Alabama Man Slain as vandals target city mains
Officials vow quick action after a fatal ambush and a wave of arson and tampering with fire mains. Police will pursue suspects and tighten mains safeguards to protect life and property citywide.
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
1
Wheeler Dies In Birmingham Crash
Jones, 22, former News-Item and The Register employee and ex Mobile News-Item newsboy, was killed Sunday when an automobile he rode in crashed in downtown Birmingham. He had returned to his native city after living in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Item and Register
Wheeler
Tarpon Sighted Near Cedar Point Bridge
Raby Lott reported tarpon seen by the Dog River bridge on Cedar Point road during the past several days, noting several very large specimens near the river mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raby Lott
Dog River
Cedar Point Road
Public Concerts This Week Held Tuesday Schedule
A sequence of concerts is planned for Tuesday and this week featuring local ensembles. Performances aim to showcase community musicians at nearby venues with free admission.
Weather Summary: Mild Monday Across the Region
Local forecast shows generally fair conditions for Monday with light winds and comfortable temperatures. Mississippi River area foresees stable weather, with no significant precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Mobile's Fight Over Fertilizer Rates Gains Examiner Backing
Examiner Archer backed Mobile's challenge to Mississippi intrastate rates on mixed fertilizer and materials, arguing they undercut interstate rates. If approved, Mobile could challenge Gulfport for fertilizer imports, with hearings in Jackson noted and a deadline of August 21 for exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Examiner
Examiner Archer
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Mississippi
R G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Archer
Gulfport
Cobb
Mobile Chamber
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jackson
Mies
H. W. Archer
James R. Dent
Gulfport Port Commission
Mr. Archer
Associated Press
Washington
Rail Rate Increase Plea Set For Hearing
Hearing for the southeast on a proposed 15 percent rail rate rise will start August 17 in Atlanta. The Interstate Commerce Commission conducts sectional hearings while a national panel sits in Washington. The Southern Traffic League represents shippers, will not oppose the increase, and aims to prevent double increases and address interregional freight issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Atlanta
A. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern Traffic League
Cobb
Fort
League
Burglars Loot Mobile Store on Manassas Street
Keevan's Meat Market at Manassas and Joachim streets was burglarized early Monday morning. The thieves used a brace and bit to bore a hole in a rear door and forced it open with an iron crow bar. Loot included $20 in cash a revolver a box of tobacco ham and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keevan
Manassas
Joachim Streets
Reluctant to include Dauphin and St Francis streets
A brief note discusses caution about combining Dauphin and St Francis streets in a single venture. It outlines concerns over coordination, safety, and resource allocation, signaling potential phased or separate planning steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luctant
Dauphin
St. Francis Streets
Government finances summary from July receipts and totals
Expenditures reach 10 509 46 dollars with a balance of 273 331 614 06 dollars. Customs receipts for July total 34 479 507 18 dollars.
State Slot Machine Law In Effect Here
A new slot machine law is now in force locally. The act defines allowable machines and regulates payouts. Officials urge compliance and warn of penalties for violations.
Rapids Prince crashes into canal locks halting traffic
All traffic on the Lachine canal stopped as rescue operations sought fifteen missing men after the steamship Rapids Prince struck canal lock gates. Fifteen workers were swept into turbulent water, while about forty others were saved by boats. The incident disrupted Canada’s inland grain shipments and inland traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lachine Canal
The
Associated Press
Montreal
Canada
Rapids
Prince
Reports on Work and Mules Fitness for Duty
Reports on work and mules as to their fitness for work, and ordered three laid up.
Fire destroys two homes in Allenville settlement blaze
Two houses were destroyed and two more lightly damaged by a Monday morning fire in Allenville settlement wy to. Origin of the blaze was under investigation by the fire company No. The homes owned by W. G. Gully were occupied by Black residents, each a small three or four room dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenville
Wy To
W. G. Gully
Fairbanks Seaplane Flight Ends After Try for Seattle to Tokyo
The monoplane Fort Worth landed in Fairbanks at 7:35 a.m. after a second failed nonstop Seattle to Tokyo attempt. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon reportedly arrived in Khabarov, Siberia, from Chile in eastern Siberia, meeting Russian Civil Aviation Society members who had nearly given up finding them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fort Worth
Seattle-Tokyo
Tokyo
Rengo Dispatch
American Globe
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Khabarov
Siberia
Khabarovsk
Chile
Ita
Pangborn
Herndon
Russian Civil Aviation Society
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty World Flight Moment
The fragment notes the time of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty during their world flight at that point in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Posti
Harold Gatty
Appeals for Aid in New York Battle of Labor Support
Matthew Woll, vice president of the labor group, appeals for aid amid pressure from D. Rockefellers effect on the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Matthew Woll
The
Son of Labor
D. Rockefe
Prisoner Escapes From Atlanta Honor Farm
Ulysses Collyar, serving 15 months for violation of the prohibition act, escaped from the honor farm near Panthersville yesterday and remained at large today. He entered the prison July 4 after a Knoxville Tennessee conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ulysses Collyar
United States Penitentiary
Honor Farm
Panthersville
Collyar
Knoxville
Tenn
Juniors Win Mobile Chamber Golf Team Victory
The Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce golf team won a Sunday tournament against Gulfport at an oil-day event hosted by the Young Men's Business Club of Gulfport. Eleven golfers competed in morning and afternoon rounds for the Mobile group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Business Club of
Gulfport
Mobile
Do X Flying Boat May Take Off If Weather Favors
Rio de Janeiro reports the Do X flying boat may depart for a new flight, contingent on favorable weather. The announcement specifies the tentative takeoff date and route, highlighting the experimental nature of the mission and the reliance on meteorological conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Lindberghs Reach Moose Factory After North Flight
The Lindberghs arrived at Moose Factory Saturday afternoon amid initial uncertainty. Mrs Lindbergh greeted onlookers while a dispatched Associated Press plane confirmed their coastal arrival after radio issues delayed word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dbergh
Lindberghs
Moose Factory
Associated Pease
M Factory
Lindburghs
Montgomery Grand Jury to Hear Bribe Allegations in Slot Bill
Police lack clues as the grand jury meets tomorrow to review evidence of one attempted bribery and alleged tampering with another bill on anti slot machine legislation. Judge McCord, foe of slot devices, is central to the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
McCord
Edison Shows Improvement After Seven Hour Sleep
West Orange New Jersey August 3 Edison slept seven hours last night and is in excellent spirits. Dr Hubert S Howe issued bulletin at 8 am reporting steady improvement and growing interest in outside affairs. Sir Thomas Lipton sent a hopeful message as the morning update followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert
Howe
Edison
Sir Thomas Lipton
Defense Plea To Halt Bombing Trial Denied
Judge John McCoy overruled a defense motion to halt the murder bombing trial of R A Bridges in Jefferson County Alabama. The case concerns the July 10 bombing of the Pure Milk Company plant that killed two persons and left others injured. Mrs Mildred Chambers and Mrs Cline were charged as murder defendants and were hospitalized after an automobile accident. defense counsel said they would be brought into court on stretchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
John McCoy
Jefferson County
R. A. Bridges
Pure Milk Company
Ai Ponement
Mildred Chambers
Cline
Chambers
Albert Boutwell
Defense Counsel
Body Found In Woods Near Muscoda Alabama
L. Ke Horton a 49 year old slag pony worker was shot four times and found in bushes at the edge of a country road near Muscoda Alabama. His car lay about 100 yards away and a blood trail led from the road toward the woods. A small amount of cash found on Horton suggested robbery was not the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bessemer
Ala
L. Ke Horton
Muscoda
Horton
Roedwey I
Protest Filed Demands Arrest in Negro Deaths
Labor Defense demands immediate arrest and death penalty for Burt Brown over the deaths of Bud Davis and Ralph Gray in Camp Hill Alabama. Telegram claims Davis was lynched and body sunk while Gray was dragged from home. International Labor Defense says no evidence links jailed Share Croppers' Union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hill
Bud Davis
Alabama
Tommy Gray
Am 66
Sir
Ralph Gray
Laas
Burt Brown
Davis
Gray
International Labor Defense
Share Croppers’ Union
Four Die As Train Strikes Car At Arkansas Crossing
John Wilson, 45, was critically injured in a grade crossing collision near Coal Hill Arkansas when a special train struck his automobile. His wife 42 and two children Eula Lea 13 and Thomas 4 were killed instantly as the car stalled on the tracks. The train carried Arkansas National Guardsmen to Camp McReg Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Hill
Ark
John Wilson
Taylor Very Ill: Former Governor Alf Taylor in Serious Condition
In Johnson City Tennessee doctors report a slight improvement after surgery for a kidney disorder. Alf Taylor, noted Tennessee political figure, remains ill with a minor chance of recovery as attendants say he rested well following the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tenn
Alf Taylor
Tennessee
Beauty Marries William Steuer in New York Ceremony
New York August 3 reports the marriage of Thomas of the Ziegfeld and former Miss Memphis to William Steuer, a salesman from Nashville. The bride, once Miss Memphis, said she was 2 years in show business and the couple planned a life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas
Ziegfeld
Miss Memphis
Fridey
William Salesman
Gensburg
Tenn
Steuer
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