28 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1902
Page
1
The article notes an impending turnover involving the L and N Coast Line. Details describe administrative changes and the parties initiating the transfer, outlining impacted operations and expected timeline for completion.
Baltimore July 28 Rumors of a pending absorption of the Louisville and Nashville by the Atlantic Coast Line gain traction in financial circles. Morgan & Co is said to aim for a 150 a share price requiring about 90 million to complete, potentially easing Tennessee and Kentucky hostility and changing southern railroad control.
Pell City July 28 The county Democratic executive committee met at Friendship church with large attendance and harmony. A democratic county primary was called to nominate county candidates. Walter Crump of Seddon and W A Brown of Ragland will be candidates for representative.
A Washington telegram says an agent will travel to Selma to choose a site for the new postoffice. Plans for the Anniston postoffice are nearly ready and advertising will begin within four weeks. The contract is expected to be awarded and work start by October 1.
Sterne's Grocery purchases Burnett and Bellingrath in Anniston and will continue operations at the current stand. The sale, a major local commercial deal, follows heavy demand on Burnett & Bellingrath as W A Bellingrath spends more time away. An inventory will be taken tonight as Burnett contemplates future plans.
A Selma letter from Pettus friends urges Alabama to support Gen Edmund W Pettus for United States Senate. The note praises his bravery, legal skill, and Democratic principles, while acknowledging other worthy candidates. It also highlights development activity by Quintard Avenue Land Company in Anniston, listing completed and planned homes and their builders and costs along Wilmer, Quintard, and Leighton corridors.
Miss Lizzie Woodruff died yesterday near noon at her brother D. Woodruff’s home on Marvin Hill. The funeral was held today and the remains were taken to Alexandria for interment. She had been visiting the Woodruff family, had long been ill, and was beloved by many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years before using Fol ey s Honey and Tar which she claims is a sure cure. Her testimony is part of a promotional note from Mc Elreath Drug Co.
The message calls on voters in all counties to elect candidates to the Legislature who openly declare themselves loyal and faithful to public interests in Washington, asserting that Alabama should honor such a servant and send them back to the Senate without opposition.
A list of names including C. W. Hooper secretary J. K. Satterfield Isaac Schwarz and others. tied to urging support for a United States Senate election. An advertisement for Trobbes Kidney Pills by Sam ene AAA Steer emedy Co Chicago appears in the text.
Colonel R R Raymond of the War Department reports on the Flint and Chattahoochee basins and recommends raising Lock No 4 on the Coosa to provide six feet of water to box shoals and building a dam at the proposed Lock No 5. The plan totals 413000 for the year and 1123520 to complete the project involving locks, dam, and channel work from Rome to Lock 4.
The Anniston baseball squad headed to Huntsville for a three game series today Tuesday and Wednesday. Manager James FE Williams returned from Birmingham and took charge. Anniston faces a strong Huntsville club that has defeated most opponents this season, promising a tough series as they seek wins away from home.
An old advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure can cure when other remedies fail, attributed to McElrath Drug Co. The claim markets the remedy as a universal fix amid general medical disappointment.
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