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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
3
Closing exercises held Wednesday at ten o clock in Mortum featured graduates Miss Lilly Man Marie Harris and Annie Crawford. Each girl delivered an essay and diplomas were presented by Dr M S Davie whose remarks received praise.
Flagman Burkett on a local freight between Dothan and Montgomery was shot in the thigh by Will Lynch after a quarrel aboard as the train left Pinekard. The wounded man’s condition is not dangerous. Lynch fled to a nearby farm, was arrested, and held in Pinchard jail awaiting trial.
A Wednesday morning fire at Mont Eagle Tennessee on the assembly grounds of the national chautauqua caused about twenty five thousand dollars in damages. Warner hall and music hall were among burned buildings though the immense Auditorium was saved. Eleven structures were destroyed including five cottages and the children temple. The records were saved and the blaze started in Rosemont cottage where a Negro caretaker was found dead. investigators suspect a cigarette caused the fire.
An advertiser promises summer coal and wood at the cheapest May delivery price with prompt citywide delivery and top quality products. The note invites customers to place orders for fast service and reliable fuel.
J. T. Binion reports from Milton Florida that a coroner's jury found no clues pointing to murder in the Ackerman family cremation near Milton. The prevailing view is that no crime occurred and the family perished in a fire while asleep. The coroner notes it odd that neighbors within a quarter mile did not know of the blaze.
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