Public Service Board Suspends River Rate Schedule
The Public Service Commission halted the new river packet rate schedule out of Mobile until December 15 to allow changes. Commissioners, rate expert H Aldridge, and attorney Hugh White attended a conference with operators and shippers to agree on reductions. The revised tariff will cover Mobile to points on the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. Multiple conferences led to the postponement and anticipated joint rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Frank Morgan
Ba. Public Service Commission
H. Alldrige
Hugh White
Attoriso
Alldrige Mg
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Stockton
Commission
Two Die In Louisiana Blaze
Fire in Lake Charles Louisiana destroyed about a third of a business block. Hollis McVincent died in hospital from injuries and William Guillette, a firefighter, was found dead in debris. Two men were hospitalized with serious injuries and several others injured by falling walls. Property loss may reach one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Dee. l
A.P
Hollis McVincent
William Guillette
Truitt Fined Fifty Dollars For Speeding Case
The defendant Truitt was fined 50 dollars for speeding in a motor vehicle. Officers testified he operated the auto at high speed through Beville Avenue last night without consent of the owner. After the fine was imposed authorities planned to file a charge of taking and using an automobile without consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyatr
Truitt
Murphy
Beville
Two More Autos Stolen Off Streets
Two automobiles were stolen in Mobile last night. One a Overland from J W Kearns Company on Government Street near Machin and the other a Chrysler from Dauphin near Scott. A vehicle seized by Officer J J after being abandoned on Government Street yesterday afternoon. A man fled Beville Place after Smith questioned him and the stranger disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kearns Company
Government Street
Machim
Chrysler
Dauphin
Scott
Ezley
J. J
Government
Smith
Beville Place
Boosters Club Presents Ladies Night Music Event
Mobile Bay Boosters Club hosts a Ladies Night program of music and dancing at 8 pm at the club. Gabe Chamblin Jr and Mrs. Carl A Klinge head the program with well known Mobile singers and artists. City Commissioner Taylor will give an address. A buffet supper follows the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Bay Boosters
Fowriver
Gabe A."chamblin, Jr
Carl A. Klinge
Taylor
Irregular Opening Marks Stock Exchange Today
Irregularity characterized the opening with rails and some standard industrials bidding up modestly while the motor group faced selling. Chrysler and rail favorites like Kansas City Southern and Lake Erie opened fractional lower as minor specialties reached year highs and majors held gains.
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New York
A.P
Chrysler
Kansas City
Columbia Carbon
Consolidated Cigar
Artroom
Ward Baking “B
Liggett & Myers
Dupont
Sears-Roebuck
General Electric
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
General Motors
United States Rubber
Mack Truck
Famous Players
Murray Body
Atlantic Coast Line
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Cotton futures steady on opening in New York
Cotton futures opened steady in New York with December 20.19, January 19.46, March 19.52, May 19.20 and July 18.34 as listed prices.
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New York
New Orleans Futures Open Steady On Cotton Contracts
New Orleans December 1 futures opened steady with December at 19.24, January 19.25, March 18.97, May 18.69 and July 18.40 as reported by A P.
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New Orleans
A.P
Condemnation Sought for Gulf Electric Lines in Mobile County
Gulf Electric Company filed condemnation petitions against fifty six Mobile County property owners to secure 50 foot wide rights of way for hydro electric transmission lines. Hearings set for January 5 with a planned station near Whistler. The company also sought a franchise to run lines along county roads and cross them, but the board of revenue postponed action pending more information and traffic safety review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Gulf Electric Company
Whistler
Mobile
Coosa
Electric Company
Board of Revenue Today
Chicago Man Claims Car Seized Here
Chicago clothing merchant Harry B. Groupe arrived and claimed an Oakland car stolen from him and recovered here by Motorcycle Officer Hap Murphy. G. Kruger, accused of stealing the car, pled guilty to the national motor vehicle act and serves a year in federal prison in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Groupe
Chicago
Ill
Oakland
Hap Murphy
G. Kruger
Atlanta
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Alabama fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change and possible light frost in southern exposed areas. Mississippi fair tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer north, gentle to moderate northerly winds, then turning variable.
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Alabama
Mississippi
North
Barbara Hawley faces new career after breaking engagement
The News Item notes Barbara Hawley, heroine of the Seal serial Spinsterhood, leaving her fiancé to pursue journalism. Editors and staff debate if the romance and thrills of newspaper work compensate for lost love as Virginia Swain advances the next chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Item
Barbara Hawley
Barbara
Babs
Virginia Swain
Mobile seeks Meridian to Mobile highway in federal system
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce automotive committee launches a drive to add the Meridian Mobile segment of the Mississippi Valley Highway to the federal designated system. They seek cooperation from Alabama and Mississippi highway officials and legislators to extend No 45 to the Gulf at Mobile. An improved Mobile to Mississippi line road via Citronelle and Washington County is planned to connect with Mississippi near State Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Meridian
Automotive Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Alabama
Mississippi
Montgomery
Chicago
Mobile Chamber
Gulf
Federal
Bureau of Good Roads
Washington
Meridian- Mobile
Mississippi Line
Citronelle
Washington County
State Line
Florida Suffers Massive Storm Damage Across Coast
A Florida storm devastates Tampa and coastal areas with about 1 million dollars in damage. Four dead, four missing, eighteen seriously injured. Widespread wind up to hurricane force, torrential rain, and communication outages reported from Tampa to Miami and Jacksonville.
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Florida
Tampa
Fla
South Florida
West Co
Jacksonville
Tim
Key West
Davis Island
Paulo Maries TR
Protteree
Gulf of Mexico
Middle Florida Atlantic Coast Line
Miami
Ft. Lauderdale
Orlando
W. J. Bennett
Weather Bureau
Bank Clearings Rise in November 1925 in Mobile
Mobile Clearing House announces November 1925 clearings at 8,859,123.18 dollars, up from 7,827,436.12 the previous year. The report projects about 10,000,000 more in eleven months of 1925 versus 1924, bringing eleven month totals to 95,929,161.42 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Clearing House Association
Mobile City Board Brief Session Sets Paving and Naming Changes
The Mobile city commission held a short noon meeting approving Blair avenue from Catherine street for next paving and renaming Marys Lane from Government to Weinacker avenue. Hugh White of the Alabama Public Service Commission discussed the Mobile Gas Company case and requested City Attorney Frank Yerger assist in preparing the supreme court brief. the commission affirmed Yerger would continue to represent the city in the litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile City Commission
Blair Avenue
Catherine Street
Mary’s Lane
Old Canal Street
Weinacker
Hugh White
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile Gas Company
Frank Yerger
Supreme Court
White
Yerger
U. S. Liquor Cases Reset For Dec 9
Seven defendants face renewed charges in a federal liquor conspiracy case after a mistrial in court. The defendants include Tom Cleveland Luther Long Louis Nelson Willie Pryor James Whitehurst Peter White and Walter Alexander. Several co defendants were dropped when the government rested as prima facie evidence was not established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cleveland
Luther Long
Louis, Nelson
Willie Pryor
James Whitehurst
Peter White
Walter Alexander
Hoe Wien
Fraudulent Charge About Brookhart Seat Debate
The Iowa state Republican committee told the senate contest hearing that the 1930 senatorial race was fraudulent since Brookhart was not a Republican. The charge was presented during the Senate committee review of the seat held by Brookhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Brookhart
State Republican Committee
Senate
Public auction to sell seized copper stills at courthouse
A judge authorized sale of 796 copper stills and gear seized by sheriffs in a dispute over ownership. The auction will be held in front of the courthouse on Brenton on December 14, with James A. Crane as register of the circuit court. Proceeds may total at least 50 dollars per still after transportation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Schwarz
Paul Cazalas
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Brenton
James A. Crane
Circuit Court
Joe W. Goldsby
Claude A. Grayson
Nene
City Prison Under Construction for Prichard
Gus Dixon chief of police says work on a city prison for the recently incorporated town of Prichard is well under way. The jail sits on the first floor of the building on Rives street near the M and M depot and will contain four cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prichard
Gus Dixon
Rives Street
M. and M
Woodmen of the World
Hand bag stolen at G M N depot
Thieves grabbed a band bag with clothes and valuables from G M N railroad depot yesterday afternoon. G T Brannan of McLean reported the loss after leaving the bag unattended while preparing to board a train at Government Street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Brannan
McLean
Government Street
Brannan
Confessed Queen of Bomb Gang Tied to Chicago Ring
Lena Schrock Rice, 29, a deserting mother of three, confessed to joining an amusing bombing syndicate that blew up houses for about 200 dollars per job in Chicago. Fred Wamquist, the gang leader, is named as the lover who drew her in, with indications that many prominent Chicagoans may be implicated as investigations proceed.
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Chicago
Lena Schrock Rice
Ohio
Fred Wamquist
Boosters seek extra session to secure state docks funds
Mobile Bay Boosters' Club members returned from Montgomery hopeful for a special legislative session. They urged cutting strings on five million dollars for Mobile state docks and terminals, arguing the project benefits the entire state and could proceed with added funds. Delegation members include W. B. Del Champs and H. A. Forechheimer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Mr. Forchhé@imer
W. B. Delchamps
Boosters’ Club
Liquor Runners Move as Coast Guard Withdraws Ships
Washington Dec 1 The Christmas liquor rush begins as smugglers exploit a scaled back dry navy. Coast guard cuts twelve cutters from law enforcement to maritime protection leaving only four sea going vessels and 200 launches patrolling 100000 square miles off New England and Cape Cod. Assistant Secretary Andrews vows to stop smuggling with closer shore surveillance despite gaps in enforcement.
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Washington
United States
Coast Guard
Navy
President Coolidge
Rum Row
New England
New York
Cape Cod
Andrews
Atlantic
Pacific
A prominent merchant J. T. Bradshaw commits suicide in Abedalia
J. T. Bradshaw, a well known merchant and tinter in Abedalia, killed himself at 7 this morning at his home. His body was found with head injuries from a double barreled shotgun propped by the bedside. No reason has been given for the act.
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Abedalusia
Aia
J. T. Bradshaw
Bombing Suspect Linemann Missing After Crisis Letters
Chicago dispatch reports Hermann Linemann, 65, chairman of the Chicago Master Barbers' Association, vanished after letters hinted at personal crisis amid bomber inquiry. Searchers found signs on Lake Michigan shore as grand jury charged Lena Schroek Rice and eight others with bombing conspiracies.
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Chicago
Hermann Linemann
Master Barbers’ Association
Cnet
Lake Michigan
Lena Schroek Rice
Linnemann
Rice
Joseph M. Sangerman
Fred Wanquist
Joe Avarizio
George Martini
Louis D'Andrea
Frantk Schiro
Barbers’ Association
George Mills
Jo Keymant Barbers' Association
Peace doves ousted by flock of seagulls in London
Report from London notes flocks of slate and copper pigeons once living in the foreign ice alcoves were displaced by large numbers of seagulls from the coast during Locarno pact ceremonies. The gulls’ presence near Hyde Park was seen as an omen of good luck rather than rough weather.
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London
iDee
Foreig
Hyde Park
Lonoders
Demurrees Set For Friday In Doheny Conspiracy Case
In Washington the District of Columbia supreme court will hear arguments Friday on demurrers filed by Edward A. Doheny Albert B. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair to the government's conspiracy indictments. The defense argues the indictments are faulty and misstate the role of the secretary of the interior versus the secretary of the navy.
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Washington
A.P
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edward A. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Navy
Illinois Central seeks 9.94 million equipment trust certificates
The Illinois Central Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to permit issuance of 9.94 million dollars in equipment trust certificates for purchasing rolling stock. The total project cost is about 11 million dollars.
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Washington
Illinois Central Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ice Cream Makers Hold Convention in Lexington
The Southern division of Ice Cream Manufacturers convened in Lexington Kentucky for four days discussing merchandising national advertising public relations and research. Highlights included a trade exhibit and talks by C Oscar Ewing W L Campbell Erick Rasmussen and J Robert Crouse with officers led by S Sutton and J Deet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Ca.p
Southern Tion of
C. Oscar Ewing
Louisville
International Association of Milk Dealers
W. L. Campbell
Shreveport
National Association of Ice Cream
Oil magnate sued for divorce in Venango County
Mrs. Miller sues Charles Miller 83 former PA National Guard leader and Signal Company chair in Venango County Court. Complaint names person unknown and Alice McCormack of New York as causes for action.
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Mranelin
Dee
Neral Charles Miller
Pennsylvania
Corea Weees
Near
Imipany
Meira Miller
Venager
Ministry Seeks Rapid Settlement of War Debt with Allies
The new ministry stated it is unanimous in wishing to resume home trade and settle France's war debt promptly. Officials hope for a reasonable solution with allies to proceed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mimiase
France
Recommendation to reject bid for Admiral Oriental ships
Washington December 1 The president of the fleet corporation recommended to the ship board today rejection of the bid by RE Stanley Dollar vice president of the Far Lines for charter and purchase of the five Admiral Oriental combination passenger and cargo vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A.P
RE. Stanley Dollar
Far Lines
Admiral-Oriental Line
Ship’ Board
Crowley
The
Fleet Corporation
Oyster Shells to Be Placed on Roads This Week
The board of revenue and road commissioners ordered a shipment of oyster shells to repair the old bay shell road near Hourists Camp to Garrow's bend. Contractors Mobile & Gulf Navigation Company have delivered four car loads of gravel for the roadway. Dee Point road is to be opened after 6 o clock tonight for Bay Boosters Club guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board
Revenue and
Old Bay Shell
Garrow’s Bend
James E. Shelton
Ain
Mobile & Gulf
Gation Company
Neer Massey
Dee Point
Bay Boosters Club
Bay Front
Negro Prisoner Beaten at Station Conviction and Fine
Edward Blount, a negro, was convicted by the recorder for faulting and beating fellow prisoner Will Sims at the station. Blount was fined 250 dollars and costs of 90 days hard labor. Sims required hospital treatment for injuries. Frank Thomas alias another negro faced charges. An elderly 75 year old man was returned to jail amid the unclear outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Blount
Recorder
Will Sim
Ane
Sims
Frank ‘Thomas
Vrieht
O. Alwait
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Ission
Ension
Louisiana
Negro II
Boosters
NEW York Futures
U.5
Mississippi Valley Highway
U. S
Capital Express
Andalusa
Doheny Demurree
Road
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