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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
6
A brisk sale note highlights complete stock and unpicked lines of coats and suits labeled Cravenety Over Coats. The message promises better value now with less money for shoppers seeking late season attire.
A heavy picture fell and broke a gas pipe last night in Paterson New Jersey causing three deaths in the Schuroeder family while asleep Chris Schuroeder his mother Catherine and her prand chi i jra LaForge perished. Neighbors found the picture and gas fixture broken and arrived in time to save two LaForge childrenattending firefighters and officers investigated the accidental gas leak.
In Chilarethe Ohio on November 16 15 year old David Dillwatier confessed to burning his younger brother Arthur to spite their mother. He said he fashioned a torch from a stick and set Arthur’s clothing on fire, leaving Arthur dead from burns.
The Charleston, recently commissioned, will start a sea trial from Norfolk to a voyage off Virginia Cape. While at sea she will stay in wireless contact with the coast. After the voyage she heads to Charleston to receive a silver service from the city.
Washington November 16 The navy department has ordered the battleship Oregon to return to the United States from the Philippines at an early date. No batteship will be sent to replace it at the Asiatic station. Two cruisers from the Denver loss will be sent to the Philippines later. The Oregon will bring back a crew whose enlistments are about to expire.
A large fire in Athens Georgia wiped out a Deadwiler & Co cotton warehouse housing over 1 500 bales of cotton and $20 000 worth of flax from Aberdeen linen mills. The blaze origin is unknown but suspected to stem from a campus bonfire or a spark from railway tracks.
The Lincoln Trust Company was appointed temporarily as administrator of the Margaretta Todd estate with Ingersoll Lockwood opposing the motion. Attorney Georg Gordon for Frank Tousey indicated the discovery of the 1903 will and further evidence within 18 hours may illuminate the elderly woman’s death in Philadelphia on October 2.
A delegation from Indian Territory arrived in Washington from the Creek nation to press business with the interior department and will stay until Congress convenes. Members include Chitteehagoh, Bulabataha 20h, Hutulkeemico, and P Phillips. Hutulkeemico was once enslaved by a Creek master before the Civil War. The others do not speak English.
The Pillars club on Madison road burned last night causing about 250000 in loss. The building had hosted many distinguished guests including Miss Alice Roosevelt during her Cincinnati visit last June.
In Columbus Georgia a fall 1906 exposition is proposed with strong features including an exhibit of all local manufactured products. Columbus industry has diversified notably in recent years, signaling a substantial industrial showcase for the city. An Augusta gathering also discussed interstate cooperation to influence federal policy.
Fritz Kafitz aged 29 a real estate dealer shot his brother Ludwig two and died after turning the pistol on himself The tragedy occurred after he left a note stating the brothers were a burden to their father and better off dead
A Whitwell, Tennessee dispute report says four union miners were offered $500 bail or jail after 24 hours of court of inquiry questioning into the killing of nonunion miner Clark Robertson. Named defendants are Taylor Sharrich, Ben P.F. Farmer, Rollie Coppinger, and Pat Carey. The testimony indicates their participation or knowledge of the assassination.
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