Former Governor Oates kills assailant in murder plot near home
Montgomery July 11 Former Governor William Oates shot and instantly killed a man who had murdered his cook and was attacking a woman in the cook's room. Oates, returning to his residence, fired after the assailant crouched with a pistol in hand. The governor then warned others and fired, killing the intruder as he lunged. Oates was uninjured.
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Montgomery
William ©. Oates
Cook
Ropley Street
Handels
Oates
Public Laundry Built by Demanding Customers
The public laundry thrives on strict customer standards shaping services today. Business emphasizes meeting present generation wants and needs through careful attention to detail and quality.
Parker House Under New Management Rushed to Fill Rooms
The Parker House, under the new and excellent management of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dewberry, reports rapid occupancy growth. About fifteen rooms remain on the third floor with water and conveniences, available furnished or unfurnished, with or without board, at reasonable prices.
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G. W. Dewberry
Two Story Brick Building For Rent On West Eleventh
Wanted tenants for two story brick building on West Eleventh Street opposite Carpet Mill. Building repaired and in first class condition. Two store rooms 22 by 50 feet with counters and shelving. Tenement rooms upstairs ten rooms offering boarding house potential. Stores at 10 dollars per month and rooms at 2 dollars per month, payable in advance. Apply to real estate agents or R H Cobb at 10 East Tenth Street.
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Ciood
West Eleventh Street
Carpet Mill
R. H. Cobb
East Tenth Street
Anniston Laundry Promises Best Service In Town
We are doing more work and making more money than any other laundry because we do better work and give better service in every 4 Anniston Steam, LAUNDRY, Corner Twelfth and Noble streets.
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Anniston
Twelfth and
Noble Streets
Summer Resorts on Southern Railway Adverts
Southern railway promotes numerous summer destinations across the southeast including Asheville Hot Springs Hale Springs Roan Mountain and Lookout Mountain with details in a folder titled Summer Homes and Resorts. The brochure lists nearly a thousand resorts hotels and boarding houses with rates and rail fares. Authors and contact: C A Benscoter assistant general passenger agent Chattanooga Tenn.
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Southern Railway
Asheville
N. C
Hot Springs
Hale Springs
Tenn
Roan Mountain
East Tennessee
North Carolina
Land of the Sky
Tate Springs
Teon
Oliver Springs
Lookout Mountain
A. Benscoter
Chattan Tenn
Land of the Sky Asheville North Carolina Resort Gem
In Western North Carolina Asheville sits between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghanies in a French Broad valley two thousand feet above sea level. The region is praised for its climate scenery and artist inspiration with schedules and low rates to reach Asheville via Southern railway.
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North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Alleghanies
French Broad
Asheville
America
Poeta
Brush
Southern Railway
Executor's Sale Notice in Anniston Alabama
By virtue of the last will of Nancy Higginbotham deceased I will sell at public outcry on June 14, 1900 at the corner of Tenth and Wilmer streets Anniston Ala lot twelve in block 151 according to the Anniston City Land company's map Sale between ten and eleven a m J W Hurntecurt Executor Caldwell Johnston Attys 25 Sw
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Nancy Higginbotham
Tenth and
Wilmer Streets
City of
Anniston
Ala
Anniston City Land Company
J. W. Hurntecurt
Self-Defense Allegation in Fatal Room Tragedy
A man killed in a room with blood spattered floors and furniture, his body across the victim, raising a self-defense claim. Police found a 38 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol in the suspect's pocket with two unexploded cartridges, the weapon placed muzzle up in the pocket.
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Smith & Wesson
Ullman Bros to Propose Major Store Changes
Ullman Brothers announce a broad alteration sale ahead of extensive changes. The firm will add departments and install a light passenger elevator to improve access. Seven floors will be fully utilized as part of a major space clearance and modernization plan.
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Ulman Brothers
Ullman Bros
Anniston in the News Across Alabama Towns
A condensed notice spread notes F. E. Tuat wiler traveling to Pensacola then Anniston to found a new Elks lodge on the 13th. Piedmont Inquirer recalls John H. Cooke and J. J. Eubanks dining at Barber Memorial Institute in Anniston. Macon Beacon reports Eddie Cooper, an Als ton businessman, visiting relatives in Macon and possibly Mashulaville before returning.
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Mobile
F. E. Tuatwiler
Pensacola
Anniston
Ala
Piedmont Inquirer
John H. Cooke
J. J. Eubanks
Macon
Miss
Beacon
Eddie Cooper
Anpiston
Mashulaville
Choctaw Route Promotes Hot Springs via Double Daily Service
Advertises double daily rail service to Hot Springs Arkansas via the Choctaw and Little Rock Hot Springs and Western lines. Night train from Memphis at 11 30 p m offers Pullman sleeper while the day train provides reclining chair cars. Contacts include F D Blackman in Chattanooga and H Angle in Atlanta.
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Little Rock Hot Springs
Aniston Steam Laundry Ad Promises Dirt Cheap Lace Curtains
Anniston steam laundry run by Wilson and Rose advertises lace curtains for laundering and promises to take the cheapest oldest dirty pieces first, inviting customers to send in their best pieces next.
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Anniston Steam Laundry
Wilson & Rose
Prop’s
Twelfth and
Noble Streets
Notice of Settlement in Calhoun Probate Court
The State of Alabama Calhoun county in Probate court regular term Came this day 8 D. G. Brothers commissioner to sell lands jointly owned by E. G. Morris et al for a division and filed his account and vouchers for the final settlement of said commissionership and the 4th day in June next to wit the 4th day of June 1900 having been appointed by the Court for examining auditing and stating the same notice is here by given to all parties interested to appear at the term of the court afore said and contest the same if they think proper Given under my hand at office the 14th day of May a p 1900 Rupert F. Crook Judge of Probate
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State of
Alabama
Calhoun County
D. G. Brothers
E. G. Morris
Rupert F. Crook
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Land OF
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Caldwell & Johnston
Attys, 25
United States
Boyer
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Bank Building
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Anniston and
Annistonians
Arkansas
Robinson’s Book Store
Julius Levy
Daniel A. Farrell
Corlith and Wilmer
Anniston National Bank
Anniston, Alabama
W. H. McKleroy
C.D. Woodruff
WM. A. Davis
M. C. D. Woodruff
M. B. Wellborn
R. F. Smith
Uals
TORS
Ellborn
W.H. McKleroy
S. C. Houser
Wolsoncroft
Thos. S. Houser & CO
Morris
Morisville, Ala
Bell Telephone Connection
Gaines Marble Co
Cartersville, Ga
D. R. Gaines
19Th
Quintard
Thomas’ Drug Store
West Tenth Strex
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