24 May 1915
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1915
Page
1
Incoherent fragment notes a talk at 11 o'clock addressing a local audience. The garbled text mentions a principal and a church or school setting with likely emphasis on a topic of community concern.
A Saturday night melee five miles north of Dothan left Sterling Rogers dead and Gus Mobley severely wounded. The brawl stemmed from a disputed gambling incident at Larkin Dupree’s place, with several suspects held in the county jail including Webb Brown, William Peterson, and Jim Simmons as deputies detain all participants.
Dear Sirs the Dothan Eagle piece shows the man who bought the goat ice cream freezer from Ciendinen & Co. Please send my money by return mail. Wosten Mills Foy Mizelle Mer Thomasville Ga May 2 1915.
Deputies from Sheriff May raided the Dixie Hotel Sunday morning about 2:00. A man and a woman were arrested and brought before Justice T. W. Butler for trial. Herman Woodall, connected with the hotel, was arrested Monday on a similar charge and about to be arraigned. Sheriff May said about 25 persons have been arrested for vagrancy in recent weeks and that enforcement will be strict.
Officers report the confrontation arose amid drinking, with several bottles of home made rum found near the scene. The account notes one party involved is described as a negro, and authorities describe the incident as linked to intoxication.
A Sunday men’s gathering at Bas ter Street Methodist drew about four hundred as they pledged to give heart and life to God. a Tuesday 3:30 pm event invites Dothan’s mothers wives and daughters to Fonter Street for worship and blessing hoping for five to six hundred attendees as they unite for family and moral improvement.
President Wilson aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower reviewed the monster parade of the Atlantic fleet in New York Harbor. Crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands pressed through the rain drenched streets to witness the event as Elions, recently arrested in Albany, faced extradition charges.
Wee and local merchants announce closing times from 8 45 to 1 o clock daily this week for a revival meeting led by NH McCallum and others. A revival gathering drew several hundred attendees and a Sunday service at 4 o clock attracted many, with plans for a larger prayer event Tuesday night. The statement cites extensive local business support and lists numerous Dothan establishments endorsing the action.
Obituary notice details Elizabeth Knight Jones of Dothan Alabama and Valdosta Georgia who died after a long illness. It honors her as a devoted wife mother and friend, recalls visits to Dothan, her Christian character and kindness, and notes her surviving husband and family. It also mentions community revival support and mourners. Additionally a separate item reports the formal organization of the Southern States Independent Telephone Association in Memphis with plans for a southern long distance network and a new president.
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