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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
1
The Tanner Alabama post office safe in K P Dowd store was blown open last night and money orders and cash were stolen. Investigators say several clues are in hand and a government post office inspector arrived from Memphis to conduct the inquiry as details remain scarce.
Representative A. O. Stanley wrote to President Wilson calling attention to B. Kaufman of Coatesville Pa a publisher bankrupted by an alleged boycott by plate makers and steel manufacturers Kaufman testified before the steel committee produced a pooling agreement showing a price fixing plan and asks the President to grant him a government appointment.
The armored cruisers Tennessee and Montana, sent to the Asia Minor coast last November, have been ordered back to American waters. They will join the Atlantic reserve fleet. Tennessee sails from Algiers directly home, while Montana travels via Algiers from the Syrian coast, then home. Brutus will accompany.
Paul Gilmore delivers a tense performance as a husband in a domestic triangle in The Haywood Theater program at the Auditorium. Kathryn Hutchinson portrays the wife and William De Vere the husband’s rival, with reviews lauding Gilmore’s dramatic artistry and the play’s sharp repartee amid delicate situations.
Feyerabend v. Garner alleges dissatisfaction of a mortgage. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Byster and Byster.
State Superintendent of Education Henry J. Willingham urges school boards to retain teachers for successive years to avoid disruption. He argues that wholesale annual changes injure students, communities, and educational conditions, noting many teachers move and perform poorly when repeatedly relocated.
May 8 James K Tupper of 121 Plum Street rushed into police headquarters demanding a pistol and a $6200 check claiming a conspiracy. He was subdued by officers and jailed in a cell. his family seeks commitment to an asylum.
A brief abridgment of Kansas Attorney General John Dawson s address surveys the impact of prohibition in Kansas since 1879. Dawson notes fourteen years in public service and a decade with the attorney general s office while detailing the dry state s record.
The article notes a little 1885 statute not printed with liquor laws but enforcing alcohol education in all Kansas public schools. It claims every resident under forty who attended a public school received instruction on the dangers of alcohol stimulants, likening it to enduring tales.
The rising curtain tonight at the Masonic Theatre presents a new club room scene with a character unseen here before. The program promises music and recitations that will linger in the minds of the audience for their charm and effective rendering.
A Southern Cinderella a Broncho headliner is booked for the Delite Theatre tomorrow. The civil war drama follows a southern woman and a northern officer whose romance alters an army plan leading to an unexpected Union assault and city fall. This massive production promises a thrilling display at the Delite.
A severe hail storm swept northern Madison County Tuesday afternoon, reaching Decherd Tennessee. Ground quashed by hail to two inches deep in flat areas, with drifted piles in fence corners. New Market Monrovia Hazel Green and nearby towns report crop and vegetable damage to young cotton and early produce.
North Carolina Governor R B Glenn, regarded as a top platform speaker, will address a Union prayer meeting at Central Methodist church in Decatur on May 14 at 8 00 p m. His topic is Civic Righteousness. Glenn is praised for enforcing law and helping North Carolina rate as one of the best governed states in the Union.
Montgomery May 8 Charlies Moseley is held at the city jail on arson charges in connection with a blaze that destroyed the American Salvation Army industrial home earlier in the week. The warrant was sworn by Mrs J A Odom wife of the adjutant. Police say Moseley, who was discharged by the adjutant two weeks ago, threw a match into hay and caused the fire. The city plans to prove the act was for revenge. The loss was described as small. Moseley was arrested Monday afternoon and arson charges were filed Tuesday afternoon.
Boston based Christian Science lecturer Frank H Leonard will speak on the principles of his faith in Florence this Friday at 8:00 PM. Admission is free and all are invited to attend.
The circuit court opened today hearing the case of Hon. RE W Godbey against the Postal Telegraph Co over an alleged attorney fee due to him.
Rev Woodward led a large East Decatur meeting with two sermons on sin and salvation. Four souls converted and three added to the church during the altar invitation. A children session is planned Friday at 3 pm and baptism will be administered Sunday at 3 pm by the river.
Delegates from Belgium Great Britain Australia and Canada arrive in America to arrange details for what is billed as the greatest international peace celebration. Lord Weardale leads the British delegation with Moreton Frewen and Earl Stanhope among others linked to the inter Parliament ary Union and prominent in the peace movement.
William F C Nindeman one of two survivors of the Jeannette Expedition died at home in Hollis Long Island He was among nineteen men of the 1872 polar voyage who drifted six months on an ice floe and later helped rescue Lieut Greely in 1884 He earned a bravery medal from Congress in 1890.
Union City Ind May 8 the drys won a decisive 479 to 231 in the local election. Drys carried every precinct in the city. Two years ago the wets led 379 to 374 in Union City polls.
Atlanta May 8 Judge W JD Ellis superior court warns that closing restricted districts may push lewd houses to hidden locations. He states abated public houses do not end vice and urges careful inquiry into seduction cases and a murder like that of Little Mary Phagan. The charge sparks heated debate among reformers.
New Orleans May 8 A striking oil tank belonging to the Texas Oil Company near Amesville school was hit by lightning. The tank held crude oil valued at more than 2 000 000 gallons and caught fire immediately. No explosion occurred but flames and dense black smoke rose over a thousand feet. Additional large tanks were at risk as a protective wall was built around the burning tank. The blaze began at 1045 and by 3 pm burned fiercely.
Birmingham officials call for enforcement of indecent exposure laws citing a 16 year old girl seen in a transparent costume on a city sidewalk. Mrs. Wilson Searight and Judge Lane urge action, noting fashion shifts away from petticoats and stressing serious social implications.
Commissioner Lane directed Birmingham police to arrest women found on the streets in immodest attire, especially those with reportedly too thin and underskirtless skirts, reflecting strict moral policing of public appearance.
The Alabama Supreme Court denied a rehearing in related cases while James A. Nelson and William R. Teague resumed duties as Morgan County jurors. Friends express gratification at their reinstatement to the jury box.
Mothers Day will be observed at the Central M E South New Decatur with services at morning and eleven o’clock. The day is set to honor mothers deceased and all are invited to wear a flower as a symbol of purity and remembrance.
New York May 8 Samuel an elevator runner was sentenced to more than ten years in Bing prison for abducting Ethel Angel who he brought from Loulaville under Gutman. Gutman remains at large. Harris pleaded guilty and testified that Angel was beaten and mistreated.
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