Farm er Silas Finch killed by truck on Craft highway
Sal Tey iene en one John Richard Bud Finch farmer and dairyman of Toulminville was run over and killed yesterday afternoon by an auto truck driven by Allen Bishop on the Craft highway near his home. Finch jumped from the truck and was struck by a back wheel. He died minutes after reaching City hospital. He was 55 and survived by a widow and six sons. Funeral set for tomorrow. DEDHAM MASS Judge Thayer denied revocation of Sacco and Vansetti death sentences and a stay of execution with the exact decision expected by midnight. The text of the decision was not immediately available.
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John Richard
Bud”) Finch
Toulminville
Allen Bishop
Roche Mortuary
Bishop
Finch
Herbert I
James C
P. F. Finch
Mobile
T. H. Finch
Hoboken
N. J
St. Xavier's Catholic Church
Dedham
Mass
Aug
Thayer
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vansetti
Worcester
Werte County
Buyers Week Opens as Record Attendance Forecast
More than 20 buyers and families registered as Buyers Week starts in Mobile with an expected 1,000 plus buyers from Alabama Mississippi and Florida. The four day program includes port and dock tours the Mobile Bay Bridge viewing and a Hartwell Field baseball game between Mobile and Little Rock clubs.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Mobile
Mobile Bay
Little Rock
Hartwell Field
Etta
Aetna Canal Streets
Lover Kills Rival Then Commits Suicide in Atlanta
Horace Boyd a milk truck driver shot Murphy Nelson who was escorting Mary Tackette home from the dairy plant and then killed himself. Nelson will recover. A note in Boyd's room read Mary is my girl and nobody else is going to take her away from me.
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Atlanta
Horace Boyd
Murphy Nelson
Mary Tackette
Nelson
Boyd
Mary
Quartet Dismissed In Prohibition Case
John Jackson J A McAfee J B Hamilton and W H Cuthbert were acquitted in the inferior criminal court for lack of evidence after prohibition case arrests. H A Thomas fined 50 dollars plus costs for possessing liquor and given 20 days to pay by August 15. Others tied to unlawful automobile use were dismissed when not the offenders. D O Brooks was fined 25 dollars for a disorderly scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
J. A. McAfee
J. B. Hamilton
W. H. Cuthbert
Inferior Criminal Court
H. A. Thomas
Johnny Browning
Buster Browning
Charles Barnhill
James A. Browning
George Anderson
Clubber to Face Jury for Killing Wife and Wounding Son
Robert Shelton, a Black man, is charged with killing his wife in illness and attempting to murder his son Will Shelton. He confessed motive centered on money matters and admitted planning the son's murder. Shelton was arraigned, waived preliminary hearing, and bound to the grand jury without bail after a gunfight on Ann Street where he was disarmed and captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shelton
Will Shelton
Recorder’s Court
Commission Hears Trai Track Plea On Street Cutoff
The city commission in session today will hear Mobile Light and Railroad Company petition for permit to tear up the Water street loop and substitute a cut off on St Joseph street from Dauphin to 8th street. The company seeks removal of tracks from Dauphin and St Francis below Royal and from Water street between Dauphin and St Francis. Only routine business besides this petition.
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Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Water Street
St. Joseph Street
Dauphin
Francis
St. Francis
Royal
Will Tour To Middle West Encouraged By City Leaders
Civic and business leaders and Mayor Hartwell urged a goodwill tour into the middle west. Attendees favored the trip and planned to seek cooperation from commercial and civic associations. Tentative date set for mid September, spanning a week or 10 days by special train to several major western cities.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Middle West
Middlewestern
Flogging Trials Halted as Judge Is Absent
A Jefferson county grand jury investigation into flogging cases in Clay and Oneonta is delayed due to Solicitor Davis's absence on a North tour. The probe involves Arthur Hitt and Dan Mitchell with Klan figures expected to testify upon his return. Indictments may follow after Emory Cobb returns to Oneonta.
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Birmingham
Ala
Arthur Hitt
Dan Mitchell
Clay
Solicitor Davis
Jefferson County
Davis
North
Hut
Mitchell
James
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
Grand
Oneonta
Jeff Calloway
John Coleman
Lily Cobb
Negress
Woodson J. Martin
16Th
Alabama Judicial Circuit
Blount County Grand Jury
Emory Cobb
Cleveland
Ohio
Stamp Machine Stolen From Star Drug Store
Thief broke into Star Drug at 300 South Conception Street before 7 am and stole a stamp machine containing 12 dollars, later found broken in a vacant lot. Police responded and also checked the home of Mrs. M Renfro 910 Marine Street after burglars were reported in her rear. she said the intruder was under the house but investigators found no one.
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Star Drug Store
South Conception Street
M. Renfro
Marine Street
Ways and Means Meeting Called
The Ways and Means Committee of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce is summoned to meet at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Chairman RE D Flynn urges full attendance to discuss duties aimed at securing adequate chamber income. Members include Paul Danner vice chairman E F Ladd D P Bestor Jr D R Dunlap Mark Lyons Frank Backes H B Gayfer W J Norville and Aaron Lowenstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
RE. D. Flynn
Paul Danner
E. F. Ladd
D. P. Bestor, Jr
D. R. Dunlap
Mark Lyons
Frank Backes
H. B. Gayfer
W. J. Norville
Aaron Lowenstein
Burleson to Know His Fate Tonight in Alabama Case
Jasper Alabama August 9 The fate of Dewey Burleson charged with criminal assault on Mrs D I Mc Clure near Eldridge July 14 will rest with a Walker county jury tonight for the second time The first trial ended in a mistrial with ten witnesses Mrs Mc Clure and Klebs Holliday indicted with Burleson Holliday turned state's evidence.
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Jasper
Ala
Dewey Burleson
Asault
D. I. McClure
Eldridge
Walker County
Mobile Council to Nominate at Knights Meeting
At the Mobile Council 666 Knights of Columbus monthly gathering a nominating committee will be formed. Silver jubilee certificates will be issued during the session tonight.
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Mobile Council 666
Knights of Columbus
Bill to Raise Salaries for State Employees
Montgomery August 9 The house opened at 10 am with a measure to fix salaries and compensation for state employees. The bill could add between 300000 and 500000 dollars to the state expense account. Also on the calendar are actions on an anti evolution bill and a Sunday closing measure. Educational forces hope a 20 million current appropriation bill and a bond issue vote proceed.
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Montgomery
Hollis
Monk
European Planes Get Fuel Tests For Transatlantic Flight
In Dessau Germany the Junkers planes Europa and Bremen failed a short fuel consumption test as they prepare for a transatlantic hop. After the test the planes were parked for two days of further endurance evaluations, following the Europa’s record flight. Post office branches received hundreds of letters addressed to Mr Coolidge and Henry Ford asking for returns.
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Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Europa
Bremen
Coolidge
Henry Ford
Telegraph Road Adoption Urged By County Officials
The Mobile county board of revenue and road commissioners will urge the state highway commission in Montgomery to designate the Telegraph road segment from Chickasaw to Satsuma as a state aid road. Although the Craft highway to Chickasaw and the Telegraph road from Satsuma to the Washington county line are state roads, the intervening eight miles have not been adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
State Highway Commission
Montgomery
Chickasaw
Satsuma
Washington County
Joe Dundee Sets for Open Air Welterweight Bout
Baltimore welterweight champion Joe Dundee has arrived in Milwaukee to finish training for a ten round open air bout with Pinkey Mitchell scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Pinkey Mitchell
Cotton jumps above 20 cents on short report
New Orleans trading on August 9 reported a sharp rise as all active months crossed the 20 cent line. Prices surged as the government forecast of bales production sparked a 200 point gain, with New York and Liverpool markets showing similar strength and renewed buying orders after inactivity.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens Strong on Heavy Overnight Orders
In New Orleans on August 9 the market opened excitedly as unfilled overnight buy orders hit the 200 point limit. First trades gained 100 to 125 points with active months pushing above 20 cents, October reaching 2012 and December at 2020. After absorbing buying volume prices eased 29 to 47 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Policeman Killed in North Carolina Desperate Man Hunt
In Wilson North Carolina a police officer Joe Ellis was shot and killed by Eugene Mason when officers answered a call at Mason home. Luther Barnes another officer was fatally wounded and several civilians assist in a large manhunt through a woody area to capture Mason.
Sixty Killed in Shanghai Accident
London reports a Central News dispatch stating sixty people were killed and 1,000 injured in a Shanghai accident today.
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Shanghai
London
Erson
Shanghoula
Central News
Weather forecast notes scattered showers and warm temps
The forecast calls for showers tonight and Wednesday with continuing pleasant warmth. Highs reach the upper 80s to low 90s in Mobile Montgomery Savannah Raleigh Birmingham Meridian and Tampa with Fort Worth and San Antonio around 100 degrees.
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Mobile
Montgomery
Savannah
Raleigh
Birmingham
Meridian 92
Berongs
Tampa
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Weather Outlook For Southeast U.S. Tonight Through Wednesday
Occasional showers tonight and Wednesday reach Alabama and Mississippi with gentle to moderate southwest winds. Extreme Northwest Florida may see local thundershowers tonight and Wednesday with moderate southwest winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Slayers to Hear Penalty of Death Read Them Friday
In Martinsville Louisiana Judge Simon said Ada Bonner LeBouef James D Beadle and Dr Dreher face possible sentences after a jury linked Beadle to the killing of James LeBouef. The jury recommended life for Beadle and capital punishment for the physician and the woman with motions for new trials allowed.
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Martinsville
Ada Bonner LeBouef
James D. Bimimon
Oman Beadle
Morgan City
James J. LeBouef
Simon
Mra
LeBouef
Dreher
James Beadle
LeBouet
Beadle
Fica
Bell Haven College Burned to Ground by Lightning
Bell Haven College a Presbyterian school in Jackson Mississippi burned to the ground at 7 this morning after a severe electrical storm and lightning strike. The fire caused extensive property damage and threatened downtown buildings as high winds swept the area. Estimated losses run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mias
Bell Haven College
Thompson Plans Flood Tour Across United States
Mayor William Hale Thompson plans a nationwide flood relief tour starting September 3 speaking in Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City Topeka Denver Omaha San Francisco Los Angeles Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh New York and Atlanta The Mississippi flood control congress advisory board members reportedly endorse the trip amid political talk about the tour.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Topeka
Denver
Omaha
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cleveland
Pitts
New York
Atlanta
Mississippi
Mississippi Flood Control Congress
Aimee Semple McPherson Plans Life Story Book
Angelus Temple evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson announces she will write her life story in about 50 000 words. The work will cover her kidnapping and escape from Douglas Arizona, the surf incident in Los Angeles, and accounts of sin and spiritual battles in Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Wal Bee
Minnie Kennedy
Wrenie
Angelus Temple
Douglas
Ariz
Chicago
New York
American naval party meets President von Hindenburg
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage commanding American naval forces in European waters leads a group of American naval officials to a reception with President Hindenburg in Berlin. The party includes Captain David W. Bagley, chief of staff to Burrage.
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Berlin
Guy H. Burrage
von Hindenburg
David W. Bagley
Ad Burrage
Noted trap shooter dies suddenly
Fred Gilbert, renowned trap shooter and representative of Dupont Powder Company, died suddenly last night at Spirit Lake Iowa. News reached Wilmington by word of his passing.
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Wilmington
Del
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Dupont Powder de Nemours Company
General Wood Honored At Arlington Funeral Rites
A funeral cortege bearing General Wood's body moved from Fort Myer to Arlington National Cemetery in solemn tribute. Government officials, military leaders, and family accompanied the flag draped caisson as troops from cavalry engineers and artillery followed. The service was led by Army Chaplain Colonel John T. Axton with burial beside Admiral Lampson, near the Spanish American War hero's grave.
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Jou
Potomac
Arts National Cemetery
Boston
Wood
Herwo
War Department
Philippines
Pedro Guevara
Hairstaff
Fort Myer
Bank of the Potomac
Arlington
Hanson Dry
Army War College
Frank KR. McCoy
Cavalry
Engineers
Artil
H. P. McCain
M. W. Ireland
Frank McIntyre
Burton ¥. Read
Army Chaplains
John T. Axton
W. H. Watts
Admiral Lampson
General Wood
Trotsky and Zinovieff Expelled From Central Committee
Aug. 9 reliable reports say Trotsky and Zinovieff have been expelled from the central committee by an overwhelming vote at the plenum. No official statement issued yet. The purge ends years of opposition to current Communist Party policies.
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Moscow
Trotsky and
Znoviett
Central Committee
Communist Party
Trotsky
Znovieff
Joseph Stalin
Tion O
Opeo Gee
Zinovieft
Delaney Entrains for New York for Uzcudun Bout
Jack Delaney completed a road workout at his Meredith New Hampshire training camp and will entrain for New York to fight Paulino Uzcudun in a 15 round bout on Thursday night.
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New York
Meredith
N. H
Jack Delaney
Paulino Uzcudun
Police of Boston Search for Hage Dynamite Cache
Police Captain Herbert said state police were sent to a camp 86 miles from Boston and to a closer location near the city where he believed explosives were kept. The information came through questions from two men who approached him.
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Police of
Boston
Hage
Herbert
Rotary officials convene in session in Chicago
Rotary International officials gather in Chicago to discuss the extension of Rotary in South America and Asia and to familiarize district governors with duties. Attending are representatives from Tampico, Belfast, Paris, Ostend, Quebec, Montevideo, Mantanzas, Madrid, and more.
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Chicago
Aug. C
Rotary
South America
Asia
Rotary ‘International
Pearem
Sutton
Tampico
Mexico
Charles B. White
Belfast
Ireland
Marcel Franck
Paris
France
Albert Ean Ostend
Belgium
Joseph 8. Royer
Quebec
Canada
Donato Gaminara
Montevideo
Uruguay
Joaquin Anorga
Mantanzas
Cuba
Edward Unwin
Zjr
Wilfred Andrews
Ramsgate
Englan
Stanley Leverton
St. Pancras
Engaoe
Production of Crude Oil Slumps in Week Ended Aug 6
Oil and Gas Journal reports U S crude production fell by 1 842 barrels daily in the week ended August 6 to 2 568 685 barrels on average Every field but Garber and Wewoka in Oklahoma posted declines Seminole area cut by 7 675 barrels daily statewide drop 8 855 barrels Texas down 1 910 barrels Louisiana steady Arkansas lower California light crude down with heavy crude up 500 barrels Kansas slightly down
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Seminole
Ahoma
Garber and
Wewoka
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
California
Kansas
U S Women Considered Best Groomed by Cosmeticians
Chicago August 9 The American Cosmeticians Society heard Eugene say American women outshine others in grooming and appearance They capitalize features and invest time on looks noting American women as the most perfectly groomed and influencing Paris dress shop trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eugene
London
Paris
New York
American Cosmeticians Society
Walker Prepared for Reception in New York
Mayor Walker plans a reception in New York after a clothing outfit will bring twenty five dress shirts to the event. The piece notes a light, humorous tone as a crowd gathers and reporters cover the occasion.
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New York
Justice Lag in Death Penalty Appeals at Dedham
News notes pending actions on a new appeal and writs for habeas corpus as Governor Fuller and state officials watch. Defense mobilization and public gathering plans accompany Judge Thayer’s rulings denying bias claims and delaying execution. The condemned murder case dates from six years ago in Dedham.
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State Supreme Court
Alvan T. Fulle
State House
Ppa
Nessel
Non
Thayer
Dedham
Maine
British Schneider Cup Plane Shown Amid Secrecy
CAPSHOT England Aug 9 British seaplane testing at a guarded air station was briefly opened to a small press party ahead of the Schneider Cup race in Italy. Only select journalists viewed the aircraft while others were barred from the restricted area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monthe
Italy
Britain
Ican
Capshot
England
Irregularity in Early Markets Hits Industrial Promises
In New York trading, early price action showed irregularities in the priced industrials with general declines. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube stock rose despite the broader losses, advancing 188 points as part of the session volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Youngstown
New York Futures Open Mixed Early Trading
Futures in New York opened mixed with September at 19.70, December around 20.10 to 20.20, and May seen at higher levels as traders weigh early price signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans Futures Open Strong
Futures for August New Orleans opened firm with 19.85 for August, 20.04 for December, 20.84 for March, and 20.58 for May.
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New Orleans
Sancaaie
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Moone
Walter Williams
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Press Congress of the World
Carl H. Roberta
Knoxville
O. H. May
May
Carl
Dclf
Clubber
Burleson
Mobile Council
Bombay
Thompson
U.S
Aimee
Gen
Sampson
Seake
Delaney
N. Y
U. S
Walker
Schneider
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