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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
5
Ullman Brothers announces new Georgette waists and crepe de chine silk waists in stock, with removal sale pricing. Local shoppers urged to visit for stylish, hand embroidered options.
A local ad promotes Hemstitching at moderate prices and repairs by SINGER SEWING MACHINE Co. J O Hartley at 1013 Noble St Anniston Ala. A Calhoun Guards meeting is set for eight tonight at the county courthouse with all members urged to attend. Temple Garden Tea is highlighted as a popular blend. The Central Labor Union urges senators to pass the food bill promptly, with similar labor actions nationwide.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Kilby left this morning for Birmingham to attend a Masonic meeting where he will take new degrees. He is expected back tomorrow evening.
An old advertisement promotes A. C. new Cigar with Havana filter and claims none better. It mentions Bad Feather as a blend of Porto Rico and domestic tobaccos.
Continued from earlier text about housing demand as thirty thousand men arrive at the camp. Businessmen say Anniston will feel the population rise most, with Jacksonville and Oxford also benefiting, and provisions must be made to house visitors and relatives adequately.
The article notes anti draft disorders in Quebec as opposition to conscription grows. In Washington promising progress is reported toward a wartime draft with Crowder and Baker to confer on final details. Ten states reportedly lag but may meet readiness by tomorrow noon. Public details expected after tonight’s conference.
An old ad promotes A. B. C. and Red Paather Cigars as repeaters and urges trying Magnificent flour noted as white and light. The copy emphasizes union made products and branding. Dated 7 19 20.
Geological Survey estimates five month iron ore shipments from the upper lake region at 6.5 million gross tons, down over 35 percent from the prior year due to ice blockades and vessel accidents. Total coke and anthracite pig iron output for the period put at 15.8 million tons versus 16.174 million last year.
Omega Flour touts three reasons for superiority: premium aged wheat grain, meticulous grinding, and production in the country’s finest modern mill. The ad emphasizes quality from sourcing to milling.
In Rethan amid a dawn joy ride J D McKee of Dothan, his wife, and 38 year old son were injured when their car veered into a ditch. McKee suffered internal injuries and the boy concussion. The missing pants with $185 in cash were later recovered in town.
Flat River July 17 Workmen resume in about half the lead mines of the district. Authorities say arrests of several agitators suspected of fanning race prejudice helped restore quiet. Mines operate short-handed due to alien labor exodus.
Tacoma suffers street car service disruption as 300 motormen and conductors walk out over alleged discharge for union activity, following the formation of a new union.
Denver reports the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and employees will meet to discuss difficulties as United Mine Workers of America headquarters announce a postponement of a planned referendum vote. A notice to strike was filed with the state industrial commission.
In Bisbee on July 17 authorities report residents refused to allow deported L L W W members to reenter the Warren district after last week’s expulsion of about 1200 people. Several deported men who evaded guards were rounded up and ordered to leave. More men reported for work today.
Dr T W Ayers and his family who stayed at Crest Hill farm for the summer sail back to the city Thursday morning and will occupy the Nonnemacher cot tree, a dwelling formerly used by Mr and Mrs Putt who have gone to Pensacola.
Buenos Aires says it has instructed its Berlin envoy to press Germany for satisfaction over the torpedoing of the Argentine steamer Toro and to halt attacks on Argentine ships. Relations stay on the old footing for now but a rupture is seen as likely as Germany is thought unlikely to concede.
Employment officers report a rush of job seekers while mining company officials expect soon to have full forces at work as shaft work continues in the Warren territory.
A telegram from the Hungarian American federation to President Wilson asks him to stop mistreatment of foreign born miners in Missouri's lead belt. The message was sent from St. Louis on July 17.
Ss P Kennedy chairman of the state public service commission departs for an extended vacation in the mountains of North Carolina and other nearby areas.
Reports from Seattle indicate a majority of the state's large shingle mills closed in a strike for an eight hour day. The International Shingle Weavers union is backed by Industrial Workers of the World in sympathy with the demand.
An old county ad lists Red Feather and A. B. C. Made in Anniston Cigars and a Union Label. It promotes Calhoun Grocery Co died tributors and invites customers to buy groceries from J. A. Sewell, claiming low cash prices. Phones 141 and 151 are provided.
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