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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1900
Page
2
The snippet shows the Evening Star newspaper with editors T B Gordon and Howard W Williams, listing office location in the Columbian building on Noble Street and a subscription price of 3.00 dollars.
Advertisers must submit ad copy the day before the desired publication date. No ads will be accepted after a specified daily deadline.
Parties desiring The Star may subscribe at agencies set up for local convenience including Castleberry's Drug Store on Fifteenth Street in Anniston, Sivil's at Pine and Fifth in Glen Addie, Dickert's on West Eleventh Street, Oxanna Grocery Co in Oxanna, and Bagley's Furniture in Oxford House T. 8.
Announcement notes J. H. H. Kina as the Tama candidate for Congress subject to the action of the Democratic party.
Several residents declare candidacy for sheriff of Calhoun County subject to Democratic party action. W Edmondson, Joan T Rowram, and W Woopnyy announce their intent to run in the upcoming primary on March 7.
B B Burnes announces candidacy for re-election to the office of Tax Assessor of Calhoun County subject to the Democratic party action.
A candidate declares for the office of Tax Collector in Calhoun County under a Democratic party process. The notice names DD. Z. Goovierr as the individual submitting the declaration.
The report notes B. Grover as a contender for the County Treasurer position in Calhoun County subject to legislative session approval. The entry highlights the election context and the formal appointment pathway through the session.
In a Baltimore audience, William J. Bryan warned that America could fall from republic to empire if democracy dies. He framed the conflict as a struggle between bank power and the people and urged loyalty to Democratic principles over party life.
A 25 member committee launches the Southern Society for the Study and Discussion of the Problem in relation to the welfare of the South. The first annual conference in Montgomery in May will feature speakers from across the region on franchise education religion and lynching with aims to educate public opinion and seek fair remedies. Notables include Governor Johnston and J. Gaston among clergy and editors.
The San Francisco Bulletin recalls a 40 year old episode in which Queen Victoria thanked a young Scotch captain for service in the east, and he replied he served his country, not her. Captain William Brown, once hailed as England’s Dewey, died in San Francisco after a long illness.
A Youths Companion narrative recalls a courthouse mob incident when the state militia came to restore order. Company A of 60 men arrived after dark, retreated under attack, leaving only a lieutenant and a 16 year old drummer boy. They marched back to the county jail with the drum corps, escorting the lieutenant through the hostile crowd. The drummer stated he would obey orders. The lieutenant earned the tale of bravery, though he downplays the credit.
A narrator admits fear of returning home to a strict father, an old army man who would shoot a cowardly child tied to a tree. He contrasts this with facing the mob, choosing public danger over the private punishment he expects at home. The piece highlights family honor and individual courage.
A man carries a gun case and a grip toward Broad Street station saying a week of gunning cures his blues. He describes roaming hills and streams with dogs, leaving city vexations behind to gain a bigger, clearer view of life in nature.
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