Canton Selected as City Name Change Contingency
Maj. Bassett presided a mass meeting at New Decatur city hall where Canton was chosen as a provisional city name if an autumn vote approves the change. Alderman Young’s Wilson proposal was deemed impracticable due to Wilsonville and other names like Verdun Underwood and Lee were rejected. The meeting drew many supporters including several city office holders while some opposed uniting the towns.
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New Decatur City Hall
Chas. Bassett
New Decatur
Kelley & Hauk Open New Store on Second Avenue
Open for business in Decatur, Kelley and Hauk announce a new store just two doors from the Morgan County National Bank. They offer furniture, mats, rugs and home goods with a forthcoming line of 20 year guaranteed aluminum ware and invite the public to compare prices elsewhere before visiting.
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Morgan County National Bank
Decaturs
Toy house used in parade sold by Crawford Co
The diminutive house displayed on the Crawford Lumber Co float during the July 4 parade was sold to Mr and Mrs L W Norton for their daughter Pauline Norton. An error in yesterday's Daily stated the house was given away.
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Crawford CO
Crawford Lumber Co
L. W. Norton
Pauline Norton
Great writer not alone in Shakespeare's shadow
Prof Felix Schelling of the University of Pennsylvania reviewed a busy pre-Shakespearean drama scene. He argued Shakespeare benefited from a strong group of predecessors and rivals, including Lyly Peele Greene Lodge Kyd Nash Marlowe and notably Ben Jonson.
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Shakespeare
Felix Schelling
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor Schelling
Marlowe
Lodge
Kyd
Nash
Ben Jonson
Better Than Glass Crystal in Watchmaking
A watch crystal made from celluloid or similar elastic transparent material is sprung into an undercut groove in the bezel. This reduces the initial manufacturing cost and avoids user replacement costs for broken glass crystals.
Decatur Guardsman Seeks 75 Recruits For Border Service
Capt Roy Horton of Company E reports Decatur unit at mobilization camp in Montgomery with 65 fit for service from 82 initial. He warns this is last chance to enlist for border duty as federalized guardsmen are prioritized. Horton to stay in Decatur several days, then return to Montgomery to send Lt Shirley Tisdale back to keep stations open. Camp conditions improved after rainouts and floods disrupted practice.
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Decaturs
Montgomery
Shirley Tisdale
Company E
Montomery
Engineers 10 of the Shoals to inspect Muscle Shoals site
A distinguished group of engineers from Memphis Atlanta Birmingham and other southern cities will visit Muscle Shoals Sheffield and Colbert Shoals next week to inspect the nitrate plant site and hydro electric power potential. Major Winn and Major Burgess will join to provide data and the Nashville convention will hear their assessments.
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Colbert Shoals
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Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Chattanooga
Engineers’ Club of
New York
Winn
Major Burgess
National 1Nhe
Saints and Sinners at Masonic Theatre with Peggy Hyland
The Famous Players Film Company presents Henry Arthur Jones Saints and Sinners at the Masonic Theatre on Saturday night. Peggy Hyland stars as Letty in this acclaimed photoplay adaptation praised for its pictorial potential and dramatic significance.
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Vergy Hylnd
Henry Arthur Jones
Masonic Theatre
Famous Players Film Company
Peggy Hyland
Letty
Miss Hyland
Paramount
Lemolac Sells On Its Merits Ad Claims
An advertisement promotes Lemolac as a non calomel substitute claimed to soothe the liver without causing salivation or sickness. It asserts gentle, lasting effects and offers a money back guarantee if not pleased. The Owl Drug Co endorses the product and suggests remembering calomel backwards.
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Owl Drug Co. P. S
Battle Cry of Peace comes to Masonic Theatre
Boston Journal notes the battle film Battle Cry of Peace is a powerful patriotic screen testimonial. Charles Richman leads a drama illustrating defense of America with vivid scenes of invasion and homefront impact at the Majestic and Masonic venues with orchestral accompaniment.
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Masonic Theatre
Grand Greenwood Show Opens In Luxurious Tent
The Greenwood presents a week long engagement starting Monday July 10 in a large tented pavilion. The company consists of fifty performers, travels by its own train, and offers two hours of musical comedy each night for a 10 cent admission.
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Greenwood
Greenwood shows rely on Chero-Cola contract for success
Theatres in Greenwood fill the tented venue each night with weather permitting crowd strength. The exclusive Chero-Cola advertising contract backs the company, promising double value for the public if performances stay high quality. Since April 24 in Columbus, crowds have surged, and Augusta attendance remains at capacity, turning spectators away.
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Greenwood
Chero-Cola Co
Columbus
Greenwood Company
Augusta
The Battle Cry of Peace Preview At Mason Theatre
Alexander Walcott notes the eleven part film The Battle Cry of Peace opens at Vitagrays Theatre with a staff orchestra and large-scale military staging. The production draws on Defenseless America by Hudson Maximus and features input from army and navy officials. It claims 16 000 national guardsmen and 170 armed vessels in its spectacle.
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Germany
United States
Navy
American Legion
National Security League
J. Stuart Blackton
Vitagraph Film Company
Hudson Maxim
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Richman
Charles Richman
Vitagraph Company
Alexander Walcott
N. Y
Army
L. Rothapfel
Filfrid North
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Constitutional Treatment
There is more catarrh in this section than all diseases put together. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is a constitutional remedy taken internally to reach the mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars offered for any case it fails to cure. Sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation are also advertised.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
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