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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
4
Legislation in Alabama seeks to create a Houston County highway commission to oversee roads and bridges. The nine-page act outlines members, bonds, compensation, duties, road districting, contracts, convict labor, and annual financial reporting to the Houston County probate court.
In New York a panel of thirteen laymen including a judge and twelve jurors overruled the unanimous finding of thirteen medical experts in the Joseph G. Robin case. The Medical Record comments on this notable display of folly and notes the experts’ mature deliberation.
The text outlines highway commission powers to contract, finance, and operate public roads in Houston County Alabama. It sets road tax at three dollars per person with a one dollar penalty for nonpayment, details fund handling, commissions, debt limits, and authority to hire staff and acquire materials. It also covers vacancy appointments by the Governor and repeal of conflicting laws.
An article laments a jury verdict in a case involving an allegedly insane defendant. It notes expert psychiatrists who urged temporary detention for observation, while a hastily convened jury and sensational press later criticized medical witnesses. It cites Massachusetts and England as examples of courts ordering commitment for evaluation.
Halifax reports a passenger list of young English brides bound for Canada aboard a Bristol liner. Amid the hopeful group, reports mention a woman resembling Miss Elin Leneve linked to the Crippen murder case. Prospective brides travel with steamer officials and matron escort toward Toronto and beyond, many aiming for western Canadian settlements.
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