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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1912
Page
1
A report cites a land swindle in Alabama tied to agent Martin Rupert and O'Neal, with weather notes mentioning a rais tonight and colder conditions. The item mentions W. W. Sanders and payments connected to the case.
Montgomery Alabama January 1 The leading lawyer of Governor O Neal and his advisers considered Pratt Consolidated Co and iron Company tied to a guarantee concerning the Banner mine contract. A bond of 930,080 was posted to ensure work at Banner mine with deliveries and payments set under a state project. The conference included Governor O Neal and Pratt Consolidated officials to resolve the dispute over convict labor and output terms at the Banner mine in Dothan and surrounding regions.
Miss Julia Parks of Trop returns home this afternoon after holidays, accompanied by Anne Laurie Harrin who will resume at Norma College in the state. King Lucile Totes and Mita Lone Parker of Noteaulga travel home from Slocomb, en route from a visit. Jobe Yerbordagh of Columbia spends a while en route to Notastiga to attend school, SW Baughman also heads to Montgomery on a business trip.
A 95 year old Emisville resident, Nixon, died at City Hospital three hours after being struck and injured at Moy Gee Hotel. He formerly lived at Sheffield, was widowed with four children. Authorities and medical staff provided limited details while a Foley’s remedy advertisement is included in the clipping.
Lansing June 1 the post office department rules Michigan law forbids women over 64 hours a week or 10 hours a day must be obeyed by portmasters. Department supports enforcement and notes cooperation to ensure compliance in ports and related clerical work.
Readable lines describe a partial message about a person named Jon and a street location, but details are garbled and no clear event or outcome is discernible. The text appears to be OCR noise with scattered proper nouns and times, lacking coherent structure.
A clash near Hankow pits 4 000 Revolutionary troops against 20 000 imperial forces. Government circles say leaders welcome the fighting to reject the national convention plan and push toward a republican victory as delegates from provinces prepare to meet.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names Boalon Mans Jan With the spelling of the New year, Clarence Vo, Hilphenae, and references to a trial. The piece notes parents of a clerk and a fiancée, a lawyer Morar, and Richards movements before a death, with a Lynchburg Virginia reference and an expected arrival from there. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent events.
Report describes a shooting at about 1 oclock in Alabama city where Patterson was killed by a gunshot to the heart and bystander Walker was injured. Unclear details mention a drinking incident and a crowd near Martin Dragsters, with authorities preparing further investigation tonight.
A Cha ttennooge Tenn note describes Cub James Parker and Major Tyvurgstte conducting observations at the headquarter during a weeklong event. The report mentions aviation, Molwon Squirrel and the Squirre family connected to the proceedings.
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