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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
8
Mat Harmon searches warehouses in Oxford and Anniston for a bale of cotton marked with his initials stolen from a Coldwater gin on Monday night. Local updates include church construction, pastor calls, business changes, and residents traveling between Birmingham, Milton, Atlanta, and nearby towns.
Pittsburg report states after a December 15 1899 lockout of seven city paper workers the International Typographical Union and publishers reach a contract. The deal unionizes plants of the five remaining papers. over nine years one paper suspended two merged a new paper started and one contestant joined the union.
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture begins its 38th annual meeting in Topeka with sessions Thursday and Friday featuring a lecture on the corn growing problem by Prof. M. L. Bowman of Iowa State College.
The 40 day South Carolina legislature opened with battles over statewide prohibition led by the Anti Saloon League and a county dispensary system. Dry counties lean toward reform while dispensary supporters mobilize. Also tied to education is a proposed compulsory schooling law backed by cotton manufacturers seeking to raise the child labor age to 14.
Havana reports the Cuban congress met to canvass the recent presidential election results. It will adjourn for a week and reconvene to formally proclaim President Gomez and Vice President Zayas. Regular sessions begin after the January 28 inauguration.
In Little Rock on January 13 Jesse M. Martin then governor for 12 hours set a record by granting pardons to ten inmates. One beneficiary was A. J. Benson of Mississippi county serving 21 years for murder.
Edwardsville organized a new bank with W K Smith of Birmingham leading plans. A mass meeting approved the project and citizens bought all stock. The Baker Bennett building at Depot Street was chosen. fixtures will arrive soon and the bank opens by March 1, 1909.
Trenton Jan 13 The 38th annual meeting of the New Jersey State board of agriculture opens with tuberculosis in animals as a leading topic of discussion.
John F. McIntyre, chief counsel for the defense, resumes his summing up in the T Jenkins Hains case after juror Walsh, injured in a trolley accident, attended court, avoiding a possible postponement.
J M Foster of Wal tham Mass longtime superintendent of a Columbus cotton mill was buried in the Masonic lot at Linwood cemetery by his dying wish. A Union veteran and G A R member, he had fallen in love with the South, was unmarried, and leaves Massachusetts relatives.
Superintendent W H Portner returned from Cincinnati with authorization to start repairing steel cars at the Gadsden car works. One building will be used exclusively, a track laid to it, and 35 to 40 new workers will be hired immediately. The plant received its largest appropriation this month, boosting its status as a major regional factory with a growing payroll.
The North Carolina legislature unanimously adopted a resolution commending Senator Tillman and condemning what it calls the vindictive and sensational methods of the president in his reckless and malicious attacks. The action was reported from Columbia on January 13.
Atlanta report states Judge Frank Park of Worth county sent 30 possums for the Taft banquet and three cooks to assist. Speakers announced include Toastmaster Asa G. Candler, Mayor Maddox, Governor Smith, Judge Taft, and United States Judge Jones of Alabama with the themes The City of Atlanta The State of Georgia The National Government and The American Citizen.
Senator Tillman, in Washington on January 13, says many people sent material about Roosevelt. He plans a speech to redeem his promise before the president leaves office and notes a telegram from Henry Waterson praising his public duty and private honor.
Atlanta January 13 Mrs Rosa F Monnish a well known resident was indicted by a Federal grand jury for sending obscene matter through the mails to another woman She was arrested and gave bond of 2000 dollars She has issued a statement denying authorship of the letters in question
London reports King Edward may cancel his February visit to Berlin due to health concerns. He fears not making the trip could be read as weakness by Kaiser Wilhelm and the German public.
Report in Wall Street today says George B. Cortelyou former secretary of the treasury has been asked to become president of the Consolidated Gag Company in New York.
Elijah Rubot tom, 101, was found dead in bed this morning by his wife, 100, in Chicago. The couple are Black.
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