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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
3
A dense 1900s chronology lists Manitoba buying Bell system for five million, Georgia bottling laws, trials and elections in the United States, inaugurations, treaties, and imperial moves from Morocco to Turkey. Highlights include Senate seats, parliamentary openings, and naval actions with numerous dates and names across nations.
The text notes Manuel II was proclaimed King of Portugal following the assassination of King Carlos and the crown prince. It also mentions Harry K. Thaw’s acquittal and commitment to an asylum for the criminally insane. An arbitration treaty is referenced as item ten.
An 20 foot gas flue excavation at the Tennessee coal plant in Ensley near Birmingham collapsed when a hoist cable broke. Hundreds of tons of earth poured in, killing Mike Gergoff and Skas Audorff and injuring several others. Rescue crews evacuated the injured to Cunningham hospital as workers fought to free those trapped.
Not yet known how many were in the cut as about severed workers lie beneath earth. Rescue workers expect the trench to be cleared soon with many men from the plant joining the effort to free survivors and resume work.
A product claim states Yomas E electric foil provides pain relief from any cause up to the toe. The advertisement asserts that pain cannot be where the foil is applied, suggesting broad analgesic use.
A Meridian Mississippi report states Miss Otton aged 20 and Jack a wealthy Chinese man, once wed, had their marriage formally annulled after being found contrary to Mongolian law. The matter mentions criminal liability for the prince.
The ad promotes Miles Nervine as a nerve medicine to relieve low energy nervous irritability and unrest. It claims strength to nerves and blood purification, citing a testimonial of a wife recovering from anxiety after treatment. It lists Miles Medical Co. in Elkhart and a Garfield address as the selling point with a money back guarantee.
Mrs. Kilgore wife of E R Kilgore of Weaver died at 9 05 am Sunday aged 51 after an 18 month illness. She was a well known Anniston figure, raised in the county and lifelong resident. Survived by husband two married daughters and two married sons. Burial at Four Mile cemetery this afternoon after services by Rev Collough of the Weaver Baptist Church.
A large crew works on grading and dirt removal for Bitulithic paving on West Tenth street to create a durable crust. Dirt is broken on Noble street and work proceeds on simultaneously paving Noble, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets to improve traffic and provide local employment opportunities.
State examination of school teachers begins next Monday in the circuit court room with H C Persons in charge. Many teachers from Calhoun and surrounding counties expected. Gunnels directs county officials to bar those who previously fraudulently attempted to obtain certificates by stealing exam questions. General Oates notes six Confederate graves monuments to be erected at Afton Friars Point Point Lookout Philadelphia and Indianapolis Camp Morton with rosters listing Alabama soldiers. bids sought for Indianapolis monument as first in the series.
General W. Oates praised Secretary of War Luke Wright for backing a push to locate and mark Confederate soldiers' unmarked graves. Wright authorized erecting monuments in cemeteries for those whose names are known, reducing reliance on new congressional legislation.
For years I suffered kidney trouble and in winter endured a severe kidney pain confining me to bed eight days. I passed thick white sediment and needed assistance to rise. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain eased, vanished, and my urine returned to normal. I recommend it. Vilam Ordway & Houser and W K Lloyd.
After a holiday shutdown the steel plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company has resumed operations, employing more than 1,000 men. Orders are in hand or in sight, ensuring steady operation for many months.
An advertisement asserts no cough or cold has progressed to pneumonia after using Foley's Honey and Tar Cure, claiming it treats deep seated coughs and colds. Elam, Ordway & Houser and W. B. Lloyd are cited in the promotion.
Mrs John Carter Brown, described as one of the wealthy women of America, is reported to be dying at her Newport Rhode Island residence. The report notes her frail health and imminent death.
In Carthage Indiana near Bee 20 a collision between two Big Four freight trains early today killed Engineer Charles Frisk of Wabash and Fireman Ray Anson and left two others badly injured. The crash occurred near Carthage as trains met in transit.
Mrs J Clayton Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Keisel faced murder charges in Media Pennsylvania today for the killing of Captain J Clayton Erb, husband of Mrs J Clayton Erb in a high profile case.
Nashville judges bail denial for Daniel B and Hood Cooper in the Carmack murder case sparks debates over prohibition as the General Assembly nears. Prohibitionists mobilize for broad liquor bans while legal optionists align with the Democratic platform to shape House and Senate. The clash is set to preoccupy early session with attention split from other issues.
An old health ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. It claims the product heals inflamed lungs, strengthens the body, and averts danger, urging use of the yellow packaged remedy from Foley.
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