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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1914
Page
3
A statement asserts the agreement was signed ten days before public release. It claims the signer advised the governor and the railroad commission that the state would win all litigation. The remarks label O’Wear and Henderson as ignorant of rate litigation.
Birmingham leader H G Selheimer denounces Governor O Neals claim of consultation on the railroad rate settlement as utterly false. Selheimer says the agreement was signed February 21 and reads that only a 2 cent intrastate rate was explained while other terms remained unclear. He asserts the governor and railroad commission acted with railroad counsel and that the public misread the process as a full consultation.
A heated discussion recounts how Governor and Railroad Commission accepted a compromise on freight and passenger rates amid doubt about advisability. The passage questions motives, cites legal and financial stakes, and notes potential Supreme Court outcomes and state expenses.
The notice states W. J. Hail tel is editor publisher and owner with W. C. Batchelor as business manager. The paper is incorporated with no bonds or mortgages. Average circulation over six months to paid subscribers is 1166. Sworn before B. dnt, notary, March 3, 1814.
Legal notice states Hall as editor and publisher of the Dothan Weekly Eagle, W. T. Tall as owner, with Fatchelor as business manager. Paper issued in Dothan Alabama under the 1918 Act, no bonds or mortgages outstanding. Notarized sworn statement dated March 34, 1914 by Notary Ubin Grant.
A jail escape is described after prisoners broke from a city jail during a Monday night incident. The account mentions a window, a fire station nearby, and confusion about whether the escape was aided by inmates or an outside party. Fire responders and local police investigated the events and security lapses.
Advertises a home based writing work turning plots into moving picture plays. Claims earnings up to 3500 monthly for intelligent workers, with 55 to 150 dollars per completed script. Encourages men and women, mentions free details by postcard to PHOTO-TLAY ARKHCIATION, Next 198 Wilkemarre, Vn.
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