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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
2
London dispatches report a protracted Russian civil war with the collapse of the constitutional assembly plan. Few delegates appear in Petrograd, Bol sects arrest Cadet adherents, and Bolsheviks tighten grip while Cossack revolts falter with scattered reports from two cities.
Chicago grain markets opened with corn down 1 2 percent and May corn at 1 9 percent, oats slipping to December at 4 percent and May at 7 2 percent.
A decision on the legality of boxing in New York under the club membership plan may be given next Wednesday. Magistrate Corrigan has instructed counsel and New Polo A C to make a ruling then.
Health experts urge visiting tuberculosis nurses to go into homes and teach healthy living. The effort ties home care to front-line morale, citing cases of wives with early TB and letters from soldiers. Red Cross Christmas sales fund anti TB work and home nursing, strengthening communities and preventing spread.
State Fuel Director Sem Kennedy asks that all nonmunitions industries shut down to prevent fuel shortages in Alabama. He reports many towns, including Huntsville Sheffield Eufaula Selma Anniston, have little coal as severe weather and a railway priority order limit output. He appeals to Washington for relief.
The New York cotton market opened steady on December 14. December sold at 30.20, down 10. January 29.40, up 8. March 29.10, down 4. Prices were steady with slight moves in various months as Liverpool bought on balance and selling occurred in December and near positions on Wall Street.
Miss Dezsie Puller iv. recovers from injuries after slipping and falling on ice near the riverbank. She was en route to the Quisterd school when the accident occurred and received medical attention from Dr. Ty Urnntt.
The Pan American Livestock Exchange filed complaints today with the Interstate Commerce Commission against Central and Bexthera Sarger. Proposals seek standard extileates and new rates for west of the Mississippi to the Southeastern territory.
Chaplain John Handley will preach at 11 a m Sunday at the First Methodist Church in Anniston. A recent arrival, Handley has made many friends who will be glad to learn he is to provide the Sunday service.
Washington December 14 President Wilsons decision on railroad control seems likely to favor government management while deferring many details of financing including guaranteed returns to security holders. Railroad labor backs the Bay plan as eastern lines move to cut passenger trains to boost freight capacity.
J M Fox from the American Chicle Company Chicago arrives in the city as special representative to push the Black Jack chewing gum brand. Fox is a well known traveling salesman whose affable manner and bold sales style are making the product widely talked about in the Southern territory.
Atlantic City reports a 75 mile per hour gale along New Jersey’s coast early today, driving sleet and snow and making the storm one of the worst in years. forecasters note mixed rain with the coastal blow.
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