Social News Gossip From Anniston and Beyond
Mr and Mrs Nf J Higinbotham plan several days in Talladega Birmingham and Montgomery after six months in Anniston. He maps Anniston and Talladega for Sanborn Perris Map Co Chicago. Miss Daniel returns from Baltimore with spring stock for her millinery shop. Florence industrialist Mr C W Ashcraft visits Anniston to recuperate. he presides at Florence mills and fertilizer interests. Mrs J C Street attends DAR congress in Washington as Alabama delegate. Irene Langley leaves for Washington and New York on a three month trip. Bessie Fitzgerald returns from Woodruff South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nf. J. Higinbotham
Pest
Anniston
Talladega
Birmingham
Montgomery
Higinbotham
Sanborn-Perris Map Co
Maj
H. Allen
Quintird Avenue
C. W. Ashcraft
Florence
Ala
J. C. Street
Tyler Hill
Ashcraft
Ashcraft Cotton Mills
Cotton Oil Mills
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co
State
Irene Langley
Washington
New York
Century-Old Woman Regains Hearing and Sight
In Flemington New Jersey Sarah Pettitt, who turns one hundred later today, has lived in the area all her life. Once losing hearing and sight years ago both senses partially returned then vanished again but recently her hearing faded to mere light noises and her vision shows rapid improvement, with hope for further recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Pettitt
Flemington
Pettitt
Intervnes
Voters urged for Sheriff race in local campaign note
A fragmented plea requests support for W. T. Ed ve in the Sheriff race, urging residents to vote by designated deadline. The brief appears from a small-town local notice and mentions the candidate and voting period without additional details.
Dead Soldiers Brought Howie For Burial
The Duke of Fife is expected to arrive in San Francisco today with 45 bodies of soldiers from Manila for burial. The report is filed by Union Associated Press from San Francisco on March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howie
Union Associated Press
San Francisco
Duke of Fife
Manila
Sheriff M W Woodruff Remembered In Calhoun County
M W Woodruff is recalled as among the finest sheriffs Calhoun County ever had amid local reminiscences. His legacy endures in community memory and historic county records.
Forty New Houses Built at Piedmont for Coosa Manufacturing
Forty new houses were completed last week at Piedmont for the Coosa Manufacturing company. The project was built under contract and the contractor, Mr. Du Pree, finished the work on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Coosa
Anniston Notables and Local Happenings Gathered
Chancellor Richard L. Kelly of Anniston travels to Troy and Prattville for court duties while sharing a Cuba trip tale. Anniston Society notes report Martha Washington tea for reform school fundraising. A Birmingham item praises G B Randolph of Anniston for civic service and school leadership. Nina Graham of Anniston College leaves studies for needed rest at home.
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Montgomery
Piedmont Laquirer
Nina Graham
Anniston College
Yarn Mill Books of Subscription Moved
The subscription book for the Anniston Yarn mill is now at Anniston Hardware company. All interested are asked to call and subscribe to the capital stock. It is hoped the entire amount will be subscribed this week and those with surplus money may invest profitably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Anniston Hardware Company
Anniston Lime and Stone Co Bulk Lime Supply
We can furnish lime in bulk without the expense of the barrels Call and see us at Anniston Lime and Stone Co located on 10th Street near the Wilmer Hotel for bulk lime delivery and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Lime and Stone Co
10Th St
Wilmer Hotel
Amalgamated Woodworkers Union Holds Grand Rapids Convention
The annual convention of the Amalgamated Woodworkers Union of America opened in Grand Rapids and will run until March 12. Union leader Samuel Gompers delivered the principal address as the Internation Union of Furniture Workers also met, marking the largest gathering of union labor Grand Rapids has hosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Iand Repids
Mich
Marehi
Amalgamated Woodworkers’ Union of America
Ramuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chand Rapids, Mich
Internation Union of Furniture Workers
Grand Rapids
Ruined Cities of Ancient Cyprus and Famagusta Under Threat
London Times laments the planned reuse of the walls of Famagusta for a harbor and tramway. It notes Cypriot towns like Famagusta and Rhodes as superb Gothic relics, now endangered by profit and development, with stones sold to Port Said and priceless carvings at risk.
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Famagusta
Rhodes
Europe
Tamagusta
Port Said
Egypt
Bragadine
Varosha
Nicosia
Cyprus
Old Sea
St. Mark
Tower of London
London Times
Dangers Of High Altitudes For ElderlyReaders
The London Lancet warns that heights above four to five thousand feet strain the heart and enlarged arteries, especially with heart disease or hardened walls. It advises gradual acclimatization for seniors unaccustomed to altitude, using two to three stages with rests at intermediate heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lancet
Artist in Slack Eyes Studio on Bowery
A Bowery house hosts an artist studio run by a woman who earns a comfortable income painting the black and bruised eyes of roysterers, rowdies and prize fighters.
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Bowery
New York City
Sheriff To Sell Tredegar Mineral Railway Right of Way
In Anniston Alabama the sheriff announces a public auction of the Tredegar Mineral Railway Co right of way and track to satisfy three executions. The sale is set for Monday April 2 1900 in front of the courthouse, with Dated Anniston January 27 1900 and Sheriff N D Menane noted as responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston City
Calhoun County
Alabama
Tredegar Mineral Railway
FN. Burk
Bowen
J. W. Burk
Tredegar Mineral Railway Co
Court House
Anniston
A. XN
D. Minana
Woodruff support and a public nonresident attachment notice
Woodruff is urged to be a good sheriff again with a campaign line. The notice to non residents of an attachment from Calhoun County Alabama names W T Owen as plaintiff against Hufline & Co. and lists levied property including hay and a warehouse inventory. The defendants reportedly reside in Kansas City Missouri and the notice is issued by clerk Mch8 3wks 1. kh. Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hufline & Co
Circuit Court
Calhoun County
Alabama
W. T. Owen
Eaid
Evansville &Terre
Anniston
Owen
Kansas City
Missouri
Seid Wuffine & Co
Witcoxa
Kh. Watson
Edmondson for Sheriff Campaign Appeal
A brief political appeal urging residents of Anniston to back Edmondson in the sheriff race. The message emphasizes loyalty to home and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmondson
Anniston
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