New Store Changes Hands in City Retail Move
The Farmer-Whatley Dry Goods Company sells The New Store at 138 North Foster Street to B Whatley & Brothers of Fort Gaines. A. J. Whatley and E. P. Ort take charge as managers. the ladies department shifts to ready-to-wear and furnishing, with continued local leadership by Whatley.
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Farmer-Whatley Dry ‘Goods Company
Whatley & Brothers
Fort Gaines
Chuge
Whatley
Farmer-Whatley Dry Goods Com
What ‘Ley Brothers
Farmer-Whatley Dry Goods Company
Messrs
A. J. Whatley
E. P. Ort
Genta Furnishings
Port Gaines
Whatley Brothers
Dothan
Meesra
T.d
4.D
L. A. Parmer
Mr. Whattley
Erupy
Farmer-Crawford
Fireman Position Open at Government Building
The civil service board of Dothan advertises for a fireman at the government building. The job pays 660-2 year and is open to citizens aged 18 to 55. Examination set for the 25th this month. applications available from TH. F. Mearty at the post office.
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Civil Service Board
Dothan
United States
TH. F. Mearty
Thieves loot safe in Paso Robbery at Anglos Hotel
Two masked bandits robbed the Anglos Hotel office in Paso with revolvers. They took about $5,000 cash and jewelry, opened thirteen safety deposit boxes, and left with the loot into the basement of the Angelus Theatre. Some boxes later found broken open. a hotel cash box yielded 600. No arrests by night.
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Ke] Paso
Tex
Anglos Slotel
Angelus
Lathram Arrives as Conference Mission Secretary in City
Rev. L P Lathram arrives to assume duties as Conference Mission Secretary of the Alabama Conference. He has moved his family into the W F Newlin home on North Foster street. A misprint in yesterday’s paper identified the new teacher as M A Garrad instead of Grantham.
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Rev. L. P.lathram
Greensboro
City
Alabama Conference
W. FL Newlin
North Foster Street
Campbell Institute
Deacher
M. A. Garrad
Grantham
Soldiers Furnished Laws to Prisoners in Jail Break
Three Fort McPherson soldiers visited Fulton County jail last Sunday and left escape laws used by John Withrow and accomplices. Langdon alias Goon Allen, recaptured prisoner, reportedly received the papers. A jail break mutiny followed a pipe attack on sailors. Antton was captured near Shrige, and other accomplices were noted in town.
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Atlanta
Fort McPher
Fudtes County
John Withrow
Liberty
Withrow Tulay
Harry Langdon
Langdon
Goon Allen
Fort McPherson
Cangdon
A.B. Knox
New Orleans
Charles Antton
Shriege
Fell
Cuight
Boll Weevil Doomed by Cold Weather
New Orleans reports the unusual cold weather has damaged cotton crops across Louisiana. Some say the boll weevil is killed and a rebound in the cotton industry may follow, while others fear widespread losses and famine-like conditions in several towns.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
de Aeatis
Cupid Works Hard in Houston County as Year Passes
The article notes a busy year for marriage licenses in Houston County with 766 souls wed and 1210 a launer year in the Hookworm district. It cites 4665 days and December’s rush as Cupid’s peak across the holidays. Divorces are mentioned as a rival but not detailed.
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Cupid
Houston
al Lyon
Trouston
Tyros
Auine
Bell at Home Victim of Fire Stat ement in Live Oak
Bell, who ties eer so atu alt WW at Live Oak, F was beewebt to Pothan this fun day by his father, W. 1 Hell, who had leu slown There seit bin, He is Hing alone very wed] vow, ane ig Viable to be up in a few days, t.
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Bell
Live Oak
Hell
Commandery Meeting at Masonic Hall Tonight
Dothan Commandery members are summoned to a 7 o clock business session at the Masonic hall tonight to conduct official affairs.
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Dothan Camandery
Masonic Hall
Oelook
Mr Foreman Unchanged in Critical Condition After Stroke
Friends of A G Foreman report no change in his condition after paralysis struck yesterday. He remains in danger, with limited consciousness and inability to speak, though he responds to approach.
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A. G. Foreman
Escape of a negro street hand and theater visit notes
A negro street worker named Jave Harris slipped his shackles yesterday afternoon and fled. He had burglary charges pending and had been sentenced to time for a prior pistol test but escaped before serving. Harris was praised by the street overseer as the city’s best worker before his disappearance. Also noted is the Manhattan Opera Company’s show at the Clite Theatre and editor CLA VerBeck’s visit to Dothan.
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Jave Harris
Bint Homme
Cate Bia
Harris
A. A
Clite
Bainbridge Shore
Manhattan Opera Company
Tragic murder ends longstanding Pensacola marriage
In Pensacola Florida temp erary insanity last night led 70 year old William Morgan to kill his wife, 65, with a pocket knife after pursuit from their home. He stood over the body and cried I wish they were dead. He did not take his own life and is jailed pending coroner and grand jury action. The coroner at Moline, sixteen miles west, will determine Mrs Morgans death attributed to Morgans act. Morgan, a prominent cattle and sheep owner, had long ties in the region through Gabbe Quigley and Morgan AT firms.
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Pensacola
Fla
Adiont
William Morgan
Twiah J
Dirk
Morgan
Moline
W. Ly Morgan
Gabbe, Quigley and Morg AT
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A'S Pornishings Department Ii
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Whatley Brothers, of
Fort Gaines, Ga
Lathram
Keteham
Taylor
MV. White
Tothan
Rillebew
Newton
Albert Smart
Lauer Co
L. E. Hayes & Co
Cincinnati
Stantley Dry Goods Co
MR. Foreman
Florida
Negro Street Hand
Cla. VerBeck
Childrens
Derwear
Boy's
M. Cherry
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