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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
2
The Birmingham Ledger notes Taft’s activity and a Chattanooga blast furnace revival signals prosperity. It reports Hobson’s Birmingham engagement and possible Anniston appearance. It also discusses Tom Johnson’s finances, insisting he remains a friend of the people with substantial remaining wealth.
The piece argues Hearst could be a capable New York mayor despite flaws and likens Kansas jail and poorhouse emptiness to counter Alabama prohibition voices. It criticizes the Birmingham Age Herald and Montgomery Advertiser for cartooning Judge Weakley, calling their conduct vile and unworthy.
An Oxford Ala letter questions the honesty of men from the Montgomery conference who endorsed prohibition bills yet now oppose them. The writer urges Alabama voters to assess whether these leaders are sincere and to insist on honest dealings and orderly conduct as they decide on the issue.
The Chattanooga Times uses a caption titled Benefits from Our River to acknowledge water’s value after years of praising alcohol as the most beneficial. The item signals a shift in the paper’s stance toward the river’s practical utility.
A reader urges calm discourse on the Alabama Constitutional Amendment question. He cautions against bombast and partisanship, defends free opinion and the role of clergy, and calls for measured debate over liquor policy without political bluster. He promotes courtesy and prudence in public discourse.
Dr. Williams discusses how the term manufacture has varied legal meaning versus common usage, contrasting it with retailers in Alabama. He cites jurists and a 1880 supreme court ruling to argue how laws shaped prohibition and licensing, reflecting on the moral costs of those legal definitions. He thanks Judge Lea for his grand jury charge.
A Montgomery Advertiser cartoon on the editorial page condemns racially charged imagery and accuses a rival paper of sensationalism and anti patriotism. The piece argues the rival is desperate to revive a defunct political machine and to sensationalize interracial weddings to inflame readers.
A political appeal explains Article XIX Section 1 prohibiting liquor manufacture and sale with medical and sacramental exceptions. It argues that adoption shifts power from Legislature to the people, contrasts against future legislative reopenings, and names supporters and opponents led by J. Wilson campaign chair.
The Gilsey House property at Broadway and Twenty Ninth Street was sold for 1.5 million dollars to a contractor who will erect a twenty story office building. The sale values the ground at 1.5 million, recalling its 1870 land value of 300 thousand. It recalls a era when figures like Conkling Vanderbilt Arthur frequented the hotel and its theater circles. A wave of urban change follows as grand hotels give way to modern development.
The Fourth Congressional District, long in the limelight for contests, awaits a new field after Craig announces nonreappointment. Possible candidates include Calhoun Talladega Shelby and Dallas. Selma’s Mayor Atkins is urged to run while he pursues the constitutional amendment reversal. The Birmingham Ledger notes a fresh open race as past rivals and notable figures loom.
The report notes an unusual spike in silver dollar circulation in New York City amid the Hudson Fulton celebration. Many visitors from the West, where dollars were common, brought large sums of silver coin, leading to subway and transit users refusing large denominations and preferring American money.
Milwaukee safety reports a boiler explosion at the Pabst brewing plant in the morning. The blast damaged the building, causing an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. One man was killed and another critically injured.
Boston October 25 T B O Connor head of a committee for John Redmond arrived in Boston to win American sympathy and funds for Ireland home rule. He was greeted by the United Irish League and will speak tonight at Tremont Temple as the first in a series of city addresses.
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