Birmingham News Backs Fewer Elections and Longer Terms
The Birmingham News endorses reducing state elections and extending term lengths to four years. It favors aligning state and national elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November to cut campaign noise and expenses. The paper suggests legislature timing shifts for return tallies and urges state presses to push the reform. Birmingham’s carnival season opens tonight as Anniston hosts festivities inviting city residents.
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The Texas of Gold Prompts Southwest Industrial Shift
The Manufacturers' Record warns of a major global shift from gold discoveries in Texas, predicting a revolution in the Southwest with broad impacts on industry, railroads, and steamship lines while cautioning against wildcat stock speculation that could ruin innocent buyers. Longer terms for Alabama state officials gain favor, seen as public-good reform amid elections. A Ga Telegraph note recalls Bismarck described as a tower not a man, quoting his marital vow for love and a home amid a stormy world.
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Texas
Southwest
Be Sure to See The Famous Store Ad
Visitors are invited to make themselves at home at The Famous store. Propriety by Jos SAKs & Co promotes a sale at the northeast corner of Noble and Thirteenth streets. Lot measures 60 by 160 feet. Glim Kk. A FAGAN & Co.
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Noble and
Thirteenth Streets
Noble
Thirteenth Street
Kk. A. Fagan & Co
Excelsior Bread Promoted by Jebeles Bros in Anniston
Anniston housekeepers are urged to try Excelsior Bread from Jebeles Colins Birmingham. The ad claims the bread is the best sold in Alabama and offers home delivery from Noble Street, urging customer trials.
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Anniston
Jebeles & Colins
Birmingham
Alabama
Jebeles Bros
Sunday church services and notices across local parishes
Churches list multiple services on Sunday including First M. FE. Church South Rev Wasson 11 am and 7:30 pm with communion. Epworth League 6:30. Parker Memorial Baptist features prayer meeting and baptism. First Presbyterian 9:30 am Sunday School and 11 am service with Children's Day at 3 pm. Saint Pauls Methodist notes 14th street services.
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M. FE
South
HK. Wasson
E. J. Cooper
First Presbyterian Church
Donald McQueen
J. H. Frye
Westminster League
Expansion sale of summer hats and shoes
Expansion sale offers summer hats for ladies and misses originally priced at 1.50 now 1.00 and expansion of summer shoes priced at 250 with a reduced sale price listed but not specified.
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Axminster
West Anniston Methodist Episcopal Church Schedule
Sunday school at 9:30 am and preaching at 11 am led by Pastor Rev. Jno Ay May. Evening service 7:30 pm with prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30. Also notes a testimonial about Banner Salve from Henry R Richards of Wilseyville, NY, via Melreath Drug Co.
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Ien Addie Baptist Church
A. A. Hutto
Wecordiay
Oxanna Baptist Church
A. A Hutto
Glen Addie Methodist Church
W. W. Scott
Sans Day School
Ham
West Anmston
Church of Christ
Eleventh
Quintard Avenue
Wilmer Street
Percy T. Carnes
City of God
Christian Endeavor
West Anniston Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Jno. Ay May
Llam
Famous Store Invitation and Kidney Cure Endorsement
An ad note invites readers to visit The Famous Store and feel at home in the city. It includes testimonial remarks about Foley's Kidney Cure from a Mr. MobBleath Devg Co. and mentions Jos. Saxs & Co. with various names cited as endorsers.
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Geo
Hickock, Curtiss, Wiss
MobBleath Devg Co
F. D. Arnold
Arnold, Ia
Foley
McBhreath Drag Co
Jeweles Bros Carnival Attractions Ad Invites Visitors
Visitors to the Jeweles Bros Carnival Attractions are invited to the store on Noble Street where soda water and beverages are dispensed from a handsome fountain. The ad boasts pure fruit juices and cream at the fountain, signed Gover the tailor.
Local residents pass through city on various trips
Mr. J. R Moore of Heflin and Mr. B. Schmidt of Talladega visit the city today. Arthur Jete departs for a business trip to Lagrange Georgia while H Buckalew travels to Trier Georgia to visit relatives. Dr J A Wikle returns from Atlanta and R B Kelly from Birmingham. W E Box attends decoration exercises at Union Grove church. Thomas B West South Railway agent from Selma is in the city yesterday. L J Palmer of Pearce Palmer leaves for Macon Georgia to secure more attractions for the street fair.
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J. A. Wikle
Atlanta
Ilon
R. B. Kelly
Birmingham
Charles R. Cheshire
W. E Box
Upion Grove Church
Thomas B. West
The
Southern Railway
Selma
L. J. Palmer
Pearce & Palmer Company
Macon
Kidney Cure Stirs Local Praise From Patient
Thomas Maple of Birkbeck reports severe kidney trouble and back pain until Foley's Kidney Cure, used on his recommendation, cured him completely with no further issues. testimonial appears via McElreath Drug Co.
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Thomas Maple
Birkbeck
Foley
Kidey
McElreath Drug Co
Make Headquarters At The Famous Store Card
Visitors to the city are invited to make themselves at home in our store as SARS & Co Proprietors The Famous invite locals to feel at home during a visiting period.
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Jos, Saks & Co
Jos. Saxs & Co
Engineer J N Smith Killed in Calera Accident
Selma May 4 Engineer J N Smith died yesterday after his engine struck the Alabama Mineral train at Calera. He was badly scalded and battered when the engine rolled over him down an embankment.
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Selma
J. N. Smith
Alabama
Calera
German Monday at Columbian Club Invitations Issued
The Columbian club issued beautiful invitations for a GermanMonday event at their club apartments on May eighth. The social occasion is presented as of interest by the popular club.
Lees at the Lake Entertaining Many in Oxford City
The Lees with marionettes entertain a large crowd at Oxford Lake pavilion last night and promise a new program tonight. The show, favored by women and children, features mechanical dolls and the Paneh and Judy act amid a changing bill.
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Lees
Oxford Lake
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City Editor
Office of Publication Columbian Building
Noble Street
Sade the Anniston
Ala
Aatstiston
Evening Star
Oxford
Star Daily
Joe Thomason
Bimingham News
Will Ean
Earuival
Anulstoen
Magic City
Manufacturers’ Record
Tuk Macov
Telegraph
Bismarck
Excelsior Bread
Tha Ane
Jay Soin
Parker Memorial Baptist Church
Twelfth Street Street
J. H. Foster, Jr
BY. P. U
First Baptist Church
BE. T. Smyth
Brother Smyth
Christ
John EK. Barnard
Sacred Heart
Eleventh Street
A. Brady
St. Paul’. Methodist Episcopal Church
Fourteenth St
Leighton Avenue
J. A. Mitchell
Henry R. Richards
Wilseywilie
N. Y
Jeweles Bros
Jereles Bros
Gover
J. R Moore
Heflin
City
Mr. B. Schmidt
Talladega
Arthur Jete
Marning
Lagrange, Ga
Mr. H. ©. Buckalew
Trier
Sars & Co
Engineer Smith
Columbian Club
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