Alabama Legislation Grants Free Railroad Passes to Veterans
Montgomery, Feb 16 Soldiers over 65 may ride free on railroads under a bill debated in the Alabama legislature. The measure, backed by veterans groups, faced sharp opposition from editor members who warned it could undermine press independence. Debate featured speakers including Les Long and Alex Pitts, with the bill and a Confederate veteran amendment ultimately passing by a large margin.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cal OM
Tere
Rail Fonda
Les Long
Railroad
Comets Wee
Darden
Blount
Jackson
Lee
Ale
Greene
Dallas
Stollenwerck
Foy
Long
Alex Pitts
Alabama
Almon
Aviator McCurdy Vows Havana Flight From Key West
Tampa Feb 16 Aviator We D McCurdy declared he will fly from Key West to Havana without inducements offered for mer ight and will compete in the aviation meet opening Sunday May He said his failure to complete the trip is not due to his machine and noted Clit Beachy accompanied him.
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Tampa
Fla
Key West
Havana
D. McCurdy
McCurdy
Oy Clit Beachy
Mt Aviation
Havans
Helping His View Gets Anniston Man in Trouble
Anniston, Alabama, February 1. W. Estes, a former Southern Railway employee in the local yards, was arrested in Villa Rica, Georgia, for obtaining money under false pretenses. He is linked to a prior incident where a coal car brake failure injured Sam Stewart, and he allegedly collected citizens’ funds for Stewart’s benefit before fleeing to Georgia.
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Anniston
Ala
Eates
Southern Railway
Villa Ries
Estes
Oxanna Junction
Sam Stewart
Sam Steward
Gates
Fic
Georgia
Southern
Villa
Blac
An- Miston
Dothan Guards To Be Inspected In State Review
Montgomery Feb 15 Adjutant General Scully orders annual inspection of state militia with marching schedule beginning March 6 in Eufaula Troy Enterprise Dothan and other Southeast Alabama towns. Officers and enlisted must attend unless excused. Inspections set for 8 p m at armories with rules on uniform and conduct.
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Montgomery
Scully
Maritia
Fufaula
Daniel M. Cheston, Jr
17Th Infantry
Fort McPherson
C. Merriam
Coast Artillery Corps
Jackson Barracks
New Orleans
Cavalry
Edwin L. Cox
Sith Cavalry
Fort Oglethorp
Medical Department
H. R. Gossman
Fort Barancas
Fla
Southeast Alabama
Eufaula
Troy
Enterprise
Dothan
Fort Deposit
Jouverne
Andalusia
Geneva
Evergreen
Brewisn
Trade Outlook Good From Saxon Heard Williams Buyers
Mr S O Williams of the Saxon Heard Williams Company returned from New York after a month buying spring goods for the firm. Miss Eva Heard, also a leading buyer, spent time there and they placed one of the largest spring orders ever shipped to Dothan. Williams is optimistic and says local merchants share the positive outlook for at least two years.
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S. O. Williams
Saxon- Heard-Williams Company
New York
Eva Heard
Dothan
Williams
Pastor Called by Baptist Church in Dothan
The First Baptist Church of Dothan has extended a unanimous call to Rev. E. Jennings of Greensboro to become pastor. Jennings, about 37 years old, married with two children, is expected to arrive Saturday and preach Sunday. The church will review his fit, potentially finalizing the arrangement soon.
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First Baptist Church of
Do, Shan
Inj
Ivorgia
KE. TH. Jennings
Greensbro
Guy
B. G. Farmer
G. H. Maione
A. Stapleton
Jennings
Dothan
Gome Manthe
Elite Brow Opens Show At Local Theater
Elite Brow opens last night to a large crowd with new pictures and illustrated boards. First night ran rough but improvements expected daily. Lost-17 Jewel Walthein watch with leather band and dent in back. Reward offered for return to office.
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Walthein
Cros Street Paving Hale Completed
Citywide paving progresses with roughly half of cross streets finished. Contractors plan to tackle the northern areas next week while sidewalks downtown require further work. Total street and sidewalk costs near 190,000 with sidewalk work estimated at 50,000 and citywide pavement costs around 150,000 over two years. Fortner Street is being graded due to heavy travel as crews advance to other streets.
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Chreely
Siresta Sumalog
Couch & Porter
Brandewyne Contra ‘Aare
Dothan
Foxter Street
Tevel
Ag Sdan
Forter Street
Taft appeals for famine relief in China
President Taft appeals as head of the American Red Cross for funds and supplies to aid famine sufferers in China. He urges money contributions to local Red Cross chapters or sending flour and other provisions, noting Congress has allowed use of an army transport. Seattle’s Beattie Commercial Club assists as receiving and forwarding agent for shipments.
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Washington
Pattiasneg
Maclamke
China
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Congrese
Beattie Commercial Club
Seattle
Waah
Wm. H. Taft
Remodeling a Dothan Building for New Agency
J W Grant, who recently bought the office building formerly occupied by Brown and Flowers, is remodeling the structure and adding a pressed brick front. The building has been rented to the Underwood Trac Writer Company, which has established an agency in Dothan.
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J. W. Grant
Offee
Brown & Flowers
Underwood Trac Writer Company
Dothan
Trade Extravaganza Seats at Bilts Theatre
Seats quoted at sixty conte per seat for the Trade Extravaganza at Bilts Theatre. Reservations available through Etrickland Plan a Company.
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Bilts
Etrickland Plana Company
Nicholson Wins in Butler to Succeed Crenshaw
Greenville Ala Feb 16 From Butler County returns W J Nicholson appears elected to succeed Henry Crenshaw in the State House of the Legislature Recent voting followed a spirited campaign and Nicholson led Rose by about 500 votes The vacancy was created by Crenshaw's death Nicholson will join the legislature in the next session T T Wiggins departed for Montgomery and Birmingham on business
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Greenville
Ala
Butler County
W. J. Nicholson
Henry Crenshaw
Butler
Jowr House
Crenshaw
Nicholson
Sunday School Teacher Relates Violent Bible Tales
A Sunday school teacher at a Washington church recounts a garbled lesson fragment in which a pupil misidentifies biblical figures Isaac and Jacob and Esau. The dialogue shows a boy’s humorous but erroneous answers, including a misattributed claim about Aesop and a bottle of potash.
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Washington Church
Inaac
Inco
Eane
Johsle
Dacoht
Jotop
Ixaze
Rebekah
Bennie
Esau
Beanie R
Cardui credited with saving life after feared operation
A patient recalls avoiding surgery by using Cardui, gaining 25 pounds and improved health. The ad promotes Cardui as a woman’s medicine and urges readers to ask their druggist for details. Also notes a Singer Darning Device for baby stocking repair, advertised as faster and more even than handwork, sold at Binger store on Main Street in Dothan, Alabama.
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Manchester
Eva On
Cardui
Cardus
Hexi
Bashore
Binger Store
Main Street
Dothan
Ais
Leper Deportation Event From Baltimore Steamship
Wong Som a supposed leper is placed aboard the Erith Steamship Rekdale bound for New York after removal from the Meamship weeks ago. He was held at Hawkina Point quarantine and escorted along the Patapsco River to ensure he would not disembark at Ithia port.
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Baltimore
Wong. Som
Teper
Erith
Eakdale
Hawkina Point
New York
Ithia
Tuthric
Patapsto
North Point
Havre Seats Reserved for Trades Extravaganza at Elle Theatre
Strickland Plano Company offers cante reservations for the Trades Extravagan ta at the Elle Theatre with pricing noted in a hurried, garbled city report. KL Forrester traveled to Cowarts this morning while Misa Lelia Dowling left for Ozark after a brief city visit.
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Strickland Plano Company
Elle Theatre
Misa Lelia Dowling
Thin
Ozark
Burglars Torture Cobbler With Fire in WilHamburg
New York February 18 burglars broke into cobbler Joseph Wishneck's rooms in WilHamburg torturing him with flames to extract hiding places of his cash. Wishneck named two young men as robbers who were held. A. B. Davis of Haleburg arrives in Dothan for a few days. Curtain rises on a grand march at 4 30 on February 27.
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New York
Gre
Joseph Wishnock
WilHameburg
Wishneck
Satay
Missing Girl Dorothy Arnold Rumor Sparks Citywide Hope
New York Feb 15 rumors swirled that Dorothy Arnold, missing since earlier, was found or hospitalized but authorities and family denied the claims. Flower Hospital officials stated she is not a patient here and has never been admitted under any name. Local ad includes unrelated notices and a medicine advertisement.
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New York
Dorothy Arnold
Flower Hospital
Benjamin Arnold
Ales Marjania Arnold
Slater
Deaira
Mia Arnold
Bernard Hughes
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Hcurdy
Marvin Black
Apeer
Anniston Man
Cheston
BY Baptist Church
Rev. Jennings
Greensboro, GA
Cros
Taft
T. T. Wiggins
Birmingham
Havre
KL. Forrester
Cowarts
Bern
A. B. Davis
Haleburg
Ennate
Arnold
Ameline Stade
Mra. B. G. Karwar
Columbus
Aho Will
Jim
Lena Street
Dright
Vera Thorp
Jeckcom
Foley
N.H. McCallum
Ari
M. Cherry
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