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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
2
Identifies mailing label status as Second Class Matter dated February 26 1912 at the New Decatur Alabama post office under the March 8 1878 act.
Editorial and business staff announce subscription prices for various delivery options including carrier and mail. Rates cover yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly terms with advance payment. Notices include tributes, obituaries, and card charges, plus a request to report missed deliveries and contact details.
The notice announces Harvey H. Wright as a candidate for Morgan County Sheriff, subject to the upcoming primary action and official selection.
A public note suggests giving members of Congress a standardized reply form or letter to address constituents asking why the new tariff has not lowered the cost of living. The idea aims to streamline responses as inquiries rise in coming months.
It is said that prominent farmers at the Mineola fair were millionaires, not from farming but from ventures in other lines. The piece suggests that if they applied similar attention to agriculture as to their other pursuits, they could have earned substantial wealth through farming too.
The piece questions the death penalty in Alabama noting J. Smith’s sentencing at Gadsden and a second execution likely before Christmas. It laments the gallows and urges adoption of the electric chair as a more humane method used by other states.
Immigration figures show 63 721 Americans entered Canada in the first five months of the year versus 79 209 in the same period of 1912, a decline of about 19 percent. Observers note the trend is offset by a higher average of intelligence and wealth among this year's arrivals, benefiting both nations.
In Cleveland Tennessee the Holston Methodist Episcopal Church votes unanimously to endorse Vanderbilt University leaders and Trustees' decision to refuse Andrew Carnegie's $1,000,000 offer for the medical college. The resolutions say Carnegie's gift terms could not be accepted and honor requires rejection.
Montgomery Oct 3. Bailroyde Danks and other large corporations in the state will probably pay their taxes several months in advance of the usual time to meet the condition iO. Engraved. Visiting
The review highlights the Netherlands as a modern, durable center of European civilization. It notes The Hague as an international tribunal hub and marks Holland’s early 20th century reforms, including railway strike prohibition and franchise changes. The piece cites Wilhelmina’s reign and Juliana’s birth as era milestones and praises Dutch progress for travelers.
Special to Decatur Daily reports twelve dead in Texas floods with ongoing rain across the state. Cotton losses estimated from 300 000 to 500 000 bales. low lands submerged with nine inches of rain in 36 hours. Counties Bastrop Caldwell and Hays affected. farmlands and cotton crops severely damaged.
Dr. Rowe of the University of Pennsylvania led a joint Panama Canal Zone claims panel that judged property losses from flood and eviction. He said the commission faced a difficult policy to acquire land and depopulate the zone, but most decisions were reached unanimously aided by strong Panamanian and American cooperation.
Dr. W J Klein led the largest gathering of the series at the First Methodist Church last night with more than two thirds of the congregation in prayer. A 2 oclock Sunday afternoon meeting at the same church will feature the subject Chickens Come Home to Roost. Dr Cambrom will conduct a parallel session and the Boyd choir provided vocal support for a forceful sermon on Christian duties.
Advertising copy touts McGEW'S BABY ELAXIR as a healthful remedy for teething. Claims no opium or morphine and safe for a baby's delicate stomach, with stomach and bowel correcting influence. Sold by Owl Drug Co at 25 cents per bottle.
The notice advertises engraved visiting cards with a Sevour time range and prices designed to fit various budgets. Readers are invited to choose from a broad selection and contact for details.
The confession of Davis ties him to a national dynamite campaign linked to the Iron Workers union and Frank M. Ryan. He describes plots to kill Walter Drew and others, cites arrests in Indianapolis, and outlines how the federal drive followed two years of bombings across cities.
The text suggests Francisco and associates in St Louis and New York City worked to portray the McNamara brothers as not responsible for all dynamiting. It claims the plot was foiled by the McNamara confessions.
A report from the Iowa courts describes a railway death case where the defendant Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company was not held liable. The court rejected a demand that a turned up overcoat collar finding no legal rule dictating how a man should wear his coat collar.
A reader from Prine Albert Cape of Good Hope recalls a night time incident involving a sick child. The note mentions a severe croup attack and a home remedy, with the writer describing relief after using Charhibertalin’s Dougs Remedy.
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