17 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
1
Postal guidance on mailing gifts including packing, addressing, and timing. Notes proper packaging to protect items, using sturdy boxes, cushioning, and clear handwriting. Advises sending early for holiday delivery and choosing services with tracking and insured options.
The Anniston Alabama post office urges use of registered mail for gift parcels during the holidays. Secure wrapping, clear addressing, sender details, and early mailing are advised. registered items are said to have never been lost. Special delivery stamps urged for last minute gifts. pamphlets with rates will be distributed locally. James M. Ragan, Postmaster, notes this guidance.
Washington December 17 substantial interest surrounds the National Geographic Society dinner with guests including Edward Everett Hale Hon John W Foster Admiral Dewey Chief Justice Fuller Alexander Graham Bell and Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and others.
Forecast calls for fair and decidedly colder conditions tonight with Tuesday bringing continued fair skies and colder temperatures for Anniston and nearby areas.
A prominent Anniston figure says the city sorely needs a modern six to eight story office building with full modern conveniences and east frontage. Existing tenants are crowded in substandard spaces, lawyers doctors and insurers seek better rooms, and Seaboard Railroad would likely need up town offices on a ground floor. A builder with means could secure tenants from ground to garret at once.
A two million dollar deal for the Woodstock iron works is consummated and Anniston gains a major iron making concern. Mr. Carrington will manage, move from Birmingham, and operate the furnaces immediately, employing hundreds and expanding ore interests in Talladega County and beyond.
Judge 8 W Tate and Mr John Mitchell in partnership bought a house and land at Seventeenth Street and Dooley Avenue where they are constructing 11 cottages to rent. The homes are pre rented before completion, reflecting strong city housing demand.
Special to the Star from Hamburg reports scandalous meat canning conditions at a corned beef factory. The manager is said to have disappeared amid charges that tons of diseased meat were processed weekly. Authorities are investigating.
The Northwest faces a severe fuel famine with coal shortages across cities from Duluth to Montana and the Dakotas. Railroads are blamed for not supplying motive power to move coal. mayors and editors press state and federal officials for relief as winter deepens.
A New York teleform reports that Woodstock Iron Company and allied firms were sold for about 2 million dollars to a syndicate led by J. M. Barr of Norfolk Virginia and J. B. Carrington of Birmingham. The deal includes two blast furnaces at Anniston, ore beds, coal mines at New Castle Jefferson County, and limestone quarries. Barr is expected to be president with Carrington as vice president in charge, while maintaining control jointly.
A 20 foot wide strip of pavement on Wall Street sank 4 to 11 feet after a water main burst last night. Steam gas and water lines were affected, raising concerns for nearby tall buildings, though inspectors report no damage to structures at this time.
The Police Gazette building in New York was partially destroyed by fire today causing about 1 million dollars in losses. Five firemen were seriously burned. valuable records and pictures were lost. The site formerly hosted Benjamin Franklin’s cottage and the original White House across the street where George Washington lived as president.
New York report on the December vote by policyholders of New York Life and Mutual Life Insurance Companies. The stakes reach hundreds of millions, with huge spends by management to retain control and a landmark mass vote by policyholders. The outcome will shape leadership and future governance of the two giants.
Gadsden December 17 Mayor Charles P. Smith reports responses from the mayors of Anniston Florence Tuscaloosa and Bessemer to his invitation to meet at the Hotel Hillman in Birmingham next Monday. The aim is to craft a bill for the coming legislature to improve laws governing smaller cities in Alabama.
New York December 17 George Burnham Jr vice president and general counsel of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was found guilty of grand larceny and misuse of company funds and sentenced to two years imprisonment at Sing Sing.
The article notes nominations under H. H. Rogers and reports the count of ballots may total 600 000 to 700 000. Ballots will be opened and officially counted tomorrow, with a counting period possibly stretching weeks and a contested result in court if the election is close.
The case to test the constitutionality of the Aikin law, which forced many Ohio saloons to close via higher license fees, was brought to trial in Cincinnati. The defense contends the law was not presented to Governor Pattison, who was reportedly incapacitated at the time.
President outlines current conditions on the Isthmus in the special message, detailing political and administrative pressures, security concerns, and economic factors affecting the region. The address highlights U.S. interests, potential reforms, and calls for coordinated action with local authorities.
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress detailing his November inspection of the Panama canal zone. He praised sanitation efforts led by Dr. W C Gorgas, noted improved health compared with U S regions, and described visits to Colon Panama City Gatun dam and Colons hospitals.
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