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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
1
Special to the Decatur Daily reports 36 killed when a municipal pier collapsed during the British Empire Day pageant in Long Beach California. Damages are estimated around 1 million dollars and a grand jury investigation is planned after a coroner's inquest on Tuesday.
Pentecost charged with forgery in two cases after a preliminary hearing before Justice J N Butler. He was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 500 dollars for each case but failed to make bond.
Mayor J. J. Wikle and Judge A O. Lane clash over gendered dress rules in Anniston. Lane limits skirt length and fabric width while enforcing decorum for young men in public, sparking debate on fashion and propriety.
Decatur May 26 Captain Bam Blackwell has returned from Washington after seeking appointment as third assistant auditor of the United States Treasury. He is pleased with his prospects and enjoys strong endorsements from many friends.
A reflective verse about spring fishing. The speaker describes the tedious, hungry journey and the lure of fishing to escape life’s gloom. The inmate of the trip, insects bite, clothing tears, and the narrator fears another long voyage soon.
The New Decatur High School will stage morning exercises at 10:00 at the Masonic Theatre with a program including invocations music and orations by students. An evening address by Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson and diploma distribution follow with 25 cent admission.
The Tulucah tribe of Red Men and Decatur Chamber of Commerce push to host the 1914 council. Delegates A G Bethard W J Nesbit and Robert R Banks head to Montgomery with a petition signed by 150 professionals urging the two hundred Indian delegates to meet in Decatur, a key Tennessee Valley city with facilities to accommodate the convention.
A brief item notes the remarriage of Nat Goodwin and Dewolf Hopper. The text questions the ease of repeated marriages and suggests concern about the men’s ability to sustain the renewed union.
May 26 Huntsville reports Buster Owens of Abingdon village was arrested and jailed on a highway robbery charge. Victim Holder recovered $15, a gold watch, fountain pen, stick pin, pocket knife and other items. Owens had been suspected in a Chase post office robbery months earlier, but that charge was dropped.
Law and Equity Court reports the jury deliberating in the case against G B Moore for violating prohibition laws. The Bud Cummings case is postponed until Friday on a point of law. The Francis Hamlin indictment is referred to a grand jury due to a defeat.
Paul Casey, a Birmingham high school student, died in Robinson's infirmary after suffering a broken seventh cervical vertebra from a fall during gymnastics on May 15. He remained critical for 16 days, with his life described as remarkably persistent despite the fatal injuries.
Floyd Roberts died at his home in Austinville last night at 1 o clock after an illness since last July when he was severely injured by a gun shot wound. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberts and would have been 23 next July. Remains will be taken to Johnson's chapel tomorrow for religious services and interment.
H. H. MecCormick and 21 year old Miss Bliss Crow, both of Moulton, married at the courthouse at 1 p.m. Judge W. E. Skegge officiated. The groom lodged at the American hotel while the bride was kept away by friends until arrangements could be completed. Father’s consent reportedly resolved objections to the four year age gap.
Bibb Hoff and Co as agents for the National Security Company of New York posted a bond of 280000 today on appeal in the National Park Bank versus Illinois and New Orleans Railroad Company case arising from the Knight Yancey Cotton failure.
Rev Gordon Lang of Paducah Kentucky has accepted the call from the Westminster Presbyterian Church after an unanimous invitation. He will be released by Paducah on June 16 and assume duties immediately thereafter. Lang recently preached here and received a cordial welcome for his family.
Lively J M Robinson Mr Long Towder Soll and Kirk Garret ton fish Flint Creek today angling.
New York dispatch reports riots at Victoria Park London where suffragette meetings were broken up by crowds. Women and bystanders were trampled and several fainted as unrest disrupted the gatherings of suffragists and trade unionists.
Seventeen hundred people filled Augusta City Hall Monday for the Ben Greet Players opening of the Chautauqua week. The company, including seven original players from England, earned rave reviews for an ex First rate Shakespearean performance that drew audiences who had paid higher prices elsewhere.
Fifteen trainloads of Confederate veterans pass Decatur en route to Chattanooga for a reunion. The city decorates with bunting and lights as visitors arrive, with Cahokia Malga National Park nearby and famed Civil War sites in view. A violent feud ends with W B Norwood hospitalized. McLemore, charged in the shooting, faces critical condition amid a contentious dispute over money.
The 11 o’clock service featured Rev. J Ezra White of Oklahoma delivering a sermon from Psalms 46 4 about the river that makes glad the city of God. Lay members administered the communion and White warned against sin and urged steadfast faith amid life’s trials.
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