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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1910
Page
7
A group of five people were taken into custody Sunday near Dothan following an assault accusation involving Avery and a visiting woman staying with his family. The prosecutor withdrew the warrant and paid court costs, while the accuser was sleeping in the same room as Avery’s children.
Sire Chief M. T. Jones of the Dothan Fire Department was severely shocked while taking a bath when a defective electric light fixture in the station tub produced a heavy current. He remained unconscious for about forty seconds, bit his tongue, and suffered serious shock before regaining movement.
A Houston County Court term opened with Judge George Luslie presiding. Several cases were bound over to the grand jury or set for preliminary hearings, including burglary, grand larceny, and petit larceny tied to items seized at the Central depot and involved parties named in the docket.
The article outlines the line of presidential succession beginning with the vice president or secretary of state acting if both president and vice president are disabled. It lists the secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, attorney general, postmaster general, secretary of the interior, secretary of agriculture, and secretary of commerce and labor, with a mandate for a special session after twenty days if Congress is not in session.
Brackin swore out a warrant charging two white women in the northwestern dawn area with robbing him of $135 while intoxicated at a house. The women proved an alibi that a man with Brackin took the money. A preliminary hearing was set in probate court as more evidence was examined.
O M Steagall made a Sunday visit to Dothan traveling from Abbeville.
Ozark resident O C Speight toured the city on Sunday, marking a brief visit referenced in local notes.
Wilts Mercantile Co offers fancy candies and groceries at 11 Flag Brand. Wills Mercantile Co and Wikis Mercantile Co also advertise. Powell of Hartford buys into Do Than Land and Development Co and pivots to farm land specialty. An Army sergeant from Fort Rebingon attends a sister’s funeral in Dothan. Oscar Garner of Malvern visits, and Ussery Grocery advertises National Biscuit Company's wafers and crackers.
D L Perry of Abbeville was among Sunday visitors to the city, joining locals for a day in town.
City officials will vote tonight for fire chief and police leadership. Current chief is M. T. Jones for fire, Jl Contingas leads the police department with assistants J. Rolims, LB. 7 Tolland, IU Reeves and J. M Vannan.
Montgomery hosts a poultry show at the 1910 Exposition from October 14 to 28. Director Todd previews incubators and daily broiler production, promising profitable, space efficient poultry farming and demonstrations of feeding, care, and market timing for diverse chicken types.
Miss Strother informs patrons and friends that operations will resume in Dothan in a few days with new models and renewed enthusiasm. She asks everyone to call TC Penton of Florala in Dothan this morning.
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