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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
2
Partial line reads about resolutions tributes of respect obituaries and cards of thanks. It mentions delivery issues and a request to phone 46 for timely newspaper service in New Decatur. The readable fragment suggests a local notice column urging readers to report missed deliveries.
The article critiques rising corporate influence led by Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie, noting Ford's $100 million capital, $5 daily wages, and potential social changes. It argues big firms shape destinies and hint at a future with centralized control and universal basic needs.
The Colonial Club defeated YTS Hard Toon 6 to 2 as Carter led the center field with four safeties in five trips. The Association squad controlled the game with strong hitting and steady defense, earning a decisive win.
W P Morton a Knoxville street railway conductor says after two weeks on Tanlac he gained ten pounds from 150 to 160 and feels renewed energy. He describes prior run down health and poor appetite then credit to Tanlac with improved appetite and work vigor. Sold in Decatur and New Decatur by local drug firms.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported that 167 principal U S railroads earned net revenues of 298 dollars per mile in April 1915, up from 267 dollars per mile in April of the previous year, signaling a widespread uptick in rail income.
Decatur fire units were called to Garnet corner to extinguish a burning barrel of excelsior on the pavement. Fire Chief Fox said witnesses saw a man in a derby hat ignite the barrel and then raise the alarm. No other inflammables were endangered.
Counselor Lansing announced Ambassador Gerard reported Germany would investigate the torpedoing of the Nebraskan off Fastnet Rock. Germany had no report from any submarine commander on the incident.
International News Service reports in Constantinople that Allied land forces on the Gallipoli peninsula achieved a stubborn near Sedd el Bahr fight ending with a successful counterattack. The right wing drove the enemy back to old positions but the Allied retirement occurred in disorder.
Decatur butter prices rise to 14 and 15 cents a pound as M. L. Schulman Company reports a 10 000 pound order from Chicago. Hens sell for 10 cents per pound and spring chickens at 16 cents for 14 to 14 1/2 pounds. Eggs range 12 to 13 cents per dozen with candied varieties and roosters at 5 cents per pound.
Southern Cotton Oil Company to invest between 4000 and 6000 in two months to expand the Decatur plant. Additional machinery and storage room will be added while work already begun. Manager J H McNell says completion in sixty days with plant capacity to rise for a big fall business.
Alabama City and Attalla police search for two unknown white men who held up Rick McClucken and robbed him of 25 cents then assaulted his wife. Three other African Americans were also held up and robbed late last night in Gadsden.
A Nashville man aged 68 reports dramatic improvement after taking Tanlac. He describes relief from gas, dizziness, and nervousness, better sleep, regained appetite, weight gain of eight pounds, and renewed energy. Local dealer Preuit Dillehay Co. promotes Tanlac with testimonials and broad circulation.
Results yesterday include Nashville defeating Birmingham 8 to 5 and Memphis beating New Orleans 12 to 8. Today games feature Birmingham at Chattanooga Mobile at Nashville New Orleans at Little Rock and Atlanta at Memphis.
P A Warren Jr of Vidalia Louisiana wed Miss Elizabeth Beard in his jail cell minutes after being sentenced to 15 years for murder. Warren departed for prison an hour later, and his bride planned to await his transfer.
Extension service guidance from Auburn Alabama explains that house flies spread typhoid and other diseases, urging sanitary closets costing five to ten dollars, traps, fly paper, and borax-treated manure to reduce breeding, with practical bait recipes and cleanliness as key measures.
Assistant Agricul turist D. J. Burleson explains why the Alabama Experiment Station and Extension Service do not distribute free seeds. Reasons include legal use of federal funds, discouraging unequal donations, avoiding waste on poor performers, and protecting seed breeders. The station sells surplus seeds at private-market prices after testing and selection.
Amsterdam reports the German Zeppelin, brought down by British forces near Ghent, crashed early today. The fall killed two nuns as they stood in a convent's courtyard. The incident underscores the air war's toll on civilians and religious communities in Belgium.
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