Thaw Gains Ten Day Delay In Deportation Fight
Harry K. Thaw wins a ten day postponement as his lawyers secure writs in Montreal to block deportation. He will be produced before Montreal's king's bench appeal side on September 15. Nearby, William Travers Jerome is arrested on a gambling charge, adding to the town’s sensational day in Coaticook Quebec.
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Harry Thaw
Coaticook
Que
Harry K. Thaw
King’s Bench
Montreal
J. N Greenshields
N. K. la Flamme
Thaw
Dominion
Jerome
Special Board of Inquiry
Vermont
Canada
Man Killed by Daughter in Lauderdale Farm Accident
Andrew Balletine, a 46 year old farmer from Lauderdale County, died from a gunshot wound accidentally fired by his six year old daughter at his Florenc home. He had returned from a Wednesday afternoon squirrel hunt and set the gun down when the child picked it up and discharged it. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Tine
Lauderdale County
Balletine
P Balletine
A. T. Hanson Appointed Morgan County Game Warden
Morgan County receives a new game warden as A. T. Hanson of Decatur is appointed by state official John H. Wallace Jr. to succeed C. M. Robinson. Hanson begins duties immediately and will enforce game and fish regulations.
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Montgomery
A. T. Hanson
Decatur
Morgan County
C. M. Robinson
John H. Wallace
Hanson
Mexican Representative to WSIT the U6
Vera Cruz Mexico Sept 6 Prepar ed to play a role almost identical with that of John Lind the personal representative of the president of the United States Manuel I De Zamacona former ambassador at Washington sailed from here Thursday en route to the American capital It is understood that Senor De Zamacona will take up the diplomatic end of the case at Washington for General Huerta and that he will act unofficially as the provisional president s representative with sufficient power to undertake negotiations
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Lind
United States
Manuel I. de Zamacona
Washington
Senor DeZamacona
Huerta
George M. Cohen in Hospital After Car Crash
Hartford reports George M. Cohen and other party members injured in yesterday’s automobile accident are recovering well. None in serious condition.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford Hospital
George M. Cohen
Coutsas Reports Greece Improving After Balkan War
Palace Cafe manager James Coutsas, just back from Europe, says conditions in Greece are improving and progressive leaders are easing fears after the Balkan war. He notes many faces are missing and population gaps remain but the people are regaining a hopeful, resilient spirit.
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James Coutsas
Palace Cafe
England
France
Italy
Greece
Coutsas
Turkey
The New Serial We Have Secured for Our Readers
The newspaper announces the acquisition of a new serial feature to engage readers, highlighting its upcoming installments and potential impact on the publication's lineup.
Engineer pinned under his engine scalded to death
Special to Decatur Daily: Sheffield Alabama September 6 Engineer Couthard died after engine 364 overturned near Florence. Conductor Eugene Bell broke his left leg. brakeman Earl Owen and fireman John Middleton escaped with minor injuries. The wreck blocked the line until morning. Couthard survived twenty minutes after the scalding incident. He left a wife and two young children. He was well regarded in the community.
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Decaturs
Sheffield
Ala
Florence
Long Hill
Florence Fertilizer Co
Couthard
Eugene Bell
Earl Owen
John Middleton
Tuscumbia
Pouthard
Conductor Bell
Woman Brings Her Coffin Into U F D
Mrs Diaz a wealthy Chilean who traveled with a coffin to avoid dying in New York recovered on the Metapan near Colony. She and her private physician planned the coffin for a tumor illness and intended to die at sea. She arrived in New York with two months of doctors seeking specialists.
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Fin
Colony
Diaz
Valpariso
New York
Wolfe Arrested and Charged With Assault
Bud Wolf, a Black man, was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Williams at Falkville and brought to the jail. He is wanted for shooting another man at Cedar Lake.
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Bud Wolf
Depty
Williams
Falkville
Harvey Wright
Wolf
Cedar Lake
Fire Devastates Hot Springs District Blazing 4 Million Loss
A fierce fire swept more than thirty blocks on Hot Springs eastern business edge as winds drove flames toward Central avenue. Fire units from Hot Springs and Little Rock rushed to contain the blaze, with Sidney Dillon estimating at least four million dollars in property destroyed. The fire began near a nether dwelling on Church Street near Malvern Avenue by 4 PM yesterday, with continued coverage on page two.
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Hot Springs
Central Avenue
Little Rock
Sidney Dillon
Public Utilities
Church Street
Malvern Avenue
Army and Navy Hospital
Dead victims of wreck robbed of jewels in inquest
New Haven Sept 6 Coroner Mix said during the inquest into the wreck seven witnesses testified to thefts from dead and injured passengers. One engineer described men cutting fingers to obtain rings and another saw a man strip a dead woman's hand and grab a locket. A railroad man told of a thief with a pillow case taking jewelry as pursuers closed in.
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New Haven
Conn
Mix
Decatur Chamber Opposes Street Fairs Letter to City Council
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce met at City Hall and voted against Street Fairs and Tent Shows. They sent a letter to the Mayor and Council on September 4 1913 requesting rejection of the fairs for financial and moral reasons, noting concerns about public nuisance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Ala
Chamber of Commerce of
Guy Hall
Lala
Leity
Foster Seeks Second Divorce in Birmingham Case
Ruby A. Foster files for divorce from Henry L. Foster in Chancery Court Birmingham marking a second split after a Decatur divorce in 1911. They married in Selma in 1903, had a daughter, remarried in 1912 after a prior separation, and alimony and child custody are requested. Respondent denies adultery but consents to hear testimony.
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Birmingham
Ruby A. Foster
Henry L. Foster
Decatur
Chancery Court
Selma
Meeting of Sunday School Committee Tomorrow
A committee from all Sunday Schools is requested to meet at Central Methodist Church tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock to complete unfinished business.
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Central Methodist
Suspected burglar arrested at Decatur Union Station
Chief of Police William V. David arrested a man who gave the name Fred Williams on suspicion of burglary. The suspect reportedly carried many aliases and claimed to have visited Tampa Nashville and York. He was jailed with some money on him and the exact identity remains unclear.
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Fred Williams Globe Trotter
Decatur
County
William V. Davidson
Decatur Union Station
Fred Williams
Williams
Tampa
Pia
Caba
Nashville
Atlatts
York
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