06 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1902
Page
1
A about 150 strong mob visited the county jail last night seeking a negro named Winn for lynching over an alleged insult to Miss Fannie Hughes. Winn had already been moved to Talladega, and after searches and failed attempts to find him, officers escorted him to safety.
The Bell Telephone and Telegraph company has purchased the Alabama and Georgia Long Distance Telephone lines for 12000 dollars. Deeds signed by R L Adams record the transfer, including lines from Gadsden to Birmingham and Jacksonville to Cave Spring with exchange assets and branch lines across counties. The deal completes a long distance network expansion from Anniston.
A black man attacked Mrs. Williams at her home near Alexandria using a flat iron and a shovel. She survived but is in a precarious condition. Authorities, posses, and a large search effort cover surrounding towns as rewards totaling 350 are offered. The crime scene yielded a flat iron, shovel, tongs, a torn trunk, and missing twelve dollars. Mrs Williams described the assailant as tall, about six feet, wearing dingy overalls. Deputy Le Grande organized the posse after the attack.
Etowah countywide vote defeats dispensary by about 200. Gadsden and Attalla back it while the rural areas favor rooming the saloonmen celebrate quietly. Local ads urge coal and wood buyers with contact for R O Watson.
A. T. Pass was found dead in a vacant Flatwoods house near Rome on Tuesday night. He lay face down in a blood pool with a 38 caliber pistol near his feet and a hat and coat left at the scene. Domestic trouble is cited as the motive. He leaves a wife and thirteen children.
A large black assailant battered Mrs Williams during a robbery attempt at the Williams residence near Alexandria yesterday afternoon. She lies in a critical condition between life and death, after severe head injuries.
Montgomery November 6 physicians have given up hope for Tengent Lomax whose tongue cancer is near terminal. He traveled to New York for X ray treatment after an operation in New Orleans failed to halt progression. Lomax, a prominent Alabama lawyer, is regarded as a leading figure in the southern bar.
Census Bureau report dated Washington shows the current cotton crop ginned through October 18 at 5,925,872 commercial bales about 60 percent of the total crop. Data drawn from 29,014 ginneries list state ginnings led by Texas 1,781,797 and Alabama 585,783 with other states including Georgia 96,459 and Mississippi 191,260 among many.
A Black man described as fitting the attacker of Mrs. Williams near Alexandria yesterday afternoon was seen at the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry yard today before heading toward Coldwater. A posse pursued but found the report erroneous and called off the chase, though other searchers remain in pursuit.
Advertises Clifton flour as highly popular due to unequaled quality. Claims the product retains all nutritive and healthful qualities of the finest wheat. Encourages readers to call for Clifton for the purest and best flour.
The suits made by Boyer fit well and wear well, showcasing quality tailoring and lasting comfort for daily use.
A promotional note extols Emiitton Flour as the top choice for family health and palatable baking suitable for use at all times. It emphasizes quality and consistency as the key benefits for daily cooking.
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