Seizure of William Tell Ties to Mystery Ship Off Coast
County authorities probe link between the schooner William Tell seized at Fowl River and the nearby mystery ship after two men died aboard a drifting vessel off the Mississippi coast. Three Greeks detained on whiskey charges and six crew originally reported on the Tell are under investigation, with enforcement officers pursuing identifications and connections to the unidentified vessel. In a separate drive, charity workers report over 11 thousand dollars of a 50 thousand dollar campaign for city orphan institutions, with Kiwanis and Rotary lunches planned to bolster the fund.
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William Tell
Fowl River
Mississippi
Henry Diaz
Biloxi
George Simore
George Papagamours
Constantine Conserete
King
Efort
Holcombe
Mobile
Knox and
Crow
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
W.H. Holcombe, Jr
G. L. Donaghue
Free Hudoff
Walter Blackman
John Fabretta
W. Burch
Cawthon Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Battle House
Rotary Club
R. V. Taylor
John S. Callaghan
Frank Ellis
James H. Zelnicker
Roy Albright
Herve Charest
OS M. Bailey
H. B. Baldwin
J. L. Cawthon
M. L. Brown
A. C. Mitchell
T. C. Thomson
W. A. Christian
Joseph A.hynde
George W. Unruh
James McPhillips
J. Paul Wilson
M. J. Vickers
William Norville
Leo Zieman
C. W. Soost
W. M. Boykin
Mobile Chamber to Elect Officers in First Board Session
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce will hold its first regular meeting at 3 30 this afternoon to elect new officers from the board membership. Ten new directors join the board in this election and the session will review railroad officials statements about recent orders barring employes from certain docks. The board will decide whether the issue warrants Chamber action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
W. H. Reynolds
William McLeod
Edward Warley
L. G. Adams
J. W. Woolf
W. B. Taylor
H.A. Pharr
J. Lloyd Abpott
R. D. Walter
James L. Cawthon
E. Roy Albright
E. M. Bailey
J. L. Bedsole
L. EK. Carroll
R. A. Christian
L. D. Dix
BE. C. Grace
J. H. Jones
Chamber of Coerce
Mobile
Former Georgia Banker Fled US Report Describes Indictment
Sparta Georgia January report states John Walker a former prominent Georgia banker church lay leader and head of a bank chain fled the country after being indicted for embezzling twenty thousand dollars from Sparta sinking fund. He allegedly sailed from New York on the Aquitania and was later found promoting oil fields in San Antonio Texas where arrested.
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Sparta
John Walker
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Walker
City of Sparta
New York
Identifies Negro as His Assaulting Suspect
John Jackson, a man described as a negro, residing on Kennedy street between Davis avenue and Brazil street, was positively identified by John R. Foster at the police station as the man who attempted to assault him last Sunday night. Foster, nearly 70, brought an iron rod to the station as proof, saying Jackson tried to murder him when found hiding under a bed. The assault to murder case was set for the recorder's court with witnesses to be presented to the grand jury.
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John Jackson
Kennedy Street
Davis Avenue
Brazil Street
John R. Foster
Foster
Jackson
Recorder’s Court
Grand
Damages Sought in Street Car Injury Suit
Marie Hudson sues Mobile Light and Railroad Co in circuit court for 25000 dollars claiming personal injuries from a December 25 street car incident. She states the car moved forward as she was alighting at Marine and Broad streets, causing her to be injured.
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Marie Hudson
Mobile Light and Railroad Company
Triangle property sold to Standard Oil for filling station
The property forming a triangle bounded by St. Louis Street Jefferson Street and Springhill Avenue was sold today by Gregory L. Smith and wife to Standard Oil Company for 9500 dollars in cash, deed filed in probate court. The oil company plans to establish a filling station on the site.
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St. Louis Street
Jefferson Street
Springhill Avenue
Gregory L. Smith
Standard Oil Company
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The latest weather bulletin reports rain in Alabama and Mississippi with a chance of showers through Thursday. Colder air moves in Thursday, with much colder temps expected Thursday night.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Law Enforcers Crack Down on Cars With No Lights
In Operation Gf light check, fifteen drivers faced the recorder. Fourteen fined $1 and one $2 for headlight violations. Other penalties included Vivian Elliott $10 or ten days for speeding and Sylvester Morgan $101 plus costs for intoxicated reckless driving after a wreck at Lexingon avenue and Congress street.
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Recorder
W. Wimberly
Sydney Metcalf
F. L. Lambert
R. Eaden
Bob Wilson
H. Pinkerson
L. P. Patterson
Harold Friedenthal
H. E. Smith
M. W. Thoss
Charles Nelson
W. A. Benson
W. E. Brown
R. Cookston
Vivian Elliott
Sylvester Morgan
Lexington Avenue
Congress Street
Huston Cunningham
Bertha Mosley
Mamie Smith
Morgan
Urge Good Roads Workers to Boost For Mass Meeting
N E Stallworth, Mobile county bond issue chair, urges every good roads worker to spread word to voters about a mass meeting at Moose hall Friday evening. The rally, planned as the state’s largest in the good roads amendment campaign, will feature speakers including Senator John A. Rogers and W H Keller, with participation by the League of Women Voters and other civic groups. A telephone outreach will target a selected list to attend and bring others.
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Good Roads
Mobile County
N- E. Stallworth
Moose Hall
Birmingham
John A. Rogers
Highway Commission
W. H. Keller
John Craft
Elizabeth Fonde
League of Women Voters
Colder Weather Forecast For Mobile Area Thursday
The Weather Bureau forecasted a cold wave from the northwest bringing a notable drop in temperature for Mobile and surrounding area. Rain is expected tonight and Thursday ahead of the deepening cold with the thermometer falling through Thursday and Thursday night.
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Mobile
Weather Bureau
Packers Strike Mediation Sought by Midwest Congressmen
A group of middle western congressmen asked Seedqover Davis and Wu to mediate a packer strike still in effect in midwestern cities.
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Washington
Seedqover
Davis
Delegates Inspect Trunk Roads on National Good Roads Meet
CHICAGO Jan 18 Delegates toured over 2000 miles of trunk roads and forest preserves before resuming sessions. Jay Downer Bronx parkway chief engineer urged using small stream valleys for traffic routes noting protected valleys boost property values and yield trunk sewer lines and parkways.
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Chicago
Forest Preserve
W. A Walsh
Palisades Interstate Park
New York
Jay Downer
Bronx Parkway Commission
Wireless Triumph Demonstrated In Dual Message Relay
Dr. Frank B. Jewett unveiled a radio experiment in New York showing telephone and telegraph signals transmitted on one wireless wavelength from a single transmitter and received clearly on one receiver. The setup used an electrical filter by Dr. G A Campbell to separate frequencies and prevent interference.
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New York
Engineering Societies
Frank B. Jewett
Western Electric Company
Bell System Research Laboratories
G. A. Campbell
Chaplin Linked to Broker Bankrupt Firm
Charlie Chaplin the motion picture comedian had a credit balance of about 100000 dollars with the stock brokerage firm E W Wagner when it was forced into bankruptcy on December 26. This was disclosed during proceedings of protective committees for customers of the failed firm.
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New York
Charlie Chaplin
E. W. Wagner
Farrar Declines Opera Contract For Concert Work
New York January 18 Geraldine Farrar will not renew with the Metropolitan Opera Company next season General Manager Gatti Casazza announced that the renowned soprano has declined to re sign her contract which ends this season as she plans to devote herself to concert work next year.
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New York
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera Company
Gatti Casazza
Opera Company
Lenine or Chitcherin to Lead Soviet Delegation to Genoa
Moscow reports that either Premier Lenine or Foreign Minister Chitcherin will head the Soviet delegation to the Genoa economic conference. The announcement stressed the decision was pending and would be made soon.
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Lenine OR
Chitcherin
Genoa
Moscow
Associated Press
Lenine
Ane
Hitcherin
Telat
Prominent Jewish War Relief Leaders to Visit Mobile
David A. Brown arrives with Dr. Boris Bogen Jacob Billikoff and I Weil to confer with Mobile committee. Alex Bloch chairs local drive. They plan to raise the $26 000 Mobile quota during a two day stay ending Friday. Mr Weil leads Alabama campaign.
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David A. Brown
Boris Bogen
Jacob Billikoff
Rewish Charities
Philadelphia
I. Weil
Montgomery
Mobile
Alex Bloch
Mr. Brown
Rmingham
Wuring
Mr. Weil
Alabama
Four Men Swept Overboard In Storm Rescue Returns
Boston ship Athena along with Captain Edward Fogg returned to port recounting a galewave that swept four crew from the schooner off Provincetown. Three men Malone Purdy and Frazier were washed back aboard while Merchant disappeared after a second wave.
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Boston
Edward Fogg
Athena
Provincetown
Lendsey Malone
Frank Purdy
James Ek
Frazier
Thomas Merchant
Maione
Purdy
Merchant
British Cabinet Debates Foreign Policy With France and Allies
London January 14 The British cabinet discussed foreign policy amid French developments. Lloyd George’s world federation idea and Curzon’s Paris discussions with Poincare were considered important. Alterations to the Anglo French pact draft to fit the new French policy were to be debated. Britain seeks a solid English French entente to draw the United States to Genoa.
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London
Britain
Lioyd George
Association of Nations
Lord Curzon
Paris
Raymond Poincare
United States
Coal Terminal Completion Delayed by Approval Holdups
The government coal terminal on Blakely Island faces indefinite completion as plans for a reloader tower await approval. Minor fabrication questions at Cleveland prompted a return to Washington for changes and the process may restart imminently. About 30 days after approval the reloader should be in place, shifting the target from January to February. Mobile officials will oversee tests with 6,009 tons of coal already ordered.
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Blakely Island
Earl North
United States
Cleveland
Washington
China fears open door Hughes resolution at arms talks
Washington dispatch reports Chinese delegates may challenge parts of the Hughes resolution or demand reservations before acceptance. Dr. Wang says China fears international control and a powerless board of reference may defer vital questions. The Far Eastern committee meets to hear smaller nations on the measure.
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Washington
Associated Press
China
Sec. Hughes
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Rance
Belgium
Portugal
Netherlands
A. L. Bradford
United Press
France
Wang
See
Hughes
Board of Reference
Far Eastern Committee
Stewart Declares Dean Was Expelled From Vocational Bureau
Washington reports Maj Arthur Dean did not resign as assistant director of the Veterans bureau in charge of vocational rehabilitation. B R Stewart of the Disabled American Veterans said Dean was dismissed for opposing Forbes Camp Sherman policy. Col Robert J Reese of Houghton Mich named successor.
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Washington
Arthur Dean
Veterane’ Bureau
B. KR. Stewart
Maj
Dean
Stewart
Forbes
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Maj. Dean
Col
Robert J. Reese
Houghton, Mich
Gen Allen Receives Grand Cross in Rome Ceremony
In Rome on January 18 King Victor Emmanuel III awarded Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander of American forces in Germany, the Grand Cross and Cordon of the Crown of Italy. Other U.S. officers were named officers and chevaliers of Italian orders as American troops attended Falstaff at the Constanial Theatre and prepared for the unknown soldier’s Congressional Medal ceremony at 10:29 a.m. The day included a luncheon by the king and a dinner hosted by Gen. Diaz.
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Rome
Victor Jémmanuel
Italy
Henry T. Allen
Germany
Allen
d'Alary Fechel
St. Lazarus
St. Maritius
Sumner
Oscar Stevens
James Cooper
George Darth
Alexander McCone
Constanal Theatre
Diaz
First Norwegian News Print Leaves Astoria for Spokane
The initial train load of news print paper manufactured in Norway departed Astoria, Oregon, last night bound for Spokane, marking the inland American shipments via a Pacific port.
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Astoria
Ore
United States
Pacific
Spokane
Norway
Prosecutor vows to send Arbuckle to prison in Rappe case
Assistant District Attorney Milton T. Uren says the state will fight to convict Roscoe Arbuckle for the death of Virginia Rappe, claiming movieland power and money shaped public perception. He warns the second trial will be stronger with surprise witnesses and asserts the state is confident of victory.
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San Francisco
F. X. Latulio
Police Department
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Arbuckle
St. Francis
Virginia Rappe
Milton T. U Ren
Roscoe Arbuckle
U'ren
Amity
Uren
Hall of Justice
Det
Arbuc
Unrest Reported Across Southern Ireland
London reports from a Dublin correspondent that extreme republican sentiment lingers in the south where armed groups reject the Irish Britain treaty. A rise in robbery and violence prompts calls for firm government action as English withdrawal continues. A de Valera aligned newspaper seeks funds to mobilize support for the republic.
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London
Ireland
Dublin
London Times
Eamon de Valera
Great Britain
de Valera
All U S Hospital Doors Opened to Ex Service Men
Washington January 18 every government hospital in the country is opened to seriously ill veterans under an executive order by Col Charles R Forbes director of the veterans bureau. Hospitals must admit stricken veterans regardless of how illness contracted and let officials decide later on continued care. Previously rules barred service members with non duty related diseases.
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Washington
Contry
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Bribery charges filed against Indiana brewer and officer
Michael Schrick of New Albany Indiana and J H Booth a purported Indianapolis prohibition officer face bribery charges after an alleged bid to bribe special prohibition agent J L Asher of Washington. Arraigned before a U S commissioner both men deny guilt and are alleged to have negotiated a payoff plan with Asher. The scheme reportedly included a $2000 payment and ongoing monthly bribes plus a per barrel fee to permit real beer transport from New Albany to Louisville.
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Louisville
Michael*Schrick
New Albany
Ind
Southern Indiana Brewing Company
J. H. Booth
Indianapolis
J. L. Asher
Prohibition
Washington
United States
Asher
Betwen
Schrick
Steamers Return to Lakes Under War Shipping Plan
The Shipping Board proposes returning 159 steamers to Great Lakes service from the Atlantic to restore lake coastal trade. The plan, approved Tuesday and to be acted on by the board Thursday, aims to reopen Lake ports via the St Lawrence Welland canal. The ships once carried ore and other cargo between four western cities and industries.
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Detroit
Dan
United & Wing Board
Board of c
Shipping Board
Tion
St. Lawrence-Welland
Lake Ports
Landc
West
Change of Venue Sought in West Virginia Case
Logan West Virginia January date reports a motion for change of venue in indictments involving United Mine Workers officials and miners. The circuit court considered charges arising from disorders with several cases listed among those affected and Judge siding in the matter.
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Logan
Siding
Circuit Court
United Mine Workers
Neeney and
See
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Sion
Sen. Smith
South Carolina
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Tobacco Trust
Eupreme
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Oman
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Folle Bacco Products
Ory Bros. Tobaccs Company
Dillon Company
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Elations
Rhode
Damaces
Triangle
Standard
Packers
Chaplin
National Committee For Jewish Relief Campaign
M. C. Tracy
South Ireland
U.S
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Wang Steamers
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