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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1906
Page
6
A local ad previews an early spring clothing sale featuring an attractive stock of sack suits and overcoats from brands including Hamburger Brothers. The text touts many stylish options in varying sizes and urges early shopping as remaining items move quickly. Howard hats are advertised but singled out as exceptions.
Franz Sinkithn a black man sentenced in Montgomery on January 4, 1905 to 144 years in Pratt mines for two counts of criminal assault. He escaped, was recaptured in Woodlawn Birmingham, and identified as Frank Smith. He will be returned to Pratt mines to continue the term.
In Dubois Pennsylvania on December 14 six children died in a house fire at Lindsey near Punxsutawney. Thomas 11 Pearl 6 Grace and Ruth aged 3 Rachel 18 months and a 3 month old infant perished. Father and mother William Morgan and wife suffered severe burns while trying to save the children.
Warsaw dispatch reports Polish Nationalists have issued a proclamation urging all Jews in Poland to discontinue speaking Yiddish and to adopt the Polish language as part of national transformation efforts.
Macedonia is hemmed by mountains including Olympus Shardagh and Rhodone with peaks near 9 600 feet. The land offers forests hills rivers lakes gorges and valleys ideal for travelers seeking genuine danger and discomfort as a spice to exploration. The shaving brush guide explains winding an elastic band around bristles to prevent shedding hairs and keep the brush neat.
Dialogues about Miss Knox and Miss Bright reveal a humorous quarrel over a church private production. The exchange mocks acting, costumes, and heroics while hinting at broader ideas about value and opportunity.
The Savannah city hall opened with ceremonies as crowds gathered to view the newly built structure. Officials touted the interior as more magnificent than described, with cars and offices established in handsome, modern quarters. The project reportedly cost a substantial sum.
The report states that three regiments of infantry two batteries of artillery and one squadron of cavalry are ordered to serve in the Philippines this month. The units include the first and twenty fourth infantry regiments with recruit and detachments, plus a fifth of the Fourth cavalry and battalion of field artillery.
United States armored cruisers West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Maryland and the battleship Iowa occupy Hampton Roads awaiting Missouri and Illinois and other Atlantic fleet vessels. The full squadron will sail for mid winter maneuvers in the West Indies once assembled. In Birmingham a semi official note says the Mobile and Ohio and the Indiana Harbor flat completed through service between Chicago and Mobile including both passenger and freight. A harbor track connection from Cairo links to the Mobile and Ohio, completing the routing.
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