Colonel Fister Visits Anniston and Jacksonville Recounts Reconstruction Ties
Colonel Thomas D. Fister, once a carpetbagger legislator from Calhoun County, visited Anniston and Jacksonville yesterday. He recalled leaving Alabama in 1871 for Pennsylvania, where he remains, and said he was offered $8,000 for land now part of the city but declined. He noted Alabama’s growth to over 20,000 residents and reflected on his statewide political career and shift to the Democratic Party after returning north.
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Thomas D. Fister
Jacksonville
Calhoun County
Anniston
Gadsden
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Colonel Fister
All Scotland Interested in Miller Cures
All Scotland is intrigued by William Millar a humble miner from Larkhall Lanarkshire who claims to cure blindness and eye diseases He says little of his method but reports show he has restored sight to several patients judged hopeless by doctors and hospitals As his fame grows syndicates pursue him while he remains free of financial exploitation so far
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London
Scotland
William Millar
Larkkhall
Lanarkshire
Millar
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Frank Allen Signs To Play With Cleveland
Sir Frank Allen, who played in this city last summer with Darrell Pratt's crack Tuscaloosa baseball team, signs to play with Cleveland. The move highlights Allen's continuing professional engagements following the Tuscaloosa season.
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Frank Allen
Cleveland
Darrell Pratt
Crack
Tuscaloosa
State convicts face work limits amid contractor rules
County officials confront a shortage of suitable convicts as state contractors refuse terms under 90 days and ban women and youths. Prices drop to 12 dollars for long term labor, leaving counties to decide leasing to farmers or using city streets, with February meetings to decide.
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Calhoun
A. H. Shepperd
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Birmingham
Calhoun County
Shepperd
20 Imprisoned Death to Miners at Crow's Nest Mine
Twenty miners were imprisoned by an explosion at the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company mine in Fernie British Columbia and are feared dead. A separate note reports a Southwestern Presbyterian University student in Clarksville Tennessee pledging to pitch for Cleveland next season joining major leaguers in Galveston. Allen’s strong prior season drew bids from Birmingham Montgomery Little Rock and Nashville for his southpaw pitching, though quick major league success is uncertain.
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Fernif
B. C
Crows’ Nest Pass
Southwestern Presbyterian University
Clarksville
Tenn
Cleveland
Galveston
Allen
Birmingham
Montgomery
Little Rock
Nashville
Birthday of Emperor William Celebrated in Berlin
Berlin marked Emperor William II turning fifty with a full royal sequence. He rose early to conduct state business in a splendid military uniform, received family and foreign dignitaries in the White Hall, and later visited embassies as crowds cheered Unter den Linden.
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Berlin
Pricesses
Dryander
Army
Navy
Unter den Linden
Smith Seeks Change of Venue in Laurent Slaying
In Columbus Mississippi on January 27 1925 reports say C R Smith the wealthy slayer of Ed A Laurent will ask for a change of venue claiming he cannot get a fair trial in this county. His account that he killed Laurent over alleged harm to his daughter has harmed public sympathy.
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Columbus
Miss
C. R. Smith
Ed A. Laurent
Coquelin Dies in Cambo Paris Home of Rostand
Paris January 27 Constant Coquelin the world’s foremost tragedian died today at Cambo in the French Pyrenees after a month long battle with pneumonia He rose from a baker’s son to a French favorite over forty years His notable 1901 American tour with Sarah Bernhardt remains memorable city mourns the loss of the eminent actor.
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Paris
Constant Coquelin
Sir Henry Irving
Cambo
Edmond Rostand
French Pyrenees
Coquelin
America
Sarah Berhardt
Emperor William’s Fiftieth Birthday Celebrated Worldwide
The birthday of Emperor William was observed today across Germany and in its colonies and in foreign lands with German communities marking the occasion with equal spirit and enthusiasm.
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Berlin
William
Germany
Patterson Calls for Impeachment In Inaugural Address
Tennessee Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, sworn in for a second term in Nashville, demands impeachment over alleged connivance in the murder of former Senator E W Carmack or an end to slanders against him in a sensational inaugural speech.
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Nashville
Malcolm R. Patterson
E. W. Carmack
Want Capt. Hains Sent Direct To Matteawan Insane Asylum
New York news reports state that Peter C. Hains Jr. will apply to the Supreme Court to commit him to Matteawan for the criminal insane. The move claims he has been crazy since learning of his wife’s infidelity and remains so. If successful, indictments could be quashed as a crazy person cannot commit a crime. Habeas corpus could follow for his release.
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Capt. Hains
Matteawan Insane Asylum
New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William FE. Annis
Supreme Court
Matteawan Asylum
Hains
Matteawan
Navy Plans Publicized for Complete Department Reorganization
Secretary of the Navy Newberry announced a full reorganization plan after a White House conference with President Roosevelt and naval experts. The proposal creates a new general board with broad naval experience and reshuffles four constructing boards to streamline review and enable progressive ideas to take effect.
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Washington
Navy
Newberry
Navy Department
White House
Roosevelt
Naval
Fisher Treaty Still Not Signed by Washington Officials
The State Department denied reports that the Newfoundland fisheries treaty had been signed by Secretary Root and British ambassador James Bryce. It said it is awaiting Newfoundland officials to decide, as they are not satisfied with some terms.
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Washington
Root
James Bryce
State Department
Department
Man Prefers Death to Prison After Murder Sentence
Bastport, N. J. Jan 27. James Jones, given a 20 year term for murdering his wife, died in his cell last night by swallowing poison. Officials have not yet determined how he obtained the drug.
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Bastwport, N
James Jones
Bank Building Acquired by Dr J L Wikle In Anniston
Dr J L Wikle closed a deal yesterday for the old Noble street bank building formerly used by the Anniston Electric and Gag Company. Now serving as a meat market operated by J L Eldridge, Wikle will remodel it with a new front and other improvements.
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J. L. Wikle
Bank
Noble Street
Anniston Electric and Gag Company
J. L. Eldridge
Inauguration In Havana for Cuban President Gomez
Havana January 27. Everything ready for the inauguration tomorrow of Jose Miguel Gomez as president of the Cuban republic. The ceremony at the palace will be at noon with diplomatic envoys and international representatives. A military parade featuring departing American troops will highlight the day.
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Havana
Janu
Jose Miguel Gomez
The
Republic
Willett and Knox Lead Hindley Confirmation Clash
Prominent Anniston lawyers John B. Knox and Joseph J. Willett spearhead opposing sides in Oscar R. Hindley’s Senate confirmation fight. Both are national figures, with Hindley’s fate watched closely in Anniston as Willett travels to Washington to testify before the Senate judiciary committee.
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Senate
John B. Knox
Joseph J. Willett
Anniston
Mundley
Willett
United States
Knox
South
Hindley
Knox Arrives in Washington in Standley Case
John B. Knox of Anniston arrived in Washington to aid Judge Hundley confirmation. He plans to testify before the judiciary committee if needed to counter opposition. Knox and Sterling Wood, with Hundley supporters, may visit the White House to endorse Hundley to the North Alabama bar. Judge Hundley meets with senators confident of a swift report.
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Washington
John B. Knox
Anniston
Standley
Judiciary Committee
Hundley
Sterling Wood
Knox
White House
North Alabama
Senate
Four Kendall Children Cremated in Pa Fire
A fire at the Kendall residence in Dunbar Pennsylvania today left four Kendall children dead Earl Kendall 11 Pearl 7 Anna 4 and a 2 year old baby burned. Mr and Mrs Kendall were injured while escaping. The blaze started when woodwork near a stove ignited.
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Dunbar
A. M. Kendall
Earl Kendall
Pearl
Anna
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Wikle
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