28 Aug 1928
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1928
Page
1
Mayor Believes protesting residents may welcome ornamental lighting if added tomorrow. City commissioners meet in special conference to decide whether to extend the project to streets with no protests now or later reconsider white way installation on protested thoroughfares. Views differ among commissioners on the best path forward.
Amot Pittsburgh's Italian youth element testified yesterday that Robe was paid to Albino for dissemination of information on November in a 1926 case. The remarks point to a payment linked to flows of data or rumors within the group.
Chief Deputy Dudley McFayden announced the arrests of two men and a woman in a coordinated takedown of a truck theft ring. One man faces grand larceny charges while the others face receiving stolen property counts. Nearly all cigarettes stolen from a Patterson Cigar Company truck were recovered.
An engagement ring worth 600 dollars lost and discarded with hotel rubbish in Nopmh Bay Ont. was recovered and returned to Mrs. Reery Phillips of Clawson Michigan. The ring was found by a child exploring the hotel rubbish pile where the Phillips couple were staying.
A trade week will be held by Mo merchants in the early fall after a today meeting of local retailers. Details to be worked out later. Prizes will be offered this time. the week will not include the pay-up feature seen in earlier trade weeks, but will resemble them in other aspects.
Albert Gonzales of Mobile was arrested at Gulfport Mississippi after a Drive It system auto was found stolen and recovered. Detective F E McDonald reported the theft leading to Gonzales capture and car return. Francis Burgess’s case was set for 31. Motorcycle Scout W F charges a car theft on Francis Street during heavy rain.
Baron prepares for another transatlantic flight from Stuttgart after resolving lingering issues. Officials indicate the route remains under review and no final date has been set for the journey.
A lawsuit accuses the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company of injuring a minor. The action seeks damages for medical bills and pain and suffering, naming the railroad as defendant and detailing the alleged incident and basis of liability.
The American minister delivered a copy of the Kellogg Briand pact to Acting Foreign Minister Shumenkovitch this week and asked whether it would adhere to the agreement.
Parallel cases trigger ICC intervention to end practice. City authorities were alerted by a city commission report. Mayor Leon Schwarz leads an investigation into possible city funds used for constructing the grain handling facility.
The Long Island flying centers were alarmed as M. M. Merrill, manager of Curtiss Flying Service, failed to appear at Bulmecee Meld and was believed to have left several planes to join a search.
Testimony against Inter-Transit of Windsor describes rumboats making 15 minute daylight trips from Windsor to Detroit. Canadian officer John Wesley Schooley testifies vessels carried liquor and docked along Detroit riverfront streets in downtown Detroit. He notes many crafts carried up to 600 units.
In New Orleans the city intends to seal off the liquor district for one year amid alleged repeated violations. Twenty one individuals and four realty firms tied to owners and licensees face action as officials press a dry campaign. many establishments stand empty as locks go on.
The county moves to award contracts for bridge and road work including a 192 mile program. A Three Mile Creek bridge project on Pella Avenue is set for bidding, with a bid of 32 500 78 dollars under rapid construction plans. The Saturday county board session will finalize the award and oversee construction costs.
Senator J Thomas Heflin denounces John J Raskob for telling Republicans they can vote for Smith without changing party loyalties He cites a Philadelphia effort as evidence of Republicans willing to switch allegiances but staying within their party framework His remarks were made during a rest visit in Lafayette Ala and reflect party tensions ahead of the 19th century political maneuvering.
In Gainesville Georgia the mother Mrs. Morgan Brock was jailed as police investigate a baby death amid unfounded notes of poisoning. A grocer testified she bought a can of lye and later returned it, allegedly to prepare potatoes. The second child remains ill and under care as doctors assess the cause.
The body of actor O'Donahue was found in a bathtub at his Los Angeles home late yesterday. A physician said heart disease caused the death. his wife, screen actress Laska Winters, had summoned help.
Birmingham readers hear Mrs. Jesse W of Chevy Chase Md speak against Mitt Romney style attacks and defend Al Smith in a National Woman's Law Enforcement League event as Democrats labeled as bolters.
Preliminary hearing scheduled in the inferior criminal court for Louis Yo Sas and other defendants linked to an arson at a warehouse owned by August Wencome. Wencome is jailed in default of bail. Burns and Heron Bay residents are named in the complaint by officials.
Customs to deploy patrol boats with 22 mph speed on 12 hour shifts to counter rum runners. Four boats aboard per shift plus additional guard force. 28 new customs guards for New York piers to be sworn in today.
The Pontchartrain, a 250 foot revenue cutter, was being prepared at the local Coast Guard office to relieve the Tallapoosa at Aeeene. It is one of five government built ships with an 8,000 mile cruising radius and planned for active duty in about two months.
Four people were killed and many remained missing after three buildings collapsed in Shelby North Carolina on August 28. The dead include Miss Ora Eskridge a First National Bank clerk and three unnamed workers. Rescue teams worked through the debris as doctors and volunteers attempted to reach survivors.
The Alabama Public Service Commission authorized a spur line project by the Warrant Warehouse Company running north of Beauregard street across Adams and Lipscomb streets between Water and Magnolia streets. Local operator Pete Sie Fox claims rival services market their routes beyond licensed limits and accuses others of operating autos as buses to Pensacola.
The Army War Office in Tokyo announces that an infantry regiment and artillery detachment sent from Shantung to Tientsin in May due to unrest will return to Shantung early in September. They will rejoin the division to which they belong.
Plans indicate Captain Dieudonne Costes, newly credited with a south Atlantic crossing, will attempt a Paris to New York flight this week. A government message from Washington to Mitchell Field requests arrangements for his reception upon arrival.
Thundershowers followed by a chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Repetition of last night's rain is forecast for Mobile and vicinity with little change in temperature.
A court case records a 4161 fine against an accused assailant identified as a Negress for stabbing a woman named Sarah White. The incident prompted police and investigative reports. no further details on the location or date are included in the fragment.
Senator Borah supports ratification of the treaty to curb war. The move aims to make war more difficult and aligns with Senate relations committee views on international accord.
Senator Borah appears aligned with a group seeking strict scrutiny of a treaty. He argues consent is essential to bind the pact and warns opposition may block ratification.
Members of a Kansas City church vote to support dry candidates and oppose any official who would repeal modify the thirteenth amendment. The Kansas conference passed a resolution against supporting politicians advocating repeal or changes to the amendment.
Dispatch from Mexico City reports an incoming presidential aide arriving amid heightened security and awaiting official briefing. The notice cites transfer plans and expected meetings with local officials.
A family group linked to cattle dipping charges remains in custody as federal officials proceed with the case. Proceedings were scheduled for today with the next steps to be determined.
Janet, a gay musical comedy star, enraptures Ballard Riley the famous woman hater. He carries her to a chair and she charms him with sweetness and mischief as he confronts feelings he never expected.
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