Escapee from East Mississippi Insane Hospital Held in Meridian
John White alias A. 8. White an Iseane patient who escaped from the East Mississippi Insane Hospital at Meridian is held awaiting return to the institution after capture. Vernon in the northern part of the county was brought in by deputy and taken to safety. Fire destroyed about half of Liberty Texas in August with a dozen depots and buildings burned along the path of the flames. Local telephone reports noted further line damage as the fire swept through East Texas.
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John White
White
East Mississippi
Meridian
Vernon
Tannen
Liberty
Texas
D Naye
Bebe
Houston
Oxas
Automobile Stolen Charge Heard In Virginia Case
A car theft case in Webb County Virginia features Chief Welch paying $10 down on a vehicle and 7 dollars seized as evidence. The garage owner reportedly drove the machine to the city where Police Officer Hap Murphy recovered the automobile.
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Webb
Welch
Hap Murphy
Night raid ends seizure of illicit still in county
A night raid by county and federal officers on an illicit still resulted in seizure near Tanner Ferry. The 60-gallon operation was spotted 20 miles west of the city as officers closed in, with four men seen fleeing into dense brush before the raid led by Chief Federal Officer P. T. Graves.
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Opr
Sheriff's Office
P. T. Graves
Woman Freed After Posting Bond in Manslaughter Case
I Stallworth, a negro woman, released after furnishing $1,000 bail on the charge of manslaughter in an inferior criminal court. The alleged killing occurred last May, with no warrant for the wife of the deceased. legal representation by Roach and Rush accompanied the release.
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I Stallworth
Khton
Willie Stallworth
Roach
Rush
Passenger Ships To France Begin Regular Mobile Service
Regular service from Mobile to France will start September 15 when the French Line steamer arrives to take passengers. Officials state a passenger steamer will be sent into Mobile each month beginning September 15, with large French Line steamers calling here.
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Mobile
France
Pastor
French Line
Cartier
Auto Tire Stolen From Parked Car Near Monroe Park
Lilian Murphy of 312 South Street reported to police that a sneak thief stole one auto tire from the rear of her car parked near Monroe Park today. The incident adds to local property theft concerns in the area.
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Lilian Murphy
South Street
Monroe Park
Weather outlook for South Atlantic and East Gulf States
The forecast begins Monday with fair conditions in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States. Some probability of afternoon showers and thunderstorms tomorrow in portions of the region.
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Mississippi
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Unclear Baseball Box Scores From Early National League Game
Fragmentary lines describe players Taylor Jones Henline Gooth Morrison Wilson Meadows Smith Dixon Fuhr Kinder and more. Scattered inning-by-inning totals accompany team names St Louis Philadelphia and New York with references to box score figures and fielding positions.
Bears Take Early Lead Against Rock Team in First Inning
In Mobile, Mulvey walked and Riley and Donahue scored on a misplayed ball, giving Bears a run. The second inning saw Little Rock’s Smith, Philbin, and Lober reach base but solid defense held, with no further scoring and no errors recorded.
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Littlebbitt
Black E
Rabbitt
Clancy
Kelly
Blackbourne
Gulley
Mobile
Mulvey
Cueto
Riley
Jones
Donahue
Philbin
Little Rock
Smith
Lober
Wilkie
Mayer
Freeze
Acosta
Roads to have highway meeting in Mobile area
The county board of revenue and road commissioners approved funds to place road markers on principal routes into Mobile. Attractively signed boards will show mileage to Mobile to aid tourists amid complaints of poor road information. The meeting also banned certain auto operations on county highways and prohibited exhaust whistles.
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County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile
Ocean Liner Maiden Creek Arrives to Load for UK Ports
The Mobile Oceanic Line steamer Maiden Creek reached Mobile from Gulfport with cargo en route to the United Kingdom and docked at Turner to load for Liverpool and Manchester. The tanker Galeta arrived in Mobile from New York and will undergo repairs here.
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Mobile Oceanic Line
Maiden Creek
Mobile
Gulfport
United Kingdom
Turner
Liverpool
Manchester
Galeta
New York
Negro Suspect Arrested in Federal Liquor Conspiracy Case
Joseph Shepard, identified as a negro, charged in a U S liquor conspiracy case, was issued an alias capias after failing to appear in federal court. He was not present when the case was called and bond was forfeited and an alias capias ordered for his arrest.
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Joseph Shepard
Capias
Shepard
City Commission Passes Payroll at Regular Meeting
The city commission held its regular monthly session today and approved payroll. No further details were provided on the agenda or payout amounts.
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City Commission
Cocal Ana Bethane
Mente
Mobile docks project sparks railroad interest and talks
Officials including General Sibert President Cochrane and Mayor Hartwell conferred on boosting Mobile as a rail hub via state docks, seeking surveys of Frisco and S C routes and possible delegations to railroad presidents to bring trunk lines into Mobile.
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Mobile
William L. Siberty
Geteninen
Pres
Dent John Z. Cochrane
Chamber of Merce
Harry T. Hartwell
Teorbseaeaes
Miss Terrace
Pensacola
Oil Central
Gulf
Gulfport
Muscle Shoals Road
Frisco
Atmore
Ala
Trinois Central
General Liberty
Burial scheme lands Black man in jail for fraud
Perry Franklin, a Black man who charged a city collection to bury grandmothers, failed to prove innocence before the recorder. He was sentenced to sixty days, after already serving six months. A supposed deceased client’s name was used by the defendant, though the woman is alive and protested.
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Perry Franklin
Recorder
Franklin
Regarder
Man Fined on Complaint of Wife in Disorderly Conduct
Walter O Donnell was fined 25 dollars or 25 days by the recorder on a complaint by his wife for disorderly conduct. Mrs. O'Donnell testified he cursed her tore beads from her neck and struck her in the face causing her to faint. The defendant appealed, claiming the charge was untrue.
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Walter O*donnell
Detroit battered by heavy storm with flooding and damage
Detroit and surrounding Michigan areas faced a severe rainstorm that left water up to ten feet in low-lying districts, caused at least one death, and disabled factories and bridges as rescue efforts continued.
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Detroit
Mich
C International News Service
Ted
Michigan
Hobsald Tonics
Will Rogers declines Arkansas governor bid
Will Rogers refuses to enter the Arkansas governor race. The famed comedian, asked by Kiwanis Club to campaign, jokes about governing Arkansas while noting his ties to Claremore and the state’s people.
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Logers
Atk
Ein Rogers
Accessrs Kiwanis Club
Arkansas
Rogers
Claremore
Tom Morgan
Successor for Onderdonk Named Sheriff for Washington County
Governor Brandon appointed J. W. Hanson as sheriff of Washington County to succeed B Leary Onderdonk who was removed after a federal jury conviction on a conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition act. Local citizens say Hanson has aided enforcement efforts and supported both federal and state authorities.
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J. W. Hanson
Washington County
W. W. Brandon
B. ‘Leary Onderdonk
Lle
Henson
Ian
Coedabane
Shatend
Police Seek Missing Holdups After Drake Hotel Killing
Chicago police and Michigan officers chase William Melechuck in a manhunt linked to a Drake hotel robbery and murder. Five bandits flashed a $7,000 reward plan, with two killed, two indicted for murder, and one remains at large near Holland and South Haven.
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Rewa
Drake Hotel
William Melechuck
Michigan
Detroit
Holland Michigan
South Haven
Mand
Chicago
Holland
Tera
Burglar Hits Magazine Point Store at Night
A lone burglar robbed the general store of P. M. Slaughter at Magazine Point late last night. The thief took salt, meat, and dress goods, entering by climbing from an adjoining roof to the second story and escaping before dawn. Sheriff Leon Schwarz filed the report.
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P. M. Slaughter
Magazine Point
Leon Schwarz
Slaughter
MacMillan Arktic Ships Free of Ice in Melville Bay
The steamers Peary and Bowdoin of the MacMillan Arctic expedition have fought their way free of the ice in Melville Bay and expect to reach up Greenland, their main base, to continue operations.
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Washington
Wills Is Beaten In Sea Invitation Final
Miss Helen Wills the Berkeley, California star, loses to Elizabeth Ryan of England and California in straight sets 6 3 6 3 in the Sea Invitation tournament final. The match caps a day of competition at Seabright New Jersey.
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Seabright
N. J
A. P
Helen Wills
Berkely
Cali
Elizabeth Ryan
England
California
Prohibition Pushes Toward Stronger Enforcement Next Year
Washington reports a yearlong offensive to enforce the liquor ban aims to curb rum trade and bootlegging. General Andrewe plans to have a reinforced enforcement machine ready by September 1 to strike alcohol makers and thieves. Key figures like Mellon, Gary, and Rockefeller allegedly back tougher measures amid rising crime and graft.
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Abe
Georgia Youth Feared Kidnapped In Atlanta Search
A 15-year-old boy, John Henry Jones, is feared kidnapped after vanishing in June. His mother, Mrs. R. J. Jones of Springs Place, Ga., asks Atlanta police to join a state-wide search and reports a ransom letter from a man claiming the name John Lowrey.
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Atlanta
John Henry Jones
Re. R. J. Jones
Springs Place
John Henry
Georgia
Paris to New York Air Race Looms Amid Aerial Pioneers
Paris and aviation fans await the Orteig prize flight with French ace pilots Tarascon Pelletier-Doisy Pitot and others planning near simultaneous attempts. Secret tests at Villacoublay show a 40 hour capable aircraft as crews hope to beat the September window and win the 25000 dollar prize.
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Harold T
Francois Coll
Will Mpany
Tarascon
Villacoublay
Pitot
Paris
Bagdad
The
Parisiennes
Pelletier-Doisy
Thierry
Fronval
Dewertine
Camblanc
Fund raised for mistreated youth Jones Weems
Jackson Daily News reports a charity drive to educate 14 year old Jones Weems who was blinded by his stepfather. The fund reached 622.86 dollars and the boy will be sent to a school for the blind in Mississippi.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson Daily News
Jones Weems
Frank * Seaver
Brandon
Night club liquor raid forces closures and arrests
Police enforcement swept two supper clubs last night as diners fled into the rain soaked streets. Five men were arrested amid a liquor raid valuing the seizure at about $1,000.
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Ware
Raiz
Fifty Yankee Tars Marry Australians in San Francisco
Folly of ships crew leads to surprise weddings as fifty American sailors wed Australian brides in San Francisco near Melbourne. Reports say the ceremony followed a survey of relations between the fleets and local reactions.
Orleanian Shot at Father's Grave Reported
A man identified as Clayin was found shot to death at his father’s grave in St. Patrick's cemetery New Orleans. A note left behind suggested suicide due to love for someone who had sent him away for months. The body was discovered by a Black man and another passerby. authorities believe he had been dead ten to twelve hours.
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New ‘Orleans
Jsothn- Clayin
Father
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Snow Flurries Reported In El Paso
Snow fell for about six hours in El Paso with heavy clouds and temperature slightly above freezing. Residents wore overcoats and weather remained brisk as locals observed the wintry fall.
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EL Paso
Str
el’ Paso
Tex
Doped Confession Turns Up Odd Phrase in Speech
A garbled phrase from a confession appears in court records, raising questions about the speaker's intent. Prosecution and defense prepare clarifications as judges review the transcript for accuracy.
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