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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
3
Fragmented cheerful note about a busy day in Dothan. Mentions weather, street work, and a vague remark on Tillman and hired detectives allegedly removing papers.
Report notes Tillman planned a confrontation with the President as both sides have clashed for some time. The text hints at ongoing animosity and a desire for a decisive moment amid political tension.
The piece notes Congress practicing sitting down on the President as a dramatic flourish before Roosevelt's final weeks in office. It hints at nerve and a reserve of surprises he has in store to make the closing period an exciting time.
The piece notes that as the Haines trial wanes, a new Thaw trial is granted for public amusement. It forecasts a cold season with winter biting months and medicine hat district delivering a sharp start within thirty days.
A letter critiques Savannah and Mobile for violating prohibition and secession talk. It argues laws apply to all, condemns mob rule and extra legal punishment, and asserts communities must follow state authority rather than act as if laws do not bind them.
Those who worked their plots despite forecasts of cold weather have thriving gardens in the area. The early effort shows in robust beds and promising yields, even as frost threatens later gambits.
Citizens of Dothan criticize repeated poor governance and propose sweeping changes to city leadership. They argue long terms for councilmen and a single mayor could yield tax relief and steadier progress, contrasting past instability with hopes for lower taxes and steadier growth.
The article notes Savannah’s weak bid to enforce statewide prohibition a year after its passage. Despite initial police action, many liquor sellers continued open violations, prompting US Judge Spear to dispatch deputies to curb the illegal sales, though many violators were lightly penalized or released with promises to stop.
A mob of several hundred men overpowered the sheriff and lynched Pink Willis, a young Black man, after he assaulted the 14 year old daughter of former Sheriff J A Moody on Saturday night. The event occurred at the county jail in Poplarville, Mississippi.
The United States is building a concrete wall around the Atlanta Federal prison, the largest of its kind. About 275 prisoners work daily on the 4300 foot perimeter, with over 50 000 barrels of cement used as the wall rises to half its height and then completes the top half.
A reverberating plea condemns whiskey as a drug that ruins minds and morals. The writer urges mothers fathers wives and friends to act to stop the habit before more lives are wrecked and families destroyed. The piece condemns distillers and sellers and imagines harsh punishment for those who supply the liquor.
The United States battleship Connecticut arrived in Naples today to join relief efforts after the earthquake. Her sister ships Vermont Kansas and Minnesota accompanied the flagship to Messina then Villefranche, where they will meet tomorrow. Ambassador Giriscom and Italian officials paid respects aboard the Connecticut as mourning hung over the country.
Quo warranto proceedings have been filed against Kinsey town officials to oust them from office. Residents allege they hold over in violation of Alabama’s 1908 municipal election law requiring a September first election, which Kinsey did not hold. Petitioners seek injunctions against ordinances and for corporate forfeiture. case set before Judge Pearce on January 30.
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