Do than Riot and Early Dothan Unrest in 1389
The narrative recounts the 1389 Do than Riot in Dothan sparked by a clash between the Farmers Alliance and town authorities over cotton transport and licenses. George Stringer, his ally Richard Walker, and multiple officials were wounded or killed in a four to seven hour conflict, with broader town tensions shaping its aftermath.
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George Stringer
J. L. Domingus
Domingus
Parker Powell
Tinnel
Baptist Church
Witesses
A. C. Crawford
Dothan
Richard Walker
Green Stringer
George
Peter Tew
J. L. Domin Gus
C. M. Hill A Longtime Mayor and Railway Official
C M Hill served as Mayor of Dethan in 1891 and was on the council several terms. He moved from Lawrenceville to Det 14n on August 6 1888 after teaching at Beulah church. Early in life he ran a mercantile business and later became an internal revenue collector. For ten years or more he worked with the Coast Line railroad, starting as a special agent and now directing the personal injury department. He is highly regarded for fair settlements. He succeeded J O McEachern as Mayor, with A C Crawford elected to succeed him.
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O’ Dethan
Det
Lawrenceville
Beulah Church
Theem, Loy
Coast Line Railroad
J. O. McEachern
A. C. Crawford
Forgery Backfires In Houston County Wiregrass
A Birmingham man attempting to cash forged warrants drawn on Geo Leslie and endorsed by J L Acree faced immediate arrest in Dothan. The scheme involved Warrants over four hundred dollars borrowed on faulty collateral, halted by the bank and sheriff after eight days of apparent hustle. The piece notes locals rejected such fraud in the wiregrass.
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Birmingham
Dothan
Nore
Mr. Rogers
Racers Stationer Co
Birmin
Houston County
Geo. Leslie
J. L. Acree
Dothan National Bank
Birmingham House
Ropers
Houston
J L Tobe Domingus Dothan Pioneer and Chief of Police
J L Tobe Domingus. One of the town’s earliest settlers, he recalls farming near Kinsey in the 1870s and moving to Dothan. A longtime arresting officer and former Coast Line railroad worker, he led a rugged life and now suffers injuries from a buggy accident while attempting to flash a rap game on the town’s edge.
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George Herris
Kinsey
Dothan
Coast Line Railroad
Tom Bryan
D C Lee Leaves for Jamestown Visit to Virginia
D C Lee departed Tuesday night for Jamestown and will stay about two weeks visiting his former home in Virginia near Norfolk.
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D. C. Lee
Jamestown
Virginia
Norfolk
Meeting of the Board of Revenue in Ho ie ton County
The Ho ie ton County Board of Revenue met to revise the county jury list and handle other business. The county treasurer initially refused to pay warrants but later honored them after advice that legality would be tested by the judge of probate.
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Board of Revenue of
Ho Ieton County
Board of Revenue
Unclear Budget Deductions Question Bank Oversight
A fragment questions spending on unnecessary items over the past year and mentions the Dothan National Bank with figures 200,000 and 25,000 under government supervision. The text reads as a warning about budgeting and regulatory scrutiny.
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Sanders
Rose Hill
J. R Young
Davis
C. M. Hill
J. L
Tobe
the Board of Revenue
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