Anniston College Notes and Local Social Events
Miss Sybert of Gadsden enters Anniston College for organ instruction. Misses Margaret Moore and Daisy Plowman visit relatives in Lincoln. Ethel Elam ill for weeks, staying with aunt Mrs J K Sproall. Mr J K Milner travels to Leeds for sister Ida Milner and Mr Wm Millsap wedding. Laura Brown of Anniston visits Birmingham. Goldie Ayers visits Miss Bessie Le Grand. Mrs T G Bush returns from Anniston. Zenobia Calahan returns from Jacksonville visit. Mrs S W Stone visits Birmingham to see her son Mims B Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybert
Gadsden
Anniston College
Margaret Moore
Daisy Plowman
Lincoln
Ethel Elam
J. K. Sproall
J. K. Milner
Leeds
Ida Milner
Wm. Millsap
S. W. Stone
Birmingham
Mims B Stone
Dey Machine and Boiler Work Of All Kinds
Local shop Dey Machine and Boiler Work advertised repairs and services for machinery and boilers, indicating expertise across all kinds of mechanical systems and industrial equipment.
Sad Sight at the Passenger Station
At the union station an eastbound Southern train arrived from Birmingham with a young woman on a cot from the baggage car. Miss Mehalia Blakely of Cordova lay near death while her sister prepared to take her to Rome for hospital care as bystanders moved her from the coach.
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Union Pasenger
Southern
Birmingham
Mehalia Blakely
Cordova
Rome
Morgan Club Speaker Advocates Senator Morgan
Sydney J. Bowie and Robert J. Lowe addressed the Morgan club at Woodlawn in Birmingham. Bowie spoke for an hour and a half outlining why Senator Morgan should be returned to the Senate with forceful reasons. The hall was crowded and the audience showed strong interest in the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Morgan
Woodlawn
Sydney J. Bowie
Robert J. Lowe
Bowie
Senate
Uncalled Letters Listed for Anniston Post Office
The announcement details remaining uncalled for letters at the Anniston post office. It lists numerous names across multiple alphabetic sections including GENTLEMEN'S LIST and ladies entries, with many titles Miss Mrs and initials. Caller should reference advertised letters when claiming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
A—Adams
J W
Austin
Nathan
Political and other meetings report from March 7
Democratic State Committee met in Chicago to choose date and place for the next state convention. Pure Food and Drug Congress met in Washington to urge penalties for adulterations. Road presidents in New York discussed a passenger pool not covered by anti trust law. Republican State Convention opened in Atlanta to select delegates and endorse McKinley, Hobart death noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Associated Press
Chicago
Democratic State Committee
Pure Food and Drug Congress
New York
St. Paul
Dy Union Associated Press
Atlanta
McKinley
Hobart
Anniston Carpet Mills Boost Local Growth and Leadership
The Anniston Carpet Mills, led by William Hl. Zion, has spurred growth in Anniston as a major local employer. The plant, running a year, doubled capacity and expanded its workforce under Zion’s direction, with Colonel Ed G. Caldwell returning from Birmingham to tend family health concerns in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham News
Zion
Zinn
AnnIston
Alabama
William Hl. Zion
Murderer Flanagan Dies In DeKalb Jail Cell
Edward Flanagan the killer of Ruth Stack and Martha Allen at Poplar Springs on New Year’s Eve 1896 died in a Decatur DeKalb county jail cell after wounding Dixon Allen and attempting George W. Allen. A post mortem exam will determine the brain condition that puzzled experts. Also a wartime lumber seeking notice for five six room houses by L. H. Kaplan.
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Atlanta
Edward Flanagan
Ruth Stack
Martha Allen
Poplar Springs
Dixon Allen
George W. Allen
DeKalb County
Decatur
Remarkable Portland Coincidence In Coal Delivery Mix
A Portland Journal tale recalls Tom Barnes the illiterate coal wagon driver who misread addresses, delivering to Anderson at 28 Hancock Street and Hancock at 28 Anderson Street. Both men received unintended coal despite the mix up, prompting a surprising street corner reconciliation.
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Portland
Tom Barnes
Portland Journal
Hancock
Anderson Street
Tom
Anderson
Hancock Street
Coal Office
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Anderson
Great Eastern Begins Under Brunel and Russel in 1854
The Great Eastern, designed by Brunel and Scott Russell, began construction May 1 1854 at Midwall on the Thames. The ship measured 680 feet between perpendiculars, 692 on deck, eight feet hull breadth, 60 feet hull depth, 8 000 tons iron, 25 000 tons loaded, drawing 30 feet. 3 000 000 rivets hold plates totaling 30 000, each about a third of a ton.
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Brunel
Scott Russel
Great Eastern
Midwall
Thames
Portland Place
London
Iere
W. Clarke Russell
Pall Mall Magazine
Anniston Steam Laundry Ad Promises Quality Work
A compact laundry advertisement from Anniston Steam Laundry urges customers to send their work for satisfaction. The note emphasizes prompt, up to date service and guarantees convincing results from their cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston Steam Laundry
Woodruff Seeks Re-Election as Sheriff
Woodruff aims to continue serving as sheriff highlighting experience and steady leadership. The message urges voters to cast their ballot in support of Woodruff to maintain trusted law enforcement in the community.
Character in Your Bat Styles Hat as Social Mirror
A Hatters Gazette column claims hat wear reveals personality. It links proper fit to practicality, notes oversized hats to introspection, tilted brims to scheming, foreheads exposed to frankness, and side hats to independence and possible vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatters’ Gazette
Mr. Gladstone
Wall Street
Solitude in the City: Men Murmur in Public Streets
Urban crowds breed private soliloquies as men walk the streets muttering and shouting, creating a paradox of noise and isolation. The article observes how downtown life fosters audible inner dialogue unseen by others.
Oxford backs McCraw in sheriff race
Oxford residents show strong support for incumbent Sheriff McCraw in a tight race. Voters express confidence in his leadership and crime-fighting record as the election nears.
Sheriff’s Sale Notice of Tredegar Mineral Railway Property
A sheriff sale advertises the Tredegar Mineral Railway right of way and track as the subject of three executions filed in Anniston City Court, Calhoun County, Alabama. The sale was postponed from February 20, 1900 to April 2, 1900, to be held at the courthouse door in Anniston during legal hours.
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Anniston City
Calhoun County
Alabama
Redegar Mineral Railway
F. N. Burk
P. Bowen
J. W. Burk
Tredegar Mineral Railway
Tredegar Mineral Railway Co
Court House
Anniston
N. DD
Menana
Anniston Backing McCraw for Sheriff
Local voters in Anniston express strong support for McCraw in the sheriff race, signaling a solid campaign push amid the upcoming election.
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MF Doerings
Mr. F. Doering
L. & N. Railways
Peaeraus
Panos
Dallas, Tex
Quiinonam
Tenon
Jesse Frencis
Noble
Hulsey & Jones
A. R. Noble
Anniston College Notes
Annistonians
Goldie Ayers
Bessie le Grand
T. G. Bush
Zenobia Calahan
Jacksonville
Dou
Feer & Ale Stable
Anniston Banking & Loan CO
M. B
Wellborn, Pres
Louisville
Cincinnati
N. Boyer
Brity Bank Bidg
Fleventh St
Machine Works
Anniston, Ala
Srd Bowie
i—Bishop
G W
Combs
H H
Carlisle
J A. D—Dunn
Billy
Dancan
T A
Daniel
W P. E—Elverman
Mr; Edwards
F—Frammio
Emerson
G—Green
W G. K—Hunter
J H
Hallock
Henry
Hood
R VT
Hamilton
Goodwin
J—Jackson
C A. K—Kendrick
A F. L
Seaman
C J
W Kt
Reese
Burton
Rousin
Willie
S—Sweets
Charlie
Satan
Dozie T—Tyler
S&s CC
Tommersom
Chen
Nelma
Garfield
Wood
Sam
Wicks
Jfe
Walker
Ware
Watters
W W
Watson
B— Barksdale
Eva
C—Craft
Elsie
Cobb
Celia
Chatman
Allice
Civils
A. E
Eloton
H—Hopkins
Appie
Harris
Axoie
Anniston and
Birmingham Age- Herald
Ed. G. Caldwell
United States Court
John H. Caldwell
Flanagan
L. H. Kaplan
the Great Eastern
L. A. W. Bulletin
Woodruff
Republic
Oxford
McCraw
Sheriff
N. D. Menara
Bucks’ Steel Range
Anniston Trading Co
Empire Steam Laundry
Mary Johnson
Prisoners of Hope
New York Times Saturday Review
Philadelphia Press
Rowances
Robinson’s Book Store
Anniston Eleviais and Gas Co
Telephone
Oxford Lake
Noble Street
Anniston Electric and Gas Co
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