Subway Bombings Across New York Prompt Wide Police Guard
Bombings hit two New York City subway stations tied to Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers. Police guard all transit entrances, DOJ agents join probes, and authorities recall officers as injuries and damage mount. In Boston, Sacco and Vanzetti seek a new trial and stay of execution before Monday.
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New York
Sacco-Vanzetti
Square District
Department of Justice
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Broadway
28Th Street
Rapid Transit
Fourth Avenue
Warren
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Fuller
Thayer
Petition Fall Short in Hartselle Courthouse Election
Examiners Bottger and Hawkins report to Governor Bibb Graves show conclusive evidence that the Hartselle petitions for the removal of the courthouse election fell short.
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Graves
Hartselle
Bibb Graves
Bottger and
Hawkins
Graves Declares No Basis for Election On Courthouse Issue
Governor Bibb Graves told a Decatur delegation at the capitol there is nothing further to consider after the examiners Hawkins and Bottger reported on Hartselle petitions. He said he would hold a Monday 10 o’clock session but found no grounds to call an election. The report notes Morgan County now has 10,181 qualified voters, up from about 7,000 in the original poll list.
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Bibb Graves
Decatur
Capitol
Graves
Hawkins
Bottger
Hartselle
Arene
Morgan County
Probate Appointment Delayed In Morgan County
Governor Graves announced no probate judgeship appointment will be made this week as courthouse petition results are decided. Five applicants include T. B. Brindley J. A. Thornhill Major W. H. Long Charles Layman and Judge T. W. Wert with A G Patterson favored but not filed. Final decision expected after Monday hearing on objections to examiner reports and poll lists. The term expires January 1929.
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Graves
Montgomery
Morgan County
T. B. Brindley
J. A. Thornhill
W. H. Long
Charles Layman
T. W. Wert
A. G. Patterson
Public Service Commission
Patterson
Decatur
Hartselle
L. P Troup
Senate Report Expected on Morgan County Courthouse Bill
Senate committee on local legislation is expected to report the Patterson measure creating a five man commission to build the courthouse. John Patterson Morgan County stator and author sees the outlook as favorable and possible Senate calendar placement. Action anticipated next Tuesday with a committee chair shift from Hines to Jackson and Senator Smith pressing for quick legislative action.
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Senate
John Patterson
Morgan County
Hartselle
Hines
Jackson
Barbour County
W.H. Smith
Morgan-Lawrence
Smith
Sidewalks Rose From Subway Blast Witness Reports
An eyewitness recounts sidewalks rising in the air as a subway bombing occurred near Fourth Avenue. Captain William McIntyre of the US Army describes running to the subway under falling glass and aiding a man on the northbound tracks before re entering to search for others. A train arrived as hysterical passengers were helped to the street.
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New York
William McIntyre
United States Army
Fourth Avenue
Bomb Destroys Mayor Browning Home in Baltimore Attack
The home of Baltimore mayor William Browning was damaged by a bomb, scaring his wife and two children and igniting a rear fire in the northwest district. The mayor was away from the residence at the time.
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Baltimore
William Browning
Flogging Case Goes to Jury in Calloway Incident
In Oneonta on August 6 AP reports defense and state rested as Judge O A Steele limits oral arguments to 90 minutes in the trial of L A Clayton for complicity in the flogging of Jeff Calloway. Star witness John Hughes testified Clayton joined the masked party. Doss sentenced eight to ten years for kidnapping connected to the whipping.
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Oneonta
L. A. Clayton
Jeff Calloway
O. A. Steele
John Hughes
Star
Clayton
Calloway
Hughes
Oliver Tidwell
Eugene Doss
Doss
State Penitentiary
Attorneys Press For Lives Of Trio In Louisiana Murder Trial
In Franklin Louisiana the St Mary parish courthouse heard closing arguments as Ada LeBoeuf Dr Thomas Dreher and James Beadle face a jury over an alleged July 1 murder of James LeBoeuf. Jurors may verdict death life or other penalties after deliberation. LeBoeuf’s body was recovered five days after the boating death.
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LeBoeuf
Rev J A J Brock to Lead Central Methodist Service
In Rev Jas D Hunter’s absence his family and he are at Lake Junaluska NC. Rev J A J Brock former pastor will occupy the Central Methodist church pulpit Sunday at eleven. He will be welcomed by many friends. No evening service at Central Methodist.
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Jas. D. Hunter
Lake Junaluska
N. C
Central Methodist Church
J. A. J. Brock
Brock
Central Methodist
Drab City Jail Ends Russian Intrigue Drama
Hollywood, Aug 6 AP The thrilling Russian intrigue ends in a jail cell as Irene Presniakoff known as Irene Preston faces assault with a deadly weapon charge while husband Logor Presniakoff nurses a bullet wound. He asks not to prosecute as the couple recounts a troubled marriage ending in Shanghai after fleeing China for film work.
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Hollywood
Cal
Irene Presniakoff
Irene Preston
Logor Presniakoff
Presniakoff
Shanghai
China
Canning Plant Active as Tomato Harvest Opens
Decatur canning plant under Ira E. Tranter pushes to ace beans of tomatoes for the day as Charles Rountree announces first carload sold to Brook and Spight. Plant will buy surplus tomatoes from farmers, with employment rising to about 60 workers.
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Decatur
Ira E. Tranter
Charles Rountree
Decatur Canning Company
Brook and Spight
Manager Tranter
Regular Term of Court Scheduled in Morgan County
The Morgan County circuit court will hold a regular term here next month with Judge James E. Horton presiding. The court is expected to be in session for most of four weeks.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
James E. Horton
Wines Will Sing Sunday Morning at First Methodist
C B Wines of the Schubert light opera company visits Decatur and will sing at the eleven o clock Sunday service at First Methodist church.
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C. B. Wines
Schubert Light Opera Company
Decatur
First Methodist
Rabid Dogs Reported In City. Health Department Alert Issued
The Tennessee Valley laboratory warned of two mad dogs running wild between Bank and Ferry streets. Several dogs were bitten and residents are urged to notify the health department of any bites. One dog was a collie and the other a fox terrier. Heads of the dead animals tested positive for rabies and efforts began Saturday to stop further spread.
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Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Bank
Ferry
Health Department
Levine Unable to Recover His Trans Atlantic Monoplane
Paris August 6. Charles Levine's Columbia, the trans Atlantic monoplane, was blocked again as Maurice Drouin's lawyers insisted on possession of the extra motor. Levine had sent a truck to retrieve the motor twice yesterday and this morning, but Drouin's allies interfered. When Levine returned with a crew to the hangar, Drouin's attorneys barred entry.
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Paris
Charles Levine
Columbia
Maurice Drouin
Levine
Drouin
Woman’s Curiosity Solves Subways Murder Mystery
In New York City a busily used City Hall subway washroom uncovers the body of Emma Weigand. An 18 year old English teacher notices a foot under a locked compartment and alerts police. Weigand’s husband Frank Weig has an alibi.
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New York
City Hall
Sarah Lipschitz
Emma Weigand
Bronx
District Meeting of Masons Set in Athens
The twenty third semi annual Masonic conference for Limestone and Morgan counties will be held at the Masonic Temple in Athens from August 9 to 11 1927. Officers listed include Copeland Parker Johnson McClusky Bragg Gibson Thrasher McCroskey and others. The program opens August 9 at 10 00 am with welcomes by Kennemer and a response by White urging full lodge representation and participation in a social and instructive conference for Master Masons.
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Morgan
Limerstone
Masonic Temple
Athens
T. D. Copeland
W. M. T. M. Parker
Town Creek
W. C. P. Johnson
Somerville
J. W. W. R. McClusky
Rising Sun
Sec’y.Treas
J. P. Bragg
Moulton
D. Carl Gibson
Albany
J. D. G. L. Thrasher
Trinity Lodge
W. A. McCroskey
Falkville
J. S
M. S&s. Kennemer
W. E. White
Danville
Grand Lodge
Alabama
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Call for votes on county seat location in Decatur Alabama
A legislative notice explains a public vote on whether to move the county seat from Decatur to another location. The report details registrants and qualification issues, noting thousands of names on the list and the involvement of the Board and local authorities in preparing the election and voter rolls.
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Bibb Graves
Mabon
Saa Porte
Citiz
Gan
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