12 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
1
In Boston on February 12 Miss Edith Talbot of Bowdoin Square Theater joins Thomas J. Sharp of St Louis through mental telepathy. The couple, never speaking aloud, communicate daily by the psychic link and plan Talbot final appearance February 16 as Sharp watches from the orchestra.
Lawmakers acted upon a bill during a session delivering a committee vote and progressing the measure toward floor consideration. Details of the proposal and its sponsors were reported by several outlets, indicating ongoing legislative maneuvering and potential amendments.
The Alabama General Assembly, in its thirty seventh day, heard Governor Samford push for a uniform statewide textbook system. Senate bills include setting constable fees in Calhoun County and other local measures, while House action featured several local bills and continued discussions into the next page.
Feb 12 Montgomery Alabama Chief Justice McClellan rests after being wounded by a ball fired by Seale. The bullet struck his right breast, fractured a rib and lodged near his shoulder. He is in great pain with some fever but doctors do not believe injuries are serious.
Former King Milan of Serbia died yesterday in Vienna. The body to be interred at Kronchol, a sacred monastic shrine in Syrmia, Slavenia, with honors due a reigning dynasty member.
Selma Alabama yesterday held its city primary for all municipal officers. The election drew the heaviest vote in the city’s history. Incumbent Mayor A L McLeod and City Clerk H H Stewart were nominated. E T Walters was nominated for chief of police.
Topeka residents faced a strict drought alert but the town reported a dry grid after a shut down order. City officials had urged water conservation while crews logged minimal usage during the evening closure.
In Topeka Kansas on February 12 the city’s unlicensed saloons were ordered shut by noon. Chief Stahl and officers notified owners to close at once after a citizens' ultimatum. A thousand men were ready to act if needed, and only one place continued liquor sales briefly before agreeing to close.
Mrs. I. J. Statham of this city holds an old wooden clock running for 52 years. First bought by her grandfather in Carroll county Georgia, it passed to her through her father. The clock, a colonial era manufacture, is a curious piece she highly values.
Rioters fired over ten shots injuring a police sergeant and two Black men while a ballot box was stolen near the second district polling place in St. Louis on Twelfth and Linden streets. Kiely led forty officers to restore order after a riot call, as crowds of armed intoxicated whites and blacks remained in the streets.
Washington February 12 The president sent nominations for James H H Wilson and Fitzhugh Lee to brigadier general in the volunteers. The senate confirmed Nelson A Miles as lieutenant general and promoted several officers including S BOM Young Adna R B Charlee and Arthur Mearshar to brigadier or major general roles in the United States Army or volunteers.
A dubious ad promotes Kermat’s Cheeries Laxative Quinine and Kermatt’s Chocolates Laxative Quinine as a quick cure for colds and throat ailments. The claim targets children and promises rapid relief.
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