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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1917
Page
4
A collage of quips about banks, judges, clubs, worms, and propaganda mixes with literary allusions. It playfully riffs on figures like Villa and the Kaiser while noting modern sports satire and a poet’s nickname. The piece blends humor with wartime commentary in a breezy, newspaper‑style vignette.
Citizens urged to dim headlights and stay on their side of the road to reduce nighttime automobile accidents. Authorities emphasize consistent low beams and vigilance for pedestrians and oncoming traffic.
The Anniston market reports booming business with high prices and rising incomes. Merchants who advertise extensively expect a threefold boost as The Star’s circulation climbs with new subscriptions. A separate note urges dimming headlights at night to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers and horses.
In Anniston dozens of women endure heat to sew for the soldiers. They sacrifice time and comfort from home duties to produce needed material for the boys at the front, showing genuine patriotism and readiness for future needs.
dispatches reveal the government chose generals for the new camps and Anniston regrets McClellan as its site namesake. locals preferred Camp Blackmon or honors for Pelham or Forrest to bridge North South divides and honor Confederate soldiers. mixed reactions across the state.
A compact chronology lists events from 1790 establishing Washington as the capital to 1916 wartime milestones. Notable entries include Mary Baker Eddy’s birth, Margaret Fuller’s death, Peary’s polar quest, Kishineff petitions, and battles or movements on the Eastern Front and Western Front during WWI.
The piece reflects on Mater Dolorosa looking from Golgotha to a dawn of redemption and Liberty amid World War I. It links maternal sorrow to sacrifices of soldiers, urging readers to keep the light of Freedom burning on the world’s ramparts for future peace and national renewal.
Washington dispatch profiles Brigadier General Enoch H. Crowder judge advocate general and provost marshal general as the key figure in organizing the draft. The Missouri native shaped registration plans civilian handling and county unit registration while guiding the First National Army selection. His Four decades in service span West Point 1881 Philippines 1908 Cuba Russo Japanese War and Chile mission.
A letter to the editor highlights social contrasts in Anniston. It describes a sick, moneyless man left near Tenth and Glen Addie Streets unable to access care, with hospital charity bed occupied, a doctor offering free services, and the man jailed due to lack of local support.
Dr A N Steele highlights local suffering in Anniston noting eight in one room needing hospital care and a four month old baby treated after typhoid mother, urging residents to fund local relief before aiding distant causes. He cites a $6000 Y M C A surge and praises home charity efforts.
The Weather Bureau reports for Anniston Alabama a forecast of likely thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Local readings show a high of 95 yesterday and a low around 72, mean 84, normal 73, with 0.39 inches of rain in the 24 hours to 7 am and 39.95 inches total since January 1. Sunrise 4 43, sunset 6 55.
By decree dated May 7 1917 in Calhoun County Circuit Court Alabama Jeff Weaver et al are notified a public auction will sell the described forty five acres of land at the courthouse front steps Anniston on August 20 1917 for cash. The property lies in Section 34 Township 14 Range 8 bounded by Hirer McKenzie Charley Harris Charley Marries B H Denman Martha Williams colored and lies in Calhoun County. Witnessed July 16 1917 by A J Shepperd Register.
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