Im Meyer Freed On Perjury Charge
Morris M. Meyer, former Mobile liquor dealer, discharged in U S District Court on perjury in bankruptcy testimony. Judge Toulmin ruled indictment was barred by bankruptcy statute of limitations, citing inconsistency with prior assets concealment case now on appeal. Meyer and attorney Francis J. Inge were publicly commended for the ruling.
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Morris M. Meyer
Mobile
United States District Court
Meyer
R T. Er
Toulmin
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Inge
President Will Listen On Matter Of Preparedness
President Wilson's letter to Representative Gardner on the resolution for aggressive investigation of U S milk supply preparedness was released. The president said he does not ignore the issue but wishes a conference before the resolution is offered to present a fuller view. Gardner, a White House caller, did not meet the president but planned to call again. He warned the president might stifle the movement with opposition.
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Washington
Wilson
Gardner
United States
Will
City Commission approves payrolls and bills around $25,000
The city commission met in regular session with Mayor Pillans presiding. Pay rolls and bills totaling 25114.67 were approved for payment. An estimate of 9927 for twelfth month payroll was passed. The Maggie Hannon et al petition to declare Warren Street north of Bloodgood no longer a street was granted. A police report on the killing of Willie Wil negro burglar by Officer Rayford was received and filed.
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City Commission
Pillans
F. G. Proudfoot
Maggie Hannon
Warren T North
Bloodgood
Willie Wil‘negro
Rayford
Marriage license issued to Pacetti and Shannon in Mobile
A marriage license was issued on Tuesday to Joseph F. Pacetti and Marg e Shannon of Mobile. The record notes a separate license in process or past week involving Renet. Borden and Learline.
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Joseph F. Pacetti
Marge Shannon
Mobile
Iswest
Renet. Borden
Learline
The Count Marries a Return to American Wealth
In Los Angeles Mrs. Singleton marries Count G. M. de Pauw of The Hague following the death of her first husband John Singleton. Singleton, once a penniless prospector, became a millionaire from the Yellow Aster mine before dying May 39 last. The tale spans Brussels to Los Angeles and Brussels again.
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Los Angeles
Pacific
Singleton
Brussels
Count de Pauw
Gunmen Duel in Brooklyn Street Kill Each Other
Two gang leaders fought in a Brooklyn foreign quarter last night and killed each other after a chance meeting over alleged squealing. Seven shots were fired with all hits. one man took four bullets and the other three. The incident follows the killing of Italian merchant Frank Defonte in the same precinct last Wednesday.
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Associated Press
New York
Rovolver
Brooklyn
Frank Defonte
Judge Berney Takes Lyric Theatre Case Under Advisement
The Lyric Theatre Company asks for a receiver's appointment. After two postponements in law and equity court, Judge Safford Berney heard argument and took the matter under advisement on Tuesday.
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Lyric Theatre Company
Law and Equity Court
Safford Berney
Peonage Case Not Reached in U S Court
The United States vs J E Dean Tom Brantley and others charged with peonage and conspiracy to commit peonage was not reached in federal court Tuesday morning. Petit jurors sworn Monday include J M Grigg Choctaw J M Hearing Choctaw E W Howington Conecuh A E Johnson Conecuh J Grace Monroe Lum Spinks Clarke B Y Hill Escambia A R Williams Escambia Q J Little Green Baldwin J W Hanlein Powell Williams Christopher Bailey J H Farrah and J T Bryant Mobile.
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United States
J. E. Dean
Tom Brantley
United States District Court
United States Court
J. M. Grigg
Choctaw County
M. Hearing
Choctaw
E. W. Howington
Conecuh
A. E. Johnson
J. Grace
Monroe
Lum. Spinks
Clarke
B. Y. Hill
Escambia
A. R. Williams
Q. J Littlegreen
Baldwin
J. W. Hanlein
Powell Williams
Christopher Bailey
J. H. Farrah
J.T. Bryant
Mobile
Griffing Brothers Nurserymen Catalogue Highlights Local Flora
The Griffing Brothers of Mobile and Grand Bay publish a handsome catalogue showcasing fruit, nuts, and ornamental plants suitable for Mobile county. The extensive publication lists many varieties and emphasizes its appeal to readers whether they have trees or not.
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Griffing
Mobile
Grand Bay
Mobile County
Germans on Way Out Near Yser Front as Battle Rages
Reports from Sluis and Amsterdam describe heavy fighting along the Yser canal with loud artillery. Civilian evacuation is underway within an hour’s march of the front as German forces retreat toward Dixmude and Ypres.
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Associated Press
London
Yser Canal
Reuter
Sluis
Yser
Amsterdam
Central News
Dixmude
the Handelsblad
Lys
Ypres
Flanders
Zonnebeke
Langemarck
First Mobil e horse shipment for France arrives in Mobile
A train of 19 stock cars carrying 476 horses arrived in Mobile from Atlanta via An niston and Selma. The shipment bound for Bordeaux aboard the steamship Crathens marks the Seeberg line's first sale to France with about seven more consignments planned totaling 20 000 horses. Details on the consignor were not released by customs.
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Mobile
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Anniston
Selma
Ala
Pier 5
Beauregard Street
Crathens
Seeberg Steamship Line
Bordeaux
France
Kerr
Seeberg Line
Customs Office
Beeberg Steamship Company
Trade conference committees appointed to carry recommendations
Chicago officials named the banking committee to pursue Mississippi Valley trade goals. John J. Arnold chairs the panel with J. A. Goodman, Festus J. Wade, Albert Breton, and R. S. Fletcher as members. Another committee will study forming an international trading corporation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edward E. Gore
Chicago Association of Commerce
John J. Arnold
First National Bank of Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Central West
South America
J. A. Goodman
Memphis
Festus J. Wade
St. Louis
Albert Breton
New Orleans
R. 8. Fletcher
Jackson, Tenn
International Trading Corporation
Tender Hearted Electrician Quits In Arkansas
Luther Caddling an Arkansas state penitentiary electrician resigned rather than execute ten men. Four of the men to be executed were white. No action was taken yet due to lack of a substitute. The first execution in Arkansas is set for Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Luther Caddling
State Penitentiary
Arkansas
Lamar the Wolf of Wall Street on Trial
New York Dec 1 David Lamar known as the Wolf of Wall Street faced trial in federal court on three indictments for impersonating U S officers to defraud Wall Street banks. Prosecutors said he would be tried only on the Palmer impersonation count seeking to influence J P Morgan & Co and U S Steel to hire Edward Lauterbach.
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Associated Press
New York
David Lamar
United States
Wall Street
Federal District Court
Marshall
Lamar
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Captain Alba Hurt by Fall on Street Car
Captain Peter F. Alba sustained a severe fall on a Davis avenue street car Monday night. After passing the fare box the car lurched forward throwing him from the seat railing to the car vestibule where he struck his head on the front door. No condition was stated in the report.
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Peter F. Alba
Davis Avenue
Hfe
Wilson appoints John D to Western District of New
President Wilson today announced the nomination and appointment of John D to the United States district for the western district of New. The move signals a key federal judiciary placement amid ongoing reforms and congressional testimony expected later this month.
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Washington
Wilson Todly
John D.a
United States
New
Brand Chapter Oakley-Lagy Masons Elect Officers
Norman Gunn of Jasper elected grand high priest as Oakley and Lacy embezzlement trials are postponed. Other grand officers named include William W. Ransom Birmingham grand deputy high priest and John H. McCormick Mobile grand king. Hundreds of Masons gather in Montgomery for the Alabama Grand Lodge session amid theft case backdrop.
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Norman Gunn
Jasper
John H. McCormick
Mobile
Montgomery
Dee. i
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Stewart McQueen
Joseph D. Matlock
Birmingham
Joni Phillip
Melvin
Tuscaloosa
Phillips McRae
Grand Sentinel
Grand Council
Grand Order of High Priesthood
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Alabama
Cotton Legislation Plan Set By Southern Senators
Washington Dec 1 Senator Sheppard of Texas announced a joint conference of Southern senators and representatives to determine a plan of procedure for financial relief legislation for the cotton states after Congress convenes next week. Several measures are under consideration as possible options.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sheppard
Texas Today
Congress
Fire destroys Floridan Plant in Quincy Florida
A fire last night in Quincy destroyed a fuller's earth plant owned by the Floridan Company of Warren Pennsylvania. Estimated losses are reported but the fire's origin is not yet determined.
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Quincy
Fla
Fie
Fuller
The
Floridan Company
Warren, Pa
Weather Outlook for Alabama Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions persist in Alabama tonight and Wednesday with only minor temperature changes. Nearby forecasts indicate light winds and a stable pattern across the region.
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Mobile
Alabama
Wilson notes neutral zones for Western Hemisphere shipping
President Wilson says neutral zones proposed by South American nations must be voluntary for European belligerents. He discussed the idea with Secretary Bryan and Acting Secretary Lansing but left no conclusion. Countries could only regulate waters within the three mile limit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Lansing
State Department
British Warships Contact Madonna Off Nantucket Shoals
In Providence R I a Madonna steamer captain reported seven British warships in wireless contact with his Marseilles bound vessel off Nantucket Shoals. He said the fleet included four large warships and three torpedo-boat destroyers with another fleet of twelve ships heading south toward Buenos Aires.
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Providence
R. IL
Fabre
Madonna
Marseilles
Nantucket Shoals
Nova Scot
New York
Buenos Aires
Trade balance for November in favor of United States
Washington reports an estimated trade balance of about 70 million dollars in November exports. Secretary Redfield presented the figure to the cabinet as a preliminary estimate.
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U.S
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Sparestary Redfield
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