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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1913
Page
1
The Office Department announces an official change making the post office effective for all parcels and telegrams received. Public enthusiasm follows the new arrangement, signaling streamlined mail and telegraphic service.
Brief item notes the country taking a landmark step by adopting a new system, signaling a major shift in governance. The report highlights the historical significance and potential impact on institutions and daily life, with emphasis on national momentum and future plans.
A defendant faces one year’s jail on a charge with habeas corpus proceedings noted. The case outlines jail time and legal actions pending in court.
The United States began the parcels post today as part of Uncle Sam's cost relief program. Rates depend on distance with 5 to 12 cent tiers and a 50 mile local limit, enabling cheap marketing of foods and small packages.
Brindley faces contempt actions in multiple courts over injunctive bans and fines. A $50 fine and jail term loom unless good behavior allows suspension. a related $60 verdict and six month sentence for violating the injunction were noted, with potential further pleadings in appeals.
Great consternation filled the New Decatur post office Saturday afternoon as F Buchhelt proprietor of Buchhelt Bottling Works arrived with a Coca Cola shipment for Athens Georgia. He was the first parcels post patron and also the first buyer of a lot, first to build a house, and first to start a business in New Decatur. The local bottle club will meet Thursday at 7 40 at Bassett residence with all prospective members invited.
A persuasive plea urges residents to stay in the Tennessee Valley of Northern Alabama to avoid costly relocation. It argues transportation schemes and land promoters lure families away from secure homes, insisting local opportunities offer solid income, fertility, and sunshine without chasing distant promises. It stresses caution, frugality, and loyalty to what is already gained.
Mrs. B McKenna, 61, of 513 Canal Street, collapsed on Second Avenue near Palace Cafe while en route to a Masonic Theatre performance. She died before medical help arrived. Funeral services set for St. Ann its burial in city cemetery.
Secretary Cunningham of the Chamber reports Decatur Water Supply Co joins the Chamber. John B. Weakley vice president presents a 9 percent membership payment. Weakley expresses pleasure at founding of the business group and pledges to help make it successful.
Thirty three convicted union leaders arrive at Fort Leavenworth after a 20 hour trip from Indianapolis. They are entered in the prison book bathed hair cut and briefed by guards. Prisoners whisper requests about cells as they settle in for confinement.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce plans to send the Morgan County boys who harvested 100 bushels or more to Columbia Missouri for a two week session starting January 27. Special agent L N Duncan discussed the project, with costs not to exceed $175 for travel and expenses. The effort aims to boost county advertising value.
United Press reports from Tamaqua Pennsylvania dated January 1 describe nine distinct raps from miners entombed at the Fast Lehigh colliery. Rescue workers press to reach the entombed men as hope rises among hundreds at the mine entrance.
Rumors say a $200000 bank will open in Decatur in a few weeks. The lower floor of the K of P building is secured for the bank’s quarters and interior work will begin soon. The institution will be backed by foreign and local capital and officers and directors will be announced shortly.
President Taft and his wife welcomed a cosmopolitan crowd to the White House for the final New Year reception of their term. Diplomats, judiciary, military officials, and the public passed in review as the Marine Band played and floral decorations brightened the East and Red rooms.
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