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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
1
Dick Butts of Montgomery introduced the first bill to repeal statewide prohibition. The proposal would license saloons at 1500 dollars yearly, set whiskey sales hours, and impose 100 to 500 dollar penalties for violations with license revocation for repeat offenders. It argues all former laws be repealed and expects broad support.
The Climax theatrical attraction planned for next Saturday night at the lite theatre in Dothan is canceled due to Pensacola to Dothan rail connections arriving at 9 40 p m This would push curtain time to 9 30 p m and a Sunday ending manager Wall of the Elite blocked Sunday shows and canceled the engagement Buyers urged to buy blank books at Strickland Bros.
William F. Sheehan won the Democratic caucus nomination for U.S. Senate in Albany by 62 votes, four over a legislative majority. Twenty five absentees risk blocking nomination as lawmakers prepare to vote in regular session. Shepard and Merrick received 22 and 7 votes respectively. further ballots may follow if no candidate secures a majority.
Tom Koonee, a Dothan preacher on Pine Street, is jailed after a well he dug allegedly concealed the body of a black woman and her child. A missing woman named Lurieue and her infant, refused shelter at Koonee’s, left garments at his home, and clues tied to an earlier miscarriage led officers to suspect foul play. The case, involving a large gathering near the well, is under further inquiry.
A tense daytime shooting at a department store in Fort Worth ends with Mrs. T M Brooks firing five shots at Mrs. Mary Tanford. Tanford dies, Brooks surrenders her revolver to her husband, and a preliminary trial is set for a later date.
Clinton C Brantley prominent Wilcox county citizen was shot near McWil liahs by Fleury Singers while attempting to arrest a fugitive. Brantley died from a right breast wound after being carried to an infirmary. Sheriff and authorities pursue the suspect Henry Sanders follows prior killings.
Two changes in the census plan were agreed upon by the Hower committee on census today. They amend Crumpacker's apportionment bill to fix House membership at 433 for Arizona and New Mexico and provide one representative for each territory when they become states. The amendments also adjust apportionment after each decennial census with a 430 divisor to determine the House ratio.
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