Jamaica ginger paralysis cases prompt prohibition inquiry
Health officials in several states sought Jamaica ginger samples after paralysis cases surged across four states. Prohibition authorities planned experiments with a guinea pig to test Jamaica ginger, while chemists assess if isopropyl alcohol in the product caused the illness and whether suspension or further action is needed.
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Washington
Doran
Jamaica
Souther
Prohibition Bureau
SSA
Atlanta
Mississipi
Elder Collins to Preach at Do Than Courthouse
Elder T. A. Collins of High Bluff will preach at the courthouse in Do Than on Sunday March 30 at 11 am. The public is invited to hear him.
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Collins
T. A. Collins
High Bluff
Court House
Dothan
Filipinos Beat Five U S Sailors in Manila Riot
Five American sailors were injured in a riot after a baseball game at Kittella Field in Manila. Captain B K Wert intervened, subduing rioters until police and naval shore patrol arrived, saving five from serious harm. Three Filipinos were arrested. motives disputed, with communists and gangsters blamed by different accounts.
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Manila
Kittella Field
B. K. Wert
Win
E. O. Mecklinburg
U. S. S. Parrott
California
Navy
Mecklenburg
West
G. Cunningham
P. C. Battese
Youth Killed In Fall From Freight Train
Charles G. Page 21 died late last night when he fell beneath the wheels of a moving freight train in Piedmont after trying to jump from a box car. He was connected to the U S engineer's office at Piedmont and formerly stationed at Gadsden. He leaves his parents a brother a sister and two stepbrothers. Funeral services were planned for this afternoon in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles G. Page
Pace
Gadsden
Piedmont
U. S
Officials to Geneva Court Meeting Reportedly Open
Judge H. A. Pearce Circuit Solicitor J. N. Mullins and Court Rpr J. B. Hackney are in Geneva for the penine of the spring session of circuit court there. The arrival was noted at the courthouse today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Pearce
J. N. Mullins
J. B. Hackney
Geneva
Court House
Navy maneuvers stress cruiser need in fleet
Guantanamo Bay Cuba March 17 Recent maneuvers show high US fleet officers urge more cruisers and smaller aircraft carriers to boost mobility and intelligence. Rear Admiral Magruder favors a large fast cruiser fleet and carriers under Washington treaty limits, while Admiral Burton cites lack of fast light cruisers and faster enemy location with more officers aboard.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
United States
Navassa
T. P. Magruder
Lexington
L. M. Burton
America
Caribbean
Slocomb Bank Pays 40 Percent To Depositors
The Bank of Slocomb, closed last November, paid depositors 40 percent today. Julie Speight, legal advisor to Liquidating Agent L. H. Hartzog, said about 26 percent of total assets have been liquidated and full payout to depositors is hoped for, with possible payments to stockholders. Judge Speight and Hartzog cited practical liquidation aided by cooperative directors and avoidance of rigid banking regulations.
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Bank of Slocomb
Julie J. J. Speight
L. H. Hartzog
Speight
Hartzog
Attorny
Funeral Services For Mrs. Fannie Garrard Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Big Creek church for Mrs. Fannie Garrard 40 who died at her home near Garrard s Cresseas Saturday afternoon after a dengue fever attack. Rev. Jeter Baldwin of Midiam City officiated. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. P. H. Garrard three sisters Mrs. Jesse Brock and Mrs. Eunice Taylor of Graceville and Miss Bauty Garrard of Campbellton one brother Joe Hunter of Campbellton. Houston Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Big Creek
Fannie Garrard
Garrard
Cresseas
Jeter Baldwin
Midiam City
J. P. H. Garrard
Jesse Brock
Eunice Taylor
Graceville
Bautv Garrard
Campbellton
Joe Hanter
Houston Funeral Home
Harold Sothern Held in Buffalo Jail
Harold Sothern, 36, of Toronto, charged in a federal indictment with using the mails to embezzle $136,000, is held by Federal Judge L Adler pending extradition to Cleveland after failing to post $20,000 bail. His wife tried to raise funds by selling the couple’s Toronto home, car, and jewelry but could raise only $16,500.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Harold Sothern
Toronto
L. Adler
Cleveland
C. Sothern
Gulf Region Lumber Company
Headland
Ala
Guardian Trust Company
Woman judge and gangster die in Chicago
In Chicago on March 17 a female Republican election judge Ida M. Doyle, 61, was found beaten in a Southside alley with her purse missing and a wedding ring torn from her finger. Hours later gangster John Rita, known as the Billiken, was found murdered in the Chicago River with signs of torture. Police link the killings to gang rivalries between Moran and Capone as Newberry’s followers flee to Toronto. James Taylor was briefly detained. police report 800 arrests in a weekend roundup, with eight carrying revolvers and 150 with prior records.
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Chicago
Ida M. Doyle
John
the Billiken
Rita
Calvin Goddard
Ted Newberry
North Side
George
Bugs) Moran
Scarface
al” Capone
Newberry
Toronto
Canada
Moran
Capone
Chicago Motor Coach Company
915 Year Old Chinese Places Faith in Herbs
A brief, curious item notes strong belief in herbal remedies attributed to ancient Chinese traditions while alluding to confidence in a president. The piece hints at faith in leadership and enduring cultural knowledge without detailing specifics.
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Neadline
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Gulf States
Cloudy with local showers tonight and a fox near the count tonight and teen day morning. Week's forecast for Central and East Gulf states calls for considerable cloudiness with rain likely Monday and later in the week. Temperatures will run moderate except for a cool period around midweek.
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Alabama
Fox
Central and
East Gulf States
Four Dead From Accidents Over Past Weekend
AP reports four deaths from weekend accidents across Alabama. Among the dead are former Huntsville mayor Earl Smith and 10 month old Elbert Earl Whitfield of Asheville. Several others injured or hospitalized follow crashes, capsizings, and a peanut-hull choking incident.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Earl Smith
Huntsville
Frances Simpson
Charles Simpson
New Georgia
Luther Albert Stansell
Round Mountain
Center
Elbert Earl Whitfield
Stansell
Coosa
Stone Tinnerman
Whitfield
Birmingham
John Henry Quinn
Sam Shears
Anniston
Joe Longnecker
Mobile Baseball Club
Selma
Chent
Vivian Gerald
Elizabeth Thompson
A. 0. Stewart
Three Kansas Bank Robbers Captured and Held
Three confessed bank robbers from Manter and Webb City were captured near Jetmore Kansas after a 26 hour manhunt. They face Colorado or Kansas custody and possible charges for Deputy Sheriff Hickman’s death. Local Sheriff Mrs. W. D. Rorock ordered heightened guards at the Stanton county jail as authorities decide custody.
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Webb City
Perse
Jetmore
Kas
Arroyo County
Colorado-Kanzas
Hickman
W. D. Rorock
Stanton County
St Patrick’s Day cheers from Dothan’s Irish community
The Dothan Irish element observes St Patrick’s Day with green attire and songs. Local Irish American Patrick FB. Jones translates Erin go Bragh as Ireland forever and notes pride in the old country.
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Dothan
Erin Go Braggh
Patrick FB. Jones
Ireland
Capone Leaves Prison Today
Harrisburg and Philadelphia report the release of Al Capone and his bodyguard Frank Cline from Eastern State Penitentiary after ten months served of a four year sentence for carrying pistols. Governor Fisher must sign the papers. release timing depends on routine and arrival of documents. Capone may head for Chicago, with secrecy surrounding his postrelease plans.
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Harrisburg
Fisher
al Capone
Frank Cline
Pennsylvania
State Pardon Board
Francis P. Hoy, Jr
Pardon Board
Philadelphia
Alphones
Scarface al" Capone
Eastern State Penitentiary
Chicago
Cline
John J. Fisher
West Indies
Capone
United States
Haus
Atlantic City
Capore
Tren
John Walsh
Heflin Proposes 3 Candidates to Succeed Clayton
Senator Heflin after meeting with President Hoover proposes three candidates to fill the federal judgeship in the middle district of Alabama. Named were Colonel Dempsey Powell of Greenville Arthur Fite of Jasper and Clinton Smith of Opelika.
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Washington
Hoover
Heflin
Alabama
Henry D. Clayton
Middle District
Dempey Powell
Greenville
Ala
Arthur Fite
Jasper
Clinton Smith
Opriika
Faces Larceny Charges At City Power Plant Heist
Jim Buntin, a Black man, was jailed in Huston County on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing about 200 pounds of copper from the city power plant. He was brought in by Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Rollins on Sunday.
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Jim Buntin
Huston County
Joe Rollins
California vegetable crops rise 111 percent since 1920
California vegetable crops have increased 111 percent since 1920, marking a substantial gain in farm production. The report highlights Sacramento as a key hub in the crop expansion and notes broader agricultural improvements across the state.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Former Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera dies in Paris
The long exile ends for Miguel Primo de Rivera Y Orbaneja at age 60. He died in Paris after a blood clot likely linked to diabetes, just before his planned departure for Weisbaden. His body, garbed as a Carmelite monk, will be transported to Madrid for burial beside his wife in the San Isidro vault.
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Paris
Spain
Miguel Primo de Rivera Y'Orbaneja
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Carmen
Pilar
Senorita
Miguel
Pamplona
Primo
Hotel du Pont Royal
General Primo de Rivera
Weisbaden
Germany
Marshal Petain
Carmel
San Isidro
Don Miguel
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Istella
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Amnondhes
Houston County
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Meghard Starr
Dothan Eagle
Janet Eastman
Fort Worth
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Miami, Fla
U.S
Slocomb Bank
Southside Alley
Kansas
ST. Patrick's Day
ABC
Clayton
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