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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
1
The city chain gang works on the Alexandria road and East Tenth Street aiming for excellent condition for farm traffic. Mayor Wikle praises De Wikle administration for beautification efforts, oiling streets, pruning trees, removing weeds, and boosting the city’s cleanliness.
A Made in Canada exposition opened in Vancouver to showcase industrial progress since the great fire twenty five years ago. The fair runs for one week and features a wide variety of exhibits highlighting local manufacturing and development.
Several hundred Pennsylvania Democrats gather in Harrisburg for a conference and banquet to form a federation of clubs and mobilize the party's youth for reorganizing. The event aims to unseat Guffey adherents when the state committee meets next month with speakers including Governor Woodrow Wilson and Speaker Champ Clark.
Bank of Tarboro NC failed to open after a discrepancy was found in the accounts of Cashier L W Hart who killed himself yesterday. The bank held deposits exceeding $200000.
London reports a formal strike declaration last night with ship owners deciding no unease as they expect to fill strikers' positions. In Boston twenty thousand coastwise seamen threaten to strike tomorrow seeking higher pay and improved conditions.
Fort Worth reports heavy rains broke a long drought that threatened crops across the region. While damage from dry weather had already occurred, the timely showers began alleviating the hardship for farmers and easing the agricultural outlook.
Charles Egan killed his wife in Chattanooga on Monday then shot himself. He died today leaving one surviving child. Local authorities report no other immediate victims. Police said the motive remains under investigation.
Howard F E Hubbard died in Tuscaloosa and was buried in Talladega after a First Methodist church service conducted by Dr H Howard. He was active in social business and church life and directed the Methodist Baraca class. He is survived by his parents two sisters and two brothers with many relatives including the Thorntons Jemisons and Hubbards.
The steamer John L. Lowry carrying fifty passengers was burned to the water line at Pittsburg Illinois early today. There were no fatalities. The blaze occurred in the morning hours and responders worked to control the fire. State authorities began an investigation into the incident.
In Birmingham on June 15 Jooe Jamies a Black convict was killed and John Goins another Black convict fatally injured by a powder explosion at Bell Allen mills. The injured man placed dynamite in an oil can on the killed man s cap and used a shot fuse to trigger it near the mine entrance. No others were hurt and the mine sustained no damage. Early reports of a catastrophe were later corrected upon investigation.
Preparations are under way in Talladega for two Alabama Presbyterian encampments at Shoal Springs from June 30 to July 7. H C Kegley, encampment chairman, toured the grounds and praised the management. Tents will be set in the grove, with rooms at local hotels for 1.25 a day, enough to host about 200 visitors. An auto bus line will operate on a 15 minute schedule during the encampment.
A spinning mill was blown down by a hurricane in Brescia Italy killing many women and girls. Local authorities report numerous casualties as survivors search the wreckage and summon aid.
Seventy five Mexican women were arrested in San Diego on June 15 for attempting to smuggle loot from the insurrecto camp at Tiajuana into the city to be sold.
Weather Prophet W. J. Edmondson warns of a frost three months after katydids announce themselves on trees in June or July. He recalls childhood seeing similar conditions and shares a tip for amusing children by quieting katydids with a gentle touch to the tree.
Ottawa June 15 Canadians expect strong opposition to the reciprocity pact when Parliament reconvenes. Conservative leader Robert L. Borden prepares a month long western tour through Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. He will speak in Winnipeg Brandon Moose Jaw Indian Head Regina Medicine Hat Calgary and other cities aboard a special train.
Washington news reports Rear Admiral Niles retires from active duty after reaching the age limit for service on June 15. The official announcement notes a long career with duties and commands in the Navy.
Mexico City suffered renewed tremors on June 15 causing buildings to shake and some to collapse. Residents fled to fields seeking safety as authorities reported no fatalities at this time. Industrial Anniston is continuing to grow.
Alabama’s Model City leads in ten year industrial gains and plans a busy summer. S Mead reports the knitting mill now makes 1200 stockings daily with expansion ahead. American Net and Twine enlarges Mill No 1 into a two story plant costing about 150000, adding 100 plus jobs and higher payroll.
Yall Chicago reports Elizur Yale Smith, descendant of Yale University founder, is under arrest for passing counterfeit checks in Chicago. He admits enjoying wealth and says he is ready to face consequences.
Millionaire Stokes who suffered bullet wounds inflicted by Ethel Conrad and Lilian Graham was pronounced out of danger and left the hospital for his Long Branch summer home. The two girls issued statements from jail saying they expected he would prosecute them, but that they defied authorities.
Rochester N Y June 15 Delegates at the Woodmen of the World convention re elected for a four year term the commander Joseph Cullen Root of Nebraska adviser W A Fraser of Nebraska banker Morris Shepperd of Texas clerk John T Yates of Nebraska the report notes this morning.
Bloomington NL June 15 Mrs Matthew T Scott president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution was today elected president of a coal mining company here succeeding former Vice President Adlais Stevenson.
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago delivered the commencement address to Simmons College graduates at their annual exercises in the Church of the Disciples Boston June 14.
Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles, long a member of the naval examining and retiring boards, was placed on the retired list yesterday by operation of law.
The article notes widespread international tourism as Normandy marks the 1000th anniversary of the Duchy. Pageants will illustrate Normandy’s history and celebrate figures such as Corneille Malherbe and Flaubert. Rouen hosts the main events with all Norman towns sharing in the celebrations.
In Chicago on June 15 a kitchen blaze killed Mrs. Mary Brackett and left her daughter, a noted artist, gravely ill. Fire crews battled flames at the family home, with investigators assessing the cause.
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