Birmingham seeks 1907 press clubs meeting in city
Birmingham editors push to host the International League of Press Clubs in 1907. J A Rountree of the Dixie Manufacturer is chosen to represent the Birmingham Club and travel to Denver with support from local business and state press leaders to lobby for a Birmingham gathering and a state itinerary ending in Anniston the Model City of the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
International League of Press Clubs
Birm
United States
J. A. Rountree
Dixie Manufacturer
Rountree
Denver
Birmine
Alabama
Anniston
South
Beautiful Snow Idealized In July Reflection
The piece muses on snow in summer and the impracticality of such a wish. It notes heat levels and how a cold snap would disrupt daily life. It also highlights The Star as publishing a record 66614 inches of paid advertisements, praising the city's merchants for liberal ad space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Route plans for Anniston rail entry and exit
William H. Zinn proposes a single entry and exit path for railroads serving Anniston. He argues the city needs a passenger car shed to shield travelers from rain, declaring Anniston is no longer a one horse town and railroads should recognize this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Uder
McKnight Burke wed in Calera Alabama
Katherine Lydia McKnight became Mrs John Percell Burke of Jacksonville Alabama in a Wednesday 6 pm ceremony at the bride’s parents home in Calera Alabama. The event featured Beatrice McKnight as bridesmaid and H H Montgomery as best man. The couple plans a brief Lookout Mountain visit before settling in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKnight-Burke
Katherine Lydia MacKnight
John Percell Burke
Jacksonville
Ala
James Arthur MacKnight
Calera
Beatrice MacKnight
H., H. Montgomery
Lawyers Clash on Rules of Alabama Courts
In Anniston July 20 1900 editor notes Alabama Bar Association favors fewer technicalities in Supreme Court rules while young lawyer James Fouche Matthews complains of scarcity of technicalities in the Anniston police court. The piece contrasts courts as too technical versus too lenient with justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Aln
Evening Star
Alabama Bar Association
Sesion
Supreme Court of Alabama
James Fouche Matthews
Police Court of
Supreme Court
Police Court
Mr. Matthews
Sambo
Billy Biffum
BE. Kilby
Local Press Club Raises Funds for State Association Delegates
Gadsden July 20 The joint committee of local newspaper men and the Commercial club canvases the business district to fund delegates for the State Press Association meeting in the city July 25. More than $400 is collected today for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Gadsden
Commercial Club
State Press Association
Local Patent Medicine Ad Promises Stomach Relief
A vintage ad urges readers not to hesitate and asks for a free sample of Chamberlain's stomach and liver pills. It claims they aid biliousness constipation and stomach disorders with many reportedly cured by use. Signed by J L Wiese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Wie
New York Rioters Seize Charity Ice Distribution
Five hundred residents on the East Side mobbed a wagon carrying free charity ice. Ticket holders to hospitals and dispensaries joined the raid, snatching blocks as police arrived to disperse the crowd, leaving with ice gone when authorities reached Cherry and Jefferson streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Cherry
Jefferson
Testimony on FoFley's Kidney Cure by Mansfield man
Ira W. Kelley describes two years of kidney and bladder illness in Mansfield Pennsylvania and says spending money on doctors failed until FoFley's Kidney Cure cured him. He urges others to try it and report improvement. Elam Ordway & Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira W. Kelley
Mansfield
FoFley
Elam Ordway & Houser
Bowel Complaint Remedy Ad Promotes Cham berlain's Use
Summer months bring bowel disorders in children and prompt care is advised. The ad endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective for controlling sudden looseness of the bowels sold by J. L. Wikle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Endorsed for All Skin Ailments
Mrs. Grant Shy of 1130 E Reynolds St reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve always cures cuts wounds burns and all skin eruptions and calls it a housekeeping necessity. Guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Shy
Reynolds St
Oell
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Jacksonville Sighted by Electricity in 1900s
Jacksonville, July 20. Confederate Veterans of Camp William H. Forney will hold their annual session at Schenk's Sulphur Springs east of Jacksonville in August. The Seaboard Air Line Railway extension to Anniston will enable iron ore shipments. Alabama Investment Co and others plan mines. Churches will build pastor cottages and an electric light plant will be erected this fall with small industries expected to follow.
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Jacksonville
Confederate Veterans of
Camp
William H. Forney
Schenk’s
Sulphur Springs
Veterans of
New Mattings Arrive in Fresh Styles at Low Prices
Ullman Bros announces new mattings with quality wear. Receivers can buy at 20¢, 25¢, and 35¢ per yard.
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Ullman Bros
Local Men Speak At Calhoun County Sunday School ConventIon
A meeting of the Calhoun County Sunday school convention for beats six seven and nineteen will be held at Duke Baptist church on the fifth Sunday in July 1906. The program includes services led by T L Nisbet and W J Duke, Bible class by S A Russell, talks by R Lon Cater and H Tearsons, reports from district schools, and an election of officers. Delegates from each Sunday school in the district are urged to attend.
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Calhoun County
Duke Baptist Church
T. L. Nisbet
S. A. Russell
Anniston
R. Lon Cater
M. A. Smith
Annisoon
W. J. Duke
Duke
H. T.earsons
A. Russell
Governor Jelks Saves The Umpire In Alabama Baseball Row
In Montgomery yesterday afternoon a dispute erupted after umpire Rudderham ruled Byrne safe on a steal attempt. Gov Jelks intervened to calm the crowd of several hundred, averting violence. Maxwell started the game with a sore arm and Breitstein allowed only two hits.
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Montgomery
Jelks
Shreveport
Rudderham
Byrne
Mullaney
W. D. Jelks
Maxwell
Breitenstein
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Foley's Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for severe asthma and says timely use will cure. Elam Ordway and Houser endorse the remedy in a concise advertisement.
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Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Ford Pioneer Citizen Buried In Anniston Funeral
The funeral for W. P. Ford age 54 a longtime Anniston resident was held at his home near Twentieth street and Quintard avenue with burial at Edgemont cemetery. He built much property here but sold most during the boom about 18 years ago and leaves five daughters and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Ford
Anniston
Twentieth Street
Quintard Avenue
Edgemont Cemetery
Ford
Prickly Ash Bitters Promotes Appetite and Digestion
An old advertisement claims Prickly Ash Bitters cleanse the stomach, purify the bowels, and restore appetite, vigor, and cheerfulness, suggesting dietary issues reflect digestive imbalance.
Going Out of Business at Anniston Cash Store
Announcement for the Anniston Cash Store closing sale urging customers to lay in winter coal and supplies, with contact by phone 72 and reference to R. O. Watson for best coal.
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Anniston Cash Store
R. O. Watson’s
Model Ice Company Seeks Ice Coal and Drayage Services
Ice coal and drayage offered by Model Ice Company with telephone contact listed as No. 59 for service inquiries.
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Model Ice Company, Ice, Coal and Drayage
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the Anniston Evening Star
T. KR. Gordon
Anniston, Ala
Market Streets
Publisher's Press Association
Annie
Secial
Washington, D. C
R. H. Watking
Horace Hood Jr
Wome
Bere
W. F. McCartney
Business Mgr
C. M. Alexander
Miaton
William H. Zinn
Brun and
Bailey
Barnum and Bailey
Bryan
Holt
White House
Ayer
the Hillman
Minstiel Thompson
Piedmont
R. T. Pitchford
Greenwood
Miss
Mrs. C. W. Carlton
Leighton Ave
Nita Freeman
Jackson, Miss
C. W. Carlton
Edna Greenleaf
Huntsville
Nadinda
National Toilet CO
Parla
POR Entertainment Press
Dade
Russell Bros
Kodaks
Ssell Bros
Anniston National Sank
Frank Leigh
Savings Department
Calhoun Couty Baptist Sunday School Convention
Governor Jelks
Trya Star
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