Anti Saloon Drive Gains Steam in Calhoun County Meeting
County ministers convened at Anniston First Methodist to launch steps for an anti-saloon campaign. Leaders Brooks Lawrence and H Compton spoke on the movement’s progress, noting Alabama’s early prohibition actions and Calhoun County as a dry-area prospect.
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Calhoun County
First Methodist
Anniston
Alabama
Brooks Lawrence
Alabama Anti-Saloon League
H. ©. Compton
First Presbyterian
Parker Memorial Baptist
First Baptist
Oxford Methodist Church
Lawrence
Antisaloon League
America
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Kentucky
League
Senate
Calhoun
Mr. Lawrence
Alabama Citizen
Bales Bound Over On Assault Charge
H C Bales was bound over to the county jail in default of 500 bond after police court hearing on an assault charge against two Negro men on Thirteenth Street. An investigation led to mistaken identity with Albert P Horton. Horton was released after being cleared. A forecast notes showers on Tuesday.
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Thirteenth Street
H. C. Bales
Greene
Bales
My Horton
Albert P. Horton
Tebbetts May Figure In Postoffice Race
Birmingham reports Maj. William Tebbetts may play a prominent role in selecting the Anniston postmaster. The contest draws Republican interest as the post office department delays action while Tebbetts returns to Alabama to back a candidate.
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Tebbetts
Birmingham Ledger
Maj. Tebbetts
W. F. Tebbetts
Anniston
Post Office Department
William FP. Tebbetts
Mobile
Birmingham
Funeral for J Augustus Orr in Oxford or Talladega
J Augustus Orr longtime Anniston yarn mill bookkeeper died in Atlanta Presbyterian hospital at 9 am due to a chronic stomach ailment. He was about 65, Civil War veteran of the Tenth Alabama, brother of C A and W A Orr of Oxford, with funeral planned at 2 pm tomorrow from W A Orr's Oxford residence. Interment in Oxford cemetery or family graves near Talladega.
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J. Augustus Orr
Anniston
Presbyterian Hospital
Atlanta
Orr
Alabama
Messrs. C. A
W. A. Orr
Oxford
Ying Place
Talladega
Tomorr
W. A. Is
Oxford Cemetery
Piedmont Boy Harry Moody Dies in Panama Canal
A telegram to M. T. Moody of Piedmont reports the death of his son Harry Moody last Friday in Panama where he worked for the government. The cause is not stated. Moody was an Auburn College graduate and widely known. Remains import not yet decided.
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M. T. Moody
Piedmont
Harry Moody
Panama
Arry Moody
Aun College
Calhoun Club Adopts Locker System After Tax Reform
Anniston clubs respond to a city ordinance taxing buffet services for members. The Elks closed its buffet in April and the Calhoun club follows suit, installing individual lockers for members to store refreshments. The new rules ban keeping drinks on Sundays as per license limits.
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Anniston
Elks Club
Calhoun Club
Lea
The Dreamland Train Poem Recalls a Night Journey
A child describes a fairyland train trip with a special sleeping car and a kiss from mother before sailing into a dream journey. The train glides through the night and awakens the child at sunrise back home, wondering if it was all a dream. The piece attributes the verse to Paul Pinkerton in Youth's Companion and mentions Enid as a sister.
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Fairyland
Les
Mother Dear
Onj Tt
Enid
Paul Pinkerton
Mrs Bowen of Wayne WV Credits Foley’s Kidney Cure
Mrs Bowen describes severe kidney disease keeping her bedridden and unable to stand. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, she reports full recovery and credits the remedy for cure where others failed. The ad cites Elam Ordway and Houser as sellers.
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8. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Foley
Poley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Fahrenheit and Centigrade Conversion Rules
The article explains centigrade and Fahrenheit scales, noting zero and 100 C for freezing and boiling points, and 60 F equals 15 C while 98 F equals 26.7 C. It states scientists use centigrade more, though the public largely uses Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Record-breaking 32-foot shark captured in California waters
The largest shark ever caught is described as a 32 foot long monster. It reportedly weighed 14,000 pounds with a mouth 3.5 feet long and 2.5 feet wide. The specimen was taken recently in Californian seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Californian
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Laxative Remedy
Guide notes risk factors for appendicitis linked to chronic constipation. Promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild remedy that stimulates liver and bowels without nausea. Advises rejecting substitutes and cites Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Orino
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Dodson Case Set for Tomorrow in Gadsden
Special to the Star Gadsden April 29 The preliminary hearing of O P Dodson charged with assault to murder his own child will be held tomorrow Solicitor Boykin noted Dodson may be incapable of defense and suggested a mental-competency exam Judge Lee said Dodson's brother may arrive to assist him The defendant is described as pitiful and he repeatedly voices that he did not intend to kill the child
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Gadsden
O. P. Dodson
Boykin
Dodson
Udge Lee
Eagles consider replacing buffet with new locker system
The Eagles plan to introduce a locker style system to replace the existing buffet. A meeting will decide the final plan and tentative implementation in the near future.
Calhoun Grocery Co forms in Anniston with $25000 capital
Articles of incorporation filed with Probate Judge E I Crook show Calhoun Grocery Co with $25000 capital fully paid. J T Gardner serves as president, C R Bell as general manager, and T L Walker as secretary treasurer. The firm will remodel Thomason property and begin wholesale grocery operations about July 1. Gardner heads Anniston yarn mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Crook
Calhoun Grocery Company
J. T. Gardner
R. Bell
T. J. Walker
James IT. Gardner
Charles R. Bell
T. L. Walker
Thomason Grocery Company
James T. Gardner
Anniston
Congress party sails to Hawaii on Buford for relief voyage
Members of Congress from various regions, many with wives and families, gather in San Francisco for a trip to Hawaii. Permission from the War Department allows the transport Buford to carry famine relief supplies for China and ferry the group to Honolulu, with a return to San Francisco planned for early June.
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The
Star
San Francisco
Congress
Hawaii
War Department
Buford
China
Congressional
Honolulu
Death of Baby in Tron City Saturday
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Faulkner of Tron City died Saturday at 3 p m at home and was buried Sunday afternoon at Davisville cemetery.
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Tron City
Ernest Faulkner
Davisville
Businessmen weigh anti saloon move in Anniston meeting
A group of Anniston businessmen met at the First National Bank to discuss the anti saloon league push toward prohibition in Calhoun county. They favored high license with strict enforcement and hours limits, aiming to cooperate for the city's welfare and planned to meet again with Rev. Brooks Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
First National Bank
Calhoun County
Green Bay
Annigton
Anniston City Land Company
Brooks Lawrence
Jamestown Expo Stamps Arrive In Anniston Alabama
First Jamestown exposition stamps arrived at the Anniston post office on the 10:02 train from the East and were sold immediately. One cent green stamps feature Capt. John Smith and two cent red stamps depict the founding of Jamestown. Five cent stamps expected later. Postmaster Barker among early Alabama postmasters to requisition stamps.
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Maj. Tebbetts
Anniston
Teddy R
George von L. Meyer
Charles R. Barker
George B. Randolph
United States
IL. T. Smith
E. M. Lewis
U.S
Fourth District Executive Committee
Calera
Esr
Barker
Alabama
James Low Bhar
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Anti-Saloon League
Gongern Fork
Kare
E. R
Gus Orr
Panama Canal
Calhoun Grocery Co
Incorporated
Capital
C. R. Bell
Jamestown Expo
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