Alabama German Immigration Society Meets to Promote Settlement
The State convention of Alabama German citizens met in Birmingham to urge creation of an immigration bureau. Emil Lesser was elected president with a large, representative turnout. A committee was appointed to present the measure to the Alabama Legislature for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau OF Immigration
Birmingham
Alabama
Emil Lesser
T. G. Bromburg
Mobile
W. M. Drennes
John Neff
Tuscambia
James Tillman
Geneva
K. G. Kayer
Thorsby
John Beunish
Vinemont
William Englehardt
Cullman
Louis Kirschner
Garden City
J. A. Westerlund
Fruithurst
Lee J. Marx
German Immigration Society of
N. F. Thompson
D. S. Hausman
J. A. Wasterlund
Electric fountain arrives for local carnival next week
Promoter John A. Vanden Burg announced the first attraction for the upcoming carnival arrives today. The item is billed as the largest portable electrical fountain in the country and shipped from Mayesville Kentucky with Anniston securing it for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Vanden Burg
Mayesville
Anniston
May Be Greatest Gold Strike Ever Made
Cripple Creek Colorado October report describes a massive Elkton strike at the 700 foot level near the main shaft. A 30 foot diameter dome of talc and sylvanite rich quartz is opened, with a lake in a large chimney and a yield running into thousands of dollars per ton. Pumps lower water as 500 claims already arise nearby.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Elkton
Florence
Mania of killings among nearby Selma negroes spotted
Selma Alabama October 24 a wave of violence among local African Americans in adjacent counties has left at least twenty dead in two weeks. Incidents include a man stabbing a woman in a cotton field and a pistol fight between a man and a preacher at a protracted meeting with both dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Crowns Station
Anniston Golfers to Compete at Rome Today
Rome Tribune reports Anniston golfers arrived last night to face Rome in a 36 hole contest on the iOCoora farm links. Hosts Mont Alto Golf Club members welcomed them at the depot and at Chinnick's restaurant with a luncheon to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mont Alto
Chinnick’s Restanant
Moni Alto Golf Club
Iocoora Farm Links
Anniston
County Sunday School Workers In Session
County Sunday School workers meet in Anniston with players listed for a match lineup. The event includes prominent local figures Sam Graham Cox Fouche Nixon Graham Yancey and others, plus Mrs Shepperd and Mrs Scott accompanying the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Sunday School
Sam Graham
Smith
Cox
Henderson
Fouche
MccKleroy
George Nixon
Bowceck
John Graham
Foard
Yancey
Barr
Mr. Smith
Anniston
McEleroy
Anniston National Bank
Scott
Shepperd
Messia
J. O. Sproull
F. W. Jones
Thomas Kilby
Mr. Decker
Not Guilty Verdicts In Forgery Case Absent Larceny Guilty
In city court yesterday the jury found G. P. Millican not guilty of forgery. Sylvester Price, a young white man, faces trial for shooting into an L and N train. Katie Scott, colored, was found guilty of grand larceny while a related case against Lucy Scott was not pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Millican
Koas Blackmon
Sylvester Price
Katie Scott
Lucy Scott
Remarkable Cure By Kelectric Bitters At Tilden
A. T. Headley a healthy blacksmith from Tilden narrates ten years of rheumatism torment followed by a dramatic recovery after two bottles of Kelectric Bitters. He reports no twinge in over a year and praises the tonic for kidney regulation blood purification and relief from rheumatism neuralgia and nervousness. Available at McElreath's & Co drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Headley
Tilden, Ltd
McElreath’s & Co
Calhoun County Sunday School Convention Attends Morning Session
The Twelfth Annual convention of the Calhoun County Sunday School association met at 10 45 am at the First Presbyterian church with 38 present after initial devotional led by Mr Thos Sparks. Mr M A Russell chaired the session and Mr M A Smith delivered the welcome on training the youth, using an oak tree analogy to warn against early corruption. Mr N R Hall urged careful conduct by teachers before pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
First Presbyterian Church
Calhoun County Sunday School Association
Thos. Sparks
N. R. Hall
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Thusiasm
Sveriing Kennedy Co
Chicaso
Victor C. Dry
Noble Street
Jos. Saks & Co
Head To Foot Outfitters
Jos. Saks & Co., Props
Ala
Imme
Diate
Coosa Farm
Rome Tribune
Party of Anniston Golfers
Burnett
Bellingrath
President Johnson
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Krippendore - Dittman
Sawyer
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