Anniston stove works appoints J B Graham superintendent
J B Graham named superintendent of the Anniston stove works and has arrived to prepare the plant for operation with a planned start for stove and range production on April 1. Judge J C Wilson will be general manager with son George Wilson as secretary and treasurer. George Wilson departs for Poughkeepsie to study business duties en route to New York via Savannah.
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J. B. Graham
Anniston Stove Works
J. C. Wilson
George Wilson
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ship subsidy bill declared dead after filibuster ends
Washington reports the ship subsidy bill is dead after a Senate filibuster that began Saturday afternoon and continued through Sunday. Carmack of Tennessee led the attack. Gallinger of New Hampshire withdrew the measure when recognizing time to resume was sought.
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The
Star
Washington
Senae
Senate
Carmack
Tennessee
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Steamer Vaderland Refloated After Sands Incident
The Vaderland, a Red Star line steamer, ran ashore on the East Goodwin Sands near London but was refloated without aid and proceeded toward New York.
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The
Star
London
Vaderland
Red Star Line
Goodwin Sands
New York
Archie Roosevelt Struck By Mild Diphtheria Case
President Roosevelt’s son Archie contracted diphtheria but is not seriously ill. He is isolated in the southeast room of the White House under strict quarantine as the illness is monitored.
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The
Star
Washington
Roosevelt
Archie
White House
Explosion at Homestead NJ Kills Night Watchman and Injures Score
An investigation into the midnight dynamite blast at Homestead New Jersey shows one man the night watchman was killed outright and about twenty more or less seriously injured. Property damage runs to several thousand dollars.
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the Star
New York
Homestead
N. J
Speaker Martin Dead The Alton Case Heads To Trial
The Alton case in Chicago courts centers on Standard Oil of Indiana charged with accepting rebates on shipments from Whiting to East St Louis and Chapelle under Elkins law. Indictment spans 1903 counts, potential fines totaling $38 million. outcome affects eight related indictments from two federal grand juries.
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He Star
Cilucago
Landis
Federal
Alton
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
United States District Court
Standard Oil Company
East St. Louis
Chapelle
Elkins
Chicago & Alton
Piedmont Jewelry Store Robbed in Narrow Theft
The Piedmont jewelry shop of Mr. Julien Rulliford was looted overnight. Thieves pried open the front door and stole rings watches chains and other gold ornaments worth several hundred dollars. Bloodhounds will track the culprits and recover the items, as the jeweler aims to hinder the robbers from crossing the trail.
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Julien Rulliford
Piedmont
Rualliford
Spooner Resigns Senate Seat from Wisconsin
Senator Spooner resigns from the United States Senate with resignation effective May 1, following a letter to Governor Davidson of Wisconsin.
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Spooner
Senate
The
Star
Washington
Davidson
Wisconsin
United States
Davis trial on involuntary manslaughter charge at Danville
Will J. Davis former Troquois theater manager from Chicago faced trial in Danville for involuntary manslaughter over alleged failure to take safety precautions for theater patrons. The case was moved to Danville from Chicago on a venue change.
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Danville, Ill
Will J. Davis
Troquois Theater
Chicago
Davis
Dean's Ointment Cures Obstinate Hives and Eczema
Advert says hives eczema and salt rheum drive you crazy and that Dean's Ointment cures the most obstinate cases. Warns that you suffer no more and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
William L. Martin Dies. Alabama House Speaker
Alabama Governor Comer and state leaders mourn the death of William L. Martin at 57 after a six day pneumonia illness. Martin, speaker of the house, leaves a wife and six children, with son Thomas assistant attorney general. Funeral plans set for Montgomery with many attending from Anniston and other cities.
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Star
Montgomery
William Ll. Martin
House of Representatives
Madison County
Thomas
Gortelyou Heads Treasury as Postmaster General Steps Down
George B. Cortelyou leaves the postmaster general post to become secretary of the treasury. Leslie H. Shaw retires to private life and will become president of the Carnegie Trust Company in New York. Treasury heads present Shaw with a silver dinner service. George Von L. Moyer is sworn in as postmaster general.
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Treasury Department
George von Ll. Moyer
Death of Speaker Martin Shocks Local Community
The death of Speaker Martin is reported with regret. He had strong ties to Anniston through family connections and professional practice. A funeral is planned in Montgomery tomorrow morning with Frank W. Ledbetter and colleagues attending, reflecting the prominent local links to the late leader.
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Martin
Frank W. Ledbetter
Ledbetter Produce Company
James H. Ledbetter
Joseph J. Arnold
House of Representatives
Montgomery
Anniston
Fourteen year old white girl charged with killing negro boy
In Florence a 9 year old negro boy, Frank Houston, died from a blow to the head after a rock was thrown by Annie Powers, a 14 year old white girl. A warrant was sworn for her arrest at the time of the attack.
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Florence
Frank Houston
Annie Powers
John Houston
A Re
Stewart’s Spring
Powers
Houston
Grand jury organized today with Milton A Smith foreman
City court sworn in a grand jury with Judge Thomas W Coleman presiding. M A Smith named foreman along with J D Hammond A L Young T A Turner W T Griffin and others. The crowd heard a brief charge focusing on whisky traffic and blind tigers. Also ad: go carts at bargain prices from Trigg Steele Co.
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Milton A. Smith
City Court
Thomas W. Coleman
M.A. Smith
Ing
J. D. Hammond
A. L. Young
T. A. Turner
M. A. Smith
W.T. Griffin
FE. M. Lewis
Burgess
J. H. Hewitt
H. A. McCord
W. R. Sanders
W. A. Ad E. A. Hughes
J. BE. Downing
J. G. Borders
David Simpson
J.D. Bryant
J. D. McCormack
R. R. Hollingsworth
Mark Weaver
Jacksonville
PD. W. Burton
Beat 10
Coleman
Blind Tigers
Trigg-Steele CO
Fire devastates Dunn-Peek Seed and Dunn-Peek Milling yards
Atlanta dispatch reports 16 hours of firefighting led by Chief Cummings to halt a blaze that consumed the Dunn-Peek Seed Company yard at 51 Ridge Avenue and damaged nearby properties. Total loss around 15000, with 115000 insurance, plus 4000 other losses. Fire also damaged the Georgia Car Company yard and Southern Railway assets including freight cars.
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The
Star
Atlanta
Cummings
Dunn-Peekay Seed Company
Ridge Avenue
W. E B. Dune
Georgia Car Company
Southern Railway
Dunn-Peek Manufacturing Company
Dunn-Peeck Manufacturing Company
Sullivan Furniture Company
Georgian Car Company
Evans' Evidence Strengthens Thaw Defense
Dr. Evans testified during the Thaw trial that Thaw showed coolness after the shooting and held the pistol aloft, suggesting an unsound mind. He avoided direct answers on Thaw's words and motive, while Mr. Jerome used theater to illustrate questions. Evans' testimony is seen as materially strengthening the defense.
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The
Star
New York
de. Evans
Dr. Evans
Jerome
Evans
C. C. Wagner
Aldrich Financial Bill Signed Into Law
The president signed the Aldrich financial bill in Washington on March 4, making it law with immediate effect.
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Aldrich
The
Star
Washington
Aldrich Financial
Congress Sets Another Standard in Expenditures
Washington March 6 The congress session closed at noon marking a record for federal spending with total appropriations near a billion dollars. From 1887 figures of 587 million to a peak of over 820 million last year, the era of billion dollar sessions has begun and future sessions may reach or surpass previous highs.
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the Star
Washington
Congress
Will Be Two Billion-Dollar Congress if Pace Is Kept Up
The first Ninth Congress adjourned at noon with song and merriment as members left the chamber. Speaker Cannon and Leader Williams greeted colleagues at a rostrum reception while the Senate observed decorum. President Roosevelt visited the Capitol signing bills into law.
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Congress
Washington
House
Cannon
John Sharp Williams
Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol
Washington Adjourns After Eight-Hour Bill Passage
The seas and the house adjourned at 12 20 p m natural time with clocks set back to noon. The delay came from the Senate passing the eight hour labor bill, the last Dill signal before the fifty ninth congress expired.
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Washington
Senate
Burnett joins immigration committee in Congress
Representative Burnett of Alabama, active on immigration matters this Congress, has been named a member of the immigration committee created by the bill just passed. The nine member panel includes three from each house and the president. The group may travel abroad this summer to study European immigrant conditions.
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Washington
Burnett
Alabama
House
Senate
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