False alarm tied up fire department with no blaze
A box 45 call from Ninth and Leighton around 12:30 prompted the entire fire department to respond. No fire was found and the reason for the alarm remains unclear.
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
7
A box 45 call from Ninth and Leighton around 12:30 prompted the entire fire department to respond. No fire was found and the reason for the alarm remains unclear.
Prominent figures William M. Hames and W. F. Hanna meet in the city during a Confederate veterans reunion. Mrs. G. P. Ahlborn of Carrollton Ga demonstrates C. W. C. Co. indigestions and dyspepsia cure at Elam-Ordway-Houser Co. The First Methodist church hosts a Friday 4 pm Sunday school institute planning meeting. Sliced ham advertised as perfectly cut and economical with no waste.
Mrs Reaves aged 78 leaves four children. Interment scheduled for 10 a m at Four Mile church with Rev J Chandler officiating. L W Thomas manager Anniston store notes. Joe Jones at car works lumber yard arrested on $100 bond due before Judge Crook. Local boiler and sheet iron works advertising services.
A party seeks to rent a small farm of 15 to 25 acres within 5 miles of Anniston. Willing to pay rent in advance if suitable. Respond to Box 499, Anniston.
Last night at Beat 2 Sheriff Woodruff Chief Deputy LeGrand and Deputy John F Riley arrested Jesse Williams on a charge of assault with intent to murder He was jailed there.
A terse line suggests dialing a number and asking Watson for guidance. The fragment hints at a routine or instruction connected to a telephone task with a numeric cue 72. The sparse text implies a conversational or procedural note rather than a complete story.
Three eatery six room modern dwellings on Noble and 15th street with electric lights hot and cold water porcelain lined bathtubs pantry china closet and bedroom closets Apply to Columbus Smith R t Building corner Noble and Tenth streets
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