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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
6
Haas declines to testify citing Fifth Amendment rights. His refusal is framed as protecting himself from self incrimination while proceedings continue. Prosecutors seek remaining witnesses and further court actions amid ongoing hearings.
Atlanta August 2 The house discussed a proposed amendment by Mr Knight to cut railroad commissioner salaries from 2500 to 1000 dollars each. The senate considered a reform school bill and an amendment to tax exemptions for religious and educational institutions. The state sanitarium funding rose to 360000 for 1906 and 270000 for 1907 amid inmate growth. judiciary actions included constitutional exemption questions and witness refusals in Washington.
Secretary Wigan of the Department of Agriculture denies resigning over the cotton leak exposures. He declares the report unfounded and states firmly that he shall not resign.
Scores of truck drivers seek jobs as teamsters strike winds down with no general reinstatement. Employers hesitate until coal teamsters act, while 2,200 patrolmen guard city streets and deliveries extend into outlying areas amid tension.
Judge R G Mitchell sentences J G Rawlings and his sons Milton Jesse and Leonard to hang on September 15 with Leonard given life imprisonment. The elder Rawlings declares his conscience correct and accepts the verdict while Jesse and Leonard protest innocence. Mrs Rawlings and two daughters weep as the family endures the dramatic court scene.
London August 2 considerable progress is reported on the new Anglo Japanese treaty alliance with terms to be more comprehensive than the present pact. The treaty will be proclaimed after peace and Britain expects Japan to seek its counsel during peace negotiations for guidance toward lasting peace.
A light exchange centers on the idea of telling stories one might not share with a spouse. The retort about a wife present during a fish catch adds a humorous twist and mild social commentary.
In St Paul on August 2, telegraphers for the Great Northern quit work across divisions including Liss Wilmar Fergus Falls and Brich ridge. The company calls it a lockout while the men say the wage increase offered is too small for about a thousand workers. President Perham says most have left and asserts it is a lockout, not a strike.
Chicago announces a murder bureau led by Assistant Chief Schumiler with eight top detectives. The unit will act with the state's attorney to collect, label, and preserve evidence at crime scenes, using photographers and artists to aid prosecutions. The plan mirrors Berlin, London, and New York practices.
Roy Courtwright a Kansas City blacksmith and his wife sought their son after a yearlong absence. The boy, convicted of stealing four sweaters in Springfield, Mo, was serving a two year term since October 1904. The parents had believed him dead to protect their reputation. A pardon effort will be pursued.
Duane Herbert Church, a prominent watchmaker credited with inventing about 150 machines that transformed American watch manufacturing, died of heart failure at his West Newton home. He had worked at Waltham since 1882 and served as mechanical superintendent at his death. Government life insurance reform proposed by the Iroquois club of Chicago seeks congressional bills with cross club cooperation.
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