Bank Messenger Held After Doubtful Story Of Big Heist
O M Coleman a 23 year old bank messenger was detained in Atlanta police HQ on larceny after trust charges as officers doubt his tale of two highwaymen robbing him of $9,000 000 in checks near a busy intersection. A traffic signal delay and a lookout tower witness gave conflicting accounts and Coleman showed no injuries per a city doctor. His father threatened a writ of habeas corpus unless formal charges were laid.
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Atlanta
O. M. Colieman
Ne Four
Ergelice
Coleman
John Singer Sargent Dies After Stroke in London
Renowned portrait painter John Singer Sargent died at his Chelsea home in London at age 69 after a stroke. The Boston born artist, famed for portraits of Roosevelt and Chapman, had long held American citizenship while living mainly in Britain.
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London
International News Service
John Singer Sargent
Chelsea
Boston
Florence
Italy
France
Carolus Doran
Royal Scottish
Sargent
Paris
Spain
America
Amer
Inness
New York
Wertheimer
Aes
Sargents
Clemencita
Velasqués
Luxenburg
Roosevelt
Ellen Terry
Joseph Chamberlain
Octavia Hill
Carl Meyer
Fandel Phillips
Royal Academy
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
England
Boston Public Library
Widener Library
Harvard
Museum of Fine Arts
Supreme Court
Museum Of’fine Arts
Blount County Grand Jury Probes Serial Murders and Attacks
Maryville Tenn April 15 the Blount county grand jury began a two year crime spree investigation. Willie Sheffey the latest arrest faces murder and assault charges sworn by victim Mrs Clyde Poe. Wright Saffle, named on his death bed by Poe, remains indicted for murder. Sheffey held in London County Jail due to safety and high local tension. Since the start of the case fourteen deaths and over twenty injuries are alleged from the marauder’s activities.
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Maryville
Tenn
Blount County
Willie Aeenatt Sheffey
London County
Clyde Poe
Poe
Wright Saffle
Saffle
Sheffey
Miller
Miler
International News Service
Eee
Mra. Poe
hus‘Row & Ers Mandatery
Mobile Wins Presidents Cup for Attendance in Southern Association
Mobile leads the Southern Association with 10 016 paid admissions earning the Presidents Cup for largest attendance in the open division. Chattanooga Nashville and Little Rock follow with lower figures as opening games proceed in the league. Last season Mobile had 9 245 admissions with Nashville 8 622 and Little Rock 6 036.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mobile
Southern Association
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Rock
John D. Martin
Alabama
Erteoee
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Bridegroom 9 Arrested on Parole Violation in Mobile
James McKay 27 of Birmingham Alabama, a parole violator from Camp Kilby State Prison, was arrested by Chief Deputy Sheriff W O Robbins on a complaint by relatives of his Mobile bride. McKay had been serving 18 months for manslaughter after a fatal accident and supposedly planned a $8000 windfall and a Cube honeymoon.
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James McKay
Birmingham
Ala
Camp Kilby
McKay
W. O. Robbins
Robbins
MecKay
Kilby
Mobile
Battle House
Arétel
Cube
Woman Named to High Bench
Miss Dorothy Straus of New York becomes the first woman to sit on the supreme court bench and determine the outcome of accounting proceedings during a historic ceremony marking a major advancement for women in the judiciary.
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Supreme Court
Dorothy Straus
New York
Eh Court
Neah
Mobile hosts a vivid Satsuma bingo parade with prize winning cars
The Mobile pageant showcases artistic cars from various communities including Spring Hill Mt. Ve Foley and Bienville with prizes of 100 75 and 50 dollars. Judges name Spring Hill Mt. Vernon and other groups as top entries. A grand procession features police private and merchant cars, drivers and sponsors amid floral decorations and countywide participation.
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Satsuma Bingo Eativa
Mobile
Getti
Spring Hill
Mt. Ve
Foley
Ball
Monroe Park
Bienville
Ry Hill
Mount V
Vee Anderson
Oley
Carol Plantation
Mobile County
Terea
Mra
H. M
Rvington
K. van
Pevenian
Ae Elmo
T. J. Panelle
Miss Kath
Oc Dawes
W. Heid
Dawes
C. A
Citronelle
V. Moyers
Seven Hills
KF Rok
Mount Vernon
Curry
Sponsor
Semmes
Dodd
Doda
Tom
Bennett Affidavit Faces Motion for New Trial
H Brennan of the Louis Post-Dispatch files an affidavit to Attorney General Chamlee asserting the interview with W H Bennett at his Rome Georgia home about Miss Augusta Hoffman's 1915 disappearance. The affidavit may be used in the case as a potential aid to the renewed trial set for Saturday.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H. Brennan
Louis Post-Dispatch
Chamlee
W. H. Bennett
Rome
Augusta Hoffman
Hoffman
Bennett
Knoxville
Father and Son to Die for Killing Federal Officers
Raleigh, April 15. A father and his son, C. W. Stewart and Elmer Stewart, will be executed in the electric chair on April 17 for the July 1924 murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Lilly and Prohibition Officer Leon George. Clemency denial came from Governor A. W. McLean.
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Raleigh
N. C
A. W. McLean
C. W. Stewart
Elmer Stewes
United States
Sam. Lilly
Leon George
Hindenburg Urged To Leave Campaign
London April 15 A Daily Telegraph report says behind the scenes efforts in Germany push former Field Marshal Hindenburg to renounce his candidacy for the German presidency. Patriotic grounds of expediency are urged to dispel distrust in allied countries.
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London
Germany
von Hindenburg
Daily Telegraph
Hindenburg
Movie Actress Reveals Twin Marriages in Brief
New York April 15 Mildred Harris formerly married to Charlie Chaplin says she has wed twice to E Terrance McGovern a realtor. The first marriage occurred in Mexico last November after a two year engagement and the second in Greenwich Conn last week. She says she is doubly happy.
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New York
Mildred Harris
Charlie Chaplin
E. Terrance McGovern
Mexico
Greenwich
Prince of Wales Alters Schedule Amid Nigeria Health Outbreak
The prince of Wales changes plans while traveling through Nigeria and Niger area. He defers to local medical authorities after an outbreak prompts adjustments to his program.
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Prince .of Wales
London
Prince of Wales
la Sos
Upper Guinea
Nigria
Cyo
Railroads seek joint control of several lines in lease plan
A joint petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission seeks authority for Yazoo Valley and Illinois Central railroads to acquire control by lease of the Alabama Vicksburg line and the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific railroad.
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Washington
International News Service
Yazoo
Senet Valley
Illinois Andal Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Sentence for Private Crouch Tied to Garrison Strife
A military court in Honolulu sentenced Private Pani af. Crouch of the 21st Army to forty years. The judge found the term based on intent to incite unrest in the garrison and among civilians in Hawaii.
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Washington
Honolulu
Pani Af. Crouch
Abeda Glutio
Hawaii
Weather notice for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy conditions expected tonight across Alabama and Mississippi with cooler temperatures arriving Thursday, especially in the northern portions. Residents should monitor local forecasts for sharper temperature drops and any brief rain scattered inland.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Fugitive Held for Alabama Officers
Jacksonville police hold two men after they admit killing a policeman in Ashford Alabama about a year ago. The fugitives gave names Floyd and another, and police chief A J Roberts has wired Dothan Alabama to send for the suspect.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Floyd
Ashford
Ala
A J. Roberts
Dothan
Soviets and Japs Exchange Treaties
In Pekin on April 15 the ratification documents for the Renestaanese treaty were exchanged today by the Soviet embassy and the Japanese legation.
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Pekin
Atlantis Continent Traced in SpaniSh Archaeology Claim
Berlin reports Dr Adolph Schulten of Erlangen claims traces of Atlantis found in Tartesos Spain at the Guadalquivir mouth. He says Tartesos was Tarshish and a cultural trade center 3000 years before Christ linking Europe and Atlantis. He links Cro Magnons and Scots as Atlantis descendants.
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Berlin
United Press
Atlantis
Plato
Spain
Adolph Schulten
Erlangen
Atlantic Ocean
Central America
Schulten
Alienists Called in Munding Case
Wheaton Illinois April 15 Alienists who battled on opposite sides of the Loeb and Leopold trial today sought to show that George Munding who admits he killed Mrs Jusla Able Douglas is mentally unbalanced. Dr Harold Hurlburt testified for the defense while Dr Harold Douglas Singer supported him. The state will call Dr Ralph T Hinton and Dr Raymond Dowell from Elgin Hospital for the Insane. Munding’s chief attorney Clarence Darrow refused state examination of his client.
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Ralph T. Hinton
Raymond Dowell
Elgin Hospital
Munding
Clarence Darrow
Hurlburt
New York Church Destroyed By Fire at Lenox Avenue
April 16. Holy Trinity Protestant Church at Lenox Avenue and 122nd Street was scorched by fire. Loss estimated at about half a million dollars. No further details available.
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New York
Holy Trinity Protestant
Lenox Avenue
122Nd Street
Local Legion Fund Drive Aims for 7590 in Mobile
The American Legion campaign in Mobile resumes to raise 7590 with early donations surpassing 3000 on the first day. Joseph H. Lyons, general chairman, notes strong public spirit as volunteers begin outreach and local support continues to grow. Father Eaton of St. Mary's Church contributes ten dollars, urging others to back the cause.
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American Legion
Mobile
Joseph H. Lyons
Bros
Eaton
St. Mary's Church
Mobil
Legion
J. E
Special rate extended for slag shipments Birmingham to Mobile
The slag rate from Birmingham to Mobile, set by railroads for state docks construction, is extended to October 1 by the Louisville & Nashville railroad. The Southern Railway may also extend the rate. Also noted is a six day notice for a rate change allowing steel container shipments of black strap molasses in the south.
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Birmingham
Mobile
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway
Lukenbach Takes On Heavy Cargo
The steamer Florence Luckenbach of the Mobile Liners, reassigned to this port due to heavy freight demand, sailed for New Orleans and will later call at Pacific coast ports after loading substantial cargo here.
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Florence Luckenbach
Mobile Liners
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Florence Luckenbch
Grand Jury Adjourns After April Term Indictments
The grand jury of the April term of the circuit court will adjourn tomorrow, according to County Solicitor B B Chamberlain. The panel has completed much work and several indictments are expected to be returned by the time of adjournment.
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B. B. Chamberlain
Cme
Rebellious Sheik Reported Captured in Kurdistan Revolt
Constantinople April 15. It is reported by the Associated Press that Sheikh Said, leader of the Kurdish rebels, has been captured by Turkish forces fighting to quell the Kurdistan revolt.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Eik Said
Kurdistan
Live Stock Classification Promises Profit for Investors
A brief guide highlights profitability in livestock markets and outlines classifications for better trading decisions. It notes that understanding live stock categories aids buyers and sellers in assessing value and risk.
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Pcor
City Commission Meeting Postponed to Thursday Evening
An adjourned city commission session will reconvene Thursday afternoon at 8 80 o clock to finish Tuesday’s business. Routine matters loom, and a 25 percent water rate hike remains scheduled for next Tuesday. Commissioner Crawford reports progress on Arlington land fill cleanup and a planned recreation park on the pier by June 1, with 75 acres of fair grounds to be returned for a golf course athletic field and amusements.
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City Commission
City Hall
Crawford
Arlington
Fair Grounds
Auto parts stolen from car near Old Shell road school
A. E. Greene reported theft of lights and spark plugs from his car while he attended a meeting at the Old Shell road school. The vehicle was parked near the school. A Ford coupe driven by an unidentified woman collided with two bicycles in front of the Empire theatre, damaging both wheels. Solar White reported his touring car stolen from Adams and Dearborn streets at 7 30 last night.
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A. EB. Greene
Spring Hill Avenue
Shell Road School
Empire Theatre
Solar White
Congress Street
Adams and
Dearborn
Two Illicit Stills Seized by County Forces
Two copper stills with capacities of 50 and 75 gallons and 300 gallons of mash were destroyed during a county raid near Big Creek off Tanner Ferry road. Deputies Tanner, Graves, and Rufus Cannon led the raid. Niblack and Walker were jailed for possession of prohibited liquor. Jim Everett was fined $100 or 90 days for the same offense.
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Big Creek
Tanner Ferry
Leon Schwarz
Tanner
Graves
Rufus Cannon
W. W. Niblack
Adoliphus Walker
Jim Everett
Recorder
Auto Collision Leads to $2500 Damage Suit
Mrs. Nettie Blalack filed suit in circuit court against C. C. Rich for $2500 alleging personal injuries and damage to her automobile from a collision at the Dauphin and Hamilton streets intersection on March 23.
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Nettie Blalack
C. C. Rich
Dauphin
Hamilton
Nelson Convicted in Federal Court
Eddie Nelson was convicted in federal court of selling liquor after a trial this morning. He received a $150 fine or 60 days in county jail. It was the court’s only case tried today.
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Eddie Nelson
State Library Annual Meeting Opens Today
Alabama library workers from cities across the state arrive for the Alabama Library Association annual session. Mayor Hartwell will welcome librarians as speakers discuss finance community partnerships and the library as a public investment.
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State Library
Alabama
Satsuma
Alba Club
Do River
Harry T. Hartwell
Marie Banks
Owen
State Department of Archives and History
Lloyd W. Josselyn
Birmingham Public Library
Mildred Goodrich
Anniston Public Library
Mary Mullen
Frances Pickett
Lena Martin
Laura Blmore
Mary Martin
Lillian Gregory
Bettie Keith
American Library Association Council
L. W. Josselyn
Southeastern Conference
Barge Oriole Repair Cost Put At 35000 Inquiry
Damages to the barge Oriole after a collision with the French tanker Pallas are expected to reach 35000. The incident occurred Saturday night about 65 miles below New Orleans on the Mississippi River, with the Pallas heading to New Orleans and the Oriole to Mobile. The Pallas went to New Orleans for repairs while the Oriole was to Mobile in tow.
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Pallas
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mobile
Causin
Venator Brings 17000 Banana Stems From Barrios
The Honduras steamer Venator of United Fruit Company arrived this morning from Puerto Barrios with 17000 stems of bananas. The ship, recently re chartered, had been laid up in port for some time.
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Honduras
Venator
United Fruit Company
Puerto Barrios
Burch to Attend Police Chiefs Meet in Indianapolis
Chief of Police Furch will represent Toe at the International Chiefs of Police annual meeting in Indianapolis Indiana July 13 to 16. He will seek city approval for absence during the event.
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Burch
Poliarren Furch
International Chiefs of Police
Indianapolis
Ind
Opera House Damaged in Americus Collapse
In Americus Georgia the city opera house sustained extensive damage after a collapse or related incident. No injuries are reported and authorities are assessing the scene and securing the area.
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Sap
Boot
John Sargent i
Mt. Verenon
Cro-Magnons
Lukenbach
Nelson
Americus
Ley
Georgia
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