Tragedy Near Mina Claims Rail Brakeman's Life
Sibley a 21 year old brakeman on a freight train was killed near Belle Mina when struck on the head by an overhead bridge. His body was found between cars with a watch and guard signals noted. he lived at 307 Street Decatur and is survived by two brothers who also work on the railroad. Relatives were notified and the remains shipped to Gurley for interment.
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Sibley
Mina
Uni
Gurley
307 Street
Decatur
Joe
Belle Mina
Market
Church
Prisoners Missing After Dynammite Blast At Alabama Jail
In Goddiaa ter Alabama on January 2 two prisoners Ed and Jim Pearson ages seventeen and eighteen were reported missing when a dynamite blast shattered Goddia ter Jail. Citizens woke to the explosion around 4 o'clock and began investigations.
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Jim Pearson
Investi
Two Men Wounded in Birmingham Saloon Shooting
In Birmingham Alabama an early morning saloon shooting injures Fan McCabe and a companion. A bullet struck McCabe in the abdomen and another man was wounded. the shooter is identified as Billy Smith who says the weapon fired accidentally during a struggle at First Avenue and Street. Police are investigating with no arrests announced.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fan McCabe
First Avenue
Billy” Smith
Lester
Smith
Huntsville Drives Out House to Her Midst
Huntsville reports about fifteen girls of the underworld left the city on outgoing trains. Most of the houses in our midst are reported clothed and will close by night, with some women unable to obtain their earnings last night. Legally the red light district is closed.
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Huntsville
Denver Children 10 Beautify Vacant Lots and Parks
Denver officials and the City Garden Association plan a joint program to involve ten year old children in vacation activities cleaning and planting in vacant lots and public parks. Otto Thum commissioner of property sent a letter to Mary Roeschlaub secretary announcing the cooperation and the garden association’s acceptance.
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Denver
Col
City Department of Property
City Garden Association
Otto Thum
Mary Roeschlaub
Thum
Farmers form union to cut out middlemen in ten states
A Kansas meeting of the Farmers' Equity Mercantile Club, with 101 local centers and farmer members, plans to expand from grain to vegetables and other produce. Drayton of Greenville, president, outlined central depots, free deliveries, and broad access to benefits for farmers nationwide.
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Mercantile Club
Drayton
Greenville
Advertising in the Newspaper Era
A commentary on the role of advertising as a defining force of modern life. The piece argues that advertising permeates all desires from infancy and that newspapers provide the primary channel for its expression. It elevates advertising to essential, efficient communication like the Panama Canal.
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Panama Canal
Louisville Courier Journal
Negro Gives Robbery Motive in Mobile Train Wreck
Wil Edmano, a negro, admits involvement in wrecking Mobile and Ohio train No. 63 near Thirteen Miles Switch. He says robbery was the motive. He was arrested at Oak Grove, aided by information from a woman who claims Edmano terrorized her home. Engineer Riggan is seriously injured. fireman Hodge died.
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Mobile and
Ohio
John H. Hodge
W. H. Riggan
Mobile
Riggan
Hodge
Tawin
Fla
Sne- Riggan
Style Store Cuts Prices After Holiday Salt Sale
The Style Store lowers prices on winter stock after the holidays. Store officials say the seasonal markdown aims to clear inventory and attract bargain shoppers.
New Year Decaturs Celebrate Quiet Arrival of 1914
A ragged account notes New Year 1914 in Decatur with few whistles and firecrackers. Offices closed and celebrations muted amid an absence of drunkenness and disorder. Local tone preserves a wary optimism for the new year.
Count of Monte at the Masonic Monday
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an event titled Count of Monte at the Masonic Monday. Text is garbled with names and lines that do not form a clear report. Further readable details are unavailable from the excerpt.
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James O'Neill
Monte
Arkansas on the Trail to liquor ban spreads in 1930s
Ohio reports orders forcing all saloons to close at midnight as the state liquor license commission tightens control. In Arkansas the Going Law takes effect January 1, with a petition requirement and strong action against liquor interests spreading nationally.
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Ohio
Jaquor State
Columbus
State Liquor License Commission
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Ten Ton Fairbanks Scale Installed at Malone Yard
Malone Coal and Grain Company has placed what appears to be the largest complete weighing scale for commercial use at its Second Avenue yards. The ten ton Fairbanks scale sits on a 22 foot platform over a steel and concrete pit five feet deep, with a folding self locking gate and weight controlled mechanisms for safe, rapid use.
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Malone Coal and Grain Company
Second Avenue
Fairbanks
Mexican Troop Rumor Surrounds Border Clash
A garbled report from Presidio describes the northern division of the army near Ojinaga with 6000 rebels under Ortega. The text mentions American patrols, disarmament tasks, and chaotic retreat, but the fragmentary clipping obscures clear actions or dates.
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Presidio
Biperal
Ojinaga
Ortega
United
Stas
Ninety Six Law and Equity Docket Calls January Dates
Docket for the Law and Equity Court lists about ninety five cases to be tried starting January 12 with State versus Gilbert McCarley and numerous defendants. Entries continue January 13 to January 26 naming multiple small town parties and city disputes in Decatur and nearby areas.
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Law and Equity’ Court
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