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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
6
A collage of playful lines references politics, wartime notes, coin talk, fashion quips, and parade aftermath. Mentions George Perkins, Pelican Parker, Verdun losses, Woodrow Wilson, and a suffrage parade cleanup with absurd counts and humorous asides.
The Star notes a generous Polar Ice and Coal Company proposal to store fresh pork in refrigerated rooms at no charge for Calhoun county farmers. The move follows an earlier editorial and aims to encourage more farmers to raise hogs and sell pork at profitable prices.
Gadsden chamber calls for concerted action to extend country trade to Anniston. It argues Anniston merchants should respond to retain the current country trade and consider steps to cooperate.
Enthusiasm from yesterday's flag day exercises spurs call for a permanent Anniston group to ensure yearly observance and foster lasting reverence for the flag. Citizens lament the current low display rate outside special occasions and seek a durable patriotic effort.
Hiram Maxim’s Defenseless America argues Americans ignore preparedness for war. He cites tables showing military weaknesses and warns only a disastrous war will spur proper defenses. The author cautions that England Germany and France could threaten the U S, urging steady armament and training.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal challenges a claim that The Bull Moose has died, calling the claim a misrepresentation and accusing supporters of failure faking. The piece frames the dispute as a public debate over a political symbol and its status.
Wade argues June marks the crisis of yearly farming, urging cancellations of farm meetings and public gatherings during peak work to protect farmers’ time. He stresses assigning rest to working teams and condemns entertainment that wastes valuable daylight and labor.
A reflection on the post Napoleonic era describing the 1815 treaty forming a European peace league and the Holy Alliance led by Alexander I. It recalls Troppau 1820 and Britain's 1822 withdrawal, noting how failed cooperation shaped later hopes for enduring peace.
An editor's call for diversifying crops cites hog farming as a remedy as cotton reliance wanes. The Calhoun county firm offers free storage for pork raised locally and urges farmers to expand beyond cotton after noting a Mississippi county shift away from cotton toward corn and pork production.
In a letter from J. W. Mallory of Polar Ice and Coal Co dated June 12, 1916, Anniston Alabama, the writer cites reduced corn and pork shipments to urge local farmers to grow more food and support establishing a county packing plant, claiming previous years saw large exports and fewer in county supplies. The appeal seeks newspaper visibility to promote the offer and bolster local farming.
June 15 entries recall Arkansas statehood in 1836, 1888 Wilhelm II ascension, 1904 General Slocum disaster with 1000 lives lost, 1905 Gustav Adolph and Margaret of Connaught wedding, and 1914 Cornell University conference on international relations under the World Peace Foundation.
The report recalls June 15 a year ago with French air raids on Karlsruhe burning several structures and causing panic. Austro German forces seize Meeciska in Galicia while German troops storm Dankaze on the Russian Baltic front and take 1660 Russian prisoners. British troops seize German trenches near Ypres, and French advance near Arras and Lorraine with hundreds of prisoners and war materials. Russians retreat across Galicia under Austro German pursuit.
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