Postal Service Expands City Delivery In Anniston
W G Rains, colored, heads new route No 8 as J M Ragan backs the change while John Fitzgerald shifts from pedestrian to mounted carrier. Four delivery stations promise two daily runs, boosting Anniston’s service to rival Birmingham, with September 1906 receipts up over last year and a rural route expansion underway with civil service exams for two carriers from De Armanville.
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W. G. Rains
City
J. M. Ragan
John Fitzgerald
Oxford
West End
Nixon
Ward Five
Glen Addie
Annist
Birmingham
Alabama
DeArmanville
Knickerbocker Hotel Opens In New York
The Astor family opens the 15 story Knickerbocker Hotel at Forty second Street and Broadway in Manhattan with nearly 600 rooms including 400 baths. The ground floor lobby features a 29 foot Father Knickerbocker statue and a first of its kind flower room with The Masque of Flora painting.
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Star
New York
Astor
Hotel
Knickerbocker
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Hotel Astor
Waldorf-Astoria
Astor Family
Gotham
Father Knickerbocker
Dillard Retires and Endorses Wikle for Mayor
W. T. Dillard announces retirement from the mayoral race for personal reasons and urges supporters to back Dr. J. L. Wikle, praising Wikle as a longtime citizen who will represent working people faithfully.
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W. T. Dillard
Evening Star
Sir
J. L. Wikle
Wikle
Forecast for Anniston and Vicinity
Fair tonight with a turning cooler Sunday. Temperatures drop as a cold front moves through, bringing cooler conditions for the rest of the weekend.
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Anniston and Vicinity
England to probe US Japan friction over San Francisco schools
London reports the English government will formally inquire into the strain between the United States and Japan. Japanese resentment over discrimination against children in San Francisco public schools is to be discussed in Parliament Monday as part of the allied response.
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The
Star
London
United States
Japan
San Francisco
Roosevelt Grants Reprieve for Two Men in Berwind Murder Case
President Roosevelt issued a reprieve until December 15 for Arthur Adams and Robert Sawyer, two African American men condemned to hang November 1 for the murder of Berwind ship officers on the high seas.
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The
Star
Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur Adams
Robert Sawyer
Berwin
Fitzgerald for City Council Ward Five Candidate
H H Fitzgerald foreman at Kilby locomotive works announces his candidacy for councilman from Ward Five. He is identified with local affairs and will be a prominent figure at the mass meeting in the council chamber tonight.
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H. H. Fitzgerald
Kilby
Contract Award for Moving Parker Memorial Organ
James Payne of Atlanta was awarded the contract to remove the Parker Memorial pipe organ this morning. Duke & Son will handle the stonework, while the church interior and exterior will be painted and beautified. About $1,500 has been raised for improvements, though costs may exceed that amount.
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James Payne
Atlanta
Duke & Son
Wrecked at Custom House as Revolutionists Strike
Special to the Star from St. Petersburg reports a radical raid on the customs house. A bomb at the cashier wounded ten bystanders fatally, and the assailants seized 386000 roubles in cash before fleeing.
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ST. Petersburg
Custom House
Trust Magnate Linked to Fatal Hotel Shooting
In New York a prominent financier L. G. Hampton secretary of the United States Trust Company shot a woman at the Hotel Griffin then killed himself. The woman Victoria Taczkow head saleswoman in a city department store died in the incident. A heart shaped locket engraved Atlanta 1904 was found among her effects.
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The
Star
New York
Griffin
L. G. Hampton
United States Trust Company
Victoria Taczkow
New European Alliance Formed by England France and Italy
London reports a defensive alliance among England France and Italy following a military convention. The pact aims to readjust Europe’s balance of power to reflect post war realities, with secret negotiations having continued for months before today’s public announcement.
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NEW European Alliance
England
France
Italy
The
Star
London
Europe
Local Veterans to Vote for Gen Harrison for Commander
Camp Pelham unit of the U S V met in city hall this afternoon to decide to instruct local delegates to vote for General G P Harrison of Mobile for commander general. Delegates to be elected from Camp Pelham not yet decided. Five members expressed willingness to attend the Mobile reunion next month.
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Gen. Harrison
Camp Pelham
G. P. Harrison
Mobile
Storm Moves Eastward From Michigan Coastal Warning
Government weather bureau issues special report as a southwest storm warnings display extends from Norfolk to New York and New England coasts. The storm centers over lower Michigan and shifts east with brisk southerly winds along the Atlantic coast this afternoon.
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the Star
Washington
Government Weather Bureau
Norfolk
New York
New England
Lower Michigan
Atlantic
Kilby Rally Draws Ward Two Crowd
Mayor Kilby spoke to about 90 to 100 people at a Ward Two rally with H D McCarty and Judge A F McGhee in attendance. Kilby’s upbeat address and strong local following boost expectations for a large turnout at the general rally at the opera house next Tuesday night.
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Kilby
Young
H. D. McCarty
A. F. McGhee
Opera House
Mrs Alexander Praises Dr King’s New Life Pills
A Cary Maine postmistress named Mrs Alexander says Dr King’s New Life Pills keep the stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. The purifiers are guaranteed by West End Drug Co and Elam Ordway Houser druggists at 25 cents.
Bishop Foss Sails for India Mission Centennial
Philadelphia bishop Cyrus D. Foss and Mrs. Foss began an eight month world journey to India for the semicentennial of Methodist missions in that country. They will return via China the Philippines Japan the Hawaiian Islands and San Francisco.
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The
Star
Philadelphia
Cyrus D. Foss
Marsh's Big Drug Store Ad Slogan
For drugs druggists sundries and druggists notions get them at Marsh's big drug store No 911 Noblest.
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Marsh
Fire in Armour City kills seven in tenement blaze
A morning fire in Armour City a Kansas City suburb destroyed a two story frame tenement housing at least 30 Black and Greek residents. One body was recovered and police fear six more remain under the ruins.
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The
Star
Kansas City
Armour City
Gadsden Fire Horse Damages Telephone at City Hall
A big fire department horse escaped its stall at City Hall and pulled the telephone to the ground during the night. The line was repaired, and officials said the horse will not be allowed access to the instrument again.
Paderewski In Dark Colors at Talladega Opera
At Talladega on October 27 the audience in the opera house hissed and jeered the brunet pianist Paderewski during Thorns and Orange Blossoms. Six policemen arrived from the gallery to restore order as the peanut gallery’s din ended and the performance paused.
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Talladega
Opera House
James A. Hurst Ill with Pneumonia in Walnut Grove
The Journal reports Alabama state political figure Senator James A. Hurst is seriously ill at his Walnut Grove home with pneumonia. A two term Etowah County state senator, he was recently nominated by Republicans for lieutenant governor and is a leading party member in the state.
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Gadsden
James A. Hurst
Walnut Grove
Hurst
Etowah County
Alabama
Bucklen’s Amnca Salve Cures Severe Wounds Quickly
Napier of Ruggles Kentucky recalls a torture on Devil’s Island and piles ten years past, then finds relief applying Bucklen’s Amnca Salve. A single box cures most wounds, burns, and sores, sold for 25 cents at West End Drug Co. and Elam Ordway & Houser.
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Bucklen
L. S Napier
Ruggles
West End Drug Co
Elam Ordway & Houser
Brigands Hold Portuguese Marquis Child for Ransom
In Lisbon a gang abducts 12 year old Maria, heir to the Marquis of Villamores, and demands a $50 000 ransom. Police refuse payment to avoid encouraging further kidnappings while soldiers scour the mountains for the captors.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Maria
Salvation Army Dedicates People’s Palace in Boston
The Salvation Army in New England to dedicate the People’s Palace in Boston tomorrow. The five story building cost 250000 dollars and serves as executive headquarters and a workingman's hotel with nearly 300 guest rooms. It also includes a gymnasium pool employment bureau free dispensary reading rooms and a restaurant. Colonel William Evans will preside and Miss Kya Booth will deliver the principal address.
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The
Star
Boston
Salvation Army
New England
People’s Palace
William Evans
Kya Booth
Forces In
America
Man and Woman Accused of Rapid Horse Cruelty
Ernest Ward and Lena Kirens allegedly drove a horse in a one-horse buggy from Fifteenth and Glen Addie to Coldwater nine miles away and back to Ward Five, then were arrested by Policemen Peeples and Kirens near Ward Five after a rapid trip. The horse suffered significant damage and may be out of service for about a week.
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Ernest Ward
Lena Kirens
Glen Addie
Coldwater
Oxford
Peeples
Kirens
Ward
Ledbetter & Talley
Here
Birthday Rose Bouquet Graces Roosevelt Desk
In Washington on October 27 the president marked his 48th birthday with a display of 48 roses on his desk.
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Washington
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