19 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
1
A fragmented clipping reports a strange event involving a local resident and a dog in Ty Ty. Witnesses describe a sudden disturbance on Main Street prompting police presence and community concern.
Montgomery residents brace for a twelve story tower set on a corner with a six story adjacent structure. The plan calls for steel beams, no mortar cracks, and crowd control as traffic may halt while spectators watch the rising monster. Peanut stalls and lunch stands are expected for observers. A separate fire in Abbeville damaged Kes, Stokes & Vann's.
Coast Line Special Agent Leonard Bryan, 21, Florida, killed a Black man in High Springs after a gang's car robberies spurred a confrontation. Bryan fired in self defense as the suspect allegedly fired three shots at him and a watchman. Bryan is son of local police officer Tom Bryan.
Town supports the proposed dispensary bill with no apparent objections. The board will be named by the Governor and serve five years, with the treasurer’s office rotating every six months to allow shared access. Local resident C. L. Bush arrives from Montclair for several days of visits. A baby boy weighing ten pounds is born to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hawke. W. K. Barber reports a lost registered package addressed to Miss Eva Holeman, likely left in a store or on E Main Street.
A fragmented note suggests two or three Dothan newspaper offices could settle disputes over dispensary funds to avoid bank tensions. It warns against name calling and hints at a written agreement to prevent kicks during approaching spring and summer deposits.
John H. Spooner, veteran of Henry county, visited Tuesday and left funds for the newspaper sent by his neighbor H. J. Godfrey. Spooner recalled helping build the first house on the site, erected in 1859.
Classified notice from G. E. Roland of Dothan Alabama seeks 100 barrels of good country syrup. Contact details not provided beyond the name and address.
For sale listings include a 70 by 50 foot vacant lot south of Oates priced at 630 dollars a 1 to 2 acre lot with a 5 room house and a large store in a good business location 2200 dollars currently rented at 38.5 dollars per month also a 1 to 2 acre lot a 4 room house and store 1750 dollars a 20 acre farm with a 5 room house near the courthouse 1200 dollars a 3 room house and 0.5 acre lot 650 dollars an 80 acre farm three and a half miles west of Dothan with a good four room house and a good well 60 acres cultivated all fenced new 2200 dollars. Call to view bargains at once.
A London Bible society gathering chaired by the Marquis of Anglesey heard a minister claim St. Peter refused the marquis admission as a peer or Ireland leader but allowed him in once he was named president of the Bible society.
An ancient Scotch drillmaster taught thrusting with the saber until pupils mastered it. When asked to parry, he replied that they must do the thrusting and let the enemy handle the parrying.
Dialogue captures a domestic bargaining scene where a wife first offers a bat for 4% shillings, the husband can only pay £2 and owes 5 more shillings, and the wife settles on a 3 Guinness option as five shillings prove too small a sum.
The text presents scattered lines: Miss Caper rejects marriage to Tim, Penkelsen laments workload, andFliegente Blatter comments on a Chemeleon’s blindness. The fragmentary narrative hints at a bustling period backdrop with quirky character names.
An early account of the Bessemer method credits American Henry Kelly with discovering air injections to convert molten iron into steel. Skeptics doubted the method, mocking it as folly while producers and missionaries spread praise after trials proved its effectiveness.
A fabled violinist recounts a crowd farce at Tudor bridge where a wretched vandal toppled from the parapet. Spectators bet on the drowning man as a waterman reached him but the stricken man sank before rescue could occur.
The article explains how double yolk eggs form in domestic fowl. It cites overstimulation from feeding as a cause and describes the ovum moving through the oviduct forming layers of albumen and shell before the egg is expelled. If a second ovum is met, the two descend together and are encased as a double yolk egg.
Louis XV seeks help from the Count de St Germain to recover a flawed diamond valued at 6000 francs. The count weighs the stone and suggests keeping the tone for a month. A month later the diamond returns nearly weightless yet flawless, fetching 1900 francs from a buyer. The king rebuys it as a curiosity.
The Shanghai Times reports a swordfish strike showing the force of the blow. A sword found on a ship held in Pacific waters pierced a one inch plank and four and a half inches of timber, suggesting nine strokes by a twenty five pound hammer would drive an iron bolt the same distance.
A London reader compares French and Spanish politeness noting French rudeness as selfish and Spaniards as exceptionally courteous. The correspondent recalls Spanish women guiding strangers with gentle actions and describes Spaniards as cheerful and protective, contrasting with Parisian behavior.
A curious scene at a local charity event unfolds as a note claims ownership of a glove and calls for buyers at 7 30 in the evening. Onlookers gather outside the stall while butcher Tom Tarson, a large local figure, announces the glove sale but no bidders step forward.
A farm wife in Pennsylvania endured fifteen years without indoor water. She hauled water from a well nearly thirty feet deep for cooking and cleaning, making winter baths nearly impossible and summer preparations lengthy. The account highlights the heavy burden and cultural allusions to hard labor.
A schoolteacher asks a pupil to name six nations England faced in battles. The pupil replies with a counting joke about six wars and correctly enumerates them as one through six. The moment showcases a humorous misunderstanding in a history class.
A fragmentary scene shows Signora Veronell seeking a servant after a coffee cup breaks and a minor head wound on an occasion. The dialogue hints at deeper tensions in the household.
The piece describes a whimsical scene with a driver of a sprinkling cart and a city figure, dialog about money and motives, alongside a Seneca quotation on reciprocity. It evokes a BaltimoreAmerican style law of beneficence and social exchange between men.
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