31 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
1
Shenandoah Pa faced a violent night as a mob ruled Center street with two policemen shot and Sheriff Beddall arriving with a posse. National Guard 1500 troops were summoned to restore order after deputy sheriffs were attacked and a nonunion worker beaten.
Ten year old Louise Owen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Owen died last night at home on Walnut street after a brief illness from meningitis. Funeral services will be at 4 o clock this afternoon from the residence with burial in Edgmont cemetery. Rev. H. Howard of the First Methodist church will conduct the rites. The bereaved family receives heartfelt sympathy from many friends.
Worthy daily staple flour highlighted as nutritious and reliable. Postell's Elegant Flour described as white well ground bolted and carefully handled. Sold by all good grocers. Anniston Mercantile Co. sole agent.
The Calhoun Rifles will entertain at Oxford tomorrow night with an exhibition prize drill and an inspection by Major J. L. Daniels. Refreshments will be served and proceeds go toward paying the company’s expenses for the Confederate veterans reunion in New Orleans next May.
Henderson New York citizen J A Kelly recalls a summer bout of dysentery and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with quick, satisfactory relief. The note ends with for sale by J L Wikle.
At the Society of the Cuban Planters meeting in Havana on July 31, Ferrecto Lacoste was elected president of the new executive committee. Speakers urged annexation if Cuba’s economy worsens, noting annexationists exist and hoping the United States would lead the move.
Rev. Wm. D. Gay of Montgomery, a prohibition ticket candidate for governor, travels to Oxford Talladega and Jacksonville to rally supporters. He notes the negro question settled and urges a strong liquor reform push, aiming to leverage anti liquor legislation with a large vote. He spoke at the corner of Tenth and Noble at 10 this morning.
A meeting of prominent Populists was held in the circuit court room at 11 this morning to decide on upcoming campaign action. After consultation, no definite plans were adopted and another gathering is likely to finalize decisions.
Advices statewide show no flood improvement. Hillsboro dispatch says 400 to 500 men worked in the bottoms between Richland and Post Oak creeks when heavy rain hit Saturday and it is feared many were drowned as no word has been received from them.
Anniston shoppers learn Sterne’s Grocery and Burnett & Bellingrath have merged stock and goodwill. The combined firms will operate from the old Burnett & Bellingrath stand with larger stock and improved facilities. For a brief period both locations welcome customers as inventory is moved.
In Birmingham a badly decomposed body found in a creek near Blocton on April 25 may identify the remains as WH P Baxley, a Talladega county merchant who vanished from Birmingham on March 11. Baxley’s brother returned from Blocton with the skull for identification. the skull’s peculiar back contour may confirm the find, with a bullet wound in the breast and both feet cut off noted.
Mrs M M Lott of this city died of heart failure at relatives home in Birmingham where she was visiting. Remains will be brought home tonight and on tomorrow carried to Heflin for burial. She leaves two children Mrs J W Jones and Mrs H B Perkins of Ward 5.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and local wholesalers West Traux Walding Kennan Marvin as endorsers and notes the product is taken internally and targets the blood and mucous surfaces.
A brief notice describes Warter's cigars as hand made and wrapped in tin foil with a sweet fragrant scent highlighted as a notable trait.
In Birmingham on July 31 Atole BK Parrish the teenage killer of George Leesand on a street car yesterday evening will face Justice Penners today for murder. Parrish has strong legal help and capable counsel for the defense and prosecution. His plea remains unknown.
Revival services proceed at Weavers with strong interest. Rev. B. B. Nunnelieg assists pastor Rev. W. H. Griffin in the meetings. Bronchitis claim cited by Mrs Minerva Smith of Denville Illinois praising Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cure.
Ita the best Dixie Hardware Co. endorses Stag Paint for house painting with a focus on quality and durability. Customers are invited to visit for color options and expert advice on weatherproof finishes.
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