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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
11
Washington March 2 President Taft has given up hope of securing Congress approval for the Canadian reciprocity agreement in the current session. He will focus on appropriations bills and prep for an extra session. Several senators say an extra session may still be avoidable.
The long time partnership between L. H. Carre and E. L. Field ends as Carre buys Field’s share. Carre continues the business as Carre Shoe at the old stand, pledging to uphold reputation and fair dealing. He will focus on growing the business and supporting Stone Knitting Mill.
A fire at the University for Women in Florence Alabama this morning destroyed the campus buildings and left Vera Smoot of Florence among the students affected. No injuries are reported.
Railroads inform the commission they will abide by the recent rate decisions and no appeal will be filed. The industry expects no contest to the ruling.
Senator Joseph Bailey of Texas provoked a hiss from the galleries during a Senate eulogy for Illinois Senator Lorimer. The chair urged silence after another senator interrupted, and Bailey taunted the audience saying it was a fair measure of their intelligence. A long hiss followed, unprecedented in Senate history.
Several hundred ice manufacturers and dealers gathered in Kansas City for their annual interstate convention. Delegates from Texas Colorado Kansas Iowa Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas will devote sessions to trade questions and stay busy through the week.
Boston capitalists have already subscribed one billion dollars for the merger of nine cotton mills valued at ten million dollars to form Parkers Mill Company. The mills are located in South Carolina and the new entity is described as the world's largest cotton mill concern.
Smoot and her father received a notice Thursday morning indicating she was not injured and was returning home.
Mayor Wikle and the city council fire committee arranged a purchase Wednesday afternoon from two New York firms for one thousand feet of fire hose at a total cost of $1,200.
Washington dispatch reports a major split in Alabama politics after Senators Johnston and Bankhead voted to confirm Lorimer of Illinois. Alabama House members oppose Lorimer, with Taylor Heflin Hobson and Richardson saying they would have voted to unseat him. The row signals possible primary challenges to Johnston and a political upheaval in Alabama.
New York March 2 Joseph G Robin pleaded guilty to grand larceny and admitted shamming insanity to keep his sister Dr Louise Rabinovitch from prison The district attorney agreed to drop perjury indictments against her and other charges as Robin confessed he stole 27000 dollars and will be sentenced on the larceny count only
Five hundred famine refugees were burned yesterday after being surrounded by flames in Kunshan village. The report reached Victoria via passengers on the Pacific liner Tamba Maru, which arrived today.
Thousands attended the funeral of General Brun minister of war under Premier Briand. He collapsed from a paralytic stroke at the ministry before his staff visit. The Paris garrison gave full military honors with about 30 000 in line. Brun, born 1849, helped lead the army as chief of staff and supported aviation development.
Mrs. Paul Kimball wife of a wealthy lumber dealer died in Chicago under mysterious circumstances today. Officials say she was probably poisoned and her husband required medical aid but offered no light on the case. Police suspect murder and investigation continues.
Manager Howard of the proposed Selma Southeastern league baseball team travels from Anniston to Gadsden for a league magnates meeting. He notes enthusiastic Selma fans and no trouble raising funds to finance the club. President Mitchell will represent Anniston at the gathering.
Paris reports a troubled cabinet prior to its full formation with Socialists wielding real influence. Grumbling over M Debeenssee’s ministry post grows as plans for a socialist program in the chamber of deputies take shape, signaling a crisis sharper than Briand’s fall.
The February report from the local weather bureau notes a mean temperature of 53 degrees in Anniston the warmest in six years. The high reached 76 on the 15th and the low 22 on the 22nd with the largest daily swing 89 on the 25th. Rain fell on 15 days with over .01 inch on 12 days totaling 4.30 inches for the month.
The Hoadley Grenfell party of Eastern capitalists arrived in Anniston this afternoon at 2:30 on a special Louisville and Nashville train from Ironaton. Local business leaders met them at the Union Station and escorted them on an automobile tour of the city. They stayed only a short time.
Plainfield New Jersey March 2 Mount St Marys College was destroyed by fire this morning and hundreds of girls and Sisters of Mercy narrowly escaped with their lives. The loss is estimated at three hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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