Sixth arrest in Wade killing made in Georgia
The sixth arrest in the Wade killing case was reported in Georgia. John Etheridge was arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas and agreed to return to Georgia. Dentist J. Chapman and Walter Johnson were also arrested in Dallas, amid details of Wade’s August 17 poker game in Americus and the discovery of his bloodstained car and body in the river after a late night trip with $500.
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Wade
Georgia
Aes F. Ress
H. Wade
Lees
Aets Ai
Preston
John Etheridge
Hot Ark
Johnson
Central of Georgia Railroad
as _o
Dalla
K. Chapman
Walter Johnson
Ned Soremet
J. W. Clapton
Americus
Wage Increases Announced by Steel Employers in PA
The Bethlehem Steel Company and Central Iron & Steel Company announced 10 percent wage hikes. About 40,000 Bethlehem Steel workers in South Bethlehem and Steelton plus Sparrow’s Point and 1,200 Central Iron & Steel employees will receive raises effective December 16.
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Associated Press
South Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Company
South Bethlehem, Steelton, Pa
Sparrow’s ‘Point, Md
EB. G. Grace
Sburg Company
Associa
Byted Press
Harrisburg
Central Iron & Steel Company Today
Lord Lucas of Trudwell Killed in Flight Over German Lines
London Dec 4 Baron Lucas of Trudwell, the British flyer once reported missing after a flight over German lines in France, is now officially reported killed. The news confirms the death of the noted aviator and peer amid ongoing wartime air operations.
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Lord Lucas OF
Trudwell
Associated Press
London
Baron Lucas of
France
Liquor Law Violators Pay Fines in Inferior Court
In the inferior criminal court Monday Henry Powers Willie Collins Isaac Ivory and James Hughes were fined 50 dollars and costs for violating the prohibition law Anton Podgonik was dismissed Albert Holly reset for December 6 David Jared reset for December 20 Deputy sheriffs reported raids on Monday at Bat Ardoyne 65 Government street Frank Flinn 68 Government street Ollie Werneth Water and Eslava and V Nezich Royal and Madison streets
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Henry Powers
Willie Collins
Isaac Ivory
James Hughes
Anton Podgonik
Same
Albert Holly
David Jared
Bat Ardoyne
Government Street
Frank Flinn
Ollie Werneth
Water and
Eslava
V. Nezich
Royal
Madison Streets
Deaths and Funerals Highlight Local Losses
Mr. Charles M. Wimberley dies at 961 Washington Ave after a lingering illness. A former Florida resident, he worked in the sawmill business and as a lumber inspector, leaves a widow and son among relatives, and belonged to the First Christian church. Mrs. Annie Sedlick Meloncon dies at 1558S Royal St after five months illness at 48, survived by mother, three brothers, two daughters, one son, and a number of relatives. Miss Edwina Druhan’s funeral held at the family home and St Marys Catholic Church with services by Frs Eaton Cummins Salentine Hackett and Gerow, burial at Magnolia cemetery. pallbearers named.
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M. Wimberley
Charles M. Wimberley
Washington Avenue
Florida
Wimberley
First Christian Church
Annie
Meloncon
Annie Sedlick Meloncon
Peter J. Meloncon
1558S
Royal Street
Kate Reid
W. J. Robertson
Grand Bay
Ala
John Reid
This City
Ambrose Reid
Texas
G. C. Smitherman
Anna Mae Scollick
Joseph Scollick
Edwina Druhan
Chamberlain Avenue
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Eaton
BE. A. Cummins
Spring Hill College
Salentine
Hackett
Gerow
Magnolia Cemetery
Messrs
Eid Allen
J. D. Moslander
M. Neely
T. C. Patterson
Edward Myers
Robert Demeranville
Death of Miss Annie McKnight at Mobile residence
Miss Annie McKnight aged 77 died Monday after years of illness. A Mobile resident for years she passed away at 706 Dauphin Street, the home of Mr. Lee Duff. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Annie McKnight
Miss I
Mobile
Lee Duff
Dauphin Street
Death of Samuel Crane in Daphne Alabama
Mr Samuel Crane aged 56 a long time Daphne Alabama resident died Sunday night at 8 am according to news from W V Berejoun He was a native of Alabama survived by his wife and ten children with no other relatives listed in the notice.
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Samuel Crane
Daphne
Ala
W. V. Berejoun
Crane
Alabama
Chilieie
Obituary Notice of A Stein Bayou La Mee Merchant
A Stein a Bayou La mee merchant died Monday morning at 9 after a long illness. He was 79 and had lived in the county 25 years. Survived by three children and George A Stein.
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A. Stein
Bayou Lamee
George A. Stein
George
Mobile Visitors and Local Notes from the Battle House
J J Murphy of Atlanta visits Mobile and samples a Satsuma orange noting its promise for Mobile as an orange region. Federal officials Gewin Collins Jones and Kearns depart for Selma as Mobile government plans court there. Hunters Dunlap Ladd return with three bucks after a four day Douglas tract trip. Officer Bauer recuperating after surgery. Charles J. Torrey and Edward J. Higgins ill or traveling. Captain Feore preparing a vessel for Europe. Edward Dreaper active after illness. W H Reynolds in New Orleans on business.
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J. J. Murphy
Atlanta, Ga
Mobile
Battle House
Murphy
Mobile County
United States
C. C. Gewin
W. J. Collins
Richard Jones
Patrick Kearns
Selma
Masons Open Sessions At Montgomery Monday
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons opens at the Masonic Temple in Montgomery Alabama with about fifteen hundred representatives expected over four days. All Grand Chapter officers are to be re elected under the two term rule as Royal Arch Masons hold sessions Monday afternoon. Grand Lodge Royal and Select Masters meet Tuesday and Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons convene Wednesday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons Labamk
Masonic Temple
Masonic
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Lodge
Royal and
Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Famous chicken thief gets year on the roads
Baron Hays known as the king of chicken thieves was sentenced by Judge Henry Chamberlain to one year in the county road after pleading guilty to stealing five fowls from EB Townsend in Toulminville. Deputy Brannan had several cases. the court warned guards a prisoner should not escape. Lovelace Craugh faced shotgun theft charges and $200 bond.
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Baron Hays
County Road
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Brannan
EB. Townsend
Toulminville
Lovelace Craugh
John Woods
Laurendine Wins Suit Over Yearly Land Book Tax
Judge Safford Berney ruled that the 1907 act requiring the tax assessor be paid for the yearly land book is constitutional. Edward Laurendine claimed $800 from the county board for making the land book but was initially denied after county attorney R B Gordon advised withholding. The suit, aided by Attorney Francis J Inge, resulted in sustaining the act as valid despite earlier demurrers.
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Safford Berney
Law and Equity Court
Edward Laurendine
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Laurendine
R. B. Gordon
Francis J. Inge
Berney
State Harbor Board May Meet in Birmingham
Joseph C. Rich urged holding part of the State Harbor Board meetings in Birmingham within five days to show the board is statewide not Mobile exclusive. He said moving meetings upstate would impress the state on the association’s broader scope.
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State Harbor Board
Birmingham
Joseph C. Rich
Rich
Mobile
Barker Mills Store Robbery Reported in Prichard Alabama
Burglars robbed Barker Cotton Mills general store in Prichard Saturday night taking groceries and clothing before escaping. Deputy sheriffs investigate. Earlier Friday night a resident fired at a fleeing intruder, who escaped. Other nearby houses Burroughs place and Andrews place were also entered with a watch and other items stolen.
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Barker Cotton Mills
Prichard
Ala
C. BE. Whiteman
Whiteman
Burroughs Place
Andrews Place
Marriage licenses issued by probate court Monday
The following licenses were issued: White Arbert Reinhold and Sadie Leno, Eugene Randall Skinner and Ruth Dudley Ludington, Colored William Fairley and Hat tie Cruel, Eugene Ed Smith and Savannah Brown, Charles Thomas and Kate Sorrow.
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Arbert Reinhold
Sadie Leno
Eugene Randall Skinner
Ruth Dudley Ludington
William Fairley
Hattie Cruel
Eugene Ed Smith
Savannah Brown
Charles Thomas
Kate Sorrow
Pine Tar Honey Provides Quick Cold Relief
A cough that racks the throat may become chronic if neglected. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey soothes irritation and eases breathing, with antiseptic properties to aid healing. useful for croup sore throat and bronchial affections. Get a bottle today from druggists. Pleasant to take. SAV.
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Dr. Bell
U.S. Navy Officer Reports Dominican Acceptance of Military Rule
Captain Knapp, the American naval officer who proclaimed military government in the Dominican Republic, reported to the navy department that islanders welcome his administration. Other items noteUtica Rome egg boycott, Paris laundry coal fears, a New York train tragedy, and clergy pension fundraising.
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New York
Paris
Cattaneo
Associated Press
Washington
Knapp
Dominican Republic
Navy Department
New York Bombers Held Responsible for Sinking Russ Ships
A report claims the New York Bombers were held responsible for sinking Russian ships. The imperial Russian agent here, via the commercial agent, asserts the accusation and details the alleged incident at the ice headquarters.
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New York
Ice
Alabama stock taxation law upheld by court
The Alabama 1911 franchise tax on domestic corporations capital stock was sustained as rational by the state supreme court in the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham railroad suit though the law was argued to burden interstate commerce. Mobile ministers union met for routine monthly business at the Y M C A committee room.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Memphis and
Birmingham
Alabama Supreme Court
Mobile Ministers
Mobile Ministers’ Union
Young Men’s Christian Association
Captain Holt Recruits For Alabama Guard After Fort Barrancas Return
Captain David Holt and eleven recruiting captains were mustered out at Fort Barrancas Florida. Seven hundred men were added to the guard and many recruits sent to the regular army. An East Department order requires specific recruiting goals for the First and Second Regiments and Battery units. The move implies border duty may extend several months and delays home departure for Alabama troops.
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David Holt
Alabama National Guard
Mobile
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Peter Rabby
Arthur Harrison
Aruncatain
Alabama
Oil drilling venture seeks investors for parcel lots
The firm expects rail deliveries of pipe and drilling equipment soon with installation and drilling to start next week. Driller J M Eastham, with sixteen years in oil and gas, backs large oil or gas finds. Lots cost ten dollars each and owners share earnings by lot count. Information via Bell Phone 2106 or mailed coupon.
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J. M. Eastham
Bell Phone 2106
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Charles J. Torrey
Mobile Infirmary
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Europe
Edward J. Higgins
Baldwin Coun
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New Orleans
Masons
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U.S
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N.Y
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del Rio
Tex
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Kilcy
Philadelphia
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Protestant Episcopal Church
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Massachusetts
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Tarrytown
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Chicago
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King Bleddyn
Havre
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State Banking Department
Clanton Bank
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Gulf Oil and’ Gas Co
Mobile, Alabama
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