02 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1902
Page
1
A trades council announced its new legislative committee last night and outlined goals for labor policy advocacy. Key figures and organizations were named, signaling coordinated efforts for upcoming sessions and public policy input.
A well attended session of the Nashiston Trades Council organized a strong legislative committee to push union labor goals. I Katzenstein was named chairman with representatives from multiple locals. Labor Day plans were set to be led by Katzenstein Lamar Rund Jr and a grievance panel appointed. All city unions report thriving harmony and steady cooperation.
Deputy Collector W. W. Battle along with Deputy Marshal Bell and a posse raided an illicit distillery two and a half miles south of Level in Cleburne county. A seventy five gallon still one thousand gallons of beer and three hundred gallons of mash were destroyed. No arrests were made as the operators had recently departed with the furnace still warm.
An advertisement promises Dr Kings New Life Pills relieve dyspepsia including nausea dizziness headaches and liver and bowel complaints. The remedy is described as gentle thorough and guaranteed with a 25 cent price at McElreath Drug Co.
The Oxanna lodge Knights of Pythias held a well attended public installation of officers in the Fifth ward. Deputy Grand Chancellor Thos Wolsoncroft installed the officers and delivered an earnest address. Officers named include Chancellor Commander E. E K Mincey Vice Chancellor J A Hulsey and others. The lodge shows strong finances and rapid growth.
McElreath Drug Co. advertises Foley's Kidney Cure as a blood purifier that strains out impurities and strengthens the entire body. It claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles.
A Southern Railway switch engine crash in Macon Georgia killed one worker and seriously injured four others. The two freight engines, both racing to clear tracks for a passenger train, collided head on opposite the baggage area. Fire from burning freight cars required city fire department response.
A Morgantown Indiana resident endured ten or more awakenings in the night with severe backache and kidney pains before Foley's Kidney Cure relieved his symptoms per McElrath Drug Co. report.
Anniston endured a 4 pm wind and rain storm that toppled a large tree by city hall blocking Gurnee avenue and damaged several buildings. Glass from multiple structures shattered while telephone lines and wires fell on Tenth street. overall damage estimate could not be determined.
Advert says Foley's Kidney Care has cured when other medicines failed. McElrath Drug Co. promotes the remedy as a reliable solution after disappointment from competing products.
Anniston and Oxford safety units prepare to ship Friday to Talladega for a competitive drill program. Special trains on Southern and L and N lines offer a reduced round trip fare. Sponsors for Anniston and Calhoun teams named Miss Kimmie Darden Miss Maybelle Robinson and Miss Carrie Draper Miss Alice Bullard with Lillie Camp and Annabelle Vandiver as Talladega sponsors. Carriages decorated by Mr. B A Boyd, public safety item fire contest in the morning, drills at 3 pm and night at the opera house, medal and prize flag presentation by local officials, followed by a ball.
Royal Oak Lodge No 106 installed its newly elected officers in a meeting led by Deputy Grand Master J H Allen. Noble Grand G W Songer was installed along with J H Coleman as Vice Grand and J K Perkins as Secretary, with L G Kiteh as Treasurer and W B Wyche Trustee for eighteen months. Additional officers appointed include Warden J L Alexander, Conductor John Shelout Rh N G F Bryan, L S to N G K Liandham, RK 8 8 L A Jones, L 8 8 8 V Reaves, R 8 to V G Palmer, L 8 to V Q-D G Waldrop, Inner Guard Yancey, Outer Guard W Cotton, Chaplain K L Field.
An advertisement claims kidneys are safeguards of life and urges using Folav's Kidney Cure from Firath Drug Cos to make kidneys healthy. It markets a single product with a health framing and brand name.
Forty one new cholera cases reported in Manila on July 2 marking the highest daily total since the epidemic began. The surge underscored the ongoing health crisis in the city.
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