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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
3
In New York the Postal Transfer company faced a four hour near shutdown as 25 motor trucks were tied up by a chauffeur strike. Strikers demanded higher pay and union recognition while strike breakers resumed operation with secret service and police presence. The current wage is $100 monthly for seven days per week.
Mexico policy debate and Latin American relations dominate a Mobile Southern Commercial Congress session. The US contemplates a defin ite plan for Mexico while Diaz and two Mexicans may be moved to safety by American representatives. In Congress a split grows over a currency bill and a central bank proposal.
P F Bastiams of Prince Albert Cape of Good Hope recalls a night time croup attack on his son. He administered Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and after an hour and twenty minutes the child recovered and was out of danger.
In Luxemburg, St Andrew's Catholic Church faces closure of its adjoining hall bar by Prosecuting Attorney Lashley. Reports claim church events at St Andrew's Hall sold beer, supported by a bazaar, with bowling alleys and a dance hall nearby. Citizens complained of indiscriminate liquor sales and Sunday beer.
An ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing pneumonia from colds, claiming it clears germs and eliminates sedatives like morphine. It asserts no morphine or other sedatives are in the formula and urges purchase from dealers.
A magazine writer riffs on the motion picture boom and silent cinema versus talking theatre. Manager H. B. Cagie notes the piece argues two plus two equals four and two subtracted from four leaves two. The essay provokes debate on cinema as a distinct art form with its own ethics.
A review compares silent and talking pictures noting the human voice as a key advantage of the speaking stage. It argues cinema is a young art with roots in painting and sculpture, likely to evolve by uniting visual arts with drama.
New York police begin inquiry into a shot fired at a crying seven month old baby in an apartment on Northern Avenue after a report from English steel importers John Helmouth and company. Neighbors heard the baby cry and taunts from windows as arses were found in the yard.
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