Fireman Palmer Dies Electrocution at Gadsden Race View
Mr D Palmer of Glen Addie was electrocuted while climbing a telephone pole to watch fire department races in Gadsden. Charge from a live wire caused his death. friend broke his fall. He leaves a wife and child. funeral at Glen Addie Baptist church with fire company escort. Interment at Edgemont cemetery.
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D. Palmer
Glen Addie
Gadsden
Fire Department
Palmer
Anniston
Bessemer
Southern Steel Company
Glen Addie Baptist Church
R. 8. Wood
Rural letter carriers urge statewide highway bond plan
The Alabama rural letter carriers association adjourned in Birmingham after two days. They endorsed the Alabama Good Roads Association plan to build a state highway from the Tennessee line to the Gulf, connect county roads, and urged a $20,000,000 bond issue with a legislative bill allowing a vote in the next general election. The group pledged to aid in road construction and maintenance.
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The
Star
Birmingham
Alabama Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Montgomery
J. A. Rountree
Alabama Good Roads Association
Tennessee Line
Gulf
Alabama
Alabama Good Roads’asociation
Nation observes Independence Day with high casualties
Chicago Tribune tally shows 37 dead 2 155 injured and 340 555 fire losses from Independence Day celebrations nationwide. Fireworks public safety items and gunpowder blamed for most injuries. New York reports most fatalities. Chicago records only two deaths.
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the Star
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Runaways
New York
Pittsburg
National Bank Closed at Miami Fort Dallas National Bank
The Fort Dallas National Bank of Miami Florida was closed today by the controller of the currency upon information from Bank Examiner McDonald that the bank was insolvent. Mr McDonald was appointed receiver. The May 20 figures showed resources and liabilities of 808 466 08.
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The
Star
Washington
Fort Dallas National Bank of
Mayors Association of Texas Holds Annual Convention
The Mayors' association of Texas met in Amarillo and will stay in session through tomorrow. President T. opened the gathering this afternoon. Mayor W. A. Miller of Amarillo welcomed visitors, with replies by Mayor Davis of North Fort Worth and Mayor Highsmith of Mineral Wells.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mayors’ Association of Texas
W. A. Miller
Davis
North Forth Worth
Highsmith
Mineral Wells
Southern veteran leaders vie for Grand Army helm
Saratoga N Y July 5 100000 veterans expected at national encampment next month with strong sectional delegations. Front runners for commander in chief include Gen John T Wilder Tenn and Capt P H Coney Kansas and Charles G Burton Missouri. Week schedule includes meetings of women relief corps army nurses daughters of veterans and other national groups.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Grand Army
United States
P. H. Coney
Kansas
Charles G. Burton
Missouri
South
John T. Wilder
Tennessee
National Women’s Relief Corps
National Association of Army Nurses
National Society of the Daughters of Veterans
National Ladies’ Aid Society
National Association of Union Ex-Prisoners of War
Heroism Rewarded Yale Students Fire Upon British at New Haven
New Haven marks 1779 action with a monument at West Bridge depicting three bronze Yale student figures with a field piece. The battle halted a British landing and preserved the town, which then contained 1800 residents.
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Star
New Haven
Conn
Yale
West Bridge
James Edward Kelly
New York
Washington
West Point
Connecticut
Stiles
Yale College
West Haven
Garth
Broadway
Lighthouse Point
Sire Collier
Fairfield
College Town
Belgium Wins Henley Grand Challenge Cup Again
Belgium crew wins the grand challenge cup at Henley for a second straight year, beating Christ Church college eight in the final.
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Belgium
London
Christ Church College
Selma Sees Thirteenth Annual Commercial and Industrial Assn Conclude
The thirteenth annual session of the Commercial and Industrial Association adjourned in Selma with staunch opposition to a foreign loan tax and a state insurance law. Members favored good roads and Mobile harbor improvement. Officers elected include A. G. Forbes president and L. L. Gilbert secretary, with W. L. McCaa among nominating committee members. Delegates from multiple cities were listed.
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Star
Selma
The
Commercial and Industrial Association
Gray
Alabama
Mobile
New Decatur
Gulf City
A. G. Forbes
Montgomery
L. L. Gilbert
William A. Tall
John Craft
T. If
Morton
Birmingham
F. J. Thompson
Huntsville
BE. C. Melvin
If. W. Sexton
Anniston
J. T. Walker
W. E. P. Wilson
J. Hf. Crawford
Jasper
Blewellen
Union Springs
Resolution
F. P. Glass
J. B. Ellis
T. H. Morton
J. W. Sexton
John ©. Eyester
G. G. Miles
Massey Wilson
I. L. Woodruff
B. J. Wells
Jones
J. B. Babb
J. O. Thompson
T. HT. Morton
W. L. McCaa
H. W. Sexton
David Holt
W. KK. P. Wilson
John
Eyester
Jacksonville
Edward G. Caldwell
E. C. Melvin
W. C. Agee
W. R. Peacock
J. T. Slatter
A. Wilkerson
Agriculture and Industries
L. Henderson
Land and Immigration Department
Southern Railway
George W. Taylor
Congress
First
Italy Celebrates 100th Garibaldi Birthday National Holiday
Rome marks the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Garibaldi's birth with a national holiday. Salutes fire at military and naval stations, royal reviews, and tributes at Caprera honor the patriot famed for Italy's independence and unity.
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Italy
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Rome
Garibaldi
Victor Emanuel
Mazzini
Alabama rout bonds vote and rural letter carriers meet
Citizens are invited to vote on issuing bonds for permanent roads in Alabama. An officers slate was elected with Julius Merritt as president. J E Haff as vice president. R C Beavers secretary treasurer. An executive committee includes A J Brown W B Totteh and W F Curvin. Delegates E Allison J M Riley and EF Moore head to the National convention in Atlanta. President F Jackson Brown ill, asked W B Trotter to preside.
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Alabama
Julius Merritt
Dothan
J. E. Haff
Attalla
R. C. Beavers
Boaz
A. J. Brown
W. B. Totteh
Birmingham
W. F. Curvin
Anniston
American Imports From China Fall 1906
An official Chinese government report notes American imports into China dropped by about 33 percent in 1906, with other nations showing similar declines. It cites Canton as the sole place with active boycott sentiment, expressed through public meetings and speeches rather than reduced purchases.
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the Star
Washington
China
Canton
City borrows 15000 to meet current salaries
Mo Omery July 5. The city council has authorized the mayor to borrow $15,000 to cover salary bills as the treasury is empty. Refunding all city bonds is a principal cause and relief will come as new revenue begins in a few days.
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Star
MO Omery
Anniston Quiet Fourth Celebrated Without Incident
Anniston spent the Glorious Fourth quietly with limited business, a few drunks, and no serious accidents. Citizens attended the Clebu county courthouse cornerstone ceremony by Masons and others joined celebrations in Jacksonville Piedmont Gadsden and Birmingham.
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Anniston
Clebu County
Baptists Hold Spokane Today Inter national Convention Opens
Spokane hosts the Baptist Young People's Union gathering with several thousand visitors from the United States and Canada arriving for the week long convention. Two key addresses on good citizenship open the program led by Rev J Whitcomb Brougher and Dr Curtis Lee Laws. Prominent speakers later include L P Leavell Dr B W Merrill Dr E V Mullins Dr George W Truett and Rev H J Laflame.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
Canada
The
Baptist Young People’s Union
Baptist Church
J. Whitcomb Brougher
Portland
Curtis Lee Laws
Baltimore
L. P. Leavell
Mississippi
B. W. Merrill
Ontario
BE. V. Mullins
Louisville
George W. Truett
Dallas
Texas
H. J. Laflame
India
Labor Temple Cornerstone Laying in Kansas City
Labor organizations in Kansas City gathered to lay the cornerstone of the new Labor Temple at Fourteenth Street and Woodland Avenue. Rev Wallace M Short opened with prayer and Frank P Walsh gave the keynote address. The $80 000 structure will be among the finest dedicated to trade unionists in the country.
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The
Star
Kansas City
Labor Organizations of
Labor Temple
Fourteenth Street
Woodland Avenue
Wallace M. Short
Industrial Council
Frank P. Walsh
Notable Army Maneuvers At Fort Moultrie
Charleston July 5 Fort Moultrie and surrounding area will host major military drills over ten days. Coast artillery troops will be joined by most of South Carolina militia and several Alabama National Guard companies in a large regional exercise.
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Charleston
8. C
Fort Moultrie
Coast Artillery
United States Army
South Carolinia
National Guard of
Alabama
Coal D A Rays Phone 7 Percent B O
Readable fragments describe coal related figures and a 7 percent reference tied to B O. The brief notes mention telephone or contact elements and partial names or codes, lacking full context or clear events.
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Das Rays
Rockefeller May Face Witness Stand in Oil Case
Federal Judge Landis could compel John D. Rockefeller to testify in the Standard Oil rebate prosecutions a move seen as a potential blow to the Justice Department. Officials doubt Rockefeller evaded service but warn he fears jail more than the chair.
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The
Star
Washington
Landis
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Department of Justice
Rockefeller
John D
Rockefeller to Visit McCormick Home Today
Chicago July 5 John D Rockefeller is due this afternoon in his private car to be entertained at Harold I McCormicks home His Standard Oil lawyers plan to urge the court not to call him as a witness and to provide required information from other witnesses. the issue centers on his testimony in an oil case.
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Citcago
Tohn D. Rockefeller
Harold I. McCormick
Standard Oil
Beautification of Masonic Hall Progress in Anniston Lodge
Improvements on the third floor of the security bank building for the Anniston lodge of Masons are near completion in about two weeks. The front room is being repapered and woodwork repainted with new lights and a custom emblematic carpet to be installed. The south room used by the Anniston chapter will be turned over to the Eastern State once organized. The annex is owned by the Anniston lodge and praised as the best in the state, having been purchased by Governor Braxton Bra Comer when in lodge No. 44% during residence in the Model City, at a cost of 700 dollars. The lodge has bought new fixtures and equipment considered among the South’s best.
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Security Bank
Anniston Lodge of Masons
Order of Annistons Masons
Anniston
W. Tate
Braxton Bra Comer
Lodge No
Model City
South
Millionaires Visit Germany Parade of Wealth Sparks Kaiser's Welcome
A group of American millionaires led by Allison V. Armour Andrew Carnegie Mrs. Robert Goelet Alfred Vanderbilt and Ambassador Charlemagne Tower visited Cadinen East Prussia at the invitation of Kaiser Wilhelm to tour porcelain factories and a model farm.
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Star
Berlin
Allison V. Armour
Andrew Carnegie
Robert Goelet
Alfred Vanderbilt
Ambaseae Dor
Magoon Named Arbitrator to End Cuban Tobacco Strike
Gov Gen Magoon agrees to arbitrate between tobacco manufacturers and their employer amid a prolonged strike in Havana Cuba. The move is expected to settle the long conflict and restore production.
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Havana
Cuba
Magoon
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