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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
6
A collage of quips on Roosevelt Ford and Roosevelts, the Bull Moose, and American politics. It mocks near beer, Russia, gas consumption, and facial features in humorous verse fragments from newspaper chatter. The tone is playful and sharply opinionated about public figures and events.
The piece attacks Justice Charles Evans Hughes as a Republican trade pick at Chicago last week. It calls the nomination the result of a minority deal that spurns true reform, aligning with German American hyphenates and un-American voices while sidelining Roosevelt and Root. It labels Hughes as harmless but insufficiently connected to current American issues to excite voters or party activists.
The speaker argues Roosevelt cannot unite the nation after the conventions, charging insincerity and compromise with Big Business. It asserts Hughes lacks mass appeal, while Wilson stands for America first and prosperity under a prudent administration. The piece endorses Wilson and urges support for predictable leadership.
A humorous essay contrasts presidential nominees Fairbanks and Hughes with old barber culture, arguing modern society demands unwhiskered faces. The piece muses on whiskers as sacred in ancient times and likens beard fashion to politics, urging men to shave to gain public favor.
The federal government seeks authority to put United States prisoners to work to make prisons self supporting and to earn surplus for prisoners families. Officials estimate prisoners could earn about $1 a day, potentially saving the government $500,000 yearly through industrial installations for government supplies. The plan aims to train inmates in skilled trades for post release livelihoods.
Forecast issued for Antiston and nearby regions calls for likely thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. The data show a high near 90 degrees yesterday afternoon and a low around 70, with the normal for the date about 75.
Mrs Jah M Polhill heads the Girls Canning Clubs and leaves this morning with Miss Comer, Miss Buse, and Miss Magsey to attend a short course at Montevallo School.
The Pensacola Journal weighs the 24 hour destruction of ships as a warning to rethink a national navy. German observation and Zeppelins gave them battle advantage while Britain scrambled to counter. The piece argues for greater focus on auxiliary arms, aviation, and a revised navy bill.
The nation’s political conventions are checked by factions and tactics yet remain a vital expression of democracy. Voters watch Chicago and St. Louis for leadership, platforms, and party ideas while safeguards and balance continue to shape government. The public gains and risks hinge on how parties test ideas and reflect the people’s will.
A compact list of historical notes marks 1488 James III's execution in a mill by his own guards, 1846 Newfoundland fire drives 6000 from homes, 1630 John Winthrop arrives at Salem with the colony charter, 1838 Iowa Territory creation, 1665 New York City incorporated under English law, 1672 Louis XIV leads campaigns into Germany, 1745 Ghent falls to the French, 1872 opening of fleet railway to Japan, and 1878 William Cullen Bryant dies at 84.
Notice from the City Court of Anniston Calhoun County Alabama that a Special Jury Term will begin Monday June 12 1918 and continue one week. Cases appealed from the Recorder's court and homicide criminal cases will be tried. Clerk's stamp dated June 1916 confirms procedural order by Judge Thomas W Coleman Jr.
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