Boys Pig Club Joins Government Aids For Farm Youths
Washington October 24 The Department of Agriculture expands youth programs with a Boys Pig club to boost meat supply and breeding in the south. Alabama Louisiana Georgia clubs already under way, linked to the Boys Corn club network which drives record corn yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pig Club
Wahsington
D. C
Deartment of Agriculture
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Farmers Cooperative
Two Hundred Forty Seven Believed Dead In Mine Disaster
Dawson New Mexico October 24 two hundred forty seven miners are believed dead beneath rock coal and earth in mine No 2 of the Stag Canyon Fuel Company while others struggle to reach the trapped with a fire threatening the mine rescue crews have saved twenty three men and a mule may be alive in the complex after hours of effort.
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Canon Fuel Company
Dange’s
Enrom
Twenty five years ago in Decatur yellow fever report
Daily Mercury notes a grim end to a day in Decatur with K. C. Lanier and Youn Woolridge among the dead from the yellow fever epidemic. Three Woolridge orphans are fed by Hotel Bis patack proprietor Albes. J. M. Vickroy and Maria Young are described as having contracted the fever. Frost forecasts the epidemic's end.
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Woolridge
Woolriage
Albes
Bispatck
J. M. Vickroy
Maria Young
Dr. Cochran
State Wealth Affeer
Huntsville Mercury
Rare tropical fish dazzle at Aqua society show
New York on October 24. Tropical fish never seen before in the United States were displayed at the American Museum of Natural History during the Aqua rat Society exhibition now in its fourth year. Among the top priced specimens is a striking pair of pterophyllum scalare from the Amazon priced at ten dollars per specimen.
Miss Haug Found Dead In Atlanta Self Destruction Not Murder
Police conclude Dorothy Haug committed suicide rather than being murdered. The youthful University of Tennessee graduate with bank job in Valdosta longed to join society but facing poverty and distress led to melancholy and tragedy. Her mother and sister live in Thomasville and Knoxville respectively.
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Atlanta
Dorothy Haug
Miss Haug
University of Tennessee
Lon
Ghee
Valdosta
Haug
Thomasville
Mr. Haug
Knoxville
Tenn
Metropolitanized street cars enter only on right rear
The Decatur street cars now allow entry only on the right rear door. Passengers once could board from either side, but changes updated by the traction company require using the right rear entrance, a shift noted by local riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturs
Mts Rst Nesan
Trac‘ion Company
Mering
Inter-Membership Campaign at R R Y MC A Week 1913
R R Y MC A announces an inter membership campaign running October 18 25 1913. The event promotes club membership and community participation during the week with activities and outreach planned.
Good Roads Ado to Meet in St Louis
The United States Good Roads Association meets in St. Louis November 10 to 15 with strong local interest. Senator John H. Bankhead serves as president, John W. O'Neill as vice president, and J. A. Rountree as cashier. An Alabama delegation via special train is being organized to attend. G. A. Nelson of New Decatur will join as delegate from the association to the London International Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
John H. Bankhead
John W. O'Neill
J. A. Rountree
Alabama
G. A. Nelson
New Decatur
United States Good Roads Association
International Conress
London
Peculiar Suit 15 Filed in Circuit Court
Miss Elsie Holman sues Ed Means in circuit court for 5000 dollars claiming insulting language by the defendant toward the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Holman
Circuit Court
Ed Means
Hindu Reunion Draws East Indians to Brockton Meeting
In Brockton California a large Hindu reunion attracted dignitaries from San Francisco and other areas. Speakers discussed India politics and emigration to California. Efforts to start a Hindu newspaper in San Francisco were outlined and agents sought funding. There are about 56600 East Indians in California.
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Brockton
Cal
S Uie
Sto
San Francisco
India
California
San Francio
Ceater Ley
Wichita Seeks To Learn What’s In Boxes In Vault
Wichita officials investigate three steel boxes found in the vault with unknown contents. Attempts to open them have failed, including a last effort by Elsa Hall and Earl Simmons. The boxes are part of vault equipment and require a key to access, with one showing signs of tampering.
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Wichita
Vautt
Secretary Bryan urges Bible readings at women’s mission meeting
Secretary of State Bryan told delegates of the Women’s Home Missionary Society that the nation needs Bible inspiration now more than ever. He urged moral education, arguing that a good heart can guide a dull mind and improve society through daily life.
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Washhington
Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Meth
Bryan
Hicher
Decatur Hosts Surge of Marriages in Theatrical Circles
Decatur records show a spike in marriages among stage and carnival performers. Yesterday two visiting performers wed, weeks earlier two more bound themselves, signaling a growing trend of theatrical unions in the area.
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Decatura
The Greenhorn and The Babe of Honor at Delite Theater
The Delite Theater presents two reels of The Greenhorn a realistic army post life portrait and a raw recruit turning good soldier along with The Babe of Honor a western drama featuring Warren Kerrigan tonight. Military and western life fans are promised a thrilling bill.
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Greenhorn
Warren Kerrigan
Elephant Falls From Deck In Hong Kong Harbor
An elephant from Kyors Zoological Gardens was being transferred from a steamer to a lighter when it stepped overboard. The animal swam awkwardly until a rope secured to its hind leg allowed rescuers to tow it to the police basin and return it to the Japanese steamer.
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Kyors Zological Gardens
President Wilson’s first veto on cadet reinstatement
President Wilson sent his first veto to Congress disapproving a joint resolution to reinstate Rudolph Unger of Mansfield Ohio as a West Point cadet. Unger, named by Representative Sharp, failed exams after a strenuous effort and friends sought another chance.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Rudolph Unger
Mansfield
West Point
Unger
Represen
Ragland Case Likely Delayed to Spring by Appeal
John Ragland, condemned for the killing of his wife on Bank Street, has appealed to the state supreme court. His execution date set for November 4 is unlikely to proceed, with a decision expected in spring and no firm outlook yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ragland
Bank Street
Supreme Court
H. V. Cashin
Lecture by Dr Eaves at Y M C A Tonight
Rev George Eaves of the Jefferson County Anti Tuberculosis Association will lecture tonight at the Y M C A at 7 30 o clock on the White Plague. No admission will be charged.
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George Eaves
Jefferson County Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Y. M. C. Avat
Thaw Indicted for Conspiracy to Free From Matteawan
Grand jury returns an indictment charging Harry Thaw and four others with conspiracy to facilitate Thaw’s escape from Matteawan State Hospital in August. The indictment will be used by William Travers Jerome in efforts to extradite Thaw from New Hampshire.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Wiliam Travers Jerome
New Hampshire
Dry farming boosts Marsh valley wheat yields near Downey
In Downey Idaho on October 23 reports estimate local wheat production at 225000 to 250000 bushels and over 1 million bushels for the Marsh valley district. The crop mainly Turkey Red and Gold Coin shows drought era methods expanding with improved practices and summer fallowing.
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Tire Marsh Valley
Marsh Valley
Utah
Mars’ Valley
Idaho
Masonic Theatre to Reopen with Notable Bill
Tomorrow night the Masonic Theatre presents The Gratitude of Winda a 101 Bi son feature an Indian drama by Wallace Reid who stars with Pauline Bush and Jessa lyn Van Trump Beautiful Photography shows an Indian uprising and cavalry rescue Two Hearts and a Thief completes the bill a sparkling comedy full of laughs
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Masonic Theatre
Winda
Wallace Reid
Reid
Pauline Bush
Jessalyn van Trump
U. S. Cavalry
Alabama Rural Letter Carriers to Address Mobile Meeting
Birmingham dispatch reports the Seventeenth Annual Alabama Good Roads Association session in Mobile November 21 and 22 with Rural Letter Carriers invited to attend. Postmaster Burleson will send a Washington representative to speak. Alfonso Russell and J M Riley will address and lead delegates. The Alabama division names 160 delegates and ten carriers to attend. The Mobile meeting is billed as the association’s most successful to date.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Good Resds Association
Mobile
Amers
Rural
A. Rounties
Burleson
Washington
Alfonso Russell
Mississippi Rural Letter Carrie + Association
Aid Association
Hig ‘Association
J. M. Riley
Alabama Rural Letters Carriers Association
Alabama Rural Letter Carriers Association
Alabama
Dollar Watch Saves Life Of A Policeman
A dollar watch purchased the day before saved Policeman H. A. King by absorbing a bullet during a chase in an alley. The watch was ruined but King survived and the suspect was captured.
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Dollar Watch
Montgomery
H. A. King
King
Dublin Strikers Gain Fresh Support On The Quays
London reports show Dublin dock workers have joined by more men from the quays who refuse to handle coal for the electric plant. The strikers' action risks plunging the docks into darkness if authorities cannot secure the necessary radar. The conflict grows more complex with uncertain prospects for settlement.
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Dublin
London
Women win council seats in Battersea and North Lambeth
London report notes that six women filled vacancies on Battersea and North Lambeth borough councils. The women candidates were chosen by the Women's Municipal Party, a nonpartisan group founded this year by the Duchess of Marlborough.
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London
Battersea
North
Lambeth
Women's Municipal Party
Duchess of Marlborough
Decatur Y M C A Moves Into Second Place
The Decatur Y M C A climbs to second in the inter-membership drive by matching yesterday’s points total of all associations. Leaders urge hustle and collective effort to push the thermometer higher in the Mercury display outside the Y M C A as downtown observers watch the results.
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Inter City
M. C
Bulotta Coard Tees Bern
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Boy’s Pig Club
Anrual Husbandry
Bureau of Animal Industry
Boys Corn Club
Daily Mercury
Decatur
K. C. Lanier
Morkers
Tropics
American Museum of ‘Natural History
The
Aquarat Society
Amazon
Canton
Miss. Etowah
Oakdale
Florence
9. C. Spencer
N. C
Birniit
United States
Ciation
Vindus
Wichita, Kan
Three
William Senee
Miss
Elsa Hall
Earl Simmons
Odist Episcopal Church
Hongkong
Most Unu
Sual
Pres
DR. Eaves
Y. MG. C
Decaturs Y.M. C. A
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