Hosiery Plant to Open on West Tenth Street
The Anniston Chamber of Commerce announced a new hosiery plant to employ forty or fifty workers. The plant is expected to start by April first on West Tenth Street, with a building secured and machinery to arrive soon. An Eastern capitalist leads the enterprise, and the project adds to Anniston's industrial prominence without competing with the existing knitting mill.
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Anniston Chamber of Commerce
West Tenth Street
Anniston
Chamber of Commerce
Anniston Knitting Mill
Two Large Strikes Loom Over Antwerp and New York
Delegates at the International Congress of Seamen meet in Antwerp and forecast the world’s largest maritime strike potentially involving two million sailors and crippling global shipping including U S routes. In New York drivers and helpers for Adams Wells Fargo ExpressCo go on strike over failing to honor a prior agreement triggering police prep for trouble.
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Antwerp
International Congress of Seamen
America
New York
United States
Adams
Wells Fargo Express
Missing Heiress Dorothy Arnold Believed Hiding in Memphis
Memphis reports say Dorothy Arnold, the missing heiress, is believed by Pinkerton head Willis Pinkerton to be in Memphis. No formal search is underway by Pinkerton in the city.
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Dorothy Arnold
Memphis
Memphis, Tenn
Willis Pinkerton
Pinkerton Detective Service
Pinkerton
President Taft Hosts Classmate Dinner at White House
Washington March 3 President Taft plans a jolly dinner gathering with fellow classmates at the White House. The event signals a light social touch during a busy political period.
Model CityVisitors marvel at Mount Morris clash over Lorimer vote
Oregon March 3 Mount Morris College removed Senator Cullomer from honor roll and turned his pictures to the wall after the senator voted to retain Lorimer. Grenfell, visiting magnates, remarked that half had not been told while touring the campus.
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Grenfell
Model City
Oregon
Til
Mount Morris College
Senator Cullomer
Senate Splits Over Crompton Fire Insurance Bill
SPLIT Session for Legislature Reported Favorably Friday reports a sharp clash in Montgomery as the Crompton bill to fix municipality license charges on foreign fire insurers triggers debate. The joint rules committee backs a resumption until July 11, with the Smith regulation bill facing numerous amendments and a committee of the whole convened to examine it.
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Montgomery
Senate
Crompton
Joint Rules Committee
Smith
House
Rice
Dr J W Stage Aims to Speak with Roosevelt Visit
Dr John W Stagg of Alabama Presbyterian College accepts invitation to give an after dinner speech in Birmingham tied to ex President Roosevelt's visit to a child labor conference. He plans to speak extemporaneously hoping to engage Roosevelt, noting Roosevelt has a crimp in his talk habit from last fall.
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John W. Stagg
Alabama Presbyterian College
Birmingham
Roosevelt
Yale Class of 1878 Guests at White House Gathering
After Congress adjourns tomorrow evening the President hosts nearly the full Yale class of 1878. About one hundred surviving members are expected to attend the White House event.
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White House
Congress
Yale
Noted English capitalist praises Anniston's growth on tour
Cecil A. Grenfell praised Anniston after touring the Model City of the South with Samuel Noble Alfred L. Tyler Sr. and business leaders. The party toured Tron iron furnaces pipe plants car works and cotton mills, admiring the city’s industry and schools.
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Mr. Grenfell
Southern Tron and Steel Corporation
South
Joseph H. Hoadley
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
New York
Boston
St. Michael’s
Alabama Presbyterian College For Men
Noble Institute For Girls
Christine Circle
Leighton Avenue
Quintard Avenue
Tyler Hill
Country Club
Blue Mountain Range
Hoadley
Anniston
Tronaton
Anniston Automobilists
J. Ik. Carrington
Industry
E. J L. Turner
Chamber of Commerce
M. B. Wellborn
J. ©. Sproull
H. B. Rudisill
J. J. Willett
D. B
Turner
Rudi Sill
United States
Ohio
Southeastern league opens May 8 with new limits
The Southeastern league opening date was set for May 8 and will run through September 6. Salary cap is 800 excluding a manager’s pay, with a twelve man player limit not counting a bench manager. A scheduling committee including Joe Patton of Rome, B R Howard of Selma and PD WH Smith of Anniston was formed. next meeting set for March 15 in Gadsden.
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Gadsden
Joe Patton
Rome
B. R. Howard
Selma
Wh, Smith
of Anniston
League
Uncle Joe Cannon Satisfied With His Political Honors
Special Correspondence reports the end of Joseph G. Cannon's speakership as the Sixty-first Congress ends. Veterans note the house will feel odd without him and recall his five year earlier reception in Washington where he hinted at another term as speaker.
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Joe Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Joe
House
Mr. Cannon
Cannon
Sheriff leads hunt for Asbury Spicer after jailbreak
Jackson Ky March 4 sheriff and posse search countryside for Asbury Spicer a murderer and three other prisoners who escaped from the county jail after a pistol duel with two guards last night near here authorities sweep area for trace of fugitives.
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Jackson
Ef Asbury Spicer
Taft Considers March Extra Session Dates
Washington March 3 President Taft today studied proposed extra session dates as the current congress nears adjournment. Optimistic leaders say an extra session is assured possibly convening March 20 with April 4 tentatively agreed by Taft and Democratic leaders for the next House. The Senate adjourned after an all night session with leaders planning to pass remaining appropriation bills and the tariff board measure while avoiding Canadian reciprocity.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Messrs
Clark
Underwood
Senate
Tariff Board
Water Supply Company Orders New Boiler at Coldwater
The Anniston Water Supply Company bought a 150 horsepower water tube boiler from Henry Voigt Machine Company in Louisville and is installing it at the Coldwater pumping station. The boiler is touted as highly fuel efficient and, with compound condensing engines, aims to cut operating costs to among the lowest in the state.
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Anniston Water Supply Company
Henry Voigt Machine Company
Louisville
Coldwater
Retires From Speakership After Long Career
The speech hints at stepping down with desire for new leadership. He has been honored twice with re elections to the speakership, and the note signals continuation on the fifth page.
Br ax ton with Fain Manages Greensboro Telegram
J T Pain former editor of The Evening Star and joint owner of The Morning Telegram of Greensboro reports a bright outlook for the Telegram. Fain took charge March 1 and Braxton, Birmingham News former business manager, joins as business manager. Both men have Alabama connections and strong local support.
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J.T. Pain
Evening Star
Morning Telegram
Greensboro
Fain
Telegram
Gault Braxton
Rate Case Comes Up in Montgomery Hearing
Judge Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission testified in Montgomery in the case brought by the Commercial and Industrial Association of Union Springs Alabama against the Central of Georgia and other railroads. The case concerns alleged unjust discrimination against cotton buyers merchants and compressers and could affect cotton planters and rail interests in cotton states.
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Gomery
Commercial and Industrial Association of
Union Springs
Ala
Central of Georgia
Commercial and Industrial Association
Explosion Destroys Ballard Building in Memphis Fire
A blast at the Ballard building in Memphis caused by oils and paints wrecked the structure and threatened Main street. Nearby buildings suffered heavy scorching as flames were fought, with losses estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ballard
Main Street
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Chamber OF Coommerce
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Lorimer
Dr. J. W. Stage
Teddy
Ence
Cecil A. Grenfell
Samuel Noble
Alfred L. Tyler, Sr
Morton Carthew-Worsteun
Braxton With
Greensboro Telegram
B’ham News
NORTH
Carolina Publication
Weather Forecast
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