Lost Southern train 37 delayed after broken piston rod
Southern passenger train No. 37 from Washington bound for Birmingham went missing after leaving Anniston. A broken piston rod caused a two hour plus delay between stations, leaving dispatchers and railroad men anxious until the train finally reached Birmingham two hours late.
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AnnIston
Birmingham
No. 37
Southern
Atlanta
Union
Age-Herald
Washington
Union Depot
Local Notes Highlight Movements and Meetings in City
Maj. 8 B Brewer of Montgomery visits the city. J K Dimmick and W G Ledbetter travel to Birmingham this morning. D Blackwell at Edwardsville court. J Stillwell of Gadsden visits Sunday. Col John M Caldwell in Edwardsville on legal business. D R P and Fred Dimmick of Birmingham spend Sunday in the city. Lawrence Hammond of Cincinnati in town yesterday. One acre on Noble Street offered for sale near city. Anniston Rifles to muster tomorrow night at 8 in the armory. Noble Street theater decorations signal a show tonight. Catholic church social gathering draws members. next meeting Friday January 26. Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel Workers meeting postponed from Saturday night.
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Anniston Rifles
Noble Street
Amalgamated Association of Tron and Steel Workers
Evening meeting to elect officers and new chair invention debut
The meeting will be held in the Odd Fellows hall to elect officers for the year. Mr Will Hight introduces a novel advertising chair with glass covered ads to public places starting in Anniston. Tomorrow the Beaty will case goes before Judge Crook to determine the last will of Maj. J Beaty from Alexandria valley.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Smith Building
Will Hight
Anniston
Beaty
Crook
Court House
J. B. Hobson
William Beaty
Maj. J. Beaty
Alexandria Valley
Rudisill Resigns as Star Composing Foreman. Church Replaces Him
Mr. E. J. Rudisill resigns after serving as foreman of The Star's composing room to lead the Hot Blast job department. James H. Church succeeds him as foreman, moving to the Star's mechanical department. The Star lauds Rudisill's work and welcomes Church as a highly competent printer.
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E. J. Rudisill
Star
The
James H. Church
Rudisill
Church
Local arrivals note travels of McKinney Knox and Prodigal Father troupe
Mr. J. G. McKinney returns from a combined business and pleasure trip to Piequa Ohio. Mr. John B. Knox leaves for South Carolina to visit his sister for several days. The Prodigal Father troupe arrived in the city yesterday from Rome and is stopping at the Hotel Wilmer.
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J. G. McKinney
Piequa
Ohio
John B. Knox
South Carolina
City
Rome
Wilmer
Cold Winter Predicted By Leading Meteorologists
A New York Herald summary notes top meteorologists expect a colder winter for 1899 1900 based on Paris observatory records showing ten year cycles. It cites solar activity and sunspot data gathered by M Camille Flammarion as supporting clues for recurring cold snaps.
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Emile Gautier
New York Herald
Observatory
Paris
M. Camille Flammarion
Europe
Sun spots and magnetism Hint at Cold Winter
French astronomer M Farman notes sun spot study can shed light on terrestrial magnetism and aurora frequency. He says weather stats suggest a very cold winter this year, though local conditions may lessen severity in some regions. He praises M Fhatuwarios research on the topic.
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M. Farman
M. Fhatuwarioa
Chancellor ER B Kelly visits Evergreen amid illness
The Evergreen Courant reports Chancellor ER B Kelly presided in the Chancery court at Evergreen due to Chancellor Parks illness. Residing in Anniston, Kelly is praised for equity and energy, with the bar and townsfolk inviting another visit.
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The
Evergreen Courant
ER. B. Kelly
Parks
Chancery Court
Kelly
Anniston
Bar of
Evergreen
Solitaire Obsessed Tramp Nabbed After Nightwatch
Patrolman Carr finds William Trawley, a Baltimore native and self described tramp, playing solitary in a freight car near Georgia street. He admits the game ruined his career and he is jailed for five days on a tramp charge.
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Carr
Georgia Street
Buffalo Express
Ife
Jack
Station House
William L’rawley
Baltimore
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Maj
B. Brewer
Montgomery
Mr. J. K. Dimmick
Brmingham
W. G. Ledbetter
Mr. D. ©. Blackwell
Edwardsville
John Stillwell
Gadsden
Col
John M. Caldwell
Messrs
Fred Dimmick
Care Evening Star
Lawrence Hammond
Cincinnati
Johnston-Murphy
Globe Clothing
Cohen, Goldman & CH
Vail Serges
Crissimere and Cheviots
Ullman Brothers
Elam
China
Anniston Trading CO
John F.cook
MF Doerings
Mm. F. Doering
A. G. Duke
West Fifteenth Street
Papa
L.H. Carre
Noble Strust Theatre
Frank Wheyland
Mar
Prodigal
Prett
Wikle
Boyes
J. L. Yearman
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