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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
9
A garbled excerpt from a Dothan Eadie Mall editor note mentions Felephons No. 119 and an application through a pamphlet, with reference to a recond elsss rind matter and publication cadence.
A garbled Delhi era weather note and scattered political and social fragments discuss Taft’s policies, cotton prices in Alabama, and stray currency concerns. The text shifts to alarming images of crime at a Birmingham plan and tragic animal cruelties, with partisan commentary on election defeat and public response.
Police report two undercover men burst into a Birmingham home Saturday night shooting as occupants dined. Four people died including a two year old girl as the gunmen and officers exchanged fire. The mother narrowly escaped in another room. Investigation continues.
The advertising car of the big show tours the town today as workers hustle to prepare for the November 23 appearance. A train of cars will move the circus from one price to another, marking the traveling display's area-wide schedule.
Buck Merritt’s ten year old son Pearl Merritt was jolted from a wagon loaded with cotton and dragged under its wheels near the Allistice Warehouse last Saturday. He sustained skin injuries and possible internal injuries. a physician could not confirm fatal damage. The piece also notes the A M E Congregation plans a new wool brick church in the city’s eastern part, seating about eight hundred, with cost estimated at $8,000 and a Sunday school room attached.
The article argues ambassadors enjoy immunity from local courts and taxes, with police unable to enter embassy premises. It claims officials are above domestic law, citing debt and taxation as unresolved issues, and notes enforcers could act only if ambassadors quit or were expelled. The piece reflects Caseell's Journal tone on diplomatic privilege.
A notice of sale in Heritage County records announces a deed of sale by the sheriff under a court order. The sale targets real property on the public road at Potatoes and Brackin and includes terms of cash payment and high bid, with bidders urged to attend on the specified sale day. The administratrix of the estate posts this notice and lists participating merchants offering vouchers with purchase, to be used as part of the sale process.
The State of Alabama Houston County Circuit Court issues a writ of garnishment against W. M. Burkett as part of a lien on the estate of the defendant. The writ targets Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and Atlantic Coast Line Live Rail Road Company for a sum of seventy two dollars and directs notice to the defendant’s residence in Alabama.
By decree in a chancery case, the district court will sell land in Ashford Alabama at public auction. The sale occurs November 23 1908 at the courthouse in Dothan Alabama to satisfy a judgment against Reid Complainant versus Barber of all Defendant. Property includes part of lots in Block 9 and adjacent parcels with Broad Street frontage and multiple described boundaries.
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