Mobile road bond bill nears enactment with $4.5 million
Governor Graves signed the Mobile road bond bill as a key step in a major construction program. County officials met with Judge Woolsey Finnell and highway officials to secure support for 70 miles of Mississippi Valley and Florida Mid-West highways, Citronelle to Wilmer, now on the paving primary list. The act follows a constitutional amendment and a minor legislative change that preserves the measure’s main provisions.
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Graves
County Board of Revenue
Woolsey Finnell
State Highway Commission
Mississippi Valley
Florida Mid-West
Citronelle
Wilmer
House
Senate
Flogging Reports Spur Crenshaw Probe and Klan Letter
An investigation is opened into March flogging cases in Crenshaw County led by County Solicitor Kelvin Poole. A Montgomery mailed letter signed by "A Kilansman" claims multiple floggings, a murder, burnings, shootings, and other law violations across Crenshaw, Blount, Jefferson counties, and warns of further actions. It also mentions Z H Comer of Wastaboga who was beaten severely and survived weeks under medical care.
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Ntgomery
Ala
Crenshaw
Calvin Poole
Wastaboga
Z. H. Comer
Comer
Kilansman
Birmingham
Montgomery
Klassaman
United States
Blount
Jefferson
Final Plea Delays Execution In High Court Move
In Bostox August 10 a judge delayed a final decision on postponing the executions of Nicola Sauce and Bartolomeo Vansett. Judge Sanderson will rule tomorrow whether a bill of exceptions goes to the full supreme court bench. Governor Ker has not announced any stay decision by 12 45 p m.
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Bostox
Nicola Sauce
Bartolomeo Vansett
Secon
Sanderson
Supreme Court
Sup Coort
Ker
Woman Found Dead in Mobile Apartment
Miss Lillye Strouse, a Mobile resident, was found dead in her apartment kitchenette at 7:30. Coroner Dr. Hale reported death by gas poisoning with four stove burners open. Notes with telephone numbers were on the table. She was a Greensboro, Alabama native, daughter of Simon and Esther Strouse, survived by several relatives. Funeral pending time. Rochy Mortuary in charge.
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Lillye_ Strouse
Mobile
Steles Arts
F Hale
View the Poets
Miss Strouse
Greensboro
Ala
Simon
Esther Strouse
Alex
Charlies
Herman
Berney
C. L. Strouse
Eula Beer
Olga Epstein
Portland
Ore
Rochy
Bullock Honored by Order in Young Men's Institute
Joseph F Bullock of Mobile was elected second grand Vicent of the Young Men's Institute at Altoona Pennsylvania convening for the Atlantic jurisdiction. Other officers include James M McCormack Memphis grand president P King Cumberland first grand vice president and BE K Ecker Louisville treasurer. E Raymond Schott Louisville was named to the board of directors.
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Joseph F. Bullock
Mobile
Young Men’s Institute
Altoona
Associated Press
Atlantic
Alabama
James M. McCormack
Memphis
P. ¥. King
Cumberland
BE. K. Ecker
Louisville
E. Raymond Schott
Leuisville
Deputy Seizes and Destroys 50-Gallon Drum Still
Deputy Sheriff Charles Kessler, working alone in a swamp northeast of Citronelle, located a 50 gallon drum still yesterday and destroyed it. A seizure report was made to the sheriff.
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Charles Kessler
Citronelle
Weather Forecast Notes A Mythic Rain Plot
A playful weather scene has Jupiter and his weather agents planning fair skies for Mobile and surrounding areas. They discuss rainfall and temperatures while referencing recent conditions and a petition for cooler weather. Local showers and gentle variable winds are forecast for the area tonight and tomorrow.
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Pluvius
Mobile
Jupiter
Mont
Coast Guard escorts Chiquita as it departs U S waters
The Tallapoosa sails from Mobile with two patrol craft guarding the schooner Chiquita, released after a circuit court ruling. The escort aims to ensure safe passage to Puerto Mexico as the Chiquita exits territorial waters. The case originated from a 1926 seizure deemed unconstitutional by the circuit court.
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Mobile
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Puerto
Mexico
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
America
Gulf Vision
U.S. Coast Guard
Two Fliers Killed In Plane Crash Near Point Loma
In San Diego on August 10, Lieutenants George Cavell and R W Waggener of the U S N were killed when their aircraft plunged near Point Loma shortly after leaving North Island for Oakland. The crash sparked brush fires as rescuers hunted for the second airman and the body believed to be Covell.
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San Diego
Calif
North Island
Oakland
George Caveel
R. W. Waggener
Point Loma
Honolulu
North Island Naval Air Station
Ocean
Fort Rose Crans Reservation
Covell
Bomb Attacks Rip Buenos Aires Area In Early Morning
A bomb exploded at a city palace office and another blast at Velez Sarsfield railway station near Buenos Aires. Early reports say no injuries or victims yet, with details still unclear.
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Buenos Aires
Palace Ofce
Velez Sarsfield
Levins Sentenced to Die in Chair in Florida Slaying
Benjamin F. Levins, convicted of the hammer slaying of five members of the Looney Merrell family in Tampa, was sentenced to death by electric chair. The execution date will be fixed by the governor.
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Tampa
Fra
Benjamin F. Levins
Looney Merrell
Buyers Week Sparks Influx of Out-of-Town Shoppers
Nearly 300 buyers registered on the first day and totals rose toward a thousand as Mobile’s Buyers Week drew shoppers from south Alabama, west Florida and Mississippi. Merchants reported a trade boom with stores adding staff and several $500 purchases offering free round trip transport. The four day program included theater, boxing, baseball, moving pictures, harbor tours and a bay boat ride for guests.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Mobile
Chamber of Cormimerce
Sonimate Klets Yim Ee
Mobile Connect
Cee
Aoa Eee
Mobile Pwayskates
Letie Tex
Saenger Theater
American Legion Athletic Association
Intruder Sacks Home As Tenants Sit On Gallery
Mrs L M Tisdale reports a burglary at 50 North Broad Street between 9 and 10 pm. A diamond ring valued at 300 dollars a small purse with 1 75 and important papers were stolen while a gold watch and pearl necklace were left behind. Earl Ott from 704 Augusta Street also reports a break in but the intruder fled. a rear door was open.
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L. M. Tisdale
North Broad Street
Earl Ott
Augusta Street
Newport Regatta Draws Yachtsmen
Newport R I August 10 Colon interest rises in motor boat regatta to be sailed August 19 and 20 off the resort under the American Power Boat Association. Commodore Arthur Curtiss James and William H Vanderbilt lead the committee and donate perpetual trophies. Notable participants include Charlie O Donnell Frazier Jelke Henry Coleman Drayton Ernest R Behrend Walter S Andrews and William T Andrews. The Yankee Doodle, claimed as among the world's fastest boats, has entered.
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Newport
R. I
Colon
American Power Boat Association
Commodore Arthur Curtiss James
William H. Vanderbilt
Charlies Olives O'Donnell
Frazier Jelke
Henry Coleman
Quartet Faces Jury in Larceny Charge at Semmes
G A Lowery and wife C B Moffett, B R Foster, and C R Moffett appeared for preliminary hearing before Acting Judge T J Touart on grand larceny charges. They are accused of stealing over 60 bushels of pears from Dr D O McCrary's Semmes orchard and are held to the next grand jury under $500 bond. Jackson Legual of Bayou la Barre, an escapee from the county convict farm at Irvington, received seven days added by the judge.
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G. A. Lowery
Moffett
B. R. Foster
Inferior Criminal Court
T. J. Touart
D. O. McCrary
Semmes
Jackson Legual
Bayou la Barre
Irvington
Urania Widow Becomes Widow for Ninth Time
Urania Louisiana August 10 Mrs B Hatfield a wealthy local widow has become a widow for the ninth time Her last husband B Hatfield died recently from an operation She owns four or five wells a fine home at Urania and other valuable holdings in the vicinity most of her life
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Urania
B. Hatfield
Swimmer Miss Josephine Fence Dominates Massanoga Meet
The swimmer Miss Josephine Fence shows strong performance at Massanoga, New York, finishing competitively in a national AAU event with notable action and pace.
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Josephine
Massanegua
N. Y
Craft Amendment Undermines Alabama Fee Bill In Senate
Senator John Craft effectively killed Representative Edward Grove’s Mobile county fee bill by amending out salaries, leaving the legislature unable to abolish the fee system if voters approve the constitutional amendment next year. Grove’s measure would empower periodic adjustment of county officer fees. The amended bill returns to the house with uncertainty over concurrence or non concurrence.
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John Craft
Mobile
Edward J. Grove
Alabama Senate
Grove
Craft
House
Contractor Held After Shanghai Market Collapse
A building contractor was arrested in Shanghai after the collapse of a market the day before killed 63 people and wounded 224, with 81 in serious condition. Beams supporting the structure gave way, triggering the disaster.
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Shanghai
Bilbo and Murphree Lead in Mississippi Democratic Primary
Official returns from the August 2 Mississippi Democratic primary show Theo G. Bilbo with 186,066 votes and Dennis Murphree with 71,836, forcing a runoff August 28. Lieutenant governor nominee M. P. Love led the first primary with 126,547 votes, while other statewide offices listed include state auditor C. C. White 144,127 and insurance commissioner Ben Lowery 128,007.
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Mary
Bidwell Adam
John L. Smith
Love
Adam
Smith
C. C. White
Macey Dinkins
Ben
Lowery
T. M. Henry
Unfilled Steel Orders Rise for US Steel in July
New York reports United States Steel Corporation unfilled orders at July 31 reached 2,142,014 tons, up 88,768 tons from the previous month. The figures were disclosed at noon today.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Riot girl leads Chicago protest riot and arrest
An 18 year old pre law student Aurore D Angeli o is named as Chicago s riot girl a new unrecognized radical leader. She and two others are taken into custody after a peaceful indoor protest escalated into a 3000 strong midnight parade toward downtown followed by tear gas and police charges.
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Chicago
Aurore D'Angelo
Crane Technical High School
Sacco
Vanzetti
Joan of Arc
Mims D'Angelo
Aurora
Carmen
Anton Johannsen
Carpenters’ District Council
D’angelo
How They Voted On The Double Fee Roll Call
The roll call on the double fee shows the senate split with 15 voting for the measure and 16 against. Members voting for: Bonner Bradford Carleton CRAFT Ellis Dallas Jack James Mitchell Moore Oliver Stokes Teasley Walker Warren Williams-15. Voting against: Brown Caffey Cowan Edgar Ellis Shelby Fite Hall Holmes Jackson Jones Justice Nixon Nolen Thompson Walton Young-16.
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Senate
Bonner
Bradford
Carleton
Craft
Ellis
Dallas
Jack
James
Mitchell
Moore
Oliver
Stokes
Teasley
Walker
Warren
Williams
Brown
Caffey
Cowan
Edgar
Shelby
Fite
Hall
Holmes
Jackson
Jones
Justice
Nixon
Nolen
Thompson
Walton
Young
Alabama Senate Defeats Double Primary Bill After Long Battle
In Montgomery on August 10, the Alabama Senate rejected the double primary measure after a two hour clash. Lt Gov Davis cast deciding votes twice, tipping the scales as Bonner Teasley and Ellis led rival sides in a series of motions. Senator Travis Williams closed the debate with a denunciation of obstruction and a call for majority rule.
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Senate
Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Davis
J. M. Bonner
Committee On
Bonner
Mittee
Wiens
Asane
Ike
Ellis
Shelby
Bonnet
Davis
Teasley
Hall
Ellis Bi
Stanley
Smith
Town Creek
Stanley-Smith
Travis Williams
Williams
Alabama
Industrial meet continues at Virginia institute
At the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs the industrialization of the south farm relief and state and county government topics were debated by notables. Gus Dyer of Vanderbilt presided while Dr John M Coulter and Dr A R Hatton led discussions on respective themes Ogden Mills was to speak on treasury financing and the public debt with Dr Thomas W Page to follow on tariffs impact on farmers.
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Charlottesville
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Gus Dyer
Vanderbilt University
New England
South
John M. Coulter
North Dakota A. and
M. College
Woman Freed of Murder Charge in Acid Attack
A coroner's jury ruled Louis Fisher died of natural causes and Mary Waite did not intend to harm him by pouring acid over him as he slept aboard the US shipping board steamer American Trader. Fisher died at sea last Friday. Waite claimed she acted in disfigurement due to his attentions to other women. Witnesses said acid burns were not fatal. Fisher died from syncope after fright and exertion.
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London
Louis Fisher
United States Shipping Board
Mary Waite
Fisher
Miss Waite
Hubbard Chester Fish
Communists Decide Not to Expel Trotzky and Zinovieff
The central executive committee and central control commission of the Communist Party decided to withdraw the expulsion question against Leon Trotzky and Gregory Zinovieff. They will be warned after declarations renouncing some opposition views.
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Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Central Control Commission of
The
Communist Party
Leon Trotzky
Gregory Zinovieff
Floods Hurt Indian Cotton Crops Across Gujarat District
Dispatches from Bombay report floods in Gujarat Bombay Presidency damaging or destroying half the cotton crop and most of the tobacco north of Broach. Cotton loss in Gujarat and Kathiawar districts is about 150000 bales while flood waters affect new cotton areas in lower Sind. other regions rise.
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London
Bombay
Gujarat
Bombay Presidency
British India
Reuters
Broach
Gujerat
Kathiawar
Lower
Sind
Sacco Refuses Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Nicola Sacco refused to sign a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Michael Musmanne, associated with the Sacco Vanzetti defense, accompanied him at the state prison. Vansetti signed the petition at the death house.
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Boston
Nicola Sacco
Michael Musmanne
Sacco
Mao
Houwne
Vansetti
Nicola Bacco and Tongues to face Charlestown prison guard trial
Boston observers report Nicola Bacco and Tongues awaiting trial amid preparations at Charlestown state prison. Guards patrol the area as authorities prepare for an expected case related to earlier clashes and a potential fine.
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Boston
Nicola Bacco
Charlestown State Prison
Patro the Great
Brest Demands New Flying Field
Brest France August 10 aviation fans of Brittany urge the government to establish a landing field in Brittany to serve civil and military planes including transatlantic travel. The Federation of the Initiative cites the lack of any satisfactory field and warns that if action fails a field may be funded by public subscription.
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Brest
France
Byrd
Atge
Brittany
Federation of the “ d’Iniltiative
Paris
Adair Receivers to Remain in Possession in Atlanta
Judge G M Howard of Fulton County Superior Court ordered Edgar Watkins and Arthur Lucas to continue in possession of the premises and properties of the Adair Realty and Company despite the federal district court’s refusal to vacate the injunction restraining the action.
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Atlanta, Ga
G. M. Howard
Pulton County
Edgar Watkins
Arthur Lucas
Adair Realty and Company
Federal District Court
Northern troops close on Shanghai as Chiang Kai Shek wounded
An official report says northern troops advance rapidly toward Shanghai. It also states that Chiang Kai Shek, the moderate nationalist leader, has been wounded.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai Shek
President Hotel Association president dies in Binghamton
Edward M. Tierney, head of the National Association of Hotel Owners, died in Binghamton New York last night after a stroke of apoplexy. He led the association for several years and was a prominent advocate for hotel owners nationwide.
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President Hotel Association
Binghamton
N. Y
Sue Ee
Edward M. Tierney
National Association Af Owners
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Sylvia Gaines
Smith College
William C. Gaines
Seattle
Wash
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Saor
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U.S
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Newport Regatta
Bilbo
Murphree
Silver Springs
M.r. May Cissell
Richard James
Trotzky
ADAIR
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