02 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
1
At 1 45 this morning the Alhambra hotel in Atlanta burned completely. Seventy five guests were inside and about thirty jumped from second floor windows to escape choking smoke. Firemen arriving promptly saved several inmates. total loss estimated 15000 to 20000 dollars.
August reports from Panama describe a fierce engagement between Herrera's revolutionary forces and government troops starting July 29 at Agua Dulce. Rebels suffered heavy casualties with over 200 dead reported by July 30 while government forces counted eight killed and eleven wounded before an armistice for burial was granted.
Fragmentary note suggests a humorous or satirical piece about kidney health and a product named Hobbs Pills. No clear entities or event details are readable to confirm a full news item.
Richmond August 2 At Wisecourt house George Robinson a colored man was hanged for murder before about a thousand spectators. On the first drop the rope broke and he was brought up for a second drop after the sheriff secured a new rope. He remained conscious throughout the ordeal and did not collapse.
An old advertisement touts Sr. King’s New Life Pills as improving complexion and digestion while preventing headaches. It claims all organs become active and urges trying the product at Miller Drug Co for 25 cents.
On the ship Thomas General Jacob H. Smith, awaiting land, learns by message of the president’s action removing him from active duty after his court martial over orders to Samar. He and his wife discuss the outcome with aide J. H. Shields as dawn breaks and land appears.
Anniston shoppers are informed that Sterne’s Grocery and Barnett and Bellingrath have merged their stock and goodwill and will operate from the old combined stand. The message promises better service, larger stock, and enhanced facilities, urging customers to visit now as stock is reduced to move the merger.
Weather officials report exceptional rainfall across Mississippi Arkansas West Tennessee and north Alabama with Memphis recording 440 inches in 24 hours and Arlington near the city at 6 80 inches Crops suffered in the affected states while some areas experienced minimal damage to young crops However the piece notes extensive rainfall as the region endures a historic downpour with varying local impacts.
Sopon County Mississippi faces a heavy criminal docket next month as circuit court convenes. In the past five months there have been five murders, three described as cold blooded and unprovoked, prompting calls for stronger law enforcement. A notable case involves Mullins who killed a man in the county. bond set at two thousand five hundred dollars.
An old ad promotes educating bowels and training bowel muscles and brain response. It hypes genuine tablets stamped C C C as a remedy, claims never sold in bulk, and lists druggists as sources. The copy emphasizes a home health focus with classic early 20th century tone.
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