Questioned election leaves Anniston police chief's office in doubt
Doubts arise over J M Sweets’s appointment as chief of police after he had not resigned as a patrolman. The council also questions Councilman McCarty’s ward eligibility and whether his votes affected last night’s actions. Elections to fill school board vacancies and other city matters are discussed amid mayoral and committee actions.
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J. M. Sweets
Sweets
Sweety
McCarty
Anniston
Cooper
Council
GG. B. Randolph
R. T. House
G. R. Todd
City Board of Education
Mrie McCarty
J. M. Whiteside
G. B. Randolph
Messrs
R. I. Stickney
James Keith Jr
R. Lapsley
W. H. Weatherly
D. ©. Blackwell
Anniston Kniting
John W. Glover
John Allen
Seaborn Callahan
W. M. Hathorn
K. E. Stewart
Kaplan Street Railway
Anniston and Columbus
G. Corn
Ree More
Fifth Ward
Fire Department
Politic Reform Prompts Duмas Dissolution Prediction
A high official says the government will dissolve the Duma within days citing changes to election laws. The reforms would raise educational requirements and exclude Jews, Poles, and Caucasians to preserve government control. Troop deployments in major cities anticipate public unrest.
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Star
ST. Petersburg
Publishers
Press
Stolypin Reports Plot to Oust Czar After Port Murder
Premier Stolypin revealed plots to overthrow the government and establish a democratic republic after the assassination of Col. Kotlaroff, deputy commissioner of the St. Petersburg port. He named 16 Douma members for arrest and five for expulsion, triggering wild excitement in the lower house.
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The
Star
ST. Petersburg
Stolypin
Col
Kotlaroff
Admiralty
Czar
M. Stolypin
Douma
Dickinson Plans 2000 Mile Gulf Journey By Launch
Mr. E. C. Dickinson has completed a gasoline launch with seating for a dozen. He will travel about 2000 miles from Decatur to the Tennessee River then the Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans and into the gulf for health reasons, selling the boat in New Orleans and returning home by rail. The trip will take several months.
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E. C. Dickinson
Dickinson
Gulf
Decatur
Five Million Club Aims Big Texas Exposition
Special to the Star Fort Worth June 14 The Texas five million club opened a two days meeting here to promote the state. A plan under discussion calls for a grand exposition in 1911 to mark Texas diamond jubilee and showcase its resources.
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Star
Fort Worth
Tex
Lone Star State
Texas Five Million Club
Train of Sorrow Now Moving Homeward for Selma
The special train bearing the body of Senator Morgan left Washington at 11:15 last night, heading to his Alabama home in Selma. Daughters Mary and Cornelia Morgan traveled with officials and friends, with a simple funeral planned at noon in Selma.
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Washington
Montgomery
Selma
The
Star
Senator Morgan
Alabama
Mary
Cornelia Morgan
O. O. Jones
Pettus
Miss Roberts
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Representative Gillespie
Texas
Representative Moon
Tennessee
Representative Bartlett
Barney Layton
United States Senate
John Marshall Place
Roosevelt
Spooner
Wissconsin
Comer
Congressional Party
Walking Encyclopedia of the Senate John T Morgan Obituary
Washington mourns John T Morgan longtime senator and author of countless speeches He was known as the Walking Encyclopedia of the Senate and earned respect for his mastery of detail He chaired the isthmian canal committee and championed a Nicaragua route to connect oceans through a broad deep waterway He wrote speeches and letters by long hand and spent days in his library in preparation for major addresses.
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Tte
Maritime Canal Company
Warner Miller
United States
England
Sun
M Morgan
Senate
Senator Morgan
Henna
Panama Canal Company
San Juan River
Nicaragua
McKinley
Nicaragua Canal
Morgan
Shonts
Canal Commission
Congress
Hay- Varilla
Panama
Star
Washington
John T. Morgan
Canal
Atlantic
Paskie
Germany Declares Selfish Stance at Hague Conference
An authorized statement to the Publishers' Press outlines Germany's positions at The Hague conference. Berlin opposes disarmament and any limit on armament or floating mines while seeking to limit contraband of war and set terms for war declarations and neutral harbor treatment. Germany argues for preserving its carry trade and strong navy.
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the Star
Berlin
Jane M
Press Today
Germany
Delegates Sign 1899 Protocol And Adjourn Till Saturday
The Hague peace conference opened with delegates from 45 nations signing the protocol of the 1880 conference. United States representatives Joseph Choate and Gen Horace Porter signed, then an adjournment until tomorrow afternoon. The Dutch government budgeted 40000 dollars for delegate entertainment and royal receptions.
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The
Hague
Joseph i. Choate
Gen
Horace Porter
United States
M. Solidoff
Franer
Duteh
Holland
Wilhelmina
Commissioners refuse court stenographer hire in county
The county board rejected the Anniston bar association's request to hire a court stenographer, stating the general public should not bear the cost since only special litigants would need the service. The court also levied a county tax of 5.50 per thousand, ten cents lower than two years ago.
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Board of County Commissioners
Anniston Bar Association
Proceedings Tame in Boise City Today
In Boise Idaho on June 14 the Haywood trial heard testimony as the state began corroborating Harry Orchard’s confession. Orchard showed signs of strain after yesterday’s dramatic proceedings as the state moves to prove his story.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Haywood
McParland
Orchard
Flag Day Celebrations Across Regions Honor Old Glory
On June 14, 1777 and 1818 the United States flag was defined with stripes and stars. Across Washington and other cities, crowds waved flags in public buildings and streets while patriotic groups like the G A K and Sons of Veterans paid tribute. Local observances in Anniston and Oxford featured D A R chapters, plays and programs, with meetings and initiations noted for Play Day.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
New England
Texas
Congress
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sons of Veterans
Spanish War Veterans
Sons of the Revolution
Pension Office
Government Printing Office
Anniston
Bienville
Mra
Fred Noble
J. J. M. Curry Council No. 9
Oxford
Atharine Steel
James R. Draper
Melda Haynes
College Hill
Houston Smith
William Frederick Gray
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City OF Boise
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