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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
1
The Coffee County court empaneled a grand jury and quickly tried a negro on a train case. A penitentiary sentence was imposed after a swift trial seen as the fastest in the state section. Royal Arch degrees were to be conferred that evening with members urged to attend promptly.
Everett Paul, a Black employee at the Atlantic Compress Company, was badly cut in a brutal afternoon altercation at the Central press. The assailant, another Black man, attacked over a dispute about the press, stabbing Paul in the neck and slashing his hand before escaping. Paul sought aid and received treatment in town.
A movement led by Secretary Biggers of the Dothan Commercial Club seeks to brighten Main Street by erecting electric signs at modest cost. Merchants are urged to participate to give the street a glow akin to city thoroughfares, improving night views for Central Railroad passengers and echoing famed “great white way” examples from New York to Montgomery.
Warner Carroll of Ozark, convicted of seduction, was granted an unconditional pardon by Governor Gray. The Board of Pardons had unanimously recommended abeyance, but the governor acted despite the board's stance, prompting Capitol gossip as Carroll heads toward Canfile after release from Speigner.
A local druggist, W. L. Brown, endorses ZEMO a clean liquid external treatment for eczema and skin ailments. He asserts one application relieves itching and a bottle may cure minor cases though sometimes more than one bottle is needed. The ad claims ZEMO is distributed in over 2000 towns and cities.
The body of Mia Deal, who died in Jacksonville Florida, was flown to Dothan via Culotndale and Bay Line, arriving at 7 30. She is survived by her husband, her father B Mangil, and two brothers Walter and DeWitt Manwil, who were visiting. Funeral arrangements will be made after her sister arrives, delaying internment for several days.
The mayor and two Enterprise council members visited Dothan to recruit Officer Jack Holland for chief of police. They offered a generous salary and free housing though Holland had not yet accepted, awaiting a council vote on a higher salary.
Mr. John Daniela of Rascomb and Miss Janie Hall of Cottonwood, both 18, received marriage licenses today from Judge Leslie.
Washington reports Birmingham Alabama at 132 689 residents, up 245 4 percent from 96 415 in 1900, while Richmond Virginia reaches 127 980, up 50 1 percent from 85 066. The census notes dramatic growth across eastern and southern cities as new annexations and boundary changes reshape urban maps.
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