05 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1916
Page
1
Reports from various fronts detail renewed German assaults on the Verdun sector around Fort Vaux. French authorities say German attackers used liquid fire in a violent night offensive but were repulsed.
George von L. Meyer of Boston oversees Roosevelt campaign in Chicago for the Republican National Committee. George W. Perkins aids before the Progressive convention. John W. Dwight leads Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign in New York. Joseph B. Keating handles Charles Warren Fairbanks in Indiana. Jacob Hitchcock of New York is linked to the Hughes boom.
Rotterdam and London dispatches report a major sea duel in the North Sea. British forces claim a decisive victory sinking the German battle cruiser Meet and other ships, with estimates of around 32 vessels lost and thousands of deaths, including several capitals and destroyers.
June 5 report from Matburg NW notes professional men, students, and workers traveling to a military guard program. The article describes a second Citizens soldiers event for modern warfare and outlines camp extensions through July with junior programs and multiple sessions across July and August.
The state department reports a two hour clash with bandits on May 31 after marines landed at Puerto Plata Santa Domingo. Capt Herbert Pershinger of the Marine Corps was killed with no other American casualties. Marines captured the city after routing the natives and later took Monte Christe. Conditions were said to be normal again.
A Decatur Alabama farmer C M King of Shady Grove was jailed this morning on charges of dipping cattle vats with dynamite or other means after a two day officer hunt led by Sheriff Forman. He was released this afternoon on a $1,000 bond signed by local neighbors.
Anniston forms the Bird Lovers' Club with M Banvil as secretary and William Mabry as treasurer. At the first meeting, titled "Bird Guests," members reviewed a book of birds and their habitats. The club’s work is attributed to Mr. Birye and linked to Roosevelt era concerns.
Forty thousand women gathered at the Blackstone theatre for the first Woman's Party convention. Leaders say a new era in women’s role in national politics has begun and say women will increasingly influence politics. The three day event ends with a monster parade expected to attract about fifty thousand participants. The program mirrors national party conventions with speeches declarations committees reports and officer elections.
W P Feagin of Montgomery, superintendent of schools, will likely arrive in Anniston next Friday to address more than sixty enumerators this year. Enumerators will convene at the courthouse as the county education board and municipal school board are asked to attend the meeting.
Victoria Greer Stevenson of Birmingham, widow of Ghetton J. Mevenson, died at her home. She was tied to prominent local families, a devout Christian, and survived by several relatives including Rev. J.P. Biewenson of Selma and Horace and Frank Biewenson. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized, likely in Jacksonville.
Thousands of Sunday school students and county residents attended a large parade through main streets. Aroaring chorus and orchestra accompanied speeches by Miss Willig and Messrs Jones and Acker outlining past, present, and future church youth efforts.
The readable fragments describe a damaged page with scattered names and phrases. no coherent event, date, or location is identifiable to form a proper news item or summary.
Justice Louie D Brandeis was sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He coughed nervously while reading the oath from a typewritten paper and then sat at the extreme left end of the bench.
A garbled note from 2005 describes a tombstone left in a yard beside a Martet Street cabinet maker. The owner is unclear and the piece is tied to a property dispute, with family involvement and possible daylight access.
Berlin dispatch notes a repulse on the front with continued coverage on page five. The terse item provides few details and signals ongoing clashes in the area without elaboration.
Reports from Calhoun county indicate corn and cotton crops show fine prospects despite delays. Farmers benefited from excellent weather and high fertilizer prices have reduced use, potentially affecting output. If seasons stay favorable, yields should be strong across the region.
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