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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
2
Five cents per line for Sad Resolutions Tributes of Respect Obituaries and Cards of Thanks. If you do not receive your paper regularly call New Decatur at 46. Notify us to ensure prompt delivery. Advertising rates available on application. Copy must be at the office by noon on publication day for good service.
The statement announces Harvey H. Wright as a candidate for Morgan County sheriff ahead of the forthcoming primary election. Wright seeks the party nomination and will compete in the primary to win the office.
Citizens of Morgan county oppose the removal of Judge T Wr Wer from his Law and Equity court offices. The Decaturs Daily hints the move could be a promotion for the judge if pursued, while urging him to reconsider resigning.
A mob of several hundred angry citizens stormed the office of Socialist Mayor Wilkinson in St Marys Ohio late Tuesday according to local reports. The incident disrupted city hall operations and drew police attention as tensions rose in the community.
The mayor escaped rough treatment amid a crowd that claimed someone carried a rope. Socialit Service Director Schieren shut off Standard Chain plant water due to a pending $500 meter charge, warning taxpayers had to install meters themselves. The plant halted operations and workers joined demonstrators at the mayor’s office as socialist officials faced renewed protests after two years in power.
Senate attacks over the Currency Bill condemned at an informal executive session. Wilson denied a newspaper statement calling Senators rebels. 2,000 bankers ratified amendments to the Federal Reserve Act. Kingsbury met McReynolds on DOJ policy toward AT&T. Pandoria won the Kentucky Endurance Stake at Churchill Downs in 7 1 6 seconds. Episcopal House presidency settled with Dr Alexander Mann. Dominican peace pact signed. Horatio Vasquez revolt ends. Tariff rebate clause debated as Daniels discusses armor plate bids with Carnegie Bethlehem and Midvale Steel. Mann filibuster continues in the House over the Arsent Deficiency Bill until quorum returns.
Franklin Knight Lane, Secretary of the Interior, arrived in Denver and cited the Wilson administration’s simplicity and democracy when refusing a Chamber of Commerce banquet because it cost other diners seven dollars and fifty cents per plate.
Washington observers report jubilance among supporters of a large navy as a new naval appropriation bill may authorize three battleships. Officials hint White House backing could restore U S to prior naval strength, contrasting with the last Congress which limited to one ship. Administrations groups hope for two battleships annually and reduced costs on shore facilities and smaller craft.
Mrs E J Dornhoefer of New York City revealed at the National German American Alliance convention that a National German American Woman's Society is organized to oppose suffrage and prohibition. The Ladies Auxiliary has 32 chapters with plans to establish branches in every large city.
The main body of constitutionalist rebels gathers at Fuente and plans to close on Piedras Negras, which the oral army captured without bloodshed Tuesday. In St. Louis the German-American Alliance backs home rule for Ireland after its Wennial session. The 1915 meeting will be held in San Francisco. The Nashville Equal Suffrage League notified an agent that it will not sponsor Emmeline Pankhurst. Two negro men were arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of Ida Leegon, an art student whose body was found near Chicago.
A three month old lion cub from a Senegal forest became a trusted companion of a Frenchman. The lion welcomed dogs, cats, ducks, sheep, monkeys and people, and even mourned a dead pup. He traveled to France with a rope tether and roamed Versailles before dying from climate illness, prompting the gift of another dog to ease grief.
Chicago faces a serious refuse crisis after the October 4 shutdown of the Chicago Reduction Company leaving the city without a disposal method. A temporary plant is being built at a clay hole but full collection may halt for several more days. Residents burn or bury waste, creating health concerns.
Washington reports for the first time in years the United States is circulating dirty time worn currency. The treasury faces a paper shortage of sixty million sheets enough to print 240 million notes with a value over a billion dollars. Treasurer Burke ordered that no paper money be destroyed despite its condition.
A New York Herald summary reports Madikane Q Cele Jr describing Zulu marriage customs at a West Side Y M C A meeting. He explains a man's status rises with wives and cows, detailing values by wife count, cow payments, and child outcomes shaping social rank.
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