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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
2
Harvey H. Wright Seeks Morgan County Sheriff Nomination
The announcement states Harvey H. Wright is a candidate for Morgan County sheriff, with the race contingent on the upcoming primary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey H. Wright
Morgan County
Pneumatic Age Marked by Steel Ingot to Paper Tube Invention
A Menominee Michigan man invents a machine that treats an ingot of steel as pulp to fashion it into tubes of any size or thickness at four feet a minute. This innovation is hailed as a potential real beginning of the pneumatic age.
Reversing Highway System Order in Ohio Proposal
The Ohio Good Roads Federation supports a national highway system a state system a county system and a township system yet argues the order should be reversed to prioritize local networks over broader plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio
Elswhere
New Proofreading School Opens in New York
A new proofreading school opens in New York challenging the tradition that newspaper proof readers cannot be taught. The move suggests formal training could improve accuracy in the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Balboa's Pacific Discovery Near Four Hundredth Anniversary
On September 26 1513 Balboa and his party stood atop a Darien mountain and sighted the Pacific Ocean. The Panamba canal project would approach but not reach the four hundredth anniversary of that landmark expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Panamba Canal
Cape Cod Plans Pageant for Canal Completion
Cape Cod Massachusetts plans a pageant to celebrate the canal’s completion. The event will draw on regional history and offer vivid storytelling from writers known for imaginative framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Mass
Cape
Michigan may cease coal production in fifteen years
The state geologist warns Michigan could stop producing coal in fifteen years but notes the state can source fuel from other states for many more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Wireless message spans vast distance without reason
A single relay transmitted a wireless message across 10 000 miles and beyond, yet nothing explains why it did not continue. The terse note hints at vast potential for communication while leaving purpose unclear.
Potential shift toward 7 percent income tax rate
The text suggests a future possibility where the average man could aspire to pay a 7 percent income tax. It reflects a period view on tax policy and public finance.
Sting of wasp fatal to Woblewoman
Trewarthenic Cornwall Sept 27 The sting of a wasp killed Lady Molesworth formerly Miss Jane G Frost second daughter of Brigadier General D M Frost of Louisiana She was married in 1876 to Sir Lewis Wilem Molesworth who died in 1912 The wasp stung her in the jugular vein and she died within twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trewarthenic
Cornwall
England
Lady Molesworth
Jane G. Frost
D. M., Frost
Louisiana
Lewis Wilem Molesworth
Elizabeth Burleson Led School Music Program Ten Years
Miss Elizabeth Burleson brings ten years of successful experience and five years as directress of music at Morgan County High School. She has returned from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music for the fourth term. Residence 490 Grant Street. Phone 281. Recommendations on application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County High School
Jost
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Grant St
Scarlett and Buckhurst clash over crown jewels plot
Amid Franco Prussian War chaos Ames tench imperial police pursue John Buckhurst leader of the Reds suspected of stealing the crown jewels. Scarlett rescues Sylvia Elven and confronts the countess de Vassart as waves of arrest sweep the Paris area and Lorient plots unfold in a circus underworld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buckhurst
Munis
Ching
Buckhurst
Arrett
Countess de Vassart
Scarlett
Ickhurst
Reds
The Maids of Paradise Ends in Love and Flight
A worn veteran narrator recalls a perilous Paris exile in a torches and swords plot. Amid insurgents and a countess, he vows love and escape with Speed and Jacqueline as armies clash and a harsh winter ends in a tense dawn of return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queline
Nuaajee
Speed
Jacqueline
Jacquelines
Legion of Honor badge urged for aviator Garros
London Sept 27 Orland Garros who after leaving Bizerta for Tunis landed at Protville due to darkness and could not continue. He said he had only five liters of petrol left on crossing the Mediterranean and averaged about 8000 feet. A movement is underway to present him with a Legion of Honor badge for aviation prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarlett
Groix
Jacqueline
Speed
M’sieu
Pertruigtion
Sruat Aera
Mornac
Monsieur
Marnac
Salah Ben-Ahmed
Salah
Ben
Mernac
Tric-Trac
Turco
TheTrac
London
Orland Garros
Able
Bizerta
Tunis
Protville
Mediterranean
Legion of Honor
Mrs Pankhurst Visit Sparks Debate On Immigration Policy
Commercial Appeal argues Mrs Pankhurst should not be welcomed in the United States. It says immigration laws do not cover her as a visitor and that her visit risks disruption, publicity, and possible lawlessness. It urges a quiet reception if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Island
Europe
Cipriano Castro
Equal Suffrage Association
United States
McGRH'S BABY ELIXIR for teething relief advertised
An advertisement promotes McGRH'S BABY ELIXIR as a healthful teething remedy for babies. It claims the elixir is gentle on delicate stomachs, contains no opium or morphine, and supports stomach and bowel function. Price 260 and 60 cents per bottle, sold by Owl Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beby
Owl Drug Co
Largest German Airship Shed At Leipzig
The largest airship shed in Germany sits at Leipzig. It stands 100 feet high, 240 feet wide and 600 feet long with doors at both ends for entering airships. Built by a private company, the ground was provided by the city, and RW airships are housed there with daily flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
Germany
Leipsiz
Gq Private Empanyd
Leipager Luschiffhafen Und Flugplatz-Action Geseseschaft
National migratory bird law set to take effect Wednesday
Washington D C September 27 a sweeping migratory bird law will go into effect Wednesday of next week The Week McLean act zones the nation into northern and southern regions to protect birds The northern zone includes 25 states while the southern zone covers the remaining 23 The law fixes shooting seasons and bans spring shooting and hunting from sunrise to sunset with three months of open season for water fowl and at least 30 days during peak abundance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
McLean
Chapter XXII The Secret and the End of War
The narrator recalls the collapse of the Army of the East and the Paris surrender news. March first brings papers from London announcing the end of the war and a treaty signed at Versailles. An offer from Caziro to join the Egyptian military police prompts departure as Speed and the narrator prepare to travel, leaving their ragged unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hussara
Belair
Pont Tournant
Elorn
Lannion Bay
Paris
London
Versailles
Caziro
Speed
Trecourt
Panama Celebrates Balboa's Discover Panama Holiday Edifice Tying
Panama marks Balboa's discovery anniversary with a national holiday and the formal start of a six month exposition set to open November 1 1914. The main ceremony includes the dedication of the administration building core stone by Fortas and a speech by Minister Mon Acevedo. Invitations go to Spain the United States and several Latin American republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Ident Forras
Mon I Acevedo
Spain
United States
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Decaturs Daily
Matered Ag
New Decatur
Ala
W. BR. Shelton
Wasp
Woblewoman
Elizabeth Burleson
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
Sylvia Elven
Odeon
Trappe
Escountess
Lagi
Bucckhurst
Morsbronn
Vi—Buckhurst
Arlett
Paradise
Bueckhurst
Fiett
Secret Service
Ise
Echapter XI
Lizard
Circus
ie _Uisart
Kelly
Lorient
Wihch Rove
Mornne
Robert W.chambers
Spaids-at-Arms
Bobi W.chambers
O.irwin Myers “Tows
Pf.collier & Son
Mayory
Regiment de Marche
Hussars
St. Brieuc
France
Hotel-de-Ville
Carbineers
Laurens
Lorient Hussars
Brest
Egypt
Eline
Leigon
Garros
Waliaams Mfg
Choweland
Obi Daniel Drug CO
Ee T. M. Dd
Decatur
Hone
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