City to vote on white way lighting for business district
The city commission schedules final action on a revised white way lighting plan for the business district and portions of adjacent residential streets after a survey of frontage backing the proposal. Installation may occur on Government Broad Bradford and portions of Dauphin and North Conception streets with some omissions likely.
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Government
Broad
Bradford Avenue
Dauphin Street
North
Conception Street
Washington Avenue
Baltimore
Louisville & Nash Valle
Monterey
City ‘Engineering Department
City May Create Arlington Docks Playground
Arlington docks may host a temporary recreation ground plans call for gravel road from Cedar Point highway to near shore and a waterfront auto parking area. Officials hope to reuse docks property for summer recreation with low cost and to connect Arlington park to the bay front.
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Arlington Docks
George E. Crawford
Cedar Point
Arlington Park
Bay Front
Police officer suspended over whiskey seizure incident
CES Police Officer John Nobie has been suspended by Chief Warren Burch amid an investigation into his presence at a railroad pier during a seizure of 36 quarts of imported whiskey from two Swedish seamen. The sheriff's forces report a bootlegger who helped Nobie tried to arrest the sailors and that Nobie accompanied the bootlegger to the scene.
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John Nobie
Warren Burch
Noble
Burch
Dobson
Shepherd Case Accelerated Toward Trial in Chicago
William D. Shepherd seeks a speedy trial after Illinois Supreme Court denied habeas writs. Prosecutors say evidence is insufficient. Shepherd and defense counsel push for quick arraignment and trial for the murder of Billy McClintock, with potential new findings about Emma McClintock’s death not shaping indictments unless needed.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Illinois Supreme Court
William Scoot Stewart
Eough
Billy
Freedom
Robert Ey
Ri Ce
Crowe
Jacob Hopkins
Emma McClintock
Odd Inventory of Clothing and Objects From a Dated Note
A fragmentary notice describes heavy male clothing items and accessories with measurements and weights, noting shoes, shirts, garters, and a cane. The text shifts to mention espionage efforts along New England coasts, hinting at prohibition era activity and shore guards.
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Aes
Eng
Schooner Departs With Lumber Cargo
The British schooner Explicit of Van Heynigen Brokerage sailed for Montego Bay Jamaica with 94 995 superficial feet of lumber valued at about 5 000 dollars. The Wimbledon and Haugland were expected to sail today with cafrees cargo on the Wimbledon totaling 2 057 000 superficial feet of lumber and 2 078 barrels of gum resin worth about 126 715 dollars.
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Explicit
van Heynigen
Montego Bay
Jamaica
Wimbledon
Haugland
Barge Tuscaloosa Due Here Sunday
The self propelled barge Tuscaloosa of the Mississippi Warrior service will arrive in port tomorrow morning from New Orleans with 276 tons of freight for Mobile Pensacola and Florida points and a barge containing 247 tons of steel for up river points. The towboat Demopolis will arrive tomorrow with four barges of steel rails and two barges of steel props. The Demopolis will arrive from up river points.
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Tuscaloosa
Mississippi Warrior Service
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Florida
Demopolis
Tug Echo to Tow Barges to Tampa for Bridge Work
The tug Echo of the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company will tow four barges to Tampa. The barges were sold by a Moss Point shipping man to an Oklahoma company and will assist in constructing a bridge across the Hillsborough River near Tampa.
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Echo
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Tampa
Gikeras
Moss Point
Oklahoma
Hilsborough River
Hen Roost Robbery Reported to Sheriff
R Lopez of Cherokee and Calmes streets reported to Sheriff Leon and Swart that a thief entered his house last night or this morning and took 28 hens including eighteen Rhode Island Reds three barred rocks and one white rock.
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R. Lopez
Cherokee
Calmes
Leon & Swart
Rhode Island
Princeton Tanker Goes Into Dock For Repairs
The Princeton, a Standard Oil Company tanker that arrived in port yesterday in Galveston, was placed on the Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company docks this morning for repairs. The extent of the work had not been determined by midmorning.
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Princeton
Standard Oil Company
Galveston
Todd Drydock
Weather Outlook for Alabama Mississippi and Gulf States
Fair to tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Week outlook calls for mostly fair conditions in the West Gulf States with a period of showers midweek. temperatures near normal or slightly above. East Gulf states should see fair conditions early and late with a midweek shower period and similar temperatures.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Atlantic
East Gulf States
West Gulf States
Middie
Mogtiv Fair
Special Lent End Services At Local Churches
Catholic and Episcopal churches mark the end of Lent with special services today. Blessing the paschal candle and Easter water will occur at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, followed by high Mass and confessions. Baptisms are planned at Christ Episcopal at 4 p.m. and the university church later in the afternoon.
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Grace Lutheran
St. Francois Street
Perfect Weather Easter Forecast For Mobilian Readers
The weather man promised perfect Easter weather for Sunday in Mobilia. Forenoon will be cool, but the day should warm to as high as 80 degrees with clear skies and abundant sunshine.
Segregating Crime News Sparks Debate in Decatur
After a week of segregating crime news to the front page corner in the Decatur Review, ministers split on the method. Some say it draws undue attention. others praise it as proper and show crime coverage as a small share of total news.
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Decatur
Telegraph
Decatur Review
Incorporation of Prichard Soon
Prichard citizens committee reports progress toward incorporation with an election likely in the latter part of next month to test sentiment. A petition will be filed next week asking the probate judge to call the election.
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Prichard
Board of County Commissioners
Iton
Eastern Shore Repaired in Dry Dock. Bay Queen to Replace
The bay steamer Eastern Shore is in Southern Dry Dock for annual inspection overhaul and painting and will resume operations in about ten days. During repairs the Bay Queen will operate on a three round trips daily schedule to the east shore. The Bay Queen will take over on deck when Eastern Shore work finishes.
Leyland Liner Nortonion Due in Port Sunday
British steamer Nortonion of the Leyland Line will arrive to resume trans Atlantic service between Mobile Liverpool and Manchester. Nortonion substitutes for Nessian and operates the zeen service now active after the war.
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Nortonion
Leyland Line
Mobile
Liverpool
Manchester
Tarpon to Resume Run to Florida
The steamer Tarpon, after annual inspection and overhaul, will resume its regular Mobile run on Monday morning and sail to St Andrews Panama City Apalachicoigg Carra belie.
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Florida
Tarpon
Mobile
St. Andrews
Panama City
Apalachicoigg
Kid McCoy Begins Indeterminate Prison Term
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy reported to San Quentin Prison to serve an indeterminate term of four to seven years. He proclaimed innocence and fought guards during the transfer, hurling dishes at reporters and breaking a camera before calm was restored. Local dispatches note the erratic display occurred aboard the Richmond to Point San Quentin voyage.
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San Ay ‘Tin
International News Service
Norman Selby
Rita McCoy
um.Quentin
McCoy
Richmond
Point San Quentin
Los Angeles
Secretary Weeks Ill in Bed on 66th Birthday
Secretary Weeks remains confined to his room in the War Department with illness for over a week. Friends sent baskets of flowers to his office and wished him a speedy recovery on his 66th birthday.
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Washington
Weeks
War Department
Injured Carpenter Shows Improvement After Fall at School
Thomas Davis a carpenter injured in a scaffold fall at the Mobile County High School building shows improvement at City Hospital. He remains in danger with concussion though X rays show no fracture.
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Thomas Davis
Mobile Count High School
Boy Scouts Aid In Enforcing Traffic Rules
A squad of Boy Scouts began duty in the downtown area to instruct motorists and pedestrians on traffic signal operation without bells. Two scouts man each corner and will work several hours daily to help enforce traffic rules.
Automobile Fire Damages Car On Government Street
An automobile owned by R. E. Gordon near Stocking on Government street was slightly damaged by fire. Hose Company No. 16 responded to the blaze. The fire department also reported yesterday a false alarm from Dearborn and Augusta streets.
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R. E. Gordon
Government Street
Stocking
Dearborn
Augusta
Coast Boat Yard Inspection By US Engineer
Major T H Emerson United States district engineer returned from passage yesterday after inspecting the boat yard at the port. He said work on the Robert McGregor is progressing and the dredge will begin later this month.
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T. H. Emerson
United States
Pass
Emerson
Robert McGregor
Noted Electrician Dies in Los Angeles
A renowned electrical engineer and chief signal engineer for the Southern Railway died in Los Angeles today. Born in Orange, he built a notable career and was widely known for his work tracing back to Thomas A. Edison.
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Los Angeles
Tore Anakiancusete
Thomas A. Edison
Orangee
Embryo Citizen Watches Liquor From Big Still
An American citizen named John Atatoney, 33, running for superior court, sat in a cabin and watched a 60 gallon still. A deputy sheriff and a district attorney operative arrested him for violating the Wright act after entering the doorway. His partner Mae Harris was also arrested in a separate cabin raid.
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John “Atatoney
Superior Court
Sgaputy
District Attorney's Office
Mae m Rarris
Matoney
Hollywood Flappers Parade Bare Leg Fashion
A panorama along Hollywood boulevards shows film stars abandoning stockings for spring looks. Dorothy Revier Nita Naldi Anita Stewart Jacqueline Logan Clara Bow Pauline Garon Viola Dana Clara Horton Mae Busch and others display bare legs with natural tans or bronzed makeup while keeping some looks modest. Stars defend comfort and economy as motivation rather than audacity.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Calif
America
Holywood
Fas
Speers
Dorothy
Revier
Nita Naldi
Lee
Anita Stewart
Jacqueline Logan
Clara Bow
Pauline Garon
Eve Hollywood
Viola Dana
Clara Horton
Miss Horton
Mae Busch
Old Italian Coin Withdrawn From Circulation
Rome reports a royal decree ordering the retirement of old copper five and ten cent coins. They will cease to be legal tender after June 30.
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I ‘Neen
Rome
Georgia court upholds $2000 slander verdict
Georgia Court of Appeals upholds a Steph ens Superior Court ruling awarding $2,000 in a slander suit. The decision references the remark that hearers are as bad as talemakers and reflects a line of cases from Atlanta and New Orleans in early April.
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Atlanta. Ga
Georgia Court of Appeals
Stephens Superior Court
Easter Visitors Shake Hands With President Coolidge at White House
Nearly 1,000 Easter visitors entered the White House offices in 17 minutes to greet President Coolidge. Yale baseball team with Senator Wadsworth and his son Gerry joined the crowd, while Oregon Agricultural College debaters, invited by Senators Landsfield and McNary, found the handshake period ended upon arrival.
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Washington
White House
Cooldige
Mr. Coolidge
Yale University
Wadsworth
New York
Yale
Erry
Oregon Agricultural College
Coolidge
Landsfield and
McNary
Oregon
Governor veto blocks Sunday movie bill in Memphis
Governor Austin Peay vetoes the Shelby county delegation's bill to allow Sunday films in Memphis. The senate received the veto and the bill is dead. The veto message cites constitutional objections and a legal opinion, noting conscience prevents approval of theatrical entertainments on Sunday.
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Nashvile
Tenn
Austin Peay
State Senate
Shelby County
Memphis
Bliss Buys Clifton Estate on Massachusetts Avenue
Robert Woods Bliss the American minister to Sweden has purchased Clifton a 37 12 acre estate on Massachusetts Avenue Washington reuniting it with John Calhoun's former property. Bliss occupies Calhoun's old home bought for about a million dollars with Clifton priced around 750000. James Elverson former owner of the property.
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Washington
Robert Woods Bliss
Sweden
Clifton
Massachusetts Avenue
John €. Calhoun
Mr. Bliss
Calhoun
James Elverson
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Dean of Cathedral Sails for Home
Southampton England April 11 William R Inge dean of St Pauls Cathedral today failed for New York indicating a change in travel plans or a cancellation while en route from the United States on a maritime journey.
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Southampton
Eng
William R. Inge
St. Paul's Cathedral
New York
Earl of Reading Off for England
The Viceroy of India and Lady Reading sailed for England from Bombay on April 11, heading home after serving in India.
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Earl OF Reading
England
Bombay
India
Wari of
Reading
Iceroy
Lady Reading
Easter Weather Forecast Promises General Fair Skies
The weather man reports good news for Easter preparations with generally fair conditions nationwide. Temperatures are near or above normal, though some sections will see showers tomorrow. The Great Lakes to northern New England may be slightly cooler, and showers are likely in the lower Lake region and parts of New York this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Washington
New England
Rocky Mountains
Great Lak
New Englan
Lower Lake Region
New York
Exhumation Sought in New Poisoning Probe
Chicago April 11 An exhumation request arose in the poisoning case of David Cunningham Jr of Gary Indiana leading Coroner Oscar Wolf to seek exhumation of David Cunningham Sr and a sister plus three brothers who died under suspicious circumstances within six years. State and local officials questioned Mrs Anna Cunningham widow of Sr Cunningham while Jr Cunningham remained hospitalized with poisoning signs.
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Chicago
Associated Press
David Cunningham, Jr
Gary Ind
Oscar Wolf
Lake County
Ind
Cuningham
David Cunningham
Wolf
Crowe
Anna Cunningham
David, Sr
David, Jr
Columbus Hospital
Thomas A. Carter Net
Hart Wife in Critical Condition After Home Incident
Hollywood physician reports Mrs Hart estranged wife of film star Bill Hart remains in serious condition following a heart attack like episode a week ago. The actress is under care as doctors monitor her nervous breakdown after the incident at their home in Hollywood California.
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Hollywood
Cal
Winfred Westover Hart
Bill Hart
Oil Well to Be Dug Deeper Near Reeve County
Officials announced plans to drill deeper at an oil site sixteen miles from Reeve, hoping to pass gas with increased depth. Dr Lowe of Oxford completed an investigation and will file an official report soon, after advising Free Run Co. that drilling further may encounter the Ripley formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yagoo
Renefal Eys Lowe
Oxford
Delaware County Clerk Plans Cook Book Marriage Insight
Delaware County official announces future plan to issue a cook book with marriage guidance amid concerns over high divorce rates. Mansfield cites reasons for divorces and suggests a new approach to family stability.
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Delaware County
Li R . Mansfield
Wheat futures surge as speculative reports prompt gains
In Winnipeg today, May delivery for wheat rose sharply to 1 dollar 65 cents, with nearby months up 5 to 7 cents amid volatile trading. Other grains climbed, rye reaching record highs as prices strengthened across the board.
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Winnipeg
Man
Indiana trial opens for Klansman David Ben Son
Indiana jurors begin proceedings in the case of David Ben Son, former and grand v ot Ku Klux Klan member, charged with assaulting Madge Oberholtzer. Judge James A. Collins sustains motions to quash several indictments as Stephenson’s defense contends the grand jury acted unlawfully. Prosecution asserts indictments were returned after hearing testimony from key witnesses.
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Indianoplis
Ind
Doda
David Benson
Ku Klux K
Madge Oberholtzer
James A. Collins
Steph Énson
Jaimsat
Plea Guilty In Government Graft Probe Reported
Cincinnati dispatch reports a government graft probe with nine officers, seven men and two others pleading guilty to bootlegging charges. The article notes a total of 53 pleas tied to the probe and mentions continued court actions.
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Ap Cincinnati
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