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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
2
A brief price notice lists subscription terms in advance rates per year and per week, with monthly amounts implied but not clearly stated. The item presents pricing structure for subscriptions, urging advance payment.
The report names Fred L. Blackmon of Calhoun as a candidate for the Senate from the seventh district comprising Calhoun and Cleburne counties. Selection subject to Democratic party action.
A candidate for the lower house in Calhoun County seeks the Democratic Party’s action. If elected, the nominee pledges to support the return of Hon. John T. Morgan to the United States Senate unless otherwise noted.
Several candidates announce for sheriff of Calhoun County subject to Democratic party action. W T Edmondson Joan Rowmann M W McCraw M Taylor each enter the primary process with party approval pending.
Announcement lists W. P. Downing and Dave Cowden as candidates for Tax Assessor of Calhoun County, each seeking Democratic party nomination. The notices indicate the race is to be decided under party action.
Fragmentary item notes a tax official and political action in Calhoun County. The text references the Democrat party and a tax collector, but the context remains unclear and incomplete.
Henry F. Montgomery seeks the Democratic nomination for County Treasurer of Calhoun County under action by Kenny B. Guoven.
Democratic party action governs Hackney's bid for Coroner in Calhoun County. The piece notes the US South African war involvement, Aguinaldo still at hand, Standard Oil declares 20 percent quarterly dividend, yielding 50 percent annually to stockholders. Dem primary strengthens party unity and blocks Populist gains.
Dave Cowden of Piedmont is presented as a well known man of high character in Calhoun County. Despite having one arm he has built a career as a businessman and farmer and is proposed as a capable tax assessor if elected.
Zion's Herald of Boston responds to Rev Dr Sheldon's plan for a western Christian weekly, denying claims that no clean daily papers exist. It extols several practical Christian papers as bulwarks of righteousness and advocates not abandoning the current honest press.
Citizens rally behind industrial expansion in Anniston as population is projected to reach 40 000 within ten years with demand for housing rising. The Calhoun Steam Laundry consolidates with Empire Steam Laundry on West Tenth Street as new management promises renewed customer service.
The piece lauds Anniston as prosperous and orderly with strong Democratic support for Morgan in the senate race. It urges a railroad to Coosa coal fields to boost industry and trade, arguing fuel access would attract new businesses and aid existing ones. It notes Britain and the US friendship over Nicaragua Canal approval and criticizes Republicans in Kentucky.
The Star notes Anniston’s surge in industrial progress with most industries expanding capacity and new acquisitions, presenting a confident forecast of continued growth. The piece urges local investors not to fear home enterprise as prosperity expands, shaping a vision of a now thriving city.
Vancouver news reports the Empress of China arriving from the Orient as plague spread warnings reach India Japan and China. Governments allegedly buy rats wholesale to curb spread but advisories claim tests show thousands examined contain no plague germs in rat bodies.
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