Rushed pursuit ends in fatal deputy shooting near Texas street
Chief Deputy William O. Robbins Jr. was killed when a subordinate Deputy Joe Stringfellow fought a knife attack in a lane off Texas street. The assailant escaped as officers, including Federal Agent P T Graves, searched the scene. Stringfellow suffered a nervous breakdown and was taken to the infirmary. Services for Robbins were held at Dixon and McKay with burial in Birmingham.
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W. O. Robbins
Joe String
Texas Street
Dearborn
Wilkinson Streets
Robbina Dees Stringfellow
I. H. Simmons
Marshall Lee
P. T. Graves
Stringfellow
Sheriff's Department
William O. Robbins, Jr
Robbins
William Robbins
Dixon & McKay
Frazer
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Louisville & Nashvile Railroad
Birmingham
Abba Temple
Sheriff Schwert
A. W. Hargett
Fecal Prohibition
Hughes
J. H. Simmons
J. C. Pumphrey
Walter Sureh
L. C. McCrary
J. le. Sulliven
Fed
Mobile
Bart B. Chamberlain
Pat Byrne
Blore County
Alabama
Warrant Served in Grove Hill Case
A Grove Hill man faced authorities as a warrant was served at his residence. The incident involved law enforcement action and the execution of an active warrant. Further details were not disclosed in the brief report.
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Grove Hill
Old offender jailed again in check case
J. B. Wooley of Mertz Station was arraigned in police court for passing bad checks at Burbank Tire Company. He faced a two year old similar charge, bond set at 800, case continued until Tuesday. Detectives linked the second arrest to a prior conviction and Wooley remains in custody.
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Burbank Tire Company
Wooley
Mertz Station
Tisdale Touart
Tire Company
Moody
Franco
Bo Wooley
Peoples Bank
J. H. Wooley
Pola Negri Arrives in Chicago En Route to New York
Pola Negri, grieving for Rudolph Valentino, arrives in Chicago aboard the Golden State Limited and is kept in berth. she heads to New York with her condition guarded. Valentino's funeral plans are set in New York for Monday with Alberto Guglielmi expected to attend aboard the Homeric after a Paris arrival.
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Chicago
Pola’ Negri
Rudolph Valentino
Golden State Limited
New Yorker
New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Miss Negri
New York
Alberto Guglielmi
Alberto
Paris
George Ullman
St. Malachi’s
Hollywood
Reckless Driver to Get Hearing
William J. Danley, employee of a local paper mill, will be tried for reckless driving on September 11. The defense requested postponement. He collided with Adolph Jones, a Negro cyclist, at Monroe and Conception streets. Jones was fined 5 and costs after conviction for reckless driving for driving a truck in front of a car at St Louis Street and Springhill Avenue.
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William J. Danley
Monroe
Conception Streets
Adolph Jones
St. Louis Street
Springhill Avenue
Two Children Die in Blaze Near New Orleans
In Mc Donaghville near New Orleans a fire started by an exploding oil cook stove killed two year old Chris Rouprich Jr and his two month old brother while their mother cooked breakfast. The parents were injured and rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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New Orleans
Chris Rouprich, Jr
McDonaghville
Here
Rouprich
Harlem Williams and Clarence Murray waive in federal impersonation case
Harlem Williams and Clarence Murray of Calvert waived examination today after arraignment before Commissioner J I. They did not post bond and returned to jail. Dan Dykes, one of five named in the warrant, will have the charge dropped as prosecutors say evidence was insufficient to warrant prosecution.
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Harlem Williams
Clarence Murray
Calvert Vicinity
Mobile
J. I
Dan Dykes
Florida Weather Outlook With Showers Across Regions
The forecast notes fair conditions in northern Florida with showers in the south this evening. Sunday will bring local thunder showers, with gentle to moderate winds from the north and northeast. In the extreme northwest, skies stay fair tonight and Sunday, aside from possible thunder showers.
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Washington
Florida
Manley Affairs in Jury's Hands
Atlanta August 28. The United States grand jury will investigate the affairs of W D Manley former president of the Bankers Trust and the defunct Farmers and Traders Bank in connection with their failures and related issues.
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Atlanta, Ga
United States Grand Jury
W. D. Manley
Bankers’ Trust On
Farmers and Traders Bank
Cordova Quakes Felt Twice in Odd Dated Reports
Two earthquake shocks were reported in Cordova with unclear timing. The first tremor was logged around 10:00 p.m., and a second event followed later in the night, though the exact details remain uncertain.
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Cordova
Ans
Duran
Yester- Tinasdate
Ibeh
Oir
Commission highlights port inspection by Seibert and Graves
General William L Seibert and other Alabama Commission members visited the port with Colonel Bibbles governor candidate examining docks and terminals. The docks commission plans a regular meeting next Monday or Tuesday. Colonel Graves recently visited port and is expected at a dinner Monday evening at the Cawthon Hotel with Libert and other commission members.
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William L. Seibert
Ala Commission
Cawthon Hotel
Docks Co On
Colote
Brewster Plans Divorce and Mexican Residence
Brewster says after six years engaged and facing legal hurdles in the United States he will file for divorce in Sonora Mexico and marry immediately after. He intends to establish residence in the Mexican state while using an assumed name at a private retreat. Iss Palmer, once a beauty contest winner, now lives in Hollywood with her mother as court actions mark the couple’s troubled marriage.
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Brewster
the Times
Sonora
Mexico
Iss Palmer
Hollywood
Palmer
Brewster's Magazine
Secret Bride Triggers Assault in Nashville
In Nashville Tennessee on August 28 automo bile salesman Al Blumfield was beaten by Hollis Edwards the husband of a secret wife he was seen dating Edwards restrained until Blumfield parked at the girl's home then attacked him with fists Edwards jailed on charges of assault with intent to commit.
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Nashville
Tenn
al Blumfield
Hollis Edwards
Blumfield
Edwards
Robed Raiders Burn Crosses On Red Mountain
In Birmingham Alabama on August 2 robed raiders wearing white robes burned several crosses and chased away parked automobiles on Red Mountain. They flashed lights at car vans and ordered vehicles to move. Police had no report of any arrests or victims.
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Birmingham
Als
Red Mountain
Street Car Workers Set Talks Over Wages
Street car men meet tonight and tomorrow to decide if they will accept a proposed wage rise. They had demanded 7-12 cent an hour, while Birmingham Electric Company offers 52 cents after two years of service. The firm refuses to arbitrate.
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Birmingham Electric Company
Money in Barn Destroyed by Fire in Dickson
Dickson Tenn August 2 19xx money stored in a barn on Coxs farm was destroyed by fire. The owner who had refused to rely on banks said the blaze ruined funds he kept at home. Fire crews battled the flames but the money could not be recovered.
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Dickson
Tenn
Cox
Mobile Boy Survives Storm After Boat Overdue
Sumpter Lindsey of Mobile, son of a noted lumberman, battled waves after his launch threatened to sink four miles offshore. Realizing danger, he swam with a life preserver for hours until he reached shore near the Acres area and recovered with only a rest needed.
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Sumpter Lindsey
Martiney
Mobile
Young
Lindsey
Iig
Ufe
Ne Acres
Desperate Michigan reform school escapees recaptured
Two convicts from Wayne County escaped the Michigan State Reformatory in Ionia, overpowered guards, seized vehicles, and headed toward Lansing. Deputies fired to quell the rampage. authorities recaptured two as the search expanded with state police and guardsmen en route.
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Ionia
Mich
Michigan State Reforma
Suepelea
Loco
Smithapoleon
Charlies Smith
Wayne County
Charles Shean
Ers
Lansing
Grosbeck
Frank Shean
Reformatory
Detroit
Wa Edward Haight
Haight
Frank Leland
New Cotton Mill Plan Stirs Gainesville Development
Plans for a seven million dollar Gainesville cotton mill project include a mill bleachery power house and hundreds of cottages. Officials from Chicopee Manufacturing Co announce the venture with a model settlement concept and note the site near Gainesville.
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New York
Gainesville
Ar Ag
Chicoe Manufacturing Ae
Ce Eenos J
Chicopee
Barvere
Aoa
Hod
Bel
Internal Revenue Taxes Rise in First Half of 1926
The treasury announced that taxes for the first six months of 1926 were nearly 50 percent higher than the same period in 1925, reflecting expanding revenue as the country prospers.
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Washington
Treasury
New Deaths Reported in Gale Across Gulf Coast
Eight were believed drowned as a hurricane blasted Vermilion Bay and surrounding areas. Capt. W. Le Ee Bend of the Bisav Coal Company and crews, including four Negro sailors, were reported missing. A relief appeal from Houma and Thibodeaux asked for a seaplane to locate marooned residents with communications down.
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Patton
Missisai
New Orleans
Pal
Ana
Vermilion Bay
B. P. Roy
Ana National
Roy
Oriminall
Houmander
United Oe
Théo
Houma
Thibodeaux
Former British consul official surrenders in embezzlement case
Belton Williams, once a British consulate vice consul in New Orleans, faces embezzlement charges of 5000 dollars while serving as shipping clerk. He surrendered at a police station after being formally charged and held for court. Williams, 28, is a British subject who came to the United States in 1921.
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New Orleans
Belton Wiliams
Willam Edwin Belton
Criminal District Court
Lhce
Cieaa
Williams
Belton
Harold C. Swan
United States
England
Navy to continue air program after Rodgers death
The Navy will press ahead with its long distance flight tests and the Panama flight planned under Commander Rodgers, who died when his plane crashed into the Delaware River. His loss is seen as a severe blow to naval aviation and to hazardous expedition roles he commanded.
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Washington
Navy Air Forces
Philadelphia
Rodgers
Panama
Delaware River
Naval Aircraft Factory
Naval
Navy
San Diego
Canal Zone
Rum Runner Catch Near Erie After Gun Battle
In Erie Pennsylvania a speedboat used by rum runners between Longpoint Canada and Erie was captured after a 35 shot exchange near the New York state line. The Sea bright craft allegedly capable of 40 mph was seized by Dan Coppin of the rum chaser CG-1 as authorities pursue more vessels.
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Erie
Longpoint
Canada
Dan Coppin
New York State Line
Pastor finishes fifty third year at Salinas church
Salinas California August 28 Reverend pastor of the United Presbyterian Church recently completed his fifty third year from the same pulpit. The aging clergyman marked a long tenure with steady leadership and parish service.
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Pastor
Salinas
Cal
United Presbyterian Church
Berg
Eny Pasweal
Navy pilot Commander Rodgers dies after seaplane crash
Philadelphia August 2 The navy reports Commander Rodgers son of Admiral John A Rodgers died two hours after a land plane crash near the navy field in Philadelphia. He was conscious to the end and asked that his mother in Havre De Grace Md be notified.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Com. John 'S
San Francisco-Hawaii
Pacific
Delaware
Navy Field
Samus Schultz
Raliaceipile
Poral Popial Adro Slee
Schultz
Rodgers
F. BE. Loucy
Naval Medical Corps
Havre de Grace
John A. Rodgers
John Rodgers
der Rodgers
I A
Two Suspects Captured After Arkansas Shootout
Fort Smith and Van Buren, Ark. authorities report Matthew Kimes, shot in the George Kimes case, eluded capture but was later detained with an associate near Rudy northwest of Van Buren. George and Mace Maxey, sheriff Lee Pollock and a private detective transported them to jail, where they confessed amid injuries and ongoing inquiries.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Matthew Kimes
George Kimes
Crawford
van Buren
George
Mace “Oo
Rudy
Maxey
Crandake Ark
Lee Pollock
Olja State Constabulary
Jen Buren
Dancer's Fate 18 Up To
Dancer’s fate reported as 18 up to money beyond a car near Rio. Two were involved in the incident.
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Rio
Sugar tariff rates suspended by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended certain sugar freight tariffs to Texas and other routes until December 28. An inquiry will review routes via Montgomery and Nashville to North Carolina and Virginia. The action also pauses schedules via shared routes and joint through rates with extended points to sea and new commodity rate cancellations for iron and other goods.
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Washington
Aug
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Louisiana
Montgomery
Nashville
North Carolinarolina
Virginia
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Manley
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