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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
9
Rome reports the death of Arcangelo Rossi the famed tenor after he cut out his tongue following a melancholy spell and a dinner with friends. Doctors could not halt the bleeding after his self-inflicted wound.
Be Sullis van and Jobin Richardson, a discharged section laborer, are dead after a pistol and shotgun duel at Woodstock station. The confrontation began over a freight rate dispute, with Sullivan firing a shotgun as Richardson fired five shots, yielding fatal wounds for both men.
The Fifth ward school announces second grade honor roll students Clara Bates Kate Kennedy Abbi Long Julia Mills Maggie Siakie Ruth Wigley and third grade honorees Edwin Borders Claud Casey Elzia Duncan Tom Banks Reese Jackson Merman Moore John Whelchel Frank Montgomery Fred Brandt May Yeatman Myrtle Cater Lena Jones Bessie Dunston Y Z Richey Rena Adair Tessie Foote Ruth Hayes Clara Shaver Hosa Presley Byron Shelton Birdie Moore Dissie Butler.
Forecast says fair and cooler tonight then Sunday fair and warmer across Anniston and nearby areas. Temperatures in the expected range with light winds and no precipitation indicated.
Pell City visits for a double header this afternoon against the Anniston Turks on the focal diamond. Lineups list Hogg Seaborn Denby Pratt Stephens W Pratt Lewis Wait Pair. O Meara to pitch in the second game with Denby in left and Wait in right.
Special to the Star reports William Cooper Proctor of Cincinnati is not seeking rabies treatment after a dog bite. A Cincinnati journalist heard a friend joking that Proctor would go away for treatment, which the soap manufacturer says explains the rumor.
Washington May 4 forestry experts say since 1880 U S lumber use from domestic timber has covered 25100 square miles.
Headed by Reed Smith the Alabama Presbyterian college baseball team travels to Talladega to face the deaf and dumb college squad. The two teams are evenly matched and a close game is expected with Gordon and McCaffrey composing the battery for the Model City college.
Special to the Star New York May 4 Christiana churches worldwide plan a non commemorative service near the centennial of Christian missionary work in China. Robert Morrison born 1782 England went to Canton 1807 by the London Missionary Society. He translated the Bible into Chinese and founded a college with a Chinese grammar and dictionary. Morrison died 1894 and China then had few Protestant missionaries. today about 2,500 missionaries and 150 090 converts.
Special to the Stil New York May 4 Mark Twain repeats his statement that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated He explains he was not lost at sea only troubled by controversy over his remarks and participation in a charity event off Hampton Roads.
In Decatur on May 4 a mob gathered at the jail seeking the accused assailant. Beatrice Shipp, daughter of Sheriff Shipp, bravely remained by her father offering to help if needed during the tense incident.
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