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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1907
Page
5
Large crowd watches Jack Mellallon perform buck dancing on skates in what is touted as the season’s best act at the Princess rink. The show is expected to draw big crowds as the final season appearance.
The Sporting World notes Cleveland’s star second baseman Larry Lajoie believes hard luck has hindered the team’s chances for the American League pennant. He cites last year’s strong hitting and plans tighter training, hoping to overcome misfortune and win the title this season.
Anniston market page lists spot cotton at 10 1 2 to 11 cents per pound. Merchants pay 25 to 35 cents for chickens, 15 to 17 cents for eggs, sweet potatoes at 1 dollar per bushel, Irish potatoes at 90 cents per bushel, white peas at 2 50 per bushel, speckled peas at 2 dollars per bushel, and corn at 66 to 68 cents per bushel.
Dr. W. A. Boyd of Nockford Alabama proposes a garbage solution to Milwaukee officials. He offers to burn city waste at 70 cents a ton versus current 1.89 and, after ten years, to give the city his plant. Byproducts would include grease fertilizer and alcohol, with alcohol highlighted as most important.
The widening streets of Manchester destroyed the old Grant house from Dickens novel fame. The site still stands much as Dickens described, drawing visitors worldwide, especially Americans, seeking relics of the tale including its famed carved oak staircase refused by a later occupant.
Harvard University faces student protests over appointing Joshua Crane, a three year American court tennis champion with no varsity football or prior coaching experience, as head coach. Captain Parker allegedly chose Crane to fill the role without salary.
Peter W. Foley of Medford Massachusetts aged nearly fifty will run the Boston Marathon on April 19. A member of the Boston Athletic Association he is an all around athlete who has finished strong in past races including 30th place two years ago and a time near eight hours and twenty five minutes.
The Evening Star offers quick solutions to real estate and rental advertising. Classified want ads provide immediate service with cost as a minor consideration.
The tale recounts Sir Walter Scott forgetting the plot of The Bride of Lammermoor after its completion. James Ballantyne and Scott's son-in-law corroborate that Scott did not recall any incidents or conversations from the book, though the original story remained remembered.
An April call advertised stenographers positions with a monthly salary of $7 54 and a possibility of $150 promotion. A second opening is noted. The ad urges young men and women to enroll in Madden’s Business College for day or night courses.
A clipped exchange shows Jones accusing abuse of men while the other replies that he would forget nothing. The fragment signals a tense confrontation and implied personal insult.
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