Prohibition Case Postponed Amid Fear for Witness
Charges were brought in a recorder's court against C. W. Broadus for violating the prohibition law and for assault with a pistol. Detective Bauer testified a state witness feared for life and the case was continued to August 22 by Recorder Grove over the defense attorney's protest. Broadus denies ownership of the liquor and any gunfire toward McClelland. authorities say liquor was found at a vacant Lawrence street location.
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Recorder’s Court
C. W. Broadus
Levine Bauer
FE. J. Grove
Broadus
Bauer
Lawrence
Delaware
New Jersey
Shank McClelland
McClelland
Farmers Island Company Gets Award in Port Mobile Work
In probate court Judge Price Williams approves a 22 528 60 payout to Farmers Island Company for waterfront improvements. The award covers wharves and structures on the river site as part of the State Docks Commission condemnation tied to the 10 million dollar port improvement bond plan. The river frontage is 2704 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Williams
Farmers Island Company
State Docks Commission
Mobile
Commission
Conflicting Accounts in Raber Murder Case Split Over Guilty Plea
Benton Harbor Michigan reports two versions of the murder case involving Cors May Raber. Broil Zupke plans to plead guilty while Florence M Kinney, who drove the car, denies knowledge of the crime. Kinney testified she thought Raber was given medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton 'Harbor
Mich
Associated Press
Broil Zupke
Boston Harbor
Florence M.kinney
Cors May Raber
Zupke
Ike
Miss McKinney
Miss Racher
Florence
Miss Raber
Ace
Niles Road
Cora
Zupker
Leopold and Loeb ask to cross examine witnesses
In Chicago on August 15 defense attorneys led by Clarence Darrow pressed for stricter courtroom tactics as Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb sought to cross examine key witnesses including John R Caverly. Defenseists argued for a more vigorous approach while doctors discussed gland theory and its link to behavior during cross examination. The prosecution continued to counter the defense asserting the youths are normal and deserving of the death penalty with further expert testimony expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
DERR
Courproom
Chicago
Dick Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Clarence Darrow
John R. ‘Caverly
Loeb
Leopold
Darrow
Bu H Brothers
United Press
Eed
James Sia Hall
Defense &Lionist
Nathan
Richard
Hall
Woodyatt
Bachrach
Clarence 8. Darrow
Robert E. Crowe
Mr. Bachrach
Dr. Woodyatt
Associated Press
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Noted Manic Episode Report From Nottingham Incident
An account describes a man named Coy with a mental collapse during a rambling Leeds scene. He allegedly fled in a car with a passenger and later admitted he drove, saying he realized he was in danger and moved the vehicle to a Nottingham residence where he was then placed in bed for safety.
Peonage Case Stirs Federal Court Action
Witnesses called in the J B McPherson peonage case as Giles Stallworth held in servitude. The Mann Act trial docket lists Carl H Frei and Madeline Thompson Hollis. Neal Mitchell and Ashley Presley face charges under the federal quarantine act. Norman Flowers and Hedrick Dolive also scheduled on still possession charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farhr
J. B. McPherson
Giles Stallworth
Carl H. Frei
Madeline Thompson Hollis
Neal Mitchell
Ashiey Presley
Norman Flowers
Hedrick Dolive
Missing Oklahoma City boy last heard en route to Mobile
Mrs. J A Haggard of 1126 15th Street Oklahoma City asks police to locate her 16 year old son James Haggard missing since August 10. He was last heard from on the way to Mobile. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 125 pounds with medium brown hair and blue eyes and was very talkative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Haggard
Geard
15Th Street
Oklahoma City
Okla
James Haggard
Mobile
Speeding Fine for Pensacola Driver
Aaron Long, a Pensacola resident, was fined 25 dollars after being charged with speeding along Government Street from Rapier Avenue to Bayou at 31 miles per hour. He denied the charge, stating he was not exceeding 24 miles per hour and obtained counsel for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Long
Pensacola
Fla
Government Street
Rapier Avenue
Bayou
Grove
Long
P. Cc. Senn
Jefferson
Claiborne Street
Placed Under Bond In U S Liquor Case
Eddie Nelson arrested Saturday night at St Francis and Commerce by state and federal agents pled guilty to a liquor possession charge at a preliminary examination before Federal Commissioner J Z Burgett and was bound over to the grand jury on a $1 000 bond. Officers seized a quart of liquor and the automobile Nelson was driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Nelson
St. Francis
Commerces
J. Z. Burgett
Nelson
Hero tanker to load oil at Baytown Texas port
The Standard Oil tanker Hero, first ship to enter the port under the League of Nations flag without a home port, will sail to Baytown Texas to load crude for Italy after undergoing repairs at Todd drydock. The vessel, formerly a German WWI supply ship, is operated under American standards by Standard Oil and has no home port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero
League of Nations
Baytown
Texas
Italy
Todd Drydock
Tormerly
Inter-Allied Commission
United States
Ameris
Standard Oil Com
Weather note from Alshama reports mild night and warmth
Readable fragment notes a mild night with slight warmth and a forecast of gentle temperatures. No specific dates or locations beyond Alshama are provided.
Sale of G. M. & N. Rail Branch Is Confirmed Here
Officials from Gulf Mobile and Northern and Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern reach agreement on selling the Hattiesburg branch to the latter owned by Tatum Lumber. The sale hinges on Mississippi Central operating rights and a forthcoming lease, with the Beaumont to Mobile segment unaffected. Local representatives W. O. Tatum and F. F. Tatum attended the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern Railroad
P. E. Odell
Hattiesburg
Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern
Tatum Lumber Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Central
Natchez
Mobile
Mississippi
Beaumont
G. M.v and N
Tatum
Defense Day plans advance in Mobile nationwide mobilization
Plans for the Mobile program on National Defense Day September 12 moved rapidly. Lee Ste Nek Ah he OE corps said mobilization plans are presented to local clubs and have endorsements from Kiwanis Club the Mobile Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Chamber of Commerce. Captain Leon Schwarz will speak to Lions Club meeting as the American Legion and twenty five other national bodies approved the movement. A governor appointed committee will oversee the local program.
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Lee Ste He Nek Ah He OE Corps
Kiwanis Club
Leon Schwarz
Council of Patriotic Societies
Mobile Council
Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Chamber of Comerce
Captain Schwarz
Lions’ Club
American Legion
Brandon
Sans Conk O
Auxiliary to hold summer school at Magnolia Beach
The Women’s Synodical Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church of Alabama will hold its first summer school for women at Magnolia Beach Baldwin County starting next Wednesday for one week. Guests will be hosted by the Dobbs Bible Class of Government Street Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Frank M. Jones will preside as vice-president at large and state chairman of the School of Missions. Dr. Marion Hull of Atlanta will lead the Bible hour. The event targets those who could not attend the Montreal North Carolina school and follows its session format.
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Women’s Synodical Auxiliary
Presbyterian Church’ of Alabama
Magnolia Beach
Baldwin County
Dobbs
Government Street
Presbyterian Church
Frank M. Jones
Alabama Synodical and
School of Missions
Marion Hull
Atlanta
North Avenue
The
Gate Ity
Montreal
N. C
North Carolina
Mobile Grain Freight Parity Rate Boost Sparks Protest
Protests by grain producers in the Midwest and chamber groups followed the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad announcement that grain freight from Ice and South Dakota points to Mobile will be paralleled to New Orleans rates. The Mississippi Warrior Barge Line then set a canned goods rate from New Orleans to Meridian higher than Mobile's. The move aims to close tariff gaps causing traffic to shift away from Mobile.
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Middle West
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Ice
South Dakota
Mobile
Ies Ain Bate A
New Orleans
Mississippi Warrior Barge ‘Line
Meridian
Fair Weather Forecast Saturday In Mobdilé Area
The forecast indicates continued fair weather for Saturday with little temperature change. Winds will shift from north to more variable as the day progresses, and the overall outlook remains calm and dry for Mobdilé and surrounding vicinity.
Cashier Struck and Robbed at King Ice Cream
John Ludlam, cashier at King Ice Cream Company on St. Michael and Joachim streets, was struck on the head and robbed of 285 dollars shortly after 1 PM. The incident occurred in the office as he counted money for deposit. an unidentified bandit fled unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ludlam
King Ice Cream Company
St. Michael and Joachim Streets
Ludlam
Ludham
Billy
Tuberculosis Body Seeks New Members Campaign
Plans to extend the membership drive of the Mobile County Tuberculosis Association through churches to a city-wide effort were discussed at a ladies auxiliary meeting at the Cawthon Hotel. Twenty six patients stay in the tuberculosis sanitarium with twenty receiving free treatment. maintenance runs about 1500 dollars monthly, 1.52 dollars per day per patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Tuberculosis Association
Cawthon Hotel
A. D. Hanan
Re-Arrests After Road-Work Ends For Prohibition Violations
D L Gorday who finished a 20 day term for prohibition violations is jailed as a fugitive in Greene county Mississippi after reportedly dumping a $500 bond at Leakesville. Herman Raines of Baldwin County Alabama is held on a grand larceny warrant for stealing 15 ham ers of sweet potatoes valued at $20 near Bay Minette awaiting Sheriff Stewart. Raines also served 20 days on Mobile County road for prohibition offenses.
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D. L. Gorday
Greene County
Mies
Gorday
Leakesville
Migs
Herman Raines
Baldwin County
Ala
Stewart
Raines
Aco Cox
Bay Minette
Mobile
Customs Auction at Federal Building Reveals Unclaimed Goods
Customs officials conducted a public auction at the federal building of assorted imported merchandise from seizures and unclaimed shipments. The lot included jewelry lace dry goods and numerous personal effects among them a Canadian soldier's uniform sent from France.
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Federal Building
Custom Office
France
Davis Avenue paving bids due September fourth
The city commission will open bids on Davis Avenue paving from Claiborne to Ann Street on Thursday September 4 at noon. Bid quantities include about 26 200 square yards of Warrenite Bitulithic or sheet asphalt 11 000 feet of one course concrete curbing and 12 700 feet of storm sewers.
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Davis Avenue
Claiborne
Ann Street
City Commission
Railroad Man to Visit Point Clear
Frank Harris of St. Louis Missouri visits Mobile en route to Point Clear with his wife for a several week vacation. He notes breezes on Mobile bay and salt air as a constant wonder during the trip.
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Point Clear
Frank Harris
St. Louis
Mobile & Ohio
Mobile
Civilian Heroism Noted in Postal Robbery Incident
Eugene Stack a 23 year old East Orange New Jersey postal clerk was wounded during a July robbery. He reportedly shot and killed one attacker and drove off the other, earning praise from a high official for bravery and possible rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Stack
East Orange
New
Dogs Put on Track of Minister's Slayer
D A Shumaker a 52 year old Pentecostal worker and former Tiffin Ohio resident lies dying in a Monroe sanitarium after being shot near Swartz. two men are under arrest and bloodhounds are en route as Sheriff Coverdale says the assailants remain at large.
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Monroe
D. A. Shumaker
Tiffin
Swartz
Shumaker
Coverdale
Hayward Denies Candidacy for Governor
William Hayward United States district attorney said he did not authorize his name as a Republican candidate for governor Though supporters urge him into the race and a movement is growing upstate he did not acknowledge being an avowed candidate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Hayward
United States
Col. Hayward
Silesian Strike Ends as Arbitration Award Accepted
In Warsaw on August 15 the government arbitration award was accepted by both workers and employers. About 204000 striking factory workers in upper Silesia are expected to return to work on Saturday after a two week stoppage. The dispute began over longer working hours and a government effort to mediate a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Arbitration Commission
Upper Silesia
Deserter claims and bond posted in Mobile case
Floyd Austin, 30, who walked into police headquarters claiming desertion from a Fort Morgan coast artillery unit, was permitted to sign his own bond by Acting Recorder EB Grove. The war department had not yet replied to a letter about his surrender, and Austin said he wished to wait for army officials while seeking work in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fldyd Austin
Coast Artillery
Fort Morgan
Ala
EB. J. Grove
Austin
War Department
Mobile
Pondqug
Landing base found for Yankee planes on coast
In Teeland Iceland August 15 the American air wing finding a new base fifteen miles from Angmangesalik will delay Greenland departure. Supplies move on rowboats from the Gertrud Rask as ice prevents using the supply ship. The Richmond reports a 46 mile gale off Angmangsallk while Raleigh stands by off Iceland.
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Reykjavik
Teeland
Associated Press
Greenland
Angmangesalik
Iceland-Greenland
Gertrud Rask
Gertrude Rask
U. S
Richmond
Iceland
Raleigh
Angmangsallk
Angmangsalik
Postponed Reykjavik hop-off for new ice-free base
Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith reported to Major General Patrick the start of the round-the-world flight from Reykjavik is postponed to tomorrow to allow Lieutenant Schulze to establish a new base in an ice free harbor found by an advance party. The Peelee emergency base is ready and Islands Flak sails for that port. weather at Angmagsalik is clear.
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Washington
Lowell H. Smith
Patrick
Air Service
Reykjavik
Schulze
Smith
Bissell
Peelee
Last of State Bonds Sold by Guaranty Council
Springfield Florida August 15 Nine million dollars in road bonds the last of the state bond issue were sold to Guaranty Company for 3 919 80 The brief item notes the closing sale as part of state financing for road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Orad
Guaranty Con
Posse Still Seeks Suspect in Alabama Murder Robbery
Authorities in Montgomery and state police pursue Herbert Julius Dorsey, a negro man charged with murder and robbery in the death of A Simerich. Simerich’s body was found amid bushes near Mot Meigs road after a beating and arson attempt. A $200 reward was offered for capture and conviction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Herbert Julius
Jim Dorsey
A. Simerich
Simerich
Mot Meigs
Tours
Tuskeee Ee
Funeral Arranged for Alabama Mat
Funeral services are arranged in Montgomery Alabama for Alabama Mat a person who died in a motor vehicle accident. Details indicate a son named Carter aged 14 was seriously injured at a local hospital and the exact circumstances remain unclear. Local authorities reported the incident and are continuing investigations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ae Funéra
Carter
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