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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1901
Page
4
Anniston residents rally around Elks and a coming street fair as they push for a new Birmingham and Lanswick line to reach the Coosa coal fields. A citizens meeting is planned Friday at 4 in the city court to urge rail expansion and more roads while noting regional fairs and growth.
The Shaw couple faced a strong reaction after their arrest amid claims of wrongful money reception. A guard was granted for a hotel stay. Mrs. Shaw was found dead with a self-inflicted wound and Shaw slashed his own throat. Friend Lewis G. Little aided Shaw in Florida and Indiana ties surfaced as they faced hard luck in Anniston.
Rome reports a deadly tragedy as James J Arrington shot Minnie Cleghorn five times then killed himself on a Sum merville sidewalk. Both died. Cleghorn spoke once, asking why before dying. Lovers had long been engaged despite parental objections and recent troubles over the engagement.
The Southern Pacific Sun Set Route sells one way Colonial tickets from multiple Alabama points to California for 30.55 dollars. Tickets go on sale Tuesdays weekly through April 30. Service includes through car via New Orleans. For details contact 3.25 Gw Gro. W. Evy, T. v. A. Montgomery, Alabama.
Southern Railway began operating an elegant Pullman Sleeper from Birmingham Alabama to Richmond Virginia effective October 1. Train No. 36 departs Birmingham at 4 40 p m and returns as No. 35 arriving Birmingham at 11 86 a m. Information on tickets available from C F Jackson passenger agent Birmingham Alabama.
The Southern Railway offers a round trip ticket to Birmingham within a hundred mile radius for the carnival. Tickets go on sale April 29 with travel May 1 to 4 and final limit May 6 1901. For details contact a Southern Railway ticket agent or write to CG Johnson Birmingham Alabama.
A new Queen & Crescent timetable inaugurated October 25 shortens travel to Texas by 7 to 12 hours via Meridian and Shreveport. Southern Railway fast No. 37 connects to this line, offering the quickest route west. Inquiries and tickets available from local agents.
Notice requests the owner to contact this office and pay for the found case regarding speech tactics. Readership should act promptly to reclaim property.
For sale a Smith-Premier typewriter a roll top desk and a large safe all in good condition. Address VT Evening Star.
Illustrated catalogue explains an eight week course to learn the barber trade. Free mailing offered. Moler Barber College located in St Louis Missouri invites inquiry by mail and at the campus on Saturdays.
A Danish medical journal recounts Dr. Maag performing an improvised thoracic procedure after chloroform anesthesia stopped a laborer’s heartbeat. He opened the chest, detached ribs, and compressed the heart while inflating the lungs until spontaneous rhythm returned, guiding the patient for 11 12 hours. A pleural puncture later ended the rescue attempt.
A woman recalls a childhood visit with Whittier in which she refused a dish she hated and later confessed she was parsing poetry. The poet gently forgives her irritation and jokes that she should not hate anything except wickedness, Abby not even pork and poets.
The Choctaw Route will run three daily trains between Memphis and Hot Springs Arkansas starting in October. The schedule adds double daily service to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections to southwest Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and the West.
The Carter Grocery Company presents a catalog overview of its groceries, emphasizing stock variety and appeal to shoppers. The notice frames the store as an interesting hub for daily purchases and pantry needs.
An overheard local record notes a curious mix of cures and supplies. Mentions curing eel recipes, a mysterious Kermort brand casing, and a tale-like fragment about aging and secrecy.
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