Five crew of British schooner Frances E held on tariff and prohibition charges
The Frances E. crew of five and a cargo of liquor were seized by coast guard Saukee near Mobile. They were arrested by federal authorities for conspiring to violate the tariff and prohibition acts. The master Captain Hennings to confer with British consul Thomas M. Ross. Liquor value estimated between $10 000 and $15 000.
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Frances E
Coast Guard
Mobile
United States
J. I. Burgett
United States Marshal’s Office
Burgett
Thomas M. Ross
Captain Hennings
John D. Hennings
Will Banks
Allen Banks
Emmerson
Crow
Cecil
Eevee
Pat AB
Cee
Prayers for Rain Continue as Drought Hits Mobile Area
Mobile church leaders urged prayers for rain to end the long drought affecting farming and the trucking industry. At St Marys and Trinity Episcopal Church prayers were announced to continue daily until rainfall returns. Weather reports note traces of rain since January with deficits of 10.09 inches year to date and 12.83 inches since February 1, threatening cabbage crops and roads.
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Mobile Weather Bureau
Drouth
St. Mary's Church
Thomas J. Eaton
Vernon C. McMaster
Ore
Reese
Sprite Hill
Weather Bureau
Carol Plantation
Power Leasing From Shoals Awaited By Congress
A congressional commission plans to consider power leasing options from the Muscle Shoals steam plant and the upcoming sale of power. Contracts will be provisional and temporary, with decisions expected after next month as the commission works through the low water season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ak OW Power Ee
Congress
Man Claims Amnesia After Awakening in New Orleans Hotel
A man using the name Charles Gordon, 31, told New Orleans police he woke up in a hotel after last memory being at his half brother Hugh Long's Beaumont Texas home. He is a rice farmer and horse trainer with $8.60 on him and possible amnesia. Police seek charitable help to return him home.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Charles Gordon
Hugh Long
Beaumont
Texas
Gordon
Confessed Poisoner Loreden Acknowledges Eight Poisonings
Loreden Manuel, 28, of Dannen Neb., admits poisoning eight people including two of her own children and her first husband. Authorities say she confessed after arrest and inquiry into the deaths and illnesses tied to suspected poisonings. The case centers on a suspected trail of toxins and the danger posed to family members.
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Manuel” Loreden
Dannen » Neb
JASPER FACES TENSE COURT SCENE IN BAND TALKING INCIDENT
In Jasper Alabama a lively scene formed around a talker named George Tallant who argued with his son during a recess. Officers restrained the elder Tallant who struck the defendant, leaving a bloody scalp as the trial continued.
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Jasper
George Tallant
Fendant
Tallant
Negro Surrenders and Is Fined in U S Court
Ed Crosby a defendant in the large liquor conspiracy case surrendered to Deputy Marshal Noah Gewin and pleaded guilty to three counts. He received three months in Mobile county jail. Crosby had evaded capture during the November 1923 raids and was later identified by a federal photo.
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Ed Crosby
Noah Gewin
Mobile
Crosby Coul
Charlie Bell
Marshal Gewin
Cosby
U S Immigration Officers Arrest Five In Caf e Case
State officers Cummings T A Jones Ed Maasiah Vivian Bailey and Miller were found in a Commerce street cafe by Cannon Garrett and deputies Bernstein McCrary and jailed for immigration inquiry. The five alleged West Indies residents unlawfully in the United States were referred to federal authorities. Viedy Slow a German alien was seized from the Swedish steamer Bel forest and taken to the county jail for safekeeping.
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Safeny
Liquor Seized on Celeste Road
Six quarts of white whiskey were found at a Celeste road house and the owner ordered to report to jail for violating the prohibition law. Chief Deputy Serie W. O. Robbins Jr. and deputies reported the seizure amid a knife fight near the venue with expected arrests.
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Celeste Road
Serie W. O. Robbins
Robbins
Yve- Place
Weather Forecast: Cloudy Tonight with T-Storm Potential
Mostly cloudy tonight with possible thunderstorms, then cooler Tuesday. Scattered capers and showers likely this afternoon and tonight, cooler to the north and west, partly cloudy and cooler in the east.
Weg. 6 Weg. 001 0000 Atlanta game report
A brief baseball item notes Welzer and De Vernier with Bedient and Brock in a 010 sequence against Atlanta. The fragment hints at a pitching or batting detail but lacks full context or final score.
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Weg
Atlanta
Welzer
de Vernier
Bedient
Brock
Benas E Runs Aoes Hit Homer In Late Ton
A fragment reads Goslin hit a homer in the first inning as a late run surge unfolded. The note mentions a homer by a player named Aoes and Benas E Runs in a brief baseball moment from the game recap.
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Benas
Aoes
Homer
Goslin
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs Meets in Mobile
Delegates from the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs begin arriving for a four day convention in Mobile. The event features 500 expected attendees, a Tuesday 2 30 p m session at Battle House, addresses by Mrs John D Sherman and Mrs Val Taylor, and a Friday morning officer election with social events and luncheons through Thursday.
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Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
Battle House
Executive Council
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile
Arkansas and Mississippi Club
Alabama and Judson College
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Dr Claude Mastin Improves After Illness in Mobile
Dr Claude H. Mastin a well known Mobile physician who had been very ill for two weeks was reported improved this morning though previously critically ill. Jackson Street near Main Street his home and office area remained closed to traffic during his illness.
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Claude H. Mastin
Mastin
Jackson
Main
Pallas Sails for Baton Rouge After Repair at Todd Shipyard
After a collision with the barge Oriole below New Orleans, the French tanker Pallas completed repairs at the Todd Lock and Shipbuilding Company and sailed yesterday for Baton Rouge in ballast. The tanker had been in port for several days undergoing repairs.
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Todd Lock and Shipbuilding Company Fong
New Orleans
Pallas
Baton Rouge
Oriole
Speed Boat Moves to Laid Up Fleet at Twelve Mile Island
Shinpine Board and will is used for transporting men to the laid-up fleet at Twelve Mile island.
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Shinpine Board
Twelve Mile Island
Cox Improves After Six Weeks Illness
Benj B. Cox United States jury commissioner and bailiff has recovered enough to sit up after six weeks illness. He is staying at his home on Chamberlain avenue.
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Benj. B. Cox
United States
Mr. Cox
Chamberlain Avenue
Man Attacks 17-Year-Old Miss Day in Citywide Search
Police report an unidentified white man assaulted and knocked down Jessie Day age 17 of 908 Savannah Street at 7 30 this morning on Wilkinson Street between Government and Church while returning home from work. He warned he would kill her, fled north on Wilkinson then Government. Suspect described as tall with dark complexion, blue pants white shirt and brown hat.
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Miss Jessie Day
Savannah Street
Wilkinson Street
Church Streets
Miss Day
Marcet and Doggett
Man Charged With Drunk Driving Docketed In County Jail
JG Pfau is docketed on a charge of operating an automobile while drunk and failure to have an auto license after being found near his car in a ditch on Cedar Point road seven miles from the city. Oliver Wentzell and L J Brill face reckless driving charges following arrests by Motorcycle Officers Ernest and Lartigue and Deputy Sheriff Moses Bernstein.
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Pfau
Cedar Point
Pugh
Oliver Wentzell
L. J. Brill
Ernest and Lartigue
Moses Bernstein
Incame
Fincher Pays Fine Under Prohi Law
Ollie Fincher was fined $50 and costs after arraignment in the circuit court for violation of the prohibition law. Ben Noel and Harman Noel pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture prohibited liquors and received ten days in county jail. Celsus McNish, brought from Detroit on a guilty plea to a gun assault, also drew ten days in jail.
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Ollie Fincher
Ben Noel
Harman Noel
John Tee
A. Morey
Celsus McNish
Detroit
Sheriff Attends Bnai Brith Convention In Montgomery
Sheriff Leon Schwarz was absent from his office to attend the district convention of the Bnai Brith society in Montgomery. He will meet with government officials and law enforcement leaders during the trip.
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Leon Schwarz
Montgomery
B'nai B'rith Society
Meanorr
Glenn Andrews
Warrior Barge Delivers Record Freight To The Port
The Warrior barge Tuscaloosa arrived from New Orleans on a weekly run with 1882 tons of cargo, 1650 tons loaded here, including sugar and automobile tires. It departs tonight or tomorrow for New Orleans to load more for this port amid a record Mississippi route shipment. Towboat Cordova will follow with six barges of merchandise fuel oil and manganese ore upstream.
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Tuscaloosa
New Orleans
Cordova
Road Work Extends From Herron Bay To Coast Outlet
County engineer James E. Shelton directs a 1700 foot project building a route from Herron Bay to Gates bayou to open a new coast outlet. Workers have finished about a mile of the Cottage Hill detour road ready for state highway work on Hall's mill road and the Government street loop to Theodore.
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James E. Shelton
Herron Bay
Gates’ Bayou
Cottage Hill
State Highway Department
Hall's Mill
Government Street
Theodore
Bids Delayed for Mobile Fire Stations Opening
Bids for two Mobile fire stations on Water and Church streets and Springhill Avenue Wilkins on hold. Contractors seek extra time as plans remain incomplete. bid opening moved to Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
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City of
Mobile
Water and
Church Street
Armory Building
Central Market
Springhill Avenue
Wilkinson Streets
City Commission
Auto Dump Causes Liquor Find Seven Miles From Town
Deputy Sheriff Greag Ta reports locating 12 half pints of red whiskey and a dozen bottles of beer dumped in a ditch seven miles from the manor area. The liquor was discarded from an automobile which fled the scene.
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Greag Ta
Ares
Monsagy
Rosenfield Bought by Jackson Cotton States League
Max Rosenfield former University of Alabama star has been purchased by the Jackson Cotton States League team from the Birmingham Southern Association. He will play shortstop for Jackson. Also notes naval voyage and other sports briefings from Washington and New York datelines.
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Jackson
Mise
Max Rosenfield
University of Alabama
Jackson Cotton States League
Birmingham Southern Associat
Aoe
Washington
United Press
Naval Bible
Los Angeles
Ports Rico
Darwin Theory Claims Supported By Indian Fossil Find
Dr Hrdlicka in Simla urges India to intensify Shivalik fossil research showing five anthropoid ape species. He asserts human races share origin with apes and that intellectual development accounts for racial differences, calling for rapid Indian advancement.
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Associated Press
del Ales Hrdlick
Shin
Simla
India
Shivalk Hills
Bir Frederick Yte
Legislative Assembly
Hrdlicka
Shivalik Hills
Geneva Uneasy Over Hindenburg Victory
Uneasiness pervades League of Nations circles as Hindenburg’s election is viewed. Observers fear it may delay Germany’s League membership and complicate prospects for eventual admission while awaiting broader international policy effects.
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Geneva
Hindenburg
League of Nations
Interstate Commerce Commission fixes Gulf Texas and Western valuation
The Interstate Commerce Commission set a value of 1 668 000 on the Gulf Texas and Western railroad in Washington on April 27. It ignored the railroad's claim to 170 000 as going value. If other carriers follow this precedent it could reduce large parts of their valuation claims.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad
Marshal Gratified At His Election
BERLIN April 27 Field Marshal von Hindenburg told at his son's estate near Hanover that with the election to the German presidency he hopes party strife ends and unity brings strength. He prayed the people learn unity now that the decision is made.
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Berlin
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Hanover
Colombian Cabinet Collapse Deepens Crisis in Bogota
In Bogota on April 27 the Colombian cabinet faced a crisis as Foreign Minister Mir Veléz resigned his post after protests as Congress adjourned without acting on the Peruvian Colombian treaty.
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Bogota
Colombia
Mir Velez
Congress
Revenue Cutter Seeks Crew Men for Saukee
Four vacancies announced on the United States Coast Guard cutter Saukee with two openings in engineering and two deckhand positions. Young men are urged to report for examinations at the cutter this morning.
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United States Coast Guard
Saukee
Auto Crash in Toulminville Injures Four
Four persons were injured when an automobile driven by F A Waite of Toulminville veered off Joachim Street and into a ditch after leaving a Bay View dance. Injured were Miss Maud Jones and others including George Binet, Brown, and Ae Putte who were treated at City hospital. Occupants escaped death by a narrow margin.
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F. A. Waite
Youlminville
Wert
Miss
Man Slain as Bandit Declared Identified
Birmingham April 27 Inter national News Service The alleged bandit killed here Friday night during an attempt holdup of L P Hudson bus driver has been identified as J C Adkins of Dallas Texas police declared today A brother of Adkins living in New Orleans positively identified the body as that of Adkins The man was killed when Hudson looking through a rear view mirror saw with drawn revolver advancing from the rear of the bus on which he was the lone passenger A coroner s jury exonerated Hudson Adkins had lived here under the name of J C Hilton and J E B Sutton it was said
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Birmingham
International News Service
L. P. Hudson
J.C. Adkins
Dallas
Texas
Adkins
New Orleans
Hudson
J. C. Hilton
J. EB. Sutton
Gaid
Parole Board Called in Atlanta For Federal Review
Federal Parole Board will convene in Atlanta on Saturday to consider several applications for parole from the prison. Superintendent L C White will attend with the board and inspect crowded prison conditions as part of a Justice Department review of inmate welfare.
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Washington
International News Service
Federal Board
Atlanta
Federal Prisons
L. C. White
White
Department of Justice
Change Proposed in Louisiana’s Taxes
Baton Rouge April 27 In come and classified property taxes in stead of the present general proper ty tax in force in Louisiana were rec ommended to the next legislature today in the annual report of the Louisiana tax commission. The report states that under the present tax system a home owner who derives no direct revenue from his property pays the same rate of tax as the owner of revenue producing property and that the farmer is paying the same rate as the owner of industrial property.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Lousiana Tax Commission
Man Not Guilty Of Annoying President
New York April 27 E B M Browne 72 a former rabbi was summoned to Yorkville police court in March on a charge of sending annoying letters to President Coolidge and was discharged after promising to obey a court order not to write further letters. Browne was once rabbi of a Bronx temple and was reported to be with his in Guikgin Ca a caweeheed in prey.
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New York
E. B. M. Browne
Yorkville Poace Court
President Coolidge
Ann Eno
Browne
Mall
Bronx
Guikgin
Prey
Derby contender dies after distress during shipment
Gamester a three year old colt by North Star UT bred in Cincinnati for the Derby died at Churchill yesterday from distress after a troubled shipment from Miami two weeks ago.
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Gamester
North Star UT
Mann
Cincinnati
Darby
Churchill
Miami
France protests German election over Hindenburg links
France may protest the German election as a potential ground for dispute. Paris officials report foreign office indications of concern about Marshall von Hindenburg appearing in campaign materials and government views on the election, with possible diplomatic replies.
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France
Berlin
Foreign Office
Marshall von Hindenburg
Secretary to Visit New Park Site in Virginia
Washington April 27 Secretary Work accepts invitation to fifth national conference on parks at Skyland Virginia and will visit the proposed Shenandoah Smoky Mountains park for state parks development.
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Washington
Skyland
Work
Shenandoah Smoky Mountains
Carnegie Trust Bank Fails to Open for Trading Day
Carnegie Trust Company of a Pittsburgh suburb failed to open today. Bank officials cited liquidity issues after the board acted following an earlier opening, with John A Bell identified as president of both institutions.
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Trust Bank
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Trust Company
Bank of Carnegie Wasd
John A. Bell
Auto crash in Tuscaloosa leaves one dead and two injured
A vehicle collided with a gas station causing serious injuries to Leslie Matthews and another passenger while John F and a third occupant were left dead. Police reported the wreck occurred last night as the car struck the building and gas pumps, with responders shutting the scene.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
John F Vt
W Leslie Matthews
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