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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
1
In Anniston and across Alabama, proponents tout strong local industries and the potential for safe investment. A Philadelphia Record excerpt highlights gold mining interest, steel production, waterway development, and southern industrial expansion, while local officials push tougher limits on money lender interest and criticize predatory lending practices harming low income and Black borrowers.
Miss Shatton Miecell of Atlanta is expected on the evening train today. Mass Mitchell is a dramatic reader and will be there tonight. Mrs. Cora O Foster of Vincennes Ind is expected on this evening's train from Birmingham. The Colones Glee Club were to be here only three days but will stay six due to good luck.
Montgomery Alabama John W Watts president of the Montgomery Northern Railroad Co says the company will soon be in the market for rails bridges and other equipment for an electric 100 mile line from Montgomery to Anniston The line was first mentioned in the Evening Star and the company has opened books for capital stock Pat Allen markets Western and native beef mutton lamb pork veal sausage spare ribs ham and more on Tenth Street between Noble and Gurnee for orders or delivery.
Jenifer furnace, idle for months, will restart operations around July 1. The plant, located in the Anniston district, is expanding coal mines at Weller and building coke ovens with smoke and pay rolls. Stocks of ore, coke, and limestone are ready as forty houses for workers near completion.
The Shrewsbery sisters and Miss MacKenna open the season at the Noble Street Theater in a refined vaudeville program. Miss Kenna, daughter of Mr. Wim. Kenna of Anniston Rolling Mill, joins the act. The sisters perform a dance medley from the minuet to plantation puck and wing, drawing applause for their skill.
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