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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
8
Rain washed out today’s game between Anniston and Gadsden. Starting at 9 p.m. a ten inning double header will be held with a 10 minute break for a coca cola. The Anniston Baseball Association and authorities warn against betting and promise enforcement.
Chicago report describes Clarence Funk, manager at International Harvester, claiming he will use a gun on pursuers and may be kidnapped after testifying about Edward Hines and a 100000 corruption fund linked to Lorimer. Meanwhile a federal grand jury probes the lumber trust with over two hundred subpoenaed.
Weather Forecaster Clark said Sunday was the hottest day in Anniston history with 98 degrees as residents sweltered and prayed for rain. A widespread storm struck Monday, bringing heavy rain through noon and extending toward Birmingham, easing the heat.
The Galilee Baptist church was packed for the seventeenth Revs public school annual sermon by Rev A F Owens D D dean of Phelps Hall Bible school Tuskegee Institute. Attendees included school principals and educators and the event drew Anniston’s leading Black citizens.
Sheriff Leggett returns from Brick Colbert county with no clues after a volley of pistol shots struck the Presbyterian manse of Rev. W. B. Strong. The incident occurred amid sectarian tensions between Northern and Cumberland Presbyterians over a church building, with bloodhounds failing to trail the shooter.
An old advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy. It attributes most deafness to catarrh and claims the cure will restore the Eustachian tube to normal function, offering $100 for any case not cured.
The remains of Mrs J M Ragan who died yesterday afternoon at the home of her brother W S Cooper were buried this morning in the family cemetery at Alexandria. Funeral services were led by Rev N James. She had suffered paralysis and worsened over three months. Survived by husband and daughter Miss Tonine Ragan, two sisters Mrs W W Whiteside and Mrs Baim Crook, and brother W H Cooper.
A former crook recalls the telltale signs of cops in plain clothes. He notes the distinctive shoes, the squeak, the thrill code, and the detective hunch developed during early years on the force, plus how gear like billy, revolver, and handcuffs shape posture and movement.
The article notes Japanese patent medicines predate Western imports and highlights unique names like Heal everything ponders and Spirit cheering pills. It describes distribution by a prince founder, a credit system at doors, and the year‑to‑year returns with payments and resupplies. It also covers export tax exemptions since 1905, rising production from hundreds to about 3000 makers, and the spread of advertising boards along railways.
President Taft told New Mexico Governor Curry he will not veto the bill before the Senate admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood. The item appears in a June 5 dispatch from Washington.
Atlantic City hosts the annual convention of the National Association of Clothiers this week drawing prominent trade representatives from Rochester Chicago New York St Louis New Orleans and other cities. Numerous questions of interest to the clothing trade are slated for consideration.
An old advertisement touts Bond's Pills as mild and effective for headache biliousness and torpid liver. It claims the pills do not sicken or gripe or cause constipation and suggests taking one pill at bedtime. Sold by W. E. Lloyd and all druggists at 25e.
Winter chick rearing depends on the hen or incubator management with Brahmas and Cochins favored as quiet mothers. Restless hens and cold winds endanger chicks. confinement and careful timing of egg hatching are advised for profitable winter brooding.
Classified note urges readers to use want ads as a method for profitable outcomes, prompting urgency for readers to act now. It emphasizes quick results and measurable gains by leveraging available opportunities, hinting at financial benefit and fast placements. The item presents a direct call to action for advertisers seeking value.
A Gentlewoman writer extols Paddy's Market in Cork as a vivid throwback to centuries past. Saturday stalls display religious pictures, lace, furniture, and food while shoppers hunt hidden treasures among clutter and relics as vendors warn visitors to be modest in pursuit.
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