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Anniston Evening Star

Location

Anniston, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1901

Page

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Fitz Lees Son Injured by Insurgents

Report from a frontier region states Fitz Lees son was injured amid insurgent activity. Details remain sparse with limited confirmed facts and ongoing inquiries.

Insurgent Battle Kills Lt Anton Springer at Lipa

In a clash at Lipa Batangas Lieutenant Anton Springer of the Twenty first Infantry was killed. Captain W H Wilhelm and Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Jr plus five enlisted men wounded. Lieutenant Charles R Ramsey also wounded.

Ince Batangas Anton Springer Fitzhugh Lee, Jr Charles R. Ramsey Twenty-first Infantry Lipa

Stranger Hypnotizes Couple Then Vanishes

In Scrubgrass township Franklin county a mysterious visitor hypnotized George P. Parker and his wife during a two night stay while discussing a farm sale. The couple and their son reportedly developed violent insanity and were sent to an asylum while the involved party vanished.

Arsonists Strike Selma New Court House

In Selma on Saturday night or early Sunday a fire damaged the unfinished Dallas County court house. The blaze struck the dome, destroying it, while the main structure was saved. Investigators label the incident as arson and note the handsome new building suffered heavy losses.

Selma Dallas County Court House

Hundreds of rocks thrown into excursion train

Investigators report hundreds of rocks were hurled at an excursion train, prompting a safety review and inquiries into the incident. No injuries are confirmed, but crews inspected cars and documented damage ahead of service resumption.

Train attack injures Anniston lady on excursion near Sylacauga

A Birmingham sourced report to the Chattanooga Times describes an excursion train from Anniston attacked near Sylacauga and Calera. Windows were broken and shots fired into a passenger car. a woman from Anniston suffered facial cuts and shoulder injuries, and a black man was shot. Several passengers fled the excursion and rode home on a regular train.

Anniston Louisville and Nashville Railroad Sylacauga Calera Fayetteville Plaes Les Southern

Rustic benches proposed for city streets by Anniston Carpet Co

James Buckler of the Anniston Carpet Co launches a campaign for rustic benches on central residence avenues and business streets. Two experimental seats will be installed on Fourteenth Street before long in front of Anniston College, inviting public view and support for more seating around the city.

Mr. Buckler Fourteenth Street Anniston College

Woman Ingests Laudanum In Suspected Suicide Attempt

Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Twefth and Pine streets drank an ounce of laudanum yesterday noon. For hours she faced possible death. Dr. B. K. Moon attended and fought to save her life amid unclear motive.

Lizzie Cooper Twefth Pine Streets

Real Estate Transfers Listed With Names and Prices

L Mallory and wife sell lot 10 block 19 west Leighton 70 feet by 190 feet to J W McElreath for 1000. F M Nixon sells lot 1 block 254 Fourth and Palmetto streets for 500 to Ed McDonald. James C Pace and wife sell lots 9 and 10 Cooper and Eighteenth streets for 1000 to O H Perryman. Allen Halverson of West Prairie Wis notes buyers travel ten miles for Foley's Kidney Cure and J A Spero of Helmer Ind calls it a medical wonder. McElreath Deng Co

L. Mallory J. W. McElreath Leighton F. M. Nixon Ed McDonald Fourth Palmetto James C. Pace O. H. Perryman Cooper and Eighteenth Streets Allen Halverson West Prairie Wis Foley J. A. Spero Helmer Ind

Rockefeller to Fund Dormitory at Tuskegee Institute

Principal Booker T. Washington reports S John D. Rockefeller will provide funds for a new boys dormitory at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. The item appears among local notices and advertisements including a reader testimonial for Banner Salve from McElereath Drug Co.

Tuskegee Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Colored S. John LD. Rockefeller

Great Gathering in Philadelphia Opens Southern Industrial Convention

Delegates from commercial bodies across the South arrive in Philadelphia for the Southern Industrial convention opening Tuesday at 10 AM. H. H. Hargrave, president of the Southern industrial association, will call the opening session to order. Anniston’s Howard W. Sexton attends as delegate, appointed by Judge James W. Lapsley of the Anniston Industrial association.

Philadelphia Ing H. H. Hargrave Presi James W. Lapsley The Association

Hope for Mrs. McKinley’s recovery grows

Washington June 10 reports a slight improvement in Mrs. McKinley’s health, with growing hopes she may recover from the current attack. The progress remains minimal and does not alter the overall severity of her condition.

Washington

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Anniston Chatauqua Fitz Lee Manila Wilhelm R. O. Watson Dairyman Franklin, Tenn George P. Parker the Globe Selmas New Court House Anniston Lady Sylacatga Chattanooga Chattanooga Times Birmingham Mr. James Buckler James Buckler Anniston Carpet Co McElreath Drug Co Betmott's Rockefeller Booker Washington's Tuskegee School For Ira D. Reckard Duncombe, In McElereath Drug Co Oxfords Newsome’s Shoe Store Southern Progress Dent Southern Industrial Association Niston Howard W. Sexton Yes Terday Mr. Sexton Anniston Industrial Association Hope Atless
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