Local visitors greet Dothan with several out of town guests
J B Abernathy of Columbia Oscar Garner of Malvern and A C Kelly of Slocomb were in Dothan along with J J Harrison of Midland City. Mrs Harvey Galloway of Abbeville visits sister Mrs N B Crawford. Mrs J D Martin returns from Eufaula. N S Fellows of Cowarts and C V Miller of Webb were seen in town. A pair of quotes about love closes the item.
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J.J. Harrison
Midland City
Dothan
Harvey Galloway
Abbeville
N. B. Crawford
Lost steer offered for five dollar reward
A black steer with a white face spot, near blind, last seen at Webb on Columbia and Dothan road by City Market, Dothan. A five dollar reward is offered for its return.
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Webb
Columbia and
Dothan Road
Dothan
D&wdan
K P Meeting Tomorrow Night Note
A Benevolent Lodge announces a business meeting for Knights tomorrow at seven o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
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Benevolent Lodge
M. Cherry, C
State Convicts Earn 865000 For Year
Montgomery Alabama January 6 The gross earnings of the state convict department for the quarter ending December 31 were 21615750 indicating a total for the fiscal year ending next September of 865000 This is the returns from about 3500 convicts men women and children Other bill payments at year end include the Southern Express Company license 4000 and the Pullman Company license 3000.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Express Company
Pullman Company
Heard at the Zoo Picks Camel as Sure Winner
The Botson Post notes Myer-Nature chose the camel as a sure winner. Myer argues why, while Gyer explains only that she backed that animal.
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Botson
Myer
Nature
Gyer
Rhodes Ends Silence On Possible Explanations
General Rhodes has not offered a reason for his late remarks, suggesting he may have nothing to explain. Those familiar with his speaking style note he is hard to rattle and speaks with confidence up to the last moment.
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Gen. Rhodes
Mobile Daily Herald Suspends Publication After Bankruptcy
The Mobile Daily Herald in Mobile Alabama, an afternoon paper for fifteen years, suspended publication after entering bankruptcy ten days earlier. The paper had been operated by a receiver and announced it would cease further publication this morning, having received Hearst News Service.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Daily Herald
Reciver
Herald
Hearst News Service
Printers Form Anti Tuberculosis Society in Atlanta
The Atlanta Printers Anti Tuberculosis Society organized after the Atlanta Typographical Union session. Wade P. Harding elected secretary. The group will affiliate with the Atlanta Tuberculosis Society and select representatives R. T. Peavy D. W. Green E We Smith J J Hobby and Robert McCracken to attend regular meetings. The tuberculosis society will meet monthly.
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Atlanta Typographical Union
Wade P. Harding
Atlanta Tuberculosi Society
Atlanta Society
R. T. Peavy
D. W. Green
E We Smith
J.J. Hobby
Robrt McCracken
Atlanta Printers’ Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Pickett Credits Jackson for Saving McKinley at Antietam
In a Lip pincott's reminiscence La Salle Corbett Jackett recounts Stonewall Jackson halting a Confederate soldier at Antietam to spare a youthful Union fighter. The tale links this moment to William McKinley, then 17, who would later rise to the presidency and die by assassination.
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Janus
Antietam
Stonewall
Jackson
William McKinley
United States
la Salle Corbett Jackett
Lippincott’s
Married Today at Courthouse in City
W T Jordan wed Florence Woodham in a courthouse ceremony by Judge Leslie. Florence is daughter of farmer J T Woodham six miles north. Woodham recently lost his other daughter Mittie who married Orlando Edmonson, making the new year hard for the family.
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W. T. Jordan
Florence Woodham
Judgice
Leslie
Miss Woodham
J. T. Woodham
Woodham
Miss Mittie
Orlando Edmonson
Battleship Fleet Heads to Naples Under Sperry
Port Said January 5 The American battleship fleet led by Rear Admiral Sperry changes course to Naples due to the Italian earthquake. Connecticut serves as flagship with Vermont and Minnesota sailing tonight at 14 knots, arriving from midweek, while Sperry will confer with authorities on arrival and offer ship services.
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Port Said
Sperry
Connecticut
Vermont
Minnesota
Naples
Town Overhauls Cemetery Grounds Reflecting Improved Space
The council praised for clearing and fencing the cemetery, opening driveways to allow vehicle access from multiple points. The cleanup unites two parcels once separated by Pilcher’s sale, creating a larger single grounds area with lasting marks of the work.
Want to Live Like Christ Pledges Taken by Cleveland Delegates
In Cleveland on January 4 about 1800 delegates from three church societies pledged themselves to imitate Jesus Christ’s life for two weeks. Rev W P Wallace urged joyous living and simple kindness, urging workers to brighten days with cheerful words and a ready handshake.
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Cleveland
Jesus Christ
W. P. Wallace
Ming
Jesus
Galilee
Wallace
Christ
Ike
Street tax due Monday sparks call for street duty
The chief of police says he will be on hand next Monday the 11th to collect the five dollar street tax and urges all liable to be prepared with cash or a shovel for ten days of street work. Defaulters face double the tax and possible fines up to fifty dollars by the mayor. The piece notes a desire that tax funds be used entirely on streets and criticizes the council for not ensuring that.
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Kepping
Domingus
Reid Says He Will Hold Job as Ambassador
London reports Ambassador Reid will retain the ambassadorship under Taft and that there is no visible prospect of a change in the situation.
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London
The
Edinburg Scotsman
Reid
Taft
Ordinance Governing Entry to Dohran City Limits
City Council of Dohran enacts an ordinance requiring all persons entering or going into the city to comply with specified conditions upon passage of the ordinance. The text indicates municipal control over ingress, duties, and enforcement but details are truncated.
Cemetery Road Rules and Bankruptcy Sale Notice
A city cemetery ordinance restricts vehicle use on cemetery grounds with fines up to 50 dollars. A U S District Court bankruptcy sale in Dothan, Alabama lists properties of Ed Watford Bankrupt to be auctioned by trustee A B Pace with mortgage liens and conditions.
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District Court of the United States
Suthern
Middle District
Alabama
Esate
Ed. Watford
Court House
Houston County
Dohan
Tve
Fifeen
Watford
Madrid
Houston
Accion
Geneva Lumber Company
Block Two
Lot 13
Block 2
A. & S. A. B. R. Company
Orler
Dothan
A. EB. Pace
Fetate
Knox's Book Store Sale Notice
Knox's Book Store advertises sale of two 2-foot show canes and a 5-foot showcase and a new Comey safe 16 inches high with everything offered at cost.
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Knox's Book Store
New Comey Safe
Hic Knox
Diseases of the Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hours
The notice lists clinic hours for eye ear nose and throat services at Houston National Bank Blog, with sessions from 8 20 to 12 A M and 1 30 to 4 P M. The entry presents a health service schedule in a banking blog context.
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Houston National Bank
Cold wave to spread from West to East and South
A severe cold wave with high winds is spreading from the West toward the East and South, forecast by the weather bureau. The storm preceding the wave has reached Minnesota with rain turning to snow in the northern states.
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Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Price of butter worries Chicago Tribune readers
The Chicago Tribune laments rising butter prices and warns that as the cost climbs it may push everyone to the edge, with the Huntsville Mercury-Banner noting the remark.
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The
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Huntsville Mercury-Banner
Relief Funds Proposed for Italian Earthquake Sufferers
Resolutions introduced in the Senate and House propose a $500 appropriation to aid Italian earthquake victims. Funds would buy provisions clothing and other necessities with the president authorized to employ Navy vessels or charter suitable ships to deliver aid.
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Washington
Entate
House
United States Navy
Dothan Lodgs Noted Members Carmichael and Hall
Dothan lodges report 168 members with 10.0 paid up in dues. D C Carmichael and B W T Hall are named figures in the record.
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Dothan Lodgs
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