Florida Prohibition Case Involving Paff and Snelling
Mr and Mrs William H Paff of Fla and Niel Snelling of Riviera Fla were arrested on arrival of an Eastern Shore boat from Fairhope with a Nash car. They faced charges of violating the prohibition law while Mrs Paff was charged with dangerous and suspicious conduct. Police and department of justice investigating ownership and a cache of six quarts of whiskey found in the car. Another prisoner Joe Levy White, a Negro from Marianna Fla, was jailed with a damaged Hudson coach found without license or bill of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Paff
Fla
Niel Snelling
Riviera
Fairhope
Ment of Justice
Murphy and Smith
Paff
Snelling
Recorder's Court
Department of Justice
West Palm Beach
New Orleans
Murphy
Smith
Whastletine
Joe Levy White
Negro
Marianna
White
Headquard
Inventionis
Pi. Aegean
Justice
Cold Weather Due With Dipping Temperatures
The forecast from the weather bureau expects much colder weather for Mobile. Rain ends tonight as temperatures fall to around 38 degrees by tomorrow morning. Cold conditions move in slowly but are on the way with fair weather predicted for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Y
Weather Bureau
Oyster shells arrive for Bay Front Road restoration
Oyster shells from the Mobile County Tourist Camp arrived at Arlington docks today for use on the Bay Front Road from the Mobile County line to Fordney's lane. The highway was closed at the north end after the bank around the Long Creek bridge failed and made traffic dangerous. County Traffic Officer W. W. Ernest reported the impassable bridge to the county board.
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Bay Shell Road
Mobile County
Fordney’s Lane
Arlington Docks
Long Creek
W. W. Ernest
Corsage watches dazzle shoppers in New Bond Street
Corsage watches on display in New Bond Street shops with rainbow stones and precious gems. They are primarily decorative, with timekeeping a secondary feature. Small watches are embedded in animal shapes and crusted with emeralds and rubies, while others hide in pendants or rock crystal settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Bond Street
British Expedition Aims to End Human Sacrifice in Burma
A British expedition moves toward the Hag valley in Burma with a pledge to abolish slavery and human sacrifice. Naga chiefs are to be treated generously as India’s government opposes the ritual and seeks to stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goon
Burma
Hag Valley
Woman Hurt in Fall from Steps in City Home
Miss Minzie Lott a well known Mobilian living at 4 St. 5 road suffered a skull fracture in a fall down a flight of steps at Mrs. Mary Jackson 1150 Springhill avenue. She was moved to Providence Infirmary by city ambulance for treatment.
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Minzie Lott
St. 5 Road
Providence Infirmary
Mary Jackson
Springhill Avenue
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Cloudy and colder conditions with possible coastal rain tonight in Alabama. Mississippi shows mostly cloudy skies with a cooler southeast, then Thursday generally fair with moderate to fresh northerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Upward Tone In Exchange Noted As Market Opens Higher
The stock market opened with persistent demand for high grade issues led by Union Pacific Atchison Pennsylvania Illinois Central Great Northern and Chesapeake Ohio stocks rising under Erie New Haven and Rock Island. Industrials gained with oils in brisk bid. several rail shares hit new yearly highs while some favorites eased on selling. Foreign exchanges remained steady Sterling opened higher and French francs recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Pacific
Atchison, Pennsylvania
Illinois Central
Great Northern
Ohio
Erie
New Haven
Rock Island
Ilinois Central
Norfolk and Western
Southern Railway
Pennyslvania
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Preferred
Chicago and Northwestern
Baldwin Locomotive
N York Canners
International Combustion Engineering
Ontgomery- Ward
Burns Brothers
Chrysler, Hudson
New Orleans Futures Steady Cotton Prices December to October
New Orleans December cotton futures show a steady market with bids and prices across months. December at 18.96, January 18.84, March 18.54, May 18.01, July 18.14, and October 17.50, reflecting a stable trading pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cotton futures open barely steady in New York
New York futures start steady with cotton contracts listed for January at 18.88, March 19.12, May 18.88, July 18.57, and October 18.17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pier 2 contract bids reviewed before award
The state port terminals Pier 2 job bids were opened and will be studied for days. Doullut & Ewin of New Orleans led with a bid of $983,587.70 plus $1,000 daily liquidation damages after 200 days, lower than other firms' bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Docks Board
Doullut & Ewin, Inc
New Orleans
Oy M. Guinn Construction Company
New Eans
Folwell Ahiskey Company
Chicago
H. P. Converse Company
Boston
Mass
Calgarn Construction Company
W. Horace Williams
Raymond Concrete i Company
New York
Woods Brothers Construction Company
Lincoln
Neb
Frederi Snare Corporation
N. Y
Fred T. Ley, Inc
Jacksonville
Fla
Dravo Contracting Company
Pittsburgh
Southwestern Construction Company
Houston
Doullut & Ewin
Ambassador Moore resigns from his post in Spain
New York dispatch reports Ambassador Moore told Alfonso of Spain he will resign and return to the United States immediately. Washington officials would not comment, saying details must come from the White House. The king expressed gratitude and friendship during a farewell at the palace noting Moore’s long service and support for Spain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moore
Alfonso
Spain
United States
New York Times
State Department
Washington
White House
Ambassador Moore
Trike Officials Hold Meet In Harrisburg On Coal Strike
Harrisburg hosts a third meeting as mayors and burgesses from coal communities convene at the capitol to discuss the sixteenth week of the anthracite strike. Pinchot opens with remarks outlining aims to end the stalemate and calls for coordinated action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Capitol
Officers Arrive in Callao for Chilean Transit
United States army officers headed by Colonel Parker, aide to General J. Pershing, have arrived in Callao. They will proceed to Arica, Chile, and then to Lima. Peru, December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Parker
J. Pershing
Callao
Io Arica
Chile
Lima
Peru
John
Tourist Day Goes Ahead Despite Weather in Mobile
Mobile hosts Winter Season Opening Day with tours by auto and a special train from New Orleans despite bad weather. A bay front property auction at Belle Fontaine proceeds with shelter, bands, and meals arranged. Local organizers emphasize official welcome to visitors and plan for annual event.
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Mobile
J. Plavius
New Orleans
Mississippi Coast
Belle Fountaine
Commerce
Harry W. Fitzpatrick and Company
Con
Bay Front
Europeans Dance to American Music
Thousands in Europe danced to music broadcast from New York as the Waldorf Astoria and WGY Schenectady relayed synchronized tunes. KDKA Pittsburgh joined at the British Broadcasting Company’s European end, while KDEA and Daventry relayed the jazz farewell for Harold W. Arlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
United Associated Press
London
Berlin
Waldorf-Astoria
WGY
Schenectady
KDKA
Pittsburgh
British Broadcasting Company
KDEA
Daventry
England
Harold W. Arlin
United States
Savoy
Criticism Sparks Fight in Odeon Theatre Lobby
Paris theater scene erupts after a dispute between Francois Richepin and a critic. Richepin, grandson of Fi Richepin, allegedly punched the critic over remarks on La Pecerie where his wife Jacques Richepin is the author. Brisons intervened to separate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Odeon Theatre
Francois Richepin
Fi Richepin
Rine
Brisson
Richepin
Jacques Richepin
Wrench to 7 manage London Spectator
London dispatch reports Evelyn Wrench to replace Lee Strachey as head of the weekly review The Spectator. The Low Spectator notes the transfer from Strachey to Wrench and the paper's continued editorial leadership in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
London
Sos
Conde Oe
Lee Strachey
Evelyn Wrench
Here’s A Cake Any Boy Would Like To Tackle
London December 16. Making a Christmas cake each year larger than the previous has been the hobby of 39 years for baker 8. F. Stevens of Clap ham. This year after two months’ prep he produced a cake weighing more than a ton. Ingredients include ten cases of currants 175 pounds of sugar 275 pounds of flour 175 pounds of butter 220 lemons 2 500 eggs 150 pounds of candy peel 30 quarts of milk 126 pounds of almonds 84 pounds of citron and eight boxes of raisins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. Stevens
Clapham
Countess in Palm Beach Kidnap Plot Claims No Ties
Newsmen chase Countess Salm Von Hoogstraden heiress to forty million dollars as private detectives clash with alleged kidnappers over their year old son. The Count and lawyer Goodstein deny involvement while reports of arrivals and counter moves swirl in Palm Beach.
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West Plamn Brach
Fla
Salm von Hoogstraden
Millicent
Waikiki
Palm Beach
Europe
New York
Ant
Peedsonney
Count
Sane
Comet
Herbert B. Goodstein
Rich Bootlegger to Testify in Daniel Distillery Case
George Remus, the millionaire, awaited a federal court testimony in Indianapolis. He will discuss the alleged conspiracy with his estranged wife Imogene and the formation of a syndicate to buy the Jack Daniel distillery and water substitution in hundreds of barrels. Indiana agent Winkler described an armored truck seizure on the national road carrying whiskey. Four alleged rum runners are listed as government witnesses as whiskey moves to Chicago Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Canceled checks show the purchase of the Daniel distillery from Lem Morlow, Tennessee capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
George Remus
Booth
Daniel
Chicago
Cincinnati
Lem Morlow
Missing Broker Alfred Benscher Owes Debts and Disappears
New York reports Alfred Benscher prominent broker has been missing since December 1. State general's office says Benscher owed customers about 600000, his firm Alfred Benscher & Co. is closed, and an injunction has been issued against him. Deputy Attorney General Victor Kaufman says the firm bucketed orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Benecher
State General
Benscher
Alfred Benscher & Co
Ouervens
Victor Kaufman
Woman Named League Official in Ottawa Appointment
A woman has been named to the new league commission for the organization. The appointment follows nominations from Canada the United States and the South. The meeting date for the commission is set for March.
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Ottawa
Peking Conference Postponed Amid Communications Pad
A Chinese capital dispatch reports the Peking Conference postponed due to disrupted communications. Officials cite unclear lines and logistical delays affecting talks between delegations.
Desperate Arkansas boy in jail after string of killings
Arnold Comer, a 13 to 14 year old from Buffalo region near Yellville, confesses to a spree that ended with the Sunday slayings of a grandmother and infant, and the shooting of Charles Moore. He hid with four pistols and a shotgun near his person when captured by Sheriff Willingham's posse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Comer
Offi
Desperado
Arnold
Willingham
Tom Boyd
Charles Moore
Moore
Flower Men Named In Anti Trust Suit
The Department of Justice filed an anti trust suit against the Flower Producers Co operative Association of New York incorporated and others. Five Pennsylvania system subsidiaries will merge into a single unit under an Interstate Commerce Commission order. The new railroad will be the Pennsylvania Ohio and Detroit with 28 410 000 capitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flower Producers Co-operative Association of New York, Incorporated
Department of Justice
eDc
Pennsylvania
Pensylvania, Ohio and Detroit
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania System
Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern
Cleveland, Akron & Cincinnati
Toledo, Columbus
Indictments Target Chicago Official and Bootleg Tycoons
Federal grand jury indicts Sheriff Peter M Hoffman Frank Lake and Terry Druggan, famed bootleggers, and five jail employees on conspiracy to obstruct justice bribery and acceptance of bribes. Indictments follow contempt findings by Judge James H Wilkerson regarding jail laxity aiding Lake and Druggan after jail life was made easy for inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter M. Hoffman
Cook County
Frank Lake
Terry Druggan
Milllonaire
James H. Wilkerson
Hoffman
Lake
Druggan
Win
Belfast Dock Under Patrol by Striking Special Constabulary
Armed sentries patrolled the Prince’s Dock entrances in Belfast Ireland as 200 striking constables enforce sobriety and bar outsiders. They demand a $200 bonus after London boundary agreement to disband them, with anger rising among the strike regulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
Special” Constabulary
Princes’ Dock
London
Birds Twitter as Firemen Open Warfare in D.C. Trees
In Washington on December 16, firemen under Lt. C. R. Moxley attacked roosting starlings and sparrows between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. Two hoses failed to deter the birds, which retreated to secret shelter after the twilight assault, leaving the firemen puzzled about the birds’ clever retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvavenue
Thirteenth
C. R. Moxley
Department of Agriculture
Moxley
Newspapers
Lieut
Treaty of Peace Signed to Restore Track and Field Ties
Lausanne announces a new peace treaty between German and French athletic federations ending a 12 year break. The first meet will be three nations Germany France Switzerland on August 15 1926 in a Swiss city TBA. A Germany France dual meet is planned for August 21 1927 in Paris.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Germany
France
Paris
Italy alarmed by illness of Queen Margherita
In Bordighera on December 16, physicians say Queen Mother Margherita, age 74, is suffering a light attack of pulmonary pleurisy. Anxiety grows but not alarm as Rome’s frequent calls keep King and Queen informed of her progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordighera
Italy
Margherita
Rome
Coast Guard Pursues Missing Fishing Boat Acacia
Coast Guard boat 283 searches waters near Dry Tortugas for the fishing vessel Acacia with seven crew members, four days overdue at Key West. Believed to have been in the path of a recent tropical hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Acacia
Diet rejects reinstatement of Berlin Opera director
Berlin December 16 The Prussian diet voted 927 to 159 to refuse reinstatement of Prof Max Von Schillings as director of the Berlin Opera, a post he was later discharged from last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Max von Schillings
Controversy Over Negroes Gains In Fury Controversy
The report from Atlanta details charges over the selection of a Negro woman to a committee at a Southern conference. Charles Gleaves of the University of Verea cites haste and misunderstanding as causes, while D Boyd of Louisiana State University defends Kiser’s withdrawal and the action as supported by faculty and students. A heated debate produced a haphazard compromise ensuring separate representation.
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Atlanta
Dent
South
Charles Gleaves
University of Verea
Gleaves
D. Boyd
Louisiana State University
C Cc. Kiser
United States
Kizer
S. U
Boyd
Dramatists Join Fight Over Film Interests
American dramatists meet in New York to form a national dramatists association to counteract film industry control of stage rights. Cables with London and New York indicate strong support from the British Society of Authors. Notables named include Bernard Shaw, John Galworthy, Arthur Wing Pinero, Henry A. Jones, Sir James Barrie, and Thomas Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dee. Ie
National Dramatists’ Association
New York
New Association
Geen
American Dramatists
New
New Shah Takes Oath of Office in Persia
Reza Shah Pahlavi, crowned by the constituent assembly, took the oath before Persian parliament. He pledged to strive for Persia's welfare and progress as he received cheers from the assembly and public. He replaces the deposed Kajar ruler exiled in France and begins the Pahlavi dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Reza Shah Pehlevi
Constituent Assembly
Kajar
France
Pehlevi
Prominent Mason Dies in Georgia
Dr. James W. Taylor 92 longtime Royal Arch Masons leader died at his home in Luthersville Georgia on December 16. He served as past general grand priest of the Royal Arch Masons of the United States and was highly regarded in Masonic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luthersville
James W. Taylor
Royal Arch Masons of
The
United States
Fate of 3-48-Column 8 Ships in Southern Waters
Norfolk reports 24 hours of naval activity as crews from three ships operate near the Yamacraw region. Miramar, Acacia, and Marion N. faced peril in a cyclone with several crew rescued while others remain missing. The Marmara, James, and Miami scenes include damage and cargo loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Tate
Useerterns Ee
United States
Noa
Yamacraw
Charleston
T. H. Statler
Miramar
Phirat
Savanna
Florida
Marion N
Miami
James
New York
Ara Rom
Mington
Pang Mogrese
Japanese Warnini Sent to AR Protect Foreigners at Capital
Reports state Japan plans strict neutrality and guards in Manchuria with fears of Chang revolt. Foreign offices warn mercenaries near unrest and possible looting as tensions rise around Mukden amid Russo-Japanese context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Chang
Mukden
Darien
Mercer
Foreign Office
Hunger Strikers Plea Refused by President Today
President rejects plea from hunger strikers as protests continue. Officials report no concessions or changes to policy despite ongoing demonstrations and calls for dialogue.
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NEW York Futures
Board Studies
Orleans Firm Law
First State Dock Unit
L. C. Irvine
W. J. Norville
Elizabeth Fonde
Chamber of Commerce
Ae Reynolds
Minnie Harris
Bessie Rencher
Minnie McCartney Pearson
T. P. Norville
Harry
Margaret Or Zales
W. Br, Delchamps
P. G
Salm
Rich
U. S
Peking
Yellvillee
Ark
Marion County
Buffalo
Here
Belfast Dock
E. M. Statler
N. C
Mi Fia
New Shah
Georgia
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