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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1900
Page
2
Multiple notices from individuals including W. T. Edmondson and Joan Rowsanp announcing candidacy for sheriff of Calhoun County, subject to Democratic party action. Other names Gino M Taylor and additional variations indicate party primary context on March 7.
Announcement lists W. P. Downing and Dave Cowden as candidates for Tax Assessor of Calhoun County, subject to Democratic party action. Both entries indicate party nomination dependence and election intent.
Incumbent tax assessor and collector seeks another term under the ic party. The campaign highlights experience in local revenue and county administration as key qualifications for continued leadership.
Henry F. Montgomery announced as a Democratic candidate for County Treasurer of Calhoun County subject to the action of the Henry B. Grover. The official primary filing sets Montgomery’s bid in motion for the party nomination.
N M Hackney runs for Coroner of Calhoun County subject to Democratic party action. He seeks the county post in the political process guided by party procedures and voter support.
The Philadelphia Record predicts 1900 cotton manufacture will be limited by factory capacity, noting demand for 2,000,000 more spindles. It notes Northern spinners shift to finer fabrics while cotton manufacturing trends southward, foreseeing most cotton clothes made in cotton states.
An 1889 advertisement calls for a cotton mill site with rail access to New York Chicago and St Louis plus abundant water power and cheap fuel. The piece praises Anniston Alabama as ideal and urges local capital to back a home grown mill with L H Kaplans $1000 pledge while promoting T B Newman teas and spices.
In New York on the 154th anniversary of Kosciuszko's birth Polish communities place laurel wreaths on the General Kosciuszko statue in Fairmount Park. Polish societies gather to pay tribute and reflect on the hero and American general.
Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern Railway offer round trip tickets to Mobile for Mardi Gras. One fare for the round trip, sale dates February 20 to 26, 1900, with return by March 15, 1900. Tickets via Southern Railway or Alabama Great Southern Railway ticket agents.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a special examination for clerk and carrier at the city post office on March 7 starting 9 a m. It tests spelling arithmetic letter writing penmanship copying from copy geography and reading addresses. Applicants must meet age weight and height rules and file by March 1.
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