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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1901
Page
4
An assortment of from The Philadelphia Public Ledger to Chatta nor News and Birmingham Times covering imperial policy, sins of Reconstruction, Alabama constitutional convention April 25, and debates over disfranchisement of Black voters. Editorial voices warn of party shifts and race questions across states.
Ullman Bros opens its annual festival of millinery dress goods novelties and draperies with a record display. Madame [mboff] and Miss Lizzie Hughes lead a staff showcasing 125 pattern hats and a wide selection of imported and domestic pieces in a grand varied layout despite bad weather.
Rumors in Anniston suggest a man who fell from a bridge at Horse Creek last Thursday and died may be Alex Duncan brick mason of the town. Duncan left Anniston months ago for Birmingham and has not been heard from since. His wife is deceased and he leaves two children in the care of Mr and Mrs W L Crim in West Anniston.
A tank car crash ignited oil that cascaded down a depot incline into the main street, setting houses fences trees and barns ablaze. Villagers fled with children and attempted to save animals as flames reached the Masonic Temple and a 500 foot by 500 foot area burned within thirty minutes.
Commissioner Poole of Alabama testifies on state progress before the Industrial Commission. He cites mortgage reductions, rising land values, more mills, and mineral growth as drivers of prosperity. He notes improved farmer ownership in the Black Belt and no unrest after labor law repeal.
The General Missionary Conference of the M E Church South at New Orleans from April 24 to 30, 1901 will have Southern Railway ticket deals from all points to New Orleans and return at one fare round trip. Tickets on sale April 22 23 and 24 with return limit May 2. For details contact Southern Railway Ticket Agent. A program and dramatic opera by Anniston talent on April 2 under Mr and Mrs Lee B Millikan includes The British Dragoon, Curfew Bell, and The Soldiers of Our Queen in a cast listing with many performers and a Children's Chorus of fifty voices.
An advertisement notes a widow facing a setback due to offensive breath from constipation biliousness or stomach trouble. It promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure all, claiming they cleanse the system sweeten breath banish headaches and aid liver kidneys and bowels for 25e at Elam's drug stove.
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