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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
2
The item notes the Decatur Daily as a second class matter with a February 26 1912 post office filing in New Decatur Alabama under the 1879 act.
Editorial note lists subscription prices and delivery terms, reminders for timely paper delivery, and advertising rates. It notes contact requirement for missed issues and urges advertisers to submit copy by noon for same day publication.
Ex navy quartermaster Andrew Koehn plans a 90 day voyage by rowboat from Lake Itasca Minnesota to the Mississippi River mouth near New Orleans. He expects to start June 12 and receive commissary support at remote points along the route. He will portage around rapids and falls where needed.
The excerpt discusses a 1660 mile trip from northern Minnesota to the gulf of Mexico aimed at demonstrating river navigation and regional potential. It suggests sending groups of schoolboys on yearly vacation down the Mississippi to spread knowledge about transportation, flood control, and development between Minnesota and Louisiana. It also notes a medical aside about childhood diarrhea and recommends a remedy available locally.
Screens advertised by Litf BE C Payne Lumber Co urge customers to order screens made to measure to protect against illness from exposed files and wear.
Earl Blackburn reading from a book on the rhinoceros during a Reds game at Ebbets Field draws a rebuke from National League umpire Cy Rigler who warns against personalities from the bench. The incident becomes a capital story for Cincinnati.
Silk O Loughlin veteran American League umpire says delays come from pitchers not umpires. He argues speeding up pitchers will shorten games as batter waits on poor pitching leads to longer at bats and more three and two counts. He urges managers to enforce faster pace to cut game length.
The account recalls a hot day game where Fred Merkle chased four long fouls and barely reached the fifth, amid taunts from a nearby fan who urged him to play. Merkle recounts the enraged spectator and the risk of violence, noting his own anger at being pressured.
In Connersville Indiana June 11 a tramp ventriloquist caused ten hours of chaos in the county jail. A staged conversation by the hobo and two confederates led prisoners to fear an escape, with hoots and eerie sounds from old cells. Sheriff Ferguson confronted the commotion as inmates reported voices, a ghostly laugh, a snake hiss, and cries from a haunted past until dawn. The tramp was released for vagrancy but warned to stay out of town.
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