Prohibition Chief Debate in Anniston Exposes Blind Tigers
Rev. Brooks C. Lawrence, Alabama anti-saloon leader, eyes Anniston police role and pledges to help enforce a prohibition regime if a law and order league forms. Mayor Kilby questions enforcement, citing 1886 failure with 120 blind tigers and rampant crime. A local option vote may follow with 25 percent petition support.
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Brooks C. Lawrence
Anti-Saloon League
Alabama
Thomas E. Kilby
Anniston
Lawrence
Kilby
Mr. Lawrence
Law and Order League
Prohibition
M. B. Wellborn
Chamber of Commerce
Jos. J. Willett
Impeachment Drive Against Roosevelt by Chicago Radicals
Radical Chicago union leaders push a senate petition for Roosevelt impeachment next winter led by Socialists. Charges cite campaign money from Harriman and others, prejudicial remarks about Moyer and Haywood, meddling in state politics for Republicans, and cabinet officers in the Hughes Hearst New York election.
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The
Star
Chicago
Senate
Roosevelt
Republican Party
H. Harriman
Moyer and Haywood
Hughes-Hearst
New York State
Douma Accepts Government Draft on Recruits
Special to the Star from St. Petersburg reports the douma accepted the government bill to summon recruits, averting dissolution after a heated debate. Socialist orator M. Zudahoff warned the army under autocracy served no one but the rulers, but moderates kept the session peaceful and the bill was adopted.
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The
Star
ST. Petersburg
M. Zudahoff
New Commander of Missouri Succeeds Pendleton
Capt. G. A. Merrihm today assumed command of the battleship Missouri in formal ceremonies, replacing Capt. F. C. Pendleton as the ship’s commanding officer.
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Missouri
G. A. Merrihm
F. C. Pendleton
President Roosevelt Likely Pardons January Ex-Leavenworth Convict
President Roosevelt will grant clemency to William January a former Fort Leavenworth escapee arrested in Kansas City. The decision may pardon him outright or commute the sentence so it ends immediately, reflecting a fresh start for the man now described as a respected citizen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William January
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas City
White House
Kidnapped Her Own Little One in Atlanta
Mrs. Mattie Richardson and three companions seized her five year old Wesley from his grandfather on a porch then fled in a buggy. The mother was jailed in Decatur after arrest in Edgwood. Authorities say warrants allege bigamy and kidnapping. her companions Col. Wall and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams likely to be arrested.
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Atlanta
Mattie Richardson
Wesley
Edgwood
Decatur
Bomb Injures Guatemalan President Estrada in Guatemala City
Washington report says a bomb was thrown at President Estrada this morning, seriously injuring him. The U S ambassadorial cables note the blast under the presidential carriage. the attache and coachman were killed.
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The
Star
Washington
Estrada
Guatemala
State Department
United States
Lightning Hit Gun Kills Infant In Thunderstorm
In Talladega on April 30 at the Cook place near Sycamore a bolt of lightning struck a wall where a loaded shotgun hung. The electricity jostled the gun, firing in midair and killing an infant playing in the room. The blast exploded the powder as the gun fell.
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Talladega
Tom Phurrough
Cook Place
Sycamore
Phurrough
Snow causes traffic delays in Milwaukee
Snow halted railroad traffic as a general statewide storm affected Milwaukee on April 30.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukeef
Lightning Hurls Cradle Near Miss in Gadsden
In a April 30 storm in Gadsden heavy wind and lightning struck a cradle in Postmaster Stephens' home. The baby had just been removed moments before, narrowly escaping injury as lightning flashed through the yard and into the house.
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Star
Gadsden
Postmaster Stephens
Timber famine predicted unless lumber use controlled
Washington reports the United States uses six times as much wood as Europe and consumes three to four times more wood annually than the forests can grow, warning of a timber famine unless government controls or economic measures curb lumber use.
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Washington
United States
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Juror Visits Scene of Death in Massey Trial
Justice Blanchard reserved ruling on a potential mistrial in the Baroness de Massey case over juror Guernsey visiting the scene of a death. The plan calls for the jury to visit the factory where Gustav Simon was shot before resuming the trial with the attorney for the defendant concurring.
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York
Nomination for 1908 Presidential Ticket in Davenport
The United Christian party plans to nominate its first presidential ticket in Davenport Iowa on May 1 at a waterside resort near Rock Island. William R Benket of Davenport chairs the national executive committee and expects delegates from several states with candidates not yet discussed. The party favors government by the golden rule and formerly proposed moving the capital to the government island near the Mississippi river.
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Star
Davenport
United States
United Christian Party
William R. Benkett
Watcr
Rock Island
National Capitol
Washington
Government Island
Mississippi River
Rock Island Arsenal
Baptist Preacher in Atlanta Faces Fire Over Georgian Article
Rev. T. T. Martin, a Baptist evangelist, criticized the Universalist Georgians article calling Christians cowards. Dr. Ellenwood of Universalist faith engaged in a post service conference with Martin, with a possible joint debate planned. Martin recently led a Parker Memorial revival in Atlanta.
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The
Star
Atlanta
Ellenwood
T. T. Martin
Martin
Dr. Martin
Parker Memorial Baptist Church
Annistonians
Georgian
You can bake roast boil and fry on a gas range
A compact guide explains which cooking methods work on a gas range and notes that baking roasting boiling broiling and frying can be performed simultaneously to save time and energy.
Insurance official Jacob Frank arrested in forged ballot case
In New York on April 8 0, Jacob Frank was arrested under criminal proceedings by the international policy holders committee for alleged irregularities in elections at the New York and Mutual Life Insurance companies. He is charged with forgery in the third degree for allegedly signing policy holders ballots.
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the Star
New York
International Policy Holders’ Committee
Mutual Life Insurance
Jacob Frank
Frank
Statue Unveiling for Gen G B McClellan in Washington
In Washington the 387th annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac opens for a three day session. The principal feature is the unveiling of an equestrian statue of Gen George B McClellan at Connecticut Avenue and Columbia Road. President Roosevelt and generals Sickles Howard Dodge and King are slated as speakers.
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Washington
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Gen
George B. McClellan
Connecticut Avenue
Columbia Road
Roosevelt
Daniel B. Sickles
O. O. Howard
Grenville M. Dodge
Horatio C. King
Fish Jump From Creek Into Boat Capturing Three-Pound Trout
Report from a Creek Choe colocco where two fishermen claimed a three pound trout leapt from the stream and landed mid boat. They describe one man rowing and another pushing a pole as the fish sprang aboard, and they say the trout chose to be theirs.
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Choecolocco
Miners Hopeful as Rescue Pump Boosts Foamwell Mine
Johnstown Pennsylvania April 30 with another powerful pump added to evacuate water from the Foamwell mine following last Friday blast rescue crews believe the seven trapped men may be rescued tonight. Signal taps on the air pipe indicate the men are alive.
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The
Star
Johnstown
Foastwell
Anniston Prepares For Big Local Baseball Showdown
Anniston fans expect a large crowd next Thursday as the Anniston baseball team prepares to face Floyd McFarland’s squad in Alabama City after a 2 to 1 win. The lineup includes C McCoy Loy Cozart McCoy Morton Holden Kline Bullard Dysart with Rivers slated to pitch in the Pell City game.
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Anniston
Floyd McFarlan
Alabama
C. McCoy
Loy
Cozart
McCoy
Morton
Holden
Kline
Bullard
Dysart
Pell City
Rivers
Jones to canvass county for farmers warehouse project
At a Parmer's Union Warehouse meeting a plan to build a county warehouse for farmers received strong backing. About 6500 dollars was raised with more funds expected as W In Jones prepares a county canvass. A May 7 location committee meeting and a May 15 board report will set bids for a 250 by 100 foot concrete steel building with automatic sprinkling.
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Parmer’s Union Warehouse Company
Jones
Jones, the Secretary of the Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Submarine Test Begins in Narragansett Bay
In Newport Rhode Island on April 30 the navy will test two submarine boats the Lake and the Octopus for potential adoption by the U S Navy The Lake is claimed to run eight and a half knots while the Octopus of the Holland type is said to match that speed Judges led by Capt Adolph Marix will assess speed durability habitability and diving depth with a panel including D W Taylor Burns Walling W S Smith J W Timmons and F H Sadler as recorder
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Newport
R. 1
Narragansett Bay
Navy Department of the United States
United States Navy
Navy Board
Adolph Marix
Naval
D. W. Taylor
Burns T. Walling
William 8. Smith
John W. Timmons
F. H. Sadler
Cotton Piece Goods Rates Under Discussion Hearings Held
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing in the Warren Manufacturing Company case against Southern railroads and others. The dispute concerns rates on cotton piece goods from South Carolina and Georgia to New York.
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Washington
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Warren Manufacturing Company
Southern
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
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Douma
Justice Blanchard
Rev. T. T. Martin
Atlanta News
A_ UNIVERSALIST
G. B. M'Clellan
Alabama City
MR. Jones
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