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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
2
The Decatur Daily lists subscription prices and delivery contact details. It provides carrier and mail options, rates for one week to one year, and a reminder to call if the paper is late or missing.
The Moulton Advertiser defends its honor after Decatur Daily mocked its editorial stance. The piece notes the rival paper’s vitriolic tone and urges readers to recognize it as light ridicule rather than a serious assault. The author highlights ongoing Tennesse Valley press harmony post campaign.
Washington reports it will take months for the president to decide on a site for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant. Key questions must be settled before a definite location is chosen, and Muscle Shoals supporters see the odds improving. Judge Almon notes a possible early next year clarification amid cautious anticipation.
A fragment reports the Republican National Committee seating a Black delegate named Stanborne as a delegate, noting old fashioned republicanism in the action and critics objecting to the move.
Unclear OCR text indicates Setar Col Roosevelt favors a progressive platform and nudges toward nomination. The fragment mentions pardons and political strategy but lacks complete details or clear events.
A Birmingham Chamber of Commerce leader argues for Muscle Shoals as the nitrate plant site and Birmingham as the ideal location for the armor plate plant. He stresses Alabama’s resources, isolation from the coast, and year round climate as justification and pledges mutual support to land both projects for the region.
The rivers and harbors bill passed the senate and moves to conference, carrying $1,000,000 for Tennessee river development. Of this, $700,000 funds work below Chattanooga and $300,000 above. It is the first itemized rivers and harbors bill in four years, with projects slated to proceed promptly.
Although he was said to have amassed 00,000,000 Hill was never seen as predatory. He gave more than value received and his efforts for the Northwest were worth the money.
A large party from the Decaturs and surrounding North Alabama towns attended the Foster, Fishing and Hunting club barbecue near Town Creek Alabama. About 150 guests from Decatur Florence Sheffield Athens Moulton Town Creek Courtland and other areas joined a dinner prepared by renowned barbecue experts under Owen Julian of Sheffield.
A district Sunday school convention is planned Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Decatur. District President Henry Hartung announces all district Sunday schools will be represented. Program begins 2:30 PM with prayers and praise, features addresses by J F Levin and L Peck on lesson topics, H L Turner discusses Bible in Sunday School, A G Peterson on The Front Line Sunday School, with closing district chart entry at 4 PM.
The closing night features Julia Claussen of the Chicago Grand Opera Company in a concert aided by Pierre Henrette and Marcel Charlier. Her recent opera season successes boost the Chautauqua program as a lasting move to top tier music.
Russell and Nichols form a new general merchandise and supply firm in Decatur. George Russell, noted farmer and citizen, teams with I. Nichols, veteran local businessman. They leased the Banks and Ewing storehouse on Second Avenue and will open within about ten days as fixtures are installed. Nichols has 22 years of local business, while Russell is a leading county figure.
The Y M C A defeated Courtland 3 to 1 on Courtland grounds. Red Roberts pitched a strong game allowing six hits and striking out Crow. He hit a three bagger and teammates Carter and others backed the effort with solid defense and offense.
Fire at 408 West Moulton Street caused only a few dollars in damage according to Chief Sorber of the New Decatur fire department. The blaze started at noon from chimney sparks and was extinguished quickly.
Washington June 1 The Senate confirmed the nomination of Louis D Brandeis of Boston to succeed the late Joseph Rucker Lamar by a 47 to 22 vote. The vote came without debate ending a bitter contest. Brandeis will be the first Jew on the Supreme Court bench.
A breakfast table exchange turns humorous as a dry goods clerk recalls attending a melodrama. A yardstick manipulator notes a realistic last scene with burglars, a kitchen window, and a clock striking one, prompting a puzzled question from an athletic boarder.
Cute engraved announcement cards mark the arrival of a new baby as reported in The Decaturs Daily. The brief notice highlights joyful family news and celebratory keepsakes.
Patrick J. Reedy recalls aiding to suppress the 1866 Fenian raid from the United States into Canada. He and the Ottawa government mobilized volunteers, captured prisoners in Hamilton, and notes British executions and medals awarded to his company.
A physician's son asks what ailed Moses since the teacher said God gave him two tablets of stone. The father explains with a humorous line about the biblical tablets.
The excerpt presents a polite apology for stepping on a foot followed by a humorous reply about a centipede seeking corn on every toe to find fools to stand them. It captures light social wit in a brief exchange.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a man eating and lighting a favorite cigar, with phrases about fortune and par. The readable text suggests a tonal summary of a Victorian or old newspaper notice but lacks clear specifics.
Central M B Sunday school Wesley Bible class members are urged to meet in the class room by 9 o clock Sunday morning June 4th for important business. A Randle, President. N Smith, Secretary.
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