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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
1
The report notes persistent lateness in the Central Georgia passenger schedule heading east and predicts westbound trains may also lag. Officials at the post office and railroad offices face criticism as months pass with no reliable arrival times, prompting questions in Atlanta papers.
Travel bargains offered by Central of Georgia for multiple events in November 1906. Ranges include one fare plus 25 cents round trip to destinations such as Gulfport Savannah Jacksonville Tampa Mobile Cartersville. Special rates for bands and veterans groups with dates and sale limits listed. Senator Smoot backs army canteen restoration amid partisan debate.
The show arrives in Dothan on Tuesday October 30 and promises more clowns than any recent years. Spectators will watch a lady perform the loop on an automobile and a dangerous “dip of death” on bicycles. The producer expects a large attendance due to nationwide and local advertising.
The ceremony will take place at ten o clock tomorrow morning at the home of Mr and Mrs J E Register on N Oates Street. The groom to be, L R Bell, is described as industrious with many friends in Dothan. The bride, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Register, is noted for charm and accomplishments.
Professor Julius Wolf of the German University of Breslau questions Cuba’s potential sugar growth arguing current fields cover about 1,400 square miles yet Cuba already rivals German output and could rise fivefold only with large labor and political changes. He notes Cuba’s sugar costs remain far lower than Germany’s but warns of labor shortages and political risk.
The International Society of Building Commissioners and Inspectors cites annual U S fire losses around 200 million dollars and reconstruction spends near 500 million. Firefighting costs reach 300 million, while only about one in 3000 buildings are fireproof yet still sustain 30 to 90 percent damage. Experts urge measures like higher taxes on non fireproof structures and steeper insurance rates on hazardous risks.
The sultan of Turkey again refuses to receive the American ambassador in audience. Analysts note that Napoleon said cannons are the best ambassadors, and only an American warship in Turkish waters might force the sultan to recognize an American embassy in Constantinople.
An exchange laments the fate of the old fashion ed schoolteacher who boarded with her pupils. They give her money and let her board herself, reflecting on changing times and social norms.
The New Lodge Building of Dothan chapters R A M and Pythagoras Masons secures permission from Pitt Carlisle to erect a lodge hall on the third story of his new Foster Street drug store. A separate column discusses North American attitudes toward Latin America, noting the harmful “holier than thou” stance and urging restraint in business relations with Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
The famed Cartersville evangelist Reverend Sam P. Jones died Monday night near Little Rock on a sleeping car en route to his family reunion in the south. His wife and two daughters were with him. he would have celebrated his fifty ninth birthday. His death follows a long career as a southern religious leader.
Consul J J Brittain cautions on a new German student movement to bar foreigners from universities. He notes pressure from manufacturers seeking laws to restrict foreign entry and training, heightening fears of trade competition and access to German higher education.
A writer who spent months at the palace in St. Petersburg asserts Nicholas II is not a weakling and is aware of both domestic and world affairs. The claim challenges the idea the czar is ignorant of his people's wrongs and would mend grievances if able, suggesting deeper Romanov disgrace.
The American Bible Society sold 2,246,755 Bibles last year showing best sellers need not be new. The text contrasts global turmoil with domestic reflections and notes disasters in Odessa Kishineff and Mexico. It mentions a ten pound block of tea mailed to President Roosevelt and a half million dollars of life insurance lapsed.
A nineteenth century analysis notes that fire insurance policies in England and elsewhere exclude losses from earthquakes and civil commotion. The author argues vast earthquake damage would overwhelm insurers, while riot losses ride the remedy to public authorities.
Minister John Barrett stresses the importance of better transportation facilities for South America and beyond. He notes delegates to the Pan American conference in Rio de Janeiro were forced to travel via Europe with limited passenger space and cargo options.
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