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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
6
The article argues Mercury has no water or vegetation and cannot support life. It describes the planet as a dead world with a lava-like scorch and perpetual glare on most of its surface, while tidal friction implies an advanced cooling history compared to Venus.
William Sharp argues Sicily embodies the Italian soul and intensifies Italian identity beyond Greece. He links Sicily to romance and culture, noting its southern Italian character and contrasting it with northern Italy. The essay reflects on travel, imagination, and the connect between Sicily, Italy, and Greece.
A French cure notes sudden death with the remark we go to bed well and rise stone dead. An old French lawyer describes a newly bought estate and a buried wife. A merchant dies suddenly leaving an unsealed letter and his clerk adds I have died.
A young lady wrote to F. Marion Crawford asking for a sentiment and autograph. The response from Crawford in Collier's Weekly notes a personal request and instructs to enclose a two cent stamp for the favor and the autograph.
A landlady advises her daughter to prepare a cake with eggs and butter as a storm possibly threatens. Townsfolk may be forced to bake themselves if they venture out tomorrow.
William Woods of St. Louis shot and killed his wife Gatzey Woods in Mobile Alabama after traveling to reconcile. He approached her at her residence with a pistol after a half hour discussion and fired four times, killing her. Woods fled the scene.
Leper Geo Rosnett halted in Parkersburg after Baltimore and Ohio officials barred him from continuing on their line. News spread as thousands gathered at the depot and police were stationed to watch him. He camped on the station grounds after learnin g he could go no further. A warrant was issued for three men charging them with bringing the leper to that city.
General Albert J. Galen rules resident holders of mining stocks in Butte are subject to taxation. The reply to W. D. Clark asks whether stock of a foreign corporation with property in Montana can be assessed. The pre war inquiry notes about 5 to 10 million dollars held by residents dodge taxes, highlighting the ruling's significance.
In Jacksonville on August 2, Paul Daniel fatally shot Bertie Toomer during a quarrel and then killed himself after she locked herself in a room and peeped through a keyhole. Daniel had threatened to kill the woman repeatedly.
United States Attorney Robert T. Devlin has begun an investigation into an alleged lumber dealer combination. If warranted, prosecution will follow. A local grand jury had started inquiry into lumber rate increases but later learned such matters were beyond its authority. The US attorney asked the grand jury foreman for any information or evidence collected.
East St. Louis Aug 2 After clashes among about 800 Louisville and Nashville railroad and Illinois Traction Co employees several pistol shots were fired. L N officials ditched two engines on a disputed crossing and blocked the Electric Road from tearing up its tracks. No one was seriously hurt.
Block Island Aug 2 In dense fog the government collier Nero ran ashore near Southlight with four thousand tons of coal aboard. The vessel appeared to strike a rock and listed badly, creating a dangerous position in the water.
The American Spectator recounts a story from Senator Pettus of Alabama. As a ten year old attending Sunday service alone with his mother at home ill, he sat near the pulpit as the preacher asked "Am I my brother's keeper?" Pettus recalls answering in a mocking voice, No sir.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw recounts telling a story at his own expense about fishing for a compliment during a speech in an Indiana town. He notes the chairman’s lukewarm reaction and remarks as they left the meeting, hoping he had not harmed the host.
John Adams, viewing Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence in Faneuil Hall, recalls a late conversation between Benjamin Harrison and Elbridge Gerry. Harrison quips that his heavier build will plump down on the rope during treason hanging, while Gerry fears his lighter frame will swing and kick for an hour.
The article outlines immediate treatment for sunstroke and heat exhaustion. It instructs moving the patient to shade, removing clothing, bathing with ice water, applying ice to head and neck, and giving cold water while avoiding stimulants. It notes differences in appearance and pulse and advises rest and gradual stimulants. It also states alcoholics are more susceptible to sunstroke and exhaustion.
France and Italy bake the largest bread with pipe loaves two to three feet long and French long rolls four to six feet. Parisian bread is distributed mainly by women who begin work at 5 30 a m and polish loaves for about an hour before a bread porter serves customers.
A damaged OCR fragment shows liabilities figures and small numbers including 50,000 and 900.04 with unclear context. The text is incomplete, but indicates accounting items or balances without full description or source.
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