Governor Comer Leads Fishing Trip Through Bay Country
Governor LB B Comer and a large party including son Charles Henderson and Railroad Commission members travel by train to St Andrew Bay for a week of fishing. The trip, while witnessed by officials, is described as pleasure not official business. The party plans to fish Wetappo Creek and return through Dothan next Monday.
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LB. B. Comer and Son
Chas. Henderson
Alabama Railroad
Nesbitt
Wallan
G. T. Malon
Bay
St. Andrew Bay
Railroad Commission
Alabama
Dothan
Bay Country
Wetappo Creek
Burglars Enter Porter's South Oates Residence
Thieves broke into Mr. BE C Porter’s South Oates street home, taking about 65 from his visiting brother Mr W E Porter of Lumkin Texas. Entry was through a side window. clothes and papers lay in the hall, and the front door was left open for escape. No suspects yet.
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BE. C. Porter
South Oates Street
W.E. Porter
Lumkin
Tex
Porter
Epidemic of House Fires Plagues Town Section
The narrator reports numerous house fires within a small radius, suspecting arson by idle youths rather than carelessness or insurance motives. The piece urges action, noting the grand jury is in session and could address the mischief.
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Sam Place
Just Shoes in a City Express Office Outburst
Osew Green emerged from the express office with a bundled object judged by onlookers as many shipments. He revealed it was shoes, tossing the box to the pavement and declaring to the crowd that they were simple shoes.
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Osew Green
Oscar
Judge urges grand jury to probe blind tigers
Judge Pearce issued a strong charge to the grand jury this morning urging thorough scrutiny of all reports of blind tigers and to prepare bills where the evidence justifies action.
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Pearce
Implied Punishment Foreseen in County Cases
The cases come before Judge Pearce and citizens believe the full penalties of the law will be imposed.
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Pearce
Send Him This One A Town Paper’s Billing Push
A column urges residents to keep buying the local paper, arguing ten cents weekly is small for readers. It promotes dependable delivery, appeals to new readers to subscribe, and asks those who borrow copies to switch to direct home delivery.
Fire Hits Kenilworth Inn Guests Escape Night Attire
A major blaze destroyed the Kenilworth Inn leaving guests to flee in their night clothes. The report notes the destruction of the prominent New York hotel and mentions prominent residents including the wife of a notable New York lawyer and Mrs Olive Fremstadt of the Metropolitan Opera House.
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New York
Olive Fremstadt
Metropolitan Opera House
Kenilworth Inn
Another Fishing Party Sets Sail for Panama City
This morning a group departed over the Bay Line to Panama City for a fishing trip. The travelers include J. A. May, M. A. Ellison, R. C. Ellison, KE Folmar, J. E. Tatum of Banks, J. K. Harris, Dan Baker, and possibly one or two others.
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Panama City
J. A. May
M. A. Ellison
R. C. Ellison
KE. Folmar
J. E. Tatum
Banks
J. K. Harris
Dan Baker
Notable locals lauded as driving wealth to growth
Capt Hobson renews acquaintance with the constituency as touring cars push wealth ideas. Daily acts of kindness are urged as a path to life improvements. Townsfolk debate front yard grass and farming conditions, noting the effort to raise in town stands out.
Weather Dept Forecasts and Public Skepticism
A weather department faces criticism for its forecasts and guesses as the public questions the accuracy of predicted conditions. Officials defend methods while acknowledging room for improvement.
Night Patrols Target Youngsters In Dothan
Mayor Baker orders night surveillance to arrest youths over eight teen on streets after eight. A man named Abuneh was taken in Saturday night. authorities say the new law may deter prowling youth. Officials warn that teens without parental permission faced confinement or a parent’s bail. The measure costs five dollars in Dothan and aims to curb unsupervised street activity.
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Hlayor Baker
Sneha
Dothan
The St. Andrews Bay Confusion and a Price Debate
A discussion notes a misnaming of St. Andrews Bay on the St Johns river and uses a Missouri ad charge to illustrate costs of reaching readers. It contrasts editor geography lapses with court regulars and details the expenses of sending an advertisement to 4,000 readers, questioning profitability.
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Missouri
Taft urged to form baseball team with Cabinet on White House lawn
The Emporia Gazette mocks President Taft as a poor golf player and suggests he boost popularity by organizing a baseball team with cabinet members to challenge members of the House to a game on the White House lawn.
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Taft
Emporia Gazette
White Hose
Panic in a Hotel at Battery Park Asheville
Fire in the Battery Park Hotel laundry room at four this morning forced about 200 guests to flee in night garments as lights failed and trunks were tossed from windows. The blaze caused only a few hundred dollars in damage. Guests included Mrs Van Wyck and Mrs James Osborne.
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Asheville
N. C
Battery Park
van Wyck
van Wycke
James Osborne
Weather Riddle of Work and Leisure Echoes Past
The writer laments changing weather patterns that restrict outdoor work by day yet turn poor at night and mocks men who lecture others during youth and patriotic fervor. It reflects a moralizing tone about appreciating good conditions and evaluating zealots who demand agreement with their views.
Editor Declines Taft Ambassadorship and Expert Testimony Critique
Portland editor Scott rejects Taft’s Mexico post to preserve editorial independence and avoid bias. The piece warns expert testimony burdens trials, citing Patrick and Harris cases, noting high costs and juries left to decide with law and facts. The Maryland Bar Association proposes a legislative remedy to curb expert testimony in criminal cases.
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Carlysie Harris Gage
Molineux
Albert T. Patrick
Coase
Patrick
New York
Maryland Bar Association
Mississippi opposition to the death penalty voiced
A Mississippi writer argues against capital punishment, praising life imprisonment for Lorsby and calling judicial murder a relic of barbarism. He cites disease and societal harm as reasons to seek cures instead of executions, praising Charles Fitzgerald and urging abolition of hanging.
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Lorsby
Mississippi
Sorsby
Citizen Declares Limits on Public Service Ambitions
The speaker remarks that they cannot afford to pursue national service or ambassadorial roles, expressing constraint despite willingness to contribute. The comment frames personal cost versus public duty without naming any job or country.
A City Market for Dothan Proposed
A movement to establish a city market for Dothan would likely gain universal support from local meat eaters. A market could be purchased or rented and allow all city markets to sell their products there. Benefits include greater purchaser satisfaction and better health-regulation compliant operation.
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Dothan
Expert witnesses and juror clarity urged by Maryland Bar
A plan to limit expert testimony and require impartial witnesses in court is praised as a reform. Proponents argue reduced jargon would speed decisions and reduce bias, while critics fear losing necessary technical insight. The Maryland Bar Association cites witnesses fees and compressed testimony as steps toward greater justice.
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Maryland Bar Association
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St. Johns River
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Portland Oregonian
Mexico
ALTY
Chais Fitzgerald
Charles
Gerald
J. W. Brown
M. H. Pearson
O. L. Tompkins
L. Tompkins
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Manatee River
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Savannah, Ga
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