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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1913

Page

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Did Morgan Escape or Was He Released

Columbus June 12. The question of whether General John H. Morgan escaped by tunneling from an Ohio penitentiary cell or was allowed to pass out through the front gates remains unsettled. A partial air shaft exploration found no conclusive tunnel outlet or distance. The Morgan cell is being torn down as the prison block is converted into a hall of ethics for convicts.

Columbus John H. Morgan Ohio Gen. Morgan Morgan Thomas

The Decaturs Alabama a Healthful City Claim

The piece extols Decatur Alabama as a healthful hometown with mild climate pure water sewered streets and robust health conditions. It urges families to relocate citing epidemics absence and favorable living conditions highlighting Morgan County and Northern Alabama as proof of health happiness and prosperity.

Decaturs Alabama Morgan County The lIt

City to teach broom use for street sweeping efficiency

Chicago on June 12 reports a plan by the technical board of the bureau of streets to run a school showing twenty nine broom methods but teaching the single correct technique. The goal is to maximize efficiency of the white wings through practical tool use, machinery, and theory of scientific street cleaning.

Chicago Technical Board The Bureau of Streets

Turkish Grand Vizier and Aide Assassinated in Constantinople

Constantinople June 12 The Turkish Grand Vizier Mahmoud Shefket Pasha and his aide Ibn Bey were killed by two civilian assailants firing revolvers as they drove toward the Sublime Porte. Pasha, a reformist Arab from Baghdad, had steered the military revolution that toppled Abdul Hamid II.

Constantinople Marynoud Schetki Pasha Sublime Porte Ibn Bey Mahmoudfket Pash Bagdad Sultan Abduld Germany Maimoud Shefket Pasha Hils Abdul Hamid The Turk War Office Council E Empire

Governor O Neale appoints 4 M Robinson to office

Governor O Neale appoints 4 M Robinson as constable for the 29 area. Upon bond and approval the new appointee will receive his commission and begin duties. Robinson is described as a faithful officer and popular with the people.

J. Robinson O'Neal Thea Bond Robinson Rob ‘Inco

Hartseile Couple Obtain Marriage License

Marriage licenses issued by Progate Judge Edward Z. Yeager in Hartseile show Miew Mavlois Kitehens of Hartaeiec and a Hartseile resident listed among those documents.

Edward Z. Yeager Hartseile Miew Mavlois Kitehens Hartaeiec

Suffrage Bill Wins in the Illinois House

The Illinois House passed the women's suffrage bill by 77 ayes. The measure grants US citizens age 21 and older the vote for presidential electors, state boards, clerks, surveyors, and many local offices, with coverage extending to township offices and questions before electors in municipalities and subdivisions.

Ilinois Springfield Illinois Senate

Amick's Pennant Winners Show Delights Vaudeville Night

Amick's Pennant Winners at the Masonic delivered the best vaudeville show this week. The cast kept a lively pace with a gingery snap and avoided tragedy. Limpy Sadow impressed as the bone‑free servant, while Lou Meier the pianist earned praise for revelatory ragtime playing that won over the Decaturs audience.

Decaturs Mr. Meier

Camel Born in Anniston Named Webb Prooi

A camel born in Anniston during the Buffalo Bill show will be named Webb Prooi. The dry town birth is noted as a humorous factor since young camels are described as web footed. This marks the third Buffalo Bill camel born this year, following births in New York and Buffalo.

Anniston Junge Webb Prooi Buffalo Bill Show Buffalo Billaows New York Buffalo

Fought Trusts and Was Then Boycotted

In Boston on June 12 a witness testified that a rival was denied credit at Chapin National Bank of Springfield due to competition with United Shoe Machinery. Federal prosecutors aim to prove United Shoe Machinery interests controlled banking in Boston and New York. Richard H. Long testified. defense objected to bank ties, while government aide William S. Gregg said such connections would be shown.

Boston Chapin National Bank of Springfield United Shoe Machinery Company United United Shoe Machinery New York Richard H. Long R. H. Long Machinery Company Charles F. Choate Pala Company Wm. 8. Gregg United States Attorney General

Immigrant Girl Charged as Streetcar Conductor Steals

Marionette Mada and two Italian immigrant girls boarded a cross-town streetcar in New York. They paid with silver and were given only cents in change after a conductor took a $20 gold piece. A male passenger intervened, leading to the arrest of conductor William Curtin on larceny charges.

New York Marionette Mada Italy Marionette William Curtin

Gift to University of Chicago creates Ida Noyes Hall

A $300,000 gift from Laverne W. Noyes funds a social center and gymnasium for women at the University of Chicago. Ida Noyes Hall honors his late wife. President Pratt Judson announced the gift at the annual exercises. The event also included the awarding of 553 scholarships and a principal address by Jonkheer Loudon.

Chicago University of Chicago Laverne W. Noyes Ida Noyes Pratt Judson Jonkher Loudon United States Netherlands

Indictment of W P Fain Tied to Atlanta Graft Probe

Atlanta June 12 W P Fain member of the Atlanta board of police commissioners was indicted on two counts by the Fulton county grand jury No action was taken on a blank indictment against Thomas B Felder linked to the Mary Phagan case and graft charges One Fain indictment accuses him of operating a disorderly house with M T Cantrell and the other accuses assault and battery on an unnamed woman

Mary Phagan Fain M. T. Cantrell

Troop Train Wreck in Nogales Kills Hundreds

At Nogales on June 12 a troop train derailed after being mined by insurgents. More than 200 federal soldiers were fatally hurt with many others injured. Apparent sabotage and hazards loom as reports mention air attacks and a noted avietor. An airplane from Douglass, Arizona crossed into Mexico and was taken to Naco.

Nogales Arizona Guaymas Didier Masson Apg Douglass Ariz Mexico Naco

Railroad Loses Suit Over Passenger Death at Flint

A jury in the Law and Equity court awarded Frank Rayburn $250 in damages for the death of Van Rayburn who died in the Decatur to Birmingham accommodation wreck near Flint. The case involved the L and N railroad and drew testimony from the train crew and many witnesses.

Law and Equity Court Frank Rayburn van Rayburn Decatur Birmingham L. & N. Railroad Flint

Rats Eat Baby in Danville Tragedy

A four month old infant of Mrs Lena Popt in Danville Kentucky was reportedly killed by rats Tuesday night. The baby left asleep in a cradle while the mother visited a neighbor. Upon return the mother found the infant with eyes and ears eaten and the body dying minutes later.

Danville Lena Popt Ria

Police Officer J M Hill Confined At Home

Decatur police officer J M Hill has been confined to his home with an injured foot for several days. He is improving.

Advertising Men To Enforce Cleaner Methods

Baltimore Maryland June 12 The creation of a commission to work out details for a plan to enforce clean methods on all the ramifications of the advertising clubs of America at its final session Friday The plan contemplates supervision by the commission of advertising methods and circulation statements to draw a line against dishonest methods and compel outsiders to purge themselves to get inside as soon as possible.

Baltimore Mds Ods Advertising Clubs of America Commission of Advertising

Advertising Experts Gather in Baltimore Convention

Delegates from 160 local Advertising Clubs of America converge in Baltimore for the annual convention. European and Latin American attendees join as the group strengthens a global, ethical push against fraud and misleading ads while shaping laws and industry standards.

Chicago Associated Advertising Clubs of America Baltimore United States Canada Union

Frosts Threaten Limited Crop Damage Across States

Washington reports officials from the agriculture department foresee no nationwide crop damage from the cold spell. Experts say fruit and vegetables should not face famine and that corn and other crops will likely endure. Frosts touched off in New Jersey and Pennsylvania with notable lows. Virginia and Maryland mountains also cooled.

Washington Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Cranberry New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland

Standard advises Japan on California land question as business matter

The London Standard urges Japan to treat the California land issue as a business matter not an insult to national pride. It warns that unrestrained admission could invite similar demands from China, and notes race feelings influence attitudes in Japan and abroad. The piece cautions Japan to avoid provoking a united Western response.

London California Standard Japan United States British Columbia China America Great Republic

Cave discovered near Milligan building site in Huntsville

Workmen blasting on the east side of Washington Street uncover a sizable cave at the Milligan building site. The cave slopes downward toward the Christian church, with cool air and vapor at the mouth hinting at water or a spring below. A second cavity to the left could connect, potentially forming a larger cavern.

Huntsville Milligan Public Square Washington Street Christian Church

Revival at the Central M. E. Church South

Sunday through Tuesday revival at the Central Methodist Church South featured Brother Stephenson delivering a forceful sermon on Pauls mission and Satans hinderance. He warned the devil walks streets seeking to ruin men and urged abandoning procrastination to pursue godly deeds.

M. E. Church Stephenson Paul Hell Stevenson God

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Mahmoud Shefket Pash Kfamil Pasha Naxim Pasha Tchatalja Mahmoud Shefket Pasha 4. M. Robinson Board of Equalization Board of Assessors Board of Review Masonic Theatre Camel Atlanta Atlanta, Ga W. P. Fain Board of Police Fulton County Thomas B. Felder LAW and Equity J. M. Hill Tails Advertising Experts IN Council Ae Ff A APS London Journal
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