E E. Pr. Almon Selected Speaker In House
Montgomery Alabama January 10 ige E B Almon of Tuscumbia won the speakership of the house of representatives this afternoon at 1 30 over Hon J Lee Long of Butler county The vote stood 50 to 45 Judge Almon owes the position to Rep McGowan of Lampier county who changed his vote at the last moment Long would have faced tougher odds as a noted amender and backed Emmet O Neal for governor early in the campaign
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The
Daily Eagle
Montgomery
Ala
Ige E. B. Almion
Tuscumbia
House ‘of Representatives
J. Lee Long
Butler County
Almon
McGowan
Bampier County
Almond
Long
Will We Have Base Ball This Year
The Dothan base ball question must be decided soon as the new park built last year may be tented to black players. A reliable negro offers 150 dollars for use of the park for three months, but white officials have not yet acted. Public discussion should begin now to organize a strong ball team analogous to last year.
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Dothan
Associaton
Oldest Dothan Resident Mrs Hughes Dies at 5
Mrs. Jeff Hughes of Dothan died yesterday afternoon at 5 from heart trouble after weeks of illness. Funeral was held at 3:30 this afternoon with interment in the city cemetery. Survived by husband and numerous children across Georgia Florida and Texas, many relatives attended, marking the first family reunion in fifteen years.
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Jeff Hughes
Dothan
J. F. Ward
Geneva
Merv
R. J. Purvis
N. B. Hughes
Ollie Hughes
Rosebud
Tex
C. ©. Hughes
K. T. Hughes
Esto
Fla
Carlos Hughes
R. K. Rogers
Stephen Pottery
J. M. Scroneh
Chappell
Alto Hughes
J. M. Steever
Tink Davis
Rosebud Tex
Death of Mrs Orr after long stomach trouble near town
Mrs S. W. Orr Nis, LW. Orr died yesterday afternoon at the family home about a mile north of town from stomach trouble. Doctors had recommended an operation performed several days ago, but she did not recover and passed away at 3 p.m.
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Nis
LW. Orr
Young woman ends her life in Huntsville office
Mrs Josephine Williams 21 wife of Dr R C Williams of Farley traveled from Mobile and killed herself in the optor's office after meeting her husband for the first time in months. Dr Williams had moved from Seale and kept the marriage a private matter. An acid bottle from a shelf preceded her death. internment followed at Beulah church three miles from the city.
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Huntsville
Ala
Josephine “Williams
R. C. Williams
Farley
Mobile
Outor
Williams
Seale
J. B. Farley
Woma
Dr. Williams
Beulah Church
LW. Orr
Shres
Attempted life of congressman foelker reported
New York Jan 9 an attempt was made to assassinate Congressman Otto G Foelker. Two men reached his bedroom window at his Kamp Street home in Wilt Lambburg on a ladder secured by iron hooks. One man guarded while the other climbed. Mrs Burma Berger alerted Foelker who leaped from the window as one assailant fled. Foelker had received over thirty threatening letters tied to his anti race track gambling vote. Police took the letters and assigned detectives to watch his home.
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New York
Otto G. Foelker
Kamp Street
Wilt Lambburg
Burma Berger
Mr. Focker
Ruxherd
Mass Meeting Tonight On Dothan Health Dispensary Plan
Under city council auspices a mass meeting is held tonight at 7 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall to discuss methods to eradicate the checkworm disease in Thouston county and the viability of establishing a free dispensary in Dothan for treatment. Citizens of Dothan are urged to attend.
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Thouston
Dothan
Hugh Morrow to Be Pres Pro Tem
Mr A L Foreman died yesterday at 4 30 P M at his daughter's home after a brief illness paralytic stroke struck last Thursday he was 67 years old and a Confederate veteran He came to Dothan from Hank s to live with his daughter Mrs Morris Black on East Newton Street Survived by daughter Mrs Black and brother Mr Jeff Foreman of Union Springs Remains will be sent tomorrow to Union Springs for burial
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A. L. Foreman
M.D. Black
Foreman
Dothan
Hanks
Morris Wlack
East Newton Street
Black
Jeff Foreman
Union Springs
Oyster Supper Benefit at Lafayette Ave Methodist Church
The Indies of Lafayette Avenue Methodist Church will host an oyster supper Thursday afternoon and evening to benefit the church. Oysters will be served with chocolate and candy. The supper starts at four o'clock in the afternoon at the building next to Nix Drug Co., formerly Golf Music Co. All invited. The Divorce problem will be shown at the Criterion today in Selig Company moving pictures. Don’t miss it.
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Lafayette Avenue Methodist Church
Nix Drug Co
Golf Music Co
Criterion
Moving Pictures
Selig Company
Banquet for Troupe 18 After Elite Theatre Show
Members of the Human Hearts troupe were treated to a banquet at Hartin Cafe after their Elite theatre appearance. Host Mr B Delmore and his new wife presented the couple with a diamond ring and silver chafing dish as tokens of esteem from fellow performers.
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Hartin Cafe
B. Delmore
Tallahassee
Fla
Delmare
Frazier Withdraws From Race Leaving Field Open
Special to the Daily Sagle Montgomery Alaydan 10 Senator Tom Frazier of Bullock county withdrew from the race for president pro tem of the Senate today at noon leaving a clear field for Senator Trayl Morrow of Jefferson county. Frazier had many supporters and seemed poised to win but withdrew after some scheming and Morrow will go in without opposition.
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Sagle
Montgomery
Alaydan
Tom
Frasier
Bullock County
Trayl Morrow
Jefferson County
Frazier
Morrow
Union Meeting of Woman's Missionary Society Held
A union meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Foster Street Methodist Church met yesterday afternoon. The parlor was filled with a fine turnout as members shared spiritual blessings from the year and heard a program including songs by Mrs. Eric Geljosters ted and Mrs. W. S. Wilson, readings by Mrs. Lillian Crawford, and closing hymns. Seven new members joined the society.
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Woman’s Home
Foreign Missionary Societion
Foster Etreet Methodist Church
Eric Gel Jorstedt
Mra
W. S. Wilson
W. M. Thinter
Reading
Bra
Lillian Crawford
Wesninga
A. T. Marchman
Bes
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E E. PR. Almon
J. J. Hugh
S. W. Orr
Mrs. Williams
Husband
Farmerg Fibailey Dry Goods Co
Foster
Hugh Morrow
Cora, Ky
Iva Moore
Ree
M. Cherry
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