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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
2
The Decatur Daily advertises subscription rates and delivery terms including mail and carrier options. It lists prices for daily, weekly, and monthly plans and notes contact details for timely delivery and service issues.
Advertisers are required to submit copy to the office by noon on the publish day to receive proper service and ensure correct placement.
Former Governor Comer fires a forceful appeal urging an extra legislative session to restore the so called Comer Fates and to empower judges. He criticizes Governor Gomer and Judge Jones in railroad rate cases, framing his stance as a people’s rights assertion and signaling a potential political comeback.
Fragmentary note reports a dispute over the unit rule in Democratic circles at a state and national level. The Toledo gathering is described as adopting a change that shifts debt handling and favors certain blocs within the party.
The speaker condemns the unit rule accusing party leaders of stealing ballots and overturning voters backing Wilson. He argues the Democratic delegates were elected and opposed the convention plan to vote against Wilson in Baltimore. He calls for ending the coercive rule to restore honesty in the party.
United Press dispatches report the steamship Prairie landing 460 marines at Guan tanamo to protect American property as Cuba's crisis worsens. The gunboat Paducah notes rebels threaten a general attack. officials urge further marines to be landed.
Washington reports that four battleships will be rushed from Key West to Guantanamo. President Taft and Secretary Knox stated the move aims to improve wireless communication and place additional marines on hand if needed.
In Los Angeles on June 6 Samuel Gompers’s name figures in the Darrow trial as the defense probes whether prosecutors would trade information for testimony. Franklin testified Darrow claimed he received marked bills directly from Gompers related to the Lockwood bribery scheme.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, called Detective Bert Franklin's Los Angeles trial testimony a complete fabrication. He said he does not know Franklin, has never dealt with him, did not send money to anyone, and handles no money, deeming the charges absurd.
Washington reports Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is disappointed as Roosevelt bureau shifts to Chicago, cutting her access to campaign news. The Colonel's daughter had been a key contact in Roosevelt's third term fight, receiving updates and aiding her husband in multiple reelection campaigns.
Rorex former cashier of the Tus cumbia Bank and Trust Company who left for California faces possible Colbert County jury indictments for embezzlement perjury and falsification of records. He also served as city treasurer and handled funds including a $2000 overdraft noted to city officials. Police allege he diverted note proceeds and misappropriated interest totaling about $1200.
A compact portrait traces the life of François Villon a brilliant yet elusive figure whose true name remains uncertain. From student riots to prison to a famed ballad Ballade of the Hanged his genius persisted despite crime and derision, leaving writings that endure beyond his notorious life.
A quip observed by a spectator notes that matinee crowds are mainly women and asserts that women cannot throw straight. The remark mirrors casual stereotypes about gender and sports in social settings.
A few lots in the beat resident part of Decatur will be offered cheap to anyone wanting to build dwellings to help supply the demand. Canine references appear in the OCR but the sale focuses on affordable plots for housing in Decatur.
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