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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
3
The big sale continues at USS Head to Foot Outfitters with better values for the money. Shoppers are invited to visit the corner of Noble and Eleventh Streets for the half price promotion on regular-priced items.
A. Prater an ex Annistonian was tried in Calhoun circuit court on four counts of larceny involving a horse buggy harness and bridle stolen from different parties. He pleaded guilty to all charges and received four years and a half in prison. Prater, once respected in Anniston, was en route to Calhoun when arrested. Vote for M. W. Woodruff for sheriff.
A Prohibition party convention in Alabama, held in Birmingham on March 25, aims to nominate ticket for safe offices and elect delegates to the national Chicago convention. The meeting plans to address other party business and related organizational matters.
The state executive committee of the Republican party of Alabama issues a meeting call. Chairman Stevens presides with T. J. Evars as secretary. Woodruff is praised as a good sheriff and urged for re election with a warning to vote for him.
City streets suffer wear from drivers and Mayor Henderson orders police to arrest offenders and place warning signs. A $5 fine is set for violations as officers are instructed to target those seen driving over sidewalks.
An Halian scientist asserts women have the edge in dreaming with more frequent, richer, and better remembered dreams. He notes men dream history but claims no memorable women's dreams exist, while a Louisville Courier-Journal aside praises Levy tailors for sharp suits that help young men advance.
A man identified as J. H. Gregory faced the mayor this morning, pleaded guilty to a vague charge presented by Officer Ius Non, and was fined six dollars and fifty cents. He claimed to be working in Allivion and referenced a return to “Che novey.”
A 160 foot high brick chimney with an 84 by 84 foot base and 4 foot top diameter was toppled in St. Louis using hydraulic jacks. Undermined on one side, three jacks and a hawser connected to crabs 100 feet away enabled eight men per crab and jack operators to lift and pull as the structure fell, with crab crews continuing after the jacks were withdrawn.
Italian hygienist Vitolo Bosco findings show paper and tapestry wall coverings harbor disease germs longer. Walls with stucco or good varnish wash easily and self clean from bacteria. typhoid cholera and pneumonia germs perish within 24 hours on these walls, but survive for weeks on walls with dried size.
Gen. A F F McGhee returned home this morning after traveling to Tyler Texas to attend his brother's funeral and remain several days for business affairs of the estate.
A Youth's Companion piece notes English freedom co exists with limits on names for inns. It recounts refusals to rename The Duke of York to The Panther and The Alma to The Fashoda, citing potential confusion and respect for titled figures. Similar caution blocks renaming Royal Oak to Radstock under Admiral Field's view.
The Georgia Democratic State Executive Committee met in Atlanta to pick a June date for the party convention. Chairman Fleming G Dubignon backed Senator Bacon for re election as the field expanded beyond expectations.
M Rymtowtz Rives of Geneva has developed a two part automatic feeder and distributor to feed papers to presses. The device, tested on large Geneva presses, handles sheets at various speeds, with detachable arms and an air suction system to feed one leaf at a time. It claims simple construction and easy size adjustments.
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