Emergency relief bills sent to Hoover for public works funds
Congress approved two emergency relief measures totaling 146 million dollars for public works and drought loans. The bills authorize 80 million for roads inland waterways and buildings with the rest for other improvements. Senators Lafollette and Walsh criticized the relief, urging larger direct aid.
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Washington
Hoover
Capitol
Congress
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Walsh
Mass
Curtis
Longworth
White House
Lafollette
House
Nitti Sentenced in Tax Case for Capone Era
Frank Nitti, a Chicago mob leader linked to Capone, was sentenced to 18 months in Leavenworth and fined 10000 dollars after pleading guilty to evading income tax payments.
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Chicago
Frank Nitti
Capone
Leavenworth
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair on Saturday night and Sunday with gentle northerly winds. Frost possible to the coast Saturday night if skies clear.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Christmas Rush Urges Quick Shopping in Advertiser Notices
Time is running out for Christmas shopping with just three days left. The paper’s merchant ads urge readers to plan and complete their lists now, promising savings and convenient options for last minute gifts.
Lucas Acknowledges Defraying All Cost Of Fight On Norris
Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Republican national committee, testified before the senate campaign funds committee that he ordered Nebraska campaign literature against Senator Norris. He said the $4,237 cost was a personal contribution to defeat Norris, who he viewed as aligned with Democrats opposing Coolidge and Hoover. The materials included cartoons on Prohibition, editorials, and a letter urging votes for Norris rival Hitchcock, with distribution reaching six to eight states but mainly not Nebraska.
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Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nebraska
Norris
Lucas
Coolidge
Hoover
Hitchcock
Charles I. Stengle
National Farm News
Gibert N. Hitchcock
Alfred E. Smith
Judge Anderson misconduct hearing closes in Memphis
Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson faces possible outcome after a house investigation. Evidence was heard by a Memphis committee and counsel argued before a full judiciary panel. A verdict on clearance censure or impeachment will follow in Washington after the committee report and house vote.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry B. Anderson
West Tennessee District Court
House
Washington
Full
Judiciary Committee
Anderson
Arrest of Two Men For Transporting Prohibited Liquor
Lawrence Fincher and Alfonso Santos were seized near Seven Hills and jailed on charges of transporting prohibited liquors. Officers McFadyen and Gewin found ten gallons of whiskey in kegs in their car while awaiting burglars who had robbed Dees' store at Union Church.
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Lawrence Fincher
Alfonso Santos
Seven Hills
Depuy
Dudley McFadyen
Noah Gewin
Big Creek
Dees
Union Church
Robbery Attempt Reported at St. Anthony Street Residence
Residents at 257 St. Anthony street reported an attempted entry by forcing the front door early Saturday. Detectives investigated with no trace of intruders. A call to Mrs. A. Zieman at 66 St. Francis street led to a report of a man seen in a rear yard.
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St. Anthony Street
A. Zieman
St. Francis Street
Rate Complaint Overmanufactured Steel Articles Filed
A complaint filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce alleges excessive rates on manufactured steel articles from Mobile to Leakesville. It seeks refunds for shipments already made and requests rate reductions.
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Mobile
Leakesville
Mobile Amber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Power Trust News Control Bared in Official Record
A January 24 1927 letter by W J Baldwin publicity director for Alabama Power Birmingham claims four Alabama newspapers apologized for publishing Muscle Shoals information displeasing to the power company The letter referenced to a federal trade commission power trust investigation and did not name the papers involved The statement casts blanket criticism on the press involved in the dispute
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Washington
W. J. Baldwin
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Power Company
Federal Trade Commission
Power Trust
Alabama Propagandist
Linton K. Starr
Georgia Power Company
Jail repairs urged before sheriff takes office
Dr Glenn Andrews, state prison inspector, urged an immediate county jail inspection and repairs before the January 19 administration change. Chairman Arthur D. Davis said he would inspect the jail and recommend necessary work prior to William H. Holcombe’s upcoming sheriff term.
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Punty
Glenn Andrews
Board of Revenue
Arthur D. Davis
William H. Holcombe
Andrews
Fires At Convict On St Michael Street
Police Officer Charles Doherty reported that while attempting to arrest escaped convict A. Carson on St Michael street near Joachim he fired two shots as Carson ran. Doherty could not confirm hits. Dan Sawyer reported his overcoat was stolen from his car on Weinacker avenue.
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Charles Doherty
A. Carson
St. Michael Street
Joachim
Doherty
Dan Sawyer
Toulminville
Weinacker Avenue
Two Louisiana Convicts Flee Before Posse in Auto Takeover
In Concordia parish two escaped prisoners G C Edwards and Jim Yarrell commandeered an automobile from D C Strickler and Ed win McConathy after stopping their car on a road between Dorson and Wyatt. The pair forced the officials to drive toward Alexandria then traffic forced them to abandon the vehicle as the fugitives headed south on the Jefferson highway.
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Alexandria
D. C. Strickler
Concordia Parish
Edwin McConathy
Goldanna High School
Dorson
Wyatt
G. C. Edwards
Jim Yarrell
North Louisiana
Jefferson Highway
Strickler
Vidalia
McConnathy
Natchitoches
Memphis club leader urges six team Southern Association
Thomas R. Watkins, president of the Memphis club, plans to ask John D. Martin, SA president, to convene league directors to consider forming a six club circuit. Watkins believes the change improves the southern baseball situation and reports several owners favor the plan.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas R. Watkins
John D. Martin
Southern Association
Watkins
Sinking of Rose Murphy Sparks Insurance Suit at Court
In Mobile Circuit Court Judge J Blocker Thornton heard demurrers in a civil action by John G Murphy owner of the steamer Rose Murphy against multiple insurers over the Nov 27 1927 sinking off Florida while sailing to Virginia with phosphate cargo. The case seeks payment for the total loss. demurrers were taken under advisement with January 20 set for docket.
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Mobile Circuit Court
J. Blocker Thornton
Rose Murphy
South Boca Grande
Fla
Pinners Point
Federal Grand Jury
Thornton
John G. Murphy
Murphy
Fidelity-Phoenix Insurance Company
Continental Insurance Company
Glens Fall Insurance Company
The
American Insurance Company
Hanover Insurance Company
Firemen’s Insurance Company
American Eagle
Bank Loot Roars Through Seward Avenue Bank Heist
In a four minute holdup at the Seward Avenue branch of the Bank and Trust Company three men disarmed a special policeman and a teller, forced 16 customers against a wall, and escaped with cash estimated between 12 000 and 15 000. An electric button opened cages and the robbers seized available cash before vaults were opened.
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New York
Amater Avenue
Sewardalione! Bank and Trust Company
Oyster thieves held on bed removal warrants
Nathaniel Zirlott, 45, and Fred Zirlott, 58, were jailed Saturday on warrants for removing oysters from beds not owned or leased by them. Complainants are W. Henderson, Lawrence Gray and Kenneth Murray, owners of the beds.
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Nathaniel Zirlott
Fred Zirlott
W. Henderson
Lawrence Gray
Kenneth Murray
Police Stand Against Bond Release for Southall in Slaying
A man described as a new witness in the John O Rorke murder case is questioned in Chief of Police Warren Burch's office. Authorities vow to resist any habeas corpus or bond release efforts as Cecil Southall 25 remains jailed on suspicion of involvement. The case ties to evidence after O Rorke was found slugged and robbed in M and O railroad yards.
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John O’rorke
Warren Burch
Charles Farrar
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Cecil Southall
John
Rip) O'Rorke
Bart DB. Chamberlain
Southall
Gulf Coast
O'Rorke
Night of Jazz revue raises funds for poor children
The Saenger Theatre hosted a Christmas tree fund benefit titled Night of Jazz organized by The Register and Ladies of Charity. Audience turnout was strong and the proceeds will buy warm clothing and toys for city children on Christmas Eve. The program opened as a musical revue, then a cabaret style second act, with many dancing numbers and chorus performances drawing loud applause.
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Saenger Theatre
Register and Ladies of Charity
Court Claims Duty to Aid Officers Leads to Fines
Recorder David H. Edington fined John Kelly $3 and costs for allegedly refusing to aid Officer Fisher during a struggle with Ed Mines, who faced $50 and 50 days for violating prohibition plus $10 for drunkenness after arrest at Springhill and Kennedy. Mines reportedly resisted and was knocked down with a billy before surrender.
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David H. Edington
John Kelly
Joe Fisher
Kelly
Ed Mines
Mines
Springhill Avenue
Kennedy Street
Fisher
Billy
Lane
Demurrers Reset in Howell Arson Indictment
Demurrers to the indictment against Mrs. Reatha Howell charged with arson in the Semmes house fire were postponed at the request of Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain. Jesse F. Hogan, attorney for Mrs. Howell, says the indictment is faulty. argument set for Saturday before Judge Claude A. Grayson.
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Reatha Howell
Semmes
Claude A. Grayson
Bart B. Chamberlain
Jesse F. Hogan
Howell
Quarantine Station Improvements Aimed at Job Relief
R D Hays reports rapid move to dredge the anchorage basin at Mobile quarantine station and build a detention pier and mooring facilities. Surgeon General Cummings would approve after dredging, with the War Department engineering division and chief of engineers awaiting action. Citronelle road work to start soon with Mobile residents prioritized for employment.
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Mobile Quarantine Station
Anchorage
R. D. Hays
Alabama Emergency Employment Commission
Hays
John McDuffie
Hugh Cummings
The
Public Health Service
War Department
Office of Engineers
Congress
Mobile
Ham Needed for Perfect Crime In Chicago Heist
Chicago police say five bandits needed only ham to accompany a truckload of eggs taken from a driver for a wholesale produce firm. The incident centers on an unresolved high profile robbery as authorities pursue leads.
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Chicago
Burglary Gang Rushed By Armed Posse In swamp pursuit
A trio of white burglars robbed a Union Church grocery store early Saturday and fled into swampy terrain near Big Creek. A posse with local, state, and federal officers pursued the suspects as bloodhounds tracked them and shots were exchanged, with plans to arrest the men as night fell.
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Big Creek
Mobile
G.™ Dees
Union Church
Baynette
I Mobile
Polise
Simpson
Rufus Cannon
Norville Funeral Rites for Captain P Norville
Funeral services for Captain P. Norville, prominent local figure, were held Saturday at 10 o'clock from the family home at 254 South Broad Street. Rev. Gardiner C. Tucker of St. J Episcopal Church officiated. Active pallbearers included Captain M. T. Jackson Fermier Joseph Godard and others. interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery with Roche Mortuary handling arrangements.
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P. Norville
South Broad Street
Gardiner C. Tucker
St. J Episcopal Church
Palik
M. T. Jackson
Fermier
Joseph Godard
Finkbohner
James Allen
Ferdinand Smith
Jame T. Duggan
Harry T. Hartwell
JJ Callahan
John T. W
John A. Dorgan
Dorgan
Tim
Henry Miller
Magnolia Tery
Roche Mortuary
Negro Burned While Lighting Fire With Kerosene
Lillie Bell Coffee a 10 year old Negro girl was critically injured Saturday afternoon when attempting to light a fire at her home using kerosene. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of burns.
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Lillie Bell
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Jetty
Joretta
Janise Wi Dowling
Edna Robb Webster
Norville Funeral
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