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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
2
Notice records the paper's filing as second class matter on February 26 1912 at New Decatur Alabama under the March 8 1879 act. The line identifiers document archival handling and mailing category.
Publication details list subscription costs for carrier and mail delivery, with yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and weekly options. Notices invite readers to report missed issues and provide a contact phone number for Decatur. Obituaries tributes and thank you cards priced per line.
Advertisers must file copy by the day they desire to publish to ensure prompt service.
A speculative analysis argues Theodore Roosevelt’s potential return would redefine party unity and threaten Taft’s bid. It compares past political surges, warns of miscalculations, and notes Roosevelt’s magnetism could unsettle the 1908 election landscape.
The fragment mentions a 2 percent decline and a Colorado context but lacks full details or verifiable facts to produce a complete news item.
Fragmentary passage notes the Supreme Court upholding a commission decision regarding Thomas Wert, with unclear details about judges or proceedings. The text hints at confusion or misstatements about who is doing what, leaving the outcome the clearest element.
A proposition to fuse Gadsden Attalla and Alabama City into a single city under Alabama City’s name seeks a combined population around 20 000. The plan targets streamlined governance and unified municipal services amid local debates.
The Chicago dispatches describe delegations entertained by both Taft and Roosevelt camps with taxis paid for by Tiger and Monkey. The report notes lively parades and partisan cheers reflecting strong Democratic sentiment.
Elbert Hubbard notes ground sentiment favor Taft on the first ballot. He says the outcome hinges on the committee's temporary roll call and could give Taft control if the motion passes.
The dialogue envisions Mayor Skeggs introducing a resolution to the City Council of New Decatur calling for a date to hold a simultaneous election on consolidation. The plan would likely surprise Bill and affect local governance.
Citizens question city priorities as officials weigh buying Gibbs Grove for a park while overgrown vegetation along Johnson and adjacent streets hides homes. They urge trimming sidewalks and improving street visibility before funding new projects.
The Birmingham iconoclast writes up DECA TURS DAILY and Judge Wert, but both say they merely did their duty as they saw it. They note the insult is unwelcome yet acknowledge that abuse by a blackguard is still an honor for a respectable citizen and newspaper.
Baseball results show Huntaville defeating RHE Bessemer 4 to 2 with Baker and Pierre on battery. Gadsden edged RHE EE Sue with Verneuille and Jenkins pairing behind the plate. Selma beat Aiuto 6 to 9 as Lelivelt Batson and Brown led the batteries with Adams and Guiterez.
Decatur Drug Co announces a special sale starting Friday June 21 at 509 Bank Street offering a 36 cent box of paper a bottle of ink and a pen holder with a pen point all for 29 cents.
In Nashville the games show 6 2 H E results with Patterson Ruseille Donahue Summers and Glenn. at Memphis Birmingham and Chattanoage heavy scores. at Mobile Birmingham 86 1 with Demasde Dunn Vance Smith Yantz. at Montgomery New Orleans 68 1 Montgomery 45.772 56 1 Batteries Wagner Nageleon Paige Gribbens.
In New York the Pittsburgh contingent faced the New York club with O'Toole and Kelly in the batteries and Marquard with Myers pitching. At Brooklyn the Edison battery was Harmon and Wingo with Yingling and Miller also listed.
In the American League game at Chicago the Red Sox overcame the White Sox 4 to 1 aided by a late surge from Coe and Walsh delivering key hits and runs.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a tent setting at night in a story involving a captain, messengers, and a dangerous march toward enemy lines. Key names and events are unclear, with garbled phrases and partial battle descriptions.
Brennan steps in for Brennan as Major Wilke guides a reconnaissance ride. A covert rendezvous on a moonlit road leads to a tense encounter with a lone escort, clever ruses, and a swift exit as the party presses toward Brennan's camp amid Confederate threats.
In a perilous night ride toward a Confederate camp, Captain Phillip Wayne escorts a frightened woman after a skirmish near a guard post. A confrontation with the woman ends with her restrained, and Wayne vows to protect her as they press forward.
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