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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1901
Page
8
Rescue teams comb coastal areas near Jacksonville as authorities investigate reports of fatalities. Local agencies coordinate with state responders to recover remains and determine cause while confirming identities. Reports indicate multiple agencies are on scene.
Jacksonville relief work expands with a fifteen member committee and a five person financial panel. A constitution was adopted and temporary leadership made permanent with C. J. Garner as president and J. Kt. Parrott as vice president. The death toll includes Harry D. Bonatheau Will Clarke Mrs Cornelia Thompson Martha Linges and one unnamed negro. Six thousand people were fed today as cash receipts reach about fifty thousand and shipments arrive from Charleston Avanta and other sources. Governor Jennings places Colonel Lowell in command with Major Maxwell as provost marshal.
The State Federation of Women's clubs to meet in Montevallo from tomorrow morning through Friday with Anniston representation. Mrs. W. F. Johnston travels today and Mrs. R. L. McCalley already went, as delegates attend informal receptions, musical events, and visits across Anniston, Birmingham, and nearby towns.
Thousands watched a grand carnival procession with Maids of Honor in Oxford style floats and floral autos. The parade, supervised by Marshal Blackmon and team, rolled along Tenth to Noble to Ninth, featuring the first automobile seen in Anniston and daughters Jessie Stewart and Annie Fletcher from Gadsden in the Shropshire Woodliffe display.
Pat Allen a prosperous West Tenth street butcher purchased the lot and building on Tenth Street from Lucien Keith via E L Turner Co. The property now occupied by John Antonio & Co. will be renovated into a premier market house in the state. Antonio & Co. hold a lease and Allen expects to move in by autumn.
Crowds fill the streets and Midway for a brilliant carnival ball with confetti flying and festive mood. Enthusiasts enjoy lighthearted revelry as people pass and gather in stores and on the carnival route.
The Midway features dazzling sights and grotesque thrills as crowds gather for a showy display. Visitors admire the electrical theater and Lunette while listening to the Hoot Man amid a constant stream of awe and curiosity.
Night crowds will fill the Midway with free attractions and top acts. Sidonia the wire-walker delivers the finest performance seen here, the La Nole brothers ladder act stands out, and La Gette’s trapeze impresses. The Eliott band provides notable music, earning praise for its state-class concerts.
Owner may obtain a return trip ticket to Piedmont by paying the notice fee. Maj J H Ailen is named in the item and the document indicates the seller’s terms for transfer.
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