28 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
1
A humorous listing details a proposed baseball game between the Fats and the Leans at Baker Field. The event emphasizes safety and neutrality, with checks on weapons, rules banning home runs, and a net may be used to trap balls. Players and lineups include numerous well known baseball figures.
The first bale of cotton to reach Dothan this season was brought in by J B Pate who lives near Ashford Houston county He carried it back to Ashford as the Dothan gins won t be ready until tomorrow and will likely bring the bale to Dothan tomorrow for sale Also notes include Irene Lisenby returning from Llan Verne with Elizabeth Lathram as guest and a trip by Mrs Wilken Rivers and others to Lawrenceville for a class day.
The Alabama Senate passed a bill creating a dog tax or license as a parannage to fund damages caused by dogs. Advocates say it protects dog owners by recognizing dogs as property and funding compensations. The writer, voting against, questions the tax on fox hounds and the broader impact.
The House weighs a major revenue bill with amendments likely to patch existing provisions. Debates focus on education funding, with opposition to higher education and Mower district grants. Martin Rhodes of near Webb is arraigned before Federal Commissioner C. S. Tat-Wiler on illicit distillery charges and bound over to await the federal grand jury under a 200 bond.
Fragmented notes reveal Bonner and Holmes unlikely to unite on the Bull Bill. Baldwin and Mobile delegations press for gubernatorial interference in the matter, signaling political friction and expectations of executive action.
The Senate, at 1 o'clock Tuesday, passed Senate Bill 537 unanimously as a recess committee plan to consolidate virenit, chancellery, and city courts into circuit courts. The measure, urged by Mr. Lusk, does not affect officials' salaries and takes effect after current terms expire in January 1947. It aims to establish a circuit in every county and transfer chancery and related records to the circuit court.
W. T. Goalen of the Church of Christ challenged the International Bible Students Association to a public discussion. The propositions include whether man is wholly mortal and if the Lord’s reign over the earth began at Pentecost.
Mr. Harri of Terrell county Gil plans to become a preacher. He will leave for Louisville Kentucky to enter a theological seminary to prepare for his chosen work.
An ad describes Ely Creamatea as a fast relief for stuffed nostrils and head mucus. It claims to open air passages, end hawking and snuffling, and soothe inflamed membranes with a fragrant cream applied inside the nostrils.
W. Pelham, appointed Justice of the Peace for Beat Three, resigns and thanks supporters. He states resignation to Governor Charlen Henderson and encloses a letter noting the office and locality, with a signed closing. The message includes typographical errors and unclear phrasing.
The notice from Midland City speaks of unsettled weather and a vandalized property at King Cat Keene. It reports a church service led by Bro. Budd, notes the death of war good-friend Jing Ward, buried at Echo near Blue Syringes, and mentions Mr. Ga W. Kelly planning a summer resort. The editor promises future updates.
In the pastor’s absence the Presbyterian church prayer services are led by Mr. D C Carmichael Enderwood of Taylor, plus local visitors including W Trimpe of near Reedland L Battle a Route One farmer A Ge Avery of Ashford rents 1 in Dothan and James M Holland of Kextens were noted visiting.
Boo W Miller of Thomasville arrives to confer with local business men about fostering a syrup refinery project in Dothan with Atlanta capital. The note highlights potential benefits for marketing Houston county crops and potatoes. Local residents and visitors are listed in a crowded society note with brief mentions of travel plans and business calls.
Owing to confusion two resorts with similar names will be renamed. Dothan’s Blue Springs near the city will be Kelly Springs owned by Geo W Kelly of Midland City. Improvements planned for next season and bath bonuses now under contract will be available for use on Sunday.
A Teachers Institute will be held at the Dothan High School building starting August 30 and continuing a week. Jaen K. Rutland, a noted educator, will conduct the program attracting a large attendance of teachers.
Webb Nave residents arranged a school day next Saturday inviting all Webb district residents and adjoining districts. Webb School Board urges every man woman and child to attend the event at the school building with educators and citizens speaking on schoolhouse matters. CL Newton traveled to Ahford today on business.
A letter from WP G Harding of the Federal Reserve Board indicates a plan to assist the cotton crop this season. The proposal aims to ease the financial strain on Southern farmers during the selling period, with details to be announced soon.
An article touts a sulfur and tea extract hair treatment that allegedly turns gray hair dark naturally. It claims a sponge is used to apply the solution to one strand at a time, fading gray within days and leaving a glossy, uniform dark shade.
Dispatches report heavy German activity along a 3% mile front from Nevogrorgiersi northwest of Warm to Ivangorod five miles northeast with repeated attacks repulsed. Strategic centers like Pultunk and the Vistula–Bug corridor face intensified fighting as forces clash on the western front and in the Black Sea theater per Geneva dispatches.
A fragmentary piece contrasts sweat and peaceful sleep with evolving notions of dreams becoming reality. The text hints at a myth of restful nights giving way to tangible dreamlike outcomes through changing beliefs or conditions.
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