Schools in good condition after official visit in New Decatur
President Bibb and Board of Education officials praised five New Decatur schools for excellent discipline, clean modern buildings with water fountains, and strong safety drills. Superintendent Jones and staff were credited with effective teaching and a 906 pupil enrollment across five schools.
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W. A. Bibb
B. L. Malone
Board of Education
W. F. Jones
New Decatur
Decaturs Daily Reporter
High
Gordon
Second
Third Ward
W.W. F. Jones
Kearnes
J. H. Putman
E. R. Whitton
Ucation
Sitle
Sr. Malones
Seing
Gordon School
Hobson and Underwood in Sharp Debate in House
Congressman Hobson attacked Senator Underwood over campaign finances and Wall Street ties during a heated exchange in the House. He cited Bankhead testimony showing a $36,000 contribution from Thomas Fortune Ryan and claimed Underwood was unaware of his backers. Underwood denied the charges and demanded specifics.
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Washington
Hobson
Underwood
House
Baltimore
Alabama
Wall Street
Senate
Senator Bankhead
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Bankhead
Mr. Hobson
Thomas F. Ryan
Bryan
Sand
Oscar W. Underwood
United States Senate
Mr. Underwood
Hearigs
Ilquor
Hartigan Visits Mother in Villa Grove Ill
L A Hartigan returns from a visit to his mother Mrs M A Harrison at Villa Grove Til. Mrs Harrison is remembered by many friends and greatly improved in health. Her son Ben Harrison attends college in Decatur IL and is expected to visit.
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L. A.hartigan
M. A. Harrison
Villa Grove
Til
New York State Suffrage Meeting Planned
The New York state suffragist convention meets October 14 to 17 in Binghamton to map work for the 1915 state campaign. Carrie Chapman Catt attends daily. Rosalie Jones presents a modern assembly district plan. Seward Simmons from Los Angeles discusses California gains. Leonore O'Reilly represents wage earning women.
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New York
New York State
Binghamton
Carrie Chapman Catt
Rosalie Jones
Seward Simmons
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Leonore O'Reilly
Biggest cotton shipment from Decatur by Harris Cortner Co
Harris Cortner Company sent the Gulf Compressor cargo of 1 100 bales of cotton from Decatur to Genoa Italy in a single day, claimed as the biggest shipment ever from the city in twenty four hours with more lines expanding business.
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Harris, Cortner & Co
Decaturs
Citie
Genona
Italy
The Hight of Way at Tire Star Theatre
A filmed railroad drama featuring Francis X. Bushman. The narrative promises thrills from start to cliffside fall scene as a chauffeur drives a car over a gorge fifteen hundred feet deep. One scene held back affords a final shock.
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Tire Star
Magnelem
Francis X. Bushman
Comedy at sanitarium elicits laughter in Mary Roberts Rinehart
A humorous review of a stage comedy by Mary Roberts Rinehart set in a sanitarium. The piece notes the play’s cleverness and its surprisingly uplifting effect on even a stern audience.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Four Die Along Tracks of Railroads
An Atlanta report recounts the death of a gospel minister who walked home along railroad tracks near Georgia City. It cites editorials noting daily railroad track deaths and urges personal caution, especially as southern rail traffic grows and pedestrians risk grave harm by trespassing on tracks.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia City
Eytis
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Georgia
Rountree to Speak at Jackson Good Roads Meet
J A Rountree secretary of the United States Good Roads Association and Alabama Good Roads Association was invited to address a Good Roads Convention in Jasgow Tennessee on October 17 to organize a courtie for an Interstate highway from Jackson Tennessee to Corinth Mississippi linking the Corinth to Gulf Highway under construction by the Mississippi State Highway Association.
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Decaturs
Birmingham
J. A. Rountree
United States Good Roads Association
Alabama Good Roads Association
Jasgow
Tenn
Jackson
Corinth
Miss
Mississippi State Highway Association
Rountree
Tennessee Good Roads Association
Missionary Tea Hosted by St John’s Guild
The ladies of St John’s Guild will host Missionary Tea at the Rectory on Thursday October 16 from 3 to 5 PM. Parish members and friends are invited. Refreshments are 16 cents.
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Ladies’ of St. John’, Guild
Mayor Wolcott Reports City Growth and Finances
The New Decatur council heard Mayor R H Wolcott review a year of city growth and finances. He cited new buildings, park site acquisition, gas franchise savings, L N R R expansion rights, and post office retention. Police and public works outputs, including 124 plumbing jobs inspected and $425 from a city Well settlement, were noted along with budget gains and upcoming vigilance.
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New Decatur
J. H. Stone
The
Fair Association
Wolcott
Federal Court of Goodrich
Gas Co
Fourth Avenue
Austinville Crossing
West New Decature
Decatur Water Co
Sonia
Davidson
R. H H. Wolcott
Salvation Army Captain to Deliver Lecture at City Hall
Captain J A Wales former head of the local Salvation Army corps will give a lecture at Decatur City Hall on the twenty eighth of this month using 2107 slides said to be exceptionally good. The Salvation Army is a worthy organization and all Decatur residents who can attend should hear one with keen insight into human condition.
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Salvation Army
City Hall
J. A. Wales
Decatur
The
Decatur City Hall
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Atlanta Journal
J. 4. Rountree
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Missionary Tea
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New Decatur Council
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