23 Nov 1910
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
1
A special meeting called for Sunday night in Dothan at the courthouse launches Alabama's state wide hookworm eradication campaign funded by Mr. Rockefeller. Local physicians speak along with Dr. Sanders Dinsmore and Perry as representatives urge public attendance and rationing support.
A wedding in Texas turned violent when a gunman opened fire during the ceremony. Knox Crow was killed and his father seriously wounded as a relative and bystanders reacted. Police arrested the shooter identified as M. Murrock amid ongoing investigations. A different note mentions visitors Lucile Alford and Lucile Faulk visiting Mr. and Mrs. Prutk.
Reports from Somers say rebels seized the towns of Torreon and Gomez Palacio after heavy fighting. Federal troops at Torreon reportedly surrendered with over half of their force dead or wounded, as an attacking force of about 1,000 men deployed artillery to shell the city. An American colony of around 450 residents and significant American capital were said to be in Torreon.
A fragmented report shows armed forces entering the city and sweeping through stores and streets in a rapid, chaotic advance. Names and places are unclear, but the scene depicts a swift military intrusion and disruption of urban life.
Town officials consider buying electric current from a regional supplier instead of running the town plant. The arrangement would lower costs and attract new enterprises to Dothan by freeing power from steam generating plants used locally.
Three men were injured when a building under construction collapsed at a plant site near the Congt line track. Contractor Elarris identified the white worker and a Black coworker among the injured. one man in precarious condition. Physicians treated the injured on site. the building belonged to Guy Roberson and was slated as a storehouse near the dawn town section.
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