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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
1
Floyd Smith a 16 year old, son of Capt. John Floyd Smith of Oxford, was shot through the body by Special Policeman Robert McComb near the Bank of Oxford shortly after midnight. He was taken to a physician and is listed as dangerously wounded.
Mrs Sallie Dane was arrested at 10 this morning on a murder warrant for her husband Geo A Dane’s death on April 12. The coroner links his death to wood alcohol in coffee. Dane, jailed for disorderly conduct earlier, fell ill and died within hours. Her preliminary trial is expected this afternoon before Justice Elmore Garrett.
Mr McComb told a Star reporter he heard a peculiar whistle near 1 o clock last night and saw a man at the bank door. He approached and ordered the figure to halt but the man advanced with an umbrella, prompting alarm of a burglary in progress.
London reports confirm Chinese destroyed part of the railway beyond Pao Ting Fu. General Ma may restart hostilities as allied commanders plan a southern expedition toward Sian Fu amid mounting tensions. The scene includes remarks by Mr. McComb and a personal incident near Oxford.
John W. Adams reports from the Coker Creek gold fields near Madisonville and Jellico Plains that a vast placer deposit has yielded over 1,000,000 in gold already. He notes panning returns of 80,000 from under three quarters of an acre and cites local residents working the creek with rewarding results.
Despatch from Pekin reports the Empress palace burned to the ground. Count von Waldersee and staff looted. Major General Schwartzkopf vanished. Troops mass near Shin Si frontier. natives foresee more trouble amid fragile authority and possible Franco-German action against China.
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