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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1915
Page
2
Birmingham merchants credit ad campaign for sales rise
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports an 11 percent rise in business for the first five weeks of this year compared with 1914 amid talk of hard times. A systematic local advertising push, led by Sam H. Fowlkes of the Business Men's League, is cited as the main cause, with ads highlighting savings and rebates to entice shoppers across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald of
Magic City
Alabama
Age-Herald
Business Men’s League
Birmingham
Sam ‘‘H. Fowlkes
Fowlkes
George M
Numerous Thieves Taken in Custody
Police report multiple theft suspects held by Nashville authorities with ongoing investigations. Officials declined to identify high profile individuals allegedly involved, stating no charges yet filed against them. Local leaders emphasize ongoing crackdown on crime while safeguarding due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee Legislature Reopens Amid Taxpayer Burden
The Tennessee legislature resumed sessions today as lawmakers discuss ongoing bills. Citizens face continued financial impact as the state pursues new measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Bank Robbery Charge Against F A Johnson
F A Johnson white man arrested February 20 charged with complicity in the attempt to rob the Bank of Sewanee Tenn. He was taken to Nashville Saturday night by Burns Detective J W Dodge and special agent KB B McCrory along with two other alleged gang members. They will be moved to Winchester Tenn for preliminary hearing. Johnson claimed he would not fight requisition orders and his return to Tennessee was peaceful. The arrest followed a fourth gang member turning stool pigeon after Johnson’s Huntsville arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Johnson
Tob
Bank of
Johnson
Tennessee
Foreman
Yeges
Huntsville
Negro Arrested Here Fits Nashville Freight-Train Robbery Suspect
George Johnson alias Will Stone Boots Poppy Jack, once fined for fighting, was arraigned and sent to county roads but returned to jail when identified as a suspect in a Nashville freight car robbery. A gang of African American freight car robbers was rounded up there weeks ago with three arrested and one逃led.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Johnson
Will ° Stone
Boots
Poppy Jack
Justice Newsome
Nashville
Johnson
Tennessee
Night Patrols Reassure City After Odd Grave Rumor
Officer Bell recounted a humorous episode from a feared stir in a negro suburb when a frightened caller claimed a grave had been found in an alley. A crowd gathered, a tub was found over a hole ten feet deep, and the event proved to be a routine telephone lineman’s post digging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro
Joe Bell
Officer Bell
West Town
Memorial to the Late Mrs Wilson Passes Senate
A bill incorporating the Ellen Wilson memorial home in the District of Columbia passed the senate today. The home will be erected on a plan urged by the late Mrs Wilson, wife of the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellen Wilson
District of Columbia
Senate
Wilson
Wilkinson Shot With Target Rifle At Decat Daily
D W Wilkinson circulation manager of the Decat Daily was shot through the calf this afternoon while he and two companions mishandled a small target rifle. The incident occurred late today and Wilkinson was treated after the discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Wilkinson
T. D. Wilkinson Jr
T. D. Wilkinson
Decat
Wilkinson
2 Companion
February Passage Reveals Short Month Observations
A clipped remark notes February felt brief and unusual in tone and pace. The line hints at reflection on time and change without detailing events or names.
Dutch officers ordered to rejoin regiments
Hague March 1 Dutch officers on furlough were ordered to report back to their regiments today. The directive comes as tensions rise in international reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Hague
Mar
Allies seek price on American wire cutters and shovels
Agents of the Allies government proposed price levels for American supply items in Chicago today. They asked 70 cents per wire cutter for a batch of 1,000,000 units and also offered 1,000,000 shovels at a related price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Allies
Senator Lusk Narrowly Escapes Train Tragedy
Senator Lusk had a narrow escape at the Gadsden depot when he fell under a passenger train. An employee applied the emergency brake, stopping the coach wheels within two feet of his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Gadsden
Lusk
Dr Duncan Lecture Benefit Lyceum At Decatur City Hall
Dr James A Duncan will deliver the unpaid lecture The Cabin and The Great House at Decatur City Hall tomorrow night. Box office receipts from the event go to liquidate indebtedness of Decatur ladies who sponsored the winter lyceum course, with expectations of a large turnout despite past lower patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur City Hall
James A. Duncan
Decaturs
Duncan
Alderman Young Attends Brother-in-Law Funeral
Alderman x. A. Young will leave for Nashville tonight to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law Blount Drake, to be held from the residence of M. T. Young. Drake died Saturday afternoon at his Kentucky home. details are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. A. Young
Nashville
Tenn
Blount “Drake
M. T. “Young
Mr. Drake
Oce
Kentucky
Notice of Bankruptcy for Banks & Ewing In Decatur
The district court of the United States Northeastern Division Northern District of Alabama announces Banks & Ewing being adjudicated bankrupt on February 22, 1915. The first meeting of creditors is set for March 13, 1915 at 10 a.m. at the Court House in Decatur Alabama to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Referee Jere Murphy Huntsville Alabama February 22 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Alabama
Banks & Ewing
New’ Decatur
Morgan
Banke & Ewing
Court ‘House
Decatur
Ala
Jere. Murphy
Huntsville
Market quotes from J W Harbin Produce Co
Today's listings show prices for hides and poultry including green hides at 28¢ per lb dry salt hides at 28¢ per lb dry flint hides at 80¢ per lb chickens and roosters among other items. Butter is priced at 41 2 cents per pound with other farm goods noted in the market summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harbin Produce Company
Hides, Green
Tee Wack
BOP
Sheriff’s Sale Notices Morgan County Alabama 1916
By virtue of an execution on a judgment against M D L Herndon the sheriff of Morgan County Alabama will sell at public auction the property described as house and east parts at 31 New Town Decatur fronting Church Street and Well Street in Morgan County. The sale is set for March 29 1915 during legal hours at the court house door. The claim is in favor of Southern Railway Co. Dated February 23 1916. James A Foreman Sheriff Morgan County Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama
M. D. L. Herndon
Church Street
Well Street
M.D. Herndon
Court House
Southern Railway Co
James A. Foreman
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New Decatur
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Harkreader
W. R. Shelton
Ben M. Bloodworth
Cit
Agner’s
Grant Street
Mrs. Wilson
Packard
Olshine
Ph Rmels
Ada
First Baptist
First’ Methodist
Ninth Street Methodist
South Town
Presbyterian
West Side
Westminster Prerian
Willoughby
New
Tee
Senator Lusk
DR. Duncan
Benefit Lyceum
Nlderman Young
Amerian Spondence School
Wilder Place
Rhode Island
J. L. Greer
Fairview
J. S. Patterson
Nada
R. S
Dutton Farm
Jerre Murphey
Fifth Ave
Hue
West
P. J. Edwards
Sheriff's Sale
Hast Town
Central Town
R.L. Smith
L. Smith Meat Market
St., Decatur
Johnson Street
Cherry Street
Moses
3Rd Avenue
Second Ave
EB. Grant St
Moulton. St
Cain & Wolcott
M. D. National Bank
S. T. Roberts
Decatur, Ala
Lafayette Street
Harry J. Frahn
Pirot National Bank Building
Fenn
Decatur Navigation Co
Guntersville
Bank Street
Lampkin Insurance & Realty Co
E. R. Guy
Lafayette St
E. C. Payne Lumber Co
New Deestur
J. B. McBride
J. L. Smith
Twin City Manufacturing Co
Morgan County Nations Bank
U.S
Federal Reserve
G. A. Hofp
WM. E. Skeggs
F. A, Bloodworth
A. H. Hoff
Wala ER & CO
Spain
Maness
2Nd Ave
New Décatur, Ala
Orpington
Paule & CO
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