Three Die in Garage Blast as Cap Pistol Ignites Gas
Crowley Louisiana residents recount a deadly New Year garage accident when a cap pistol sparked gasoline, trapping three children in a car. Realon Fontenot escaped with injuries while Hilman Elton Realond Fontenot perished among the blaze. The car and fuel were consumed by flames.
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Louisiana
Crowley
Jer
Bare
Realon Fontenot
Hilman Fontenot
Elton Fonot
Realond Fontenot
Yeers
Vealon
Aard Fontenot
Walter Fonte
City Council Considers 10 Day School and Venue Closures
The city commission will decide this afternoon on a county health board recommendation to close all schools churches and theatres for 10 days due to flu cases. Hartwell supports action. Schwarz wants health officer input. Bates away. Eldridge to consult with school board. Griggs opposes closing without clearer health decline.
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County Board of Health
Harry T. Hartwell
Board of Health
Leon Schwarz
Cecil F. Bates
Leo F. Eldridge
W. C. Griggs
Mobile City
House Room Tax Levy Burden On Alabama Consumers
The Alabama Public Service Commission issued a late Monday decision imposing a house and room tax on Alabama electric consumers. The levy totals about 1 dollar per month per consumer, with 10 cents per room over three and 5 cents for the first five hours, creating a chaotic rate structure. Mobile city officials and others struggle to interpret the commission order and its intended effect.
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Alabama
Alabama Power
Alabama Public Service
Public Service
Public Service Commission
Nenaaa
Mobile
Somanioeton& Order
Relatives Recall Attack on Prince Malone Ten Days Later
A garbled report recalls a violent assault on Prince Malone, who was found near a hospital after a pistol attack. The incident occurred at 6:40, with unclear details about assailants’ race. Malone was wounded twice in the head but survived and was taken to a nearby hospital.
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Outrage Seco
Prince
Malone
Edi
Luicassen
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Police Promotions in New York City New Year shakeup
Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen promoted 41 officers and dismissed 350 complaints for minor infractions. He retired one deputy inspector and two captains who exceeded age limits after 25 years service. Dr. Louis T. Wright was appointed police surgeon, the first to hold the post.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
Olne
Inspec
Desaeindest
Louis T. Wright
New York City
General Succumbs in Oklahoma as Confederate Lines Near End
The obituary notes a general's death in Oklahoma with mention of his daughter Mrs Kate Tuttle hosting the funeral at her home. The sparse lines reference Confederate lines and a future event next year, outlining the survivor on a brief, non-graphic note.
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Okie
Kate Tuttle
Weather Report for Alabama and Gad Geter
Fair and colder tonight with a cold wave and temperatures near 20 in the north and 25 to 30 in the south. Wednesday remains fair and cold with diminishing northwest to north winds along the coast.
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Alabama
South Par
No 6 O Clock Edition Today Notices
In accordance with an annual custom there will be no 6 o clock edition of The News Item today to permit employees to enjoy the holiday home with their RM Share at.
Merchants National Bank Records Dividend Payouts and Capital Increase
The Merchants National Bank reports 910,000 in outlays by local banks during the year and notes $84,582.99 in dividends to six holders, plus $27,500 in dividends from the Merchants Securities Corporation. Capital stock rose from 500,000 to 750,000, while the Securities Corporation expanded from 100,000 to 300,000. a 350,000 addition was made to the surplus and undivided profits, with 300,000 of that total reclassified.
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Merchants National Bank
Merchants Securities Corporation
Merchants National
Prediction 1929 Seen As Good Year For Jobs
Washington dispatch reports Francis I. Jones director general of the United States employment service predicts 1929 will be a good year for business and industry and that workers will generally see better conditions than in 1928. He cautions some unemployment among white collar and skilled and unskilled labor.
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Washington
Francis I. Jones
United States Employment Service
Small Fires Cause Minor Damage in Mobile and Newark
A boiler room fire in the Meaher building caused smoke and minor damage yesterday at 5:30 PM with papers ignited by the firemen's report. A roof fire in a warehouse owned by Mobile Pulley Works damaged the roof. A separate small blaze at the Newark shoe store 153 Dauphin street began at 1 PM from defective wiring and resulted in slight damage.
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Meaher
Mobile
Newark Shoe
Dauphin Street
Engineer Missing From Home in Local Report
Tired Bradford of 454 Chatham Street is missing from his home after leaving Saturday night at six to go to a club and has not been heard from since. Bradford serves as chief engineer of the govern.
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T. F. Bradford
Chatham Street
Bradford
Buckley Indictment Hearing Adjourned in Ohio Racket Case
Federal grand jury in Columbus adjourned after returning indictments against State Treasurer Bert B Buckley Cincinnati attorney John L Schrimper and Cincinnati brewmaster Joseph S Perber on ten counts alleging they conspired to pay off acting A F P A Eckhart to tip off raids on Cincinnati breweries with 300 a month.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
John. L. Schrimper
Cincinnati
Joseph 8. Perber
John F. Eckhart
WAPI Makes Debut in Birmingham With Talks and Music
WAPI Birmingham debuted on New Year’s night sharing 1400 kilocycles with KVOO Tulsa. Governor Bibb Graves, Bradford Knapp, and Alabama Institute figures spoke while the Auburn band performed and other features filled the program from evening into the early hours.
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Birmingham
Ala
United States
WAPI
Bibb Graves
Bradford Knapp
Alabama Se Institute
KVOO
Tulsa
Okla
Auburn
American and Mexican take honors for flying highest in monoplane
In Mexico City on January 1 Joaquin Gonzalez Pacheco andAmerican co pilot EB McMillen claim a world altitude record at 6 140 meters 20140 feet with a 2070 kilogram load including six passengers in the Emilio Carranza a Stine monoplane. The companion completed a nonstop flight from Windsor Ontario.
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Mexico City
Joaquin Gonzalez Pacheco
EB. McMillen
Emilio Carranza
Gonzalez
Windsor
Ont
Quartet Is Held After Vehicle Sighting in Indiana
Police detain two men and two women traveling in a car after a reported sighting in Indiana. Investigators question occupants as part of an ongoing local case and await further instructions from authorities.
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Indiana
Lynching of Chaney Shepherd Near Rome Miss After Mob Kill
In Rome Mississippi a mob of about 2500 hanged Chaney Shepherd a Black convict accused of murdering J D Duvall and abducting an 18 year old girl. He was tied to logs, gasoline spread, and a torch set alight as he blamed two bunkmates and struggled in the flames.
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Rome
Miss
Chaney
Creel
Arley Shepherd
J. D. Duvall
Os Pretty
Shepherd
Pet
Man Killed After Fall From Car in City Incident
Carlos Bunch, 40, a pile driver engineer of 907 Palmetto Street, died at 3 AM after apparently falling from the running board of a car at Eslava and St Emanuel. Coroner B F Hale investigates. Brewer Torrence and James Torrence ordered to report to police. Police regard the death as an accident based on available evidence.
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Carlos Bunch
Palmetto Street
Eslava
St. Emanuel Street
F. Hale
Osborne Brewer
Delaware Street
James Torrence
Selma Street
Warren Burch
Bunch
Walter Bunch
City Hospital
Brewer Torrance
Brewer
St. Emanuel
Eslava Street
Southern states seek federal cotton tax damages ruling
Governors or legal representatives from many states prepare to urge the House Ways and Means Committee to allow suits against the federal government for more than 500 million dollars. The claim covers direct taxes levied in 1866 to 1868 on manufactured goods, known as cotton taxes. The Senate already passed a related resolution, but House leaders oppose. Experts warn a victory could open the door to further lawsuits and costly settlements.
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William 8. Neal
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
Ways ‘and Means Committee
Secretary Davis Returns From Mattamuskeet Hunting Trip
Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis leads his party back from a hunting trip at Mattamuskeet Lake in Washington N C where they displayed 45 geese. A snow white goose was among the birds bagged. Governor McLean had game officials accompany the party.
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Washington, N. C
Jan. L
Dwight F. Davis
Mattamuskeet Lake
McLean
Davis
Legionnaires To Greet Commander At Gulfport
About 15 members of Lamar Y. McLeod Post No. 3 American Legion depart this afternoon for Gulfport Mississippi to take part in a reception for national commander Paul McNutt. The delegation will accompany him to Mobile for a Kiwanis Club dinner and Battle House events with speeches by McNutt Herzberg and others.
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Lamar Y. McLeod
American Legion
Gulfport
Miss
Paul ¥. McNutt
Legion
Battle House
McNutt
State Department
Herzberg
Mobile
Edwin A. Zelnicker
Entertainment Acgram
Leon Schwarz
Thomas 5. Ford
F. Taylor
F. Parke
M. E. Pugh
Million Dollar Burden on Power Users Sparks City Debate
Mobile city officials weigh a ruling that imposes a large charge on electric consumers. The plan would tax small households heavily before any electricity is used, provoking scrutiny from City Attorney Vincent Kilborn and other officials. The fight centers on lighting rates and fair charges for Mobile residents.
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Vincent
Kilborn
Staccat
Ed Mobile
Public service decision burdens Mobile residents amid large levy
The piece argues the public service commission ruling imposes heavy costs on Mobile citizens. It notes a monthly burden of over $70,000 and a $20 million investment, with 12 000 to 18 000 consumers affected and monthly contributions surpassing $6,000 to state coffers.
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Power Company
Atraay
Es Ax Levy
Representin Paymen
Ee Ee Rere
Oes
Mobile
New Year Observances Mark Mobile Holiday
Mean Year began with citywide closure of business houses and public offices as Mobile celebrated 1929. Crowds welcomed the new year with whistles bells and firecrackers while churches held midnight services. Banks and industry outlined strong prospects tied to Kraft Paper plant expansion Beatrice Cable project Merchants National Bank addition and First National Bank construction along with municipal improvements.
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Mobile
Kraft
Oe National Paper Company
Merchants National Construct
On Bank
Firet National Bank
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St. Joseph and
St. Francis Streets
Hardmurcade
Senate row over seating Senator-elect Ware of Pennsylvania
A Senate dispute grows over seating Senator-elect Ware who is ill but allowed to plead his case. Senator Reed and a special committee plan to report on campaign excesses by Vare by Friday while Ware’s health prevents his appearance. Friends of Vare push to delay any seating decision until Ware can plead.
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Jan
Senate
Ware
Pennsylvania
Reed
Missouri
Vare
Bsu
Wiliam B. Wilson
Hoover to Arrive Quietly for Washington Welcome
Herbert Hoover will land aboard the battleship Utah at Old Point Comfort and travel to Washington without an official greeting committee. L R Richley, a close associate, is the sole representative of the National committee to meet Hoover and accompany him to the capital.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Utah
Old Point Comfort
L. R. Richley
Mr. Hoover
Boy Sheriff Fired in Madison for Bribery Attempt
Ju neau county's boy sheriff Lyall T. Wright, 27, was removed by the governor after charges he offered 500 to two federal prohibition officers to transfer a court case. He is the third sheriff ousted this year. Wright allegedly tried to influence a transfer involving a still in a frontier area.
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Madison
Wis
Juneau County
Lyall T. Wright
Prohibition
Wright
Prohibition Ad
Fighting Ceases as Conditions Return to Normal
Report from the capital states fighting ceases as order returns with negotiations underway. Officials say security improves and normal services resume after clashes subside.
Miner Killed in Birmingham After Affray
A 35 year old, Anthony Estes, was killed late yesterday near Birmingham in an affray at or near a residence. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal altercation with unclear details but confirmed the death.
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Birmingham
Aln
Anthony Estes
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