18 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1915
Page
1
Frank Champion, a seasoned aviator, will fly twice daily next week starting Monday and perform dramatic aerial stunts including dropping bombs on the city. Negotiations with Your Aeroplane Company have reached final arrangements for the act, which promises to thrill and draw crowds.
Paris reports a quiet two weeks at the Dardanelles with initial October activity low. Turkish mines failed to reach Allied trenches. French batteries held firm and bombarded enemy camps and establishments.
Norfolk Va Qet V7 reports battleships New York New Jersey Louisiana Rhode Island and Minnesota conducted target practice off the Virginia capes engaging in routine naval training exercises.
F. H. Bonelli, a drummer staying at the Newsom Hotel, was placed under arrest by Chief Rollins after slapping J. H. Brown’s young son who was selling papers. Bonelli posted bond and faced trial in Whaty's court Tuesday. he reportedly apologized, saying he acted while worried over his wife’s illness.
Constantinople Jan 17 The government released a Turkish war bulletin reporting a Russian surprise attack on the Caucasian front repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. The statement says Turkish forces held their line west of Kentek and inflicted several enemy casualties.
The silver loving cup to be awarded to a member of the Southeast Aisha Foultrs Pet Stark Association for poultry was displayed at Dotlan Fair. The exhibit drew attention at the fairground jewelry stand and drew crowds as winners were later announced.
A. M. Clenny died Saturday night at home on North Appletree Street after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements by Mrs Rackley and his widow are planned with a service for the family and one child, with burial in Abbeville.
A letter from Rowe of the ladies urges the town to empty trash cans and keep premises around the house and street neat. The writer warns sanitation neglect could force dumping trash in the streets if authorities do not cooperate.
Birmingham audiences stayed sparse at the Jefferson Theatre despite five plays in four days including Shaw and Herbert musical works. The Sunday Birmingham News notes a trend of small crowds, while noting thriving local movie houses and rising prices as possible factors for the theater decline. Distinguished English actress Mrs. Patridge Campbell performed to sadly small audiences, highlighting the era’s waning live theatre appeal.
Mr Killimaworthy of Fort Gaines Ganes appears in a Dothan newspaper item dated San day.
A Philadelphia audience hears a testimonial about a tonic called Vinollis and Vinolio products. An unnamed woman reports recovery from anemia and fatigue after using the tonic, with endorsements from a neighbor and a pharmacist.
A Vitagraph bio reel presents a Rivton feature where Earl Williams rescues Anita Stewart from a submerged wreck after a river dump. The scene promises romantic acting and tense suspense with a safety saving twist. Admission is 10 and 20 cents.
An auto wreck in Meury county injures Contractor Brown's son and fatally harms a Black person, with another Black victim dying later. A third Black passenger survived unharmed as the vehicle collided on a Saturday night near the loop. The injured son was taken to Mantycmne for medical care.
Madrid reports Premier Dita may resign after a cabinet vote. Horald cites an emuseil restembay decision and the premier travels to San Sebastian to consult physicians amid the cabinet crisis.
A protest from the Federation of Catholic Societies of Chicago, directed at President Wilson, denounces any recognition of a denier action and condemns operations against property held by institutions. Antti Matre is noted as presenting the protest.
A survivor of the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, died last night at age 81. The obituary notes his participation in the historic 1859 conflict and marks him as a living link to the raid's events.
According to a diplomatic caniree, the ring of Gadi Yan Linsinwan was forced to return to the east to face a Russian advance. The maneuver was tied to Usrawa and the Serbian theatre of war.
A fire swept through a five story tenement on the Upper East Side injuring three and killing five. The dead include Mrs Julia Wenz and her two daughters aged thirteen and thirteen along with Mrs Annetty Grockal and her four year old son.
Rev. Bon Heir of St Lotta Ma preached at the Holiness tabernacle drawing crowds in a Sunday afternoon service on divine healing. The speaker urged faith and condemned physicians' role, recounting his own illness and recovery. Visitors from various towns attended the annual camp meeting with multiple tents set up near the entrance.
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