G M N Foreman Fined for Concealed Pistol Charge in Wilmer
Calhoun cc S Calhoun Gulf Mobile and Northern section foreman was fined 15 dollars by Recorder Edington for carrying a pistol concealed near the Wilmer shops. The weapon allegedly belonged to Deputy Stringfellow. Calhoun appealed and posted 300 dollars bond while other defendants were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. S. Calhoun
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Road
Wilmer
Ala
D. H. Edington
Calhoun
Stringfellow
Mobile
Mississippi
J. C. Rich
E. Eubanks
W. A. Miller
J. R. Bellman
J. G. Cravey
J. M. Williams
Missisippi
County board of revenue race still undecided after canvass
The county race for three seats on the board of revenue remains unresolved as the official count by the County Democratic Executive Committee proceeds. By mid afternoon eighteen precincts remained to canvass with three to four hours expected, and totals likely to shift in precincts in the first and third districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue
Democratic Executive Committee
Albert Freeland
Jack Cleveland
Board of Revenue
Albert S. Towle
Charles Green
Prine
Scott
Freeland
Cleveland
Cazalas
Thomas
Pat Byrne
A. G. Ward
Berney, Grayson and Goldsby
R. E. Cunningham
Edward Grove
John J. Russell
D. B. Dobbs
Dobbs
Thomas Murray
Albert S. Towie
J. C. Prine
Albert
Mobile
Walter Miller
Sidney Bian
Mobile County
Underwood Questions German-American Claims Commission
Senator Oscar W Underwood of Alabama challenged the German-American claims commission proposed to settle American war claims against Germany. He argued an executive order cannot override law and planned to press a bill for an all American commission. He warned such decisions might lack legal standing and urged adherence to the Versailles pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
State Department
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Underwoo
Houston
Wirth
Berlin
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Underwood
Dallas youth sentenced for petit larceny in theft from home
John Marshall, 20, formerly of Dallas, pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch and a revolver from John White's residence. He received three months hard labor on the county road from the recorder, who cited youth as a reason against harsher punishment. White denied owing Marshall any money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
Dallas
Texas
John White
Recorder
White
Ishall
Sen- Keres
Weather and baseball schedule across leagues today
In the Southern League Atlanta visits Memphis at 4:00, New Orleans at Little Rock. Mobile at Nashville hosts two games at 2:15, Birmingham at Chattanooga. in the National League New York at Brooklyn and Boston at Philadelphia at 2:30, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh at 3:30. In the American League Philadelphia at New York and Washington at Boston, both cloudy, 3:30 and 3:15 respectively.
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Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Washington
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with moderate temperatures across Alabama and Mississippi. No rain expected and temperatures easing through the period.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Visitors Entertain Merchants Week Plans Announced
The Buyers Week committee prepares events for out-of-town merchants visiting the city. A harbor boat ride and supper at Bat on the Eastern Shore are set for Wednesday, with 250 guests to dine at the Battles Hotel. A second seafood supper for 250 is planned at the Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club Tuesday, and the bay boat New Daphne will ferry the party to Battles.
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P Tor
Bat
Battles Hotel
Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club
New Daphne
Battles
Band Concert Tonight At Bienville Square
The second band concert in Bienville Square opens at 7 30 p m and lasts two hours with Drago s band providing the music. The Kiwanis Club and local supporters finance a summer series held twice weekly for public enjoyment on likely Tuesday and Friday evenings.
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Bienville Square
Drago
Kiwanis Club
Burglars Loot City of New Orleans Thefts Total Five Thousand
A surge of robberies last night left about 5000 dollars stolen in New Orleans. The largest theft was 2800 dollars from John R. Lewis and an associate at his apartment. A theater manager was robbed of 150 dollars and other abductions were reported. Several victims were injured during resistance and one hospitalized. No arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Rallers
John R. Lewis
Lewis
Man Injured When Auto Hits Tree Near Station
Joseph Mullaney of Wilkinson and Texas Streets was badly hurt when his car struck a tree at a station on the Mobile and Bay road. He was unconscious and taken to City hospital after residents called a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mullaney
Wilkinson
Texas
T Station
Mobile and
Bay Ore Road
Mullaney
Daly’s 28 Cent School Board Campaign Record
R E Daly Sr, elected school commissioner at Tuesday’s primary, filed the smallest expense account in county history, totaling 28 cents. Eightteen cents covered post cards and two cents for stamps.
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R. E. Daly, Sr
Negro Shot in Rail Yards Dies of Wound
Memphis reports Z. M. Brows, one of two Black railroad shop workers at Hulbert Arkansas, killed by masked assailants. Frank Heath, the other wounded, is not expected to live according to hospital doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Z. M. Brows
Chcago
Rock Island and Pacific
Hulbert
Ark
Frank Heath
American Unity League formed to curb Ku Klux Klan
Chicago announces a national campaign to outlaw the Ku Klux Klan with the American Unity League. Bishop Samuel Fallows is honorary chair. Patrick H. O'Donnell is chairman. A September 5 national conference will unite leaders from all groups to oppose the Klan and promote a weekly anti Klan newspaper.
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Chicago
Ku Klux Klan
American Unity League
Samuel Fallows
The
Reformed Episcopal Church
Patrick H. O'Donnell
America
Mr. O'Donnell
Patrick J.carr
W. J. M'Namee
Joztfth Stoltz
Sebae Bihga
Shepherd
Bishop Fallows
California
Four Seek United States Senate Nomination in Utah
In Salt Lake City on August 11 four candidates joined incumbent Senator William H. King in the field for renomination at the state Democratic convention. Opponents include Frank Francis mayor of Ogden, William R. Wallace, W. W. Armstrong bankers of Salt Lake City, and Senator Edward Southwick author of anti cigarette legislation. State candidates from rural areas to be named before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
William H. King
Kingamon
Frank Francis
Ogden
William R. Wallace
W. W. Armstrong
Edward Southwick
Two Railroad Men Shot and Killed in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on Aug 11 William H Downs 28 and Fritz Ferschner 23 workers at the Collinwood shops of the New York Central were shot dead on their way home from work. The assailant reportedly mistook them for strikebreaker imports. Downs had ten years service and Ferschner many years. Charles Schweitzer and William Johnson were badly beaten by men said to be strike sympathizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
William H. Downs
Fritz Ferschner
Collinwood
New York Central
Down
Ferschner
Charles Schweitzer
William Johnson
Danville Copper Kidnaps Police Officer on Main Street
In Danville Virginia on a Wednesday night Policeman Areh Morgan investigating a suspected liquor car was grabbed from a running board after the vehicle failed to stop and was driven away into the countryside. The car with a North Carolina license wrecked after hitting a telegraph pole leaving Morgan dazed and the kidnappers at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Areh Morgan
Morgan
North Carolina
Belgian Pilot Wins Gordon Bennett Cup
M Demuyter, pilot of the Belgian balloon Belgica, won the James Gordon Bennett cup race with a distance of 1300 kilometers, according to a Geneva dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Brussels
Associated Press
M. Demuyter
Geneva
Dupre Denied Commutation of Hanging Sentence
The Georgia State Prison Commission rejected Frank B. Dupre s appeal for commutation of his death sentence for the murder of Irby Walker a private detective during a jewelry store robbery in Atlanta last December. The execution remains set for September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Frank B. Dupre
Irby ‘Co
Walker
State Prison Commission
Dupre
Walkler
Sure Thing Guy Planned Clean Up in Southern League
Po Nee and federal authorities pursue a New Orleans man accused of trying to bribe a Little Rock telegraph operator to flash game scores for a gambling swindle across Southern Association cities. Officials say advance information would enable “sure thing” bets and that at least one ballpark operator has fixed returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Little Rock
W.S. Watkins
Southern Association
Incendiarism Blamed for Camp Grant Fire
Fire at Camp Grant in Rockford Illinois destroyed barracks and the hospital area starting last night. Officials estimate the loss near a million and a half dollars as authorities suspect incendiary causes amid rapid spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
Ki Greene
Andanal
Cholera follows in wake of typhoon at Swatow
Shanghai Aug 11 Inter national News Service cholera adds horror after fire that destroyed Swatow with an estimated 20 000 to 60 000 lives. United States Consul General Cun nim received a cable from Swatow asking for supplies to combat a cholera epidemic sweeping the city caused by water contamination from dead animals and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
International News Service
Swatow
United States
Cunnim
Railroad Seeks $106000 First Mortgage Bonds
Washington Aug 11 The Knoxville and Carolina railroad company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 106000 in first mortgage bonds the proceeds to be used to pay or improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knoxville and Carolina Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Five Killed in Adriatic Blast Aboard Ocean Liner
Five killed and several injured in an explosion aboard the White Star liner Adriatic about 300 miles off the American coast. Firemen, electricians, and crew fought flames in coal hold No. 3 as captain David ordered reduced speed and later full speed ahead. Passengers remained assured of safety as the George Washington moved to assist.
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Rockland
Maine
White Star Line
David Ordred
Americin
David
George Washington
McCormick Weds Ganna Walska in Paris Ceremony
Harold F. McCormick of Chicago married Madame Ganna Walska the Polish opera singer in Paris this morning. McCormick's daughter Mathilde travels to Switzerland to meet suitor Major Max Qoser. McCormick’s prior wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick obtained a divorce. Walska was recently divorced from Alexander Cochran, famed Yonkers carpet magnate.
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Paris
Harold F. Mc Cormick
Chicago
Ganna Walska
Mr. McCormick
Mathilde McCormick
Switzerland
Max Qoser
McCormick
Edith H Rockefeller McCormick
D. Rockefeller
Mme. Waleska
Alexander Cochran
United States
Yonkers
N. Y
Two Trains Crash Head On In Georgia. Two Hurt
Brunswich Georgia Aug 11 United Press wrecking crews worked clearing tracks after a head on collision between Atlanta to Brunswick train No thirteen and Brunswick to Thomman train No eight. Mail Clerk Chestnutt and a woman passenger were badly hurt. Engine crews leaped to safety before impact. Train thirteen ran three minutes fast on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
United Preas
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Andvilla
Atlanta
Thulman
Chestnutt
Rich Gold Vein Reported Found Near Yarmouth
Rich gold bearing quartz deposits have been struck on properties at Malaga Harrens in Queens county near Yarmouth Nova Scotia. A rich strike is also reported in the south rabbit lead area at Malaga Barrens owned by Mr Linahan of Cleveland Ohio. Mining machinery is being rushed to both areas.
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Washington
Malaga Harrens
Queens County
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Department of Commerce
South
Rabbit
Malega Barrens
Linahan
Cleveland, O
Aniston Woman Wins Board of Education Seat by 19 Votes
Anniston Alabama August 11 Mrs Jessie Jones Ledbetter the first woman to seek public office in Calhoun county was shown by official count Thursday to have been elected by a narrow margin of 19 votes to membership on the county board of education in the Democratic primary Unofficial returns had shown her trailing and it was believed she had been defeated until the count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Jessie Jones Ledbetter
Calhoun County
County Board of Education
Ledbetter
Cork News Conflicting On Irish Forces In Cork
Cable dispatches report uncertain fighting in Cork with British and government troops clashing through hostile districts. Wounded sailors claim Irregulars held Passage West while Nationals battled through, and fires were seen at the Admiralty House and the British naval hospital at Queenstown. Irregulars reportedly evacuated Clonmel.
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Dubian
Aus
Gon Jon
Amd
Union Hall
Cork
Admiralty House
Queenstown
Clonmel
Feudal warfare claims two more Wingate family members
In Nassau county near Hilliard Florida last night William Wingate 71 and Scriven Wingate 41 were shot dead in their car. Their seven year old son survived after pleading for his life. The Wingate patriarch and three sons have died in the past three years with two other sons killed earlier. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Wingate
Hilliard
Nassau County
Elijah
William Wingate
Scriven
Beriven
Lightning Hits Forests Start Fifty Fires in District No 1
Fifty forest fires were started by lightning during an electrical storm over District No. 1 of the forest service. It is not known how large an area has burned. Eight new fires were reported on the Cabinet forest in Idaho and western Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Forest Service
Kootenay Forest
Montana
Cabinet Forest
Idaho
Guard Shot and Killed at Home in Louisville Distillery Town
Evan H. Evans a 60 year old guard at Rugby distillery Louisville was shot and killed at his home early today after allegedly threatening to slay family members during a temporary insanity spell. His son W. H. Evans 27 was held to the grand jury without bond in connection with the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Evan H. Evans
Rugby
W. ‘H.’ Evans
Wood urged for gins and tobacco growers in South
Washington August 11 United Press. Cotton gin mill operators in the Carolinas and tobacco growers across several Southern states appealing for federal coal aid are advised by the presidential fuel commission to use wood. Plans are formed to secure small coal shipments for Indiana tanners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
Carolinas
Presidential Fuel Commission
Indiana
Raiders wreck train near city of Dublin
Raiders wrecked a train on the Great Northern railroad near Dublin causing traffic disruption northward. The incident was reported from Belfast on Aug 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Dublin
Belfast
Great Northern
Dublin
Heads of 17 railroad labor groups seek strike settlement
In Washington Aug 11 heads of 17 railroad labor and transportation brotherhoods met to discuss President Harding’s proposed settlement for the rail strike. The session lasted over two hours without a decision on how the striking men should respond. Warren B. Stone led the talks and said another meeting would follow, with no answer likely before tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Engineers
Cable price soars as Irish cables disrupt trans Atlantic links
London reports Americans are paying over 1 per word to send messages to New York via a 15000 mile route through Lisbon and Cape Verde to Buenos Aires. Irish rebels hold ten of seventeen cables, delaying restoration and forcing limited service by press and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
England
New York
Lisbon
Cape Verde Islands
Buenoss Aires
Great Britain
United States
Pres
Reparations conference opens after London talks
Premiers Polro Lloyd George and Theunis of Be had a long conference today before the reparations conference opening. Theunis was said to be seeking a rapprochement between Britain and France. An agreement on four main points of the reparations control is virtually reached and a general accord is said to be in progress, according to French semi official agency. The London view is optimistic and talk of a split has ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Assdociated
Polro
Lloyd George
Theunis
Time bombs explode in Topeka and Santa Fe stockade
In San Bernardino California three time bombs exploded at intervals from 1 30 to 3 o clock in the morning in the stockade of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe within two hundred feet of the companys round house. The bombs were buried underground and caused no damage. More explosions were expected and no one was allowed inside the stockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
Associated Press
Avon
Topeka
Santa Fe
Initials Hint in Murderprobe the Victim
Washington authorities seek to identify a well dressed man found along Marlborough pi with fifteen knife wounds and a rope tight around the neck. The body was removed for investigation as officials pursue the initials M C B as a possible clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ternational News Service
Thea
Wington
Maryland
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G.m.&n. Man
Railroad Labor Board
T. de Witt Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Ert
Centgrees
German Board
City OF Orleans
National Movement
Sen. King
Lee and
Montgomery
Ateean
Lee
Saino
Miller
Ryland Ae
West Orth Ee
Brown
Wwe
Ellis Tee
Moore See Ee
Johnson
Adriatic
M'Cormick
Ganna-Walska
Georgia
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