22 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1927
Page
1
A series of brief items report a bandit raid yielding about 510000. stowaway Miers case heads for the U S Supreme Court as Judge Ervin rules he may be defended by counsel. Other notes cover a Southport gambling house robbery in New Orleans with a $15000 safe, and a Maine stay of execution in the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
Pensacola yacht men organize a large delegation to travel to St Petersburg for the Whipton Cup trophy contest. William Walthers and Dave Witherell are chosen to reclaim the cup from Sunshine sailors and return it to Pensacola. A motorcade of ten cars carries the enthusiastic group to view the races.
Official information today confirms Rev. R. S. Campbell of Grenada Mississippi will become minister of the McKwain Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pensacola Florida. The new church recently completed at a cost over 75000 dollars stands in a rapidly growing city district.
Early trading on Wall Street shows gains with motors leading. Chrysler climbs to 58 1/4, Hudson up 2 points, and DuPont advances over 4 points to a record intraday high of 299 1/4.
Prices listed for peas and other commodities show futures in New York with December at 21.10, January 21.10, March 21.28, May 21.36 and spot at 20.80. Market notes indicate steady trading and standard contracts across the season.
LORENCE Ala Aug 22 Ar rest of four members of the masked party which July 6 flogged pretty eighteen year old Marie M Bishop is expected tomorrow according to S E Safford chief of the Muscle Shoals detective agency Information regarding the identity of certain members of the mob has been furnished Deputy Sheriff Roy Blakely and action by the sheriff s office is expected not later than tomorrow morning Miss Bishop was taken from her residence shortly before midnight July 6 by a party of eight masked men some of whom it was said were robes of the Ku Klux Klan She said she had kept silent about the whipping in fear of her life The girl was unable to assign a definite motive for the whipping but said she thought it was because of jealousy between persons of her acquaintance Miss Bishop is the second woman victim of hooded floggers in the vicinity of Florence Miss Bertha A Slay was flogged several months ago and her assailants were convicted and fined 60 to 100 each
In Linden Alabama on August 22 a preliminary hearing is set for five prominent citizens accused in the death of Greathouse. Authorities say the man died of pneumonia after being whipped by a masked party. Those held include Chris Ray Linden manager of the Tom?ston Telephone Co Asa Glass Coca Cola Bottling Co workers two Phillipe brothers of G and George Glass auto owners.
The 26th annual Grand American championship and handicap trap shooting tournament opened in Vandalia Ohio with record participation. More shooters than ever on the firing line filled the grounds as some competitors camped on site due to accommodation shortages in Dayton and a preference to rough it. Lunch rooms and stores offering ammunition and trap accessories were established on the grounds.
Anne Austin introduces The Penny Princess a fresh serial in The News Item describing a poised young woman who loses her self sufficiency. The article notes Miss Austin well known for Saint and Sinner and previews the another viewpoint of life in this full page installment.
Los Angeles expects Charlie Chaplin and his wife Lita Grey Chaplin to appear as a routine divorce hearing unfolds amid denials of a property settlement. Reports claim Cruelty grounds and a large fortune split are at stake, with sensationalDetails denied by attorneys.
A tropical disturbance east of the Bahamas and north of Turks Island was reported by the weather bureau to continue on a west-northwest course. The center could not be located due to lack of vessel reports while pressure remained low over the south Atlantic coast.
A falling barometer of 28.90 was reported by the steamship Cucurinca in a message picked up by the Tropical Radio Telegraph Company in Miami. The ship's position was about 500 miles east of Eleuthera in the Bahamas group.
Willie Payton was fined or jailed for disorderly conduct. Mattie Emanuel and Albert Carson faced the same fine options. M Meyers also faced a fine or short jail term. Other individuals named include Scott, Jake Withetevana, and Jim Charley, all tied to gambling charges.
Authorities search for two masked robbers who stormed the Southport Inn in Jefferson parish near New Orleans on a Sunday, securing a $15,000 haul. They pistol-whipped two watchmen, fled with the safe in a truck, later abandoning the loaded vehicle and opened safe on a roadside.
Boston reports Justice Taft refused to receive a petition for a stay of execution on jurisdiction grounds. Defense hopes rest on Justice Stone and actions by Judge Sisk Governor Fuller and President Coolidge. Governor Fuller travels from Rye Beach to the state house as commutation petitions and stays are pursued.
Crichton Alabama police were asked to watch for two Richton youths and a third. A. B. Edwards 16 and Albert Jewell disappeared yesterday in a Ford touring car with an Alabama license headed for Baldwin County. Lawrence Steward 17 also remains missing with a white shirt and limp.
Lawrence Ashley, geologist and cave explorer, owed his life to a small food cache and a pocket knife as he dug his way from the Nick-a-Jack cave near the Tennessee Alabama Georgia line after a week entombed. Rescue workers prepared to enter the cave but Ashley emerged exhausted and refreshed, denying hoax claims and recounting his ix day ordeal and escape using a shovel and knife.
The well dressed white woman was found dead in the woods near Brandon fifteen miles from Tampa. A bullet wound pierced her heart. Clues to identity included a wedding ring inscribed C B and 8 ber 1909 and a new pair of cupp ersing bearing a Tampa shoe store name.
The local observer reports mostly fair conditions with little temperature change. Yesterday’s low was 64 and Sunday’s high 83. A tropical disturbance was first advisory issued last night at 9 p.m. with potential effects on the gulf coast and Florida, though path remains uncertain.
In Laurel Mississippi on August 22 the Know Mississippi Better tour promotes a booster train traveling to the Pacific coast. A miniature electric train runs over a large map showing states and the Mississippi stop features a magnolia surrounded by sweet potatoes corn and cotton exhibits to travel with the tour.
Edward F. Schlee president of Wayco Oil and pilot Iliam Brock began the globe encircling attempt from Ford Airport at 10 21 am en route to Curtis Field and Harbor Grace Newfoundland their official starting point.
In Boston three inmates including Sacco and Vanzetti slept well overnight and had breakfast. Madeiros’ sister was admitted to visit, as Miss Luigia Vansetti prepared to arrive from Italy. The court had not granted a stay of execution as Justice Brandeis refused to consider the petition.
In Charlestown State Prison Boston Massachusetts on August reports outline the plans for the executions of Nicola Bacco and Bartolomeo Van. Authorities prepare the procedure and timeline for the death sentences.
Washington report says a new unit in the commerce department will study new uses for raw and manufactured cotton. Crosby, a former New Bedford cotton manufacturer, will head the division with four cotton trade and chemistry experts assigned. The department invites input from the cotton industry and users.
Rufus Brown convicted of assault with a pistol was fined $51 and costs by Recorder Edington. Willie Dunim charged with assault with a knife held until August 23. John Crume charged with assault and battery fined $101 and six days costs. J A Locke and John Kduse cases continued to August 30 and August 23. Morgan Nash sentenced to three months hard labor for petty larceny.
Paris reports a special post office for the upcoming American Legion convention is handling a rush of letters. Most are personal notes from wartime friends, though some are invitations to the Legion. One missive mentions the Chateau Du Val D’Ornain near Gondrecourt, Pershing’s early field HQ, changing hands since the war.
Boston report of the 1920 South Braintree holdup and paymaster slaying yields Sacco and Vanzetti conviction. Judges rely on identification and circumstantial evidence while defense cites radicalism and alleged judicial prejudice. Sacco worked in Stoughton shoes and Vanzetti in Plymouth.
In Boston on August 22 Nicola and Bartolomeo Vanzetti face extended life doubts as appeals unfold. Celestino Madeiros, linked to another murder, confesses to involvement but not the crime Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted for. Judges refuse writ pleas as supporters push for mercy or reversal.
A Sunday collision on Lake City highway near Baldwin involved Rufus Davis and the car of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Smith. The Smiths were westbound when Davis crossed into their path causing their car to overturn and spill occupants. Mrs. Smith sustained serious injuries and was rushed to city hospital as Davis and others received minor injuries.
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