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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
1
Foundry Co sets the case for Supreme Court guidance on a disputed point. The decision seeks authoritative instruction on a key issue affecting the firm’s operations and potential compliance steps. Stakeholders expect a clarifying ruling to guide upcoming actions and strategy.
The case of Shropshire, Woodliff & Co. against the trustees of the Southern Car & Foundry Co. has been certified to the U S Supreme Court for instruction. The dispute centers on whether an assignee of wage claims earned before bankruptcy can claim priority under the Bankruptcy Act. The matter arose from the Southern Car failure in Anniston and involves about $3000 now in dispute.
Washington Aug 13 The Post reports a private tip that William Jennings Bryan will stay in the United States for about three weeks after returning from a world voyage. He then plans to travel to Australia to study and write on political and economic conditions for papers there. The note suggests a deliberate distancing from party factions and the 1896 split within his party.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw flatly rejected claims he planned to buy 40 to 50 million dollars of outstanding four percent bonds to relieve expected money stringency when the crop moving time arrives. The denial was given in a Washington interview reported by The Telegraph to The Star.
In the ruins of the Niles Smith general store at Scio New York investigators believe two safe robbers lie dead after a blaze started by an explosion blew out the storefront. The Harris bank and three dwellings were also destroyed. Loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars as the ruins are searched for bodies.
The Bureau of Labor reports average hourly wages in principal manufacturing and mechanical industries up 1.6 percent from 1904 while average weekly hours stay unchanged. Employment in the surveyed establishments increases by 6.3 percent.
Mr A Green of Gadsden a jockey and owner of fine horses visited the city to promote a proposed series of horse races at Oxford Lake between Anniston and Gadsden. Gadsden shows strong enthusiasm while here interest remains muted locally as press reports indicate.
A Confederate veterans meeting in the county courthouse this afternoon will decide the scope of the September 5 reunion in this city. J B Palmer presides, A F McGhee acts as secretary, with plans for a barbecue, veteran transport rates, collections report, and an invited speaker for the Anniston event.
Minneapolis embraces the fortieth Grand Army of the Republic encampment with flag bedecked streets and crowded hotels. Tens of thousands arrive by train as reception committees greet veterans, with state headquarters opened and social events planned throughout the week.
Milwaukee Wis Aug 13 The Dream City hosts Fraternal Order of Eagles national convention in session for four days starting tomorrow Registrations today hint at a huge turnout with estimates near twenty thousand The city showcases extensive decorations as delegates arrive from across the country
Des Moines business district glowed with national colors as the seventh annual reunion of the Army of the Philippines opened. Delegates from Colorado Washington Kansas Oregon California Wyoming and other states attended with officers of the regular army and navy present. Governor Cummins and Mayor Patterson welcomed guests and Commander-in-Chief Alfred Frost and other officers spoke. a message from President Roosevelt was read.
Police used search lights to scour streets at night aiding in tracking a dangerous suspect. Residents were advised to stay indoors while officers intensified patrols and coordinated with neighboring precincts for a possible capture.
A man opened fire on a New York crowd at Coney Island wounding four. Police and a mob of more than ten thousand searched the area through the night for the shooter denied capture. Victims include Thomas McDonald Newark. Thomas Fitzgerald Brooklyn. Anna Smith Brooklyn. George White waiter.
Colorado Springs Colo Aug 13 More than two thousand filled the Temple theatre for the fifty second convention of the International Typographical Union. President James M Lynch reviewed the international field praising eight hour day progress and wage gains while noting injunctions and British printer import concerns. The union reported 44 980 members with 1 033 mailers and 106 newspaper writers among locals.
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