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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
3
Local items report theater engagements at the Elite Theatre with Majestic Opera Company, visits by residents to Panama City, and various personal notices. A safe burglary at Madrid caused a store fire to cover theft. Rentals and typewriter ads appear along with a lost mule notice from Richards Springs.
James Messer deputy sheriff from Marianna Florida along with W W Benton and J C Carter of Opp is wanted in Marianna on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretense from M C Kiser.
A Pensacola report on the Constitution states Jim Gilbert, a naval store operator near Panama City, shot and killed Eugene Ward, a log train engineer, on Saturday morning. Gilbert reportedly shot Ward after Ward flagged the train and failed to stop on a subsequent trip.
A narrative from the era details John D. Rockefeller using decisive, direct tactics to market iron ore lands in Lake Superior. He deploys inquiry, offers to build ships, and leverages competition to secure profitable vessel orders, illustrating his practical, hard-nosed business approach.
A mangled wartime scene shows a marine guiding a visitor aboard a battlestock ship. Questions about captains and origins mix with garbled dialogue. The marine falls overboard and ten crew members jump in to help, echoing wartime chaos and quick action.
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