58 Barrels of Booze Captured on Boat
Sheriff Mc Culloch and deputies seized thirty barrels of whiskey and 28 barrels of beer during a moonlight excursion on the John Ross. The liquor, marked for various landings, was confiscated after officers pursued the cargo from Huntsville to Decatur, with a local man named Will Baker arrested for attempting to sail liquor on board.
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Decaturs
McCulloch
Morgan County
John Ross
Harvey Wright
Huntsville
Pierce
Madison County
Whitesburg
Bridgeport
Decatur
Whiteshire
Morgan
McKee
Will Baker
Baker
Juil
Decatur Landing
Mail robber caught on Illinois Central train near Memphis
Memphis Tenn July 24 Said to have been can grabbing the mail car of the Fulton accommodation of the Illinois Central railroad a half witted deaf and dumb negro named Stotts was held by the conductor and turned over to post office inspectors on the train s arrival at Memphis He crawled into the car after clerks finished checking the mail matter and locked the door He was taken to center police headquarters and held pending lunacy investigation
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Post Office
Memphis, Tenn
Fulton
Suffragettes Attempt to Burn Lord's Mansion
Glasgow reports two suffragettes Miss Margaret Morrison and a younger woman arrested while attempting arson at a mansion once owned by Sir John Muir lord provost. Police noticed smoke at a morning residence. a woman stood inside with a burning match and combustibles near doors, Morrison later emerged covered in soot from a chimney.
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Sir John Muir
Decatur’s Big Fourth of July Booth Tryout
A state campaign piece promotes Decatur as the ideal commercial hub in North Alabama. It invites every resident to a mammoth Fourth of July barbecue and entertainment to showcase best bargains, waterways, rail links, schools, and living conditions.
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North
Alabama
Palmer
Business Man
Decatura
Alabama May Be Without a Senator in 1915
Montgomery July 25. Alabama may face a vacant Senate seat when Joseph Johnston’s term ends March 4 1915 unless an extra legislative session or gubernatorial appointment is arranged. The 17th amendment requires direct elections but Alabama lacks a ballot method. Chairman Tyler Goodwyn proposes January 1915 legislation to empower the governor to fill the vacancy with a Democratic nominee’s choice, avoiding a special session. Johnston and Hobson campaign amid uncertainty.
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Tyler Goodwyn
State Democratic Committee
Johnston
Senate
Goodwyn
United States
Joseph F. Johnston
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Greensboro
Pauper Tepper Left 46000 in Bank Inheritance
Public Administrator Newell reported Ignatz Tepper a whisky salesman formerly of Louisville and Nashville died July 20 at his rooming house. An opened box revealed 230 in cash and certificates of deposit totaling 6000. Tepper had a New York nephew and relatives in Louisville and Nashville. Tepper worked for the Schiele Distillery Company.
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St. Louis
Newell
Ignatz Tepper
Louieville
Nashville
New York
Loulaville
Tepper
Schiele Distillery Company
Personal notices wanted for city visitors in Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily requests readers to call and provide names of visitors and departures for personal mentions. Any name, from Van Astor Smith to Jones, is welcome. Phone athwor 46 at New Decatur.
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van Astor Smith
Jones
New
Decatur
THE
Decaturs Daily
Decatur Band Seeks Hall for Practice and Uniforms
A local appeal from a group of seventeen young men led by a capable instructor asks for a hall or room to rehearse and perform. The Decatur Daily plans a $1.00 popular subscription to fund a band stand, uniforms, and equipment for public events and special occasions.
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Slves
Decaturs Daily
Huntsville Boy Killed by Chum on Camping Trip
Emmett O Neal, third son of Editor R L O Neal of the Mercury Banner, was accidentally shot at a Bell Factory camping party. Fulgham Hall, a fellow camper, reportedly discharged a pistol striking O Neal in the mouth, dying within minutes. The party returned to Huntsville as parents in Tennessee were notified. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Huntsville
Emmett O’neal
R. L., O'Neal
Mercury Banner
Walter Kelley
Bell Factory
Roy O'Neal
O'Neal
Fulgham Hall
Walter F. Hall
Young O'Neal
Tennessee
Steamer Movements Shifting for River Service
The John Ross of the Tennessee Navigation Company sailed for Chattanooga this morning and will run regular trips with the Chattanooga steamer until water rises. J. L. Dyke sails today up five and will replace the America on trips until Longston is commissioned.
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John Ross
The
Tenessee Navigation Company
Chattanooga
J. L. Dyke
America
Longston
Assassination at Springs Shocks Bailey Springs Guests
Summer guests at Bailey Springs near Florence were roused by the assassination of Arthur Banks, the head cook. He was shot in his hut on the hotel grounds, seated when the full charge entered his forehead and he sank to the floor.
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Bailey Springs
Florence
Arthur Banks
Banks
Apollo Glee Club Opens New Rooms Last Night
The Apollo Glee Club opened its new Bassett building rooms on Second Avenue with over fifty members present. The social gathering featured floral decor, punch, and a warm welcome, promising future musical pleasure from the gifted members.
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Apollo Glee Club
Bassett Building
Second Avenue
Graves vow to seize misused military property in Montgomery
Military officials led by Col. T. H. Graves of the fourth regiment announce strict action under federal law against stolen military equipment. A local firm faces charges over selling a poncho for 25 cents. a chauffeur bought it for 25 cents and the item was seized. Graves says buyers share guilt and officers will pursue all improper property. He was in Montgomery Thursday arranging the fourth regiment encampment at East Lake starting August 6.
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Montgomery
T. H. Graves
Gravey
Colonel Graves
Y M C A Talk By N B Peake Sunday Afternoon
On Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock N B Peake secretary of the Y M C A will speak. He will give a resume of the work done and outline what speakers recently said at the Black Mountain conference from which he has just returned. He is noted as an interesting talker and may be heard to advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Peake
Black Mountain
N. C
Peake
Strike at Wright Shoe Factory Over Cut Off Scenery
Rockind Mass July 25 Twenty five men quit work at the EB T Wright shoe factory citing loss of view from the windows blocked by cheese cloth canvassed over the openings. The group abandoned labor due to the obstructed scenery surrounding the shop.
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Rockind
Mass
EB. T. Wright
State Wins Victory in Railroad Case
Huntsville July 25. United States district court in Montgomery Alabama denied L and N rails motion to retrain the 2 1/2 cent passenger rate in Alabama and dissolved a temporary restraining order thus enabling the rate to take effect August 1 1913. Judge Shelby authored the opinion with Judge Grubb concurring. Judge Pardee did not sign.
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Huntsville
United States District Court
Montgomerry
Ala
State of Alabama
L. & N. Railroad
D. D. Shelby
Pardee
Atlar'a
W. S. Grubb
Birmingham
Atlanta
Alabama
Onles
Supreme Court
Shelby
Grubb
Census finds growth in U S shipbuilding in 1909 gains
Washington reports a Census Bureau bulletin shows 1909 marked by more shipbuilding establishments than any year since 1879, with 1353 plants employing 40 506 workers and paying 25 2678 686 in wages. Iron and steel yards led, while Maine and Michigan showed strengths in sailing and small power boats.
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The
Val
Connecticut
Minnesota
Dakota
Pennsylvania
California
New York
Washington
Ohio
New Jersey
Virginia
Maine
Michigan
Delaware
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Girl Without a Head Picked Up at Sea
The headless body of a young woman, 16 to 20, in well kept clothes was found at sea near Boston. Captain Charles White of the schooner Jennie Gilbert reported the discovery and said the head was severed with a sharp knife before the body was wrapped in canvas and sunk.
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Les White
Jennie Gilbert
Port
Captain White
Sayre Named Head of Abandonment Bureau in D A Office
Francis B Sayre, previously with the complaint bureau, is appointed head of the abandonment bureau in District Attorney Whitman's office in New York. He is engaged to Miss Josie Wilson daughter of the President. Sayre aims to handle others' troubles under favorable conditions.
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New York
Francis B. Syre
Josie Wilson
Son
Whitman
Joseph O. Skinner
Sayre
District Attorney's Office
Knockout Drops Kill Richest U S Marine
Shipmates of Wilbur Martin of Anderson Indiana report he was among the wealthiest enlisted men in the United States Navy. They cite a will from his uncle in St Louis leaving him about $165 000 as a beneficiary, contingent on completing his enlistment which ends next September.
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Philadelphia
Wilbur Martin
Anderson, N
United States Navy
Bhuncle
St. Louis
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Ilinoig Central Railroad
Ino
Stotts
Memphis
Ished
Center
Lord
Glasgow
Scotland
Margaret Morrison
Miss Morrison
Ture
North Alabama
New Decatur
Fextra
Ines
Joseph Johnston
United
Opera
Tive
Chum
Emmet O'Neal
Louisville & Nashville
Shipbuilding
W. M. Stewart
Bureau of the
Dustry
Ing
Boston
Francis B. Sayre
Bureau
U. S. Marine
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