City Extends Time For Street Car Rules Enforcement
Manager W F Johnston of the Edison and Gas Co said the city and Ox street railway delay enforcement until tomorrow. The ordinance, issued under late Howard W, originally barred car runs through the city within 60 days with penalties per violation. Mayor Haynes and Alderman King confirmed extensions granted to the company.
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W. F. Johnston
Iston Electric and Gas Com
Howard W
Annistrie and Gas Company
Sexton
Avor Haynes
Haynes
Birmingham
Oxford
King
Storman
Johnston
Ernoon
Belfast unrest tests life and property under martial law
In Belfast a deep martial law likely to be imposed as soldiers guard life and property amid a dock strike. The Star notes police threaten action against rioters while political tensions grow and the British government pledges to curb unrest.
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the Star
Ireland
City Urges Clean Up Friday Across Oxford
Campaign against dirt mobilizes Friday cleanup across the city. Citizens urged to pile rubbish in boxes and barrels for city wagons, mend sidewalks, seal pools, and keep Quintard avenue park tidy. Merchants warned against sidewalk litter and box spillage to maintain a good impression for visitors.
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Santary Department
Quintard Avenue Park
Star
Anniston Iron And Cotton Plants Make Fine Showing
Anniston leads Calhoun county in industrial output with 52,324 of 119,924 spindles in local mills. The list includes American Net Twine Co and Jacksonville operations, amid growing iron and steel activity with United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry and other major works.
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Anniston
Calhoun Coun
Ksonville
Annniston
Oxford Mills
GCAO
Oxford
Jacksonville
Coosa
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company
Central Foundry Company
Woodstock Tron and Steel Corporation
Explosion near Tennessee kills five men and injures many
A boiler explosion aboard an Illinois northbound freight near an unspecific Tennessee location killed five men and injured ten others. The clash set fires destroying the locomotive, and the wreck involved a night train on a siding. Names of the dead included Loney, Henderson, Amps, Nyneh, and others.
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the Star
Tenn
Illinois
Ins
Loney
Chicago
Henderson
Yneh
Jackson, Tenn
Nine American scholars win honors at Oxford final
July 31. American scholars figure prominently in honors awarded in the final as of the School of Modern Oxford. J H Kirkpatrick is among the nine first class honors while Georgia is awarded third. A separate item notes a severe accident as a woman is scalped by a whirling shaft during watermelon cutting.
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School of Modern Oxford
J. H. Kirkpatrick
White
Georgia
Mery
Ior
Weather Outlook for Anniston Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Anniston tonight with a quiet forecast for Thursday. No significant precipitation reported and temperatures likely to remain mild through the evening.
Skagit River Valley Fire Ravages Timber Path Northward
In Lingham Washington on July 31 forest fires sweep northward along the Skagit river valley threatening hundreds of thousands in losses. Five miles of standing timber are in the line of the flames after days of burning. a heavy rain is urged to halt the blaze. A second large fire in Snohomish County drives out settlers and endangers Index town.
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Lingham, Wash
Iack
Skagit River
Snohoish County
Index
Sad Departures From Turkeytown
Tommy McLure and Little Buddy Reynolds leave the Turkeytown crew as Anniston baseball shifts in fielding roles. Newkirk and Holden swap positions at infield, Carnes starts on the mound with Bullard at first. Randall, Ware and Stricklin cover outfield. Carnes faces Watkins, the Sewanee alumnus who pitched last Saturday against Pell City.
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Tommy McLure
Anniston
Reynolds
Newkirk
Short
Holden
Carnes
Bullard
Randall
Ware
Stricklin
Watkins
Sewanee
Demopolis
Pell City
Baptist Young People's Union Opens Summer Assembly at Bucknell
The second BYPU of Pennsylvania assembly opened at Bucknell University in Lewisburg today. The ten day program includes a Christian Endeavor night for all Baptists along the West Branch and is expected to eclipse last year’s event.
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Lewisburg
Assembly of the Baptist Young People’s Union of Pennsylvania
Bucknell University
Engine Wreck Near City In Train Collision
An L N freight car derailed from a switch engine and struck the engine pulling Southern Train No 7 near Fourteenth Street last night at 10 55. The impact wrecked the engine and the freight car. the engine crew leaped free and escaped injury. The passenger train was detained until about midnight before continuing to Birmingham.
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Southern
Birmingham
Rumbaugh Dies as Matthews Case Deepens Mystery
Amos Rumbaugh of Pennsylvania and Washington died today from a personal safety related wound at a Colorado Springs hotel. Police sought him for the coroner's inquest into the mysterious death of Laura Matthews whose body was found on a mountain road earlier.
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The
Star
Colorado Springs
Colo
Amos R. Rumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Washington
Laura Matthews
Waugh
Matthews
Hand of Death Strikes Adams Family in Alabama
Perry Adams of the Antioch neighborhood died in Tuscaloosa after a long family tragedy. Six weeks earlier his daughter died of typhoid, another child fell ill, and the father was sent away as illness and bereavement followed. The funeral was held at Munford with widespread sympathy.
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Perry Adams
Antioch
Tuscaloosa
Adams
Prohibition Bill Passes Georgia House by 139 to 30
The Georgia House approved the Hardman Covington Neel prohibition bill by a 139 to 30 vote after late amendments. The measure, to take effect January 1 1908, marks a decisive end to legalized liquor in a state long known for drinking.
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Star
Atlanta
House
Temperance Committee
Wright
Floyd
Wise
Fayette
Georgia
Judge Robbins Steps Down From Powers Goebel Murder Trial
In a lengthy written opinion Judge Robbins sustained the motion to vacate the bench in the Caleb Powers murder trial and declined to preside further. The ruling will delay the case as Governor Beckham must appoint another judge to oversee the proceedings.
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Georgetown
Robbins
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Gov. Beckham
Steel Trust Issues Ultimatum to Strikers in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota on July 31 officers of the United States Steel Corporation warned striking workers to return within 24 hours or face trouble. The company said it would drop concessions if the order was not obeyed.
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Star
Duluth
Minn
United States Steel Corporation Today
Fairbanks Given Ovation in Boston
Vice President Fairbanks received an enthusiastic ovation along the monster parade route during Old Home week in Boston. Cheers of gloomy for the next president greeted him as he bowed to the crowds with cordiality.
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The
Star
Boston
Pairbanks
Passengers Whitewashed In Open Car In Tunnel
Fifteen passengers, well dressed, were drenched with whitewash as their open car rode through the Fourth avenue tunnel. The spray system drenched the riders when a mishap sent the stream toward the car. The motorman stopped the vehicle and then moved it through the whitewash, leaving the passengers worried their clothing would be ruined.
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The
Star
New York
Fourth Avenue Tunnel
Kaiser Plans Aerial Voyage To Challenge Roosevelt
Berlin July 31 Kaiser William will embark on an airship flight in late August aiming to surpass President Roosevelts submarine journey. The Kaiser seeks to be the first monarch to fly rather than merely ride in the sky.
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Berlin
Kaker William
Roosevelt
Equalization of Tax Assessments in Imperative
County officials push toward a 60 percent basis for property values. State Tax Commission member J. R. Powell warns against higher raises but counties like Calhoun face unequal assessments. The court implies no material increases will be made. the order seeks equalization at about 60 percent of actual value.
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Manta
Commissioners’ Court
John S. Mooring
J. R. Powell
State Tax Commission
Powell
Jefferson
Montgomery
Mobile
State Board
Calhoun County
Eltizens
Old Man Electrocuted for Double Murder in Auburn
Charles Bonier, 78, white haired, was electrocuted in Auburn New York for the killings of Franz and Johanna Frehr. He faced the electric chair with quiet resolve as doctors confirmed death after two activations of the current.
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Auburn
N. Y
Charles Bonier
Franz
Johanna Frehr
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Anniston Pipe and Casting Company
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