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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
1
In Birmingham on July 24 two black labor agents A. R. Bell and D. M. Ryan were arrested at Union station as they attempted to move about four hundred laborers to Chicago for steel mill jobs. The incident disrupted a crowd awaiting departure and tickets for the Memphis route were sold for a special car train headed to Chicago.
In Colums Ga July 24 a prominent young farmer H T Dudley accidentally shot his wife at supper near Crawford Alabama. Dudley returned from the farm and laid his pistol on the table to play with a child. while picking it up again the gun discharged hitting Mrs Dudley in the head just above the temple. She was 30 and leaves twin eight month olds. The husband is grief stricken.
Woodstock Cotton Mills of Anniston Alabama plans major plant expansion with orders for twisters from Howard and Bullough American Machine Pawtucket Rhode Island spoolers and reels from Draper Hopedale Massachusetts. The project would greatly enlarge the mill and push into twine manufacture similar to Gold Medal Twine Amidon Cordage. It would become the largest mill in the city though not officially announced.
Admiral Schley requested a court of inquiry to determine facts about his course in the Santiago campaign. The New York Herald reports he has decided to act and that action is preferable to statements. He says he will not be pressed to state his position but laments controversy over matters where all did their duty.
G A Scoggins the pawnbroker defendant in a tax case faced renewed examination in Justice McCarty's court after previously being jailed for contempt. The trial opened with a tense exchange over production of books, and scolding comments from the judge led to a second jail threat before the books were produced and witnesses questioned. The proceeding continued through the morning with no immediate verdict expected.
A law and order league forms at Fort Sill Oklahoma Territory to curb crooks from the Kiowa Camanche registration and plans to print handbills warning confidence men pick pockets and thieves they will be hanged to the nearest tree.
The Anniston Trades council will meet Monday night in the Amalgamated Association hall in the Smith building. Members will consider several matters including plans for a labor day celebration on Monday September 2 and arrangements for a large observance in the city.
New line of fall samples showcases stylish patterns and the latest weaves and cloths. Garments are tailored to excellent fits, meeting growing demand and contributing to a large, gratifying trade for the company.
Louise F. Smead of a New York firm with $250000 capital organizes The Young Ladies' Oil Company to build and run an extensive oil pipe system in the Beaumont oil field. Incorporators include Leota Stump Catherine Burton Maud Wisdom Agnes Hageman Carrie Head. Principal office at Beaumont. Company to be run entirely by women and to buy oil from producers and ship worldwide.
An old drug advert claims rheumatism is caused by uric acid in the blood and that Foley's Kidney Cure excretes it through the kidneys to make people well. The note cites Meckl reath Drug Co as the publisher.
An advertisement from McElreath Drag Co promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for asthma or consumption and asserts one dose costs little and may help even in severe cases.
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