Women's Place Was In The Home In Early Dothan Days
In early Dothan women were tied to home duties and social life centered on church and family. Mrs Deal recalls the town’s rough beginnings with saloons and later progress through the dispensary era, railroads, and two rail lines that spurred growth. She credits Mrs MAL Faulk and the first millinery shop for empowering women in business.
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Deal
Mrs. Dewl
Crown Pilfered By Dogs Near Bartlesville Turkey Queen
A strange theft near Bartlesville Oklahoma involves dogs and coyotes raiding the turkey flock of Mrs Hamp Seildder known as the annual turkey queen. From her ranch north of town she usually markets thousands of birds each holiday season and counts a loss of hundreds in recent raids by roaming canines.
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Fight Daily Fights And Sunday Guns In Dothan 1889
An 1889 Dothan riot recounts Chief Domingus and Deputy Marshal Dominga facing daily brawls and a deadly confrontation. Farmers clashed with officials over cotton licenses, a knife and gun fight erupted, and a gun battle left two dead and several wounded. National guard rumors simmered as militia and reporters arrived. order briefly returned, reforms followed.
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First Cop Tohe Domingus Remembered As Longtime Chief
The early fearless lawman known as Tohe Domingus rose to chief of police for 35 or 40 years before retiring near Ozark. He served as town marshal in 1880s and deputy and deputy marshal under Grover Cleveland, later becoming Plant System special agent and railway detective before 1904 when he again became chief of police. A banquet in Déthan celebrated his work and the town’s growth under his leadership.
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Dark Coloring Terror In Dothan 1907 08
In 1907 08 Dothan faced a reign of fear led by Jesse Shepherd known as Sack the Ripper. A Black man known as the Negro terrorized homes by burglary and peeping, was tracked by local officers and school boys, and finally captured by police after a basement confrontation, receiving a 40 year sentence.
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Sack the Ripper
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Humble Ancestor of City Firemen Buckets in Dothan
The Dothan city fire department traces its roots to 1906 when volunteers used buckets to stop fires. E R Porter became chief with assistants F E Call and C E McCoats among others. They hauled hoses by hand and later urged council to buy a fire wagon and horses. Initial attempts with a city horse caused a stalled wagon at a blaze, prompting purchase of two regular fire horses, Gomez and Jim, who served for years. Chief Porter recalls the fun of volunteering despite no pay.
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F. E. Call
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Coley Baker
Oscar Clark
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Porter
Dothan Council Buys First Local Fire Truck Early Era
In the early 1910s to 1916 Dothan grew citified as the council purchased the first fire engine in the area. After hours of parade it entered active service and was listed in the department’s rolling stock. By 1925 a new lighter truck arrived.
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Foxes Spare Oklahoma City in Nov 25 Report
A fragmentary despatch from Oklahoma City notes legal notices and statutes about theft and wounding birds, then mentions a 1930 purchase of a modern $12,500 firefighting unit. The piece highlights the fire department under J. B. Ziglar and a past resignation of Dempsey amid wage demands.
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