Monroe liner tragedy claims young wireless operator
Ferdinand a chief wireless operator on the liner Monroe took off his life preserver and strapped it to a woman as the steamer began to sink. He was 20, a Bronx native, and left grieving parents Mrs. Abraham Kuehn and a year-old sister Victoria. Friends offered condolences as details emerged of his interest in electro mechanics and wireless apparatus.
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Associated Press
York
Ferdinand A
Beard
Monroe
Bronx
Abraham Kuehn
Victoria
Kuehn
How the Fair Will Bring Us Farm Settlers
The article argues that within a 100 mile radius of Mobile there are 8 688 680 acres with less than 20 percent cultivated and capable of intensive farming. It notes demand from buyers, predicts Mobile population growth, and cites examples of homeseekers moved by railways. The Central Committee urges readers to follow the fair story.
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Mobile
United States
Frisco Railway
Rio Grande Valley
Southern Railway
M. J. McDermott
Second $1,000 subscription offered to Mobile Fair stock
Mobile Boosters hear another pledge to buy stock in the Mobile Fair Association. Charles B Hervey of the Cawthon hotel said he would take $1,000 of fair stock after Mort L Bixler spoke. Previous offer came from M J McDermott of the Bank of Mobile who would subscribe $1,000 if 100 Mobile business men joined. Cliff Williams of Meridian plans another Mobile visit to urge investments.
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Mobile Fair Association
Mobile Boosters
Charles _B_ Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
Hervey
Mort L. Bixler
M. J. McDermott
Bank of Mobile
Fair Committee
McDermott
Mobile
Cliff Williams
Meridian
Ten Per Cent Is Handed Pensacola Depositors
Pensacola receivers declared a 10 percent dividend on all deposits, with about $40,000 to be distributed from roughly $400,000 in deposits. The city of Pensacola will receive $16,000 due to its $160,000 on deposit when the bank failed. Borrowers are urged to settle debts to free assets for depositor payouts.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Bank
Barton Returns to Mobile Jail After Testimony in Birmingham
George Barton the one armed veggman who had been held at the county jail for over a year was brought back from Birmingham Friday afternoon Barton testified against Harry Pettitt alias New York Harry saying Pettitt confessed to taking part in the killings of Policemen Kirkley and Adams in Birmingham more than twelve years ago
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George Barton
Veggman
Birmingham
Harry Pettitt
New York
Harry
Mobile
Barton
Pettitt
Kirkley and Adams
Smallpox Reported South of Athens Alabama
A tuberculosis? No. Arkansas. Wait. The report states considerable smallpox cases south of Athens at Tanner station four miles away. The outbreak is tightly quarantined and not expected to spread. Health officer Dr. B Pettus says the problem is under control with many cases among railroad workers and a few in nearby residents.
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Athens
Ala
Tanner Station
Pettus
Teachers Called to Meet for Improvement Purposes
SYLACAUGA Ala Jan 31 County Superintendent of Education M T Linder calls all county teachers to meet in Talladega on February 1 at 1 a.m. at the courthouse to discuss improvements. The notice urges professional development and coordination of teaching efforts across schools.
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Sylacagau
Ala
M. T Linder
Talladega
Corporate and Trust Control Topics For Chamber Meet
Interstate Trade Commission and Sherman Law will be discussed at the Chamber of Commerce of the United States meeting in Washington February 11 and 13. Speakers include Louis D. Brandeis and Charles A. Prouty. topics cover federal regulatory functions, private party rights, holding companies, and railroad valuation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Charles E. Heise
University of Wisconsin
Frederick P. Fish
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Victor Morawetz
New York
Henry R. Seagar
Columbia University
Henry R. Towne
Federal Interstate Trade Commission
Department of Labor
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Babies at Meridian Cry for Lost Mother and Father
William Buckley, a Mississippi man, loses wife to typhoid in Bogalusa Louisiana and faces hardship as he transfers four children to Meridian charity help. The 9 year old Margaret acted as mother. two younger children remain ill. Mrs Hodges and the King’s Daughters organize care and seek a home via Jackson charity networks.
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Meridian
Miss
William Buckley
Winona
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Margaret
Mamma
Buckley
Matty Hersee Hospital
George Hodges
King’s Daughters
Jackson
J. L. Green
New Orleans
Prospects Rise for Frank P Glass Seat in Senate
Washington Jan 31 Senators discuss Frank P Glass the Alabama appointee for the seat held by Governor O Neal with optimism of a near decision. Senator Ollie James says attendance may occur Monday and some supporters predict seating despite committee negative reports. Senator Bankhead among those hopeful to see the case moved up.
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Washington
Frank P. Glass
Alabama
O'Neal
Senate
Ollie James
Kentucky
Glass
Privileges and Elections Committee
Bankhead
Pensacola Vessels Record Large Fish Catch
One hundred thousand pounds of spappers and forty thousand pounds of grouper were landed here by a major fishing firm. Five large vessels arrived from the gulf, and by night’s end the receipts were mounting.
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Pensacola
Fie
Gulf
Mississippi family claims record with nineteen children
Heborn Morrison of Wesson Mississippi heads the largest family in the area with nine sons and ten daughters. All nineteen children are living and in good health though ages range from two to fourteen years.
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Wesson
Miss
Heborn Morrison
Price & Co Placed in Trusts Hands in Probate Court
H M Price and Company wholesale and retail hardware and sash and door merchants filed a deed of trust in probate court with three trustees named E F Ladd A H Forsyth and J M McClure. Indebtedness is about 820000 with assets claimed 75 percent above liabilities. All firm property is in assigners hands except personal property protected by exemption. The firm, once Price and Lowe, is a well known Southern business operating from Water and Conti streets.
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H. M. Price & Co
Water and Conti Streets
E. F. Ladd
A. H. Forsyth
J. M. McClure
South
Price & Lowe
Down-and-Outer Ground to Death in Alabama Freight Yard
James Looney, a lone hobo, was ground to death when struck by a Louisville & Nashville freight train as it pulled from the Montgomery yards. His body was cut in two, and a fellow hobo companion was with him. Looney carried papers linking New York and Cork addresses. telegrams were sent to the New York address as authorities held the body at a local undertaking establishment.
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Montgomery
Ala
James Looney
Louisville & Nashville
Looney
Mobile
Salvation Army
New York City
Cork
Ireland
New York
Escapes From Train In Jackson Yard
A heavily guarded escape occurred as Will Lewis, a Black man, leaped from a southbound Illinois Central train near Jackson yards. He was under Deputy Sheriff Dan Lowe’s custody and being taken to Hazlehurst to answer a felony charge. A burst of bullets reportedly accompanied the pursuit, and Lewis fled into darkness after the impact with the ground.
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Jackson
Midd
Will Lewis
Illinois Central
Jackson Yards
Dan Lowe
Hazlehurst
Talladega County Fair Association to Hold Annual Meeting
SYLACAUGA AL Jan 21 A call for the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Talladega County Fair Association has been issued by President Fred Prother to be held in the hall on February 12. Officers and directors for the ensuing year will be elected.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Talladega County Fair Association
Fred Prother
Senate to act Monday on Frank P. Glass seat
The Senate will consider next Monday the rights of Frank P. Glass of Alabama to a Senate seat. Committee on elections chair Kern said the report is adverse to Mr. Glass in response to Senator Bankhead’s inquiry.
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Senate
Frank P. Glass
Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Kern
Committee On Elections
Bankhead
Bryan Receives Giant 12-Pound Radish From California
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Bryan was given a 12 pound radish by a California admirer. A Daytona Florida sender contributed a white turnip due to a lack of a white radio. The gifts were displayed in Bryan’s office along with other anonymous tokens.
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Washington
Bryan
California
Mr. Bryan
Daytona
Fla
State Department
4Nd
Imura
William J. Bryan
Fabile County
Baby defendants arraigned in Philadelphia juvenile court
Judge Gorman eyed two small defendants, a three and a four year old, as mothers carried and led them to the bench. The court admonished a complainant for exploiting the children and considered steps to shield other young youths from arrest.
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Philadelphia
Gorman
Colquitt Urges Conference of Governors on Maritime Trade
Governor C B Colquitt of Texas calls for a regional conference of south Atlantic gulf states to address maritime impotence and boost an American merchant marine. Four state leaders including Maryland Virginia South Carolina and Mississippi governors approve the idea. No date or venue yet, proposed for next winter in New Orleans in connection with Panama Canal opening.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Dan
Southern Maritime Congress
South Atlantic Gulf States
C. B. Colquitt
Texas
Goldsborough
Maryland
Mann
Virginia
Bleage
South Carolina
Brews
Mississippi
New Orleans
Colquitt
Panama Canal
Bilbo’s Cousin Die in Duel Near Poplarville Mississippi
Joseph Bilbo twenty eight, cousin of Lieutenant Governor Bilbo, was shot in the abdomen during a duel with neighbor Strahan over a lumber deal near Consolidated Schoolhouse seven miles from Poplarville. Strahan twenty one is jailed awaiting murder charges as Bilbo dies in burg Hospital.
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Poplarville
Miss
Joseph Bilbo
Bilbo
Burg
J. Aig
Strahan
Consolidated
Bélgie
All Efforts To Locate Sylacauga Printer Vain
Sylacauga Alabama January 31. R C Miller a young printer on a local paper disappeared from his room last Sunday night while ill and delirium. Friends are anxious and making every effort to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylagauga, Ala
R. C. Miller
Meets Death At Natchez As Result of Insult to Family Member
Natchez Miss Jan 31 D H Berryis formerly of Plaquemine La is shot and killed at the Jonesville La post office by town marshal Jones alleged to have fired after an insult to a family member. The dispatch says Berryis was 60 years old.
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Natchez
Mies
D. H. Berryis
Plaquemine
Jonesville
R. Jones
Col William C Gorgas Named Army Surgeon General
Col William C Gorgas named Surgeon General of the U S Army by Associated Press report from Washington dated January 21. The message notes Gorgas, famed for his role in military medicine and disease control, has been selected to lead the Army medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Gorgas
Army
Assciated Press
Washington
Jan
Sec
Genent
George‘ Tar Bey
Selecting Jury to Try Pensacola Officials
In Pensacola on January 31 a special venire of fifty jurors was summoned to select a jury to try Commissioner Frank R. Pou, former Registration Officer Frank Maura, and others on charges of conspiracy to manipulate city registration books. The case stems from accusations against Pou and the listed officials and is returnable the following day.
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Pensacola
Fila
Frank R. Pou
Frank Maura
Bartalion
City
Pou
Lacy's Return General Tops At The Capital
Montgomery Alabama police report the absconding convict department chief clerk Theo Lacy may have returned to the capital amid rumors of flights to foreign lands. A stranger hired a car and led authorities on a night chase from Savannah to Montgomery, with Lacy connected to earlier disappearances and possible Spanish Honduras sightings. No statements from Lacy or lawyers were obtained.
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Thelem
Montgomery
Alfa
Theo
Lacy
Duto- Yan
Leo Street
Avenue
Myrtle
Myrtig
Roccangae
Georgia
A. Sng Ag
Washington Street
Adams
Hull He
Hull Street
Adams Street
Lal
Savannah
Honduras
Dallas County
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Yester
Old Dominion
Vicims
Department ‘of Commerce
Tapleni
Edward W. Brey
Sweet
H. B. Walker
Rer
Old Dominion Steam Company
Ngton
Antucket
Jay
E. J. Buck
George Fearn, Jr
Frederick I. Thompson
Albert P. Bush
John T. Cochrane
W. T. McGowin
Junius Woolf
Daily Fair
C. B. Hervey
Pensacola Depositors
Interstate Trade Commission
Sherman Law
Pensacola Vessels
HM. Price & CO
Mobile Falls
Fair Men of
Talladega County
Call Meeting
Hattiesburg Hospital
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