Carriers rally in Decatur Daily drive for subscription prizes
The Decatur Daily unveils a carrier contest backed by J A Buttrey J L Echols and the paper. First day results show many carriers near neck and neck as subscriptions climb past fifty with a goal of one hundred. Prizes include a gold watch, a palm beach suit, and a sporting outfit displayed in local stores.
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J. A. Buttrey
J. L. Echols
Carrie
Decaturs
Duttrey
Mr. Buttrey
J. L. Kehols
Bank Street
Sivley and Sandlin
Second Avenue
Public Proclamation Urges Water Hose Use Limits
Decatur residents are asked to obey the hose-use rule limiting watering to two hours daily. The city warns that 2.5 million gallons per day exceed per-person demand and strain water filters, jeopardizing public health. signed by Mayors James A. Nelson and A. A. Hardage.
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Decatur Water Supply Company
Decaturs
James A. Nelson
City of
Decatur
A. A. Hardage
New Decatur
Allies Pick Buying Agent in War Supplies Link
London reports D. A. Thomas, noted coal magnate, offered the post of purchasing agent for Allied war supplies in America. He is likely to accept and will deal directly with arms makers. A government agent's move to America may sever Britain’s relations with J. P. Morgan and Co over war procurement.
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International News Service
London
America
D. A. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
J. P. Morgan and Company
Morgan County Finishes Next Year Tax Assessments
The Morgan County Commissioners Court wrapped up a week at the courthouse reviewing the county tax assessor records for next year. Probate Judge Skeges said no large increases were found, with only a few small raises. They will reconvene on July 12 to hear taxpayer docket cases and correct assessor return errors.
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Morgan County Commissioners Court
Will
Skeges
Worlds Largest Battleship The Arizona Launched at Brooklyn
Facts describe the new super-dreadnought Arizona launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It lists tonnage 41 400 length waterline 692 feet breadth 92 feet speed 21.5 knots horsepower 35000 belt armor 16 inches gun armor 18 inches and twelve 14 inch rifles with additional armament and torpedo tubes. The mine battery carries 16300 pounds to 20 miles and the vessel is larger than any foreign battleship.
Arizona launches at New York Navy Yard amid pageantry
The battleship Arizona was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York with thousands watching. FPstrher Rose of Prescott Arizona broke a champagne bottle on the bow as Secretary Daniels and Gov.ur t joined spectators for the ceremony. The vessel is described as a major dreadnought with a 14 inch gun broadside and a displacement exceeding 32,000 tons when fully equipped.
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International News Service
New York
Arizona
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Fpsther Rose
Prescott
East River
Lurt
Daniels
Germany
Major U S Railroads Earned Net Revenue Per Mile in April 1915
Washington reports 187 principal steam railroads earned net revenue per mile of 288 dollars in April 1915, up from 266 dollars in April 1914. The figures reflect improvements in earnings across the sector during the period.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Muchly Decided Case Returns to Start in Alabama Courts
A long contested case involving Connie Hunter and C H Austin & Son returns to the Law and Equity court for a new trial after a chain of reversals and remands by the Court of Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court. The dispute concerns alleged damages on a garnishment bond and marks a partial victory for defendants represented by Troup and Nix. Wert and Lyons represented the plaintiff.
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Alabama
Court of Appeals
Law & Equity Court
Defendents
Troup & Nix
Wert & Lyons
Law and Equity Court
Connie ‘Hunter
C. H. Austin & Son
Supreme Court
Court— of Appeals
Tax Assessments Opened for Morgan County July 12 1915
Morgan County Commission announces books of assessments for 1915 are ready for inspection in the Probate Judge's office. The County Court will convene July 12 1915 to review the Assessor's returns, correct errors, and hear docketed taxpayer cases. Court order dated June 19 signed by W E Skeggs.
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Court House
State of
Alabama
Morgan
Commissioner's Court
Court of County Commissioners
Wb. William ‘E. Skeggs
Russian Losses Put At 700000 Since May First
Semi official figures cite Russian dead wounded and prisoners totaling about 700000 since May 1. In Galicia the Austro German forces report 200000 prisoners captured in the last seven weeks.
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Berlin
Galicia
Italian raids damage rail lines and camps in Austria front
Rome reports Italian aircraft raid the southern Austrian crownland of Borizia with extensive damage to railway lines and military camps. Fighting near Plaza on the Isonzo river front grows, with Italian attacks along the Tyrol Trent and Cadore fronts yielding good results. King Victor Emmanuel visits the front near Gorizia.
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International News Service
Rome
Borizia
Plaza
Isonzo
Malborgetto
Tyrol
Trent
Cadore
Victor Emmanuel
Goriaz
Russian Armies Fight Desperately at Grodek Lake
Vienna reports the Russian army defending Lemberg makes a last stand along the Grodek Lake line as Gen. Von Mackensen forces attack with noted desperation and vigor.
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International
Vienna
Jne
Lemberg
Grodek Lake
von Mackensen
Russians Admit Forced Retreat After Gas Attacks
June reports from Petrograd state German gas attacks on the eastern front reached a scale not seen since the war began. At Groumine the fumes spread along a four mile line. The war office admits Russian forces east of the San have fallen back into Poland while other units retreat to the Grodek lake line to defend Lemberg.
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Petrograd
Groumine
War Office
San River
Galicia
Poland
Grodek Lake
Lemberg
Bryan to Speak to New Yorkers Tonight at Carnegie Hall
Former Secretary of State W J Bryan travels to New York to deliver an address at Carnegie Hall under Union labor auspices. Bryan says he will have something interesting to say but declines to name a subject.
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Internationa News Service
Washington
New York
Carnegie Hall
Policeman Davidson Receives Notable Officer’s Club
Policeman W V Davidson now owns a fine officer's club crafted from lig num gitea wood from the Panama Canal zone. The gift was presented by Charles Peterson of the canal zone during a visit to his parents Mr and Mrs L C Peterson.
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W. V. Davidson
Panama Canal Zone
Chas. Peterson
Canal Zone
L. C. Peterson
Carranza cabinet resigns amid villa repudiation
Gen Villa issues a statement denying responsibility for a hostile message from the convention to President Wilson. He says President Chasaro acted on his own responsibility and that the convention head’s election was independent due to interrupted communications with Mexico City.
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International News Service
el Paso
Texas
Villa
Wilson
Chasoro
Convention
Mexico City
Two More Carranza Cabinet Members Quit
Washington reports two more cabinet members resign as Foreign Minister Ureta and Finance Minister Cabrena depart, bringing to four the number of advisers who quit in two days. Consul General Canada notes signs of a looming government split and says Carranza plans to move his office to the Vera Cruz fortress. A separate dispatch from Consul Bonney cites the June 6 killing of Gilbert Teahl, an Oklahoma City mine superintendent, near Chareas amid a private quarrel.
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International News Service
Washington
Carranza
Ureta
Cabrena
Canada
Vera Cruz Harbor
Bonney
San Louis Potosi
Gilbert Teahl
Oklahoma City
Chareas
Washington absorbs global tensions as German note awaited
Washington officials focus on rising international issues amid Mexican unrest and Yaqui uprisings. A conference between Meyer Gerhardt and the Kaiser on the Lusitania matter is planned as Berlin signals peaceful intents. The forthcoming note to England will demand freedom of the seas and non-contraband protection of commerce.
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International News Service
Washington
England
Sonora
Meyer Gerhardt
Kaiser
Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Mrs Becker to Appeal to Governor Whitman
Mrs Chas Becker declares she will appeal to Governor Whitman after her husband’s rejection of a reargument by the state Court of Appeals. She insists Charles Becker is innocent and believes Executive intervention can save him from the electric chair in the Rosenthal case.
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International News Service
New York
Chas. Becker
State Court of Appeals
Whitman
Herman Rosenthal
Charles
Charlie
Sing
Frank to learn fate by Monday in Georgia case
International News Service reports Georgia Governor Slaton will decide Leo M. Frank's fate by Monday afternoon at the earliest with possible Tuesday morning. Slaton says the court's judgment should stand and the prisoner should prepare for death if the decision is adverse. Frank remains in his cell.
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Marine Corps
League Island
Philadelphia
Leslie
Hallie Woodcock
South Carolina
Slaton
International News
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Gov. Slaton
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