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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
6
A Sunday incident left a popular policeman dead and the Chief of Police wounded as McGuffin, reportedly drunk, stirred resistance to arrest. Bystanders describe a pitched battle with officers, and citizens lament a second grave event in ten days, urging unity and action.
The article laments recent violent crime in the city and urges stronger policing and harsher sentences. It notes a woman was attacked, a police officer narrowly escaped, and a brutal killing spurred demand for decisive punishment and better arming of officers.
The Commoner warns that plutocracy and corporate privilege threaten the republic. It cites a letter calling for forgiveness between North and South and warns that corporate control of wealth could spark a civil conflict worse than the Civil War. It notes Senator Paynter and Lorimer and urges stamping out trusts to save government.
Horace F. Coler of Chicago reports a crude Egyptian thresher and a simple tree fork plough still used by Cuban and Egyptian farmers. He notes the threshers are sledgelike with wooden or iron crushers and camel or donkey teams, while grain is crushed and mixed with mud but not wasted. Washington Herald.
June 27 history items include Charles XII of Sweden birth in 1687 and his death in 1718, General Wolfe landing near Quebec in 1759, English defeat of Indians at Irow a Creek Tennessee in 1760, and the Mormon leader Joseph Smith murdered in prison in 1844. Other notes mention rail progress, Bunker Hill monument celebration, Meade and Hooker changes in 1864, Winnie Davis born, Harriet Martineau death, and Casimir Perier elected French president in 1848.
The item outlines upcoming primaries and candidacies including Mississippi August 1 Democratic primary for state offices, Daniel W. Lawler’s U.S. Senate bid, Portland charter vote on municipal commission, La Follette presidential bid efforts, Keithnie for governor, and Taft’s Indianapolis visit with Indiana Republicans. It notes Kentucky July 1 primaries focusing on U.S. Senate endorsement between Paynter and James, plus various regional party moves and historical references.
In a political commentary, the piece argues Democrats enjoy a clear advantage in Congress and should leverage it to push legislative priorities and policy goals. The analysis emphasizes strategic scheduling and coordinated messaging to maximize influence.
Anni ton will be doubly attractive when the great white way is completed. The Wall Street crop is usually very well in the hot season.
A Scientific American note describes an inventor’s idea to mount continuous bands of pictures along both sides of a subway and illuminate them with lamps as a shoe on the car closes contact plates. This would make passengers see successive images without moving the projector.
A club lunch discussion notes that in dreams the dreamer is typically the underdog facing danger. The piece questions whether anyone is truly heroic in dreams and wonders if any brave dream hero exists beyond sleeping cowards.
The article paints Puffin Island Ynys Seirol as a rugged, bird rich refuge at Anglesey's edge. It notes storm battered shores, landing points, and a seabird colony including puffins sea parrots stormy petrels gulls razor bills cormorants and falcons. Ruins of a seventh century tower loom over the breeding ground.
A fragment remarks that after marriage a girl becomes busy and tries to help another girl enter the same trouble, implying social or moral judgment without specifics. The line reflects a provocative stereotype rather than a clear event or named individuals.
The AAAS discusses science and heredity. A lecturer cites Aaron Burr as a caution against blaming ancestors, noting twelve Edwards descendants mostly upright, Burr an exception. He blames temperament and environment, arguing modern cases show environment often shapes character more than inherited faults.
The article argues plays should avoid turning the stage into a clinic. Visual effects may aid education but should not replace medical authority or distract from drama’s mission. It cautions against depicting real surgical procedures on stage and notes audience sensibilities.
A dialogue contrasts traditional pay as you go with a new system where payment happens at entry. Grandpa extols the old motto while a modern voice asserts the contemporary shift to paying upon entry, highlighting a playful clash between eras.
A fragment presents advice about composing letters with a playful dip into romance and restraint. It suggests if mailing something, use a postcard showing stockyards or another noncommittal image. The tone mirrors a wise elder guiding a younger suitor.
A fragmentary poem suggests the white lamb that followed Mary to school met an unknown fate. The scene recalls a school where girls learned to cook, hinting at a disappearance during that era.
A Kansas City Post item notes an unlucky man who, on a trip to New York, found himself on the wrong side of two women in sheath gowns. The piece reads as a humorous urban anecdote reflecting frenzied finance and domestic banter as a husband boasts saving $900 while his wife questions how.
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