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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
2
A brief notice urges readers to report missed deliveries promptly to ensure the paper reaches them on time. The contact line mentions telephone 46 in New Decatur and emphasizes reliable service.
Our ticket backs Woodrow Wilson for president with the Platform America First. Edward B. Almon for Congress. R. C. Brickell and C. Kyle for Circuit Judges. L. P. Troup for Probate Judge. James L. Draper for Circuit Court Clerk. Frank J. Troup for Tax Assessor. Chas C. Robinson for Tax Collector. All other Democratic nominees listed.
The Alabama State Bar holds a two day session in Decatur with speakers Col Tennis Tidwell Judge John C. Buster and Hon E W Godbey on program. Committees arrange welcome reception dance barbecue and transport. organizers promise a harmonious and worthwhile convention for visiting lawyers.
Chairman Patterson and Chairman Williamson name committees of business leaders to negotiate terms for Decatur to consolidate with New Decatur. All committee members favor consolidation and aim for an impartial, careful agreement guiding a merger that could transform the two towns beside the Tennessee into a potential metropolis.
The piece urges support for merging two sister cities to benefit posterity. It argues that failure of consolidation risks not achieving merger within the next decade and asks real friends of a bigger city to aid the committee and refrain from criticism during conference periods.
Inspectors and officials urged to ensure proper mixing of dipping solutions to protect cattle owners. Absence of accidents would aid quarantine enforcement and calm non cattle owners, while reports of injuries from dipping may be exaggerated. The Decatur Daily warns against careless inspection and stresses precautions to avoid accidents during arsenical baths aimed at ticks and parasites.
A Nashville Banner writer claims he stopped a threatened war with Mexico by writing a former translator from the Methodist publishing house in Mexico. He urges locals with European friends to likewise urge immediate peace.
Mother Jones comments on John D. Rockefeller Jr citing a poor start and a supposed hundred million dollar shortfall as reasons for lacking moral standing.
A remark notes that a common complaint about lawyers is their ethics prohibiting newspaper advertising, viewed as a hindrance to public notices and access to legal services.
Governor Henderson is commended for appointing a probate judge and sheriff in Madron County. The move consolidates local legal leadership and aims to streamline county administration, with officials sworn in and ready to serve.
In a heated political climate, remarks on loyalty and partisanship surface as leaders respond to the Wilson Hughes clash. The piece notes the executive’s nonpartisan stance and mocks Villa’s boast of controlling Mexico within a month amid sensational dialogue.
The report links a New York heat wave to Candidate Hughes warming up his campaign. It frames the weather as a metaphor for political momentum and rising attention.
The White House announced today that Judge J. H. Glark of Cleveland Ohio will be appointed to the United States Supreme Court as associate justice succeeding Charles S Hughes. The nomination will be sent to the Senate this afternoon.
Four passengers were shot and severely wounded on the Broadway Limited between Maples and Monroeville on the Pennsylvania railroad late last night. All injured rode the rear platform. Injured include R. J. Wood of Pittsburgh H. T. Gillette of Philadelphia Kiefer Newman of New Orleans Humbert Goswell of Newman family.
The Greenwood shows at Air Dome Park play to capacity nightly with a packed big tent. The company presents a variety of bills with a large troupe and a popular big band, delivering entertaining performances without offense to audiences.
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