Club Plans Oxford Road Project Asks $3000
At a commercial club meeting, James Sproull was named chair of a nine member committee to raise about 3000 dollars for a new public road to Oxford modeled after the northern road. The group will seek one third from the city, one third from the county, and the rest from public subscriptions.
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Commercial Club
Oxford
Government Road
James Sproull
Sproull
A. W. Ligon
W. C. Gray
W. H. McKleroy
T. L. Robinson
J. BR. Goodwin
F. L
Decatur approves nine miles of sidewalks plan
Decatur will build nine miles of cement sidewalks after the city council passed ordinances. A special meeting on June 25 will receive bids and contract work will start promptly. The city also plans paving 57,000 linear feet with asphalt or vitrified brick materials.
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The
Star
Decatur
Organizing Trades Council in Anniston This Sunday
Committees from Anniston unions will assemble at Blue Mountain hall next Sunday to form a trades council for Anniston. The movement, launched last Monday by Anniston Typographical union No. 419, has worked throughout the week, and the meeting is set for 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Blue Mountain Hall
Trades Council
Anniston Typographical Union
Theeting
Do Not Neglect the Children Urgent Diarrhea Remedy
A seasonal advisory urges immediate care for a child’s looseness of bowels. It recommends Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil, with instructions linked to each bottle, and credits J. L. Wikle as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champerlain
J. L. Wikle
Weather forecast for Anniston and vicinity
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with patchy fog and cooler temperatures. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny with light winds and comfortable highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
International Horse Show Strikes Historic Opening at Olympia
London June 7. The International Horse Show at Olympia opens with December high expectations. American exhibitors led by Walter Winans and Alfred Vanderbilt bring large entries and top stables. English aristocrats and continental studs add stiff competition across heavy harness, saddle, and jumping events amid keen national rivalry.
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The
Star
London
Olympia
Messrs
Vanderbilt
Armour
Pabst
Winans
Europe
America
Walter Winans
Alfred T. Vanderbuilt
J. W. Harriman
Ogden Armour
Chicago
Frederick Pabst
Milwaukee
Kk. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Yankees
Duchess of Newcastle
Lord Iveagh
Lord Dunleath
Austin Chamberlain
Lady Warwick
Lord Tredegar
Edward Stern
Walter Gilbey
James Dale
Charles Lowther
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Spain
Italy
Mr. Vanderbilt
Furnace Blows In at Gadsden
In Gadsden on June 7 the new 300 ton furnace of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Tron Company was fired at 2 30 PM with Vice President Guy R Johnson present. The massive unit features 7 350 horsepower blowing engines and four 40 by 60 blast stoves and a 20 foot crucible, marking a major expansion that doubles local payroll with two furnaces now in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Tron Company
Guy R. Johnson
South
Double Hanging Planned in Montgomery Executions Set
Special to the Star Montgomery June 7 the supreme court issued decisions that set two executions for July 26 1907 in Montgomery One case David Beeman vs the state of Alabama from Montgomery City court the other Calvin Coleman vs Montgomery City court The execution date for Beeman is July 6 1907 and for Coleman July 26 1907
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Star
Montgomery
Supreme Court
Anderson
David Beeman
State of Alabama
Dowdell
Calvin Coleman
Montgomery City Court
Young Boy Elopes With Pretty School Teacher
Burnett Prestwood 17 elopes with Miss Mamie White 20 a Sheffield native and teacher in Andalusia. They married in Florida after leaving for the ceremony.
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Andalusia
Burnett Prestwood
Florida
Mamie White
Sheffield
Boston protests over Booker T. Washington as Howard trustee
Boston leaders protest Washington joining Howard University as a trustee objecting to a color line in education. The suffrage league warns him against accepting the position saying they support an American system of education for all races.
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Boston
Washington
The
Star
Howard University
Suffrage League
Booker T. Washington
League
Torpedo Accident Injures Local Boy
Clyde Hodge, 12, was badly mangled when a torpedo exploded as he hammered it with a rock in front of his Leighton home. Dr. Gordon dressed the wounds, with hopes no fingers will be lost. A second similar incident occurred earlier this week involving Willie Weir.
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Clyde
J. T. Hodge
Leighton
Gordon
Willie Weir
Crushed Switchman Dies After Engine Accident
Charlie Carper a switchman at Woodstek furnace was run over by a switch engine and killed about 5 PM yesterday. He survived two hours after the crushing wheels nearly cut him in two and, asking for water, remained conscious. His home is said to be in Chattanooga and the body is in the Murphy Rhody undertaking company’s care awaiting burial tomorrow unless relatives direct otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Carper
Woodstek Furnace
Chattanooga
Murphy Rhody Undertaking Company
Georgia Day Speeches by Roosevelt at Jamestown Exposition
President Roosevelt plans two speeches and several receptions at the Jamestown exposition for Georgia Day. He and his family will travel by yacht Mayflower, with a Georgia address and an address to the National Editorial Convention planned at Jamestown.
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Star
Washington
Roosevelt
Jamestown
Georgia
Georgia Leaders Lead Train to Jamestown Exposition
Governor Terrell departs Atlanta with fifty staff members wives and friends aboard a special train for Jamestown to participate in Georgia Day exercises. President Roosevelt and Governor Terrell are scheduled as chief speakers as a large Georgian crowd gathers for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Atlanta
Terrell
Roosevelt
Errell
Farmers Pay Alabama Taxes Says Powell
Montgomery June 7 Farmers are the men who pay the taxes of Alabama asserts J B Powell member of the tax commission after touring the southern counties to assess properties under the new tax law He says farmers are rated 20 percent higher than other classes except home buyers on installment plans and that rates will be readjusted with farmers rate lowered and timber and mining lands raised.
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The
Star
Montgomery
Alabama
J. B. Powell
Tax Commission
Powell
Hr. Powell
Postmaster Resigns After Four Decades in Bluff Point
Bluff Point Tennessee reports Richard M. Anderson, 80, resigns as postmaster after 40 years in office. He served in the Confederate army when appointed and had continued in service until now.
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Bluff Point
Tenn
Richard M. Anderson
Confedrate Army
Steunenberg Widow Predicts Capital Labor Rebellion
Mrs Steunenberg, widow of the murdered governor, says in a statement that Harry Orchard has repented and that a national struggle between the U S government and organized labor will begin with the trial of labor leaders and lead to rebellion. She adds she loves Orchard and attends Seventh Day Adventist meetings while spending much time reading the Bible. The widow notes her husband never believed his life was in danger.
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Star
Walla Walla
Wash
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
United States
Call Off Boycott Against Birmingham R L P Co
Birmingham labor groups and the organized street railway employee canceled the boycott against the Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company begun earlier. The action ended yesterday in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Haywood May Talk in Western Federation Trial
Special to the Straub Idaho June 7 The trial of Western Federation of Miners officials focuses on whether Harry Orchard the chief prosecution witness can withstand cross examination Orchard a self confessed murderer showed strain after 21 minutes of questioning and the judge adjourned court early Haywood on trial may testify in his own defense as he is wrought up by Orchard s accusations
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Stra
Boiskh
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners
Harry Orchard
Brganist
Haywood
Orchard
Orchard Crowned Admissions in Idaho Murder Case
In Boise yesterday, Orchard confessed to murdering Frank Steunenberg with an infernal machine and implicated Haywood Moyer Pettibone and others in a joint plot. He claimed 18 total victims and detailed attempts against several figures while detailing related crimes and desertions amid intense courtroom theatrics.
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The
Star
Boise
Idaho
Jane T Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Haywood
Moyer
Jack Simpkins
Orchard
Goy, Peabody
Judge Goodard
Judge Gabbert
Gen. Babell
H. Moffatt
Frank Herne
Ontario
British Columbia
Hattie Simpson
Cripple Creek
Arthure Collins
Telluride
Canyon City
Denver
Wallace
Cunningham
Haywoor
Richardson
Coeur D'Alene
Constipation Relief Claims From Historical Remedies
A fragment notes that certain reagents or regimens are said to ease bowel issues and tone the stomach, claiming they operate easily and cure constipation. It cites Dean's Regu lats as a reference or standard for these claimed effects.
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Dean
Cyclone Devastates Kurrachae Kurradin City in India
Bombay June 7 report says Kurrachae town of 120000 on the Arabian Sea was struck by a disastrous cyclone. About 1000 believed dead and almost every house destroyed leaving the population homeless. A tidal wave is reported with the eyelone. Kurraadin, capital of Sindh division, is a major seaport with carpet and silver ware trades.
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Bombay
India
Kurrachae
Arabian Sea
Kurradine
Sindh
Bombay Presidency
Vice-President Fairbanks to Speak Tomorrow in Newcastle
The Maxwell Brisese automobile plant corner stone will be laid tomorrow. Vice-President Fairbanks will deliver the address of the day. A parade will form in the afternoon and march to the factory site. Local Masonic lodge will oversee the ceremonies.
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Star
Newcastle
Ind
Maxwell Brisese Automobile
Fairbanks
Y W C A Opens Southern Congress in Asheville
The annual southern congress of the Young Women's Christian Associations began its third conference at Kenilworth Inn Asheville and will run for ten days. Speakers include prominent evangelistic and mission leaders. outlook is bright for a record conference.
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Star
Asheville
N. C
Southern Congress of the
Young Women’s Christian Associations
Kenilworth Inn
Kansas Spiritual Association Begins Seventh Annual Meeting
The Kansas Spiritual Association opened its seventh annual meeting in Topeka today and will stay in session through Monday. Notable participants include Dr. Jose Monotoyo of Wichita Mrs. B. E. McCarthy of Kansas City Mrs. Bessie Bellman of Winfield and A Scott Bledsoe of Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas Spiritual Association
Jose Monotoyo
Wichita
Be, B. McCarthy
Kansas City
Bessie Bellman
Winfield
A. Scott Bledsoe
Train Engineer Struck Near Straswell Tunnel in Rome
In Rome Georgia on June 7 engineer C J Bowers of the Southern was struck in the back while his train passed the Straswell tunnel and rendered unconscious. He remained unsure who attacked him as another engineer was dispatched to continue the trip.
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Rome
Straswell Tunnel
C. J. Bowers
Southern
Watch Hidden in Hat Saves Engineer From Hold Up
Jacob Stein of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, a civil engineer, escaped a holdup in Bessemer by sliding his watch into the inside of his hatband. The robber searched his pockets but missed the hidden watch and let him go, pistol drawn.
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Birmingham
Jacob Stein
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
Bessemer
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J. C. Sproull
Chamber OF Commerce
Vinity
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron CO
Booker
Clyde Hodge
Charles Carter
Woodstock
Service
B. B
Asheville, N. C
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