10 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
1
Residents of southern Italy fear a volcanic eruption as Mount Etna stirs with heavy rumblings and minor quakes. In the last day many tourists flee Sicily while authorities monitor tremors and potential lava activity.
The Knights of the Modern Maccabees based in Port Huron will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its organization tomorrow. The order reports 1300 subordinate camps and a total membership around 110000 nationwide.
An investigation into the New York custom house fraud and the compromise settlement with the American Sugar Refining Company began today before a House committee. The inquiry examines methods used by the Department of Justice in the Wickersham era.
Citizens of Porchester, the third oldest New England settlement, marked the town’s 21st anniversary with historical exercises a statue dedication of Edward Everett and various athletic events in Boston.
YANKTON S D June 10 Many visitors arrive for a week long jubilee honoring the 50th anniversary of Dakota territory. The celebration begins tomorrow and continues throughout the week.
A major blaze in Miasco today left many dead and hundreds homeless as it consumed two hundred houses and devastated the town.
Andrew Jackson of Dracandy Kentucky moved to Indiana in line with a pledge to leave Kentucky if Caleb Powers was elected to Congress. The June report notes the political vow and relocation.
Delegates from every world region gather for the Sixth Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Stockholm. Mrs Cary Chapman Catt leads the American delegation with services at the Church of Gustave Vasa and a Monday opening at the Grand Hotel. The program mixes business, reports from各 nations, and daily sessions on expanding equal franchise worldwide.
Dean Helen Fitz Pendleton has been appointed president of Wellesley College. The announcement, public today, follows her graduation from the college making her the first alumna to head the institution. Students greeted the news with hearty approval.
The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad offers trip rates to Talladega from any line point with 25 cents added and under one cent per mile round trip on Sundays. A Pullman car service will run from Birmingham on train No 26 in the evening, first Pullman line into Talladega. Tourist travel from Birmingham and Memphis drives the change.
Unremitting government efforts seek details of west coast damage from the tidal wave after the earthquake. Fear grows of terrible devastation as relief for sufferers gains urgency while politics pause for unity. General Reyes arrives with two leading presidential candidates, Madero and Reyes. Weather forecast: generally fair tonight and Sunday.
Dr. L Hughes, Calhoun County health officer, visited the county jail Friday and condemned its heat and poor ventilation. Inmates praised the jailer Weatherly but complained of the suffocating conditions caused by a low iron roof. He urged immediate ventilation improvements to provide abundant fresh air.
Arthur of Atherton, billed as the thinnest man in Chicago, tied the knot in the city today. He stands five feet tall, is 24, and weighs 38 pounds. his bride weighs 130 pounds.
C W Daugette was re elected by unanimous vote of the new normal school board to lead the Jackson ville Alabama institution. President Daugette spoke from Montgomery by long distance and said all other normal school presidents were re elected except Florence chief Wilson. The move is welcomed in Calhoun county where his work strengthened the school.
A French Creek report, twenty miles away, notes the post office has been dynamited but details are scarce. The tremor measured twenty two degrees, and no further information was provided.
Dr. Hughes tells county commissioners the jail’s roof must be raised or the building torn down and a new jail erected. He plans to present an official report with remedies at the next court meeting, addressing the conditions raised by detainees.
President Taft assured Representatives Morgan and Maguire he will withdraw the appointment of W. T. Vernon, a Black man, as superintendent of schools for the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. The decision follows congressional concerns about appointment standards and tribal education administration.
In Cleveland Mississippi on June 10, RI Ligon, a millionaire planter, shot and seriously wounded Mrs Belle Parker, hotel owner, then fired a final shot killing himself. The engaged couple were the central figures in the tragedy.
James Wills a 70 year old farmer said he shot and killed Dock Wing after Wing attacked him on his Lexington area farm. The incident occurred June 10 and was explained as self defense.
In Louisville on June 10 Policeman Jake Altes killed Leroy Patterson and fatally wounded Elmore Patterson after they assaulted a brother-in-law and drew guns as officers moved to arrest them. The officer shot both in a rapid exchange inside the house.
Powell and Wolsoncroft, builders on the Talladega county court house reconstruction and enlargement, report they will finish early. The contract calls for August 15 but they claim completion ahead of schedule despite extra work. They say local residents are pleased with the progress.
Chicago June 10 Harry Irving Miller vice president of the Missouri Pacific Railway and close associate of George J Gould wed Florence Neff a member of a prominent Chicago family in a quiet ceremony the couple announced today in Chicago.
Chicago reports the season's heat peak with five deaths confirmed by 10:30 am. The city endures extreme temperatures causing widespread suffering and rising emergency calls.
The Talladega baseball park project gains momentum as the subscription drive succeeds. Ground preparation starts likely Monday and will take three weeks. The park will feature a premier grandstand and bleachers for a city of about 20 000. The Talladega team plans to be ready in two weeks and will open away from home at Opelika.
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