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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
2
The Illinois Legislature launches an investigation into the Lorimer corruption case after the U S Senate acquitted him. Mass meetings sweep the state as citizens express outrage over his remaining in the Senate following a bribery exposure by a whistleblower.
A dispatch reports a legislative committee will probe corruption charges and may uncover evidence that Lorimer’s Senate seat was bought. It notes new claims and lists potential bribers, mentions Senator Watson as a major coal miner, and recalls Massachusetts 1780 provisions for recall of officials.
The piece warns of a heated re election bid for Bailey with renewed scrutiny of a Waters-Pierce Company payment. It notes Kilby’s attack on granting Senate floor access, mentions Milwaukee native Charles Lewis, and urges Chamber of Commerce enrollment to bolster Anniston. It comments on fruit crop prospects and calls for industry and finances to grow the city.
The Selma Journal notes Mobile seeks a bill to legalize Sunday baseball, arguing the city appears more depraved than most Southern cities without it, as games would proceed despite current laws. The piece questions the necessity and implies continued play despite restrictions.
A chronology lists events such as the 1776 British evacuation of Boston with thousands of soldiers and families, the 1830 Texas Republic constitution, and the 1893 death of Jules Ferry. It notes later items including Windsor Hotel fire casualties in 1899 and Wisconsin Governor William P. Taylor's death in 1909.
A fragment notes enthusiasm over a value discovery and predicts that advertisements in magazines or distant papers will likely yield results, as quoted from the Montgomery Journal.
A survey of 1910 labor developments includes Ontario legislation on worker protection, Poughkeepsie board members with union representation, the Toronto telegraphers convention on May 8, a $25,000 Sailors' union aid for Great Lakes seamen, and a Guelph cooperative furniture factory with $4,000 subscribed. It notes Mexican unions in Texas, BC lumber camp wages of 80–85 dollars monthly, Montreal's theme market league plan, and railroads pressed for injury liability. Also San Francisco Typographical union plans for 5,000 delegates for the August ITU convention, a Wisconsin district carpenters council, and wage data showing Michigan gains.
An advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures for itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or a money refund. The notice emphasizes guaranteed results.
A traveler returning from the South says he will vote for the temperance ticket, noting the shift away from drink sales in trade and Governor gatherings. A Baptist Commonwealth letter argues soda fountain concoctions can lead to liquor habits, deeming many fountains stepping-stones to the saloon though not all drinks are intoxicating.
A seventeen year old boy recounts resisting a saloon keeper’s offer of a free hot drink. He explains temptation requires two— the external lure and the inner readiness— and emphasizes personal accountability in resisting urges.
A Danville business delegation told Illinois Representative Allen they oppose local option and warned the bill would cost the town $60,000 annually. Allen replied that saving Danville’s boy is worth $60,000 to him, even if the cost means nothing to the businessmen.
In his last book, Sven Hedin, the Central Asia explorer, states that a caravan should have no wine or brandy. He calls dependence a curse and says abstainers are the most competent and effective workers on demanding journeys.
A New York City estimate states daily rum spending reaches 1 million dollars, totaling about 865 million annually. The figure is noted as more than half of the U S government’s annual operating budget.
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