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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
1
Militant suffragists firebomb Saunderton and Croxley Green stations as police arrest five women near Parliament. A further two are detained near Marlborough House, while Emmeline Pankhurst denounces any insult to the King and Queen. A large crowd jeers the march and calls for the women to be harmed.
At a regular New Decatur city council meeting the mayor and aldermen, including Hardage Malone Masterson Odom Speake Lively and Watson, approved the February 1913 police report by Chief W. W. Davidson. Whites arrested 29 convicted 26 fines $237.60 colored arrested 23 convicted 21 fines $250.60.
Birmingham March 11 April 24. Local upcoming session will discuss U0 highway matters with potential route considerations and scheduling of early discussions. Officials urge public input while study and review proceed.
Hon. Samuel Blackwell is endorsed for a second term as Third Auditor as delegates from Alabama, the South, and national associations gather for the National Good Roads Federation convention in Birmingham. The event aims to unite state and national groups, seek federal aid, and coincide with the Pot-Latch Celebration with reduced rail rates for delegates.
Five hundred federal soldiers prepare to evacuate Agua Prieta as 800 plus constitutionalists encamp nearby. General Ojeda orders retreat west along the Arizona border to Nogales and Naco to avoid battle and protect Americans and property.
Mrs Nell Hampton of Gadsden Alabama is jailed in Memphis charged with throwing her two babies from a passenger train as it passed through Milan Tennessee at about 30 miles per hour. The infants were unharmed and officials say she may be insane.
Randall W Hunter a former Selma Alabama Penny Savings Bank teller was arrested Saturday afternoon in Washington D C Police Chief Walters received a telegram from Richard Sylvester of Washington police requesting the fugitive Chief Walters sent Sheriff Randall to secure the return Hunter carried 40 dollars and was said to have deposited money in a Washington bank
El Paso March 12 General Jose Inez Salazar Orozco, rival commander of former anti-Madero rebels of Chihuahua, announces in a written communication to the press that he will not aid Huerta to quell the Sonora uprising and that he does not recognize Huerta’s provisional government.
A cautionary piece urges men illegally selling whisky to quit as raids continue. Prosecutions in courts are likely and earnings will be spent on fines, enforcement, and jail costs, leading to a harsh end for the illicit trade. Common sense suggests quitting now.
Sheriff McCulloch and deputies raided a Bismarck hotel bar after a long hunt for illegal liquor. They confiscated forty gallons of booze, arrested a known keeper, and stored the whiskey in the jail cellar. The operation faced a blocked entrance and a wall, but officers prevailed.
James W. Emmons, chief of police, shot himself in the county clerk’s office in Owingsville Kentucky. He had told two people he planned to die that day and walked to the back of the room before firing a fatal shot. Witnesses described a shocked crowd as Emmons died.
Mayor Skeggs dispos ed several cases including Raymond Young for drunkenness with an $8.60 fine, John Ellis for drunkenness $8.60, Milton McDonald and Ligzig Hall for disorderly conduct with small fines, Effie Reeders for disorderly conduct, and others such as W. O. Ramba Lonnie Long and Mallory also cited for drunkenness with fines around $8.60.
Chicago March 11 William C Thorne vice president of Montgomery Ward testified before the vice commission that a girl adrift can live on eight dollars weekly. He cited actual expenditures of one employee and argued a twelve dollar minimum wage would force factories to close and cost many women their jobs.
The Palace Cafe management announced plans to make extensive improvements in about two weeks. The entire front will be changed and new fixtures installed, including a large seventy light electric sign, with the cafe updated in every possible way.
Melvin Hutson H L Kirby Geo Bi Redding and 8 R Garrison left for a W O W meeting in Tusumbia. The convention of the order of the W O W was held on the 11th 12th and 13th. Delegates are ag ent members of the New Camp and travel to seat the local camp in Tuscumbia.
In Gadsden Alabama on March 11 large numbers of small frogs were seen on the streets after a heavy morning rain. Residents noted the unusual sight attributing the fall to the storm though other explanations were considered.
A fragmented OCR item mentions a rush seal and a city national institution following a new five count or press event. The readable fragments are unclear on dates people or concrete actions. The context suggests a financial or municipal filing but specifics are not legible.
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