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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
2
The Decatur Daily announces its afternoon publication schedule with a Sunday exception and records its 1912 second class matter entry at the New Decatur post office under federal law.
The Decatur Daily notes the Democratic National Convention voted 568.5 to 489.5 to end the unit rule. It argues the rule enabled majority partisans to steal opponents' delegates and urges abolition of the two thirds rule in future conventions. It calls for Bryan to push the reform.
Former Governor William D. Jelks was elected the national committeeman from Alabama to succeed James Weatherly of Birmingham.
A Chicago Convention episode shows Mr. Bryan offered $1000 a day as temptation, then he lowered his dignity by accepting the deal. The incident raises questions about ethics and public conduct.
The Chicago address quoted by George W. Perkins shows a claim of moral urgency. The speaker declares humanity faces Armageddon and asserts the nation battles for the Lord, signaling a high stakes wartime rhetoric.
W. M. Hundley of Greenbrier stopped by the Decatur Daily office this morning. He formerly worked in the newspaper field as a special AP reporter and later joined the legal profession. His notable work includes reporting the Hatfield McCoy feud in the Kentucky mountains.
WM Grubbs of Nuhsville former Decatur Weekly News proprietor visited the modern DECATUR DAILY plant and praised it as the best in North Alabama. He noted improvements and substantial growth, expressing satisfaction with the paper and its large community patronage.
A Clark community article notes they have rented a rest roomy to accommodate friends during visits. An electric houn dawg on display blinks its eyes and wags its tail to greet friendly delegates.
The text notes Colonel Roosevelt claiming fear from big interests while Harriman disdained him yet raised 260000 dollars for the 1904 campaign. It also identifies George W. Perkins as J. Pierpont Morgan’s key booster, with Perkins aiding Roosevelt’s effort.
The piece recalls Col Henry Watterson and his 1916 forecast urging Americans to consider Theodore Roosevelt as a future president. It paraphrases his 1916 and 1910 editorials, arguing Roosevelt’s potential comeback could reshape American governance and curb graft, with foreign policy implications.
The Courier Journal argues against a second term for Roosevelt citing risks to constitutional restraints and the rise of autocratic power. It recalls Caesar Cromwell and Diaz as warnings and envisions Roosevelt as Chief Justice of a political arbitration court to purge public service while preserving democratic ideals.
Patterson and Scott offer dry and steam cleaning for all clothing with alterations and repairs. Located at 210 1-2 Johnson Street, they advertise special attention to Ladin’s work and club rates including four presses for .00 with work called for and delivered.
Local note invites readers to sample a new Orange Tulep punch at Buch Belt Botting Works. Limited bottles advertised as excellent. crowding expected for the event.
The advertisement promotes Coca Cola and other sodas from Buchheit Bottling Works. It highlights a range of kinas and genuine beverages offered by the bottling company.
Corrected ledger style listing of produce and goods with per unit prices. Items include Messina lotions, California oranges, potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, beans, peas, onions, cabbage, strawberries, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples, sugar, coffee, flour, syrups, canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish, dry salt meats, lard, hams, bacon, butter, oleomargarine, and cheese with diverse price points and suppliers noted.
Poultry market notes corrected by F H Pointer list fresh candied items and live hens at 9 cents, dressed at 14 cents, fryers at 26 and 30 cents per pound.
Corrected by New Decatur Hide and Tallow Company for hides green and Florida dry salt prices. Listing includes dry flint, tal low, beeswax, gin seng cultivated and wild, sheep pelts, bones, scrap per ton, and brass. Prices range from 3.5 cents to 26 cents for hides and 4.50 per ton for scrap.
A compact note from a local exchange mocks petty incidents. It cites Mrs. Jones cutting herself with a can opener, a Matherton lad’s stone strike, Joe Doe searching for a roof leak then falling, Harold Green and Miss Violet Wise tailed by a dog, Isaac Turner scratched by a cat, and Mr. White kicked when harnessing a broncho.
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