Special Session Looms for Nominee Pick and Tax Debate
Democratic Executive Committee will choose the party nominee in the legislative vacancy. A special session is expected early next week to consider a new revenue plan after the supreme court struck down the Lapsley $15,000,000 warrants and rider. Gas tax challenges linger, threatening state indebtedness payment plans. defense for two ex senators awaits appeals in the central court case.
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Secretary of State
City Acts To Relieve Traffic Congestion In Business District
City moves to ease downtown traffic with plans to issue 25 000 in water works notes and study selling 75 000 in airport bonds. City officials cite property values and street car track discussions as factors. A rally at Bienville Square is set for Saturday September 12.
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Hartwell
J. Howard Valor
Mobile
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Wilson
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Royal
Re V. Taylor
Ss Bk
Bienville Square
Magic City Attorney Defends Lobby Charge In Legislature
Ernest Matthews, attorney for Jefferson County, denies offering a $1,000 bribe to Hart Speight to lose the slot machine bill. He says he did not represent the slot machine interests and did not alter the bill creating the Jefferson County commissioner office. He claims the truth will emerge after the legislative session.
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Hart Speight
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Matthews
Alot
Moenae
Jefferson County
Crane Worker Killed by Falling Pipe at Ala Drydock
Lee Thomas Hoffman 64 of 762 Gorgas Street died about 8:30 am Tuesday after a heavy pipe piece slipped from a crane sling at the Ala Drydock and Shipbuilding plant. He is survived by his wife, daughter, a sister, and brothers. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Explosion at Chicago building injures woman and twelve
A gas explosion at 2015 Taylor Street in Chicago caused collapse and injuries. Firemen said the blast injured a woman and twelve others, with extensive damage to the structure.
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Chicago
Taylor Street
Policies Opposed Labor Party Clash With Government
Policy debates heat up as labor party opposes government proposals. Party leaders rally members, critics warn of instability while officials defend reform plans amid public scrutiny.
Third Holdup Victim Complains To Police
A third victim reports the assault to police as investigators gather details about the holdup. The description notes the shirt sleeves cut off at the elbow and seeks procedural updates.
Accidents: ATaST report fragment at 508 South
Fragmentary OCR note records accidents at 508 South with unclear details. Readable elements show location and references to incident numbering but lack full events or outcomes.
Street Plan For Avenue Width Upgrade Gets Unanimous Support
A city project to widen an avenue from street to the 42 foot blocks and 36 foot remainder won unanimous approval in the meeting. The move aims to improve traffic flow and safety across the affected sections.
Miss Staples Wort In Fall Nears Gotham
Miss Jamily Staples, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred L Staples of Mobile, rushed to a New York hospital Tuesday. She was returning from Europe when the incident occurred.
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Europe
Judge to Talk on Codes and Treasury Receipts
Treasury receipts for August 22 totaled 6,056,115.48 dollars with expenditures of 1,843,146.46 dollars and a balance of 108,672,104.45 dollars. Receipts for the month up to August 22 reached 28,003,495.69 dollars.
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Washington
Legal Action Seen in Fight on Gas Tax
Allan Blacklidge, manager of the Wofford OU Company in Mobile, announced that legal action is seen in the fight on the gas tax. Birmingham.
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Wofford OU Company
Mobile
Birmingham
Youth Expires Sinus Young Hallig Survived
A brief obituary notes Sinus Young Hallig died at an advanced age after a long illness. He survived his four children and remaining relatives. Funeral services were held locally with family in attendance.
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Hallig
Many Speakers Heard Prohibition and Crooked Politics
Police in New York launched a crime crackdown, rounding up suspicious characters and known gunmen as hundreds of clerical workers joined detectives on duty. A New York official questioned why such conditions are tolerated, blaming local government and a pull system that impedes prosecution.
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Associated Press
New York
Ge Colby
Atate
RAID ON STILLS CONTINUES BY COUNTY OFFICERS
Deputies Hargett Busby and Morrisette conducted a Monday raid against stills on Bear Fork branch. Three quarts of whiskey were seized and Morrisette, a Black man, was jailed on a prohibition violation.
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Busby
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Local Marshal Applies Wet Charges Against Named Defendants
State marshal received papers for service on defendants including Mrs A Evans M T Sellers Floyd Wooley Charlie Smith George M Lott and Raby Carmichael a Black woman were taken into custody. Several band members and others are slated to appear Tuesday.
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M. T. Sellers
Floyd Wooley
Charlie Smith
George M. Lott
Raby Carmichael
Cannon Targets Senate Inquiry Amid Alleged Personal Attack
The report notes Cannon accusing Senators Gilass and Tinkham of political maneuvers as the Senate quiz on a 1998 matter continues. The inquiry began at 2 30 p m with defense arguing that completing it before any statute of limitations lapses would misalign with the committee's remit.
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al Bahne
Bishop Cannon
Gilass
Virginia
Tinkham
Governor Long Pushes 20 Cent Cotton Crop Plan
Governor Long outlines a state level crop program promising 20 cent cotton to spur passage by lawmakers. He urges quick action in Baton Rouge as the Associated Press reports.
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Associated Press
Baton Rough
Long
Gealunie
Mississippians Cast Votes In State Races
Voters in Mississippi proceed with county and statewide contests as campaigns wrap up. The governor’s race narrows with candidates Johnson and George T. Mitchell no longer in contention, while state fiscal issues loom in the campaign narrative.
Slashed in Duel Injured Men Reported In Hospital
Report states one man remains in hospital and another, Cain, is held on a charge after a duel incident. No others are reported out of danger.
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Cain
Weather forecast and river outlook for August day
The report notes cloudy, unsettled conditions near the coast with a mix of night and day periods. River observations at 7 a.m. CST indicate the Tombigbee River forecast to remain steady through Wednesday with no major changes expected.
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