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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
2
A damaged clipping mentions editor and manager roles, circulation and delivery terms. It notes timely paper delivery and urges readers to notify if late. Advertising rates are referenced with a noon publication deadline to ensure proper placement.
Attiens Ala reports Louisville and Nashville Railroad settles with Morgan Stinnet over the death of her husband struck by a departing train at the depot. The suit ends without costly litigation, praised as a model for railroads to handle claims efficiently.
An old opinion piece reviews the jitney bus fad noting its origin in the west and spread to cities and towns. It explains the nickel fare slang and questions unregulated operation, citing Birmingham accidents as evidence for need of public safety regulation. It concludes jitneys offer prompt rides but require oversight to remain favored.
Fragmentary text notes widespread wearing of something today and a race involving those not named Trish. Mentions influence in American life but lacks clear subject, event, or outcome to define a full news item.
A legislative probe hears conflicting testimony on who paid for Ex Governor O Neal telegrams. A former secretary says the state was billed, Western Union employees cite state charges in some cases, while O Neal claims it was charged to his private account and any initial state charges were later corrected.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad pays widow Mrs. Morgan Stinnet ten thousand dollars and burial expenses after a train killed her husband at the Athens depot months ago. The settlement, reached with the road’s lawyers, is described as fair by Mrs. Stinnet and friends.
The piece promotes a local music event at the Masonic Theatre and Cagle's Play House, inviting attendees to follow the crowds and join the lively show. Strong local venue and performer references anchor the tease.
A provincial notice urges local merchants to close doors to out of town buyers. It argues delivery costs negate profits on small items and promotes mail order as an economic safeguard. The text emphasizes fair play and protecting hometown business.
A published outline of Italy's proposed gains from Austria favors a north eastern expansion to Fiume and includes Istria and the Dalmatian coast. It would extend to Trent and Trieste, Austria willing only limited concessions and a cash payoff in exchange for renouncing other Austrian lands.
A man found dead on an Alabama track near Birmingham and Nashville connection. clothing marks include C D Little and T B initials. Birmingham News issue inside coat. officials seek identity and relatives as crowds visit Brown Undertaking.
An International News brief from Anniston reports a sixteen year old girl from Bowling Green writes to Mayor Wikle asking a daily paper print her letter. She seeks a good husband who can support and care for a wife and home. She provides a post office box in Bowling Green for contact.
Morgan county and North Alabama farmers plan to grow less cotton and more of other crops. Local jobbers report unusually heavy sales of seed potatoes seed oats and onions with demand higher than ever before known in the region.
A Decatur resident with maritime interest asks about insurance on ships and learns from a New York contact that maritime insurance to French and British ports under German submarine activity has nearly doubled from last week. The Indian Prince loss of $750,000 cotton cargo is cited as a major factor.
A fire heavily damaged a Fourth Avenue West home occupied by the families of C. H. Bryd and Raymond Clark just after noon. The roof burned away almost entirely, with flames starting in the roof before discovery.
In Decatur Alabama C O Sims reports a year of backache kidney pain and dizziness. He bought a box of Dean's Kidney Pills after recommendations and says the backache eased soon. The ad urges readers to ask for the same kidney remedy priced at 50 cents.
An international report from Berlin dated March 17 quotes an official statement claiming German gains on the Western front at Lorette heights and repulsed Russian advances near Tauroggen and Laugaragen. The briefing portrays advancing German action as decisive in the western theatre.
A brief community notice urges readers to call 46 for subscription information to the Decatur Daily, highlighting local newspaper access and reader engagement.
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