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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1900
Page
3
A weary wanderer crosses the desert seeking a distant home a sea should mark. Heat, haste and doubt press on as the shore fails and the traveler confronts a hopeful destination that vanishes into a treacherous inland scene.
In a fiction office tale, editor Douglas Baird confronts a plagiarized submission from Miss Chester who reveals she copied a Cape Town Mercury story titled The Liar. The coincidence links to Baird concealing his own authorship of The Liar.
In New York on April 14 a tenement fire on Clinton Street killed Taylor Hyman. He shielded his wife and children from the flames, sacrificing his life as the blaze raged.
The Democratic Senatorial Executive committee of the Seventh district met in this city and adopted a resolution calling a convention to nominate a candidate for senator for Calhoun and Cleburne counties. The convention will be held April 23, 1900, at 10 a.m. in Anniston City Court Room to elect an executive committee and conduct other business. Representation is Calhoun 11 delegates and Cleburne 4 delegates.
A call praises the Kenne saw 5c cigar as the best on the market, highlighting its quality and desirability for smokers seeking top performance and value.
The Anniston Electric and Gas Company offers fifty two trip tickets valid between Oxford Lake and the Pipe Works starting March 1900. Tickets cost 2.50 and are usable only within the issuing month and are non transferable. If fewer than twenty five trips are used, credit is given at the company office for the difference at ten cents per trip. ANNISTON EvLectric & Gas Co. Nl. W. Sexton, Genl Mgr.
An act of non residency prompts a garnishment summons in a suit filed by Albert Long against Jno Johnston and the Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Co. The case seeks $6.00 with a hearing set for May 25, 1900, in a U.S. court, as stated by Justice J. Oreen.
Anniston Alabama foundry and machine shop advertises boilers engines pulleys shaftings and other mechanical work offered by Anniston Locomotive and Machine Works.
Greek divers recovered a treasure from the Tscheschme battle area off Chios in the Aegean. The find includes a chest with 12 000 gold ducats, an iron box with 2000 gold pieces, copper vessels, a gold goblet, silverware, and firearms. The Turkish government will inspect the sea bottom, and naval experts consider submarine work for similar recoveries.
Reflection on the town of Kennesaw noting a historic stretch praised as unmatched and richly deserved by residents and observers alike. The snippet highlights community pride and the lasting impression of a notable run.
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