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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
4
Sworn and subscribed before me on January first, 1907 by E. W. Ledbetter acting as Notary for Calhoun County. The document confirms the official witnessing of a signature and the attestation of facts as recorded in the county’s legal ledger.
The column cites Alderman Kee of Atlanta calling Mayor Woodward a dirty infamious liar while the mayor counters Kee as merely a lint. It notes Thargt challenging Hughes for governor of New York amid broader town trouble with hog killing and a salt famine, plus Rockefeller skipping oysters for economy.
Special to the Star reports workers laying a telephone cable across the Tennessee river at Decatur. The line will connect with major cities, reducing AT&T rates from 60 to 25 cents for Decatur to Birmingham and expanding to Mobile and New Orleans. The article notes the independent company’s city systems in Decatur, Birmingham, Mobile, Nashville, Louisville, and other cities, with rapid expansion across the South and North. A later item is a sworn affidavit from F J Cheney of Cheney & Co promising a hundred dollar reward for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with notarization by A W Gleason on December 6, 1886.
Special to the Star from East Lake City reports Roy Swartzer a telegrapher arrested for wrecking an Oregon Short Line train at Peterson Utah. He confesses he alone caused the wreck aiming to watch the freight plunge into the river. McPreely and two trainmen were injured or killed.
Petitions will circulate this week to restore the probate judge as president of the county commissioners court, reversing a recent change. The Star believes many signatures will be gathered and that fairness will be advanced by making the law.
Notice by publication states a bill will be introduced in the next session to permit Calhoun County officials to purchase stationery stamps and office supplies without court application. The bill aims to provide ready access to needed materials and is described as a good measure that should pass.
Frightful wrecker in Kansas prompts warning about railroading methods. Author notes frequent wrecks with many lives lost and maimed, urging railroads to improve safety and prevent further disasters. The piece also mentions political figures amid a broader call for reform.
At a special meeting in Atlanta on January 2 a heated session erupted as Alderman Key admitted receiving money from liquor dealers but claimed it was via an attorney, not as a council member. Police were called to maintain order amid allegations that a council member took funds tied to license regranting.
A British visitor extols American prosperity noting unprecedented national wealth and rising purchasing power. He cites booming railway and metal industries, sustained demand for labor, and expanding production in steel, iron, agriculture, and mining, with foreign reliance on American food products and capital seeking vast industrial works.
Incumbent justices of the peace push to defeat Judge Henry D. McCarty's court plan. About 250 signers, mostly small merchants and poorer residents, say the measure would aid lawyers and oppose making the office appointive rather than elective, a change they deem necessary by law.
The fragment notes foreigners admire the English school as representative examples and claim our art yields attractive hybrids. It contrasts global reception with a view that wealth of sense and good breeding mark a versatile, vigorous approach. It also mentions leading American merchants and an evening paper as an advertising medium.
James M’Grea, former vice president of the Pennsylvania Company, was elected president at a special meeting to succeed the late A. J. Cassatt. The board acted amid concerns about the Lords’ obsolescence and its impact on governance, while considering reforms and historical precedent in British politics.
fragmentary OCR notes mention a wing overturn or disassembly and potential exchange terms. no clear people places dates or organizations are readable.
The report records temperatures from 58 to 71 degrees with cloudy skies. Rain is forecast tonight and Thursday with a slight cool down on Thursday. Official in Charge notes the observed conditions and wind path at 5 miles per hour.
Thomas Harris of Larchmont known as the Negro millionaire has received at least 200 letters from Negro societies nationwide asking his opinion on President Roosevelt's dismissal of Negro soldiers and requesting his signature to a reinstatement petition. He printed a circular to societies stating he cannot sign, believing Roosevelt has acted fairly and wisely.
Elmer M. Clelland a joint railroad gate operator and son of EH R McClelland, Newark resident, cut his throat with two razors in a clear act of suicide. A mail carrier and relatives tried to reach him with New Year greetings, but doors remained unanswered. The deceased was a prominent member of several secret societies.
Rev L Parker pastor of the Christian church in New Decatur was disfigured in a fight with J Martin. Martin unable to appear in court yesterday the case deferred. The men live near each other and Parker accused Martin of taking his coal.
Caspar Whitney argues that true amateurs should bear their own expenses and criticizes graft in English athletics imports. He notes contrasts with American track and football and defends the sanctity of amateur status against professional influence and junkets.
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