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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
6
The Star and Hot Blast lists delivery rates in the Anniston district with weekly seven to sixteen cents per week, monthly forty six, yearly sixteen dollars. Mail subscriptions payable in advance per year and telephones for the business office city editor and society editor with Oxford department numbers.
A collage of opinions and quips touches on preparedness, eulogizes industry, and notes Roosevelt’s media presence. It critiques wartime persistence at Verdun, lampoons sensationalism, and mentions local figures and weekly letters in The Evening Star.
The piece cites Texas governors threats about Mexico and militia conscription, reports Alabama dipping vats totals, and notes farmers like Calhoun and Pat Patriotism urging self sufficiency and land improvement with quotes from David Dickson.
A reverent note honors soldiers who died in war from Arlington to Chickamauga and in Cuba and the Philippines. It calls for annual observance to keep courage and unity alive for future generations, honoring blue and gray alike and binding the nation in shared memory.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the Methodist Conference vote to maintain bans on card playing theatergoing and dancing while Presbyterians in Atlantic City urge church officers to refrain from smoking. It argues rules replace conscience and highlights personal responsibility over collective prohibition.
Wade counsels farmers to make hay from short oats while green, avoid cotton after oats, and target weevil control by destroying squares and burning early. He urges shallow cultivation, chain drag or brush, and weekly cultivation with row-by-row implements to save labor and improve soil condition.
The piece argues Europe seeks peace as war strains persist. It notes leaders like Wilson, Spain’s king, and the pope have been named as mediators, but warns no side will first cry enough due to pride. The outcome hinges on financial and military exhaustion with no clear timetable.
The state department note to England and France asserts neutral rights and calls for strict observance of inviolable correspondence at sea. It criticizes Allied seizure and inspection practices, cites breaches affecting American interests, and urges end to interfering actions while reinforcing U S prerogatives.
A collage of quoted lines blends springtime imagery with abrupt, surreal turns. It juxtaposes statements about sudden love and blossoming, cites authors and papers, and ends on a jolting image of a bursting head and a crimson nose.
The Chattanooga Times argues the United States should strictly observe its neutral rights, demand compliance with its demands, and impose an embargo on munitions shipments. It warns that failing these measures could lead to convoy protection for American ships and possible diplomatic break with belligerents.
This brief list recalls JOAN of ARC burned in 1431 and PETER PAUL RUBENS dying in 1640. It notes VOLTAIRE's death in 1778, DANIEL O CONNELL's 1844 sentence, and 1848 US Mexico treaty ratification at Queretaro. Also MEMORIAL DAY speech at Arlington in 1868 and 1896 Moscow famine deaths.
Anniston May forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Highest and lowest temperatures compare to last year with daily mean and precipitation data, barometer reading, sunrise and sunset times, from observer R H Dean.
The comic opera Bulbul presented Saturday at the opera house by Anniston talent received a warm, representative audience response. Led by Miss Louise Moore with Mrs Ann Williams as accompanist, the troupe showed professional polish. Elizabeth Roberta, in the leading role, impressed with a lyric soprano voice, while Sarah Keith demonstrated strong acting talent. The well trained chorus supported the main cast, with several troupe members visiting from the city.
Fire partially destroyed the New England Fish company plant and the Alberta Pacific Grain Elevator in Vancouver B C on May 20. The loss is estimated at 600000 dollars. No lives were lost.
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