Dutch killer still at large near Muncie after search
Police report Benjamin Hance slaying suspect known as Dutch remains unseen after a wide Friday night hunt across several counties. Authorities say Anderson and Charles Wolfe named as slayers in the Hance case, with a coroner delaying inquest to aid federal investigators, while bail stands at 100000 dollars as officers broaden their search near the Hoosier countryside.
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Muncts
Ind
Anderses
Ben Hance
Hverglades
Anderson
Anl
Charles
Lee
Welte
Chateed Rice
Hance
Police
Chapman
James
Wolfe
Muncie
George
Geraldman
Scuene
Hartford
County approves bridge contract with Mobile Bay Bridge Co
County Commissioner Pat Byrne signed the maintenance pact with Mobile Bay Bridge Company after initial objections. The agreement covers route details and finances with New York institutions to fund the project. Debate continues over Cedar Point paving with rock asphalt and foundation concerns for the road.
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Mobile Bay Bridge Company
Mobile
Baldwin Ounties
Pat Byrne
Towle
Byrne
New York
Cedar Point
L. E. Warner
L. F.pearce
Paes Nena
Ae Slag
Pier Lementel
Wall Street Opens With Strength In Rail Shares
Revival of strength and activity in railroad shares dominates the opening of today’s stock market in New York. Wabash and others push to new highs while oil stocks falter. General Electric Du Pont slip on profit-taking as high priced industrials advance. Mack Trucks United States Steel and others post gains amid steady upward drift and renewed call money at 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A.P
Wabash
New Haven
Great Northern
Marland
American Can
Dupont
General Electric
International Telephone
General Railway
Westinghouse Air Brake
Mack Trucks
International Harvester
United States Cast Iron Pipe
Havana Electric
United States
du Pont
Rige
Mackckscomton
Moon
United States Iron
Pipe International Harvester
Westinghouse, Electric
Postum Cereal
Railway Steel Spring
Davidson Chemical
Anne Brake Shoe and Foundry
Auto Thief Escapes in Hot Mobile Chase
Police and sheriff authorities hunted a bold car thief who stole two vehicles from Nack Carriage Works on Royal and Congress streets. One car wrecked after a collision with Sam Sudetha and Mary Sudieha injured. suspect fled with a Packard later seized by the thief. Motorcycle Officer Rabby pursued on west Government street until his bike crashed in a sand bed.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Nack Carriage Works
Royal and
Congress Streets
Gulf Coast
James Pappas
Metropolitan Cafe
Sam Sudetha
Claiborne
Davis Avenue
Mary Sudieha
Pappas
Stewart LeBlanc
8. M. Rabby
LeBlanc
West Government Street
Franklin
Charleston
Cheffey Put On Trial Today in Murders Case
Maryville Tennessee August 17 A P a special venue of 150 men waited to join jurors for the trial of William D Sheffey charged with murder in the 1928 slaying of Luther Wells He faces additional indictments including assault attempted assault house breaking and another murder in the Clyde Poe case He appeared unconcerned as jurors were summoned He had previously been tried in 1915 for the murder of Dora Vis a Sevier County school girl and was acquitted.
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Maryville
Tenn
A.P
William D. Sheffey
Luther Wells
Sheffey
Clyde Poe
Miss Doravis
Sevier County
Negro Escapes Caught After Chase in City
Clarence Larry of 403 Adams Street was wounded in the right arm by a bullet from a policeman during a chase after fleeing from Patrolman Dan Adams. He was captured by plainclothes officers Untreiner and Hubbard and booked on a disorderly conduct charge.
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Clarence Larry
Adams Street
Dan Adams
Untreiner
Hubbard
Metro
Larry
Adams
Davis Avenue
Moulton Street
Barge Tuscaloosa brings big cargo
The self propelled barge Tuscaloosa of Mississippi Warrior Barge Line was in port this morning discharging 915 tons of general freight from New Orleans and Mississippi river points. The Tuscaloosa also brought a barge with 250 tons of freight and an oil barge. Cargo of the latter will be distributed among workers of the Mississippi Warrior Barge Line.
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Tuscaloosa
Mississippi Warrior Barge Line
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mississippi Warrior
Tug Hukey Sails for Pacific Base
The tug Hukey, sold by the United States Shipping Board to the Santa Fe Railroad, sailed from Mobile yesterday to her new owners in San Francisco. The vessel had served in harbor work in Mobile and was undergoing drydock repairs prior to the sale.
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Hukey
United States Shipping Board
Mee Fe Railroad
Moesterday
Cisco
Mobile
Alabama
de Francisco
Coast Guard Boat Seizes British Vessel Near Biloxi
Coast Guard patrol CG-251 seized and towed the British vessel Aesop into Mobile after finding 700 cases of liquor aboard. The seizure occurred early this morning as the boat operated near Biloxi, with authorities reporting the incident from Biloxi and Mobile sources.
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Coast Guard
Mobile
Mobilé
Steamer Venator Arrives With Bananas at Mobile
The steamer Venator from Puerto Castilla brings in 20,000 crates of bananas for Mobile. A.L. Singletary was aboard as passenger on the Venator, a unit of the company, delivering the fruit to port yesterday.
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Enduiee Venator
Uniteed Company
Fromm Puerto Castilla
Mobile
Weather Outlook for Florida and Southern States
Weather forecast notes fair conditions in extreme northwest Florida tonight. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with possible local thundershowers along the coast. Alabama and Mississippi expect generally dry conditions tonight and Tuesday with isolated thundershowers near the coast.
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Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Cotton Futures Open Steady With Mixed Early Quotes
Futures markets opened with steady cotton prices. October 22.31, December 23.07, January 23.12, March 23.35, May 23.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bane Hee
93 Convicted In Stop Law Cases In City
Police arrested 107 drivers Saturday and Sunday for failing to stop at crossings. Recorder H. fined 93 and costs, fourteen were dismissed or given continuances. J. C. Partin faced charges of drunk driving after a collision with George Schutte on North Broad Street. hearing postponed to August 18.
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Crossi
Recorder
J. C. Partin
Semmes Avenue
George Schutte
Sutton Street
Preston Avenue
North Broad Street
Schutte
Dredges Sold to Memphis Firm for Gulf Tow Finance
The Alabama Desert and Ship Building Company dredge No. 2, chased by McWilliams Company Inc of Memphis, will be towed to a Sarasota river area near Tampa by the tug Harry G. Lytle of Gulf Tow. The tow departs Mobile late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Alabama Desert and Shipbuilding Company
McWilliams Company, Inc
Memphis
Sarasota River
Tampa
Harry G. Lytle
Gulf
Mobile
Tug James Dougherty Heads Toward Havana Route
The tug James Dougherty of Gulf Towing and Wrecking Co sails from Mobile river bound for Havana Florida. The vessel will not return to Mobile and will tow toward Florida port this morning as reported in the station.
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Togo
Florida
James Dougherty
Gulf Towing,and Wrecking Company
Mobile
Fla
Rte
Havana
James S Dougherty
Mobile River
Yegion
River Search Suspends for Missing British Seaman
Rescue teams comb the river for Victor Joseph Kydd a British seaman missing after reportedly drowning while swimming. Local officials coordinate with patrols to locate his body and determine circumstances.
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Victor Joseph Kydd
Mother Kidnaps Her Own Child in Crichton District
Mrs Della Tanner of Crichton seized her child from grandmother Mrs Lillie Tanner of Wilmer and rushed to the inferior criminal court claiming the grandmother lacked legal custody. The court ruled the child could not be removed from its mother as she asserted she could care for it and left the scene with the child.
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Inferior Criminal Court
Della Tanner
Crichton
Lillie Tanner
Wilmer
Assault Case Reset for Friday in Wilmer
Cecil Parham 19 of Wilmer Alabama faced assault with a knife charge after an early Sunday incident at Springhill avenue and Broad street. The case was continued until next Friday. Victim R J Kelly suffered a back wound not deemed dangerous. Seaman Joe Peterson charged with stealing a suit from Gerhardt's store at Royal and Conti streets will have a Tuesday hearing with trial set then.
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Cecil Parham
Wilmer
Ala
R. J. Kelly
Springhill Avenue
Broad Street
Kelly
Joe Peterson
Gerhardt
Royal and Conti
Steamer to Load 3000 Tons Rails at Mobile Port
About 3000 tons of Alabama rails and steel fittings will be loaded at Mobile by the steamer H. C. Flood, arriving tomorrow morning. The cargo will go to Cuban ports. Norton, Lill ey & Company act as steamer agents. The Steel Voyager is due August 22 to load rails for the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
H. C. Flood
Mobile
Norton, Lilley & Company
Orient
Standard Oil Tanker J A Bostwick to Repair in Mobile
The Standard Oil Company tanker J A Bostwick is due to arrive in Mobile early tomorrow to undergo repairs at Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company. The ship sailed from Antwerp last month for this work and is expected to have a big repair job, with the extent of repairs not yet determined.
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Standard Oil Company
J. A. Bostwick
Mobile
Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Antwerp
Belgium
Dredge Herndon Busy at L and N Pier
The dredge Herndon of the Maroline Building Company operates on the Mobile River near the Louisville and Nashville dock, the fourth stevedore crew site at the pier. The crew works at the Bernyard on the bar.
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Herndon
Theate Herndon
Mar- 4 Iding Company
Mobile River
Louisville & Ashvillé
Ste
Eam
Jewelry thieves rob Biloxi jewelry stores and cash
Biloxi police asked Mobile authorities for help in追捕 burglars who robbed Biloxi shops last night taking several thousand dollars in jewelry and cash. Suspects believed headed toward Mobile. teens described may be involved. Diamond rings reported among stolen items.
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Biloxi
Miss
Plan revision of Mississippi laws and anti trust reforms
Jackson Mississippi August 17 The special commission tasked with revising Mississippi anti trust statutes and simplifying state agencies will not issue a report for several days The commission met today and its recommendations if approved by the governor would go to legislators before the next session They also consider appeals from assessments by the board of supervisors duties of the revenue agent to the auditing department and a drastic revision of anti trust laws
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Jackson
Miss
Special Commission
Mississippi
Board of Supervisora
Auditing Department
State Tax Commission
Bogus Count Searched After Escape From West Palm Beach
Count Carl Wetzen named in bogus title and wanted in several states for alleged con schemes. He fled with wife from a local restaurant, with a reported $30,000 swindle of Miami bankers last week. Wetzen, described as slender and dark, and wife Helen, a medium blonde, are pursued coast to coast in a nationwide drag net.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Carl Wetzen
Here
Wetsens
Miami
Wetzen
Madame Techifaly
Tennesseean Dies in Memphis Auto Crash
D. C. Moore 32 of Covington Tenn died and Donald Clement 24 of Milford Tenn was severely injured in a Memphis hospital car crash. The accident occurred when another driver failed to see Clement’s car after a punctured tire forced a stop for repairs in Millington Tenn.
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Memphis
Tenn
A.P
D. C. Moore
Covington
Donald Clement
Mulford
Millington
Clement
Gore
Mississippi Louisiana to Lead Mosquito Survey On Coast
Health authorities from Mississippi and Louisiana join federal officials to begin a Gulf coast mosquito survey. Dr King said the study will last several months and use airplanes to locate breeding sites along the coast.
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Jackson
Miss
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Louisiana
W. V. King
Three Held and Car Seized in County Raid
County Traffic Officer Ollie Lartigue and Deputy Moses Bernstein led a raid on Cedar Point road resulting in three arrests near Dog River. Annie Lee Jones Morris Lee Moberg and Leroy Chatham charged with violating the prohibition law. Chatham also charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. An automobile seized for transporting whiskey. Ike Davis and Marie Emmons docketed for dry laws violations. Police recover ten gallons of liquor from a Calhoun street raid with no owner claim filed.
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Ollie Lartigue
Moses Bernstein
Cedar Point Road
Dog River
Annie Lee Jones
Morris Lee Moberg
Leroy Chatham
Ike Davis
Marie Emmons
Calhoun Street
Adams Street
Franco and Arras
Connelly and
Chaillot
Auto theft report ties New York car to Florida arrest
Mark A Toalo of Pa. identified a St. Claire sedan as stolen from Miss Maude H Vickerman of New York on September 3 1924. The car driven to Miami Florida was found in possession of M H Veadhe leading to forgery and motor vehicle theft act charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark A. Toalo Ie Pa
Genial Mannedennsylvan
Mobile
St. Claire
Du Pont Declares Dividend With Stock Split Adjustments
Directors of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company announce a quarterly dividend of 2 a share on common stock and an extra 1, payable September 15 to holders of record September 1. Prior stock dividends and two quarterly 2.50 payments were distributed, with a 40 percent stock dividend on August 10.
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New York
E. J. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Rain floods parts of Japan with fatalities and damage
A violent rainstorm drenched parts of Japan, causing multiple drownings. Damage is estimated between 16 million and 20 million dollars as authorities assess the affected areas in Tokyo and surrounding regions.
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Tokio
Japan
Canada and U S Discuss Treaty on Smuggling
Washington officials prepare for a joint treasury conference to finalize the Canadian American anti smuggling treaty details The pact aims at enforcement cooperation and allows a proposed liquor transport route from Vancouver to Skagway via a Yukon trail while vessels abroad must have proper clearance and manning In return Canada would share detained cargo information and halt dubious shipments to the United States
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Washington
Treasury
Canada
United States
Skagway
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian
Aes
Cajan
Cuba
South American
Pointe
Europe
New York
Ope
Ener Nee
Cou
Three Teams Tie Hopes in Texas Column
A compact sports column notes three teams in Texas vying for top status as the season tightens and leaders struggle to break away. The piece highlights current standings and contest implications for upcoming games.
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Cheffey
Kemal Pasha
Ustapha Kemal Pasha
Re Oa
Pacific Base
Standard Oil
Tenneseean
Bell
Dupont Company
U. S
Robert 8
Thornburgh International News Service
Gree
Texas
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