Women’s League Plans Wednesday Qu. Meeting on Candidate Forum
The Mobile County League of Women Voters schedules a special meeting at the YWCA Wednesday at 11 am to prepare and discuss a questionnaire for city commissioner candidates for the September election. Candidates may appear publicly or answer questions. the agenda includes a review of prior slates and potential legislative measures.
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League
Harry T. Hartwell
Harry Pillans
Arhong
James Rllegan
County Solict
Willas
Chamber of Commerce to Publish Mobile Booklet
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce publicity department will issue a general information booklet about Mobile this fall. The publicity committee decided to include facts for prospective residents and use selected ads in northern papers to build a mailing list for requests from interested individuals.
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Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Home Rule Bill Faces New Push In Alabama
Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell reports Birmingham interests will push to place the home rule bill back on the house calendar. Mobile officials say supporters from Mobile will seek to insert a provision allowing cities to have a voice on utility rates and control of railroads and street railroads in the state.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mobile City
Friends of the
Magic City
New Rate Proposed on Flour Shipments by Railroads
A proposal to raise the coarse flour rate from Pacific coast points to Mobile and Southeastern destinations has been submitted by the Southern Freight Association. The rate would be higher than the present Fper rate, and could exceed 27 cents per hundred pounds if approved, aligning with recent proposals from South Atlantic ports to the southeast.
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Pacific Coast
Southern Freight Association
South Atlantic
Woman Fined Under Prohibition Law for White Whiskey
Bessie Percilla was fined $50 or 59 days for possessing a half pint of white whiskey in a handbag. She was arrested seated in her Broad street doorway by detectives Curtin and Murray on a state charge.
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Bessie Percilla
Recorder
Broad Street
Franklin
Curtin and
Murray
Fan
Louisiana Delegation Seeks Satsuma Growth Facts
De Ridder Chamber of Commerce writes to Mebdiie rea planning a delegation to inspect satsuma groves. Louisiana farmers will visit groves to gather information on cultivation and fruit development for prospective expansion in the area.
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Chamber of Commerce
de Ridder
Mebdiierea
Louisiana
Weather update for Washington area Aug Ambiguous report
Partly cloudy with showers tonight and Sunday. Temperatures show little change. Area forecast mentions Mississippi connection and uncertain wording.
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Washington
Home Telephone Company to Spend 200000 for City Upgrade
The Home Telephone Company of this city will invest 200000 to revamp its independent system in Mobile. Improvements include a Stromberg Carlson automatic switchboard with higher capacity and faster operation, 750 calls per hour per operator, and new 20000 feet of cable. The exchange building will be redecorated and a public reception will invite inspection.
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Home Telephone Company
Mobile
E. B. Davidson
Stromberg-Carlson
Yaree the
Ines
Death of Youth Marks Second in Plant Explosion
Marking the second victim in the Alabama Canning Company blast at Bayou La Batre Armour Castelin aged 21 died at Inge Bondurant Sanitarium this morning at 4. He was badly injured and transported from the plant, with funeral planned for Monday. The explosion shattered a four thousand gallon ammonia tank and occurred at Bayou La Batre.
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Alabama Canning Company
Bayou la Barre
Armour Castelin
Inge-Bondurant
eKay
Bayou la’ Batre
Robe Goers “Cox
Set Cases of Men for Hearing Monday
Cases against Joe France Fred York and Captain Harris Barnes of the launch Loiterer H1 of New Orleans seized August 6 at the mouth of Bayou Ja Batre with 105 cases of Scotch whiskey will be called in the inferior criminal court Monday morning. All three men are on bond for 1000 dollars each. The yacht was captured by sheriff forces using the yacht Remington. The sheriff's yacht met the Loiterer off Horn Island Mississippi and followed her to Bayou la Batre where officers boarded and took charge.
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Joe France
Fred York
Harris Barnes
New Orleans
Bayou
Ja Batre
Inferior Criminal Court
Remington
Horn Island
Miss
Bayou la Batre
Ward's Petition Filed With City Clerk For Commissioner Post
Dr A G Ward filed with the city clerk today a petition for six year city commissioner term opposing George Crawford and Knimbent. The document cites 183 voters as signers and was attached for signer qualifications. Davis also seeks the mayor's seat but had not filed by this afternoon to complete R V Taylor's unfinished term.
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A. G. Ward
George
Crawford
Knimbent
Peter
A. D. Davis
R.V. Taylor
P. J. Lyons
Warm Weather Sparks Early Warmth in Mobile
The Mobile area opens with temperatures around 79 degrees early today and rising to 86 by mid morning with a likely climb into the afternoon unless clouds or rain arrive. Tonight and Sunday may bring local thundershowers with little temperature change. The official report notes yesterday’s high of 88.
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Mobile
Gulf Mobile and Northern to amend naval stores rate
The Gulf Mobile and Northern rail road will amend its tariff to include mixed carloads of resin and turpentine. The change was announced today by the traffic department of the Chamber of Commerce, adding mixed cars to the rate not previously covered.
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Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Three Reds Killed in German Clash
London Aug 18 report says three communists were killed and eight wounded in clashes with police at Dattein Westphalia. The group attempted to hold a meeting defying authorities. Ringleaders resisted arrest and fighting followed. A separate Duisburg dispatch said eight Pattett police were seriously wounded during a hunger demonstration.
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London
Dattein
Westphalia
Berlin
Central News
Dusseldorf
Pattett ‘Police
Titanic blaze threatens town as huge oil tank fires
Report from August 14 says a massive oil tank blaze endangers a community near a port. Firefighters fear a catastrophic spill and explosion after an electric spark ignited the tank, with over a million dollars in damage and thousands evacuated.
Governor's Authority to Enforce Law Cited in Local Duty Gap
Attorney general notes the governor can step in if local sheriffs fail to act and may swear in citizens or deploy the National Guard to curb violations. He adds governors normally act after local officials request help and that removal of a sheriff for neglect is not within the governor's powers.
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Hey
National Guard
Borgia
Harris Denies Sending Poison Candy In Love Sting
Calvin Harris a 41 year old railroad man is held on charges of sending a poisoned candy box to a 15 year old girl's family after she spurned him Two recipients a five year old girl and a woman Mrs H G Anderson nearly died but recovered A delivery boy identified Harris and a druggist testified to selling him strychnine Harris is held without bond on attempted murder charges.
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Memphis
Tenn
Calvin Harris
H. G. Anderson
Ee Harris
Harris
Coolidge and Hoover Discuss Economic Sectors at White House
President Coolidge and Secretary Hoover meet at the White House to review the current economic situation with emphasis on agriculture transportation and shipping as key areas.
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Washington
White House
Coolidge
Commerce
Hoover
Poincare to Meet Baldwin for Reparations Talk
Paris August 18 Premier Poincare will meet British Prime Minister Baldwin after his vacation in Aix les Bains for a new discussion on reparations, according to semi official information.
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Paris
Poincare
Baldwin
Great Britain
Aix-les Bains
Crow Fined For Prohibition Law Violation In Crichton
J D Crow was fined 51 dollars and costs after Sunday arrest in Crichton for violating the prohibition law. Dora Christian was fined 51 dollars and costs for assault and battery. Alfred Fairley was jailed on burglary charges. George Washington of 267 South Royal Street reported a home break in.
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J. D. Crow
Crichton
Inferior Criminal Court
Dora Christian
Alfred Fairley
George Washington
South Royal Street
New Chain Store Opens Doors Here in Mobile
The G. R. Kinney Company opened a Mobile branch at 111 Dauphin Street this Saturday. The chain operates 150 stores nationwide with L. A. Roper from Nevexville, Tennessee as manager for the new location.
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G. R. Kinney Company
Dauphin Street
L. A. Roper
Nevexville, Tenn
Unclear OCR: Bi ebee Will Get Jigs on Records
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to Bi bee attempting to get jigs and reels on records. Mentions a party and a phone conversation about a visit and possible returns in form of a gift. Text is garbled with multiple misspellings and incomplete names.
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Biebee
Bisbe
Obile
Jere
Ford Pure
Ford's cheap fuel push promises lower motoring costs
Ford plans a new coal distillation method to cut coke and gas prices. He aims to produce coke, steel, lubricants, and cheap oils in house, using West Virginia coal and in-house railage. Expected savings include lower gas costs and potential price reductions on cars.
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Cora
Ford
West Virginia
Piron
Moore to Marry Ed Tonight in Los Angeles
Colleen Moore a film actress will wed John Emmett National Pictures representative in Los Angeles tonight. The couple comes from prominent families and the ceremony is described as simple and private with relatives in attendance.
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Colleen Moore
John Emmett
National Pictures
Typhoon Disrupts Hong Kong Harbor and Vessels
Storm winds batter Kowloon and Victoria Harbor. The Ginyo Maru and Sekino Maru drift from moorings, the latter tied to a pier, while the Empress of Australia clears the wharf and rides the typhoon. Andre Lebon drags anchors near the Empress, trees uproot, walls collapse, cables snap, and tram service stops. Kowloon’s fate is unclear due to a cut line to the port.
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Hong Kong ‘Club
Royal Naval Yard
Empress
Australia
Kowloon
Andre Lebon
Aline
Riot Fear Followed Killing at Richmond Plant
In Richmond on August 18 a crowd of African Americans gathered after John Harris, a laborer, was shot dead by foreman Nathan D. Goodwyn at Kingan & Co. Herman Satterwhite was fired at in an ambush hours later. Police rushed to the Hermitage plant and a guard was placed as tensions rose.
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Richmond
Hermitage
Kingan & Co
John Harris
Nathan D. Goodwyn
Goodwyn
Harris
Satterwhite
Bluecoats
Dories to Meet in Providence R1 Convention
Portland Ore Aug 18 The Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras will hold its 1925 convention in Providence R1 Imperial palace decided at closing yesterday Peace chosen over Savannah Succession of officers remains unchanged after tabling a resolution to end annual chair rotation.
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Portland
Ore
Knights of Khoras
Revidence
Imperial Palace
Savannah
Famous Actress Marie Wainwright Dies in Scranton
Marie Wainwright, who supported leading stars Booth and Salvini during their 1888 touring company, died yesterday in Scranton Pennsylvania. News comes via a Washington report cited today by the Associated Press.
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Scranton
New York
Aus
Associated Press
Marie Wainwright
Booth and Salvini
Texas Ranger arrests follow Texas unrest amid mob talk
In Amarillo Texas Ranger Captain E Right and Captain A Homer filed charges after last Wednesday’s unrest. Five arrests followed including Whitaker with conspiracy and assault allegations. A sheriff is named as a possible accomplice while bond set at 2500 for Whitaker and 4 similarly charged. District Attorney says the case awaits grand jury action.
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Amarillo
Texas
Texas Ranger
A. Homer
Etters
C. Landis
Tyford
Union
Ene A
Wiaker Cowe
Aerand Jury
Rumor of Santo Domingo Uprising Said Unfounded
Reports circulated about an uprising in Santo Domingo and American marine casualties. Officials in Santo Domingo and Washington denied any uprising or deaths and noted no confirmed movements of the Rochester or Galveston.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
Pary Department
Rochester
Panama
Marine Corps Headquarters
Extradition Sought for Jenkins in Wells Murder Case
Richmond Virginia August 18 Governor Kinkle is asked by Commonwealths Attorney McCorkle to seek extradition from California of Gentry Jenkins of Norton Virginia. Jenkins allegedly confessed to being wanted in Virginia for the murder of Policeman Worley Wells at Norton in May 1921 after his arrest in Escona Cal on a vagrancy charge.
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Richmond
California
Gentry Jenkins
Norton
Kinkle
Commonwealth
McCorkle
Jenkins
F.cano
Cal
Virginia
Worley Wells
Memphis Hit by Violent Storm and Electrical Damage
A violent electrical and rain storm swept Memphis on Aug 18 injuring one man, suspending 500 phone lines, disrupting streetcar service, and uprooting numerous trees. P M Brashear, 21, suffered cuts leaping from a streetcar struck by lightning.
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Memphis
Tenn
M. Brashear
Liz
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