Mobile Gas Price Row Blocked by Federal Court
Mobile Gas Company wins temporary injunction in U S District Court in Montgomery to halt Alabama Public Service Commission rate cuts in Mobile. The commission must answer within twenty days as three-judge hearing for a permanent injunction is scheduled later.
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Mobile Gas Company
Hen D. Clayton
Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile
Cmpany
Alabama Public Service Comvision
State Commission
Commission
Fed
Eupreme
Ates
Mobile. He Gas Company
Willie Singleton Fined $50 for Auto Drunk Case
Willie Singleton, a Negro, paid a $50 fine after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while drunk on Madison Reef near Hamilton yesterday. The reckless driving charge was merged. Officer Harry Minto arrested both defendants. P R Blalack paid $15 for speeding 30 mph on Government Street.
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Willie Singleton
Madison Reef
Hamilton
Recorder
P.R. Blalack
Government Street
Harry Minto
Poe Department
Officer Attacked by Crowd at Dixie Park Incident
Police report states Officer William Connolly on special duty at Dixie Park was struck and cut by a crowd of Black people last night. He was severely hurt but not fatally wounded. officer Joseph Gabel was present as his partner. The officers escaped without further injury.
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William Connolly
Dixie Park
Connolly
Joseph Gabel
Schedule of Southern and National League Games Today
Southern matchups include Atlanta at Birmingham and New Orleans at Little Rock with two p.m. and 3:30 p.m. starts. National League features New York at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Cincinnati with multiple starts. American games list Detroit at New York and Chicago at Boston among others with 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. starts and varied weather conditions.
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New Orleans
Little Rock
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi tonight
The forecast covers Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Wednesday with probability of showers along the coast. Strong winds and cooler temperatures may affect coastal areas.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Campaign On to Raise Funds For Seaport in Mobile Alabama
Mobile county launches a seaport education drive ahead of the November vote on the seaport constitutional amendment. D P Bestor Jr is treasurer as Joseph H Lyons leads the effort with Chamber of Commerce volunteers. Funds go to the state committee in Birmingham to educate Alabamians about port development. Merchants greet voters with a postage stamp urging support. Teams meet at 4 pm and plan to continue Wednesday if needed.
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Mobile
Alabama
Seaport
Chamber of Commerce
D. P. Bestor, Jr
Joseph H. Lyons
Mobile County
Sidney J. Bowie
Birmingham
Lyons
Missing Cox Boy Still Not Found After Two Weeks
William George Cox age 16 known as Mobile Country Club chief caddy vanished two weeks ago after reportedly planning to go to Montgomery and then Birmingham. State solicitor, citing no evidence, released a section statement as no trace has been located. Last seen Tuesday night August 1 with considerable money.
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William George Cox
Mobile Country Club
Montgomery
Birmingham
Cox
Three Men Held On Auto Theft Warrants In Mobile
John H. Shaw of Troy Alabama Steward Ferrell and R A Campbell from Atlanta Georgia were returned to Mobile from Montgomery on grand larceny warrants for the theft of F I Spauldings automobile on Royal Street last Tuesday afternoon. Campbell confessed to leading the affair. they will have a hearing Friday.
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John H. Shaw
Troy
Ala
Ferrell
Cliff Adams
Mangum
Adams
Campbell
Shopmen at Whistler Rally Back Strike Cause
A large turnout at Whistler heard Strike situation updates from Rev M J Barnes Rev Father P A O Connor Rev Thomas J Blas and leaders Charles E Franck and Edward V Scheuerman. Eugene F Baggett presided as the Shop Federated Trades pledged loyalty to the cause.
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Federated Crafts
Whistler
M. J. Barnes
Whistler Methodist Church
Father P. A. O'Connor
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Thomas J. Blas
Whistler Baptist Church
Charles E. Franck
Central Trades Council
Edward V. Scheuerman
The
Machinists Union
Eugene F. Baggett
Shop
Federated Trades
Still and Mash Seized in Western City Raid
Deputy sheriffs Hudoff and Donoghue with State Officers Knox and Crow seized a 150 gallon still and 3,000 gallons of mash on Rosemary branch in the western city. The apparatus was destroyed and the copper worm held for further investigation of the operation.
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Hudoff and
Donoghue
Knox and
Crow
Rosemary Branch
W. H. Holecombe, Jr
Negro is Sentenced to Three Months for Thefts
Will Clifton received a three month jail term on a petit larceny charge after ten pairs of shoes valued at twenty dollars were reported missing by shoemaker B Tobin on Dauphin street. Detective Levine Bauer located the stolen footwear in Clifton's possession.
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Will Clifton
Recorder PD
H. Edington
B. Tobin
Dauphin Street
Levine Bauer
Clifton
German Mark Slumps on Exchange Market
The Allied conference failure to agree on a Germany moratorium sent shock waves through the foreign exchange market. The German mark dropped to a record 4.225 marks per pound, down from 3.600 yesterday. The French franc and Italian lira also weakened to 56.30 and 98.25 per pound respectively.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
Buyers Week Opens as Out of Town Merchants Arrive
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce hosts the second day of Buyers Week with new arrivals from Meridian to Vernon joining Mississippi and Alabama merchants. Visitors tour the city, enjoy a five o'clock supper at the Country Club, and attend radio concerts at the Elks Club, with a boat trip to Battles planned for Wednesday and a Beach Hotel supper.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Laurel
Mississippi
Country Club
Bienville Square
Elks Club
the Elks
J. E. Tartt
Meridian
L. D. McFatter
Vernon
Fla
Chipley
Reporter Ron Knickerbocker Witness in Klan Trial
Ron Knickerbocker, a Los Angeles newspaper reporter who reportedly received an advance tip on the Inglewood raid, was expected to be the first witness in the trial of 36 alleged Ku Klux Klan members on felony charges linked to the raid. Inglewood motorcycle officer Blake E. Shambeau testified that the raid was planned at a meeting the night before April 22 after several city residents were initiated into the Klan.
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Los Angeles
Ron. Knickerbocker
Inglewood
Blake E. Shambeau
Missing Tampa girl sought in Chicago case
Chicago police were asked to search for Lillian Burgess an 18 year old from Tampa Fla believed living here with friends A bond company letter claims she has fallen heir to an estate left by Dr Fred Kidder of Tampa The notice notes she is missing and sought by authorities for inquiry regarding her whereabouts and possible legal matters surrounding the inheritance.
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Chicago
Lillian Burgess
Tampa
Fla
A. LD. Williams
Hughes
Fred Kidder
Oser-Mathilde Believed Near On Wedding Plans
Residents of Reiden say Major Max Oser 47 and Mathilde McCormick 17 are close to marriage. They plan an isolated castle wedding and avoid the United States for a honeymoon amid fears of criticism and possible violence.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
International News Service
Reiden
Max Oser
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Maury Oger
Rockefeller-McCormick
Major Oser
Chateau Prangins
McCormick Family
Godard Cleared In Striker Case On Assault Charge
Louis Godard was dismissed in a federal assault case tied to the local railroad shopmen strike after Judge Robert T. Ervin upheld a motion to exclude evidence. Witnesses for the government included guards at the Louisville and Nashville yard and Beard himself. Gorman and McKeough offered alibi witnesses. they deny the charge and testified to alibis. The trial marks the first jury proceeding at the special term.
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Louis Godard
Leo McKeoough
Robert Gorman
W Ith
A. J. Beard
Louieville & Nashville
Robert T. Ervin
Godard
Beard Hd
Louisville & Nashville
Beard
Gorman
McKeough
Ship Subsidy to Fail This Time
Washington reports President Harding will not see passage of the merchant marine bill this session. Representative Sydney Anderson says the subsidy bill cannot pass the House before adjournment for the November elections, with others agreeing it will be deferred to December.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Sydney Anderson
Minnesota
House Agricultural Bloc
Midwest Group
House
Anderson
Trohman Killed During Arrest in Kentucky
Patrolman Charles Lucey, 43, was instantly killed in Ky after entering a home to arrest a mentally deranged man. William White, 39, shot and fatally injured after holding a crowd of 5096 at bay for three hours. Lucey died as White fired both barrels of a shotgun.
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Nashville
Tenn
United Press
Austin Harris
James McElroy
Roane County
Holy Roller
Reason
Charles Lucey
William White
Lacey
White
Mississippi Voters Cast Ballots in Democratic Senate Primary
About 175000 voters including 40000 women in Mississippi vote in the Democratic primary seeking a U.S. Senate candidate to replace retiring John Sharpe Williams. Three-way race centers on James K. Vardaman Hubert Stephens and Belle Kearney with other congressional and judicial contests also on ballot.
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Jackson
Mias
Mississippi
United States Senate
John Sharpe Williams
Supreme Court
James K. Vardaman
Hubert Stephens
New Albany
Belle Kearney
Flora
Woodrow Wilson
Stephens
Vardaman
Democratic Party
Senate
Miss Kearney
Williams
J. KE. Rankin
Benjamin Humphreys
B. G. Lowry
A. C. Anderson
Ripley
T. A. Sisson
Semmelman
A. Miller
West Point
Jeff Busby
Houston
J. E. Arnold
Union
House of Representatives
United States
Floyd Loper
Lake
Ross Collings
Paul Johnson
T. Weber Wilson
Jeff Collins
Laurel
Percy KE. Quinn
Hugh V. Wall
Brookhaven
J. W. Collier
J. W. Howle
Mississippi Men Visit Waukesha Guests
Local farmers groups with Rotary and Association of Commerce hosted 98 business agricultural and professional men from Columbus and Corinth Mississippi. The 200 plus group toured several stock farms and attended a luncheon at Waukesha Beach with speeches on agriculture and mechanics before planning visits to Ft Atkinson Lake Mills Madison Ames and St Louis.
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Waukesha
Wis
Rotary Club and
Association of Commerce
Columbus
Corinth
Miss
Waukesha Beach
Mississippi
Ft. Atkinson
Lake Mill
Madison
Ames
Iowa
St. Louis
Birmingham Will Honor Legion Men
The Navy ordered the cruiser Birmingham, flagship of the special service squadron, to New Orleans for the American Legion national convention from October 16 to 20, accompanied by six destroyers and aircraft from Pensacola, Alabama.
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Washington
International News Service
Navy Department
Birmingham
Special Service
New Orleans
Pensaola
Ala
Wheat prices fall below one dollar per bushel
In Chicago on August 15 the wheat market dropped below $1.00 a bushel as rail strike concerns and adverse foreign markets weighed on prices. September delivery slid from $1 11/2 to $1 9/16 yesterday to $9 3/4 today, with all contracts hitting a season low.
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Chicago
Miners End Soft Coal Strike With New Bargaining Plan
In Cleveland on August 15 the soft coal strike neared a partial settlement as both operators and miners ratified an agreement. The central competitive field for wage talks was abolished in favor of a six-state reorganization model, with a conference to formalize the pact. The strike, in its 20th week, involved about 40,000 soft coal miners and 155,000 anthracite workers, with limited violence except Herrin Illinois where several non union workers were killed. President Lewis and union officials planned talks with anthracite operators in Philadelphia to resolve the dispute for 156,000 Pennsylvania miners.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Central
United Mine Workers
Herrin
Ill
Lewis
Philadelphia
Senate to Probe Standard Oil Over Gas Prices
Senator McNary announced a special Senate committee will investigate the Standard Oil Company amid soaring gasoline prices. W C Teagle of New Jersey said he would appear before the committee when hearings resume this week.
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Washington
United Press
Standardil Company
Senate
McNary
Oregon
W. C. Teagle
Standard O1l Company
New Jersey
Teagle Offers Testimony In Senate Oil Price Probe
W. Teagle president of Standard Oil of New Jersey offered to testify in the senate investigation of gasoline and oil prices. He suggested appearing next Monday but final date for reopening the hearings is pending. Teagle said his company was eager to facilitate the inquiry and provide full facts to the public.
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Washington
Senate
W. ©. Teagle
Standard © 1 Company
New Jersey
McNary
Oregon
Manufacturers Committee
Teagle
Street Car Men In Memphis Vote For a Walkout
Memphis street car workers voted to strike at 4 a.m. tomorrow after arbitration cut wages by five percent. About 600 members with 13 dissents backed the action, despite union officials' attempts to avert a walkout. Officials planned talks with railway leaders to seek a compromise and hoped to restore the previous wage scale.
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Memphis, Tenn
United Press
Memphis
Arbitration Board
Tariff Bill Vote Targeted For Saturday Night
The Senate pushed toward a final vote on the tariff bill with only today left to dispose of committee amendments. The sundries schedule remained under review as senators began consideration of the paragraph on motion picture films and faces.
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Washington
Senate
Prolonged rail strike efforts after Harding offer rejection
Washington dispatch reports President Harding’s final settlement offer on the shop crafts strike was rejected by railroad labor leaders. Mediation moves continue with brotherhoods and leaders Jewell and other chiefs meeting to seek negotiate paths while the president and cabinet review the situation.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Brotherhood of Railroad Operating
B. M. Jewell
Watson
Indiana
Kellogg
Minnesota
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Gillett
House
Harding abandons mediation rail dispute and backs employers
President Harding, after ending mediation efforts, is ready to inform railroad executives they will have full government protection and aid in operating trains. Officials say the government will extend support to employers to serve the public, with a possible upcoming congressional briefing outlining the strike situation.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Congress
Grave railroad strike drags on with few new developments
Chicago August 16 The Associated Press reports little change in the national railway crisis as efforts to settle the shopmen's strike continue amid sporadic walkouts. Continued on Page Nine.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Trainmen quit as yard riot erupts in Green Bay
In Green Bay Wisconsin on August 15 striking trainmen and switchmen of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul left their jobs after a riot. Non union shopmen were stoned when an engine broke down and guards fired in the air to disperse the crowd. The workers said they would not return while armed guards remained in the yards.
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Green Bay
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Virginia Railway to Take Over Road
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Virginia Railway to assume control of the Virginian and Western Railway Company. The ruling forbids sale or disposition of the Virginian Railway's capital stock by the other company.
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Virginia Railway
Washington
United Press
Virginia Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginian and Western Railway Company
Virginian Railway
Chautauqua Garage Destroyed by Fire
Jamestown New York August 25 fire today destroyed the Chautauqua Institute garage and 105 automobiles from nearly every state. Loss estimated around a quarter of a million dollars. Night watchman Joe Dessene was badly burned while trying to move cars from the blaze.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Chauta Garage
Chautauqua Institution
Union
Joe Dessene
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Southern States Lumber Company
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State Line
H. H. Miller
L. A. Wickleff and Son
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Guam Hill
J. H. Stacey
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Allen
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