Pocket Knife May Furnish Clue In Slaying
Aurora police chase a knife clue from St Nicholas cemetery murder of Theresa Hollander. Anthony Petras, 23, Austrian former fiancé now jailed, and Walter Hickman are suspects as details of the car ride and alleged sightings unfold. Hickman provided the first clue and both men accuse each other while police seek final proof.
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Associated Press
Aurora
Ill
St. Nicholas Cemetery
Theresa Hollander
Michels
Chicago
Anthony Petras
Walter Hickman
Miss Hollander
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Hickman
Petras
Gir
Ising
Ikman
Ickman
Ting
Gorgas Aids Coast Sanitation Survey Proposal
Gulf Coast representatives met at 10 30 Wednesday in Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss sewerage along the Mississippi and Alabama coast. They recommended enlisting Col. W C Gorgas to supervise a sanitary and health survey and to propose an effective sewer disposal and drainage plan.
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L. C. Irvine
Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi
Alabama
T. P. Haile
Secret
Commercial Union of
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M. Canty
Pascagoula Isiness League
J. J. McIntosh
Mass Int Lumber Company
W. M. Loss
Coden
Sana
Howell Selected as Potential Bacon Successor in Georgia
Editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, Howell, would have attended an Associated Press meeting in Mobile but for being urged by leading Georgians as the successor to the late Senator Bacon.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
Associated Press
Mobile
Senator Bacon
Mobile lands fair to display value of Alabama lands
The Central Committee of One Hundred announces a great land fair in Mobile to show the world the value of Alabama lands. It notes Alabama lands priced from 50 to 100 dollars versus 10 to 25 dollars in other states and urges readers to study the fair story in the daily page.
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Mobile
United States
Bureau of Commerce and Labor
Alabama
Florida
M. J. McDermott
Widow and daughter accused in Alabama moonshine case
Warrants issued for a widow and her daughter on illicit distilling charges in Alabama. Officials say the pair, residing near Covington county, operate a still. federal papers sent to Mobile for service after a raid exposed the operation. The father’s death preceded the crackdown as agents disrupted the outfit.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Covington County
Sam
Outfit
Western Fuel Company Indictments End as Executives Die
The 1913 fraud case against Western Fuel Co directors and officers ended with convictions pending while John L Howard died of apoplexy soon after the trial opened. Jury reports two jurors favored acquittal on some counts as prosecutors announced plans for a new trial.
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United States
F. C. Mills
Dent
James B
Edward J. Smith
Mills
Mayer
Jamesb. Smith
United States Grand Jury
John L. Howard
Western Fuel Company
J. L. Schmitt
Sidney V. Smith
Robert Bruce
James B. Smith
A Ker
E. H. Mayer
United States Army
Grand Jury
John L. McNab
California
Wilson
Congress
Matt I. Sullivan
Theodore J. Roche
United States District
M. T. Dooling
Schmitt
Bruce
Sidney Smithy
Dooling
Howard
Postoffice Observes Holidays During Carnival
The Mobile post office will have two holidays Monday and Tuesday with only one delivery by carriers. General delivery and stamp and registry sections will operate 9 to 11 AM. Extra Monday is due to Washington's Birthday falling on Sunday.
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Stamp and Registry
Post Office
Washington
Haly Rollers Come Under Egg Attack in Waycross
Holy Rollers based at St Marys aboard a small sloop were pelted with eggs by a group of young men and boys as they returned from a night out. Twenty five dozen eggs were used with effect on the Holy Rollers. No charges have been preferred.
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Haly Rollers
Waycross
Holy Rollers
St. Mary's
Arkansas Lawyer Hurls Bombshell in Defense of Gore
Oklahoma City February 15 A Little Rock attorney shouted that J F McMurray plotted a conspiracy against Senator Gore in a $50 000 damages case brought by Mrs Minnie Bond alleging improper conduct The lawyer claimed McMurray once sought Indian fee claims and announced Gore as the only man with nerve to oppose him The jury trial was to conclude with three addresses and a verdict near five o clock
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert L. Rogers
Little Rock
Ark
Gore
Oklahoma
Minnie Bond
J. F. McMurray
Washington
McMurray
W. M. Straight
Morrilston
Bond
Rogers
Prominent Okies Hear Closing Argument in Gore Bond Suit
Oklahoma City February 18. The Bond vs Gore case nears jury submission after a full day of closing arguments. E J Giddings for Mrs Bond accused the defense of political conspiracy while Moman Pruitt and Ross Lillard attacked key witnesses amid expectations of rebuttal testimony and final jury instructions.
Schmidt Refutes Jump to Kansas City in Federal League
Secretary Charley Z. Colsson of Mobile club states Catcher Charley Schmidt has not jumped to the Kansas City Federal League team. He holds the contract from Stovall and Mobile’s own agreement, plus a fresh letter from the former Detroit backstop praising Mobile. A Little Rock report is labeled as baseless spin by rivals.
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Charley Schmidt
Kansas City
Stovall
Charley Z. Colsson
Mobile
Little Rock, Ark
Londoner Arrested in Blackmail Case
James H. Maur, described as a man about town, is charged with blackmail after the arrest of a Londoner. The case details remain limited and an official statement is awaited.
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James H. Maur
Alabama Senate Fight Seen Favoring Underwood, Long Says
Thomas L. Long of Walker County, a candidate for U S marshal in northern Alabama, told reporters at the Capitol he believes Underwood will win the April primary. He criticized Hobson’s campaign as false and said Hobson won’t carry more than five counties. Samford and Mrs. Samford, visiting Alabama officials, will attend the Knights of Pythias convention in Washington.
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Washington
Thomas L. Long
Walker County
United ‘States
Alabama
Capitol
Tative Hobson
McReynolds
Wilson
Mr. Long
T.D. Samford
Samford
United States
Middle Alabama
The
Knights of Pythias
Memphis Cotton Broker Forced to the Wall
The New York Cotton Exchange announced the failure of Madison Foster of Memphis a member broker for C H Raine the Memphis bank president now charged with embezzlement He liquidated his contracts about two weeks ago and no claims are known against him yet.
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New York
Madison Foster
Memphis
New York Cotton’ Exchange
Exchange
Foster
C.H. Raine
M. and C. Railroad Board Directors Re-Elected
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company stockholders met in annual session and re-elected directors Henry Hall, R. W. Taylor, Fairfax Harrison, Henry B. Spencer, Washington D C Samuel Wolverton A H Stevens Charles Steele Adrian Iselin Ernest Iselin A W Mackintosh Elmer Roosevelt C Sidney Shepard and New York’s Guy Carey joined as two new members to the board.
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M. & C. Railroad
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Henry Hall
Taylor
Fairfax
New York
New
Boy Dies of Hydrophobia After Dog Bite in Prichard
Luther Williams aged about 13 or 14 died at his home in Prichard Alabama following a hydrophobic attack. He had received a bite from a stray dog about ten days earlier and suffered severe agony before death.
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Luther Williams
Prichard
Ala
Prairie to sail from Mobile for Vera Cruz after Mardi Gras
The transport Prairie with two or three marine companies will depart Mobile after Mardi Gras for Vera Cruz to ease crowded marines on battleships. The cruiser San Francisco is just returned to service.
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Transport Prairie
Mobile
Vera Cruz
Associated Press
Washington
Mobilé
Ala
San Francisco
FAPIS Trust Speakers Address AP Convention
Major Stahlman of Nashville and Dr. Craighead headline banquet speakers as the Associated Press convention in Mobile reports on press freedom and democratic control. Stone outlines AP service development and defends independence amid calls for transparency and reform.
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Major Stahlman
Nashville
Dr. Craighead
Mobile Educators Depart for National Education Association Meeting
School Superintendent S. Mu Assistant Superintendent F. Vigor and Supervisor Lee of Mobile public schools will leave Sunday night for Richmond to attend a meeting of the National Education Association's Student Department. They will be absent for tomorrow. Mobile school board members began reviewing maps of the public schools on Monday. Commissioners McCall Cochrane Stallsworth and Hartwell discussed Barton Academy and other matters.
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S. Mu
F. Vigor
Lee
Mobile Public Schools
Richmond
Stpident’s Department
National Educational Association
Tom Day
Mobile
Monde
McCall, Cochrane, Stallsworth
Hartwell
Barton Academy
Coehrané A Worth
Lienkauf
Children Arrested After Shoplifting at Local Store
Three young girls about nine entered Kress five and ten store Wednesday morning and allegedly stole pins, combs, and other items. They were placed under arrest and later turned over to a Negro officer.
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Rala
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