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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
7
July 31 report notes the Russian press hardens against humbling peace terms and urges government resistance despite calls for armistice. It highlights criticism of Taft and Japan and reflects press divisions over how to handle negotiations with Japan.
In Joago on July 31 charges allege Sarah D Mulholland a wealthy widow from Vicksburg Miss is held prisoner by daughters Daisy E and Hattie Mulholland. Mrs Kate Fovell petitions habeas corpus claiming the mother is kept confined and denied access to living space and her funds by the sisters who seek control of the estate.
In Ga dated July 31 W T Sanford denies replying to Mrs Sanford statements and vows to prove her innocence though asserting she is guilty. He says he would go to the gallows smiling if she is innocent for his children. Sanford mingled with friends as protests of innocence persisted. Meanwhile in England T W Bur attempts a second channel swim from Dover toward France starting near Coal Guard s.
Arkansas announces strict guard details at gateways to the state. Captain La Vatte leads the first detail to Lake Village in Chicot County on the Louisiana border. A rigid shotgun quarantine will be enforced as lines tighten hourly and health officials meet daily with local authorities. A health officer will report on suspicious cases on the southeastern border.
Mobile health officer Dr. Rhett Goode announced the Mobile board of health would meet at 1 p.m. to act on the Montgomery situation. He said he does not believe quarantine is warranted and that no alarm is felt locally.
Governor Vardaman departed Jackson this morning to investigate Blanchard's complaint that Mississippi troops invaded Louisiana territory and patrolled near Lake Bigolets. He declined to comment until the inquiry is complete.
Acting Mayor Doughty removed J. S. Schoff, quarantine superintendent, and suspended City Engineer Robert Hooke in Chattanooga. Schoff allegedly charged a fee for health certificates while Hooke was accused of missing board of health meetings.
Ignatius Feltzinger, a night watchman at the Alcus box factory on Water and Napoleon, was found murdered in the river. Authorities suspect a robbery by two or more assailants who attacked with a heavy stick and a blade. A bloody stick, missing money, a pocket book, a watch and chain were lost, with rewards totaling 400 dollars offered for information.
President Roosevelt toured Coney Island New York with Mrs Roosevelt and Jacob Riis to inspect New York City poverty relief institutions. The voyage from Oyster Bay to Seagate aboard the naval yacht Sylph proceeded with plans to stay at Cowes Island before returning to Oyster Bay.
A Fort Smith Ark special reports fifty people injured today in a rail wreck at Ozark on the Little Rock and Fort Smith line. Memphis traveler A F Gant is believed fatally injured. Victims include St. Louis and Kansas City residents.
Vincent T. Sanford stands trial for the murder of George Wright in Rome Georgia with packed courtrooms. Judge Wright bars Hotel Bristol manager J D McMillan from testifying about events in Atlanta, affecting defense efforts linked to Mrs Elizabeth Sanford's alleged visits with Wright. Mrs Sanford returns to Rome by train from Chattanooga and says she will remain to clear her name.
A six year old girl was fatally injured in Brooklyn when a large automobile struck her as she played in the street. The chauffeur Nils Brolin escaped serious harm as a mob attacked him and two friends in his car until police arrived. The mother carried the unconscious child to a hospital after the crowd dispersed.
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen arrived with two deaths and one burial at sea among passengers. Mrs Dollie Edmonson Vedder, 6, widow of Captain O O Vedder US Army, died July 27 and was brought ashore. A steerage child also died and was buried at sea.
San Francisco report claims the Bennington explosion stemmed from a dead crown-sheet metal and bolts after twenty years of service. The court will not censure Bennington officers and defers responsibility to higher authority.
A call issued by chairman J. J. Holloway for the Georgia Populists executive committee to meet at the Cannon hotel in Atlanta at 10 oclock in the morning on August 17 to map out campaign action. The secretary urges one delegate from each county and broad attendance from Populists across the state. Moody at Sagamore Hill.
Attorney General W. H. Moody arrived at Oyster Bay aboard the Dolphin after crossing the north Atlantic coast. He met President Roosevelt to discuss cases from the agriculture department and inquiries into the coitus crop report leak and Dr Geo T Moore's connection with the introculture company. Moody plans to proceed to Washington after his Sagamore Hill visit.
Health officials released almost all suspected cases from detention after steamers from southern ports arrived. Only two suspects remain under observation as of August 2, with several passengers and crew from ships Proteus El Sud and Serguranca freed today.
An amended complaint to a bill filed last April initiates a suit in the U S circuit court for the southern district of New York seeking receivers to take possession of the Equitable Life Assurance Society’s assets totaling 121 million dollars. The court would direct management of funds, assets, and property of every character or administer the estate as ordered.
In Macon Georgia Mrs Wesley Poole fired three deliberate shots from a revolver to defend her five children and herself as a mad mastiff attacked the family on Fourth Street. The dog lunged at children playing in the front yard and was killed at the scene.
Mobile Alabama reports promoter George A Riviere the French consul has secured a line of steamers to serve the port. The initial fleet will include three steamers chartered by Americans approved by France with service beginning in November to Havre. Later Bordeaux will be added to the schedule. The enterprise is seen under favorable prospects. Cedartown Georgia notes a surge of counterfeit silver dollars circulating with a hollow weight and suspect maker in the city. authorities plan a search to identify the culprit if operating locally.
A fire broke out Friday night aboard an ocean liner lying at a pier in the Nort River near Eleventh Street. It caused more than 5 000 in electrical rooms and severely damaged nearly all machinery, interrupting the ship's entire operation as water flooded the engine area.
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