City approves water rate revision to raise 840000 yearly
The city commission adopted a water rate schedule to generate about 840000 additional annual revenue. The plan raises charges by five cents per thousand gallons for 75 000 gallons or less every 30 days and extends downward rate graduation beyond the current structure. Mayor Bates opposed voting on the increase citing money needs.
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Harry T. Hartwell
Leon Schwarz
Cecil F. Bates
Bates
Seal
Bienville
Glaim Data Taken by Cable’s Almanac Publication
A federal case in the Middle District targets Greensboro News Company publishers of The Daily News over alleged copyright infringement. The suit cites the almanac for content such as sun times and weather estimates, claiming protected material was used without authorization.
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Middle District
Greensboro News Company
Daily News
Heal
Greensboro
Christmas Hope Gone in Beer Dispute Death
Police say two assassins involved in a beer runners dispute led to the death of Gungiites Ke i Patier of Two Goal Children. The incident occurred Satgun night when he sat in a car with Peter Miranda. Police attribute the death to the dispute.
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Gungiites
Kei Patier
Satgun
Peter Miranda
Weather Ahead: Cool But Fair Northward Outlook
The forecast indicates mainly fair skies with cool conditions across the region. Light winds and overnight lows near the mid forties are expected with daytime highs in the upper fifties to around sixty.
Prep Grid Stars Sell Tickets for Charity New Year Game
Mobile businessmen are being urged by the Junior Chamber of Commerce to buy and sell tickets today for a New Year charity football game. Proceeds go to The Register Ladies of Charity Christmas Tree fund to help poor children. College stars of past and present will participate in what organizers hope becomes an annual Mobile event.
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Henry Tonsmeire
Junior Chamber of Commerce Committee
Register Ladies of Charity
Junior Chamber
Mobile
Davis outlines 1929 labor plan and bridge projects
Davis announced a 1929 labor schedule including 1928 items such as county farm pay basis and county garage savings. He highlighted a Mobile bay bridge operation as a major item and noted a proposed Cedar Point to Dauphin Island bridge with an early report expected.
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Davis
Chirman
Emhee
Geey Davis
Percy Nee
Percy Nee spoompushed = geet @eal of work during the year now Steins
Mobilé Bay
Cedar Point
Dauphin Island
Georgia Goodwill Party Resumes Work After Tour
Georgia Military es gee athletic party returns to duties in Atlanta after a December stop. Twelve members resume official work following the tour with organizers and local officials involved.
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Georgia Goodwill Party
Atlanta
Georgia Military Es Gee Athletic Party
Contest to pick News Item Christmas tree winner opens
Judges sort and classify more than 1,000 contest entries at the newspaper office as they prepare to announce winners tomorrow. Last year the art work was deemed highly attractive but this year judges may change their minds.
Winter Chill Grips Dixie as Cold Snap Persists
The article reports a Gulf Coast chill with Mobile expecting a rise from a 32 degree morning to a forecast near 44 by tonight. Meteorologist Albert Ashenberger notes gradual warming through the night and partly cloudy skies tomorrow as winter arrives on schedule across the South.
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Gulf Coast
Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Search continues for buried body in Coffee slaying case
Four accused men told jailor C. W. Whitsett they would point to Christopher C. Coffee's grave at Hal's Lake swamp. The 73 year old Mobile hunter was slain November 12 and the body has not been found. County solicitor Joe Pelham says he will pursue even vague tips as authorities weigh conflicting accounts and a pneumonia death among suspects.
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W. County
Hal's Lake
Christopher C. Coffee
Carson Lewis
C. W. Whitsett
Chatom
Lewis
Joe Pelham
Clarke County
Mr. Coffee
Ala
Pelham
Licenses Boosted to Raise 100000 Annually
The revised business license schedules aim to generate an extra 100000 dollars each year. Mayor Cecil F. Bates read a statement from his colleagues noting the need to increase revenue under existing laws and the unsuitability of taxing businesses. The city has no choice but to raise schedules to support growing needs and Mobile's future.
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Cecil F. Bates
Mobile
Steamer On Shore Bound for Belfast From Glasgow and New Orleans
A steamer on the shore bound for Belfast from Glasgow and New Orleans met with a total loss. Authorities investigate the incident and assess the vessel for salvage and liability.
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Belfast
Glasgow
New Orleans
Britain Weighs Arbitration Pact With United States
Foreign secretary told parliament that Britain is considering a new arbitration treaty with the United States but has not yet reached a conclusion to proceed with negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hoover Ends Latin Tour With Rio Visit and Honors
President‑elect Hoover travels to Rio de Janeiro for a weekend stay as Brazilian leaders plan formal greetings. He will attend presidential palace receptions and special congressional sessions, delivering brief replies and a major declaration of U S Brazil friendship at the banquet toast. Warships escort the Utah as it nears port.
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Hoover
Rio de Janeiro
Luis
Presidential
Congress
Supreme Court
Brazil
United States
Xmas Seal Value Surprises Collectors in Chicago
Dr. Max Biesenthal says Christmas seals can reach high values for collectors. The 1907 seal reading Christmas is worth seven dollars and fifty cents, while Merry Christmas and Happy New Year pushes to seven dollars sixty six cents as seals join world stamp markets.
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Chicago
Max Biesenthal
Pianist Ill Forces Cancellations Across Cities
Chicago reports pianist Vladimir Borowtia has fallen ill with an infection and cancellations of concert dates in Gaiane Boston and Philadelphia follow as engagements remain unfilled.
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Horowits
Chicago
Vladimir Borowtia
Gaiane
Boston
Philadelphia
Boulder Dam Bill Signed By President Coolidge
President Coolidge signed the Boulder Dam bill authorizing a 165 million dollar reclamation flood control and power project on the Colorado River. The finance covers dam works at Black Canyon with repayment from power proceeds. Final act requires ratification of the Colorado River compact by states before implementation.
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Washington
Coolidge
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Senator Johnson
Representative Swing
California
Black Canyon
Provi
Utah
Arizona
Colorado River Basin
Congress
Turkeys Sent Out for Institution Dinners
Rev A J Robinson and Rev Roy organize turkey and ham dinners for inmates of local institutions. Funds are tight as some regular subscribers have not yet been reached. donations are urged by Monday to North Franklin Street to cover rising costs and complete the planned events.
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A. J. Robinson
Rev
Roy
Franklin Street
Dredging OKayed for Dog River Mouth Road Project
Announcement from the United Kin... permission granted to dredge at Dog River mouth to form a new road bed for the Cedar Point highway extension. County approves paving contract and overcomes final revenue board obstacle. A new draw bridge will be built near the river mouth with access roads from north and south.
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United Kicgethaen
Dog River
Cedar Point
Board of Revenue
U S Probes How Liquor Trove Reached the Area
Authorities investigate a late Thursday seizure at 262 street involving 255 quarts and 389 pints of rum gin benedictine champagne wine cognac vermouth liqueur and grain alcohol. Well known brands appeared. Value estimated at 10000. Bottles preserved for evidence and the rest smashed. Hargett leads federal prohibition forces in the Missouri district and McPayden gr ee gle oe.
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Hargett
Fed Prohibition
McPayden Rage Gris Een
Abducted Boy's Father Threatened Again Despite Guard
Joseph Unger pleaded guilty in federal court to narcotics syndicate links tied to Arnold Rothstein. Grand jury probes into an international ring opened with six witnesses ordered to testify. Detroit reports say a girl agent was arrested as the Jersey City piers yielded 5 million dollars worth of seized goods.
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New York
Joseph Unger
Arnold Rothstein
Federal Grand Jury
International
Detroit
Jersey City
Chicago Mafia Terrorizes Court in Courthouse Case
Key witnesses testified as guards tightened around principal defendants. Mike Devito described a night march of four policemen at his home and recalled narrowly escaping an assassination last Monday. The Ranieri case faced fresh threats and fears of more violence as jurors and prosecutors faced danger. Night sessions were planned to finish the case before Christmas.
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Mike Devito
Devito
Taylor Street
Scully
Ranieri R
Gentzel
Ne Ees
Peoneene
Marriage Unlikely Between Norma Talmadge and Boston Store Owner
Chicago dispatches report Townsend Netcher part owner of a Boston store and Constance Talmadge planned marriage, described as unlikely. Netcher, father founded the department store. his son Charles is president. Netcher was divorced yesterday by Gertrude Netcher, a former screen actress, with a money settlement after cruelty claims in Santa Monica and Chicago.
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Chicago
Townsend Netcher
Boston
Constance Talmadge
Nice
France
Talmadges
Normia
Constance
Netcher
Charles
Gertrude Netcher
Acta
Santa Monica
Cal
Woman and pets perish in seclusion home fire
Miss Marie Kleinenberg, 44, died with her parrot and dog as flames swept her Chicago residence. The body lay by the front door threshold. the dog lay nearby and the parrot suffocated in its cage.
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Chicago
Marie KlienenBerg
Tokyo City Council Disbanded Over Bribery Scandals
Tokyo home minister ordered dissolution of the Tokyo city municipal council after bribery scandals involved more than one third of its members. New elections will be held within three months under universal manhood suffrage.
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Tokyo
Tokyo City
Murderer Burowski hanged in snow storm at Parry Sound
John Burowski, convicted of killing farmer Thomas Jackson in a mail car holdup near Parry Sound on August 18, was hanged in a snow storm at the district jail courtyard. A companion fled. Burowski fired during capture, ending with $1,715 on his person.
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Parry Sound
Ont
John Burowski
Thomas Jackson
Here
Burowski
Jackson
Aason
Death by Own Action Is Failure in Miami Case
Reuben G. Young, 37, jailed with slight wounds after attempting suicide with a razor while in custody for second degree murder in the slaying of Wilton T. Bickham. Police say the act was personal safety related and he inflicted only minor injuries.
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Miami
Fla
Reuben G. Young
Reuben
Wilton T. Bickham
Fire destroys Dexter Avenue building in Montgomery blaze
A three story Montgomery fire on Dexter avenue wrecked the Kress store and several small shops after spreading from a nearby plant across the street. The blaze began around 6:30 AM causing injuries at the Montgomery Rage Works across the street as firemen battled the flames.
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S. H. Kress Company
Montgomery
Ala
Dexter Avenue
H. Kress
Thelosa
Rees
Montgomery Rage Works
Shipping Board Lines Up Sale of Merchant Fleet Actions
The Shipping Board moves toward selling portions of the Merchant Fleet. Preparatory action is authorized for three service lines: New Orleans to River Plate ports, Mobile to River Plate ports, and Pensacola to River Plate ports. A yearly sailing schedule is kept for each branch.
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Shipping Board
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Patten Estate Valued At 17.99 Million In Will
The estate of James A Patten "wheat king" who died recently is valued at 17 991 000 according to his will filed in Chicago probate court. Income from the estate will go to his widow Mrs Amanda during her lifetime then to charitable institutions and their two children.
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Patten
Chicago
James A. Patten
King
Amanda
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