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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment references figures like Jamees Mark Sullivan and Woodrow Bashim, with crude opinions on European affairs and censorship. It mentions a World’s Purity Congress delegate and a dubious claim of a $400,000 figure, alongside various misheard names and phrases.
The Mobile Register reports timely defense for Dr Wibbe H Oates, jail inspector and head of factories in the state, amid pressure from an organization campaign against him. The paper asserts the accusations are likely incorrect and calls for safeguarding his reputation within state government.
A government study shows a 25 percent rise in insane hospital admissions from 1904 to 1910, outpacing population growth. Urban areas contribute far more cases per 100 000 residents than rural ones, with city housing, competition, and stress cited as factors. The report notes most admissions come from communities with over 2,500 people and highlights the greater share of urban patients even after accounting for alcoholic psychosis and other conditions.
The State Normal School Board recommendations urge keeping Alabama’s four Class A normal schools and expanding practice schools open to all teacher training institutions. They argue these schools greatly aid statewide education, noting Jacksonville Florence Troy and Livingstone projects and the Merrellston and Jackson ville extensions as proof of success. The board cautions against excessive overlap and calls for retrenchment and careful legislative consideration.
A call for charitable acts during Christmas urges readers to help a child in need. It appeals to childless couples, parents, and single men to provide care, gifts, and support to ensure every child feels joy during the season.
President Wilton expresses support for the National Tuberculosis Association and the Red Cross Christmas Seal campaign in a letter to Charles J. Flatfield. He urges public purchase of the seals to fund tuberculosis work as more than 115 million seals are on sale nationwide.
Forecast for 24 hours ending 1 p.m. today calls for fair with freezing temperatures tonight and cloudy Thursday. Alabama outlook similar with freezing at night and cloudy day. Barometer 20.56 inches, high 29 degrees, low 12, mean 20. Accumulated precipitation 37.45 inches since January 1. Sunrise 6 42, sunset 4 36.
Key events include the Boston Tea Party of 1773 with tea chest dumps into Boston Harbor and other historical notes such as 1800 neutrality talks at Petrograd, 1854 St Lawrence River opening to American vessels, and the 1907 American battleship voyage from Hampton Roads.
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