29 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
1
Democrats greet William J Bryan aboard the North German Lloyd liner Princess Irene as it nears Sandy Hook. Bryan plans seclusion on a St Louis friend's yacht before meetings with political confidants in New York Harbor and Hoboken.
Bankhead leads, with Knox second, as every return favors the Annistonian plan. The report from Liverpool, dated August 29, notes the attack on foreign property and the sequence of returns supporting the strategy.
Judge Weakley confident of nomination while Judge Coleman supports McClellan for second place on the bench Crook and Wilkinson close Comer's majority 18000 attack on Russian consulates planned by Russian revolutionists to pressure reforms Odessa correspondent reports a radical proclamation outlines the program and a committee plans synchronized attacks on consulates across multiple locations.
The grand encampment of Alabama I O O F will convene in Montgomery next Tuesday September 4 at 10 am. This marks the first gathering since the group changed its meeting time.
Philadelphia August 29 George H Earl Jr qualified as receiver for the collapsed real estate trust which closed its doors yesterday. He says directors intend to meet all depositors claims and resume business. Depositors crowded the doorways and police struggled to control the mob as threats against officers arose.
The American Bar Association opened its twenty ninth annual session in St Paul Minnesota with President George R Peck of Chicago presiding He announced changes in statute law from states and Congress and urged practical uniformity rather than forced sameness The session featured reports from officers and sectional conferences with upcoming papers by Roscoe Pound and John J Jenkins on administration of justice and Congress power over commerce
Special to The Star reports from Birmingham that Johnston leads for alternate senatorship with Knox close behind. Weakley and Tyson contest for the other spot as results tighten. Banhead leads in the alternate race, with official counts likely deciding the second seat.
While sleeping at his father Captain Burdette’s house in Glen Addie, Otis Burdette dodged a stray bullet from Councilman BR Thompson aimed at a chicken thief. The bullet shattered blinds and struck a wall inches from him as two shots were fired. no confirmed hit.
In Oxford last night a man entered the Wright home on McPherson Ave aiming a gun at John Wright and his daughters Clar and Nelra as they were away at the lake. The assailant fled after entering upstairs, with Charlie Clark held on suspicion as investigators pursue the case. Suspicions also arise regarding a separate incident at Mrs. Annie Farmer's house.
Two men were declared drowned after the Jersey Central ferry Rel Bank collided with the Naptha Launch Hudson near the Jersey City pier. The boat broke apart and sank, with fears of more casualties aboard Hudson as survivors searched the wreckage.
Birmingham secured the 1907 International League of Press Clubs meeting by unanimous vote at the Denver session. The convention will be the first in the South, drawing hundreds of newspaper workers and attendees, with officials estimating several thousand participants and guests.
Five laborers were struck by a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train near Loveland Ohio this morning after stepping from a freight car. All were instantly killed as they were thrown into the air by the impact.
At a Birmingham meeting of FE E. Forbes Piano Co. officers and directors, local manager G. E. Warrick was elected a company director.
Fire swept through the John Daughdrill residence on Henry Street in Gadsden around dawn, with most contents lost. Fire gained headway before alarm. building could not be saved. Estimated loss set at $1,000.
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