Commencement Day Honors at Masonic Hall
Youthful achievement lit the Masonic Hall as Decatur students received medals for essays and the class of 1912 organized a memorable Commencement program. Miss Allene Adams won the medal for her tribute to Robert Burns, with strong contributions from Miss Ruth Hartung and Everett Harris. The ceremony featured addresses by Dr George H. Denny and musical numbers, underscoring the community’s pride in its graduates.
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Jones
Robert Burns
Alene Adams
Ruth Hartung
Jennie Perkins
Everett Harris
Denny
State University
Everror
J. J. Cornish
Cal
Resay
Nature
Jennie Perkin Kesay
Roberts Burns
Allene Adams
la Teehee Harris
Advertising Pays Off For Decatur Merchants In Daily Ads
A feature urges continuous local advertising with examples from A. I. Buttrey and H. B. Chandler who advertise daily, proving it boosts trade. The piece cites Theodore N. Vail of the American Telephone Company who cut ads for a year and saw sales fall, then spent heavily and increased receipts by a million.
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Els
Sieree
Phat
HAILY
I. A
Buttrey
Chandler
American Telephone Company
Theodore N. Vail
Closing Exercises of Decatur High School
Closing program for Decatur High School includes diplomas by Supt. Seamons and Benediction by Dr. Newman. Commencement sermon by Dr. A P Montague at First Methodist, May 12 and May 16 to 17 features salutatory by Wilmer Hall, readings by Vivian Tilman Lynda Williamson and Fannie Brown Collier, class history Clara Schneider, class prophecy, solos by Lugille Murphey, address by Supt Sessions of Huntsville, and final song Farewell Cragg.
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B. Norton
Jas. D. Gwaltney
Decat High School
Eay
Wilmer Hall
Seong
College
Vivian
Tilman
Valiant
Lynda Williamson
Clara Schneid
Fannie Brown Collier
Lugille Murphey
R. BD. Sessions
Huntsville
Ala
Seamons
Pride Closes Two Real Estate Deals
Real estate man T. C. Pride reports two closings. Mrs Emiline L. Rainey sold to Olshine Bros. a corner Lot on Line and Pond with $1,000 price, a modern cottage to be built next week. Mrs Alice and F. T. Rowden sold part of Lot No 6 with a Vine Street house to Olshine Bros. for $2,000, to be remodeled and likely occupied later.
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Pride
Emiline L. Rainey
Olshine Bros
Line and
Pond Street
Alice
F. T. Rowden
Orshine Bros
Vine St
Western Union Manager Resigns in Decatur Ad
J. T. Reeder, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office at Decatur, has resigned and will join the Tilmot Central Railway in Memphis. He is succeeded by J. P. Malovitz of Athens, who will arrive tomorrow to assume duties.
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J. T. Reeder
Western Union Telegraph Office
Decatur
Memphis
Tilmot# Central Railway company
J. P. Malovitz
Athens
Andorrow
Republican to Save Commerce Court in Budget Clash
Republicans in the House led by Representatives Driscoll and Stephens plan a roll call to block abolishing the Commerce Court as the appropriation bill moves forward. Rumor says President Taft might veto the bill to preserve the court.
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United Press
Washington
Driscoll
Stephens
House
Commerce Court
Taft
Education and Ideals in Dr Gwaltney's Address
Dr J D Gwaltney argues that higher ideals, not just intellect, are essential in education. He cites Spencer and Denny on character, emphasizes moral law over statutes, and warns education must cultivate right feeling to foster golden conduct and noble living.
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J. D. Gwaltney
D. D
Herbert Spencer
Denny
University of Alabama
Locked Doors of Steerage
Frank Scott a greaser on the Titanic testified at the British inquiry that many watertight compartments were left open after the collision and that bulkhead doors were opened to follow orders in the boiler rooms. He said men were sent through four boiler rooms and bulkhead doors remained unsecured. Frank Morris a baker testified steerage passengers were blocked from escape by locked gates.
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Frank Scott
Frank Morris
Decatur Jail Move Affects Local Prisoners
Courland store incident notes Decatur as holding center for Lawrence county prisoners due to no jail facilities. It mentions that all detainees are from Decatur and have prior trouble records, with a new county jail underway.
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Courtham
Decatur
Lawrence County
Pension examination tour under way in Decatur and Huntsville
United States Government Special Pension Examiner J W Wellborn is in Decatur with headquarters at the post office to verify federal pension certificates. He will inspect pension records today and tomorrow and return to Huntsville to conclude work, then resume a monthlong review across ten northern counties.
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J. W. Wellborn
Decatur
Huntaville
Decaturs
Godbey Protests Park Use to City Officials
A committee member from Decatur submits a protest letter to the Mayor and Aldermen decrying private use of Gordon Drive park space between Sixth and Eighth Avenues. He warns that turning parks into cow lots or private ventures risks future conversions to hotels and shows and urges a public nuisance abatement and criminal penalties for public property misuse.
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Godbey
Civic Committee
Decatur
Ala
New Decatur
Alabama
Gordon Drive
Sixth
Eighth Avenues
Gordon School
South East
West
Overall Factory Goes Up in Hot Air
A Decatur session of the Development Company directors debated EB Linthicum of Reliance Manufacturing about locating an overall factory. They ruled his price too high and instructed secretary Dix to tell him no further proposal would be made. Linthicum sought a free building repair valued at $6,000.
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EB. EK. Linthicum
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Linthicum
Knight Yancey Case Up in Huntsville Federal Court
The suit of the Alexander Echols Cotton Company of Liverpool England against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, arising from the Knight Yancey care, will be heard in federal court at Huntsville this week with many Decatur witnesses summoned to appear.
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Alexander, Echols Cotton Company
Liverpool
England
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Federal
Huntsville
Decatur
Huerta Claims Victory Over Orozco Rebels
Eagle Pass Texas May 10 The United Press correspondent spoke with General Huerta who said he whipped and routed the rebels under Orozco at Bermenhio and defeated Salazar’s rebels at Cuarto Cienegas He declared his position stronger than ever and planned further movements today against the rebels.
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Huerta
Orozco
Bermenhio
Salazar
Cuarto Cienegas
Claude Neville Sentenced In Robbery Case
Claude Neville, a negro, was sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Circuit Court for complicity in the robbery of Frances England, a white man. The docket notes four involved, two already sentenced, Ford Clarke postponed, and one still at large. Aaron Perkins was acquitted of killing Benny Strain in a self defense case after Strain struck him with a billiard cue.
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Perkins
Strain
Claude Neville
Frances England
Ford Clarke
Steamer Chattan Arrives With Small Cargo
The Steamer Chattanndle arrived this afternoon from Bridgeport with a miscellaneous cargo. She will depart tomorrow on a rotary trip to Bridgeport with four cargo and miscellaneous freight.
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Bridgeport
Circuit Court Adjourns After Five Day Criminal Session
The criminal wing of the Circuit Court adjourned after a five day session. The docket was cleaned up and on Monday the court will hear non jury cases. After those are completed the court will adjourn until fall.
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Circuit Court
Governor ONeal Proclaims Mother’s Day in Alabama
Montgomery May 10 Gov Emmet ONeal issued a proclamation designating Sunday May 12 as Mothers Day and urging all Alabama citizens to observe it with suitable exercises and emblems.
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Montgomery
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Owl Drug Co Buys Two Brick Buildings for Expansion
The Owl Drug Co. trades for the corner property at Church and K streets and the adjoining building occupied by Mitchell & Dinsmore to enlarge its retail and wholesale drug operations. J. M. Benson purchased the teal ot
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OWL Drug CO
Church and
K Street
Mitchell & Dinsmore
J. M Benson
Rioters Attack Cayuga Mine As Foreigners Shot And Police Beat
In Scranton on May 10 two foreigners were shot and two policemen beaten during a riot at the Cayuga mine. About 100 shots were fired over the mob as police fired to disperse them. State troops arrived and secured the scene after the disturbance.
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Scranton
Cayuga Mine
King George Goes Down In Submarine Boat
London reports King George and several staff boarded a submarine boat today. The event is described as a royal test voyage with officials aboard.
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King George Goers
London
King George
Alabama Supreme Court upholds Parks and Smith bills
In a unified ruling the Alabama Supreme Court yesterday sustained the Parks local option bill and the Smith liquor regulation bill passed by the 1911 legislature. The decision rejects attacks claiming interdependent operation and delegation of power, with one exception on section 101-2 of the Parks law. Crumpton’s quo warranto case against Montgomery excise commissioners is noted as not a valid challenge.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama
W. W. Pearson
Montgomery County
Pearson
Crumpton
Excise Commissioners
Associact
High School Pupil Dies at Hartselle
Herbert Sloan son of D A Sloan of Flor ette 14 miles east of here died yesterday morning at 3 o clock after a short illness An ear infection troubled him for weeks he had just returned to Hart sel le High School where he was a pupil Interment was held today at Blue Spring The town and school mourn the loss Lewis Echols was taken to Birmingham for appendicitis operation.
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Decaturs
Hartselle
Ala
Herbert Sloan
D. A. Sloan
Florette
Here
Blue Spring
Lewis Echols
Birmingham
Five Die as Blast Furmage Explosion Hits Cleveland Plant
An explosion at the steel and wire company furnace in Cleveland today killed five workers and injured eleven. Two of the injured were reported to be in a dying condition in hospital.
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United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Steel and Wire Company
Train wreck victims identified in New Orleans report
New Orleans report states the bodies of a woman and two children killed in a train wreck near Mississippi were identified. The incident details and exact identities were clarified by authorities as investigations continue.
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New Orleans
Tiesburg
Ming
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Ung
George H. Denny
T. C. Pride
Western Union Telegraph
Dr. Gwaltney
Titanic
Morris
Decatur Wegades
Courtland
Ike Swopp
Roy Hill
Albert Lowry
Lere
Ner
Examiner .Wellborn
Earth
Dix
Knight-Yancey
Eagle Pass
Tex
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Benny Strain
Oneal
Parks
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