06 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
1
Dr W F Yarborough, pastor at Parker Memorial Baptist church, denounces betting on the Anniston versus Rome game and public parades in harem skirts. He cites $200 wager as evidence of gambling endangering the national game and warns of city moral decline.
Lafayette hosts the United Spanish War Veterans annual state encampment starting today for a two day session. The program includes visits to the State Soldiers Home Purdue University the Tippecanoe battlefield and other local points of interest.
Portland hosts the Rex Oregonus royal barge and a loyal mariner escort as the Rose Festival Week begins with a grand water pageant. The five day schedule features a rose exhibit, electric parade, automobile parade, military pageant, floral parade and battle of flowers, band concerts, balls, illuminations and outdoor events.
New York June 5 prices rose early in the cotton market with futures 6 points higher after opening. The market remains steady as the dry spell across the belt fuels strength in demand and prices.
Talladega Mayors committees study paving the public square in the business district with bids from contractors received. The proposed project would pave unpaved streets and later extend to residential areas while pursuing an improved water supply. A three mile pipeline from Cragdale on Talladega Creek is planned, with a city council decision pending.
The battleships Vermont Minnesota and Mississippi of the Atlantic fleet departed Pensacola today for Galveston. They will return to Pensacola next week and stay until June 23 before heading to New England waters.
W A Hughes rural collector for The Evening Star and Semi-Weekly Republic was badly hurt in a runaway near Oxford Saturday afternoon. His right wrist was dislocated and an arm fracture is suspected along with widespread bruising. The horse bolted when lines pulled free and was stopped by bystanders before further damage occurred.
Chicago endured a severe heat wave with seven deaths reported and numerous prostrations as the hot spell persisted into Sunday night. Authorities warned residents to seek shade and hydration during peak hours.
Reports from Mexico City and Torreon describe famine pestilence and disorder amid reconstruction. Rioters clash with rurales injuring about fifty and killing several as Madero moves toward the capital while Reyes politics unsettle the election. Anxious crowds demand suffrage as women lead protests.
Monday in police court the bootlegging docket closed with John Red fined 100 and costs and three months at hard labor. Sam Jennings paid 100, Arch Curry 50 and costs, Asbury Blackwell 100 and costs. John Daniel’s verdict reserved. All defendants were African American.
Two negro men Joe and Philip Travis are held in Uniontown jail on murder charges from a Sunday shooting that killed flagman Clifford Foxhall on the Southern railway. Violent unrest is feared. Abbott Rifles and Uniontown Guards are on scene with possible additional troops.
The Legislative Commission appointed by Governor Norris met in Helena to organize and begin drafting a bill for direct primaries for all elective offices including U S senators. If the bill gains a majority approval in both houses, the governor will call a special session to consider it.
Poston June 5 Arthur Clapp a wealthy clubman and leather trade figure is found dead by asphyxiation at his Poston residence last night. He was well known across the leather industry for his business and social prominence.
Continuous thunderstorms with heavy showers are predicted to break the long drought east of the Mississippi and reach as far south as South Carolina over the next two days, according to the U S Weather Bureau in Washington.
Delegations from across Texas attend the statewide opposition rally in Fort Worth as Governor Colquitt and other opponents address thousands at the North Side Coliseum. Campaigning will continue statewide until the June special election on the proposed constitutional prohibition amendment. In Chicago plans for a vigorous liquor regulation push are discussed by the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association with Mayor Harrison welcoming delegates at the Hotel Sherman.
Midshipmen from all three classes at the United States Naval Academy sail on the regular summer cruise to Europe under Commander R E Coontz. The battleships Town, Massachusetts and Indiana take the party with an itinerary via Queenstown Kiel Bergen Gibraltar to Solomon's Island and back to Annapolis with several port stops and dates in late June through August.
Growth across county schools is highlighted as new students increase enrollments and funding boosts proceed. At State Normal College Jacksonville, Dr Stagg and faculty push for expansion with a new preparatory building and higher capacity. Noble Institute for Young Ladies under Dr James G Glass also shows marked progress as plans for a new campus structure advance.
The Alline Fire Company of Talladega will attend the tournament in Rome GA entering for all wagon races and possibly two others. Talladega has won first prizes in past tournaments and is expected to claim a share of over £00 in prize money with riders Bob and Bass noted as top performers. A special Talladega train to Rome on June 10 will carry three to four hundred fans for the chief day and return the same day.
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