Bay drownings leave two missing as search continues
Rescue efforts on Mobile Bay near Ragged Point continue for Ruth Owens 16 and Mattie Robinson 12 who disappeared after a dunking party. Rufus Owens stepfather and Ruby Owens 15 were recovered and will be sent home to Pineapple Alabama. an airplane from Pensacola aided in the search with ten launches on the water.
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Montrose
Ruth Owens
Mattie Robinson
Ragged Point
Daphne
Rufus K. Owens
Owens
Ruby Owens
Naval Station
Pensacola
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Rufus
Woodmen's Hall
Pineapple
Ala
Two Cleared After Auto Smash In Downtown Crash
Peter Strensky and James Young were cleared of reckless driving charges after a Sunday night collision at Government and Wilkinson streets that injuried two Strensky children. C B Riddle was fined 10 dollars or 10 days for reckless driving. Mrs E Sanford was fined 15 dollars or 15 days for reckless driving at Jackson and Conti streets. Officer J D Welch reported damage to another car.
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Peter Strensky
James Young
Recorder’s Court
Government and
Wilkinson Streets
Strensky
D. H. Edington
C. B. Riddle
Adams Motor Car Company
W. D. Smith
Riddle
E. Sanford
Conti Street
Jackson
Conti
J.D. Welch
Thief Burglarizes Thurber Home for Jewelry and Watch
Burglars forced entry at 152 Macy street between 1 30 and 6 am stealing 12 watches and a gold watch and chain with a small thriners pin valued at hundreds. Detectives assigned and police report shows 180 watches recovered from a pawnshop as part of the case.
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H. W. Thurber
Macy Street
Peers Headquarters
Thurber
Marcus Gerhardt
Government Street
Men Ordered Held in Assault Case
Terror court today ordered Jarvis held in connection with an alleged stabbing of a woman. Finch was fined 50 dollars and costs or 20 days for violating the prohibition law. Trixie Smith faced penalties for prohibited liquor with bootlegging terms. Kelly and Pharez were arraigned for obstructing traffic with autos on public highway.
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Jarvis
C. ©. Finch
Trixie Smith
M. J. Kelly
H. D. Pharez
Weather outlook for Florida and neighboring states
Patchy fair conditions across Florida Alabama and nearby regions with gentle to moderate north and northeast winds prevailing tonight through Thursday.
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Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Wall Street First Trade sees uneven price moves
Trading opened with uneven prices as U S stocks swing in early action. Industrials like Mack Trucks and American Radiator show modest gains while others backtracked. foreign exchange sees Danish and Norwegian kroner rally and sterling inch higher amid cautious demand.
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Wall Street
Hes’ Caine
Mack Trucks
Win
Este States Realty
Savage Ioney
Colorado
Westinghouse Air Brake
Westinghouse Electric
Allis Chalmers
U. S
Eaton Axle
International Business Machine
Peson Brantingham
U. Smelting
Cotton futures open steady with varied October to May bids
New Orleans reports futures steady at the open. October cotton at 22.33, December 22.55, January 22.61, Martech 22.82 bid, May 22.98. Market observers note firming activity and cautious interest ahead of trading.
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New Orleans
Martech
Unclear financial data fragment with dates and values
Fragmentary OCR shows figures 598.00 and monthly values 23.28 22.75 23.30 with months December January March May and a code B5. The text lacks context or named entities to form a complete news item.
Treasure chest believed found at Happy Hill
Three men in an automobile dug up a heavy object at Happy Hill, a negro settlement near Persimmon and Short Earl streets, leaving a five by five foot hole. Police say the bottom showed a print of a safe or box and an investigation is ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hill
Willam Connolly
Connolly
Persimmon Street
Short Earl Street
Pythians Hold Outing at Monroe Park
Pythians and Mobile Temple No 2 members with families start a monthly fellowship outing at Monroe Park tonight at o'clock. F W Bunger is chairman. Robert E Gordon will toast at a park cafe supper after arrival. Rev Eldred M Stewart to give invocation and a brief program of talks.
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Mobile Temple No. 2
Monroe Park
F. W. Bunger
Robert E. Gordon
Park
Eldred M. Stewart
Man Arrested As Liquor Seized In Street Building
Detectives searching 59 Government Street found a five gallon stone jug with three gallons of white whiskey on the second floor. Leo Glover, in charge of the first floor barber shop, was arrested for violating the prohibition law and case reset for Friday. Officers also found many empty ten gallon kegs in the premises.
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Government Street
Leo Glover
Glover
Recorder's Court
Class Rates Set Hearing September 9
The article notes the Southern League meeting in Atlanta on September 9 with R. G. Cobb, traffic manager, and a league member attending. The national commission ordered new rates effective January 1, 1926, and railroads have requested reasons for the changes as of that date.
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Ing
Southern League
Atlanta
R. G. .Cobb
League
National Commission
Henderson Sues Mobile Electric for 50000 Damages
Ernest M. Henderson filed suit in circuit court today against Mobile Electric Company seeking 50000 dollars for personal injuries he says occurred when a truck he rode on struck a power line andContact with energized equipment caused severe burns leading to amputation of his left foot and partial loss of toes on his right foot, along with chest and throat burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Henderson
Mobile Electric Company
Henderson
Astertel
Street messenger robbed of 23700 in uptown bond heist
A New York street messenger was robbed of 23700 in negotiable securities after three men posing as government agents abducted him in an uptown apartment. Police later arrested a pretty young woman and two men, seizing 16006 of the stolen bonds from the scene.
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New York
New Street
Aoe
Winiaomeh
Irving
Tey
Albert Cee
Marold Speese
Clasen
Federal Building
Post Office
300 Kiddies Enter Pageant Across Ten Playgrounds
Over 300 children from ten city playgrounds compete in a Lyons Park event on the planned program. Little Patsy Seber, three, will be the hero. Patsy Smith represents Rich Red Blood. Mia Kiunge directs. Drago’s Beat and the Wiexeroand Orchestra perform. Prizes include silver cups for champion baseball and volleyball teams. Mayor Hartw and Commissioners will speak. The pageant opens to the public with seating for thousands.
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Lyons K
de. Little
Patsy Seber
Wilte
Drago
Wiexeroand Orchestra
Har Hartw
George Crawford
K. V. Taylor
Crawford
Lyons Park
Galvez
Hammond Gayfer
French Liner Jacques Cartier Sets Sail for Havre Cargo
The French steamer Jacques Cartier will reach Mobile next Tuesday to load cargo for Havre and French ports. It will be the first French Liner freighter to call here for cargo since the regular monthly service was announced by Mobile Liners Inc. The steamer Niagara will follow on September 15 for passengers.
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Jacques Cartier
Mobile
Havre
Mobile Liners, Inc
Niagare
Merchants Institute Plan Discussed in Mobile
Retail merchants of Mobile consider forming a Merchants Institute. A Chamber of Commerce committee will visit merchants to seek approval. The idea emerged at a morning retail committee meeting led by Chairman Eat R. Gaston, with topics on lectures and cooperation.
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Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Eat R. Gaston
Gasoline Prices Show Decline Amid Production Slump
Oil market notes a drop to the year's low gasoline prices with a five cent gap from peak levels. Trade observers in New York deny a price war while blaming overproduction for slashed price quotes. Report cites Wilson in Oil and Gas Journal on rising gas recovery, coastal stockpiles, and refinery production misalignment as key market weaknesses.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Wilson
Oil and Gas Journal
New Plans for 1926 Buyers Week Discussed
Plans for Buyers Week next year aim to expand trade territory and improve rural merchant services. The special buyers week committee met at the Chamber of Commerce to review the event, note record visitor counts, approve fare refunds for merchants who purchased up to 600 dollars, and outline tentative arrangements for 1925 Buyers Week improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Town pump gushes forth good gas at Robinson
In Robinson Indiana on August 26 a gas pump reportedly poured gasoline freely. Autoists filled tanks at no charge as word spread. A local service station later found its 500 gallon storage tank empty due to a leak.
Arrest on Escambia Warrant for Assault with a Weapon
Ernest Hollingsworth of Crichton was arrested today by deputy sheriffs on a warrant from Escambia County Alabama charging assault and battery with a weapon. Hollingsworth denies the charge. The Escambia Rape media were notified of the arrest.
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Ernest Hollingsworth
Crichton
Escambia County
Ala
Mobile
J. K. Fountain
Hollingswo
Rules for using coal to be issued for households
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers will publish rules for American households that burn soft coal. The National Coal Association announced the move, prompted by growing domestic use of bituminous coal and increased interest in its safe, efficient use.
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Washington
A.P
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Coal Association
Girl Refuses to Marry Until He Spends His Fortune
Joyce Fairbanks delays marriage to her suitor, insisting he spend his half million fortune first. The piece notes a modern twist on old romance tropes as the couple navigates money and commitment.
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Sweetheart
Bruce Catton
NEA
New York
Joyce
Ares
Bigger and Better Crop Prospects Mark 1925 Forecast
Chicago August 26 A P reports two words banner the season better and bumper describe midwest crop prospects with many areas seeing improved prices and financial conditions despite early freezes and droughts. Wheat rye barley oats and corn show gains while apples and peaches offer mixed results across states including Illinois Kansas Oklahoma and Indiana.
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Chicago
A.P
Middle West
Michigan
Verne H. Church
L. Whitney Watkins
National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis
Texas
Illinois
Federal Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Evens Woolen
Fletcher Savings Bank and Trust ‘Company
Indianapolis
Everett C. Crown
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Kansas
Ford unveils major Ford Model T updates without price change
Detroit report notes the Ford Motor Company introduces prolonged changes across nearly all models. Open and closed cars gain all steel seven on a lowered chassis with new body styles, color replaced black, larger fenders, redesigned brakes, higher radiator, and more roominess while the motor stays the same.
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Detroit
A.P
Ford Motor Car
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Colot
Montreal Electricians Ban Bad Language On The Job
R Blanchett and W P Lavertue of the Electricians Union announce a ban on bad language by members while on duty at Montreal Light Heat and Power Co. they urge company cooperation to enforce the resolution and curb worksite irritations.
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Montreal
A.P
Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company
R. Blanchett
W. P. Lavertue
Electricians’ Union
E Pu
Passenger Liner Grounds On Half Moon Shoal Off Cape Cod
The Dollar Line steamship President Garfield ran aground in fog at Half Moon Shoal off Cape Cod while sailing from Boston to New York with 70 passengers. The coast guard cutter Acushnet moved to assist as officials predicted she would float at high tide today.
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Boston
Mass
Dollar Line
President Garfield
Half Moon Shoal
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Woods Hole
Audinet
Garfield
New York
Rich Mexican socialite to enter Hollywood films
Dolores Asunsolo Martinez Del Rio, a leading Mexico City socialite, plans to join the movies in Hollywood. Her wealthy husband has approved, and she will soon depart for America where American films attract devoted audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
A.P
Dolores Asunsolo Martinez del Rio
Socret
Hollywood
Senora Martinez del Rio
Mexico
United States
Youth Leads in Camp Perry Rifle Championship
Camp Perry Ohio August 26. Samuel Moore leads the Winchester Rifle Corps event by one point while Miss Alice Wiles and Arthur Faler tie on 149 points for the top marks.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Winchester Rifle Corps
Tench Nestement
Newtonville
Samuel Moore
Sible
Moore
Tenches
Alice Wiles
Chines Permondeece
Arthur Faler
France backs Coolidge debt idea in European payment rule
Paris reports the French foreign office in full agreement with President Coolidge’s reaffirmation of capacity to pay as a fair rule for Europe’s debtors. The reaction follows unofficial press dispatches from Swampscott.
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Paris
Coolidge
Swampscott
America
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