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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
1
A distressed report describes a crime scheme where a Black woman pretends to be a washerwoman to gain access to homes. She targets families, steals bundles of clothes, and uses deception to extract valuables while posing as a laundress. Police noted the ruse persisted for weeks but investigators eventually pursued the suspects.
An article in the Journal states Lewis Carroll was accused of bigamy but investigations and inquiries show Carroll’s wife is lawfully married to him. Mrs Carroll visited the jail and remanded him. Carroll denies the accusation and remains in Dothan working at the telephone exchange.
A garbled notice describes an ordinance in Dothan requiring anyone burning trash after dark to notify the fire department. The rule aims to save firemen from unnecessary runs. a violation could bring a fine of three dollars.
Sixteen year old Clara LaPlace, returning from overseas aboard the Frederick Der Grosse, arrived with Paris made gowns and jewelry not declared. Customs officials seized the items after she confessed to attempting smuggling and her aunt admitted she urged declaration.
At the big gin of the Farmers Cotton On Co the morning hours bring ten to twelve bales on the yard waiting to be processed. The setup uses a suction unload and seed return with bale rolled on top. Farmers can deliver by wagon and have seed dumped back on the wagon while the gin handles the cotton at $30 a ton for seed and favorable prices for their bale of cotton.
Chicago Sept 22 Henry Nel secretary of the National Probation League announces a novel plan to reform crooks by hosting them at his home from sunset to sunrise. He will serve sandwiches and coffee and will not invite police, hoping to talk offenders into changing paths. Visitors may enter freely and Nel hopes each caller will allow himself to be entertained. Grant leaves for Ozark and Enterprise on clothing business. G Pittman returns from Tennessee and Georgia after weeks away. Puasley of Troy attends to business in Dothan this morning.
Miss Zela Maund of Columbia notes small changes in cotton prices in Dothan with middling bids near steady. Traders monitor day-to-day shifts as markets reflect cautious demand and regional supply signals.
Albany Ky Sept 22 A feud tragedy shocks the hills as Dow Moses bearing a nine month old baby is shot through the heart by a mountain marksman, the infant protected by its mother and other kin. The slaying follows testimony against the accused man, with warnings of danger to the family. Gertrude Venable returns home after a visit to Barracky, and Doc Moses, linked to a Madrid contact, heads to court city amid revenue officers.
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