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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1905
Page
2
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Middlesborough dispatch reports Kentucky town under martial law as militia patrols streets after Frank Bell and followers provoke terror for about two weeks. A 100 member committee forms while Bob Bryson the night watchman is shot. business and daily life are disrupted. Governor Beckham pledges aid as authorities pursue suspects.
New Orleans reports warm showery weather and no immediate cold wave. Fever conditions continue to improve as quarantines collapse with little authority intervention, with Texas and the southern regions as only exceptions.
Postmaster Wilcox ordered confiscation of thousands of Tammany campaign postcards opposing William Randolph Hearst for mayor. Cards showed McKinley as a bombed figure with Hearst fleeing and carried the caption Lest we forget alongside alleged extracts from Hearst papers. Georgia Presbyterians in Session in Griffin.
In New York City a fierce municipal election battle unfolds as Hearst leading the Municipal Ownership League vies for mayor against Tammany rivals. A Madison Square Garden rally drew thousands, signaling a powerful, ongoing contest across several states ahead of May.
The report notes a Sunday morning disturbance during the municipal canvass with Mr Hearst called to speak at a Hebrew ball at Grand Central Palace. A second item states Midshipman James R. Branch, son of James B. Branch of Hanover Bank NY, died after a fist fight injuries. He had surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital where a skull clot was removed but he died later.
The Department of Agriculture reports the red spider or rust mite is prevalent in numerous cotton growing areas. This tiny yellowish mite feeds on the plants, mainly on leaf undersides, and may attack all parts of the plant. It likely covers the southern cotton belt, with past outbreaks causing damage in South Carolina and Georgia.
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