Crowd rejoices as Mafeking relief is telegraphed
London crowds flood streets in jubilation after telegrams confirm relief of Mafeking. Thousands sing national airs in front of Mansion House Marlborough House and Parliament Square while young men parade Pall Mall clubs and the War Office.
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London
Mafeking
Pretoria
Thetreet
Mansion House
Marlborough House
Pall Mallard
War Office
Parliament Square
Witham Heads Thirty Banks Across Georgia and Beyond
W 58 Witham of Atlanta, a former Anniston resident and ex president of Security Bank, now leads about thirty banks as founder and head of multiple Georgia institutions following chartering of The People's Bank of Bainbridge. His rapid expansion followed his departure from Anniston and earlier liquidation of Security Bank. A local ad then notes lawn mower sharpening at Mather, 15 E Tenth.
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Witham
Atlanta
Anniston
Lety Bank
Rty Banks
Ople’s Bank
Bainbridge
Havig
Georgia
Security
Anviston
Mather
Barnwell Nominated Bishop Coadjutor for Alabama
The Mobile Episcopal council unanimously nominated Dr Robert Woodward Barnwell of Selma to be bishop coadjutor of Alabama to succeed the late Bishop H M Jackson. Born December 27 1849 in Beaufort S C he studied at Trinity College Hartford General Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1875. The council plans to meet next year in Montgomery after adjourning.
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Mobile
Episcopal Council
Robert Woodward Barnwell
Selma
Alabama
H. M. Jackson
Barnwell
Beaufort
S. C
Trinity College
Hartford
Griffin
Trinity Church
Demopolis
Ala
St. Paul's
Margaret C. Blair
Robert Jamison
Birmingham
Board of Missions
Montgomery
Rioting Resumes as St Louis Transit Strike Intensifies
In St Louis on May 19 a meeting of 100 union heads recommended a sympathetic general strike today. Negotiations with the St Louis Transit Company are terminated for now. Rioting flared across the city yesterday with several severe police-catalogued casualties.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Governor Revokes Clark Appointment in Cork Case
Governor Smith declares Clark’s appointment tainted by collision and fraud and says he revoked Lieutenant Governor Spriggs action. He names Martin Maginnis of Helena to fill the vacancy created by his resignation and sends telegrams to Senators Clark Chandler and Frye outlining his reasons.
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Butte
Mont
Smith
Clark
Chandler
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Frye
Senate
Spriggs
Martin Maginnis
Helena
Jenifer Company Directors Tour Care of Coal and Coke Ovens
Jenifer iron company directors W H Weller R Schmidt G B Schumacher and B F Niedecken tour Anniston Birmingham Connellsville area. They held a directors meeting at Jenifer and visited properties near Connellsville praising progress opening coal mines and the coke ovens lease. Sterne's Grocery advertises strawberries and Anniston Lumber Co offers shingles.
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W. H. Weller
Anniston
R. Schmidt
Baltimore
G. 8. Schumacher
New York
B. F. Niedecken
Milwaukee
Jenifer Iron Company
Jenifer Furnace
Connellsville
Blue Creek
Birmingham
Jenifer
Jenifer Company
Land Company Elects Directors
The annual meeting of Anniston City Land Company stockholders re-elected the old board: P. J. Goodhart I. M. Stettenheim Leopold Weil 8. M. Lehman J. 8. Kache J. 8. Tilney and H. Atkinson of New York and N. W. Bumstead of Boston. Directors to meet in New York next week to elect officers.
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Anniston City Land Company
P. J. Goodhart
I. M. Stettenheim
Leopold Weil
M. Lehman
Kache
State Democratic Executive Committee Meets in Birmingham
The State Democratic Executive committee elected John Pagh of Birmingham as secretary succeeding Nathan L. Miller who resigned. They settled Lee county’s regular county committee in favor of the April 21 convention choice, and Morgan county’s contest is postponed to June 8 when the committee will reconvene. John W. Smith of Russell was named chairman of the campaign committee.
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Birmingham
Democratic
John ©. Pagh
Pagh
Nathan L. Miller
Lee County
Morgan County
Lowe
John W. Smith
Russell
Big Bargain In Umbrellas And Shirts And Shoes
Retailer offers umbrellas at 50 cents each for 50 units 150 at 7dds each 25 at 1.00 each. Promotes shirts pants neckwear shoes from a fresh job lot. Claims must close out quick with low prices and visible stock.
Election For Second Lieutenant At Calhoun Rifles Oxford
An election held by the Calhoun Rifles in Oxford elected Sergeant D Houston Smith as second lieutenant to succeed Lieut Allen who resigned. Smith defeated Quartermaster Sergeant J J Crow by 24 to 13 and is praised by Anniston friends.
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Calhoun Rifles
Oxford
Allen
D. Houston Smith
Anniston
J. J. Crow
Sergeant Smith
Anniston Friends
Donahoo & Co Form Donahoo & Co Live Stock Corporation
Anniston’s notable business Donahoo & Co is incorporated as Donahoo & Co Live Stock Corporation. The firm remains led by seven departments with A. G. Donahoo as president and Geo. D. Hanks as secretary and treasurer.
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Anniston
Donahoo & Co
Donahoo & Co. Live Stock Corporation
Alabama
A. G. Donahoo
Geo. D. Hanks
Trial of illicit distilling and whiskey selling proceeds
John Galt, a white man from near Piedmont, was brought to the city by Deputy Marshal Battie and bound over to the grand jury under a $200 bond after a commissioner's hearing for illicit distilling. Jeff Heathcol of Tecumseh was jailed on a $100 bond for selling whiskey without a license. The report notes growing business for Boyer, the tailor, as his reputation and workmanship improve.
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John Galt
Piedmont
Battie
Randolph
Jeff Heath Col
Tecumseh
Marshal Edwards
Banister’s Fine Shoes Sale At Anniston Shoe Co
The Anniston Shoe Co offers Banister’s fine shoes at a reduced price. Formerly priced at 5 and 5.50 dollars, the sale price is 85.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banister’s Fine
Anniston Shoe Co
Local Hauling Services Advertised With Contact
An old classified blurb offers general hauling both light and heavy with prompt service. It lists a contact line “Phon 72” and a person or business name “Rk. O, Watson” with a stray fragment “12-If” at the end.
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Rk. O, Watson
A Perfect Antiseptic and Disinfectant Soap Campaign
A promotional note extols Ralston Cleaner and Disinfectant for home cleaning. It urges housekeepers to spend a small appropriation on the product to win the war on dirt, promising success on furniture finishes, fabrics, paints, walls, marble, tiling, glass, silver, crockery, and carpets. Burnett & Bellingrath are cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Ralston
Women killed as two drunken men attack in Alabama
A farmer Gates in Ringgold reports Jim Ohannon and Joe Hall forced entry seeking lodging near Jamestown Alabama. A pistol shot killed Mrs Gates as Gates defended his home. Hall jailed, Obannon escaped then recaptured later. Ohannon remained at large.
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Jamestown
Ala
Mento
Gates
Jim Ohannon
Joe Hall
Palmer Gates
Cates
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JNOON
Ing National
Annistonian
R. W. Barnwell
Bishop Jackson
Selma Church
Maginnis
Cork
Disregards St
Ps Ri
Connellyville
Sterne’s Grocery
Anniston Lumber Co
O’bryant & CO
D. H. Smith
Calhoun
Popular Firm Is Incorporated
Piedmont ‘Shiner
Boyer
Wil Tell
Ringgold
Obannon
Hall
Anniston Lamber Co
Lemon’s
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