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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
1
London reports say Venezuela crisis viewed as not serious. Lord Lansdowne’s speech downplays danger while suggesting arbitration may come too late. British and German plans focus on coast actions, with potential U S guarantees for an award.
Will Lawson, accused of killing Jeff Maxwell, faces a second trial before Judge John Pelham Monar after a prior halted proceeding. Prosecution declined to reuse evidence from Judge Crook, with witnesses needed for the new hearing. A juror candidate cited relief from stomach pains with Chamberlain's remedy, a product sold by J L Wikle in Summer Hill, N Y.
Miss Maggie Henson aged 16, employed by the Massachusetts Cotton Mills, was killed in Lindale when struck by a Central of Georgia freight engine while crossing a siding. The engine was pushing a box car. she was unable to escape and died instantly at about 6 30 p m yesterday.
Buffalo coal operator A H Thurnes reports kidney and bladder pain relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He credits the remedy with removing stones and restoring health, claiming the treatment has done him $1000 worth of good.
The government building project advances after the excavation contract is awarded to Mr. Pat O Brien. Work will start Monday morning with crews to remove dirt, signaling no expected delays toward completion of the handsome structure.
A dispatch states foreign residents in Puerto Cabello take refuge aboard the German cruiser Vineta and the British cruiser Ariadne, as those vessels threaten to bombard the port.
The three hundred ton furnace at Woodstock Iron Works will blast late this afternoon or tonight after final tests. In construction for months, it will raise daily capacity beyond peers and complete the plant in the region. The project involves a large investment and will add many jobs and payroll.
A jury in Edwardsville convicted Elmer Zaner of manslaughter in the first degree for the murder charge and sentenced him to twenty months in the penitentiary. The defense was led by Matthews Whiteside and Hugh D. Merrill. The prosecution was handled by the Solicitor and Hon. Fred L. Blackmon. The trial of Elmer Zaner on the same charge was continued to the next term.
Montgomery December 13 State Superintendent Gunnels will urge in the biennial report that the nine district agricultural schools be governed by a single board of trustees. He also will push a general law to redraw county school districts by population centers and local organization rather than current township lines.
Two homes at the corner of Noble and Twenty-second streets owned by Prof. J W Abercrombie and Mr. Hugh D Merrill were burned about 1 am. Loss estimated at 5500 with Mr. Dill’s insured building at 1000. Dill saved half his goods. Merrill’s were nearly all lost. Fire origin unclear, blamed on a defective fire. Wind aided spread but no other houses affected.
Yeatman and Alexander announce an elegant benefit program for the Elks with Alice in Wonderland at Noble Street theater on December 19 and 20. The program will be attractively produced with local merchant ads. Proceeds from advertisements will fund a dinner and Christmas tree for the worthy poor.
Hetty C. Stearns of Shulsburg Wisconsin reports Ballard's Horehound Syrup relieves hoarse croupy cough and breathing difficulties. She notes repeat sales after two years and recommends the remedy. Available in 25, 50 cent and $1 sizes at J L Wikle and J B Privett in Oxford Alabama.
Personally conducted weekly excursion cars leave Memphis every Tuesday for California via the Cotton Rock Island System and Santa Pac Ry and for Portland Oregon every Thursday via Choctaw Union Pacific Route.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver or bowel troubles. The product is described as gentle yet thorough and priced at 26 cents, sold at Miller Drug Co. and West End Drug Co.
Hustineros West Virginia December 13 Will Walters of Wayne attacked his shadow in a plate glass hotel window mistaking it for an enemy. The glass worth 100 dollars shattered and Walters nearly died from severed arteries in his right arm. He is jailed.
Grace church seeks ten to twelve boy voices aged 9 to 14 for choir service at 1.50 per month. Apply now to Rev. Jas G Gloss on Quietard avenue or to Mr N H Athee at Noble Institute. No music knowledge required.
For sale by F. J. Ulbricht at 19th Street and Blue Mountain Avenue. Large and small ferns and palms offered below value, plus well grown shade and ornamental trees, fruit trees, flowering shrubs, roses, evergreens, and hardy bulbs ready to bloom in spring. Exhibition and sale ongoing.
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