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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
1
Erastus K. Shaw was not tried in Venice city court today for his wife’s murder as proceedings were postponed to Monday because Solicitor W. C. Tunstall Jr. was ill. Defense attorney J. H. King said a motion to quash today’s special venire would be filed at the proper time. A brief customer note ends the item.
Berlin dispatch reports Count Waldersee urged Emperor William to speed withdrawal talks to avert cross nationality quarrels among allied soldiers that could spark serious trouble. Includes a cheeky spring suit ad line from J. N. Boyer & Co.
Lieut Frederick Boyer of the Thirty-ninth Volunteer Infantry arrives at Colamba Laguna charged with misappropriating fifty cases of bacon and other irregularities. The shortage in the Manila commissary department is reported at 155000 dollars. Accounts at the new custom house internal revenue and license office are said to be perfectly straight.
Mr. W. W. Stringfellow sells the three story brick building on the southeast corner of Noble and Eleventh streets to First National Bank for 15500. The deed was filed for record this morning.
State Senator Fred L. Blackmon is presented a handsome gold-headed ebony cane by Cleburne County Democrats and friends in Heflin. W G Milligan made the presentation before about twenty residents, praising cordial ties between Cleburne and Calhoun. The engraved cane reads Compliments Cleburne County Friends.
A new cigar making plant launches in the area, promising local jobs and industry growth. The facility aims to employ skilled workers and produce finished cigars for regional distribution, signaling an economic boost for the community.
Ten days from now an up to date cigar factory will be in operation in Anniston. Mr W H Ingram formerly with the Selma Cigar factory for three years has rented the upstairs rooms of the Peerless saloon building on the corner of Tenth street and Atlanta avenue and will start turning out cigars. He has already arrived in Anniston and will move his family from Selma next week. Ingram is a highly recommended experienced cigar maker and is expected to be successful in the new venture.
Grand Chancellor D. Cooper and members from Annis ton and Oxford lodges instituted a new Knights of Pythias lodge at Munford last night with a charter membership of twenty five. Go to McClurkin's wood yard for your wood.
The remains of Gen. Anderson were laid to rest this afternoon in Edgemont cemetery after a 2 pm service at First Methodist Church. Rev. Bo Wasson and Rev. J. Foster led a solemn ceremony with the Masons in charge. The church and procession were filled with sorrowing friends as Confederates Veterans, mayor, council, city officials, and police participated.
The Ladies' Aid of Oxanna Methodist Church will hold an Easter egg hunt tomorrow at 5 o clock at the home of Mrs W L Miney in Oxanna. Spring suits from twenty dollars up offered by J A Bover Co.
Fragmentary note describes a patent medicine called One Day Cold Cure with mentions of choca la es laxative quinine and claims rapid relief for cold symptoms, but text is garbled and unclear.
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