Will Be Queen Of Festival At Miami Fla
The Miami circuit court grand jury in session since January 7 will adjourn Saturday amid expectations of many indictments. Cases include United States District Attorney Aubrey Boyles and Leon Layfield linked to a murder, while rumors of sensational charges swirl as witnesses increased to 300 in five days.
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Circuit Court Grand Jury
Solicitor Chamberlain
Grand Jury
United States
Aubrey Boyles
Boyles
Leon Layfield
Melvin ‘Brantley
Lee Layfield
Grantley
T Brantleys
Diplomacy Academy Proposed for Washington Birthday Memorial
Congress to be asked to create an academy of diplomacy to train American youth as statesmen. The Sul Bravo Institute board plans a nationwide centennial celebration of George Washington's birthday in 1932 and drafts a bill to establish the school with cadet appointments similar to West Point and Annapolis.
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New York
Congress
Sul- Bravo Institute
George Washington
Diplomats’ Academy
Army and Navy
West Point
Annapolis
Two Rate Proposals For Mobile Shipping Hearings
Two rate proposals for Mobile shippers are set for hearings by the Southeastern Freight Rate Association in Atlanta in February. One would cancel less than car-load sugar rates and substitute the class rate, the other would revise the rate on crude oil. Both plans raise Mobile's differential against competing points. The Chamber of Commerce traffic department stance is not yet decided. Oil case hearing is February 6 and the sugar case February 7.
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Mobile
Southeastern Freight Rate Association
Atlanta
The
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic League to Meet in Atlanta
R. G. Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce leaves at noon for Atlanta to attend a general meeting of the Southern Traffic League. Policymaking on railroad rates and national legislation will be discussed and a policy is expected to be adopted. Cobb plans to return by week’s end.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Southern Traffic League
Congress
South
Cobb
Toulminville Community Dinner Opens Annual Event
The Toulminville Community Association hosts its annual turkey dinner at the Community House for better school conditions and community spirit. Tables are set to accommodate guests, with a musical program and a ten minute talk by a prominent speaker.
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Toulminvile Community Association
Commuity House
Bingville
Four Draw Fines For Dice Game In Mobile Taxi Charge
George Goodman A J Cummings G Bodiford and H Miner of Mobile Taxi Company on St Francis Street opposite Bienville Square were fined ten dollars or ten days after Detective Edward Qualls arrested them for a dice game. G McAuliff also arrested on the same charge.
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George Goodman
A. J. Cummings
G. Bodiford
H. Miner
Mobile Taxi Cab Company
St. Francis Street
Bienville Square
Edward Qualls
G. McAuliff
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Nearby Cities
The Weather Washington reports fair to night and Friday for Alabama with frost tonight.
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Washington
Alabama
Ee A. Chemeruie
Fair
Frost
Committee Plans Evening Conference on 1924 Highway Budget
The twenty one Ways and Means Committee, Mobile groups and civic clubs meet tonight at the Cawthon hotel with the board of revenue and road commissioners. They will discuss the reduced 1924 budget and seek full committee guidance on road problems. Participants include Farnell, Stallworth, Adams, Stapies, Wefel, Hurt, Reynolds, Duggan, Hagan, Foster, Outlaw, Durand, Knyder, Irvine, Warley, Lane, Nye, Scott, McCafferty, Craft, Grove and others.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Cawthon Hotel
Reese Farnell
Mobile County Protective Association
N. E. Stallworth
Mobile County Automobile Club
G. C. Outlaw
Civitan Club
W. J. Durand
Fowl River Community Association
W. T. Knyder
Central Trades Council
L. C. Irvine
Edward Warley
L. T. Lane
Dr. Nye
Irvington Civic Club
B. A. Scott
E. L
Friday Forecast Promises Frost Likely At 38 Degrees
The weather bureau forecast generally fair conditions for Mobile and vicinity with a low around 38 degrees Friday morning and frost likely. Last night’s low was 42 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Mobile
Clark Improves After Accident
Thomas F. Clark, a Mobile Gas Company employee and Lyric Theatre attache, was injured in an automobile accident several days ago and was briefly seen on the streets today. He will not resume duties for several days.
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Thomas F. Clark
Mobile Gas Company
Lyric Theatre
Negro man charged after shooting in Maysville hospital
John Henry Brown of Maysville, a negro man, faced the recorder after admitting shooting Mary Scott, a negro woman, in a house while aiming at another man. Brown’s hearing was continued to January 25 due to the wounded woman’s condition at City hospital.
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John. Henry Brown
Maysville
Recorder
Mary Scott
Brown
Cutters to Rescue of Disabled Danish Steamer Normannia
Wireless messages report coast guard cutters Modoc and Yamacraw responded to a distress call from the Danish freighter Normannia after a severe engine room leak. The vessel, 2,000 tons, left Charleston January 14 bound for a Pennsylvania port, with Gulf Cuban Steamship Company origin and Norton Lilly & Company as agents.
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Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Modoc
Yamacraw
Normannia
Mobile
Virginia
Gulf Cuban Steamship Company
Cuba
R. V. and
J.S. Taylor
Norton Lilly & Company
Charleston
D. C
Pennsylvania
Trials Planned for New Diesel Electric Towboat J. D. Battle
A newly built Diesel electric towboat named J. D. Battle will undergo a series of tests on the Warrior River near Tuscaloosa next week. Major Earl North and Colonel G. M. Hoffman will oversee trials of stern wheels towing configurations, barge loads, pushing and pulling power, oil use, and engine output.
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J. D. Battle
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
Earl North
United States
G. M. Hoffman
Gulf Division
Major North
Battle
Hoffman to Hold Conference on Dredge Wahalak Move
Colonel G M Hoffman head of gulf division arrives in Mobile for a conference with local interests over the Wahalak dredge removal from Mobile bay to Southwest pass. Major Earl North says no word yet but expects a date soon. No changes announced to return Wahalak to Mobile channel in about three months and Pascagoula dredge to Mobile in about three weeks.
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G. M. Hoffman
Gulf Division
New Orleans
Washington
Mobile Bay
Southwest Pass
Mobile
Earl North
United States
Hoffman
Pascagoula
Bay
Mississippi Sound
A D Davis Undergoes Second Operation
Arthur D. Davis a well known businessman of this city underwent a second operation at Providence infirmary Wednesday afternoon. He was reported today to be rest-
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Arthur D. Davis
Providence Infirmary
Davis
Greeks to Be Recognized By America
The United States plans to recognize Greece soon amid favorable signals from Britain and the peace conferences. Venizelos is influential in the Greek reorganized government and U S recognition is expected regardless of monarchy or republic. The main issue is the remaining 33 million credit from the war era and its repayment.
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Ashington
Interna@tional News Service
Greece
United States
International
Great Britain
National Assembly
Venizelos
Coolidge
George
Umpires Named For Southern Season 1924
In Memphis Tennessee on January 17 1924 Southern Association president John P. D. Martin announced the slate of umpires for the upcoming season. The list includes Bill Brennan Hal Bulldog Johnson Bill McGowan Hadley Williams Louis Jordan Dan Pffenniger Tim Doolan Muncey Pigue and Rick Campbell.
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Mempilis
Tenn
John PD. Martin
Southern Association of Baseball Clubs
Bill Brennan
Hal
Bulldog
West Coast Service Increased From Mobile by Luckenbach
Luckenbach steamers to sail for Los Angeles San Francisco Portland and Seattle every alternate Friday starting February 22 from Mobile. Edgar Lauckenbach will depart first. Manager S A LeBlanc cites rising Mobile west coast trade and a fleet of six ships to meet demand.
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Edgar Lauckenbach
Mobile
West Coast
Luckenbach
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
S. A. LeBlanc
Luckenbach Lines
LeBlanc
Mr. leBlanc
School Board Plans Agenda After Fr Daly Death
The school board will hold an adjourned meeting at 2:36 this afternoon to finish business from the last session. The agenda includes discussion of a successor to the late Fr Daly Sr. J F McGowin declined the vacancy due to other duties as the board schedules the next regular meeting for the following Wednesday.
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FR. E. Daly
Daly
J. F. McGowin
LeGear Files Bond as Notary Public
W N LeGear assistant chief of police received his certificate of appointment as notary public today from Governor W W Brandon. LeGear filed his bond in the probate court.
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Ee Legear
W. N. LeGear
W. W. Brandon
LeGear
Rings Recovered After Arrest in Grand Larceny Case
Police officers Edmund Tunstall and Henry Marcet recovered two diamond and opal rings belonging to Mrs. Jd. Chisholm of 256 Government Street. Mattie Lee Phillips, 21, was arrested on grand larceny charges after allegedly confessing.
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Edmund Tunstall
Henry Marcet
Jd. Chisholm
Government Street
Mattie Lee Phillips
Marcet
Unwritten Law Succeeds in Domestic Assault Case
Serene Fe Wayman Blackman age 29 of Crichton was charged with assault on his wife Mamie Blackman. Judge N R Clarke discharged him after Blackman pleaded unwritten law. Witnesses testified to the beating and a man who fled Prichard after the incident attracted attention.
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Serene Fe Wayman Blackman
Crichton
Mamie Blackman
N. R. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
Blackman
Clarke
Prichard
Four Arrested on Federal Prohibition Charges
Deputy U S Marshal Gwinn returned from Monroe County with four arrests for violating the prohibition law. The detainees were Henry Malone Ed Richard Anthony Mershall and William Malone. they were taken to Brewton for arrangement.
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United States
Gwinn
Monroe County
Monroe
Brewton
Henry Malone
Ed Rickard
Anthony Mershall
Wiliam Malone
Italy and Russia to Sign Treaties in Coming Days
Rome reports the Giornale d Italia states Italy and Soviet Russia exchanged ambassadors names and that a treaty is expected to be signed soon followed by Italy’s full recognition of the Soviet government.
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Rome
Giornale d
Italia
Italy
Russia
Jersey golfer tops Bermuda amateur qualifiers
Hamilton Bermuda January 17 Frank Kyer the New Jersey state champion emerged as the star of the American golfers in the Bermuda amateur championship by posting 89 79 159 to lead the qualifying rounds.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Frank Kyer
New Jersey
Senate Teapot Dome inquiry stalls after Caraway speech
The Senate Teapot Dome investigation faces a pause for several days as the public lands committee reviews the case. They may reconvene to decide whether to again summon Albert B. Fall, former interior secretary, amid accusations of oil reserve sale for corrupt consideration and false statements to the panel. Chairman Glenrowl departs Washington and will miss meetings until his return next week.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Public Lands Committee
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Navy
New Mexico
Glenroo l
Prince Sues Millionaire Over Valued Rembrandts
Prince Helix Youshoupoff of Jessa sues Philadelphia collector Joseph Widener in New York supreme court seeking an injunction to prevent disposal of two Rembrandts valued at 750000 and 1000000. The prince borrowed 350000 in 1921 and aims to recover by 1924. Widener refused a 520000 offer.
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New York
Prince Helix Youshoupoff
Jessa
Supreme Court
Joseph J. Widener
Philadelphia
Prince
Youshoupoff
Widener
Ft Worth Faces Freezing Temperatures Through Thursday
The Dallas area forecast says Ft Worth and surrounding territory will stay cold with gradually lower temperatures. Tonight may see 20 to 25 degrees above zero, according to Weather Observer Landis. Temperatures were 30 degrees at 6 am and 31 at 7 am before the decline began.
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Ft, Worth. Tex
Ft. Worth
Weather Bureau
Landis
Kidnappers Threaten Rich Baby In St Charles Case
Letters warning to kidnap the infant daughter of Mrs Dellora Angel Norris heiress to the Gates estate demanded 400000 be paid immediately. The Norris family received the threats at their St Charles home and the grandmother alerted authorities.
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ST. Charles
Dellora Angel Norris
John W. Gates
Mia. Norris
Countess Sees Her Husband in Film Debut Screenings Hint at Austria Visit
The Countess watches Ludwig Salm von Heogstr in a private showing where he plays the Red character he portrayed on screen. The bride is said to have an independent income of $16,000 and her parents were not present at the premiere. Rumors place the couple near Austria soon with talks of possible motion picture work to supplement income.
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Lake Hurst
N. J
Associated Press
Naval Air Station
Staten Island
New York City
Anton Heinen
Navy
Millicent Rogers
Ludwig Salm von Heogstr
Tures
Uni
Missa Fernandra
Henry Huddisto
Secretaryo
Saim
Austria
Watkins Would Put Numbers On Player Names
Memphis Tenn Jan 17 D Witking president of this club of the Southern plans to ask league directors to rule that players wear numbers on sleeves to match names on the board. The proposal aims to help spectators identify players quickly during a game. Only Birmingham adopted the idea previously.
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Memphis
Tenn
D. Witking
Southern
A. Ary
New Orleans
Tor & Spond
Birmingham
Honduran Congress Delays presidential Vote Again
In THGUCIGALVA Honduras the election of a president by congress is pushed to next week as three candidates spar over seats. Dr. Juan Angel Arias leads with 18 votes, Bonilla has 9, Cartas is listed amid divisions while others failed to reach an accord. General Cative declined to give support.
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Thgucigalva
Honduras
Americean
Legatt
Amherst College undergraduates split on presidency and party chairs
Ambiguous report from Amherst Massachusetts notes tensions as undergraduates reportedly refrain from undivided support for the president amid divisions within the Democratic and Chuirs organizations and a claim that membership sat unsettled.
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Amherst
Mass
Amherst College
Stade
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