Two Held After Jury Trial Demand in Handbuch Case
George Turner and Frank J. Poggi arrested December 20 in a room at 7 St. Francis Street where racing farm charts and blank tickets were seized. They faced a jury trial charge of making a book or selling pools on horse races. Thirteen others arrested were dismissed. recorder warned loiterers near betting sites could be charged as dangerous and suspicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Turner
Frank J. Poggin
St. Francis Street
Co. W. Tompkins
Walter G. Horn
Horn Realty Company
Doucé
Bond
A. J. Bernhard
John Terry
M. Garrett
T. ¢. Dixon
J. Tooney
Hambrick
John Parker
T. J. Golden
C. W. Oberkirch, Jr
W. J. Shaffer
W. Connolly
W. Rawls
Man Who Died Twice Faces Gallows for California Murder
At Folsom Penitentiary Alex Kels, once declared dead for burial after the Meservey murder, will be hanged at 10 a.m. after Governor Richardson denied a reprieve. His wife campaigned to save him as insurers prepare a $100,000 payout, and a late reveal placed Kels at the scene. Collette Lulu supposedly owns the most beautiful neck in France per a Paris contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom Penitentiary
Cal
United Press
Alex Kels
Lodi
Cali
Ed Meservey
Tinneils
Ee Kels
Kela
Meservey
Kels
Eusen Ae Cal
Eleven Missing After Fire Island Storm Rescue Attempt
Coast guards and helpers searched the Fire Island area for eleven men lost in a sea storm that followed a harbor rescue effort. The Electra and a fishing smack were involved, with survivors bailing and a large wave sweeping crew overboard during a night-long operation.
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Babylon
N. Y
Tf Atlantic
Fire Island
Coast Gu
Rockaway
C.C
Electem
Boatig
Mayne
Arthur Nolan
E Fleaves
James Weltman
Virginger
Williams
Coast
Grand jury to probe Boyles case in Mobile county
The circuit court grand jury will convene Monday to investigate charges against U S District Attorney Aubrey Boyles in Montgomery and a marijuana liquor clean up. Boyles temporarily relinquishes duties awaiting state court outcome as federal indictments target many local officials. A list of potential jurors is presented for January term with names including W. Peke, J. J. McMahon, C. M. Worthington, M. Guice, H. Stoutz, J. Goldberg, and others from Mobile and surrounding areas.
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Circuit Court Grand Jury
United States
Aubrey Boyles
R. E.hunt
Atte
Montgomery
Mobile County
Boyles
Hunt
William H. Holconde
Federal Grand Jury
Holcombe
B. M. Coon
Uni
Waington
Conaare
Harwell Pevis
Coon
Washington
A. S. Whiting
Atorney
John
Mobile
Grand Jury
Petit Juries
Circuit Court
Wim. ©. Peke
Albert F. Toenes
Wm. FP. Foley
John J. McMahon
Berton L. Rouson
Peter L. Brown
Henry L. Gurganus
Henry Izard
Richard §. Fuller
Wm. C. Strong
Leonadas
Hampshire
Charles M. Worthington
Edward J. Yeend
A. Reese
Winter
Robert L. McConnell
Frank W. Eckford
John H., Wienand
Parmley H. Savage
C. Edward Russell
Francis J. Washichek
Massey B. Guice
Emanuel Guggenheim
Daniel J. McDonald
John C. Iga
Thomas A. Boone
Fred B. Drain
James O. Goleman
Lester Bodden
Emanuel H. Bixler
Henry M. Livingston
William G. Lemon
Larkin P. Phillips
James E.airtin
Jefferson B. Fletcher
Arthur I. Donovan
Benoit F. Calderon
Voctor Smith
Lea B. McAlister
David C. McCann
Leslie J. Richard
Julius Goldstein
James McDonnell
Charles H. Owen
Sidney Long
Jesse Malone
Thomas
Bullock
Marshall A. Dudley
John J. Dudley
Frank E. Poll
Charles Anderson
Peter Oo. Schilling
Charles Terrell
Willis __CrehShaw
B.clem Deakie
Owen J. James
James A. Wulff
Phreat Zangwill Note Triggers Debate Offer
A fragmented report notes Phreat Zangwill sending a message or note that spurred debate and a challenge to discuss issues with leaders. The text mentions threats or warnings and a call to suppress speech while urging leaders to act on the organization’s behalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zangwill
Chambers of Commerce to Hold 1924 Planning Meetings
Two departments of the Chamber of Commerce announce meetings for next Tuesday to discuss 1924 work. The publicity department chaired by George Lining meets at 11 00 a m and the convention and tourist department led by Leon Schwarz meets at 3 30 p m. The chamber board will also convene its monthly session. A bulletin board in the chamber hallway posts all meeting notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar Polony Ee Ee Py
Ber’ of Commerce
George Lining
Leon Schwarz
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Man Admits Thefts Six Months Jail Sentence
Charles Carlson twenty six, from Minneapolis, Minn., admitted petty thefts in the Van Antwerp building. The recorder jailed him six months after testimony he was in city prison for a drug habit. Assistant Chief W N LeGear charged him with stealing pocketbooks from offices in the Van Antwerp building, with sums stolen from five to fifteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carlson
The
Recorder
Minneapolis
Minn
Mobile
van Antwerp
Carlson
W.N. LeGear
van Antwern
Five Prohi Cases Continued in Recorder Court
Five prohibition cases from yesterday police raids were continued in recorder's court. Defendants include Margaret Higbee Fannie Waiton Burke Jones and Rosa Mabry with Mabry’s hearing set for 11 tomorrow. Small quantities of prohibited liquor were found at most locations per the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Recorder’s Court
Margaret Higbee
State
Warren Streets
Fannie Waiton
Manassas Street
Burke Jones
Knox Street
Rosa Mabry
South Cedar Street
Mabry
Man Fined and Auto License Suspended for Speeding
Aarley Boykin of 261 South Georgia Avenue was fined $25 by the recorder for speeding and suspended from driving for 30 days after being clocked at up to 39 mph on Dauphin Street from Ann to Broad. W. O. McGreek, a Black man, on Government from Ann to Broad at 33 mph, was fined $25 or 25 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aarley Boykin
South Georgia Avenue
Recorder
Boykin
Dauphin Street
Ann
Broad
W. O. McGreek
Florida to Hold 1924 Grid Game on Thanksgiving
James L ae athletic director at the University of Florida announced the Missouri Valley conference to be in this state on Thanksgiving. The plan outlines a grid game for the 1924 season in Gainesville during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Pia
James L Ae
University of Florida
Missouri Valey
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Tonight
A cold front brings fair skies tonight across Alabama and Mississippi with much colder conditions. Freeze warnings are expected along the coast Saturday with subfreezing temperatures feared in coastal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngton
Jang
Alabama
Mississippi
Selling Orders Dominate Early Stock Exchange
On January 4 New York trading opened with selling pressure across oils, motors, and independent steels. Nash Motors fell two points while Producers and Refiners slipped 1 1/4. Marine preferred rose, and American Tobacco issues led gains among tobacco and utilities stocks amid early logs of 80 for several issues. Foreign exchanges opened lower with French francs at new lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nash Motors
Marine
Sumatra Tobacco
Tobacco
WU. S
Realty
Congoleum
Jones Brothers Tea
Gulf States Steel and Iron Products
New York Cotton Futures Open Steady
New York futures show cotton opening steady with January at 34.30, March 34.80, May 35.10, July 34.15, and October 28.55 on January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans
New Orleans futures opened steady with January at 34.60, March 34.70, May 34.60, July 33.80 and October 28.06 amid early trading in the New Orleans market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Freeze Forecast Promises Cold Wave Across City
Weather officials in the First National Bank building say freezing weather is delayed but coming. Forecasters expect clear skies tonight and tomorrow with a cold wave moving in, noting Meridian reported two degrees below freezing. Saturday morning should be fair and freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ienesregihes Poate Tan
First National Bank
Meridian
Fine for Attack with a Chair in Lawrence Street Case
OY E McDonnell of Lawrence and Selma streets was fined ten dollars and court costs or 50 days by the recorder for an assault with a chair on Edward Chambers on September 4 at McDonnell's home. Chambers suffered a fractured skull and stayed 22 days in the hospital. The case lingered on the docket as Chambers testified he visited the home at invitation of Charles Blalack. after drinks, he refused to pay and was struck. McDonnell claimed self defense stating Chambers used vile language in front of Mrs Chambers and children. Police testimony conflicted on drinking at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OY. E. McDonnell
Lawrence
Selma
Recorder
Edward Chambers
Chambers
McDonnell
Charles Blalack
Admiral Magruder Takes Command Of Richmond Warship
Admiral T. P. Magruder, former commander of the Algiers naval station, formally assumed command of the light cruiser Richmond as his flagship to lead the light cruiser division. The Richmond was to depart Saturday for winter maneuvers at sea, with Admiral George W. Marvel succeeding him at the Algiers station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. P. Magruder
Algiers
Richmond
Whch
Magruder
Naval Station
George W. Marvel
Philippines
New Superintendent Soon to Be Named in Monroe
The Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railway will elect a successor to R. B. Fowler of Monroe at its January 17 stockholders meeting. Fowler died months ago and the general superintendent post has been filled by interim officials. The line may extend toward Crossett, strengthening the Monroe belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Arkansas & Louisiana-Missouri Railway
R. B. Fowler
Bible Society approves record 1924 budget
The American Bible Society adopts a 1924 budget of 1,172,319 dollars for translation publication and distribution of Bibles. An additional 239,803 dollars will be raised to cover losses from the Japanese Earthquake as the society expands scripture work to more than 150 languages worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Bible Society
Frank H. Mann
Successor to Be Named for Board in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG Miss January 4 A successor to J W Williams secretary of the Mississippi railroad commission now in session here will be named by the board chairman C M Morgan announced today Williams resignation would not be accepted by the present board should he offer it Williams wished to leave service to enter business in Lumberton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
J. W. Williams
Miscussippi Railroad —Commission
C. M. Morgan
Morgan
Williams
Independent Candidate Nominated for New Party Convention
Omaha report notes a convention planned for January 30 and 31 by the People's Pro...
Flood Crest Seen on Ohio River at Forty-Year High
Rivers in Pittsburgh and Ohio towns surged beyond normal flood stages as crest forecasts placed the Ohio at 52 to 54 feet. Low areas flooded, rail lines and freight movements halted, and residents prepared for possible evacuation in the first major flood in ten years. A cold snap in Cincinnati kept damage down from potential crest around 60 feet, with forecasts showing a crest between 52 and 54 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momogahela
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Saturn Pius
Ille
Kentucky
City
Mount Sterling
Valley View
Boonesboro
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Montgomery County
Cincinnati
Mercury
W. C. Devereaux
United States
Devereaux
Suspect Held for Police Quizzing in Macon
John Cunningham and John Boynton alias John Gibson are detained in Macon awaiting identity confirmation after a hotel raid yielded a full set of safe blowing tools. Boynton is linked by railway agents to the Brady gang active in south Georgia in 1910. Gibson is noted for prior federal sentences related to safe blowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
John Cunningham
John Boynton
John Gibson
Boynton
Brady
South Georgia
Atlanta
Gibson
St. Louts
East St. Louis
Forerunner of Many Suits Is Filed
Jackson Mississippi January 4 filing of fourteen suits in Gulfport by state revenue agent Stokes V Robertson against firms and individuals over income tax is seen as a prelude to more suits before Robertson leaves office in late January. If successful in collecting back taxes, he would net 26 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Gulfport
State Revenue Agent
Stokes
Southwest Cold Weather Continues Across Southeast
Cold weather persisted across the southeast with ongoing snow in many areas. Forecasters expected the cold spell to continue through the week and into the next, offering no relief in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New Flaw Picked in Immigration Law
A letter from Edward P. Williams of Poway California argues the U S immigration policy brings in too many men and too few women He suggests rationing admissions to four women for every three men to ease hardships for men seeking spouses or workers The letter was addressed to Secretary of Labor Davis and noted in Washington January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Davis
Edward P. Wiliams
Poway
Calif
West
Nurse Heiress Inherits Half Million For GI Research
Mrs Isabel Cairns McClintock former nurse transfers more than 500000 estate from her husband Dr Andrew Todd McClintock to Wyoming National Bank in trust. Half the income funds gastro intestinal disease research as a memorial. upon her death the full income continues for the same purpose. McClintock was a noted surgeon and pathologist who studied colitis as a student.
Convicted Man Denied U S Mail In Fraud Case
Fort Worth Texas January 4 5 Er R J Cox oil operator now in county jail under sentence for using the mails to defraud has been denied the use of the United States mails A fraud order was issued against Cox meaning mail to him or his companies will be returned marked fraudulent He received eight years in the penitentiary and was an associate of Dr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
ER. J. Cox
United States
Postmaster General
New
Cox
Coolidge Plans Major Change in Ship Operation
President Coolidge outlines a new plan to overhaul ship operations without new legislation. The Shipping Board would become regulatory and advisory, with Leigh C. Palmer named president of the Fleet Corporation to run ships and property as a private-style firm. The decision was announced after a White House conference with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Densfer
Shipping Board
Ency
Leigh C. Palmer
Navy Department
Bureau Navigation
Edward P. Farley
Chicago
Fleet Corporation
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
White House
Proof of Hughes Statement Shown
Washington reports new evidence of communist propaganda in the United States a translated Moscow Pravda article dated December 8 1923 claims a group of American comrades sought to build a revolutionary proletariat party and wage a peasant siege as part of a global socialist upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hughes
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Policeman Freed on Bond After Shooting
W C Lane a Tampa policeman was released on a $10,000 bond after a circuit court preliminary hearing. He faces second degree murder charges in the death of J Beasley of Valrico who was fatally wounded December 23 after Lane claimed his revolver discharged accidentally while he tried to arrest Beasley for reckless driving. Beasley’s account says the shooting was deliberate from a pursuing automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
W. C. Lane
Liberty
J. ©. Beasley
Valrico
Lane
Beasley
National Bagel Federation to Meet in Baltimore
The National Bagel Federation schedules its annual meeting in Baltimore January 18 19 with Adolph Gruber of Cincinnati as president. Twenty three semi pro managers in as many cities are expected to attend. two have already announced their plans to attend.
California gasoline output doubles in 1923 rise to 1.28 billion gallons
California gasoline production in 1923 is estimated at 1.28 billion gallons, roughly double the 1922 output, according to W. W. Kiffick, statistician for the independent marketers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Callan
California
W. W. Kiffick
Independent Marketers’ Association
Galli Curci Seeks Foreign Honors in Opera Tour
New York reports soprano Mada Ganni Curci plans a first foreign tour next fall to build a reputation in America before Europe. Manager Lawrence Evans says her debut abroad will lead to European acclaim, with a possible return to The Metropolitan Opera House in January February 1925. Curci has performed in Italy Spain and Russia but remains largely unknown in the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mada GamMi Curci
America
Europ
Usia
Europe
Lawrence Evans
Madame Ga Curci
Arican Pearance
Methare Opera House
Italy
Spain
Russia
Venizelos Not Making Statement on Greece Crisis
Athens report notes former Venizelos refused to issue a formal statement but meets with Colonel Plastiras and other officers and journalists. He is said to be studying the internal political situation and would help Greece out of its difficulties, not intending to stay long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Venizelos
Plastiras
Lady Ross Granted Divorce in Scottish Courts
London January 4 Lady Ross wife of Sir Charles Ross has fled in divorce in Scottish courts, according to an Edinburgh report to the Daily Express. The divorce follows her marriage to Sir Charles and ties to Ellison of Louisville and Purnley Ellison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lady Ross
Charles Ross
Emile Key Hoffman
Daily Express
Ross
Mises
Purnley Ellison
Ellison
Louisville
Charles
Scotland
Students organize to boost Coolidge support at Burlington
A 1902 university gathering plans a Coolidge-for-Pr campaign among undergraduates. The message notes organized student effort from Burlington region and mentions Mrs. and Co E involved in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vi
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