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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1914
Page
4
A garbled public notice mentions publishing ethics, charity fundraising, and scattered clippings. It cites figures tied to wartime memorials and local leaders, blending jokes, old names, and stray references to Hispano and American topics without a clear single event.
The Star asks if the city will prosecute or hire experts to challenge Southern Bell and whether the company will refund subscriber money if a public utilities hearing reverses the rate increase. Readers seek clear answers on responsibility and refunds amid the ongoing review process.
The recent teachers' institute at the Grant house focused on vocational training, with emphasis on manual work, sewing, cooking, and domestic services. Educators argue for practical study alongside the classics to keep rural students in school and attract parental support.
Theodore Price reports from London to the Quattoonk on bank sizes led by the Imperial Bank of Russia with 125,928,000 pence and lists major banks in England France Germany and the Americas. He notes English consolidation worries and cites editorials echoing American merger eras as ships of money move worldwide.
Mrs Raymond Belmont widow of August Belmont has taken up acting. Now styled Ethel Helen Lorraine she has performed at the Winter Garden for two weeks, after winning a divorce settlement of alimony.
Mrs. Gertrude A. Lee chairs the State Democratic Executive Committee and proclaims women as a decisive political machine. Women across parties in Colorado engage actively in campaigns and party affairs.
Colorado politics focus on state assemblies naming first and second choices for offices. Democrats Republicans and Progressives push candidate fields as women leaders mobilize voter turnout for primaries and November contests.
A reprinted editorial argues advertising must be persistent and steadily built, comparing daily ads to compound interest. It cautions against sporadic splurges and stresses that ongoing campaigns create goodwill, raise brand value, and deliver long term returns through consistent presence and trust.
The following list appoints managers clerks and returning officers for the August 1 municipal election. Names include T Bell J Methoure H Earnest J Creem Jr DRS Cater J W Harmon J Mintoin W J Parker Geo W Jones MF Snider L W Pruett p C Rainwater A F McGhee S J Moore S Managers WW McFarland CD Cryer W A Rose Sr MH Tomlinson C WH Allen M C Sterme Inc Stillwell Fred Beed W J EtP Mingsly J B Mannstoh Pc Wigtey T A Hurtom J Garrett A H Hardin fh J Autrey.
A Memphis News-Scimitar survey of 1000 representative women readers shows 97 percent read department store ads and 95 percent read special sale ads. Local news remains most popular at 65 percent, with ads ranking second.
Train timetable excerpt lists Birmingham and Alabama Express routes including Kansas City Florida Special and Alabama State Express. It shows connections from Selma Meridian Rome Wilton Talladega Calera Gadsden and Louisville & Nashville schedules with arrival times 2 20 to 9 46 pm and service hours across the day.
A compact list recalls milestones and deaths from 1812 to 1913 including Wellington defeating the French at Salamanca in 1812, Napoleon II’s birth, 1857 Europe’s cable news reaching Boston, Hood’s Atlanta sortie in 1864, Kehl bridge blast in 1870, Beaconsfield and Salisbury honored, the Naples prince visiting Victoria, 1908 royal voyage to Quebec, and a 1913 factory fire in Binghamton with sixty three deaths.
Atlanta July 22 Hearings on the receivership proposed by a stockholder against Empire Life Ins Co were deferred to next Monday. The company seeks to prove solvency while the complainant’s lawyers request more time to prepare. President W W Reid says the company can meet obligations despite a prior misreported examiner finding.
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