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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
In 1888 western towns impose a shotgun quarantine on Decatur amid a yellow fever scare though Decatur reports no cases. No hospital aid for outsiders and rapid burials spark questions as physicians dispute the cause of one death noted by Huntsville Mercury Banner.
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House and Senate have settled differences on duties for wheat and flour. Conferees reportedly accepted the Senate amendments to place these commodities on the free list with a countervailing duty on imports from nations imposing duties on American wheat.
Mansfield Kirby a 62 year old stock farm owner and judge of horse shows in Pewee Valley was arrested at the State Fair Horse Show arena on a warrant charged with attempting to kill Powhattan Wooldrich.
Automobile bandits halted a party led by Herman C. G. Laynes of St. Louis and took 2000 dollars plus jewelry and the party’s car. Three bandits were captured. New York prepared for the reception and funeral of William G Gaynor, late mayor, with services set for Monday.
Two clerks died and another wounded resisting two bandits who attempted a jewelry store robbery in Grand Rapids Michigan. The incident prompted police to widen detainment and investigation.
The sons of Veterans and Women’s Relief Corps meeting during the G. A. R. encampment in Chattanooga Tennessee elected officers. The G. A. R. will elect today.
Advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment as a remedy for blisters scars burns rheumatism and back pain with strong penetrating power. Features pricing at 26 cents 50 cents and one dollar per bottle and notes Owl Drug Co as the seller.
Federal court hears a challenge to Florida's anticoupon law that imposes a $750 tax on each item sold in the state containing a coupon or prize offer. The case centers on the law’s unconstitutional reach and impact on commerce and consumer sales.
General Felix Diaz is ordered back to Mexico as a sign Huerta plans to push him for the presidency in the upcoming elections. The move signals widening efforts to shape the political field before voting.
Over 250 New York financiers petition the War Department to increase troops on Governors Island to protect Wall Street and the financial district from mob uprisings or foreign invasion. They argue the island’s small guard cannot respond quickly to emergencies in New York City.
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