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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
6
Calhoun seeks more cattle. Anniston hosts three revival performances. Hughes resigns from the Supreme Court and Wilson accepts. Andalusie praised for a packing plant. Suffragists plan a rally to hear Mise Trax. Beer prices rise in Rio de Janeiro.
The article argues for placing a colossal nitrate plant at Mussel Shoals, citing abundant water supply, safety from enemy fire, favorable climate, healthier workforce, and proximity to a major government explosives complex planned for the South, while dismissing Niagara Falls and Atlanta proposals as impractical.
The text calls for a plant at Mussel Shoals at the earliest practicable date and urges newspapers nationwide to unite. It argues sectional jealousy should not block the establishment, and that congressmen and senators of all parties should agree on the project with nothing interfering.
Senator Stone argues Hughes should not leave the Supreme Court to seek the Republican presidential nomination. He warns such a move could cast doubt on court decisions and erode public trust. The piece urges preserving the court's integrity and an unwritten rule that justices should remain on the bench while able.
Delegates from North Alabama Conference assemble at First Methodist Birmingham on Tuesday evening June 13 to organize a federation for Wesley Bible classes. Revs Brandon Jarre Rudisill Acker High and other presiding elders pastors and Sunday school superintendents are to join the federation.
Rev W F Branden preached Monday afternoon at McCoy Memorial church in a revival service. Evangelist J W Aiken arrived later and delivered a powerful Monday evening sermon citing the parable of the great supper from Luke 14 with unusually helpful scripture lessons.
The Enquirer Sun notes Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, self confessed murderer, faces a motion to delay retrial after a death sentence was imposed. It argues Waite openly admitted guilt and thanked the court, making a delay seem an effort to defeat justice. The piece contrasts New York’s quick handling with ongoing proceedings.
The piece argues harmony failed at Republican and Progressive conventions in Chicago with Roosevelt resisting terms and Hughes chosen for expediency. It notes a failed militarist platform, declines broad support for universal military service, and predicts Democratic gains while praising wartime restraint and economic prosperity.
A Tuscaloosa News reflection on June skies and a growing corn field. The piece praises the field’s green beauty and rustic symmetry, and suggests it evokes comfort and future abundance for people and livestock.
West Point on June 13 marked a transfer of 125 cadets to active service as second lieutenants across all arms. The West Plain ceremony drew a distinguished crowd of visitors from many parts of the country.
EB B Hall of Fountain City Tennessee credits Tanlac with restoring his appetite sleep and energy after fifteen years of stomach trouble constipation and nervous distress. He reports rapid improvement after starting Tanlac and weight gain despite his age and says life is worth living again thanks to the medicine.
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