26 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1910
Page
1
In Ala September 1 1896 Judge Vearce stated all defendants will be tried this week. Ada Cav is charged with shooting her husband about two years ago, alleged as the motive for the crime.
The Bonham and Ussery grocery firm changes hands as A D Ussery withdraws from the partnership and becomes manager of the firm. Bonham retires from the business while Ussery leads operations and the business continues at the same location.
The secretary of the commercial club reports Maryland interests want a tomato canning plant in Dothan with a 24 000 three pound can daily capacity. A 200 acre tomato crop could supply the plant, employing about thirty men and eighty women during season from spring ripe tomatoes to mid July. The project aims to diversify crops ahead of boll weevil arrival anticipated in 1912 and seeks favorable transport and product rates to attract the factory.
Centerville Alabama September 25 A free for all fight in Brent ends with Germ Elain severely wounding Choctaw Kinard and Lee Kinard. Sheriff Oakley arrests Elain on assault with intent to murder charges as kinship ties and years of feud are noted. The knife wound to a Kinard boy is serious though the final outcome is unclear.
Athens Ga Sept 25 J J Landrum roadmaster 8 A L reports a white woman named Mrs John Daniel of Lawrenceville was found lying with neck across a rail and feet on the opposite rail as a train backed into a siding The crew halted within fifteen feet of her and she was removed by force preventing her self harm It is believed she is mentally troubled Pasco Green of Ashford spent Sunday in Dothan visiting relatives.
Lee Brothers will reopen their quick lunch stand on North Foster street next to Culver-Harrig Furniture Co after a closure caused by finding a suitable operating site. They will erect a small building on the site of the former tennis center and aim to serve the public again in a few days. Dr. Hugh Smisson of Jackson, Mississippi, is visiting his father, Dr. J. L. Smisson.
Bobby Leach of Niagara Falls Ontario rode a barrel through the Whirlpool rapids near the Cantilever Bridge. He entered at 3:57 and completed the ride in about three minutes with only scratches and bruises. The barrel spun five times, stayed on the outer edge, and was recovered alive at 5:05. Maud Willard perished in a similar stunt in 1901.
The 17th OL Ase Ko class social at West Main Street Matho district featured Yule bags and a penny-counting game won by Miss Foster for exact guesses. Members presented half the proceeds to Brewton Girls School, totaling 49 toward their missionary work and treasury fund.
In a Cowarta ceremony, Whiteburnt and Miss Ethel Handy wed, with Clayton Fowler and Miss Tinsey Hatcher of Odthian in attendance. The event solemnized by Leola Lewis, witnessed by several local residents.
Fragmentary report notes a train route through Dothan attracting visitors and merchants. It mentions wind driven travel and a Saturday gathering with many people and whoppers from the town along the road.
A Saturday night arrest list from the court details over thirty people detained by town officials. Several individuals face charges including gambling drunkenness and disorderly behavior with others to be tried this afternoon before the mayor.
Fragmentary note shows Athens Ga in September with Tei and Sodi referenced in a sports or campus context. No clear event details or outcomes are readable.
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