Methodists Plan Big Missionary Campaign in Decatur District
A unified missionary drive will launch across North Alabama Methodist churches to boost home and foreign missions. Rev. J J Stowe urged the church to be a spiritual world power, urging members to pray and give to missions as the conference in Decatur adjourned.
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Methodist
North Alabama
Methodist Missionary Conference
Central Methodist Church
Decatur
J. J. Stowe
Pulaski, Tenn
Stowe
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
F. J. Aldridge
O. W. Barber
Livingston T. Mays
Central Baptist Church
Ira F. Hawkins
the _Decaturs
A. H. Nabors
Trinity
B. B. Glasgow
J. S. Chadwick
A. E. Hall
G. F. Ponder
Wm. Neil
W. W. Black
Edward Fulmer
J. R. Turner
G. W. Alby
J. A. Clark
A Duncan
O. Kimbrough
W. L. Rice
R. I. Walston
J. W. Cary
C. P. Hamby
E. D. Tetherow
W. E. Aldridge
Huntsville
R. M. Archbald
Stuckey
The
Baptist Church
Rev. Watson
Austinville
D. F. English
J. W. Jones
Cairo
J. M. Bright
G. W. Hamby
Cullman
J. W. Chaney
L. B. Ponder
T. M. Watson
Danville
C. W. Maples
J. A. Terry
J. L. Freeman
McKendree Church
J. E. Stephens
C. A. Roberts
Johnson's Chapel
D. W. McGlathery
Comes Church
H. L. Spencer
A. G. Patterson
G. W. Gray
J. F. Levin
J. L. Gunter
W. H. West
Ninth Street Methodist Church
United States Faces Mexican Policy Crisis Over Massacre
Washington reports claim 17 mining men were abducted near the Mexico Northwest line 50 miles from Chihuahua City. Twelve of the victims were Native Americans and one Canadian. The murders trigger calls for swift action as Lansing and officials rush details from El Paso and Chihuahua. UK Canada and the British embassy weigh Britain’s stance as calls for intervention mount amid the deteriorating political climate north of the Rio Grande.
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Washington
Herhen
Chihauhau
Ity
Lusitania
White House
State Department
Acton
Rio Grande
England
Great Britain
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Lansing
el Paso
Navy
Americans Shot Down Under Villa Command
Report says twelve U S citizens and one Canadian were killed in cold blood under Villa command. The incident follows ongoing unrest and reflects violent actions attributed to rival forces in the region.
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Villa
Villa orders massacre on train near Chihuahua
Gen Villa allegedly led 15 men who stopped a train west of Chihuahua Mexico seized American passengers and a Canadian then executed them after ten minutes in a brutal incident reported from the border. Washington stirs over policy as details circulate.
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el Paso
Villa
Chihauhuu
Mexico
British Vice Consul Notified of Villa Massacre Statement
El Paso January 12 British vice consul H Myles was informed that a sworn statement accuses Gen Villa of leading Mexican soldiers in the massacre of nearly 180 Americans on Monday. Passenger Higinio Mendezes identifies Villa and vows the report will go to the British embassy in Washington.
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International News Service
el Paso
Myles
Gen. Villa
Higinio Mendeze
Mendezees
Villa
Carranza
Mentezes
Washington
Son
Chitauhau
Persia Not Sunk by Austrian Boat
Austria formally denies involvement in sinking the British liner Persia after the United States was assured no Austrian submarine was responsible. The Austrian chargé d affaires presented the denial to the U S State Department, noting two American lives were lost.
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Persia
State Department
Cook Announces Candidacy for Interior Court Judge
L. Cook, longtime New Decatur official and former mayor pro tem, enters the race for judge of the interior court. He aims for the Democratic primary on May 9, after years in public life and a resignation during the Wolcott administration due to ill health.
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Friends
L. Cook
New Decatur
Interior Court of
Cook
Decaturs
Wolcott
Three Rivers Face Major Flood In Midwest and Desperis Upturn
Evansville Indiana reports the Ohio river five feet above flood stage and rising. St Louis experiences heavy rainfall in the last twenty hours causing Desperi to rise up to eight feet. A minor flood forces several families from homes in South St Louis.
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International News Service
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
St. Louis
Jan
Desperi
Glenville Town Under Water as River Rises in West Virginia
Half of Glenville on the Little Kanawha is underwater with water eight feet deep in the streets as of January 12 in Weston West Virginia.
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International News Service
Weston
West Va
Glenville
Kanawha
Cold Wave Warning Hits Middle West Teletypes
Chicago weather bureau issued urgent bulletins to telegraph companies across the Middle West warning of an approaching cold wave. The alerts stressed rapid temperature drops and intensified wind as the system moved eastward.
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International News Service
Chicago
Chicago Weather Bureau
Middle West
Coal Miners Threaten Conscription Strike Across UK
The Welsh federation of coal miners voted 162 to 33 to support a walk-out by miners in England Wales and Scotland if conscription is introduced. The threat comes as a national coal strike looms amid compulsory service plans.
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International News Service
London
Welsh Federation of Coal Miners
England
Wales
Scotland
Card of Thanks for Apples from Mr Rahm
The Decatur Daily Force expresses appreciation for a sack of choice eating apples donated by Mr. W. W. Rahm.
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W. W. Rahm
Decaturs Daily Force
Will Owed Annual Dinner For IT Working Force
The announcement states the daily will host its annual dinner for the IT working force on Thursday night.Everyone from the boss to the newsboy is invited to dine at Palace.
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Palace
Turs
Mine Host to Host Annual Dinner at Palace Cafe
The Decatur Daily announces its annual dinner for tomorrow night at the Palace Cafe. Mine Host re Coutsas promises an improved menu and top chefs will prepare the feast for the Daily force including many staff members and guests listed by name.
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North Alabama
Re Coutsas
Palace Cafe
Daily
Onstprential Peonoineertsnes
W. A. Curry
T. D. Wilkinson
The
Daily Force
William Stuckey
Eugene Stricklarid
Allen Thomas
T. D. Wilkinson, Jr
Pverett Lee
Allen Rhinehardt
Joe Reese
Nelson Trimble
Orick Davis
Barrett Shelton
Edwin Wilkinson
L. E. Boeglin
Cer! Wilkinson
Frank Inman
Jack Feild
Wil Christ
Curtis Gover
Robin Sheppard
Virgil Bell
Blair
T. H. Alexander
Strong men added to Central National Bank board
The Central National Bank appointed two new directors at its annual meeting. Dr. J. L. Gunter and Chas. Eyster join a board that remains unchanged in other officers and directors for 1916. Existing members include A. A. Hardage, T. H. Mattocks, Capt. Samuel Blackwell, C. V. Dupont, J. S. Patterson, F. M. Shiber, C. B. Moges, J. L. Gunter, Chas. Eyster and T. A. Bowles.
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Central National Bank
J.L. Gunter
Chas, Eyster
A. A. Hardage
T. H. Mattocks
Capt. Samuel Blackwell
C. V. Dupont
J. S. Patterson
Begin Trial of Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr in Rhode Island
Providence January 12 the prosecution of Mrs Elizabeth Francis Mohr and her two African American accomplices opened with seventy five witnesses. The improvised court room attracted about 1 000 onlookers, of whom around 200 found seats inside while most spectators were women.
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Providence
R. I
Elizabeth Francis Mohr
Bloodworth beloved citizen dies after brief illness
Benjamin Morgan Bloodworth longtime Decatur cashier and public figure dies shortly after 10 at his Johnson Street home following a short illness. Funeral at Central Baptist Church at 3 30 with Rev Livingston T Mays and burial at Clay cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Etta Tones five children including Katherine and Augusta Bloodworth two sons F A Bloodworth and Benjamin M Bloodworth and one brother F D Bloodworth. He served in the Confederate army and was active in local churches and schools.
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R. J. Walston
Central Church
R. L. Aldridge
C. Kimbrough
North Alabama Traction Company
Wonderful Fidelity
Tom
Central Baptist Church
Livingston T. Mays
Clay Cemetery
Geo. Russell
R. L. McCulloch
W._R. Shelton
W. A. Bibb
Benjamin Morgan Bloodworth
Griffin
Mr. Bloodworth
Alabama
Loachayoka
Mary Etta Tones
Opelika
De‘aturs
Bloodworth
Confederate Army
Southland
Baptist Church
Daughers
W. F. Jones
Cutie Bloodworth
Ancusta Bloodworth
Ypelika
F. A. Bloodworth
Morgan County National Bank
Benj. M. Bloodworth
Birmingham News
Decaturs Daily
F. D. Bloodworth
Savannah
Pole's Successor to Be Named Today
Directors of the City National Bank will meet this afternoon to name a successor to Assistant Cashier J. William Pole who recently left to become a national bank examiner. Other officers and directors may also be chosen.
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City National Bank
North
Alabama
J. William Pole
National Bank
Bank For the Fear
Knight visits Decatur in Alabama appellate race
Judge Thos B Knight of Greensboro visits Decatur as a Democratic primary candidate for the Court of Appeals. Knight, chair of the state board of law examiners, is allied with local businessmen Weakley Cunningham and J H Calvin and aims to win a large vote in the region.
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Thos. B. Knight
Greensboro
Court of Appeals
Decaturs
Knight
Weakley Cunningham
J. H. Calvin
Judge Knight
State Board of Law Examiners
Alabama
May Try Tibbetts Case in Afternoon
About one hundred witnesses, many railroad men, summoned to testify in the Tom J Tibbetts murder case set to begin in Morgan county court late today or tomorrow. Tibbetts shot W A Hanley chief electrician of the Louisville and Nashville shops while Hanley inspected a Pullman car early one morning on Train No 1. The shooting followed immediately. The conductor and other train crew will testify, though few details are known to them.
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Tom J. Tibbetts
Morgan County Law and Equity Court
Tibbetts
W A. Hanley
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hanley
Third Explosion at Dupont Powder Plant In 48 Hours
International News Service reports the Hagley Yards Mill No 27 site of Dupont Powder Company suffered a third blast within 48 hours. One worker injured, not seriously, as Delaware militia guard the Hopewell plant and watch Dupont facilities.
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International News Service
Wilmington
Dupont Powder Company
Hagley Yards
Delaware
Hopewell
Dupont
Boggs Tires Sold to Allies with New Inflation Device
Boggs Rubber Manufacturing announces a second wave of tire sales to the British French and Italian governments bringing total ally purchases to 200000. A new inflated needle device eliminates the air valve and the tires will be made in Birmingham and Atlanta with ongoing orders expected to top 400000 by war’s end.
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Centurs
Boggs Brothers
D. D. McGehee
R. Carrell
John Almon
Decaturs
Louisville
Veges
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