Dundee Occupied After Boer Retreats and Looting
May 15 dispatch reports British capture of Dundee after 2,500 Boers flee to Glencoe where entrenched positions were observed. Looting occurred as British entered the town and the Dundee colliery machinery was wrecked. Roberts' main force remains at Kroonstadt with consolidation reported toward Vaal.
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London
Dundee
Buller
Glencoe
Kroonstadt
Vaal
Biggersburg
Picnic Excursion Draws Large Birmingham Workers Crowd
White employees of the South io railway shops in Birmingham with families and friends plan an excursion on Thursday to Oxford Lake. The train will stop at Oxanna and the lake.
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Southio
Birmingham
Xford Lake
Oxanna
The
Lake
McDavid Visits Montgomery En Route Home
Secretary of State Robert P. McDavid of Montgomery spent a few hours here this morning while returning from a trip to Atlanta. An advertisement promotes moving furniture pianos and iron safes by R. O. Watson, phone 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. McDavid
Montgomery
Atlanta
Negro missionary draws thunderous applause at Southern Baptist convention
At Hot Springs Arkansas on May 15 Rev Charles B Morris a young Black missionary to Africa electrified the Southern Baptist gathering with a plea for mission work. He praised early Christian benefactors and urged funds to spread the gospel across the Dark Continent as crowds showered him with money and votes for the mission cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Booker Washington
Southern Baptist Convention
Charles 8. Morris
Africa
Carey
Old Virginia
Northern
Lam
Morris
For Sale Item Cash or Trade Offer
Advertisement notes sale of an item for cash or on time, with trade options including live stock or other property. No specifics on item type, price, or deadline provided.
Directors Visit Annis ton Reflect Seaboard Line Plans
Baltimore capitalists from Seaboard Air Line and Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron are due in Anniston tonight at 7 51 with directors arriving by special cars. The visit follows news that the Tredegar Mineral Railway sale to Seaboard is close and an extension to Anniston may occur within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
Baltimore
Southern
Anniston
Gadsden
Birmingham
Douglas H. Thomas
The
International Trust Company
J. William Middendorfh
Tredegar Mineral Railway
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard
Citizens Meet Tomorrow at 4 30 in City Court
A meeting of citizens is called for tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 in the city court room to discuss the City Land company proposal and other industrial matters. The Land company plans to send representatives to eastern cities to promote Anniston as a manufacturing site and will cover twenty percent of expenses. Local citizens urge a large turnout.
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City Land Company
Land Company
The
Star
Anniston
This Week Boys Pants on Sale at Lemon's Store
Boys pants in sizes 4 5 and 6 years priced four pairs for 25 dollars at 15 31 Lemon's. Boyer's clothes are advertised as fitting better lasting longer and cheaper than others.
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Boyer
Men of Money Enroute to Alabama Industry Centers
A Baltimore party of capitalists toured Birmingham and Anniston May 15 to study Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron property and local cities. Attendees included Douglas H. Thomas and J William Middendorf of International Trust, John T. Stone of Maryland Casualty, broker William Sedden, and others. John Skelton Williams, Seaboard Air Line president, chartered a private car for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Stone
The
Maryland Casualty Company
William ©. Sedden
Thomas 8. Clark
W. H. Lyttle
Henry 8. King
Richard H. Edmonds
Manu
John Skelton Williams
Seabourd Air Line
Coosa River Improvement Delegation Leads in Washington
A Georgia and Alabama delegation appeared before the rivers and harbors committee in Washington to seek a 2.5 million dollar appropriation for Coosa river improvements. The plan would make 863 miles navigable from 108 miles above Rome on the Oostanaula to the gut, with total costs estimated at six million dollars funded at one million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Coosa River
Alabama
Georgia
D. B. Hamilton
B. I. Hughes
J. B. Kirkpatrick
Rome
W. P. Lay
O. R. Hood
Gadsden
Ala
Frank Lathrop
Riverside
Cabott Suel
A. Hopenburg
W. A. Austin
Wetumpka
H. H. Henderson
Baltimore
Coosa
Oostanaula
Flower Show at First Presbyterian Church Draws Prizes
Anniston hosts a flower show by the First Presbyterian Church with judges James Keith Jr H B Rudisill Leon Ullman P B Brown and George Cater awarding prizes for roses and arrangements. Winners include a subscription, embroidered doilies fruitcake a centerpiece and a jardinere with several names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Ehurch
Alf Truitt
Anniston
James Keith, Jr
H B. Rudisill
Leon Ullman
P. B. Brown
George Cater
J. Houser
Paul Neyron
Anniston Hardware Co
W. H. Cooper
Mareschal Neil
Cater Grocery Co
A. F. Fry
Edmondson and Anderson Horse Theft Suspect Arrested in Atlanta
J R Chandler hired a horse and buggy from Edmondson and Anderson and later stole equipment in this city before being arrested in Atlanta for larceny. He has a 30 day sentence in the Atlanta stockade and will face trial in Fruithurst, Alabama, for disposing of stolen property after sentence ends. Property recovered via an Annis ton Republic ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Chandler
Edmondson & Anderson
Atlanta
Chandler
Fruithurst
Atlanta Stockade
Froithurst
Cleburne County
Anniston Republic
The
Evening Star
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Roberts
Sec. McDavid
R. O. Watson
Phon
Baptist Convention
O’bryant & CO
Will
A. L
Spect Industrial
Baltimore, Md
Party of Baltimore Capitalists Are
Alabama Consoli
Anniston and
Birm
Ingham
Messrs
the International Trust Company
J. William Middendorf
Presi
Facturers’ Record
Joshua Lever
Ing
Udge
Burnett & Bellingrath
Noble Street
Prites
Ternoon
Ceny
Lemon’s
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