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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
1
The city held a special meeting Saturday to accept a $9000 90 horse auto freighting truck with 1300 feet of hose and 888 feet of track hose. The vessel includes a 40 gallon tank and removable chemical gear, demonstrated at public exhibits to show high pressure capability.
Reported remarks describe U S District Court attaches visiting Dothan. Judge Sheppard plans to return to Pensacola, with Jones in overlapping cases. Weather notes and local reflections accompany the account of the court’s session and travel.
Deputy Cary of the United States District Court traveled from Dothan to Montgomery to attend duties. The article notes a busy period with court work and social events including a church visit, two weddings, and four fires observed during the trip.
Mr FR Moor of Birmingham visits in the city as a guest of relative Mrs At L Jones at Willing Atala. He is hosted by her son Mr tH Jones on South appetites.
Fragmentary 1920s style report notes Congress weighing limits on President Wilson during summer season in Washington. References to officials, months, and political tensions hint at ongoing debates about executive access to the capital during heat and holidays. The piece mentions Mrs Wilbon and others in a casual, gossip-like tone.
A fragmented, informal notice offers quirky guidance on heat and cold exposure and fashionable color choices. It mentions blues and blondes and hints at safety or caution in extreme conditions while promoting certain wardrobe ideas. The text is jagged and perplexing, with many incomplete phrases and likely OCR errors.
Fragmentary text mentions a Black boy arrested and moving quickly on streets. Several garbled names and phrases reference a meeting, labor, and various individuals, but the overall story is illegible. No coherent event or dates can be established from the readable content.
The readable text appears garbled with sporadic phrases about Iowa Bale, Weis County, and college themes. It references names, roles, and possible departments but lacks coherent context or clear events to summarize into a concise report.
A fragmentary report describes REESE being jailed again in connection with a burglary at an express company. The text shifts through garbled lines about songs, locality names, and unrelated phrases, but centers on an arrest tied to prior thefts and a related investigation.
Readable parts describe a winter setting with figures near a park, water, and a Bastion or fort. Mentions women and a mili shay, with references to dates, areas, and authorities, though many words are garbled.
An electric storm Sunday caused considerable damage across multiple areas including Wake and Henn counties. Reports describe damaged homes, scattered debris, and power outages as crews assess the scene. One confirmed fatality and several injuries are noted, with local authorities monitoring the aftermath through the afternoon.
A Saturday night blaze devastated the school for Black students. The fire department battled the flames, with reports of extensive damage and uncertain cause as firefighters worked to control the blaze and assess losses.
A concise note records a partial phrase about opening at forty percent toward a figure labeled 1608 and mentions a price of fourteen cents in a compact, dated newspaper style. The readable fragment provides limited context but preserves the monetary reference and numeric figures.
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