Memorial Day Exercises At City Cemetery Draw Huge Crowd
About 4000 people attended the Memorial Day exercises at the City Cemetery. Dr Jas D Gwaltney spoke on the Confederate Soldier and Fraternal Brotherhood. Congressman Richmond Pears delivered remarks. parade formed with Masons Odd Fellows and other groups. ceremony included singing and a benediction.
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Odd ‘Fellows
Krilents
Pythias
A. G. Bedard
RK. Isley
Melvin Wit
Alabama Gota
Sealy
Capr Morgon Speech Honors Dead and Living Fraternal Links
Speech by Capr Morgon thanks the Decatur fraternal orders for their solemn gathering. He urges living members to honor the dead by upholding virtue, guiding youth, and fostering better living while remembering those who passed away.
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Decaturs
Gudh
Address by Dr Gwaltney On South's War Sufferings
Dr Jas D Gwaltney spoke to a packed audience detailing the South's wartime suffering, Confederate soldiers bravery, and women’s sacrifice. He outlined four sections of his oration on prewar conditions, causes, wartime experiences, and soldier character, prefaced by reflections on history and change.
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Jas. D. Gwaltney
Dri Gwaltney
Decatur Daily challenges rivals over circulation claim
The Decatur Daily proclaims the largest bona fide circulation in Morgan County and pledges to show its books. It will forfeit 28 dollars to a charity if a compare proves the claim false, with the challenge running for four days.
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Decaturs
Décaturs
Morgan County
Hobson Foresees Taft Victory If He Fights hard
The interview with Captain Hobson at the Echols Hotel discusses national and Alabama politics. He backs Taft if he shows nerve, weighs Roosevelt vs Taft, and mentions Comer Heflin Richardson and Johnston in context of a possible Senate race and party unity.
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Senate
Captain Hobson
Echols
Ike Taft
Neétye
Taft
Roonevelt
Oscard
Hospital Fund Tops $7 000 Amid Community Drive
A sustained appeal for the hospital fund pushes contributions past seven thousand dollars despite Jefferson Davis birthday bank closures. Local solicitors report steady effort with luncheon server lists and plans to reach ten thousand by Thursday night. Two South Town girls raised four dollars thirty seven cents selling homemade candy to fathers’ customers, adding to the drive.
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Jefferson Davis
Malone
E. C. Payne
South Town
Mildred Moebes
Sadie E
Man Killed Near Courtland By Train
A man was struck and killed near Courtland when a passing train could not be stopped. The body lay on the track after the incident.
Fire damages Pencil Factory in Decatur
A Saturday night blaze destroyed the Pencil Factory owned by the Alabama Red Cedar Company in Gurley. Estimated losses reach $10,000 with $3,000 insured on the Hut taber Company's building. The blaze spread due to dry timber and flammable cedar stock. Decatur and New Decatur fire crews fought the flames.
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Alabama Red Cedar Company
New Decatur
Gurley
J. G. Bennett
Huttaber Company
Decaturs
Curry the
Hitt Lumber Company
Sealht Radney
HiT Lumber to Erect Much Larger Structure
Hitt Lumber Company plans a larger building to replace the burnt Pencil Factory site. Manager JP R Seeley stated construction will begin soon and proceed rapidly for use by the Hitt Lumber Company for bus service.
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Hit? Company
Hitt Lumber Company
JP. R. Seeley
Hit Lumber Company
Believed to be Newberry Run Down by Train Near Sheffield
A white man about 38 believed to be W. K. Newberry of Sheffield was killed early yesterday when struck by Southern Railroad No. 42 between Wheeler and Courtland. The engineer could not stop in time. Remains were sent to Decatur and a letter found nearby addressed to W. K. Newberry in Sheffield. Locals held funeral arrangements that afternoon at 3:30.
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W. K. Newberry
Sheffield
Southern
Wheeler and
Courtland
Newberry
Decatur
Will Camody to be taken to State Insane Asylum
Will Camody who was tried in Morgan County on charges of injuring an officer and murder and found not guilty by reason of insanity will be taken to the State Insane Asylum tonight by Deputy Mount Collough.
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Will Camody
Morgan County
Einer Norty
Mt Collough
Cotton Market Mixup in Moderate Trade
A brief market note reports mixed activity in cotton prices amid cautious trading. Traders cited steady demand from textile buyers and mild price adjustments as market volumes remained steady through the session.
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