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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
2
Colonel Charles Lindbergh arrived in Albany this morning on the Spirit of St Louis bound for a Hudson Valley tour. He planned to leave at nine but his laundry did not return on schedule, forcing a delay while he waited for shirts.
James Monahan also called Boston Billy Williams was sentenced to 50 years in Sing Sing for the $90,000 Jesse Livermore estate jewel robbery. He pleaded guilty after indictment based on accomplice testimony from Arthur Berry. Livermore, the wolf of Wall Street, was the victim.
Freddy Welsh former world lightweight champion was found dead today in his hotel room in New York. Welsh lost the title to Benny Leonard in 1917.
Readers favor Tillie the Tailer over all comics in this section with frequent daily runs. The strip appears on the Classified Page and invites continued attention after lunch.
Prince Nicholas as regent fights any move by his brother Prince Carol to claim the throne. Carol seeks succession through his infant son Michael who has been proclaimed king in line after the late grandfather.
E. J. Jemison, 27, of Birmingham, arrested in Demopolis on bad check charges, swallowed poison after custody. He received stomach pumping and was later brought to Morgan county jail, where his condition was reported improved. Local effort seeks a countywide network of good roads with farmer cooperation.
Witnesses testified that Alabama railroads used two rate sets in livestock shipments with lower owner risk rates in compilations. Carriers admitted no PSC order or Alabama statute mandated the practice. Shippers claim excessive rates were the carriers fault and urge ICC to strike the Alabama livestock rate scale.
The Alabama Public Service Commission has not yet ruled on the discontinuance of two Lewisburg Northern division trains. The hearing occurred July 15 and a decision was promised later. Ath ens and Ardmore residents opposed the railroad petition due to low patronage.
International News Service reports a hailstorm across a 50 mile area in Grozny Chechen district killed five people and thousands of livestock including 16 horses 25 cattle and 6000 sheep. Property damage is estimated at 2 million dollars with fields and grain leveled. One woman died in bed when a hailstone shattered a window.
Alabama woman Mrs J E Nolan of Wilsonville used a half bottle of Sorbol Quadruple and says her goitre disappeared. She reports relief from short breathing and dizzy headaches and avoidance of surgery. Sorbol Co Mechanicsburg OH, Dillehay Drug Stores locally.
Probate officials continue to review the poll list ahead of the return Monday of two state examiners checking the names on the Hartselle petition seeking removal of the courthouse to Hartselle.
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