Miss Adams Debuts in New Orleans Court
Sarah D Shepler also known as Mrs Marguerite M Stewart widow of a Los Angeles surgeon faced arraignment in recorder's court and was turned over to New Orleans Detective John Mahon for warrants alleging passing worthless checks and obtaining money by false pretenses. Shepler admits fake checks in San Antonio Dallas and New Orleans and is headed to Crescent City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah D. Shepler
Marguerite M. Stewart
Los Angeles
Cal
Recorder’s Court
John Mahon
New Orleans
Recorder
Mahon
Crescent City
Shepler
Conti Street
Jackson Street
Bauer
Lacey
Adams
Lawrence
Henderson
Stewart
San Antonio
Dallas
Sarah D.shepler
Roosevelt
DeSoto
Maison- Blanche
Iepee
Antonio
Hogan
John Simmons
Government Street
Levine Bauer
el Paso
Texas
Ll. W. Woods
Radio Signals Heard Deep in Mine Shaft
In Junction Arizona a group of radio enthusiasts and newspapermen heard wireless telegraph signals 1400 feet underground believed to be in United States code. The test aimed to prove radio use for mine rescue and suggests future attempts at radio phone concerts in mines may succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E, Ariz
Junction
Kent
United States
Schooner Margaret G. Crew Safe After Bahamas Wreck
The Mobile schooner Margaret G. wrecked off the Bahamas last Sunday is reported to be safe in Havana. Captain H Walters and the crew of Frank Henderson’s vessel were rescued after clinging to the boat until picked up by the United Fruit Company steamer Esparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Margaret G
Bahamas
Havana
Associated Press
United Fruit Company
Esparta
Frank Henderson
More
Cuba
H. Walters
Foulminster Teen Fined For Truck Offense
Willie McDonnell, 16, of Toulmin-Me, arrested January 3 by Traffic Officer Pitroff for operating a truck while intoxicated and reckless driving. He was fined $51 in costs on the first charge and the second charge was noted with damages to two autos. The recorder admonished him for youth and first offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie McDonnell
Toulmin- Me
Traf
Pitroff
Beldencer
McDon
McDonnell
War Correspondent Dies in Maine Bay Harbor
Jan MacQueen 59 a lecturer and war correspondent died suddenly last night in Maine Bay Harbor. He reported from combat zones for years and taught journalism at Bay Harbor University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bay Harbor
MacQueen
Weather brief for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight and Saturday with freezing temperatures in inland areas. Frost expected along the coast.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Banks Ordered to Answer IRS Summons for Hanlon Accounts
Judge Robert T. Ervin ordered the First National Bank and the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank to produce accounts of William J. Hanlon for IRS examination over income tax liability. Banks plan appeals, citing lack of probable cause. Peoples case withdraws its appeal.
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First National Bank
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Internal Revenue
William J. Hanson
Robert T. Ervin
Federal Court
Gregory L. .Smith
Ervin
William J. Young
Peoples
Hanlon
George L. Donaghue
Joseph John
Near Freezing Forecast for Mobile Saturday
Weather forecast for Mobile and vicinity predicts near freezing temperatures by tomorrow morning with frost likely. Observers warn of a heavy frost and urge truck gardeners and growers to protect against the freeze. Earlier in the week temperatures plunged to 14 and 35 degrees last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ee White
Dea
New Gulf Coast Train Service Expanded From Florida Cities
Improved passenger service announced by H C Geron of the N and N Railway Mobile. Dining car added on the S E A division west of Pensacola and a through sleeper on train No 4 from Jacksonville at 12 43 noon. Faster than No 6 previous through sleeper to gulf coast. Service established due to increased demand.
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Florida
Mobile
Gulf Port
H. C. Geron
N & N. Railway
Shealp. & A
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Gulf Coast
Road Tax Enforcement Expanded This Year
The coin board of revenue and road commoners plan broad enforcement of road tax collection. Road enumerators will be appointed for all precincts except Dauphin Island. They will collect the tax and can swear out warrants and make arrests if unpaid. The tax is due now and not delinquent until April 1. every eligible male aged 18 to 45 is urged to pay to the county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Albert S. Towle
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Towle
School Board
Irvington
Board of Revenue
George E. Stone
Board
Coin Board of Revenue and
Road Commoners
Dauphin Island
Claim Boys Shoot Telephone Cables
Officials of the Southern Belt Telephone Company filed a complaint with the police today about boys with small rifles shooting holes in telephone cables. Thirty phones near Fulton Road were rendered useless yesterday, with damage in other city sections. Officers have been instructed to arrest anyone caught shooting into cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Belt Telephone Company
Police Department
Fulton Road
Dillard Case Is Ordered Reset in Circuit Court
The Lloyd Dilliard case, charged with violating the prohibition law on appeal from the police court where he was fined 110, was called and continued. Sylvester Powell Cyclops, a negro, in jail for murder, could not appear. Dixon, fined 50 or 60 days in police court, was fined 1 by a jury on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Dilliard
Conra Ee
Sylvester Powell
Cyclops
Powell
J. C. Dixon
Burning trash causes alarm in rear yard blaze
Smoke from burning leaves in a rear yard at the southeast corner of Dauphin and Common streets prompted residents to call the fire department. No injuries reported. burning of miscellaneous refuse is prohibited by local ordinance and officers advised residents to follow the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Common Streets
Two Stills Found by County Men
Deputy Meyers and Sheriff Caczatag report two 5 gallon stills found on Mad Creek and in Wresg vamp. County officers also destroyed 20 barrels of mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qhurhay
Stringfellow Moved to Crichton Creche
A notice records Stringfellow being relocated to Crichton Creche. Details include a note about plots and dates, with references to Sheri¢ Paul G. Cazalas and an official seeing dates made today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringfellow
Crichton
Creche
Jenn
Ale
Fey
Sheri
Paul G. Cazalas
Prohibition raid case continued to January 15
Cases against Sam Leventhal and wife from northwest Royal and Madi son streets, tied to a raid for prohibited liquors yesterday, are postponed to January 15 in police court. Leventhal faces charges of violating prohibition laws resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Mrs Leventhal is charged with assault with a knife resisting arrest and two prohibition violations.
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Sam Leventhal
Northwest Royal
Madison Streets
Levenhhal
Levendral
Henry Mac
Wwe
M. J. Collins
Texas
Franklin Streets
Shorty” Long
Long
Shipping Board
Rosa Mabry
Will Johnson
Officers Chosen For '23 Carnival Plan Big Show
The Mobile Carnival Association elected officers for 1923 with H. Peck as president and J I Manning as vice president. Plans call for a bigger carnival, greater publicity, and special rail rates from Louisville & Nashville and Mobile & Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Carnival Association
H. Peck
J. I. Manning
EK. Roy Albright
J. P. Wilson
C. R. Little
Je L Manning
Jacob Reiss
Peck
Mobile
Louieville & Nashville
Mobile & Ohio
Storm Ravages Birmingham Causing Major Damage
A January storm in Birmingham Alabama brought heavy rains and high winds that caused damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The worst impact was at the Johnson-Thompson Micel Company foundry shed with roof and window destruction. Traffic accidents during the storm claimed one life of John Sparrow, an advertising man, and injured Mise. Aime Cratiresa who was struck by a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Johnson-Thompson Micel Company
John Sparrow
Sparrow
Aime Cratiresa
Harlan Accused Of Seizing Income From Sister-in-law
James S. Harlan, former interstate commerce official, is charged with taking income from his sister-in-law Mrs. Margaret M. Harlan of Washington. The suit alleges he used threats to obtain consent to transfer securities from the trust left to her by her father. Sisters-in-law Adelaide A. Christie and Anna M. Baddall, both named in the action, are joined as co-defendants. Harlan denies threats and asserts the securities belonged to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jamen Tan
Interstate Commerce
Rea Burome Aeope Mar. Venaarian
Aches
Margaret M. Harlan
Washington
Harlan
Richard PD. Harlan
Tohim
Mis. Harlan
Adelaide A. Christie
Bryn Mawr
Anna M. Baddall
James
Mexican gunboat Bravo reaches Tampico
Arrival of the Mexican gunboat Bravo from New Orleans is reported in Tampico. Rear Admiral Blanco will command the fleet from Tampico, which includes six smaller units. Crews are being recruited in Tampico as naval forces coordinate with federal troops against Tuxpam Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
City
Fort Worth
New York Marine Workers Form Independent Union
Sailors firemen oilers and water-tenders organized into a practical seamen union in New York on January 11. The Marine Stewards and Cooks Mutual Benefit Association of New York formed separately from the old International Seamen Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Marine Stewards’ and Cooks’ Mutual Benefit Association of
International Seamen's Union
Moffett to Command Navy Polar Flight
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, will command the navy's polar flight planned for the coming summer. All aircraft surface vessels and personnel engaged in the flight project will be assigned to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William A. Moffett
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
Denby
Cotton Exchange Head to Retire from NYSE Presidency
Seymour L. Cromwell, president of the New York Stock Exchange for three terms and a leading figure in the drive against bucket shops, plans to retire from the presidency in May to focus on private business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour L. Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
Cromwell
Divorce Granted in New Film Triangle
In Los Angeles on January 11 Mrs Louise Leroy Enens was granted a divorce from George Knauff also known as George Melford film director. The court heard she claimed Knauff had transferred affections to Jacqueline Logan and he denied the claim saying he left his wife because he no longer loved her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Louise. Leroy Enens
George Knauff
George Melford
Jacqueline Logan
Knauff
Mies Logan
Crack Train Wrecks Near Huntsville Authorities Investigate
A train wreck near Huntsville injures six, including D. I. Thorne of Chattanooga with a sprained back and possible internal injuries. A broken rail is suspected as the cause. Two Pullman coaches and several cars left the track. crews from here and Chattanooga built a temporary track to restore traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ie Routhern
Rke Routher Niles
Nase
D. I. Thorne
Chattanooga
Huntsville
Fhiom
fourteen Bruges crewmen detained in New Orleans
Fourteen crew members of the Belgian steamship Bruges were held at the New Orleans immigration station at Captain Pot oliege’s request pending charges of drugging Maquor and attempting to smuggle liquor from the ship. The Bruges, from Antwerp, carried a large liquor shipment en route to Le Havre, France. Immigration Commissioner W W Tuttle said the captain asked detention until formal charges were filed. no warrants had been issued yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bruges
A. Potoliege
Oextedmier
Antwerp
la Havre
France
W.W. Tuttle
United States
Biloxi Home Destroyed by Fire in Early Morning Blaze
A Biloxi, Mississippi home owned by J. W. Apperson was gutted by a fire of unknown origin. Loss pegged at $5,000 with neighbors spared by firefighters. The blaze delayed alarms after the telephone line burned out and the occupants escaped with only partial effects. insurance later covered the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
J. W. Apperson
Winter curb season opens in Chicago on La Salle Street
Chicago reports the winter curb peddlers back on La Salle street with a diverse group of sellers. A bi Indian rug peddler named Murphy says he learned rug making at the University of Calcutta and prayers in an Irish monastery. An Indian man nicknamed Tony discards his feathers and blanket for beads and trinkets. Twenty Hebrews sell varied wares from a carved electric torch to red suspenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Salle Street
Murphy
University of Calcutta
Ireland
Tony
Six Die in Speyer Attack Doctors and Officials Slain
A Mayence dispatch to the Daily Mail reports six people killed in Speyer as assassins struck the city. President Heintz and companions Fussheeler and Sand were slain. another killer disabled lights and shooters fired at random before fleeing. Two electricians and Weissmand were mortally wounded. Investigators link the crime to a Hitler society.
Lila Lee’s Father Wanted by Police in Chicago
Chicago January 11 A reward of 500 dollars is offered for the return of Lila Lee's father, a vaudeville actress and former North Side Turner Hall proprietor. He left Chicago months ago to visit his daughter in Los Angeles and has not returned. E M Rogers, a banker and one of Appel's actors, advertised the reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lila Lee
North Side
Turner Hall
E. M. Rogers
Peng
Appel
Lement
Leavin
Los Angeles
Ruhr Territory Suffering Highlighted in Ruhr Occupation
Berlin reports the Ruhr occupation anniversary prompts a manifesto by the chancellor denouncing population suffering in the occupied territories. He calls on all humane peoples to aid restoration of legal conditions, return of families, and repatriation of exiles and $000 men in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ruhr
Marx
Appelas
Geneva talks drift on interior department appropriation bill
Washington reports on January 11 as discussions continue on the interior department appropriation bill. The House resumes consideration with the foreign committee meeting behind closed doors to debate the resolution tied to government war sales to other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geneva
House
Republican
New York
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Okipper OF
Miss Adams
G. M. Hoffman
Gulf Division
Mobile Bay
Southwest Pass
Congress
Hoffman
Earl North
Pascagoula
Mississippi Sound
Big
Baltimore
Charles 8. Sherman
Louisiana
Philadelphia
Federal Board of Steamboat
Sherman
Pratt
Bill Ashley
Palm
Beach
Fla
Jaa Ji
Phe Ashley
Go “Ation
Ashley
Sherif Bob Baker
Fred
Joe John Ashley
Eoener
A. D. Blanchard
Blanchard
Miller
Min
Baker
Ped Baker
John Ashley
Lord Mobley
John
Elizabethu Taylor Adams
John T. Adams
Washington Society
Republican National Committee
SAFE
Foulminville
Dillard
Tampico
Marine Workers
Moffett
Cotton Exchange
Speyer
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