Merchants and Farmers Fall Festival 1913 Prize Winners
The article recalls the closing of the Merchants and Farmers Fall Festival of 1913 and lists prize winners across crops and displays. It credits Mr. Stone of Decatur Daily for launching the event and names numerous prize recipients for cotton, corn, hay, sorghum, peanuts, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, beets, tomatoes, and other displays with their awards and prize amounts.
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Stone
Decatur, Daily
North Alabama
A. A. Skidmore
Florence Forbes
J. M. Goins
Breediow
Hose Mooney
C. Y. Lester
J. M. Goin
Wm. Walker
W. C. Pace
Hos, Mooney
J. M. Crow
Louis Russell
B. A. Castell
A. Skidmore
N. C. Graham
N.graham
T. C. Mooney
Sunday School Convention at Willoughby Presbyterian
The Fifth District Sunday School convention met at Willoughby Presbyterian Church with nine Sunday Schools represented and a large crowd present. Rev Merrill challenged the home department and jeracle roll as requirements, drawing opposition from Dr T G Hughes.
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Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Merrill
T. G. Hughes
Engineer Lund Leading Moulton Street Work
Street work on Moulton street progresses under City Engineer Lund. Glenn Douglas arrived to take charge in his absence and comes with recent experience from similar projects in other towns and cities.
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Moulton Street
Lund
Glenn Douglas
Ninth Street Methodist Church Wins Best Attendance Banner
The banner awarded for best attendance of officers and teachers was presented to the Ninth Street Methodist Church, recognizing their efforts and participation.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
Former Night Policeman in Hartselle Faces Prohibition Trouble
Logan French, once a Hartselle night policeman, was arrested by Decatur police and jailed on prohibition charges. A raid on a local hotel room allegedly found intoxicants. Sheriff McCulloch says warrants exist for burglary. trial set before Mayor Skegge tomorrow.
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Logan French
Decatur
Camels
Skegge
French
McCulloch
Capacity of Fast Methodist Church Taxed
Yesterday marked a moral and spiritual high point as the First Methodist Church in Decatur filled the great auditorium for three sermons by Rev. G. A. Klein on prayer and unanswered requests. The revival drew many men new to churchgoing and will be followed by a citywide canvass by over fifty workers tomorrow. D. W. Cambron, key organizer, leaves for Quincy Florida to start another meeting. Services continue daily at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. with Klein addressing women Tuesday afternoon.
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First Methodist Church
G. A. Klein
Decatur
Dhevy
W. J. Cambron
Quincey
Florida
Klein
Gov Foss vows to curb strikes amid public work warning
Telegraphic dispatch notes Gov Foss arguing railroad employees on public work fall under regulation like railroads and pledging to seek a Massachusetts strike ban if a strike hits New Haven. The report ties in with broader events from Louisville to St. Louis and national politics.
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Massachusetts
New Haven
Bandits Hold Missionaries as Chinese City Is Surrounded
About four thousand soldiers have trapped Asao Yang in China where several American and Norwegian missionaries are prisoners. This siege indicates a major security crisis amid the bandit occupation.
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Asao Yang
China
Mexican Rebels Crushed at Banta Rosailla See Turning Point
Mexican federal officials call the defeat of rebels at Banta Rosailla a turning point and predict the country will soon be pacified, signaling a shift toward stability.
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Banta Rosailla
Republican National Committee To Meet In December
The Republican National Committee has been called to meet in December to confer on party matters and to take any action deemed advisable.
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Republican National Committee
Washington shifts to Administration Currency Bill
Washington will move this week from the Tariff Bill to the Administration Currency Bill after lengthy consideration. The shift signals a new legislative focus as lawmakers confront monetary policy details and potential reforms.
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Washington
Administration
Evangelist Klein Urges True Manhood and Christian Life
The sermon by Evangelist Klein and Rev. Sholl criticizes vice and social decay. He defines manhood as a work of God, not wealth, intellect, or appearance, urging listeners to accept Christ to resist drifting. The address references personal stories and a Birmingham youth, ending with a note on sin and rising concerns about disease.
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Christ
Meg
Birmingham
Brother Klein
Tak
Lord Bacon
Christ Dimeek
Mix-Up at Court House Leads to Room Shuffle
Morgin County Commission and County grand jury met in the same 12 by 12 room this morning causing a dispute over space. Some commissioners agreed to swap rooms while others resisted, but the jury eventually took the commission’s room. The grand jury is expected to remain in session all week.
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Morgin County
Court House
Immigration push links Mississippi Valley to New Orleans port
A letter from J W Cunningham of Decatur Alabama notes a New York conference with trans Atlantic steamship lines. The aim is to boost immigrant traffic to New Orleans by three lines from Bremen Mediterranean ports and Naples Fabre Line. State governments must organize a permanent Mississippi Immigration Association with governors and allied groups.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
Mississippi Valley
Europe
New Orleans
Wir - North German Lloyd
Bremen
Atlantica Sea Navigation Company
Mediterranean
Fabre
Naples
Misstestey Immigration Association
Building Permits for Decatur Show Thousands Invested
A Decatur Daily report lists building permits issued from October 1912 to October 1913, showing thousands invested in local development. The tallies exclude several large projects completed earlier, such as the Lyons Hotel and Polyinsky Hotel, but reflect a substantial citywide growth in construction activity.
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Decatur
Lyons and Polytinsky
Lyons
Polyinsky
New Haven Railroad Faces Large Yearly Deficit
The New York New Haven Hartford system reported a deficit of 4 127 632 for the year ending June 30 1914. President Howard Elliott cites higher operating costs for property and equipment improvements as a key cause and notes strong early fiscal year earnings before the decline.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Howard Eliott
Elliott
Negroes Arrested on Concealed Weapon Charge
Leslie Marrow and Grant Town residents were arrested in Hartselle Saturday night and jailed by Deputy Sheriff Harvey Wright on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
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Leslie Marrow
Grant Townsend
Hartselle
Harvey Wright
South Town Clean-Up Committee Reports Progress Tomorrow
The Inspection Committee for the South Town Clean-Up will report today and publish the names of entrants tomorrow. Good work has been done since the contest began and Rev. Mr. Cotton and associates may congratulate themselves on their contributions to general welfare.
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Mr. Cotton
Joy Riders Hurl Explosives At Store
Police seek identity of auto joyriders who, near Broad and Main in the early hours, hurled a stick of dynamite that exploded at Ross Hardware. The blast woke the city as windows rattled and alarm spread before the occupants fled toward the Georgia side of the river. investigators pursue several clues to catch them.
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Eufaula
Auto joyTidera
Broad Street
Ross Hardware
Georgia
Highway Robbery on Lee Street Arrests Made
Two suspects, John Fain and Albert Flannigan, described as well dressed white men, were arrested by Decatur police for an armed holdup near the L and M freight depot that victimized Murphy Kimbrough, a Black man. They were moved from city to county jail after initial detention.
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Lee ST
Murphy Kimbrough
John Fain
Albert Flannigan
Decatur
Ebooy
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