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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
4
The Anniston Alabama newspaper announces its Friday edition dated January 22 2009. It notes its history as the Jacksonville Republic since 1897 and lists the Anniston Publishing Company as publisher with J T Fain as editor and general manager. Subscription is $1.00 per year in advance.
Tennessee moves to statewide prohibition after Senate vote 20 to 13 against the governor's veto and House override 61 to 36. Senator Lane denounced the veto message as a slander while prohibition supporters packed the galleries in a wild demonstration.
Colonel Elbert K. E. Willett accepted an invitation to introduce Hon. W. J. Bryan to a Jacksonville audience during his February 1 visit. Bryan will speak in Anniston in the morning and in Jacksonville at 8 p.m.
Birmingham dispatch reports statistics compiled by Laymen's Missionary Conference workers for the Southern Presbyterian church gathering in Birmingham February 16 18. Figures include population 265.9 million coal and mineral outputs large cotton and farm values plus property estimates and virgin coal area.
The text notes Presbyterians own $73,096,000 of the South’s wealth and through a laymen movement plan to raise $1,000,000 annually to fund gospel work among non Christians abroad. Birmingham convention speakers will explain how this could be financed without heavy member taxation.
In Birmingham on January 21 a jury in the suit of B. B. Comer against the Advertiser returned a verdict for one cent in damages after brief deliberation. Judge Senn instructed that the publication was libelous and set damages accordingly. The case stemmed from an advertisement of an affidavit by E. A. Dickert alleging Comer offered to pay him personally for work at his mills by the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The Gadsden board of education seeks a bond issue of at least $60,000 to build a new 20 room school building and remodel existing facilities. It also aims to broaden the course of study so graduates can enter colleges and universities nationwide. The public has generally supported school advancement, and officials expect strong backing.
Meridian Mixa reports Covert Taylor was found not guilty after a jury deliberation ending a murder case. The incident occurred in Meridian several months prior, with Taylor claiming self defense for the fatal shooting of Oscar Hatcher.
Washington January reports that Elihu Root Philander Knox and William Nelson Cromwell are planned to testify before a Federal grand jury in the libel case against the New York World and the Indianapolis News. Root served as secretary of war Knox as attorney general Cromwell represented a French syndicate in the Panama negotiations.
Wrightsville Georgia resident L Lord reports a string of coincidences on his farm: a sow had twin pigs, a cow birthed twin calves, and ten days ago Mrs Lord gave birth to twin daughters, all births female.
Public demand for a progressive singing event at the courthouse grows with another show scheduled for Sunday afternoon February 14. Organizers announce the event and invite participation from local singers and the community.
At 1 30 p m everyone is invited to join the day’s events as arrangements for a permanent organization are made. A jail inmate held since the November term of the United States Circuit court was released this morning on a 100 bond furnished by T J Lovvorn of Newell Randolph County.
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