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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1909
Page
4
Oxford news reports a tenant house on the Applegate farm east of Oxford burned last night. The building housed a jet of hay fodder and other feed. No additional fire details were available. Nearby notices list seeds for sale and local social visits among residents and travelers.
The Alabama State Fair opened in Birmingham with a parade of attractions led by the Natl. women’s band and Spellman’s free amusements. Races, exhibits, and the Odom airship promise a major event, with crowds urged to buy tickets in Birmingham to avoid gate crush.
Advertises Capudine as fast acting relief for colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. Describes liquid pleasant to take and available in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes at drug stores.
The Alabama Presbyterian College football team beat Jacksonville State Normal School 16 to 0 in Aniston in a clean fast game. Morrow scored three times with Allen kicking a goal, while Klein, Dishman, Sankey and Willox stood out with strong line and end play. Captains Watkins and Klein led the Visitors, and Harwood’s coaching spurred a spirited Anniston win with next game against Albertville.
Two dog fights in Anniston drew mayor, recorder and ex-police chief to watch the bout at a corner post office. The incidents sparked debate on the importance of the dog fights versus Hayti cabinet rupture and raised questions about arrest authority in a government building.
The Mauretania arrives at Queenstown on October 11 after again breaking the eastward record, continuing its swift voyage and setting a new speed benchmark for the crossing.
A note lists a departure in four days with eleven hours and twenty four minutes until travel begins from New York.
Albert Freidkin of Philadelphia is visiting for a few days as a guest of his brother George J. Freidkin in the city.
Pittsburg hosts about 40 000 Disciples of Christ delegates for a week long centennial celebration. The gathering includes US and foreign missionaries with key speakers and a final open air event at Forbes Field. The denomination began with Thomas Campbell's 1809 Declaration and Address. It counts 11 000 churches 1.2 million members and 35 colleges and universities with many studying for the ministry.
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