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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
8
A city council announces a plan to boost appeal of a district by tenfold through targeted investments and policy changes. Officials say the initiative focuses on public spaces, safety, and events to draw more visitors and commerce.
In Montgomery a high pleading case reveals Professor A. E. Horn of Talladega county lost both hands in a dynamite explosion last summer. The state department refused to permit him to take a special exam by dictation or waive the penmanship requirement, ending his teaching career. He returned to Talladega unable to renew his certificate.
Beauvoir Mississippi will open December 1 as the home for indigent Confederate soldiers. Forty veterans have applied for admission. Captain James Smith of Greenville was elected superintendent and N. J. Smith of Jackson assistant. The home, formerly Jefferson Davis's, was bought from Mrs. Davis for 10000 dollars and will be given to the state next January for legislative support, funded by private subscriptions.
A nameless African American extra fireman died at the railroad crossing on Tenth Street last night from hemorrhage of the lungs after arriving on a Southern train from Selma. Coroner Franks investigated and officials were unable to identify him, so he was interred in the potter's field.
In Selma on October 29 a acetylene gas plant explosion behind Rosendorf's saloon fatally injured Austin Climie, a local plumber. He was on the roof repairing pipes when gas ignited by a lantern, causing a blast that mangled his face and scorched his body. he died instantly before burial preparations.
Washington, Oct 30. A fraud order was issued against a Washington concern run by negroes named the Ex- Slave Mutual Relief Bounty and Pension association of the United States. Officers listed include I H Dickerson treasurer T Starr Murfree secretary and R E B Gilchrist financial secretary. The scheme centers on pensioning former slaves and promising other benefits such as member burial.
The text asserts that contributions are retained by operators for their own gain, with no benefit to members who sent money for membership or other purposes. Fraud orders have been issued against the association and all of its officers.
J J and J E Maddox of Atlanta praise Richland Lily flour as equal to any flour and announce exclusive Alabama agency with The Tiedman mills. The firm guarantees a money back if the flour does not meet expectations and has received its first carload for Anniston. R W Miller & Co. are the sole agents in Anniston Alabama.
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