Deadly lightning devastates Anniston area with widespread damage
A severe storm floods Anniston and neighboring towns leaving one man Prof. Camp of Cleburne county dead with his horse. Major industries like Central Foundry and Kilby Locomotive shut down for repairs while others report heavy losses. Bridges washed out crops harmed and hundreds of birds drowned. The storm brings 4.50 inches of rain with hail and high winds, the Galveston flood comparison noted by the meteorologist.
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Anniston
Model City
Prof. Camp
Cleburne County
Camp
Heflin
D. R. Murphy
Eagles Hall
Temple Beth el
A. W. Bell
Death by self destruction shocks Birmingham chief bookkeeper
Special to The Star Birmingham July 9 The dead body of David Simpson chief bookkeeper for the O L Gregory Vinegar company was found in the vestibule of St Marys on the Highlands church on Twelfth Avenue and Nineteenth Street South A 38 caliber pistol lay in his left hand with one chamber empty Coroner Parish ruled it a self inflicted death There is no known motive Simpson was missing from work and his wife did not know his whereabouts Rain overnight left his clothes wet suggesting the body lay in the vestibule before the storm.
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David Simpson
O. L. Gregory Vinegar Company
St. Mary’s-on-the-Highland Episcopal Church
Twelfth Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Simpson
Greensboro Welcomes Mr Taft For 1908 Bid
Secretary of War Taft arrives in Greensboro to address Republican delegates and leaders ahead of the state convention. Rumors circulate that the visit signals a Taft presidential boom, with supporters pushing a nomination endorsement while Fairbanks and others aim to keep the convention from committing to any candidate.
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Dorsing
Friends of
State Convention
Roosevelt's Body Guard Fined for Assault on Photographer
President's secret service guard James C. Sloan pleaded guilty and was fined 10 by Squire Franklin for assaulting Clarence LeGrande of the New York World. LeGrande tried to photograph the Roosevelts at Oyster Bay on July 1 despite requests to stop. Sloan struck him in the face.
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Clarence LeGrande
The
New York World
LeGrande
Mrs. Roosevelt
Secret Service
Escape of Robert L. Dix Dominates Birmingham News
Special to The Star reports on the sensational escape of Robert L. Dix, a colored sign painter and murder suspect, from an Anniston jail wall. A $1,500 reward plus $1,000 from the Iron Belt area boosts manhunt funds as deputies, officers, and local authorities search Jefferson and nearby counties for Dix who fled after stabbing Bert Pesnell on an October electric car incident.
Governor Preston Lea Triumphs In Historic Calhoun Case
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last Saturday for Preston Lea in the ten year legal dispute over Piedmont Land and Improvement stock overvaluation. Iron Belt Mercantile Co through R J Riddle argued liability. court held Lea not liable due to lack of knowledge imputable to Iron Belt. Attorneys included D Blackwell, S J Bowie for Iron Belt and J J Willett for Lea.
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Iron Belt Mercantile CO
the Land Company
Preston Lea
Dives Court
R. J. Riddle
Piedmont Land and Improvement Company
Iron Belt Mercantile Company
D. ©. Blackwell
8. J. Bowie
Navy to Buy $600,000 in Boiler Installations for Battleships
Washington July 9 Nearly $600 000 worth of boiler installation will soon be purchased for the navy. New boilers for battleships New York and Massachusetts will cost about $300 000 each. Additional boilers will be installed in the Gloucester at Pensacola navy yard for roughly $13 000.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Pensacola Navy Yard
Georgia to Have Homecoming Day
Atlanta invites all Georgians and people with Georgia ties to a Home Coming during the State Fair next October. The note cites 1900 census counts showing 100000 Georgians in Alabama and 78000 in Texas, with 4000000 people of Georgia lineage elsewhere.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Omnibus to Public Building Law Underway
An officer of the supervising architect of the treasury moves to implement the omnibus public building law recently passed by Congress. Advertisements are issued seeking bids on building sites at a rapid rate and plans are being prepared where sites are secured and funds appropriated.
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the Star
Washington
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Congress
Woman News Note Mentions Sternfeld Family Ties
Fragment mentions Mrs Sternfeld of Montgomery and her husband a commercial traveler in Florida casual obituary style noting family relations and location.
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Florida
Mrs. Isadore Cohn of Mobile Dies in City
Mrs. Isadore Cohn of Mobile died at Mrs. R. Hertz's home after a brief illness, heart failure suspected. She was visiting in this city for ten days. remains sent to Selma via Birmingham for interment. Survived by sister Mrs. Hertz and brother Eliashberg Brothers of Selma.
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Isadore Cohn
Mobile
R. Hertz
Ness
Selma
Birmingham
Carlton Wins Contract for Cleburne County Courthouse
Architect Chas. W. Carlton awarded plans for a new courthouse to be built at Heflin. He beat rivals from Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery and Jackson Miss in securing the commission. County commissioners bought a site Saturday and will advertise for bids once drawings and specifications are prepared.
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Cleburne
Heflin
Atlanta
Birmingham
Montgomery
Jackson
Miss
Arrangements Made for King's Visit to Alnwick and Newcastle
London reports the King Queen and Princess Victoria will depart for Alnwick Castle. They will then travel to Newcastle where King Edward will open Armstrong College and unveil a Queen Victoria statue. Newcastle dons gala attire for the royal visit, first since 1850.
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Victoria
Duke
Alnwick Castle
Newcastle
Edward
Armstrong College
Queen Victoria
Emmett O Neale visits Anniston during State Bar gathering
Florence native Emmett O Neale former U S district attorney for the northern district of Alabama and son of Gov E A O Neale attended the State Bar association in Anniston last week. He is a Democratic primary candidate for Lieutenant Governor, noted as a leading lawyer and widely popular.
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The
State Bar Association
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Florence
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Alasbama
Col. O’neale
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