Botany For Negro Pupils Debated By City Education Committee
The instruction committee of the city board of education discussed whether An niston negro pupils should study botany amid debate over Prof Moses teaching on complex botanical organisms. The panel favored sewing and washing courses over botany and did not act on abolishing the white schools science course.
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Anniston
City Board of Education
Messrs
G. B. Randolph
Rutherford Lapsley
James Keith Jr
Pelham
PF. C. Wat
Lea
Ledbetter
Wilson
Randoplh
Kernodle
Johnston
Smith
Pugh
Scruggs
Buchanan
King
Irwin
McCracken
Frazier
Billups
Brooks
E. Moses
Moses
Chicago Chronicle Suspends After Twelve Years of Publication
The Chicago Chronicle ends publication after 12 years. Publisher Horatio W. Seymour cites failure to remunerate owner John R. Walsh, whose railroad loans and banking collapse are recalled. Walsh previously controlled the Chicago Herald, building it into a lucrative property before later selling portions of the operation.
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Chicago
Chicago Chronicle Today
Horatio W. Seymour
Chronicle
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Chicago Herald
J. W. Scott
The
Herald
Kohlsaar
Commencement Exercises Tonight at West End Institute
The West End industrial institute for colored students closes its term tonight at Gallilee Baptist Church. Prof. William Pickens of Talladega College will deliver the annual literary address. Enrollment this year stood at 100 with Mrs. Pp. A. Eason as principal and teachers Mrs. R. C. Rhodes and Lula E. Lewis.
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West End
Weather forecast for Anniston area showers and cooler
Forecast for Anniston and vicinity calls for showers and cooler conditions tonight with Saturday partly cloudy skies.
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Anniston
Seven Die In Elyria Street Car Collision
Special to the Star. Elyria Ohio May 31 Seven persons die and seven more are injured in a rear end crash between two Cleveland Southwestern Colum buses stopped to discharge passengers. The dead and injured were on the rear platform. 14 minutes to disentangle. Motorman Fuerndemer is arrested for manslaughter.
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The
Star
Elyria
Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus
Co. N. Fuerndemer
Fuerndeiner
Dr Len G Broughton Lectures On Local Conditions At Noble Street
Dr Len G Broughton spoke on Down in the Dumps at Noble Street Theater last night. He argued the mind influences the body and society with a call for optimism and a philippie against pessimism. He noted local conditions and drew parallels to biblical demon casting and hogs.
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Len G. Broughton
Noble Street Theater
Broughton
J. H. Foster
Rural Carriers Enjoy Pleasant Jacksonville Meeting
The rural mail carriers held a well attended gathering in Jacksonville with a welcome from Mayor Arbery and Col J D Hammond. A dinner at Hotel Pelham followed by speeches from Col Ross Blackmon Rev W T Allan N Milligan and Judge A F McGhee concluded the event. The next convention will be at Oxford Lake Park on Labor Day next September.
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Oxford Lake
Jacksonville
Arbery
Col. J. D. Hammond
Hotel Pelham
Col
Ross Blackmon
W. T. Allan
8. N. Milligan
Ragan to plead guilty and fugitives seen at county jail
The article recounts former Postmaster J. M. Ragan in the county jail saying he will not reveal his full story until sentencing before Judge Hundley. It covers his flight from Anniston via Birmingham to Kansas City and Pueblo to start a traveling show, including earnings and travel details.
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J. M. Ragan
Hundley
Anniston
Colorado
Birmingham
Dan Jordan
John W. Coleman
Kansas City
J. W. Davis
Decatur
Sen
Pueblo
Man
Carlton
Kansas
Big Piece
Miss Lewis
Miss Williams
Denver
St. Louis
Clark
Ragan
Annistonian
Roberts says he would have returned after capture
Frank Roberts told his morning cell visitor that he would have come back to Anniston if not captured. He traced a wide post‑capture itinerary from Anniston to Atlantic to Jacksonville to New York and beyond, claiming interruptions and misidentifications amid lengthy travel during a political period.
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Ragan
Roberts
Frank Roberts
Anniston
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Ragan May Face Sentencing Next Week By Judge Hundley
Ex Postmaster Ragan awaits sentencing with Judge Hundley likely to pass sentence next week. Frank Roberts contemplates trial strategy but rejects guilty plea. Bonds set at 3000 for Roberts and 7900 for Ragan, with potential sentences up to ten years for Roberts and three years plus fine for Ragan.
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Roberts
Ragan
Birmingham
Mrs Ramagnano Dies After Long Illness in Jacksonville
Mrs John Ramagnano died at her Jacksonville home after a long illness. She will be buried in Jacksonville tomorrow. She endured years of suffering and had sought health in Hot Springs repeatedly. Her husband and friends mourn her loss.
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John Ramagnano
Jacksonville
President Theodore Roosevelt Visits Lansing for Semi Centenary
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Lansing on May 31 to attend the semi centennial celebration at the Michigan Agricultural College. The capital city welcomed him with gala attire, flags, and bunting as downtown Lansing prepared for the event.
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Star
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
Lake Shore Railroad
Michigan Agricultural
Four Burned In Rothchild Villa Blaze
Long Branch New Jersey May 31 In a disastrous morning fire destroyed the villa of Jacob Rothschild at this place several persons are known to have been burned to death while a number were injured. At noon three bodies were recovered and one person died of injuries. Eight others were seriously injured.
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Long Branch
N. Ji
Jacob Rothschild
Georgia and Florida U S T Meeting Opens in Augusta
The biennial convention of the grand council of the United Commercial Travelers of Georgia and Florida began in Augusta with many members present. The two day meeting includes entertainment between business sessions and reports show the association in satisfactory condition.
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Star
Augusta
Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers of
Georgia
Florida
Richmond Confederates Mark Reunion Activities
The Confederate reunion in Richmond moves through a busy day with speeches by Gen. B. D. Lee and Col. Robert E. Lee Jr. plus music from the Richmond High School choir. Veterans hold regiment reunions and receptions hosted by local Daughters of the Confederacy chapters, with entertainment honoring sponsors and maids of honor.
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Star
Richmond
8. D. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Richmond High School
Daughters of the Confederacy
President visits state capitol and college for graduation
The president arrived at the state capitol greeted by Governor Warner and legislators. Crowds cheered as he proceeded to the college where he met distinguished educators including Angell Wheeler White James and Snyder. After addressing the graduates, he toured the grounds before departing for Washington later today.
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State Capitol
Warner
Angell
University of Michigan
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Henry A. White
Boy Arrested For Short Change On Southern Coach
A Birmingham passenger train route saw a youth allegedly short change a passenger by $2.50 yesterday morning. He was arrested on arrival by Officer Reardon, money recovered, and he was allowed to go without prosecution.
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Southern
Birmingham
Reardon
Reguleta Returns Mixed Praise From Altoona Reader
A letter from George Krause of Altoona Pennsylvania comments on Reguleta product results. He notes mild action and effective regulation of bowels, describing Dean's Reguleta as somewhat positive and achieving the desired outcomes.
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Dean
George
Krause
Walnut Ave
Altoona
Model Ice Co Hauling and Prompt Prompt Service
Ice company advertises hauling with prompt service and a contact phone number 59 mh2 tf.
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Model Ice Co
Ex-Postmaster Ragan and Roberta Taken to County Jail
Ex-Postmaster J M Ragan and Registry Clerk Frank G Roberta are jailed in separate cells after a large crowd witnessed their transfer to the county jail. Ragan warned observers as he walked through the crowd, while Roberta appeared nervous but composed during the procession to the station.
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Ragan
Rob
J. M. Ragan
Ashley and
Smith
The
Star
Frank G. Roberta
Roberts
Rebels About To Take Swatow
Canton China May 31 Swatow faces a reported invasion by up to 10000 Triads marching on the city after eluding intercepting troops. Dispatches from Kwantung describe a city unaware of danger though rebels previously targeted officials.
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Canton
China
Swatow
Kwang Tung
Thirty Thousand Rebels Join in Triad Uprising
Apecial to the Star reports that thirty thousand rebels in Fukien province joined the Triad revolt. Chinese troops have been dispatched to a location four miles south of Amoy where rebels are said to be encamped.
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Amoy
China
Fukien
Brain Storm May Trouble Lawson in Mountain Borough Trial
In Gadsden on May 31, Lee Lawson faced a sanity hearing as his lawyers sought mental competency to aid in his murder trial of Arthur McCollum near Mountain borough. Judge Disque stayed proceedings. Lawson, previously bailed, failed to appear but was brought in after a reported fall from a mole. He is described as a “vunt wineer” from a rough state district.
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Star
Gadsden
Lee Lawson
Disque
Lawson
Arthur McCollum
Mountainboro
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