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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
5
A vaudeville item titled Under a Merry Widow Hat appears in the season’s lineup featuring The Blonde Typewriters as the headlining act. The show plays in local theaters, highlighting music, dance, and comic sketches characteristic of the era.
The piece catalogs potential candidates and political maneuvers across Virginia, Georgia, Michigan, Maryland, Kansas, Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio, and beyond. It notes special elections, re nominations, and rumored candidacies involving governors, congressmen, and party leaders, with references to possible future presidential and cabinet ambitions.
More than 1,000 delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress were received by President Taft at the White House in Washington. Colonel John L. Vance introduced the delegates, representing the Ohio Valley Improvement Association.
New York reporters say a man was found frozen to death as a sudden cold wave swept the city last night. Widespread hardship afflicts the poor due to the freezing temperatures and heavy winter conditions.
Oxford moves into the holiday season as shoppers fill streets and bazaars. Christmas displays deck show windows. Notables include Presbyterian ladies hosting an afternoon at the Orr home on Main Street and personnel changes with Miss Trixie Humphries at Anniston Trading Co. and Charles Howle elected fire chief.
Dual line transport unveils upholstered leather compartments electric lighting and refined lavatories in Chinese rail service. Passengers receive quick service from courteous attendants and guests enjoy five minute hot towel refreshers with perfumed towels and scented soaps.
The article reports that over 109000 school age children fall ill each year from diphtheria tuberculosis and scarlet fever with about 20000 deaths. It stresses prevention and public health actions to curb these diseases.
Government engineers completed a survey to reroute the Puerto Plata to Santiago railway. The current line climbs a mountain with a cogged third rail. the new route uses a two and a half percent grade, saving time and operating costs with a gentler ascent.
A dramatic fragment from a Brooklyn scene shows Mrs Stimson fearing a visitor with red hair and a scarred face. The speaking cook pa rent emits a whiskey scent as she demands an audience, and the mother laments the looming visit.
Local events note the Ladies Aid Society postponed the Deestrick Skule to Thursday after rain. The Guild of St Luke’s held a lavish annual bazaar at the Alleghey hotel to fund vestry-room improvements. Attendees included Mrs Morris of Birmingham and visitors from Laurens and Chattanooga.
Anniston post office urges early holiday mailing with rate details for first to fourth class matter. It explains postage per ounce, registration option, and safe packaging tips while noting extended hours and special delivery to speed deliveries.
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