10 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
1
The report mixes a military dispatch with crime and election notes. Marines prepare to sail to Nicaragua amid cheers while a Florida sheriff oversees fur theft arrests. Mobile voters decide a $26 million school bond as turnout and campaign laws shape election day.
Ben engaged in a shotgun and rifle duel. Peatley charged Byrd with opening fire with a rifle. Will Jackson alias Buster, charged with killing Jake Saunders, sent to grand jury. Jackson returned to Mobile from Baton Rouge prison after eighteen months. J W Sheperd fined for auto collision and intoxication. Walter Miller arraigned for reckless driving and fined.
Funeral services for Henri D. Pillichody longtime Mobile fire department secretary and former fire marshal were held at 8:30 am from his home on North Joachim Street and at 9 am at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. J. R. O Donoghue presided. Interment followed at Magnolia Cemetery with pallbearers listed as L C Lybz Mose Jacobson Alvin Levy Wade Moffatt Fire Chief Gus Rehm and City Commissioner Harry T Hartwell. Honorary pallbearers included R B Michael J W Wood D J Murphy Joseph Lyons William L Kilison H W Shields Thomas J Burns Henry Mongge F A Bogu and W C.
Several officials of the district federal court who left Sunday for Selma to attend a court session are expected back in Mobile this afternoon or tomorrow. The criminal docket was disposed of yesterday and some civil cases remain. Judge A W Hargett and Agent Ford of the local prohibition department returned this morning from the Selma session where several liquor cases were heard and pleas of guilty entered. A session of the court will open in Mobile on Monday.
Fearn and Willis Inc. files incorporation with $5,000 paid in capital. Incorporators listed as George Fearn Jr, I Fearn and Richard M Willis. Directors named for business of the concern.
Grant weather note reports fair skies in Alabama tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the northern areas. Gentle to moderate winds prevail from the east and south, with no significant precipitation expected across the region.
County and state officers destroyed eight illicit stills and seized liquor after chasing moonshiners stranded on an island in Dog River near the Mississippi line. Deputies and Prohibition agents reported wrecking four additional stills and capturing mash and whiskey, with several suspects fleeing by boat as dawn neared.
W H Spicer of Whistier reports a thief stole $40 from his home yesterday afternoon. He suspects the thief drove away in a car with a foreign license.
Eight directors were chosen to serve three year terms at Mobile Community Chest's annual meeting. Gordon Smith praised cooperative effort and predicted continued benefits. The organization reported a 1927 campaign surplus and pledged to set a 1928 total at the upcoming director meeting.
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis will visit Birmingham and be entertained at 1 o clock PM January 6. He will then proceed to the landing field near the local lodge area as part of his trip, with supplies information received today at the Loyal Order of Moose office.
McDuffie was charged with violating prohibition law in the Jututins matter. He appealed from the recorder's court and stood trial in the circuit court, was fined $100 and ordered to pay 90 days' costs, matching the lower court’s verdict.
City officials plan added conveniences for tourists in Mobise with later dates for actions. Proprieties will supply complete information on facilities, recreation, rates, and other details to the chamber of commerce. The data will aid the chamber in welcoming visitors including prominent guests of Mobile Country Club during January Dixie G. event.
Velma, widow of Thomas Edward West, faces first degree murder charges in Painesville Ohio after her husband was beaten to death with a hammer. Nervous and fearing execution, she is under special guard with county officials due to threats of self harm. Sheriff Rasmussen details arrangements as the case advances through the grand jury.
Judge Leigh, chairman of the Alabama For Association, said the group will meet in Dothan, Alabama, for a session on July. He noted a peace plan is under discussion and Chariton of the firm Chariton and Chariton is handling accounting matters related to the Second Degree.
Nick Venello of Royal and Adams streets was struck by a car driven by J B Challett of 112 Government Street. Venello was taken to City Hospital. Challett surrendered and was released on parole to appear in the recorder's court tomorrow morning.
In Winchester Kentucky a burned body is found as authorities seize items from the Pitts household. A note reads Better to kill her now than to wait until she is grown. Pitts and Marie Frazier face charges as investigators seek to prevent mob violence tied to a brutal crime.
Mobile Public Library Association officers were reelected at the annual meeting. George M. H. Fearn Jr. is president and Leo M. Brown vice president with an executive committee including Stewart Brooke and others. The group discussed post opening plans for the new building and anticipated about 20,000 volumes with several new acquisitions.
John H. Bent, a carpenter for the Louisville and Waville road, fell from a scaffold at the new freight station. He was taken to the city hospital in Roche ambulance with injuries.
Fragmentary text cites discussions in peace negotiations and a White House call involving general officers and personnel. It mentions General Moncada and General Guatine, a liberal faction leader, and hints at a transfer of duties and a governor-general appointment from the west coast.
A fragmented report notes troop movements and road lifting orders across Virginia and key Mediterranean theatres. Details are unclear due to OCR errors, but mention of mine layers and contingents suggests ongoing engineering and supply operations affecting strategic positions.
A tragic accident near a station left six people dead as a freight locomotive derailed into a crowd. The engineer did not warn passengers or station staff. the station master and five travelers died, with others injured.
Cleveland January 10 report states Industrial Fibre Payop Pie of America assets sold to Industrial Rayon Company. Hiram Riyite of Cleveland, president of Fibre, announced the plan to stockholders. Rayon assumes all obligations. extent of assets not disclosed.
Government circles report new civil service exams for lower grades and prohibition jobs will be used in Alabama and other states. Officials say testing was insufficient, new tests must be filed by January 1, and many current agents remain on temporary appointments awaiting policy decisions from the prohibition department in Washington.
The final report of the senate committee probing the Hearst Mexican documents will be submitted to the senate tomorrow, announced Senator Reed of Pennsylvania. The documents have been pronounced as authentic by numerous witnesses and experts.
The News Item will switch to Intertype Ideal a readable larger font endorsed by optometrists. The mechanical change will be completed soon improving clarity spacing and reducing typesetting errors as part of The News Item modernization.
Tulsa reports a weekly United States crude oil average decline with a total drop to 2,429,799 barrels daily for the week ended in December. The Oil and Gas Journal notes cold weather a major factor with Seminole field falling nearly 24 barrels daily, while overall production around 350,000 barrels daily. California shows a gain of 760 barrels daily.
Mrs Chaqueneau and her husband announced a mutual separation and that she and their daughter now live in New York City with her father. The husband consents and has no definite future plans. Mrs Chaqueneau is identified as a daughter of Philip Rhinelander and widow Leonard Kip Rhinelander in the report.
Washington dispatch reports Lt Col Charles Danforth supersedes Major Thomas Lanphier as commander at Selfridge Field due to expanded unit size. Lanphier will lead the pursuit group as the field grows, with the change explained by wartime staffing needs.
Jackson mine district announces Pack is appointed to succeed the late Judge J. B. Holden. Pack, a prominent county official, was selected by the governor to fill the vacancy and assume duties pending further actions.
Galesburg company issues dividends as records show January declaration and an initial quarterly payment plan. The report notes New York involvement and references Coulter Disc and Cob ruary 1 as dates.
Washington news note announces Hornbeck taking a new position in the Far East with details limited by readable text. No dates or specific organizations clearly identified in the fragment.
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