Gulf Ships Aid Oil Tanker in Distress Near Tortugas
Coast guard cutters Tallapoosa and Saukee rushed from Galveston and Key West to assist the burning oil steamship Paulsboro about 292 miles northwest of Tortugas. Beacon Hill stood by as flames were brought under control and the tanker may be towed into port.
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Mobile Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Galveston
Saukee
Key West
Paulsboro
Tortugas
Coast Guard
Beaconhill
Chicago man found dead in Colorado cult camp
Christ Solburg a 40 year old Chicago health cult member was found dead at a Lyons Colorado camp after fasting 31 days his coroner said he starved to death Solburg arrived with the group seeking truth and health and reportedly reduced his weight from 160 to 85 pounds 25 cult members remain at the camp led by Rev H Arndt from Ohio
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Lyons
Colo
Christ Solburg
Chicago
A. B. Howe
Boulder County
Howe
Solburg
BBC
Iburg
Colorado
Chicago Art Institute
Fire aboard tanker Paulsboro under control at dawn
A blaze in the Paulsboro fireroom was brought under control this morning. Beaconhill stood by while Vacuum Oil reported no details on cause or extent of damage. Paulsboro bound from Houston to Bayonne, crew of unknown size, towed to port by Beaconhill.
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New York
Beaconhill
Vacuum Oil
Paulsboro
Houston
Texas
Bayonne
N. J
John T. Pearson
York
Vacuum Oil Company
Beaconhill Intercepts SOS From Distressed Vessel
Radio marine station WOBE reported a message from the Beaconhill saying the vessel Paulsboro was damaged and in need of towing to port after SOS calls. The report placed the scene about 2902 miles northwest of the Tortugas, with the crew in distress.
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Palm Beach
WOBE
Beaconhill
Paulsboro
Woodmen Plan Monument Unveiling at Silas Choctaw County
Gray to speak as Woodmen of the World camps from Prichard Crichton Theodore and Azalea join in practice Thursday at Prichard hall for the unveiling of John 6 monument in Silas Choctaw county on Sunday. Oscar L. Gray named chief speaker expected crowd turnout.
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Prichards Camp
Wood- Men of the World
Crichton
Theodore
Azalea
John 6
Silas
Choctaw County
Prichard Hall
Oscar L. Gray
Child Injured After Vehicle Hits Pedestrian In County
Detectives report Marvin Godbold driver of a Victory Cleaning County truck struck a child who darted from parked cars. The child was slightly injured and Godbold was not placed on the docket.
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Cleaning County
Marvin Godbold
le Collins
St. Emanuel
Lawrence Cere
Godbold
Inspect Steamer Crew Heads to Selma for Boiler Checks
Captain T. W. Reynolds of the local office of the United Pipe leaves Wednesday night for Selma with Captain H. O. Leaders, boiler inspector attached to the bureau, to oversee inspections.
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T. W. Reynolds
The
United 8Ip
Ems
H. O. Leaders
Bureau
Selma
Weather Outlook Sees Little Change Midweek
The forecast calls for fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday with minimal temperature variation across the period. A gentle breeze and dry conditions are expected, reducing chances of rain and keeping daily highs in a comfortable range.
Aid of Washington Sought in Palestine Missing Man Search
Relatives of Jacob Pollock appeal to the state department for help in locating the New York businessman feared missing in Palestine. Louis Pollock and his wife describe the anxious wait after Jacob Pollock sailed June 27 for Syria and traveled to Tel Aviv amid heavy fighting.
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Washington
Holy Land
Jacob Pollock
Heave
State Department
Palestine
Louis Pollock
Mr. Pollock
Solomon's Temple
New York
Providence
Syria
Tel Aviv
Western Area Petition Work to Close Soon
Petition efforts to annex western Mobile territory including Bon Air and Ashland Place are nearing completion. Organizers report strong signatures and expect a city election on the annexation topic this week, despite a prior constitutional challenge to the bill.
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Mobile
Roush
Bon Air
Ashland Place
Ends 41st Year of Mobile Fire Chief Rehm
Gus Rehm completes 41 consecutive years as Mobile fire fighter when the clock strikes midnight September 1. He is to attend a department entertainment to mark the milestone and reflects on the growth of Mobile’s machine equipped fire department.
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Central Fire Headquarters
Gus Rehm
Mobile
Rehm
Mobile Fire Department
South
Negro Fined $100 For Violation Of Dry Laws
Charley Long a black man was fined $100 or 90 days in city court after detective Franco testified to spotting a liquor package tossed over a fence at Chestnut and Morton. Long appealed the ruling while another man, Joe Addie, had his case reset amid whiskey discovery charges.
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Charley Long
Franco
Long
Chestnut
Morton Street
Joe Addie
Weisner Fined for Prohibition Violation in Local Case
Harold O. Wisener received a 50 fine plus 20 days costs after being charged with violating the prohibition law. Deputy Gewin testified he found five gallons of home brew beer and wine at the residence and yard. The defendant claimed part of the liquid was root beer and appealed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold O. Wisener
Tisdale J. Touart
Gewin
Juniors Plan to Advertise City Products in Mobile
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will advertise Mobile industry products to locals through store window displays. Speaker Mr. Smith urged showcasing local manufacturing after noting $25,000,000 spent on area improvements and the value of smokestacks for city patronage. Directors were chosen for September and bond-issue stance on Dauphin Island development approved for next meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Mobile
Julius Marx
Demony Spottswood
Co. P. Dix
Vance Thompson
L. E. Wheyland
Gilbert Ladd
Cameron Pettus
Spottswood
Een
Dauphin Island
Stormy Weather Reports From Key West And New Orleans
Key West reports a normal barometer and light winds after two days of heavy rains, with officials noting such rain is typical for this time of year. New Orleans records a tropical disturbance with wind speeds near 28 miles per hour last night as reported by the weather bureau.
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Key West
Fla
Weather Bureau Today
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Bicycle Stolen From Royal Sfice Shop Delivery Scene
Police report a thief took a new Iver Johnson bicycle left unattended by a delivery boy in front of the Van Antwerp building. The bicycle was large and white, belonging to the Royal Sfice Shop, as stated by Guy Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Kennedy
Royal Sfice
van Antwerp
Iver-Johnson
Dittmar Wins Short Battle With Tarpon
Dittmar defeats a tarpon in a brief battle as the rodeo concludes on Wednesday. D. M. Nelson of Chicago lands the second fish weighing 115 pounds.
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D. M. Nelson
Chicago
Best fish siar sleight of tale wins local rodeo award
Sheriff Pat Byrne of Mobile took first prize in a rodeo judged by anglers for the best fish tale. Samuel Lackland, also of Mobile, came in a close second as the story session followed a fishing outing at the Fort Gaines barracks.
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Pat Byrne
Mobile
Samuel Lackland
Fort Gaines Barracks
Sheriff Byrne
Lackland
Bibb Graves
Carson Adams
Birmingham
L. G. Adams
R. L. Bides
Sidgley Holmes
Foley
Architect Dittmar Wins Third Tarpon in Deep Sea Rodeo
Fort Gaines Dauphin Island August 28 A F Dittmar of Montgomery state education department wins the third tarpon in the state’s first annual deep sea rodeo. He lands a 67 pound tarpon after a 40 minute battle. The fish leaped several times but was restrained by the rod and reel. Dittmar earlier hooked a much larger tarpon but released it.
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Fort Gaines
Dauphin Island
A. F. Dittmar
State Department of Education
Montgomery
Dittmar
D. M. Nelson
Gaines
Swain County Tax Case Set for August Trial
Swain county in North Carolina will test its eligibility to levy ad valorem taxes on Cherokee lands in a federal case with the United States government. A temporary restraining order blocked tax collection, as officials argue Indians qualify as U.S. citizens and the land is held in trust by the federal government.
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Bryson City
N. C
Swain County
North Carolina
United States
Smith Back City Engineer Wright Smith Returns After Illness
Wright Smith, city engineer, returns to office in New Orleans after two months illness with slight improvement reported.
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SMITH
Wright Smith
New Orleans
Fresh fighting erupts as Britain boosts Holy Land troops
British forces in the Holy Land are reported to number 5 000 to 6 000 as fresh clashes break out near Haifa and Jerusalem. Arabs raid Jewish homes, attacking Elyahud and killing several. British marines aid Jews but face resistance. Tension rises with unrest in Damascus and Trans-Jordan.
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London
Haifa
Jerusalem
Haret Elyahud
Damascus
Trans-Jordania
Holy Land
Fake city hall holdup. embezzlement scheme unfolds
Philadelphia director Samuel B. Schofield announced the so called daring city hall holdup and payroll robbery was staged to hide embezzlements by Alexander Hamilton assistant pay master in the department of public works. Hamilton confessed after questioning and $4 089 involved was recovered. Hamilton and two men Jesse Titermary 3 and James F Gaggan 41 were arrested on larceny conspiracy and receiving stolen goods charges. Hamilton 44 years old has 18 years with the department and earns 1800 annually.
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Philadelphia
Samuel B. Schofield
Department of Public Safety
Alexander Hamilton
Department of Public Works
Hamilton
Jesse Titermary
Schofield
James F. Gaggan
Hamilston
Public Works Department
Discrepancies In Records Of Power Paper Revealed
In Macon Georgia on August 28 reports show minutes from a May 12 meeting of the Augusta Chronicle Publishing Company directors contain conflicting versions. Harold Hall and Lavarre seek control of the Chronicle and three South Carolina papers. The Barrett copy and Lavarre copy differ on stock ownership phrasing and officer titles.
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Macon
Augusta
Chronicle
T. J. Hamilton
Harold Halli
Lavarre
Laganne i C. McAuliffe
The
Cuscatena
George Barrett
Hall and
Barrett
Hall
Messrs. Hall and
McAuliffe
Lavarré
Themef
Three Religions Claim Holy Shrine In Jerusalem Riots
Riots erupt at the Wailing Wall as Arabs Jews and Zionists dispute sacred sites in Jerusalem Palestine. Britain faces a delicate protectorate role after World War I and must balance access to the holy places sacred to Judaism and Islam while honoring diverse religious ties.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Jury to Judge Mill Rioter Bealing Picked
Court in Gastonia faces slow jury selection for the Beale Rojas case as 16 defendants await trial for the murder of Police Chief Aderholt. Prosecution and defense argue over attorney disclosures while a packed Gastonia courtroom watches the process.
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Charlotte
N. C
Gastonia-Aderholt
Fred Erwin Beal
Gastonia
Fred Irwin Beale
Generalissimo
Venice
O. F. Aderholt
Graf Zeppelin Nears Chicago on Final Leg
Aug 28 Chillicothe Missouri reports Graf Zeppelin flying at about 1000 feet as it continues transcontinental flight. The airship with 16 passengers and 34 crew battled headwinds over Texas and Oklahoma, then Kansas and Missouri, aiming for Chicago by mid afternoon as it nears the fourth and last leg of its world tour. Commander Hugo Eckener steered northeast toward Perry Oklahoma then Kansas City, where crowds cheered before resuming toward Chicago aided by favorable weather.
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Chillicothe
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mid
Graf
Hugo Eckener
Wichita
Kans
Perry
Okla
Eckener
Kansas City
Missouri
Chicago
Graf Zeppelin Beats Express Train Speed on World Flight
On board the Graf Zeppelin the crew reports strong headwinds but still achieves faster speed than the swiftest express train. As of August 28 the airship nears Kansas City with an estimated eight hour leg to Chicago, aiming to cross Lake Michigan later that day. Dr Eckener commands the voyage.
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Los Angeles
Kansas City
Eckener
Chicago
Lake City
Ships Collide With Unknown Vessel Off Beachy Head
The Canadian Mariner bound from Montreal to London collided in dense fog off Beachy Head with an unknown ship. No injuries were reported. The Mariner reached Dover for repairs, and the coast guard, Eastbourne lifeboat, and a wireless distress call aided the rescue and damage control. The other ship was not found.
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London
Canadian National Steamship Company
Canadian Mariner
Montreal
Beachy Head
oAay
Dover
Coast Guard Service
Eastlegorne
Barrymore Faces Possible Equity Expulsion
San Francisco Aug 28 Actress Ethel Barrymore said she would have a statement in a few days after Frank Gillmore, Equity president, charged her with partial responsibility for the collapse of the Actors Equity plan to establish an Equity shop in talkies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Actors’ Equity Association
Hwthel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
Frank Gillmore
Equity
Talking Pictures
Rates Too High for Carload Peaches Across Several States
The New York state commerce commission today ruled freight rates on carload peaches from Georgia and the Carolinas north of Georgia to New York and nearby points in New York state unreasonable and unjustified. The decision affects shipments to several New York regions and seeks rate adjustments.
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Commission
Washington
Georgia
Garonling
South Carolina
Pinedo Resigns Italy Aviation Chief Post
Col. Francisco de Pinedo resigns as chief of the general staff for aviation in Rome. General Valle is named to succeed him, with the move described as a key change in Italy's air forces.
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Italy
Ace of
Rome
Francisco de Pinedo
General Valle
Know Your Credit Bureau Informs On Foreign Firms
The Commerce Department through its local office of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce provides reliable credit information on foreign firms. The Know Mobile Better campaign is sponsored by the Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce with The Mobile Register and News Item.
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NASA
GULF
OCA
U. S
Beacon Hill
Gray
Prichard
Zeverne Collins
Reynolds
Bhem
Weisner
Touart
Anderson
Gordon Smith
South Atlantic
Tarpon
Educational Department
Silver King
Mobile Bay
Swain
Cruse
France
Britain
Mill Rioterg
Gaston County
Tom P. Jimison
International Labor Defense of New York
Arthur Garfield Hays
Civil Liberties Union
International Labor Defense
Raaf Zeppelin
Chigagdony
International News Service
Colum
Ethel Barrymore
Actor's Ass'n
DE Pinedo
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