17 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1915
Page
1
Sheriff John A May orders rigid Sunday hours with cafes and drug stores allowed to sell refreshments and tobacco only during permitted times. Vendors risk legal action for selling outside the hours, as stated in a formal notice dated March 17, 1916.
Happenings show cold weather lingering as residents plant peas and get crops ready. People from Dothan and Ashford visit Webb. Poindexter and family relocate to the area. Metcalf of Hartford travels to Webb on business. Kelley and others go to Dothan. Jessie Redding seen in town. Wilgon optimistic about upcoming prospects. Neety seen about town. local residents mingle and chip in with friends.
Hon. Br. Be Ghetin former governor of North Carolina and leading prohibition worker will deliver an address The Nation's Greatest Problem at the Poster Street Methodist church Sunday March 21 at 5 00 o'clock This announcement will likely draw interest in Dothan as many plan to hear Mr Glenn renowned nationwide for temperance work
The ladies of Foster Street Methodist Church presented Sheriff Joby A. May with a gold embellished walking cane in appreciation of enforcing the law. Inscribed by the Ladies of Foster Street Church the cane bears Mr May’s name and the church’s dedication.
A brief report states that the Commons adjourned today after a March debate. Key participants and specifics are unclear due to damaged text but the house halted business for the day.
The Palace Theatre of Orr Chure Asother announces an upcoming serial feature titled The Twenty Dollar Mystery. Manager Powell says the film is the first installment in a planned series, following successful showings in New Orleans and Birmingham. The date for the first installment at Darden has not yet been determined. Advance ticket pricing is listed as 3 and 10 cents.
Two Carrollton youths who planned a river voyage to Frisco perished after their boat capsized on the river. Their bodies were found below the falls, with wreckage and gear scattered nearby. Witnesses and authorities described the perilous journey and the failed attempt to reach the exposition in Frisco.
Fragmented text outlines a broad wartime pivot with references to Germany and Italy shifting positions. It mentions ambassadors, allied and Axis dynamics, potential territorial changes, and the broader European struggle involving Britain France Ireland and Austria. The passage inadequately preserves readable entities but signals major power realignments and impending political changes.
London March 16 Foreign Secretary Grey faced a Commons question about sending a large military force to China. He declined to reply citing no prior notice of the inquiry and said he had received no official notification regarding the expedition or its scope.
Fragmentary article item mentions Washington and a committee member with the name Mitchell Palmer. Text is garbled but appears to reference a recess apellant or proceeding involving Mitchell Palmer in Washington. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
A garbled wartime style piece references naval strength and shipments, mentioning 27800, 21 knots, and, amid distorted names and phrases, outlines a broad defense effort. It cites Queen Ettegietti, Pennsylvan, and various ships or units in a distant era.
Fragmented text discusses a northern and eastern territorial dispute with mentions of Newport News, Kodee Bock Com, and various geographic references. The readable portions indicate a formal discussion of boundaries and governance with unclear dates or full names due to OCR corruption.
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