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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
1
A mixed war report notes the recapture of Dixmude by Allied forces as German statements claim major successes elsewhere. The text also discusses potential reforms to the federal income tax laws to improve collections and enforcement, including broader gross income reporting and higher thresholds.
A fragment notes Kais in a gray cloak at the Bast front amid the German offensive against Czarist forces in polar regions. The scene places the imperial leader in wartime command as battles unfold.
Reports from Copenhagen Rotterdam and Petrograd describe Allied gains near Petxommude advances toward Strasbourg and Crete while German forces suffer losses. Beyers death confirmed after Boer resistance. fighting continues along the Vaal river and near the Prza chye region with German batteries silenced and prisoners taken.
County commissioners approve an appropriation to endow a ward at St Luke's Hospital for paying patients. Doctors and aldermen volunteer services for indigent care. Memorial rooms funded by individuals are among the best equipped, but not free.
Local market reports cotton at seven cents per pound with steady demand noted. Buyers show cautious interest as prices hold firm amid mixed trading.
In Macon Georgia a wealthy landowner named Walter Lesnar and his African American chauffeur were found dead after a morning automobile crash. Investigators suspect the crash as the cause of death.
About five hundred Knights of Pythias members will gather in Anniston on December 17 for the Gowden Jubilee celebration. District President J A Rothercom and local officers plan a royal welcome at the Noble theater where many candidates will be initiated on stage. A 40‑man team from Birmingham and a special train from Gadsden will support the event with delegates from every lodge in the district.
Montgomery reports Governor Or Neal and other state officials will travel to Wetumpka next Monday for an inspection of the state cotton mill farm and penitentiary. The delegation is expected to review Christmas parole grants and related matters.
The Oregon Electrical Contractors association holds its annual meeting in Albany today. Officers report a positive outlook for electrical work across the state in the coming year.
Senator Ransde of Louisiana, president of the Rivers and Harbors Congress, defended the rivers and harbors legislation in opening remarks. He rejected graft and corruption charges as unfounded and said such claims strike at the U S Army Corps of Engineers and lawmakers.
Governor O Nea l plans to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress annual meeting in Washington with several North Alabama delegations. He will speak on the Muscle Shoals water power project and urge its importance while remaining in Washington less than two days before returning to Alabama.
Report from Allanta dated December 9 notes Leo Frank’s attorneys plan to meet with the governor in a bid to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. They argue the trial was unfair and seek a direct path to the high tribunal, amid ongoing public debate and Collier’s Weekly planning a series defending Frank.
In Salem Oregon a case seeks to permanently bar Insurance Commissioner Ferguson from publishing alleged defamatory statements about Guy L Westlace & Co of Portland. A move to dissolve a temporary injunction was argued as Judge Galloway orders a hearing today to decide the matter.
The second annual Interstate Agricultural and Industrial Congress began in St Joseph Missouri and will run through Saturday. Agricultural topics will be discussed and Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska colleges contributed a large exhibit of farming developments.
Scranton reports a tragic incident at the Diamond mine where a miner dropped dynamite in a cage lowering nine men to work. The cage wrecked and plunged about two hundred feet. only Martin Belinsky survived but suffered severe burns.
The eighth annual convention of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education opens in Richmond with sessions through Thursday to Saturday. Official reports show growing public demand for vocational training of youth, echoed by labor unions manufacturers and social workers. Secretary C A Prosser notes the European war shifts and rising need for training, pointing out Bavaria has more trade schools than the United States.
The official statement reports Allied success along nearly the entire battlefront. German trenches were mined and blown in one French trench, while Allied forces captured German positions near the Aisne and the heights of the Menee Argonne and the Forest of Laperre. German attacks in the Vosges were repulsed.
The article describes the arrest of a wealthy New Jersey poultryman and a 17 year old stenographer. It notes government prosecutors prepare evidence, Foster retains counsel, and a father brings the girl home after detention. The girl was a church worker in Pemberton Beemberton NJ and was active among local youths.
Fragmentary text describes a broad cold wave across northern states from the Alleghenies to the Rockies. The message notes sub freezing temperatures with a quoted forecast or measure. Specific places and exact figures are unreadable.
An official statement says the Servian offensive is succeeding along the central front with Austrians retreating everywhere. Reports indicate large numbers of prisoners and quantities of supplies captured on the field.
Turkish fleet on the Black Sea resumed activity. The cruiser Epresian attempted to bombard Sevastopol on Monday but was repelled by Russian warships and aircraft.
A German report says the Kaiser is recovering from a bronchial fever and plans to visit the trenches. He reportedly caught cold while at the front in East Prussia during a storm.
An official statement reports German gains in both eastern and western fronts. In the Argonne region German forces captured several positions and took a number of prisoners as the French suffered.
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