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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
A reported escape attempt at a California facility left an accused preacher severely cut and wounded. Jail staff secured the scene as surgeons treated the injured inmate and authorities investigated the incident.
Fragmentary report notes a prisoner remained in custody and was not moved from a jail during the early morning. Surgeons operated in the hospital section of the prison, with unclear details on outcomes.
Washington reports the Bureau’s December 1 to 12 cotton ginning period results. It lists state by state totals and compares with previous years, noting overall progress and pre-December gin rates across regions.
A white man with a large pistol and nitro glycerine on his back was arrested after a series of phone inquests. Sheriff Crow pursued three suspicious characters in a Flint area incident. Chief Campbell and Polls Lamon guarded the train. one suspect was caught after a chase, another jailed in Molge. A Coast Ling Gain link to South Carolina is mentioned. The piece blends a local crime note with an unrelated medical advertisement and false testimonials.
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