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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
6
Fragmented OCR compiles poem lines and federation notes from Alabama items. Mentions John M. Taylor of Burbville and Crawford family of Dothan with scattered civic notices. Highlights include Federation News from Chicago and Father’s Day observance notes, plus social visits in Headland and Headland area reminders.
In a message from the Dothan Chamber of Commerce a call for wide participation in Chamber activities is issued urging all merchants, professionals, and workers to join and contribute. Freight rates, new settlers, and industrial development are cited as priorities, with a push to fight the poll weevil and advance county welfare. Additionally a stray, heavily garbled insert promotes a tonic and a rural anecdote about Dr Boozer and a debt incident.
Valdosta June 18 an all night encampment formed around a cow run down and killed by a machine. Dr E11 Boozer of Quitman and his horse were found early Sunday morning near the body with the owner nearby and a Negro team standing close by, calmly tied.
A militant suffragette chained herself to the Duke of Wellington statue before the Royal Exchange in London. She urged passersby to intervene for imprisoned women, then was removed by police amid a large crowd’s jeers.
Several hats of a well known traveler were reported missing from the sample room of the Newsom Hotel on North Foster Street this morning. A glass window was broken, and authorities believe a small boy climbed through the opening to commit the theft. No arrests have been made.
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