Council Rejects Phone Proposition in Decatur Meeting
Decatur City Council rejects Judge Palmer's Bell Telephone rate proposals after hours of debate. A 3 PM special meeting is set, with Palmer to decide whether to accept a Council offer calling for 10 percent discount for advance payment and New Decatur communication, plus specified service rates.
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Decatur
H. E. W. Palmer
Southern Felt Telephone Company
Palmer
Murniny
Dinsmore
Judge Palmer
Crawford
Edwards
New Decatur
Legislature mulls creating two new counties in state
Montgomery Sept 19 A hint emerges that a special session may push to divide large counties. J B Sanford of Syldeauga says many counties are unwieldy and cites Talladega as a candidate for split with Sylacauga as the seat. Randolph St John of the Bulacauga Commercial Club accompanies Sanford.
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J. B. Sanford
Syldeauga
Montgomery
Sanford
Talladega County
Talladega
Sylacauga
Randolph St. John
Commercial Club of
Bulacauga
Market Report: Middling Prices Steady
DUTTON ARDERD notes Middling-11 1-8c and Strict Middling-111 1-4c. Market steady with no change in prices overall.
Minol Contest 9 Dominated by Earnest Walker Lead
Earnest Walker jumps into the lead in the homely man contest this morning and holds a 162 vote edge over John Minor as end of range nears. In the prettiest baby contest Wallace Blackwell leads by six votes with Mary Julian Warrick close behind at 160.
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Earnest Walker
John Minor
Wallace BE. Blackwell
Mary Julian Warrick
Edith Freudenberg
Breats Preultt
Lady Bluett Wallace
George Walker
Wallace K. Blackwell
Lawson
Fred Tidwell
Chas. Woodward
Meer
Senator Mooney Dies After Fall in Biloxi
Former United States Senator Hernandez DeSoto Mooney dies in Biloxi Mississippi from uremic poisoning after a fall at his summer home. The veteran statesman, aged and nearly blind, fell several days prior and the accident is viewed as hastening his death. Mourning spreads through Mississippi and neighboring southern states.
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Senator Mooney
Biloxi
Miag
United States
Hernandez DeSoto Mooney
Benator
Mississippi
Mrs Stobley Munger Visits The Plantation Ashfords
Mrs Stobley Munger stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Thom Ashford at The Plantation country home in Limestone County. The visit includes squirrel stews fish fries and barbecues to relieve country life monotony.
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Stobley Munger
Thomas Ashford
Copper mines shut in Utah as strike tightens
Salt Lake City Sept 19 1940 4 000 foreign miners strike for high wages rear breastworks front mines defy company officers rioting injures one striker Governor Spry arrived to take charge of state troops if needed only one mine operates today
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Spry
One Cent Fine for Assault in Law and Equity Court
A verdict of guilty and a one cent fine was returned against R. M. Wallace for assaulting his father in law with a knife. Jurors indicated the act warranted punishment though minimal. The McGar case on two prohibition counts ended with guilty verdicts and $50 fines each plus six months jail, sentence suspended pending appeal. Anderson Chamberess faced trial for carrying a concealed pistol and public drunkenness.
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R. M. Wallace
Law and Equity Court
Wallace
J. B. McGar
Wert
Anderson Chamberess
Heavy Enrollment at Athens Female College Opens
Athens news reports the Athens College opened yesterday admitting nearly 200 young women from many states, including China and Japan. Miss Moore expresses happiness as prospects for the year look bright, with a large audience and speeches. A new music hall costing $26,000 will begin construction soon.
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Athens
Rept
China
Japan
Moore
Athena College
Revival at Westside Presbyterian Church
The protracted meeting led by Rev. Walter Crawford of Birmingham continues at Westside Presbyterian Church with growing interest and several conversions reported. The revival began last Sunday and will run two weeks with a cordial invitation for all to attend.
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Westside Presbyterian Church
Walter Crawford
Birmingham
United States Presbyterian Church
Witnesses Named For Money Trust Probe In November
J Pierpont Morgan and Charles W Morse among first witnesses planned for House Banking and Currency Committee inquiry in New York mid November. Subpoenas issued for William Rockefeller Morse Stillman Thomas Ryan George Baker Otto Barnard William Nash and Walter Frew. Morse history includes bank mis management conviction.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles W. Morse
Money Trust
House Committee On Banking and Currency
William Rockefeller
Morgan and
Morse
James Stillman
Thomas F. Ryan
George F. Baker
First National Bank
Otto T. Barnard
New York Trust Co
William A. Nash
Walter E. Frew
Corn Exchange Bank
Clearing House Committee
Rioting Rages in Belfast Over Home Rule
Rioting between home rulers and anti home rule factions continues in Belfast Ireland with Catholic homes damaged shops looted and residents stoned. Thousands of Orangemen register today signaling firm resistance to home rule as trouble is expected to worsen.
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Belfast
Ireland
Election Expenses Filed by Congressmen
United Press report from Washington notes expenditures by members to win renomination. Deasley of Delaware leads with 5560 dollars. Underwood of Alabama has 250. Speaker Clark and Leader Mann show smaller sums. Cannon spent 1710. Henry and Burleson of Texas claim zero. Catlin of Missouri swore he spent 10. Hobson of Alabama records 106.
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Washington
Deasley
Delaware
Underwood
Alabama
Clark
Biy
Mann
Cannon
Henry
Burleson
Texas
Catlin
Misouris
Congress
Hobson
Owl Drug Fountain Opens in Decatur Debut
The Owl Drug Company's handsome soda fountain in Decatur will operate in the next few days. The new fixtures are on display and the improvements progress rapidly with expectations of completion soon.
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OWL Drug Company
Owl
Decatur
Runaway Horse Delights and Scares Decatur Readers
A horse hitched to a light wagon belonging to Mr. Lester of Decatur bolted toward New Decatur in cool weather. Pedestrians fled to safety as the wagon careened down Ferry street, crashing into a buggy in front of the Decatur Daily office. The horse was restrained by bystanders with no serious injuries reported.
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New Decatur
Ferry Street
Decaturs
Horton and Hodge Furniture Company
Pension Agencies to be Abolished January 31
Congress orders the abolition of seventeen pension agencies nationwide on January 31, centralizing work in Washington. About 300 new workers will join 360 clerks now employed, with at least 50 reductions expected after consolidation. No qualified clerks will be dropped without request.
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Congress
Army of Government
Agendéises
Augusta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Columbus
Concord
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Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Milwaukee
New
Panama Canal Opening Set for October 1913
Washington reports the Panama Canal will open on October 15 1913 with vessels able to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 13 months per a revised Canal Commission estimate.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Canal Commission
Decaturs touted as best in country by visitor
Dr. W A Howard of Waco Texas praises Decatur improvements and paved streets, urges unity and booster spirit to grow the city toward a 50 000 population, citing Waco's revival through a Young Men's Business League and civic pride. He notes the Tennessee River aids low freight rates and calls for local cooperation to attract manufacturers.
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Aladdin
W. A. Howard
Pulaski
United States
Alabama
Tennessee
Waco
Tex
Alabama Teachers Face Certificate Cancellations for Nonattendance
About 300 white teachers in Alabama will have their certificates cancelled unless they attend one of three county institutes next week. Institutes have been held statewide since July 1, with five counties still lacking. Montgomery Macon Mobile Baldwin Carrollton host sessions. Attendance is required by law and the Education Department cannot intervene to stop cancellations.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Macon
Mobile
Baldwin
Carrollton
Pickens
H. J. Wilms
Department of Education
Will Camody Back in County Jail
Will Camody, familiar to Decatur authorities, was arrested last night by Morgan County Sheriff's Office officers and placed in the county jail. The arrest followed an order from Judge Thomas W Wert of the Law and Equity Court, before whom Camody has appeared repeatedly on promises of reform and had his sentence suspended.
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Will Camody
Decaturs
Sheriff's Office
Morgan County
Thos. W. Wert
Law and Equity Court
Camody
Mrs Raffer Visits McCells In Tuscaloosa
Mrs W H Raffer and her young daughter from Tuscaloosa are visiting Mr and Mrs W A McCells on Jabusom Street.
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W. H. Raffer
Tuscaloosa
W. A. McCells
Jabusom Street
Big Attendance, Good Roads Meeting in Birmingham
Executive officers of the Alabama Good Roads Association report growing delegate lists from judges, mayors, and leaders of commercial, automobile, farmers and good roads groups for the October 16 to 19 convention. The Armory and city hall corridors will host exhibits and seating for about 1,000 delegates as editors are invited to attend.
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Good Roads, Association
Proham
Mayos
Alabama Good Roads Association
Best
J. 5
Rountree
Instr
Birmingham
Red Noses Caused by Veils Warns Eminent Doctor
London September 19 eminent London doctor William Hutles warns that red noses come from wearing veils. He says veils are bad for the eye and that proper ventilation of the eyes is essential.
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London
William Httles
Florence City Council Sets Mayor Salary at 1000 Per Year
Florence Sept 19 The Florence city council voted to set the mayor’s salary at 1000 dollars yearly and to continue the aldermen's compensation at the same level as in the prior meeting.
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Florence
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