Grand Jury Opens in Mobile 46 Traffic Case Docket
The Mobile County grand jury for January began after noon session, hearing 46 cases including murder. Judge Joel W. Goldsby urged careful consideration of traffic charges, stressing the danger of drunk and reckless driving and its threat to life and property.
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Mobile County Grand Jury
Joel W. Goldsby
Landon Hopkins
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Nee Reed
Grandy
Simon L. Prossdreffer
Pollock and Company
William A. Lott, Jr
Mo‘Morgan
Butcher
Oak & Harris
Mobile
Dy ‘Walker
Nietin
Owara
Onena Mobile
Jonanecktas
Jim Green
M. T
Suit Filed Over $1,000 Claim Against Gulf Loan Company
Simon filed a circuit court suit seeking $1,000 against Gulf Loan Company. He alleges assault by an agent named Thomas also known as Pistol Pete Thomas and states the man used abusive language in his presence.
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Brazil
Simon
The
Gulf Loan Company
One Thomas
Pete
Thomas
Four men held by immigration for safekeeping
Four men were lodged in county jail Monday by immigration authorities for safekeeping. The detainees are Fred Baulock 30 John A 26 and Michaelson 26 and another unnamed seaman. Officials allege they are alien seamen employed on steamships.
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Safi
Fred Baulock
Apes
Aet
John On
Michaelson
Ise
Immmigration Department
Weather Summary for Monday to Tuesday
Mostly cloudy conditions on Monday and Tuesday with rain likely. Light to moderate precipitation possible Tuesday in northern areas with cooler air moving in. River bulletin notes unsettled skies and a drop in temperatures, especially in the north, with low impact amounts expected.
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Sland
Engineers Confer Here On Proposed Work In Harbor
Colonel Mark Brooke of New Orleans leads a Mobile inspection on harbor work and the gulf coast study to widen and deepen the channel across the bar into the Mobile River. Major Lyon heads investigations of the Alabama Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers for hydro electric potential and navigation, including a barge line from Mobile to Gadsden and Rome.
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Mark Brooke
New Orleans
United States
Gulf
Brooke
Anderson
Mobile
Bay
Washington
Gulf Coast
Florida
Panama Canal Company
Canal Zone
Canal Company
Panama Canal Commission
Panama
Major Lyon
Alabama
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Gadsden
Ala
Rome
Pure Food Law Violators To Face Heavier Penalty
Judge Ervin ruled that firms violating pure food laws should face penalties beyond costs and must promise to correct violations. The Mt Vernon brand concerns allegedly used excess water, with the court holding manufacturers responsible for compliance and enforcement under food regulations.
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Mt. Vernon Brand Toattar Cheeaaeeeeneen
Ervin
Road project delays in Baldwin county officials say
Bad weather slows highway work in Baldwin county and convicts on the Baldwin project may not be moved to Mobile until mid summer. John Turner state road commissioner and A D Davis board of revenue chair examined roads under state supervision. The plan to use convicts on roads continues as governor’s policy.
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Baldwin County
Baldwin
Mobile
John 8. Turner
Turner
A. D. Davis
Board of Revenue
Moffat
Stapleject
Ject
Tur
MULDOVAN DENIED APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL IN FEDERAL CASE
Dan Muldovan of Chicago was found guilty in a federal court on charges tied to a theft in Mobile. He was sentenced to three years in the Atlanta penitentiary after Judge T. Ervin overruled a motion for a new trial by attorney Jere Austil.
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Dan Muldovan
Chicago
Mobile
Atlanta
Muldovan
T. Ervin
Jere Austil
Man Admits Slaying. Suspect Captured in Picayune Case
Leander Gray, a Black man, was taken into custody Sunday night by Detectives Bernstein, Burch and Farmer at 309 North Scott Street. He admitted Monday morning that he was wanted for a serious case in Picayune, Miss. Gray said he fatally struck Sam Williams, another Black man, and planned to return to Picayune to contest the charge, claiming Williams fired first.
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Leander Gray
Bernstein, Burch and Farmer
North Scott Street
Picayune
Miss. Gray
Sam Williams
Gray
Al Treadway To Direct Mobile Radio Station WERC
Al Treadway will direct station WERC in Mobile Alabama. He has been connected with the station since September 1923, according to radio friends.
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al Treadway
Mobile
WERC
Two Hurt in Washington Ave Crash Involving Ice Wagon
Early Monday a collision at Washington avenue and McQuillan street injured two people and damaged a car and an ice wagon. Jules Marcet and Walter McNellage were hurt. one mule died from injuries after the crash and Marcet was treated for head and facial bruises.
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Jules Marcet
Walter McNellage
Washington Avenue
McQuillan Street
Arlington Street
Oakdale
Marcet
Marcel
Harbor panel seeks deeper Mobile inner harbor improvements
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce marine affairs committee plans to petition Tuesday for a two foot deeper inner harbor or 82 feet depth and a width of 500 feet, plus a deeper wedgo channel over the bar. Colonel Anderson was authorized to reopen the harbor case after the engineers rejected the initial request. The current project proposes a 30 foot deep by 300 foot wide channel.
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Mobile Inner Harbor
Marine Affairs Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
W. D. A. Anderson
Mobile
Mel
Colonel Anderson
Mobile Harbor
Board of Engineers
Terms Imposed on Defendants in Inferior Court
Houstis Solomon was fined 250 dollars and 90 days costs plus three months additional after a hearing for violating the prohibition law. Fred, alias Henry Wallace, faced 50 dollars and 90 days costs on a dry charge. James Davis, a negro, bond increased from 500 to 2500 with state collusion claim. Sid Cannon received four months hard labor for theft of a bank containing 5 dollars from J. M. Williams.
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Houstis Solomon
Wilfred
Henry Wallace
James Davis
Lesley
Sid Cannon
J. M. Williams
Americans Hope for French Signature at Naval Treaty Talks
The London naval conference aims for a universal treaty limiting warships. President Hoover’s delegation prepares for France to join, while Paris signals limited near term construction. The plan seeks to adjust Japan cruiser demands and remains flexible to changing negotiations as Hoover guides policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
London
Paris
Don Holding
Japan
White House
Hoover
Venue Change Sought in Harris Murder Case
Theodore Harris, 23, who confessed to killing Dr. and Mrs. B J Jones in their home last December, asked today for a venue change. Stokesbury was appointed to defend Harris as reporters noted the case drew heavy local publicity and court crowds gathered outside as arguments began.
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de Tenn
Theodore Harris
B. J. Jones
Jones
Sphew
Stokesbury
Harris
Goode Shooting Ties Three Suspects To Vicksburg Case
Three African American men, James Brown James Miner and George Moore aged 23 to 26, were secretly brought from Vicksburg to Jackson to be held for a gun battle that wounded James A. Goode, a 32 year old Jackson police officer, during a Saturday night shooting in Vicksburg. Officers rounded up the suspects after the escape attempt.
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Jackson
Death date set for Jackson man on fourth appeal
R V Lewis of Jackson Mississippi, condemned for the 1928 slaying of his stepfather Jesse Miley, lost his fourth bid to stay the execution. The Mississippi Supreme Court denied an insanity plea and fixed February 14 for the hanging amid a long series of reversals.
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Jackson
Miss
R V. Lewis
Jesse Miley
Supreme Court
Lewis
Miley
Boy Sought Here In Montgomery By Police
Parents of Robert H Barland 17 of Montgomery asked Mobile police Monday to search for the boy in the city and prevent him from shipping to South America or a vessel. The youth is described as a Mexican or Indian descent and said to have left home Sunday.
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Robert H. Barland
Montgomery
Mobile Police Department
South America
Sac
Sanday
Missing South Carolina student sparked state search
A statewide hunt began for 19 year old Wine Deere a South Carolina sophomore missing since a mysterious disappearance. Relatives say she recently returned home after a visit to a sanitarium in Asheville North Carolina and was ordered by doctors to remain quiet until spring.
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Sas
Deere
South Carolina
Asheville
Clipper Held in Meridian After Check Cash Attempt
Moses 62 of Montgomery Alabama was captured in Meridian Mississippi while trying to cash a counterfeit or stolen check. He had escaped about 12 years ago and awaits extradition as police claim.
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Meridian
Miss
Moses
Law
Montgomery
Ala
Evans Improves After Illness in Mobile District
Dr. J B Evans in charge of the federal census of Mobile district and federal prisoners at the prison was seriously ill for several days. On Monday his condition showed improvement and he was reported much better at Mobile Hospital.
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J.B. Evans
Mobile
Royal Bridal Pair Feted In Gay Rome As Wedding Nears
Royal ceremony bustle surrounds Rome as Princess Marie Jose and Crown Prince Humbert prepare for marriage. Premier Dek Peaplenident and ministers arrive in full dress to honor the couple at the Quirinal palace. Delegations from fascist and senate bodies present loyalty addresses and wedding gifts while Rome is redecked in festive lights. Street celebrations and decorations intensify ahead of the January wedding in the Pauline chapel.
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Rome
Dek
Solini
Quirinal Palace
Princesa Marie Jose
Prince Humbert
Crown Princs
Grand Council
Senate
Sanh
Representiso
Berlines
Gioriati
Roberto Farinacci
Ahd
Marie Jose of
Belgium
Pauline Chapel
Perme
Marie Jose
Crown Prince
Humbert
Bunti i. A
Garlan Vale
Congress Resumes Tariff Fight and Army Bill Move
Congress returns from the holiday break with unfinished tariff legislation to be advanced when possible. In the House the appropriations committee begins formal consideration of the annual army maintenance bill for the standing force of 118,700 enlisted personnel. Representative John Carew resigns from the Roosevelts' leadership to join the New York state supreme bench.
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Senate
House
John Carew
House of Roosevelt
New York State Supreme Bench
Dope Ring Linked to Taylor Killing Case
Chicago reports detail a jailhouse talk involving a Chinese suspect and a Chicago employee who testified to coroner Herman Bundesen. The statement suggests the Chinese believed investigators would question him about William Desmond Taylor’s murder while they only asked about being captured for possessing a revolver.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Herman N. Bundesen
Taylor
Missing plane delays search for Wielson and Borland
Arctic storms halt rescue efforts for Carl Ben Wielson and Earl Borland after a November 9 disappearance. Three cabin planes from Seattle encountered a blizzard. one wrecked, one lost, another grounded near Nulato as crews press on toward Nome.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carl Ben Wielson
Earl Borland
Seattle
Nulato
Here
Nome
Koyak River
Norton Bay
Matt Niemenen
H. C. Deckard
Mate of Yule Bomb Victim Held For Probe
SEAT PLEASANT Maryland Jan 6 Herman Brady and his brother Leroy Brady were detained by police amid a probe into the Christmas present bomb that killed Naomi Hall Brady. Authorities did not disclose detention purpose but confined them to Upper Marlboro jail after hours of questioning. An uncle of the two men Clarence W Brady, arrested Friday, denied involvement.
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Herman Brady
Maryland
Seat Pleasant
Herman_ Brady
Naomi Hall Brady
Leroy Brady
Upper Marlboro
Clarence W. Brady
Elmore County Rally Bars Hoover Loyalists From Primary
Elmore County leaders moved to bar candidates loyal to President Hoover from the party primary. The meeting urged all qualified Democratic electors in Wetumpka to participate, aiming to align with a state executive committee push for censure and ouster of Hoover supporters.
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State
Wetumpka
Ala
Belmore County
Hoover
Elmore
Caapeee
Man Despondent, Leaves Note Before Tragic Act
New York January 6 report states Frank J. Danaher 28, a Bronx resident, left a note declaring Ambition is the ruination of happiness before taking his own life in an apartment hallway and then vanishing toward a nearby building.
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New York
Frank J. Danaher
Bronx & Building
Conference on Export Rates Impacts Southern Ports
Reported plan for a 41 cent rise in export rates to affect central freight associations and Gulf South ports. A conference in Chicago and a follow up in New Orleans aim to align import and port business strategies across Atlantic seaboard.
Dan Jemison Parole Revoked in Federal Case
Dan Jemison’s two year federal parole term was revoked at the request of the government. He had been imprisoned for a liquor charge and allegedly continued alcohol-related activities after parole. Judge JO Robert T. Ervin ordered the revocation as Jemison was to begin a new term in Atlanta Monday night.
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Dan Jemison
Pris
JO Robert T. Ervin
Atlanta
J. A. Stafford
Jemison
Omer
Fine Increased in Appeal Over Reckless Driving Conviction
The circuit court heard William J. Ba land's appeal on a reckless driving conviction. The original fine and costs were raised from 50 days to 100 dollars. The incident dated November 27 involved a collision at Conti and Royak with Ziegler’s car, with several passengers injured.
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William J. Baland
Recordec’s. ci
Caren
Rowland
Ziegler
Conti
Royak
Inmates Receive Christmas Present Under Revenue Review
A letter from VA Matthews to the revenue board discusses a Christmas gift program for inmates. In Melbourne Australia Captain the Hon Hosvenor and two companions were killed in a crash.
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Enue
Matthews
Cupeinentaat
Board of Revyenue
Melbourne
Australia
Hosvenor
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