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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
3
Local notices record visitors from Ashford Headland Abbeville and Kin sey. A church prayer meeting reports 85.83 raised for the poor with funds from groceries dry goods and subscriptions, urging continued support and weekly attendance to aid families in distress.
A brief report notes collections from August 19 1907 to December 31 1908 and disbursements including Relief Poor and Md Printing with amounts such as 180.00 for Brown in September and cash in bank entries. The fragmentary OCR yields limited extra context about specific accounts or totals.
A garbled local roundup mentions Bob Southerland attending in Dothan and Tray, SE Crawford teaching near Abbeville planning to return Friday, Mrs A H Mathis returning from Montgomery, and Ming Mario Lewis arriving from Georgia. Also references a Birmingham bill, a salve claim by Isaac Brecklin, Paragon Pharmacy receipts, Knights Recorder ards, and a Call arena figure for 79n8.
The Lyceum last night featured Prof Fetwitt Brush and Angie Brush at the Theatre, drawing a large Tunisian audience. Brush impressed as magician and humorist with a ventriloquist act, sustaining a strong program that delighted attendees and promises further fine entertainments in the city.
Rome reports a southern region disturbance centered in Sicily with heavy loss of life and property. In Caltanisetta a 30,000 resident town, residents fled as a quake and tremors struck. Mineo suffered collapsed arches and pine damage, while Catina docks faced a tsunami-like surge wrecking ships. Catania felt a strong quake lasting about twenty seconds.
The fragment notes obstacles to absolute suppression in StAICR, mentions a drop in revenues, and cites travel of Fawin Boaker from Lloyd Florida to Pittsburg. It also references Kirkland of Mart Texas visiting, a former Dothan resident, and Mart's long Texan residence.
Mr Robert Rodgers of Coimbas and Miss Dewell Hughiox of this city were married Wednesday night at the bride’s residence in Dothan. The groom works on the railroad and will reside in Columbia after the ceremony. The bride, well known locally, has lived here most of her life and will start her married life in Columbia.
A brief notice reports the marriage plans of Mr BH Meadows of She seal and Mino t 1 Bogue with a ceremony scheduled for tonight. Uris is mentioned as part of the social circles connected to the event.
The piece reports on the temperance movement advancing in the South with laws favoring prohibition. It notes North Carolina and Mississippi resisting wet claims, Virginia and Arkansas reaching near-total bans, Florida limited to major towns, and concerns about enforcement. It cites fewer arrests for crime and drunkenness, declines in bank robberies and wife abandonment, and a hoped constitutional amendment to stabilize state prohibition.
A man named Qin Sanday allegedly stole a cow and calf from Mrs. D. I. Bag and broke through fences. He and an accomplice were pursued by authorities, tracking across headland paths and stalls as they tried to escape. Police believe the suspects may be at large but remain in the area.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a medical practice reference for eye ear nose throat surgery with a time slot 8:30 to 12 and a Houston National Bank mention. Readable names include De c W Hilliard and initials.
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