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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1912
Page
2
The notice records mailing status as second class matter dated February 26, 1912, at the New Decatur Alabama post office under the 1879 act.
Per year and six months rates for carriers and mail subscriptions listed. Notices include tributes of respect cards of thanks at five cents per line. Call 46 for late paper issues and to ensure timely delivery. Advertising rates available on application with copy due in the afternoon for next publication.
Nearly 26 years after Jim McKenzie of Kentucky pushed to cut quinine duties, Congress opened quinine to free access. The move cut prices from $2 an ounce to 15 cents in early years, with the U S importing and consuming about $1 5 million worth annually. Quinine’s role in preventing malaria and chills is emphasized for mosquito-prone regions.
Col Henry Watterson declares the Woodrow Wilson presidential boom dead and writes its obituary. He criticizes overblown press agents and grandiose campaigns that failed to digest radical shifts and alienated key political groups.
A skeptical note warns Kentucky Democrats against a revived but weak political push bolstered by a small coterie of late politicians. It ridicules the idea of a revived Woodrow Wilson era boom and predicts it will fail, leaving those backing it to follow in a hearse to a graveyard.
The Allen jury attended a church yesterday where the choir sang a hymn titled Are You Ready for the Judgment Day.
Teddy and Wilson won in Texas Saturday as South Carolina acts today through county conventions. Camp Clark secured several Tennessee counties Saturday while Tennessee's fight will be settled by Saturday as counties hold counts. Jast Saturday.
Quote quotes Teddy Roosevelt criticizing President Taft's stance on the Harvester trust case. Roosevelt says Taft's conduct is not honorable and claims he did not see Roosevelt as a threat to the people until Roosevelt realized Taft was ineffective. The passage hints at factional tensions and forthcoming political maneuvers.
Oscar Underwood from Alabama turns 50, joined by notable births including Arkansas Senator Davis at 50 and Secretary Knox at 59. North Pole discoverer Robt. Peary is 58, while Germany's Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm reaches 30 amid tensions. The report notes hushed talk of German ambitions to annex Holland and Austria-Hungary if war arises.
An enthusiastic supporter hails a figure as the greatest ever to walk the earth, comparing him favorably to Caesar, Napoleon, and Washington. The remark elevates the subject above famed leaders, with a jab at Roosevelt’s vanity as the scene closes.
The criminal wing of the Circuit Court opened at 10 this morning to organize juries and schedule trials. Will Smith and Claude Neville, accused in the robbery of Francis England, face potential trial. England says four men lured him from his home, beat him, and stole a gold watch and $40. Judge Speake named Sample Price to defend the defendants. John Bailey, jailed on murder charges, may be tried this afternoon. Batley, convicted last term, had a new-trial granted by the Supreme Court. The court will sit for a week, then a week of non jury cases, before adjournment.
New York woman Miss Hamilton objects that the city is not cultivating enough enlightened minds and voices concern over educational effort.
Miss Meddie Qvington Hamilton spoke at Central Methodist Church on the Christian philosophy of James Russell Lowell and the Chautauqua movement. She traced its 1874 origins, growth to 1,000 Chautauquas annually, and 37 million attendees, urging reading beyond newspapers and praising Lowell’s blend of beauty and morality.
Seed corn and cotton seed offered by J. W. Clapton Jr F H Pointer Decatur or Pointer and Rauschenberg New Decatur. Batt's four ear prolific seed suitable for field or garden. Describes base price and seller contacts.
Willie Seay, 14, son of Mrs. John Smith of East Town, drowned yesterday in the Tennessee River near the American Oak Extract Company yard. Maurice McElroy tried to save him but only secured his wrist before losing him. The body was recovered about two hours later and laid to rest after a funeral at the family home 911 Tower Avenue. Seay, known as hardworking and well thought of, worked at Hitt Lumber and delivered Birmingham News.
The Roosevelt Republicans of Morgan County held a county convention electing a delegation to the State Convention in Birmingham. Resolutions endorsed Roosevelt and Joseph O. Thompson as real state chairman. Eli P. Jennings presided and was charged to reconvene his committee. Delegates named include Eli P. Jennings J Knox-Walker W W Nelson A M Wade J J Sykes George Mosely with alternates Thomas P. Kline W T Stringer C B Miller G E Lindsay L J Garth Joseph C. Kelly.
The notice lists programs including The Witurn from Seaside Bathing Ambrosio The Littl Leader Old Curiosity Shop Thanhouser Star Love Tears Lubin Pathe's Shaws Winning Is Losing Vitagraph Masonic Brothers Pathe Who Got the Reward Biograph It’s an Umb Wind that Blows No Body Lubin.
J. Rowe and Sebe Humphries, Confederate Veterans, have left to attend the reunion of the old soldiers in Macon.
Summary lists several games with scores and battery lines from Nashville Montgomery Chattanooga Birmingham Washington Detroit and Chicago. Each entry names teams opposing, location, and the pitching and catching combinations used by each side. The report compiles results and lineups for multiple venues.
National League results note batter names and pairings for games across cities including New Orleans Montgomery Mobile St. Louis Boston New York Pittsburgh and Chicago. Key batteries include Hardgrove and Dilger Botiner Wagner Haight Ware McDonough Radabaugh Kellogg Gribbens Campbell Dann Johns Kerr Stack Phelps Brown Hogg Rariden Curtis Schultz Graham Mathewson Meyers Keefe Suse McLean Geyer Wingo Smith Humphries Willis Dale Laudermilk Winga O'Toole Gibaga Richie and Ateher.
Sunday games feature Cleveland at Chicago with batteries Kaler and Hasterly for Cleveland and St. Louis with Brigde and Block for Chicago. Detroit hosts St. Louis with batteries Lake and Stephens and Willis and Stanage for Detroit.
The notice advertises ticket reservations at Owl Drug Store New Decatur and Owl Drug Store Des Decatur for Magsonie. Reservations can be secured at the box office at 9 o'clock Saturday morning by exchange of advance tickets or purchase of regular coupon tickets.
Skating venue Cotako Rink on Second Avenue offers good music and the best floor in the state. Opening hours include 2:30 PM in the afternoon and nightly shows after 8 PM.
The Morgan County Probate Court declares letters of administration open for James Handy estate. The undersigned was granted on February 7 1912 by Judge Hop Wm BE Skeggs. Creditors must present claims within the legal time or be barred.
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