Tribute to Yellow Fever Heroes of Decatur 1888
A tribute from Rev. Dr. Armstrong honors five physicians who died in the 1888 yellow fever outbreak in Decatur Alabama. It recalls Dr. Bowman, Dr. Black, Dr. Gill and their service, character, and sacrifices for the community and the ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia Grubbs Hall
Maxie P. Howlett
Shelbyville
Tenn
Decatur News
A. H. Spencer
Kibby
R. C. Bowman
W. L. Prince
Fred Falkenberg
Evera
Robert Inman
J. Chafin
Martin Hooker
L. DeAnda
James Woolridge
W. B. Black
Dr. Bowman
J. H. Dixon
John Ross
W. R. Francis Bremer
Rinda Parker
O. Kyle
A. C. Nixon
Robi. J. Fields
B. Stuart
Thomas Cline
J. B Sewell
P. Karshner
James McCreath Renison Fretwell S. M. Barfield
Julius C Black
Frank R. Phister
John
Deaths of Doctors Gill Williams Young in Decatur
A solemn obituary recalls Dr. J. Gill, Dr. R. W. Williams, and Dr. W. J. Young, long faithful to the M. E. Church South and to medical service. It notes burial, interment rites, and their sacrifices during a recent yellow fever scourge, with tribute to their professional honors and family lives.
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M. E. Church South
Gill
R. W. Williams
Dr. Williams
Williams
Kentucky
House
Methodist Church
Calotabs Promises Quick Relief From Biliousness
An advertisement promotes Calotabs as a nausealess calomel tablet to relieve hot weather biliousness. It claims Calotabs purge sour bile, cleanse the system, and leave the user ready for breakfast. Sold in checker-board packaging with a ten cent trial and twenty five cent family pack.
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Rowler's
Haven for German Jewish refugees on St Louis limited to 250
In Brussels on June 13 the Belgian government allowed 250 of the St Louis refugees to land as temporary havens. The Netherlands offered temporary refuge to 200 of the 907 denied entry to Cuba and Mexico, who are returning eastward. Both groups would stay as they await permanent admission elsewhere.
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Brussels
St. Louis
Netherlands
Cuba
Mexico
Student Branded With H Neck Incidents at Baltimore Junior High
An inquiry is underway into 40 junior high boys accused by a Jewish student of carving the letter H on his neck after they inked swastikas on their arms. Dr. David E Weglein said the investigation followed the complaint by Melvin Bridge 14. Morton Rosen 19 was charged with disorderly conduct and assault and faces trial today.
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Baltimore
David E. Weglein
Melvin Bridge
Morton Rosen
Bridge
Immortal Soul Highlighted In Athens Sermon
Rev. Leon Macon of First Baptist Athens delivered a stirring message at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist. He centered on The Immortality of the Soul, citing Job 14 and Christ as the resurrection and the life, urging belief in Jesus for eternal life.
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Leon Macon
First Baptist Church
Athens
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Macon
Christ
Nicodemus
Glider Pilot Predicts Atlantic Ocean Flight in 25 to 30 Years
Frankfort Michigan June 13 27 year old Newark New Jersey pilot Ted Bellak who glides for fun and business made what is claimed as the longest over water glider flight across Lake Michigan last night. He predicted ocean crossings via sailplane in 25 or 30 years.
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Frankfort
Mich
Ted Bellak
Atlantic Ocean
Newark
N. J
Lake Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowman, Black, Gill, Willams and
Young
Morgan County
Decatur
Black
W. G. Gill
Alabama
Goodby
Roosevelts
W. J. Young
Dr. Young
Old Town
St. James Episcopal Church
Hyde Park
N. Y
King George
Queen Elizabeth
President Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Raymond Smith
St. George Tucker
Frank Wilson
Studebaker
American Automobile Association
San Francisco
New York
C.I.T
Alabama Motor CO
South Bend
Ind
Scott
R.J. Scott
Earth
Michigan State College
Wong Cheong
Federal
Connecteur
Massachusetts
King Feature Syndicate
Ing
World Neds
City Park
Princess Theatre
16Th Ave
Automobile Dealers Association of
North Alabama
MR. Public
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