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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
7
Chicago December 15 Great preparations are under way for the Music Teachers National Association annual convention to be held next week at Northwestern University Evanston. Prominent musicians will participate in concerts recitals and the regular business sessions.
The New Jersey State Board of Equalization of Taxes met in Newar re today to hear arguments on the appeal of the Prudential Insurance Company from the 14 million dollar assessment on its special deferred dividend reserve fund.
Two thousand garment workers struck in Baltimore today with many more expected to join. The action disrupts local factories as labor protests grow nationwide.
A Kansas City Journal quote contrasts the old reliable newspaper printing current news with a new-fangled one that makes its own. The remark highlights differing approaches to news presentation in newspapers.
Maj. George P. Ahern U S A recently completed a world trip at a cost under 1009 dollars. He traveled via Siberia and the Philippines where he was stationed. The total time was 67 days 15 hours.
The article recalls a near century old proposal by an Austrian innovator who suggested guiding balloons with trained eagles. It frames the concept as one of the era’s most fantastic ballooning projects and notes its speculative nature.
San Francisco opens the Palace Hotel on Market street with hundreds touring the new interiors. The reconstruction marks a key step in post fire rehabilitation and hosts two banquets with Governor Gillette, Mayor Taylor, and other notable figures. A second banquet invites 3,000 guests from the Pacific coast.
An anarchist aboard a western railway train explains his belief to fellow passengers calling for abolishing all laws and urging every citizen to act as he pleases. The leader of Western Out laws interrupts with a demand to surrender.
A Munich servant girl resigns after her mistress plays classical pieces for hours each morning, and the servant declares she cannot interpret or endure it any longer. The incident highlights tension between domestic staff and musical routines in the household.
A Washington Star quip on appendicitis frames it as a medical situation used by a clever doctor to justify a costly surgery. It features a father asking about the ailment and a cynic parent answering with a sharp critique of medical expenses.
A provincial letter argues that many so called heretics are vainglorious talkers who cannot justify their beliefs. The piece contends they lack knowledge of both the faith of the fathers and any contribution to the faith of the future, reflecting a skeptical stance on religious discourse.
At a Birmingham meeting the Alabama Good Roads Association heard papers by Prof. McKay Dr. Prouty and Prof. Mitcham on Alabama road materials and methods. The group approved publishing a pamphlet with proceedings and addresses and aims for 25 000 copies. Members may request a copy by sending name and address to the association.
Uncle Totter muses about marrying again while the Old Dodger offers blunt counsel on choosing a wife who will look well in black, all delivered in a humorous Puck voice. The exchange hints at social expectations and satire of marriage norms.
The University of Illinois unveiled a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick in the new memorial hall of the college of agriculture marking the centennial of his birth. Other hall of fame entries named are James N. Brown Isaac Funk and Prof. Jonathan H. Turner.
A kindly woman offers a hungry hobo a sandwich and pie. The man explains his hunted look comes from being chased by police from place to place, noting his single status.
Senator Depew shone at a Washington tariff dinner with a vivid remark about memory. He defined memory as the feeling that comes when listening to friends’ original stories, drawing a lively, humorous response from attendees.
The new flagpole in Battery Park New York is claimed as the world’s tallest at 4 165 feet, built in two sections. The lower section formerly served as the steel mast of the Constitution cup defender.
Berlin reports the marriage of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg Schwerin regent of Brunswick to Princess Elizabeth of Stolberg Russia at Wernigerode Prussian Saxony. Emperor William sent gifts to the couple as Duke Johann long served at Potsdam and led the Hussars. Elizabeth born June 23 1885. Johann born 1858 became Brunswick regent in 1907 after succession dispute with the Duke of Cumberland. The note adds a final line about want ads.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light Company faces a hearing in federal court as attorney general Byers and the state railroad commissioners seek to enforce the two cent fare law. Mrs. Elizabeth D McClintock of Haverford, a stockholder, petitions noting the company no longer pays dividends.
The British cavalry horses cost about 125 dollars per horse each year for feed.
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