Masked Mob Burns Road House in Tampa
Tampa investigators report thirty masked men abducted Bert H. Banker and Emil H. Oteson from the Green Lantern road house, severely beating them and burning the inn. Fire loss estimated at $35,000 as mob cites alleged disorderly conduct, with local officials denying violations of state law. Nearby, Mobile recounts sixth holiday-related fireworks death toll from blank pistols and toys, amid record-cold forecast for the region.
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Tampa
Fla
Green Lantern
Nee
Emil H. Oteson
Banker
Oleson
Green Lantern Inn
Clyde Nathan Wiggins
Prichard
Mobile City
City Commission
Nina White
E. W. White
Charleston Street
Cammie Gould
Gordon Gould
Lilly Wiggins
Arthur McWilliams
Lipscombe
Screen Star Makes Appeal For Sympathy
Three persons voiced concern over the shooting of Courtland Dines, Denver oil operator, after Mabel Normand witness appeal for public understanding. Greer, her chauffeur, is jailed on assault charges, while Normand and Dines face mixed public reaction as Edna Purviance remains silent. Normand rests at Good Samaritan Hospital. Dines remains seriously injured.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Courtland
Dines
Denver
Mabel Normand
Horace A. Greer
Normand
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greer
Miss Normand
Horace Tee
Charges and counter charges in veteran bureau offices
Associated Press reports a gay party dispute at the Grand Central Palace veteran bureau offices and a restaurant incident. Francis C. Dale says Lt Frank J. Cummings filed charges against Maj W F Lint alleging induced perjured testimony. Lint counters accusing Cummings of permitting liquor and women employees to drink on Christmas Eve.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Veteran Bureau
Grand Central Palace
General Hines
Washington
Francis C. Dale
Frank J. Cummings
W. F. Lint
Dale d
Kint
Cummings
Veterans’ Bureau
Police Use Moonshine in Car Radiators in Bellingham
Police in Bellingham Washington have permission to use confiscated moonshine in the radiators of their cars to prevent freezing. Police Chief Tom Fraser obtained court approval and it is said the liquor works as well as wood alcohol in this purpose.
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Bellingham
Wash
Tom Fraser
Van Dyke Joins Modernists in Presbyterian Split
Dr Henry Van Dyke former US minister to the Netherlands resigns from Princeton First Presbyterian Church and aligns with modernists he signed a liberal memorandum opposing the church committee’s drive to enforce five fundamental points. He defends modernist pastor J Gresham Machen who left.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
United States
Heatriands
First Presbyterian Church
Princeton
N.J
General Assembly
J. Gresham Machen
van Dyke
Galli Curci Bids Farewell to Chicago Opera Audience
Amelita Galli Curci, famed soprano known as Juliet, received wild acclaim in Chicago last night as she bade farewell to the city. Critics called the performance among her best in Chicago history, with curtain calls repeated amid fervent applause. She will not appear on a Chicago opera stage again except in concerts, citing a contract dispute with the Chicago Civic Opera Company over her debut vehicle for the season.
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Chicago
Amelita Galli Curci
Mme. Galli Curci
Chicago Civic Opera Company
End of Seine Flood Seen Near in Paris
Paris observers report frosty weather beginning yesterday after days of rain, slowing the Seine rise. The river gained only four inches from eight oclock last night to midnight, with forecasts of a further small rise before Sunday followed by receding waters.
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Paris
Associated Press
Seine
Lincoln Letters Bring High Prices at Auction
Two letters written by Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles sold for 1250 each at a Philadelphia auction of Civil War documents. One letter discusses the Monitor and Norfolk strategy, noting Worden’s claim the ship could be easily boarded. The other, dated August 23, 1864, asks for a war to crack the Potomac defenses and secure approaches to Washington.
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Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln
Gideon Welkes
Monitor
Lincoln
Norfolk
Worden
Lin
McLelland
Iter
Potomac
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair to Sunday with cold wave tonight bringing subfreezing temperatures and strong northwest winds across Alabama and Mississippi. Forecast calls for clear skies and continued cold in the interior regions with frigid overnight lows.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Bootleggers Fall Into Federal Trap
Federal agents trapped bootleggers in Washington as police seized $4,000 to $5,000 worth of imported liquor in Lynch's apartment. A typed letter about whiskey from a bonded warehouse was found with Lynch who faced Prohibition violations. Fight promoter Frank Ceccarelli was arrested with Lynch after a federal sting involving a staged government official.
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Washington
John J. Lynch
Lynch
Frank Ceccarelli
Boston
Wheat wizard shifts to hardy fruit farming in Canada
Dr Saeger Wheeler, renowned as Canada’s wheat wizard, plans fruit cultivation to suit the harsh climate. He seeks hardy plums, cherries, and apples that require little protection, aiming for widespread prairie plantings and marketable, cold resistant fruit.
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Winnepeg
Man
Saeger Wheeler
Canada
Wheeler
Underwood Friends Meet at Jackson
At Jackson Mississippi January 5, supporters of Senator setter f ee for the Democratic presidential nomination gathered for a pre convention conference in Mississippi. Attendees include R T Scott of Washington and Gerrard Hagtis of Birmingham. Mississippi's delegation four years ago went to the national convention instructed to back Underwood, but leaders now discuss an unh instructed delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack KsOk
Miss
Setter F Ee
Mississippi
R. T. Scott
Washington
A. Mitchell Farmer
Gerrard Hagtis
Birmingham
Underwood
Four Bank Yeggs Hit San Marcos Bank in Texas Heist
Four unidentified bandits robbed the State Bank and Trust Company of San Marcos at 4 am after entering the telephone exchange and cutting lines. Reported loot was around $10,000. Explosions were heard at the vault and lines failed as posses pursued toward Martindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Martindale
Cold Wave Grips Windy City Slowing Telegraph Service
Chicago reports a fierce cold wave with 16 degrees below zero at 8 am and telegraph and telephone lines for press and brokerage firms operating at under half capacity. AT&T notes dozens of wires leased to newsrooms and brokers are affected as temperatures plummet. St. Louis hits nine below zero by 9 am, the coldest since 1918.
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Chicago
Central West
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
St. Louis
Traffic Paralysis on Cuban Railroad Strike Action
Havana Jan 5 Train service on the Cuba railroad was partially paralyzed by recent violence and a strike. Northern Cuban railways and lines to Santiago and other regions in Oriente and Camaguey provinces were cut off from rail communication. Trainmen refused to work amid explosions as officials hold talks to end the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Santiago
Oriente
Camaguey
Vauclain Declines Philadelphia Peace Committee Post
Samuel M. Vauclain, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, declines Mayor Moore's invitation to chair the Philadelphia citizens' Bok peace award committee. He thanks the mayor and says his business is to build locomotives, not run side shows, and favors letting elected officials govern.
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Philadelphia
Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Moore
Citizens’ Committee
Vauclain
Bernsen Named Manager of Beaumont 1924 Ball Club
A. W. Bernsen known as Dutch has been appointed manager of the Beaumont Texas League club for 1924. He succeeds Frank Kitchens who was released. Bernsen, a first baseman, was purchased from Nashville of the Southern Association recently.
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Beaumont
Tex
Bernsen
Texas
Frank Kitchens
Nashville
Southern Association
Kid McCoys Ex Wife Granted Divorce in Los Angeles
Dagmar Daigren, once the eighth wife of Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy, was divorced yesterday by a Los Angeles Superior Court from her second husband Victor Rodman actor. Rodman received the decree on grounds of cruelty.
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Los Angeles
Dagmar Daigren, Daveerr
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Victor Rodman
Rodman
Offenders Fined After City Prohibition Raids
Police raids on Rule 18 era prohibition and immoral house operations lead to multiple fines in the recorder’s court. Margaret Higbee fined 100 dollars or 90 days for white whiskey. Charles Sleet fined 500 dollars plus costs for possession. Robert Milton faces several days for aiding the illegal setup. Fanny Walton fined 160 or 90 days for liquor possession. A gambling raid at Dearborn and Texas streets resulted in six Black defendants and one White man fined 10 dollars each.
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Recorder’s Court
Margaret Higbee
Northwest State and
Warren Streets
Cft Adams
Verne
Charles Sleet
Adams
Water
Church
Sleet
Sheriff's Department
Mobile
Revere
Steet
Robert Milton
R. E. Marsh
South Dearborn Street
G. W. Marshall
Edward Qualls
Manassas
Joachim Streets
Burke Jones
Dearborn
Texas Streets
W. H. McCoy
McCoy
Jones Faces Clash of Golf Dates With Studies
The United States Golf Association sets dates for the 1924 national open June 5 and 6, risking Bobby Jones defending his title as he also faces Cambridge exams at about that time. Jones may skip or alter studies for preliminary qualifying tests. Other 1924 events include Amateur Championship September 20-27 at Merion and the women’s championship September 15 at Providence.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Bobby Jones
Harvard
Atlanta
Cambridge
Jones
Merion ‘Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Rhode Island Country Club
Providence
Dayton
Taylor's Brief in Rail Case Is Filed
Washington Jan 5 Charges that the proposed consolidation of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad with the Southern Railway and other roads under the tentative merger would be unconstitutional and ruin long standing competition between the ports of Mobile Alabama and New Orleans Louisiana were contained in a brief filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by B Taylor mayor of Mobile
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Washington
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Southern Railway
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Interstate Commerece Commission
Tawylor
Famous author George Cable on honeymoon in St Petersburg
It became known here today that George W. Cable, famous writer and novelist, and his wife Nan Hall Cowing of Richmond are honeymooning in St Petersburg. Cable, 80, is in feeble health but improving. they were married in Montclair in December. The couple takes daily morning walks.
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Petersburg
George W. Cable
Are
Nan Hall Cowing
Richmond
Montclair
Cabie
Colonel N. A. Shaw Dies in Texarkana at 60
Texarkana Texas January 5 Colonel N A Shaw financier and longtime participant in Texas politics died at his home today. He was 60 years old.
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N. A. Shaw
Texarkana
Ixarkana
Texas
Sisal Shipments Boost Mobile Port Activity
Increasing sisal shipments, once a New Orleans monopoly, arrive at Mobile port with 700 bales aboard the Munsila Munson from Carbarren Cuba. Since last September, cargoes have revived Mobile trade as sisal, used for binder twine, supports U S production with purchases by the International Harvester Company of Chicago.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Munsila
Munson
Carbarren
Cuba
United States
Orleans
Mexico
Central America
International Harevester Company of
Chicago
County Budget and Annual Expenditures Report Prepared
The annual report of all expenditures and receipts of the board of revenue for 1923, announced by Albert S. Towle, will be made public at a special meeting Monday. Also to be presented is the 1924 budget prepared by County Treasurer George E. Stone. The session will discuss only these two items.
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Board of Revenue
Alberts. Towle
Budgt
George E. Stone
Police to Persist Raids Against Bootleggers
Acting Chief W N LeGear announced continued raiding operations against blind tigers and bootleggers. The squads docketed G J Kapalla of 753 South Cedar Street and B H Wiggins of 708 Augusta Street today on prohibition law violations.
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W.N. LeGear
G. J. Kapalla
South
Cedar Street
B. H. Wiggins
Augusta Street
Capt Quarles To Succeed Lou Keene
Captain Louis J. Keene resigns from the United States Sea Service Bureau due to ill health. Captain George W. Quarles will assume the office on January 15 following Keene’s resignation.
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Capt
Quarles
Lou Keene
Louis J. Keene
United States Sea Service Bureau
Erne
George W. Quarles
Fire Chief Suspends His Son for Drinking Incident
Supernumerary Fireman Lee Myrick, son of the fire chief, has been suspended from the department for 36 days after a drinking incident, according to a report to Fire Commissioner Harry T Hartwell by Chief George W. Myrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Myrick
Fire Department
Harry T Hartwell
George W. Myrick
Democrats Ready to Fight Tax Bill In House Battle
Democratic leaders in the House are preparing to oppose key Mellon tax bill provisions. They target surtax reductions proposing a 25 percent top rate for incomes over $100,000. The clash signals a partisan showdown in Washington as the bill advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Butler Leaves After Cleanup Of Liquor Ring
Pence unit of the internal revenue department, which came to Mobile last June to work up the case against Mobile’s liquor ring, left for New Orleans to direct the work of M. T. Gonzalles and other officers. He will return when trials begin next spring. Petitions to inspect books of First National, Farmers' and Mechanics, and State Savings Banks linked to William J. Hanlon accounts will be heard Monday. hearing delayed due to the absence of Joseph John. Charles F. Howell, ex police clerk, arrested in Columbus on conspiracy charges, posted $1,000 bond and will not return to Mobile immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Department
Mobile
New Orleans
Irection
M. T. Gonzalles
Internal Revenue
First National
Farmers' and Mechanics
William J. Hanlon
Joseph John
Charles F. Howell
Police Department
Columbus
Fire Department Faces Busy Day as Heat Drops
Fire crews answered twelve fires from 7 AM to 1 PM with minor damage reported at each. Blazes appeared to start from roof sparks and defective flues across Charleston, St Michael, Jackson, Conception, Franklin, Old Shell Road, St Emmanuel, Basil, State, Government, and St Anthony streets.
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Charleston
Cedar
Warren
St. Michael
Dearborn
Jackson
Monroe
Eslava
Conception
Earle
Franklin
Texas
Old Shell Road
Pine Street
St. Kmmanuel
Basil
Cherry
State
Wilkinson
Government
Chatham
St. Anthony and
Royal Streets
Two Enter Pleas Guilty In U S Cases
Green Sheard and Mickie Stokes pleaded guilty to violating the national prohibition law in federal court. Stokes received no jail time while Sheard was fined 56 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Green Sheard
Mickie Stokes
Stokes
Sheard
Mose Bradley
United States
J. L. Burgett
Harry Newell
Louis J. Lallament
Mitchell
Florida
Alabama
Cobb Returns From Road Sale Hearing
R con ee manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce returned from Hattiesbury where he attended the hearing on the proposed sale of the Hattiesburg Beaumont branch of the Gulf Mobile Northern railroad to the Tatum Lumber Company. The hearing was expected to conclude today with time to file briefs for interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Ee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Hattiesbury
Hattiesburg- Beaumont
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad
Tatum Lumber Company
Cobb
Severe cold wave to grip most of nation
Government forecasters warn of a severe cold wave across the eastern states to the Virginia North Carolina line with subfreezing lows, while the west faces zero or near zero readings. Temperatures are forecast below normal for the entire country with some relief after a day or two. Continued on Page Seven.
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Mobile
Weather Bureau
Era
Tod Bington Weather Bureau
New England
Northwest
New York
East Gulf Coast
Mobile Key West
Washington
Cme
Virginia-North Carolina Line
Eastern Forest District
Florida
Moorehead
Minn
Canada
White River
Ont
Bureau
North to Gulfport to discuss new harbor breakwater
Major Earl North of the Mobile district will visit Gulfport on Monday to confer with the docks commission on a new creosoted wood breakwater for the harbor. The project is funded by Mississippi legislature appropriations and will replace the decayed breakwater. North will stay one day and oversee funds already allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl North
United States
Mobile Ditrict
Gulfport
Docks Commission
Mississippi
County Rejects Takeover of Additional Streets
The board of revenue, led by Albert B. Towle, says the county has no plan to take over the DuBronca tract on Old Go Street or any new roads. Officials argue the county already has more roads than it can adequately maintain and that adding more would be folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue
Albert 8
Towle
DuBronca
Thile
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Cold Wave
Claude W. Duke
Hollywood
Screen Star
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
DR. van Dyke
Bank Yeggs
Windy City
Beaumont Ball Club
Kid M’coy
Taylor
Butler
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