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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
1
J Spencer Morgan reports his father J P Morgan is recovering well and in good spirits. In Minneola Frank Holt attempted suicide by biting a pencil lead to weaponize the tin holder, but guards stopped him before harm.
Holt began a hunger strike in Minneola New York after his arrest. District Attorney Smith warned he would be forcibly fed in hospital if solid food was not consumed. Holt declined hospital care citing satisfaction with current treatment. His wife’s telegram from New Texas offers encouragement and updates.
Torreytown New York July 6 guards hired for John D Rockefeller estate following an assassination attempt on J P Morgan. Rockefeller keeps guards nearby at golf and his Cleveland trip planned for tonight is postponed indefinitely.
Mineola New York July 6 authorities abandon belief Holt acted alone uncovering evidence that Holt visited Glen Cove with a large dark man with a German accent days before the attack on Mr Morgan overheard by train crew suggesting an accomplice. If Holt’s condition worsens he may be sent to the asylum for the criminal insane instead of trial.
Friends of Frank Holt and the Reverend Sen Sabbaugh Holt's father in law have started a movement to urge Mr. Morgan to obtain leniency for the prisoner. A large number of Holt's friends across Texas including several instructors at the State Polytechnic Institute aid the effort.
Athens reports General Von Sanders commander of the Turkish army at the Dardenelles has been wounded according to a received dispatch dated July 6. The item notes the German commander’s injury and cites the telegraphic report from the front.
Birmingham July 6 revelations from a meeting of the majority faction lawmakers outline a proposed purchasing commission for state capitol supplies and a drive to curb corruption. They call for abolishing convict leases, expanding the judiciary per the North Carolina plan, and opposing a 1.5 million bond issue while promising a workmen's comp law. The session was not public though some reporters attended.
The Fourth of July Birmingham gathering reveals committees aim to raise state revenue by 1 million dollars annually, create 365 circuits, abolish local courts, and save costs. Senators Green and Wert attend. King and Walden absent. no decision on a second legislative split session.
A state transfer agent is due to reach Decatur today to take A. B. Brindley from Morgan County jail for safekeeping. Brindley, convicted in Cullman County, received a life term for being an accessory in the ambush killings of Carter and Miller. The state Supreme Court recently affirmed the conviction. J. W. Patterson and Clyde Patterson were also convicted in the same case and are serving penitentiary terms.
Virginia and Allene Cross daughters of Mr and Mrs B Cross of Fourth Avenue West were taken to Montgomery last night for rabies treatment after a cat bite. The cat’s head was sent to Montgomery for examination at the Pasteur Institute confirming rabies.
Petrograd reports Sweden protests to the Russian foreign office over a Baltic Sea battle off Gothland island, asserting Sweden’s neutrality was breached. Russia regrets the incident and promises strict observance. London notes a shell entering Swedish waters due to foggy weather.
A German submarine evaded English destroyers and underwater craft and is reported to be active at the mouth of the Thames River. The captain of the Norwegian steamer Pty, sunk Monday, confirmed the submarine’s presence in a statement released today.
Nashville city commissioners were ordered to stop all work under city contracts for 60 to 90 days by Chancellor Allison in a receivership filing. No payments or new contracts may be made with any person or company. Deputy Clerk and Master T. J. Bailey was appointed to take evidence and summon witnesses.
Paris reports a British victory on the east bank of the Ypres canal with English troops aided by French artillery taking German trenches south west of Pilken. The war office notes further Allied successes on the Souchez railway while German assaults on Argonne and the Meuse heights are repelled and Arras endures renewed bombardment.
Central Baptist Church in the city may extend a call to Rev. Livingston T. Mays who is visiting this week and will preach each morning at 10 30 and tonight and tomorrow night at 8 oclock Mays formerly led the First Baptist Church of Columbia Tennessee and was appointed to consular service by President Wilson The church has been without a pastor since Rev H B Woodward resigned and revival services continue in cooperation with Southside Baptist Church to avoid conflicting meetings tonight and tomorrow night only.
The Morgan County Commission conducts auditing of accounts and routine business in session at the courthouse. Citations notifying property owners of next year tax assessments will be heard on Monday July 12.
Safe blowers dynamited the Midway Gardens safe in Chicago early today and escaped with between 10000 and 12000 dollars according to reports from International News Service.
Chicago reports July 4 celebrations across the U S left 903 hurt or dead, yet Decatur observed a peaceful Fourth with only three arrests and no liquor issues. Local police and sheriff said the holiday was calm with minimal incidents as residents enjoyed games, shows, and a river excursion.
A Carranza envoy from the Mexican government reportedly receives a discourteous reception as consul Silliman and the envoy exchange terse remarks. The confrontation highlights diplomatic tensions.
Large crowds fill a 40 by 90 foot tent at Ninth Street and Eighth Avenue for a two week revival by Southside Baptist Church. About 1 000 people attended last night as Rev Geo W Wilburn hosts Evangelist T O Reese with a choir led by G W Reynolds. Services occur daily at 2 30 and 7 30 p m.
General Venustiano Carranza, head of the Constitutionalist government in Mexico, refuses to unite warring factions and questions President Wilsons right to meddle. He voiced the stance during a conference with John R. Sullivan, the U S special representative, where tempers flared and Carranza reportedly sent the emissary away.
International News Service reports heavy combat between Villa and Carranza forces near Paredon with hundreds reported killed. The clash at Laredo area indicates ongoing frontline battles and rising casualties for both sides.
Berlin reports say Russian forces split near Krasnik with one group driven east and another northwest. The semi official note warns Ivangorod and Warsaw face threat from Austro German forces amid eastern front activity.
Austrian claims of a Russian army being pierced are denied by the war office. Austro German forces gain on the Krasnik front while Grand Duke Nicholas' troops hold a broken front under continual Teuton attack. Evacuation of Ivangorod eyed as strategic. Pole battle for Warsaw seen likely soon.
Vague reminiscence on past courting and travel experiences with undefined era, writer sighs over modern youth and distant days, referencing handkerchiefs and flirtations as symbols of earlier social rites. The text reads as a fragment with unclear details or identifiable individuals.
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