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Greer
Eighth Avenue
West
Decatur
Watson-Greer
Decaturs
Watson-Green Institution
Ladies’ Benevolent Hospital
Protests Against Liberty Bell Removal Reach City Hall
Mrs. Cora Rogere Bleakley, president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, presented Mayor Blankenburg with a petition of thousands opposing moving the Liberty Bell from Independence Hall. Blankenburg is open to sending the bell to San Francisco for the Panama Pacific Exposition and urged protests target any future trip.
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Philadelphia
Cora Rogere Bleakley
National Society ‘Daughters’ of the
Blankenburg
Independence Hall
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Blankerburg
Independence
Hall
Senate adjourns on account of smallpox in Kentucky
Frankfort Feb 6 The Kentucky Senate voted to adjourn until Monday despite assurances from Dr J N McCormack of the State Board of Health. One senator was hospitalized and Rep A J Oliver of Allen County later reported to have a mild smallpox case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Senate
J. N. McCormack
State Board of Health
A. J. Oliver
Allen County
Republicans Look Toward Teddy Roosevelt in 1916 Nomination
Charleston West Virginia February 25 call by Harry Curtain acting chairman of the Republican State Committee for an open meeting. Curtain says I supported Roosevelt in 1912 and hopes matters shape to make his 1916 nomination certain.
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Charleston
W.va
Harry Curtain
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Curtain
Progressives Reject GOP Amalgamation Plan in Maine
Portland Maine February 6 progressives reject a Republican proposal to fuse parties and decide to run a complete separate ticket for the state election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Halsey Sues Lipscomi Over Grocery Firm dispute
W. H. Halsey of the Huntsville grocery company sues Charlie Lipscomi. The filing notes a civil action and potential claims for damages or settlement. Further details and court dates not provided in the brief notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Halsey
Grocery Company of Huntsville
Charlie Lipscomi
New Decatur Traffic Ordinance Distributed by Officer Cobb
Over a thousand copies of New Decatur's traffic ordinance have been distributed by Officer Cobb. Citizens are rapidly learning the new rules of the thoroughfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur
Cobb
President seeks repeal of Panama Canal toll exemption
An official statement says the present Congress session will consider repealing the Panama Canal act provision exempting American coastwise ships from tolls. The Hay Pauncefote treaty is cited to argue for equal treatment of all nations.
Mexico City observers plan demonstration as Huerta bars event
In Mexico City on February 6, students planned a public demonstration against the American government for the national holiday. Governor Huerta forbidden the event, citing instructions from the president. Huerta predicted a large army and invited foreign correspondents to verify conditions.
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Mexico City
Federal District
Huerta
Hearth
O'Shaughnessy
National Railway Today
la Louis Potos
Tampico
Altamira
Buenos Aires
London
Paris
Madrid
United States
Mexico
Republic
Virginia Senate Passes Enabling Act for September Vote
The Virginia Senate approved an enabling act allowing 1804 qualified voters to demand a statewide ballot on September 22 to choose between prohibition and local option. W. C. Van Antwerp, governor of the New York Stock Exchange, testified before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee that stock speculation has direct economic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Senate
W. C. van Antwerp
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Tense Port au Prince scene spurs fears of fighting
Diplomats oppose revolutionary troops entering Port au Prince as tensions rise and violence seems likely. Reports also note political maneuvers, crime, and international affairs across cities including Philadelphia Chicago Boston and Baltimore with multiple public figures and events referenced.
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Port Au Prince
Women Change Constitution and Elect Officers
Huntsville February 6. Changes to the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association constitution increase flexibility and grant the president and executive board broader authority. Officers elected unanimously include President Mrs Solon Jacobs, Vice President Mrs Qaca R Birmingram, Aea Vice President Mrs Milton Humes, Recording Secretary Mrs Frederick D Losey, Corresponding Secretary Miss Amelisa Worthington, Treasurer Miss Mary Partridge, and Auditor Mrs Julian Parke.
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Huntsville
Alabama Equal Suffrage Association
Alabama
Solon
Jacobs
Frederick D. Losey
Tuscaloosa
Amelisa Worthington
Birmingham
Mary. Partridge
Selma
Julian Parke
Sel
Leah Baird in Splendid Pictures at the Masonic
Leah Baird, famed Vitagraph star now with King Baggot’s company, appears at the Masonic tonight in Mr. and Mrs. Innocence Abroad and Saturday in Time Is Money. Both are comedies, showcasing her noted screen presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breutifpul
Leah’ Baird
the Masonic Today
Tomorrvw
Leah Baird
Vitagraph Company
King Baggot
Masonic
River News Steamer Chattanooga Galls Up River
Steamer Chattanooga makes a up river voyage while steamer Decatur sails down river Seoar with large cargoes of general goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Decatur
Seoar
Wert-Speake squabble settled and Brooks granted new trial
In Montgomery on February 6 Percy Brooks of Madison County won a new trial after a prior conviction for assaulting a school teacher. The Supreme Court reversed a prior ruling, denied rehearing, and the case proceeds to a new trial. The Court also resolved a long running dispute between Judge Wert and an Eighth Circuit judge over a writ of prohibition. The decision found the state's rehearing petition untimely and stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Percy Brooks
Madison County
Supreme Court
Thomas Wert
Morgan Law and Equity Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Charles Silverman
Decatur
Judge Wert
Stricaen
Trial of Publisher Draws Noted Writers to Defense
In New York on February 6 the Federal district court heard a high profile case against publisher Mitchel Kennerly indicted for mailing a book that allegedly inflamed morals. Defenders called Harper's Weekly editor Norman Hapgood and others to counter the prosecution's excerpts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal District
Mitchel Kennerly
Kennerly
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Norman Hapgood
Harper's Weekly
Leonard Abbott
Current Opinion
J. B. Kerfoot
Life
Jeemiah W. Jenks
Columbia University
Milton
Shakespeare
Dryden
McFarland Buys Athens Westmoreland Drug Store
J C McFarland, an efficient pharmacist at Ow! Drug Company, has purchased the Westmoreland Drug Store at Athens and will assume charge Monday. He is a popular young druggist and friends here wish him success in his new venture.
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J. C. MacFarland
Ow! Drug Company
Westmoreland Drug
Athens
McFarland
Dectators
Tiger raid nets whiskey stash hidden under floor
Deputies raided a house on McCartney Street yesterday afternoon and found 30 half pints of whiskey tucked between the first floor ceiling and the second floor. A plank was lifted to conceal the liquor which was taken to jail. no arrests were made.
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McCartney Street
Women Arrested for Crap Shooting in Empire Cafe
In Birmingham on a February 6 report, three women Ruth Jenkins Maggie Duke and Charlotte Mitchell were arrested for shooting craps in the Empire Cafe while awaiting dinner. They and three men were fined six dollars each after officers Daly and Warren traced the game to the lunch table.
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Birmingham
Empire Cafe
Ruth Jenkins
Maggie Duke
Charlotte Mitchell
Daly and
Warren
Drewfeld
John McCabe
Selma
Captain Frank S White Enters Senate Short Term Bid
Captain Frank S White of Birmingham announces he will run for the short term Senate seat if the vacancy is created by a refused seating of Wank P Glass. He is well known in Alabama and given credit for a strong race against Senator Bankhead. Expect governor O Neal to call a special election if seating is denied.
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Senate
Wank P. Glass
O'Neal
Frank S White
Birmingham
Alabama
Captain White
Bankhead
Rye Hion Vider
Weather shift forecast hits Dixie coast
Special to Decatur Daily reports a storm warning posted for Louisiana and Texas coasts. A low pressure system over Southeast Arkansas is forecast to move east, pulled by a high over Missouri and plains states, bringing strong winds and much colder air tonight.
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Decaturs
New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Plain States
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Wapson Greer
Physicians Open Institution
Teddy Roosevelt
2Naior Huffaker
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Mae Walsh
Chicago
Joseph McDonough
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilson
Indorsea
Daniels
Burleson
Florence Lawler
Brooklyn
Hague
Robert Gunn Bren Her
New Jersey
Baltimore
Gov. Sulzer
John Dos Staft
New York City
Owill
Sobi
River News
Pearcy Brookes
Mitchell Kennedy
Mfarland
Tiger
Capt
Frank
White Way
Dixie
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