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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1912
Page
2
Notice details mailing options and subscription terms for the Decatur Alabama publication. Includes pricing for six months and one year, delivery by carrier or mail, and regular deadlines for classified notices and tributes. Also notes contact number to report late delivery and general advertising policy.
A local editorial praises a traveling circus for its educational value. It highlights opportunities for rural families to earn income and for children to see real wildlife such as lions tigers and bears. The King Edward Animal Arena arrives Monday for two days and is urged as a valuable community event.
A legal verdict from the Supreme Court is described as a unique, historic decision affecting the African Telephone Company and New Decatur. The piece criticizes past council actions that granted an unauthorized franchise and warns of ongoing public impact and the need for reform through careful explanation of the case's consequences.
The court ruled a city granted an irrevocable telephone franchise under the old Constitution and that such perpetual rights cannot be revoked, affecting other corporate franchises. It notes no time limits were specified and cites precedent from this state.
The Sherwood Pension measure, already passed by the House months ago, was defeated by the Senate this week. It would have granted every Federal soldier who served up to three months a daily dollar pension.
Official returns from Georgia show that Underwood carried the state over Wilson by 14143, indicating a strong performance. The result underscores Underwood's decisive statewide support in the election.
The Northern Methodist General Conference considers repealing the ban on dancing, cards, and amusements, with two thirds of 3,500,000 members seen as violating the rule. Meanwhile Nashville Presbyterians revise their creed to remove the phrase elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved, a change defended by Dr. James J. Vance. Both moves reflect a broader trend in Protestant creeds.
Local briefs list Tye Parton tow agent in Birmingham on business. Vision Superintendent Nowlan of Chicago's Metropolitan Life Insurance Co visits the city seeking the local office. J. N. Daly of McFadden Cotton Co is in Little Rock on business during the festival. H. W. Barnett travels to Mississippi then Atlanta. C. H. J. Picman returns from St. Thomas hospital Nashville to home. R. E. Chandler travels to Woodville to spend Sunday with family. Mrs C. S. Decker of Pittsburgh demonstrates Ana num Cooking utensils at Crown & Crow. plans Nashville trip with two week stay at Lebeck's.
The programs list several films including Happy in Spite of Herself Kosmik The Girl Deputy Kalem The Lemon Essanay The Stepsisters Pathe drama The Diving Girl Biograph Caught in the Tails Kalem A Hen House Hero Essanay Disillusioned Sellge His Secretary Edison
The body of Col. John Jacob Astor, Titanic victim, was buried beside his mother in Trinity Cemetery Washington Heights this afternoon. Flags at half mast marked the ceremony. an Episcopal service was used and a funeral sermon will be preached Sunday at Trinity Church. Ava Willing Astor did not attend. Miss Muriel Astor attended. Col. Astor had been excommunicated by the Episcopal Church after his last marriage.
A skating rink on Second Avenue offers good music and a smooth floor. Opening hours list afternoon times from 2:20 to about 8:00 p.m. Admission price shown as $Lmo.
Notice of appointment of Thos A Prosser as administratrix of the estate of deceased person and that all claims must be presented within the legal period or be barred, issued by Probate Court of Morgan County on April 5, 1912.
Base ball results list teams and batteries at Selma Huntsville and Anniston with players Nolley Guiteres Baker South Wiley Roller Ren Nelson Brown Priest Kane. Scores and lineups appear in a clipped OCR export from a 1940s era sports page.
In Birmingham Chattanooga Nashville and Montgomery battery teams are named. Forte operations include Foxen Dilger Chappelle Hannah Kerr Willisene Tonneman Bair Glenn Berger Vance Dunn Allison Gribbens.
In Chicago Detroit New York Philadelphia and Boston games several batteries including Mitchell Easterly Benz Lange Block Gaede Frill Nelson Bailey Stephens Krichel Dubuc Onslow Caldwell Shears Street Williams Fisher Brown Krause Salmon Plank Egan Alecascat Graham Ames Wiltse Marquard Mathews Meyers Rucker Phelps Heas Gowdy supported notable lineups. National League matchups feature multiple battery pairings across cities.
A printing error in yesterday's paper misdated the New Decatur High School closing. The correct closing is Thursday night May 9. On Friday night students will present the play Hammed Marner at the Masonie theater.
Real estate man A. Lampkin reports demand for rental houses in Decatur is at a peak with more applications than units. A Nashville builder’s home on Vine Street drew over twenty applications, and other houses are fully engaged as boarding houses also see strong demand. boarding space is nearly impossible to secure.
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