Charges Attempt To Murder L. N. Shop Employee
Leavitt of Prichard faces assault and battery and attempted murder charges in open court. He allegedly was attacked by four men in an automobile after leaving work near St Joseph and Congress streets, with Edward Lockett of Lipscomb and Conception streets as the injured employee. Leavitt remains free on a $500 bond as the case is continued to September 1.
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E. M. Leavitt
Prichard
Recorder
Edward Lockett
H. Smith
L. N. Railroad
Leavitt
Lockett
Lipscombe
Conception Streets
Full County Ticket Planned by Mobile Republicans
Mobile county Republicans plan to issue a full county and congressional ticket for the November election. Dr. W. T. Henderson said independents could fuse with Republicans. The Republican executive committee will meet Tuesday to organize a county campaign committee with 25 to 30 members expected.
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Mobile County
W. T. Henderson
Dr. Henderson
Labor Temple Hall
Republican Executive Committee
P.D. Barker
H. H. Bolton
E. G. Bradley
C. M. Laurendine
W. H. Armbrecht
W. P. Lewis
B. S. Cowen
Whiting
F. J. Thompson
Sheriff Party Nets Six Copper Stills and More
Deputy sheriffs and state officers seized six copper stills, two gasoline drums, 7 332 gallons of mash and 43 gallons of whiskey in raids west of Georgetown toward Earlville. The raid began Sunday morning and returned to Mobile that night after encountering armed men claiming to be federal officers.
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A Sherif
Mobile
Georgetown
Earlville
Government Car May Come to Mobile Fair
The Mobile Fair Association aims to secure a government agricultural exhibit car for the Mobile fair. President James L. Cawthon says government cars are being shown at fairs nationwide, and Mobile hopes to obtain one. Washington officials believe securing a car should be feasible.
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Mobile Fair Association
James L. Cawthon
The
Fair Association
South
Washington
Mobile
Weather and baseball hints from Southern and National leagues
The page lists upcoming games in the Southern and National Leagues with cities Atlanta Nashville New Orleans Chattanooga Mobile Memphis Birmingham Little Rock and Pittsburgh and in the American League St Louis Philadelphia Detroit Boston. Times include 4 00 and 2 36 with notes Only game scheduled and Only two games scheduled.
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Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
Clear
Birmingham
Little Rock
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Petroit
Weather summary for Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee
Alabama and Mississippi observe generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with warm, gentle variable winds. Tennessee expects partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with likely showers in the extreme north, and warmer in the eastern portion tonight.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Cavon
Autoists Warned to Light Up as Police Crackdown
Police announce a district wide enforcement of headlights and tail lights with lights on at night. Traffic officers report speeding fines against Earl Williams O H Phillips and B G Green. Harris charged with operating drunk and reckless driving after a collision with William D Smith.
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Harry Minto
Recorder
Earl Williams
O. H. Phillips
B. G. Green
William H. Harris
State Street
Dearborn
St. Louis
William DD. Smith
Harris
Smith
Mr. Smith
Parity Rate Set for Oyster Shell Shipments to Mobile Route
Bayou la Barre Coden and Rolston gain parity with Mobile for shells consigned north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad reports it has received instructions to align these cities. G. Cobb of the chamber notes rates to western points will be adjusted soon.
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Bayou la Barre
Coden
Rolston
Mobile
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Bureau
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Hr. G. Cobb
Rev J F Plummer Speaks at Open Air Service in Bienville Square
Rev J F Plummer delivered a faith filled sermon at Bienville Square last night urging belief in God and trust among people. He linked the 1907 panic to a lack of faith and warned that current strike tensions could worsen if capital and labor fail to trust each other, comparing the danger to Russia. Rev Eldred Stewart of Central Baptist Church will speak next Sunday.
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J. F. Plummer
Bienville Square
Plummer
Russia
Eldred Stewart
Central Baptist Church
Third of Laymen's Retreat Ends at Spring Hill
The third laymen's retreat of the season at Spring Hill Jesuit college concluded after the 6 o'clock mass. Four laymen attended with positive views, praising Father Thomas McGrath's lectures and instruction. Non-Catholics joined the event, and Michael Campano, reader of the retreat, received compliments for his efforts.
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Spring Hill Jesuit College
Father Thomas McGrath
Father McGrath
Michael Campano
Mrs Corinne Dege Thomas Dies After Car Crash
Mrs Corinne Dege Thomas wife of Emory S Thomas a well known attache with American Express and recent sheriff candidate died at Providence Infirmary from injuries after an automobile accident on July 26 on the Cod en road four miles below Del champs station. The crash involved seven passengers including Mrs Nellie Penny and others. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 4 30 from Mrs Penny's home and 5 from Government Street Presbyterian Church.
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Corinne Dege Thomas
Emory S. Thomas
American Express Company
Charleston Street
Providence Infirmary
Thomas
Coden
Delchamps Station
Nelie Penny
Benny Thomas
Jeannette Milstead
Mary Shepard
Corinne Lilian Thomas
Emory
George W. Jones
Nellie Penny
St. Emanuel
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Plans for Spanish Trail trip announced by Mobile groups
Adams Motor Company will send a service car for the Old Spanish Trail trip. The Mobile party departs Tuesday morning for Bay St. Louis, meeting a New Orleans delegation. Each car will carry banners and a large turnout is expected with members from Chamber of Commerce, Automobile Club of Mobile County, Kiwanis, Civitan, Optimist, and Rotary clubs named among the participants.
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Adams Motor Company
Mobile
Bay St. Louis
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Smith
Mark Lyons
Leon Schwarz
Frank Adams
Hezzie Bixler
W. W. Milling
Burgess Little
Civitan Club
Frank H. Lyons
Eugene Smith
Bill Neville
Tom Bneveley
Ben R. Powell
Optimist
Wallace Parham
Bill Austin, Jr
Joe Ryan
Rotary Club
R. A. Christian
Still raid nets three illicit stills near Chunchula
Federal prohibition agents seized three illicit stills near Chunchula at Old Kentucky, destroying 331 gallons of red whiskey and 2009 gallons of mash. Two 150 gallon stills and a 50 gallon drum still were recovered. Earlier in the day sheriff’s forces had eight stills seized and destroyed near Georgetown, Ala.
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Chunchula
Old Kentucky
Georgetown
Aila
Engineers to Play Three Game Series at Kelly Field
The Engineers schedule a three game series this week at Kelly Field facing the Addscos Tuesday the Broad Street Garage Wednesday and the Elks Thursday. Games start as soon after 4 30 as practical with Shaw and Smith Verneuille and Smith and Welsh and Smith listed as batteries in the order named.
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Kelly Field
Addscos
Broad Street
The
Elks
Shaw and Smith
Verneuille
Smith
Welsh
Banana Imports to Mobile Resumed After Strike Halt
The Norwegian steamer Wysefjjord arrived, resuming fruit service between Central American ports and Mobile. The three week suspension due to the railroad strike ends as Lysefjord becomes the first fruit liner to enter Mobilé during the period.
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Mobile
Wysefjjord
Mobilé
Boy Trudges 16 Miles To Surrender After Killing Brother-in-law
In Independence Louisiana Irving Shelton a 14 year old youth held by police after shooting Dolph Bel 80. Shelton walked sixteen miles to surrender to the sheriff saying I just shot Dolph I couldn't stand it any longer He was beating my sister Bel had allegedly mistreated Shelton and his sister. No charges filed yet.
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Independence
Irving Shelton
Dolph Bel
Here
Dolph
Bel
Young Shelton
Bei
Tariff Bill Faces New Difficulty
Washington August 21 Fordney McCumber tariff bill faces a fresh clash as a conference committee takes up the measure. Debates center on whether duties should be based on American or foreign valuation of imports with strong Republican support mounting for American valuation to secure uniform revenue and direct court jurisdiction.
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Washington
Fordney
Oddie
Navada
Republican Farm Tariff Bloc
Ax Bs
Congress
Europe
Rebel Plot To Murder Collins Is Irish Claim
Dublin reports a rebel plot to target leaders of the Free State as insurgents ambushed the motor car carrying Michael Collins, with shots and bombs fired as his driver was seriously wounded. Extra guards were placed around Collins amid fears of further assassinations by rebels.
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Collins
Dublin
Free State
Michael Collins
Water main explosion at Southern Railway shops triggers strike
In Salisbury North Carolina the water main at the Southern Railway shops was blown up sparking a strike by 1706 workers. State guardsmen were ordered to sleep on guard as debris injured several and a negro fireman narrowly escaped the flood. No arrests reported.
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Salisburg
N. C
Southern Railway
Fair Grounds
Spencer
Southern
Adirondacks Endure Coldest August Weather On Record
Saranac Lake report from the Adirondacks notes this area just recorded the coldest August weather. Snow fell in mountain areas at night, while low lands saw no frost and crops were not seriously damaged.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Adirondacks
Wreck inquiry spurs raids on radical league in Chicago
Justice agents travel to Gary Indiana to probe a derailment blamed on rail loosening and potential plotters. In Chicago the Trades Union Educational League offices were raided, revealing Foster's radical network and dynamite finds, with no arrests but a flood of documents and meetings.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Gary
Ind
Crowe
Trades Union Educational League
Wiliam Z. Foater
League
America
Michigan Central
Foster
Joliet
Colorado
New York-Chicago Limited
Foater
Middle West
Lenine
Trotzky
Huseia
Texas campaign in full swing for senate nomination
Texas enters a final week of campaigning as Earle B. Mayfield and James E. Ferguson rally across the state for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate. Mayfield starts at Peaumont and ends in Austin. Ferguson opens in Houston and closes in Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Earle B. Mayfield
James E. Ferguson
United States Senate
Mayfield
Peaumont
Austin
Ferguson
Houston
Fort Worth
First baby blood transfusion recorded in Watertown
In Watertown New York on August 21 doctors performed a historic transfusion on a newborn infant the son of Professor W B Hewitt of the Watertown public school. Four ounces of blood were drawn from the father and given to the infant to save the child whose condition was failing. The operation succeeded.
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Watertown
N. Y
W. B. Hewitt
Alabaman Killed in Auto Accident Near Jones Mill
H. T. Jones aged 45, station agent for the Muscle Shoals Birmingham and Pensacola Railway at Kimbrough Alabama, was killed instantly in a collision between two autos near Jones Mill. W. D. Sawyer 46, a section foreman, and Zollier Sawyer 22 his son, were in critical condition at a local hospital. The injured men arrived by train Sunday night.
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Pensacola
Fla
H. T.jones
Muscle Shoals, Birmingham & Pensacola Railway
Kimbrough
Ala
W. D. Sawyer
Zollier Sawyer
Jones Mill
U S Imports Show Slight Rise Over Prior Six Months
Washington report from August 21 states U S imports rose by more than 200 000 tons in the six months ending June while exports fell by over 6 000 000 tons year over year Exclusive data from W J Love deputy head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation notes exports in the period reached 14 233 000 tons versus 19 051 000 in 1921 with imports at 7 355 000 tons up from 7 140 000.
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Washington
United
W. J. Love
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Great Lakes
Great Britain
Pastor urges churches to enter amusement line
Nashville preacher George R. Stoves calls on churches to provide recreation and worship to curb immorality in athletics. He proposes church financed concerts at the Ryman Auditorium or Sunday afternoon performances to replace professionalized sports and offer wholesome recreation.
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Nashville
Tenn
George R. Stoves
West End
Dr. Stoves
Sebastien Mrcetet
Zac
Johnson Opposes Tariff Bill Lands Legislation
In LONG REACH California on August 21 Senator Hiram W Johnson announced the senate tariff bill marks a new era in tariff making. He said the bill finally reflects the desires of the great west and California, drawing praise from California press while drawing Democratic criticism from the nation.
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Long Reach
Cal
Senate
Hiram W. Johnaon
East
Middle States
Great West
California
Rainmaker Arrives For Work In Italy
An American rainmaker, Charles M. Hatfield, invited by the Italian government, lands in Naples to attempt to bring rain to drought stricken districts. He plans to explain his process to Pope Pius and, if approved, aims to induce rain for Vatican guards and other afflicted areas.
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London
Charles M. Hatfield
United States
Canada
Naples
Pius
Vatican
Veteran Virginia newspaperman dies in Richmond
Col. Frank 8. Won longtime Richmond Times Dispatch staffer and state paper figure died at his home in Richmond. He was 74, a Virginia native, and had been in frail health for months. He is survived by his wife.
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Richmond
Frank
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Virginia
Ex Gov Folk Improved After Severe Grippe Attack
Washington August 21 ex Governor Joseph W Folk of Missouri is reported better today after a critical illness at his home. He has been suffering from a severe attack of grippe and the condition was described as improved.
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Washington
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Folk
Coal industry moves to end strikes with talks across states
A bill to form a fact finding body to probe coal issues was said to be introduced this afternoon by Chairman Winslow of the house commerce committee. Anthracite operators and miners prepared to proceed with negotiations to settle the hard coal strike while soft coal talks were arranged in Indiana and Illinois. Michigan mines restarted after five months and Pennsylvania bituminous shipments fell 100000 tons from the prior week as Illinois supplies were reported below essential household needs.
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Winslow House
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Medill
Congress weighs coal industry investigation bill
Washington reports President Harding backs a full coal industry inquiry. Rep Winslow chairs the House Interstate Commerce Committee as a five to nine member commission would study all aspects and report by January 1. Senate action is uncertain next week after the soldier bonus.
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Washington
Presid Harding
Congr
Winslow
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Cal Commission
House of Representatives
Kennel Club Show Gains AKC Affiliation
Mobile Kennel Club, now affiliated with the American Kennel Club, plans a major show linked to the Mobile fair. Dr. J. S. Edwards notes the affiliation received in Mobile yesterday and expects over 300 dogs with more than 76 cups to be awarded in various classes.
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American Kennel Club
Mobile Kennel Club
J. S. Edwards
Mobile
Executives to Convene Over Rail Mediator Proposals
New York Aug 21 full conference of railway executives representing 148 railroads will determine Wednesday the carriers' reply to mediator proposals amid the shop crafts strike. Eastern executives described the meeting as a regular weekly affair with no change in the strike situation.
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New York
Eastern Rail
Here’s Best Way to Kill Skeets in New Jersey
An old guide describes mosquito control practices in New Jersey. It explains how to approach a bite, hold the breath to trigger traps, and use citronelli guidance to kill the pest.
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Jersey City
N. Js
New Jersey
Fast Train Kills Two Automobilists Near Newark
Newark, Aug 21 A motorist identified as Ashcraft, 37, and passenger Jacob Farrell, 4, were killed instantly when their car was struck by a fast train east of the city at Montgomery early this morning. The wreckage was torn apart and emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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Newark
Ashcraft
Jacob Farrell
Montgomery
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