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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
3
MIS AEN DARP KIN awards a pollar to the winner of an automobile while Westminister Church sends a flood relief contribution. The amounts of the flood relief fund are recorded as 32.58 in multiple entries.
Alma Lampkin sent a $1 check and Harry Wyatt of Westminster church added $30.58 from a Sunday collection, plus Mr C Whitten’s $1 gift, totaling $22.58 for the second fund. The Decatur Daily will continue to receive donations through Saturday.
Henry Warren and son JL M Warren of AuIens join T R Shuford of Decatur to form Warten and Shuford Cotton Merchants. They plan to open one of the largest northern Alabama cotton firms by mid July with strong backing. Shuford brings years with McFadden Cotton Co and Decatur office leadership. They will travel east in June and tour major European cotton markets in July.
A brief note lists contact at 25 and 25 Moulton Street with phone 49, advertising work called for and delivered free and very promptly.
The Macon Confederate reunion closed with Chattanooga chosen to host the 1914 event after winning over Jacksonville and San Antonio. Col Bennett H Young was elected Commander-in-chief for the year. A joint Gettysburg celebration was also accepted with the Grand Army of the Republic.
State Highway Engineer W. Keller, here from Montgomery, confers with the Morgan County Board of Commissioners on the Alabama State Highway route. He will send assistant engineer Bingham to begin surveying within a week or two as weather improves. The highway will run through Morgan County to Cullman, Blount, and Birmingham, then south. The commissioners adjourned to meet again on the last day of the month, with revenue matters on June 1.
Corrected market list details varying prices for lemons mesa orange apples beans peas onions cabbage strawberries tomatoes and other produce. Entries include Messina lemons 4.26 per box California oranges 3 for 3.50 potatoes imported 1.40 per bushel new stock 3.00 both sweet potatoes 1.80 per bushel Ben Davis apples 5 per barrel Ganos 5.50 per barrel and box apples 2.25.
A corrected catalog of wholesale groceries lists Sugar Standard varieties at 9.85 per 100 lbs, coffee Ariosa at 24.30 per 100 lbs, starch 3 pounds for 1 1 2, flour patents 5.75 to 6.75, syrups and canned fruits with prices per case or dozen, canned vegetables and fish including salmon chubs 3.5, pinks 1.40, oysters 1.60 to 2.00, sardines 2.75 to 6.50, and various other standard items with unit pricing across brands and pack sizes.
Corrected by Swift & Co listing dry salt Moeate Dry salt, lard, cotton oil, ham, bacon, butter and oleomargarine with varied prices. Entries include 1 2 bundles and multiple product prices such as salt at 1107, lard at 12 1 20, oil at 79 cents per gallon, butter at 22, and oleomargarine at 18 to 220.
Corrected poultry prices show Keee-Fresh candied as 150, live birds 90, dressed birds 26 and 80 each. Pointer notes ensure accuracy for buyers and vendors.
Corrected market notes list green hides Ye dry salt 12 1-26 and Ifo dry filnt 1$e 16e tal low 4c 6e beeswax magin HONE calminateds 1-2c wild 4 Sis.
One of the state’s largest fountains costing 2600 dollars was installed by the Daniel Drag Company on Second Avenue. The Li quid Carbonic Company’s unit features a 20 foot white Vermont marble counter, mahogany back counter, German silver work board, white porcelain syrup cans, and a 44 to 36 degree iceless refrigeration system. With a 20 gallon per hour capacity and fresh toppings, an opening day is planned once installation completes.
Birmingham May 10 A strong rumor says the L. and N. railroad and the State of Alabama may settle freight and passenger rates. A Montgomery conference between railroad and state officials is planned to yield a mutual understanding. If agreed, Judge Jones may modify his order to permit the compromise rates immediately.
Sam Spielberger speaks about advertising effectiveness and revenue impact in a public forum. He discusses audience appeal and potential benefits to his haberdashery.
United Press reports that George A. Cragin of American Steel and Wire Co admitted evidence against the wire pool was burned after testimony before the government suit against the steel trust. He said President Backus asked if the evidence had been destroyed and claimed the reason was they believed it would not be needed again. Cragin denied correspondence with James A. Parrell about the pools.
Florence report says John Brown aged 12, office boy at Philadelphia Furnace, was shot in the thigh by Willie Wilson, a 12 year old Negro. Wilson fired from outside the furnace office, then reloaded and threatened to shoot officers but surrendered to a county jail guard.
Arthur Jones was found guilty of the murder of John Holland and sentenced to death. This marked the first Lewisburg Case and Jones the first white man in Jefferson county to be hanged for killing a Negro. Guy Rogers faced perjury charges after testifying against Deputy Sheriff Henry Cole.
Leave orders at the Owl Drug Co located at 608 New Decatur for Cat Flowers to be ready for Mother's Day.
An uprising by laborers on American planter Charles Hamilton's Oaxaca plantation left 24 attackers dead along with two rurales and one state soldier. The two day battle ended with several fatalities and injuries among both sides.
Tom Mann was found guilty in the Criminal Court of inciting troops to mutiny during the recent coal strike. He received a six month jail sentence after admitting guilt but arguing his remarks urged soldiers not to shoot strikers and to consider the relatives they might affect. He defended his actions by citing prevailing strike conditions and insisting his words did not mean disobeying lawful commands.
The Land Office reports strong interest in 70 000 acres of government homestead lands opened in Alabama. Banner tracts lie in Jefferson 800 acres Tuscaloosa 2800 Walker 6000 and Fayette 2600 acres totaling 12000 acres with the remainder in other counties. Township plats available from the Land Office for one dollar.
Buchheit Bottling Works welcomes visitors to view the Coca Cola and soda water bottling process and facilities. Open house style invitation encourages curious locals to observe production.
A local notice advertises cat flower arrangements for Mother's Day at the address 608 New Decatur. The item highlights gift options and delivery details in a concise, period-tinged style.
Skiffs and flat oats sections report plunder amid spreading breaks and crevasses. ReneEd remains a source of anxiety as crews assess risk and respond to disruptions.
May 10 reports indicate a spreading crevasse near Torras Break now three thousand feet wide endangering New Roads. Refugees evacuate houses as residents flee by skiffs and flat boats while a break above the town grows to fourteen hundred feet.
Melville Louisiana reports the steamer Whitman arriving with 760 refugees from Pointe Coupee parish. Survivors, exhausted and soaked after three days without shelter, waited in rain with limited rations and fires burning in the streets. Refugees, including women and children, were moved to Crowley Rayne Lafayette and Alexandria after initial aid from government barges.
May 10 dispatch reports Torras crevasse along Roads river rising rapidly overnight. Rescue boats gather in the southern town area to evacuate inhabitants as wires to Torras go down. The break widens to a mile, flooding Avoyles parish with rapid inundation.
A Mexico City dispatch reports a major quake destroying half of Was city, killing 34 and injuring 13 in Ciudad Cunmad and other areas. It notes 12 shocks, shows volcano Colin erupting after the quake, and warns of a possible second quake.
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