Hearing on freight handling charges at Southern ports
The Interstate Commerce Commission conducts hearings in Mobile on whether railroads may charge for handling freight switched within dock reach. Mobile, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Charleston, and Savannah port reps attend alongside Southeast railroads. The case grew from changes by Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio. shippers argue railroads did no handling, while rails justify fees to fund waterfront improvements. The hearing proceeds with railroad witnesses first and is not expected to conclude before Saturday.
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Atlantic
Gulf
New Orleans
Mobile
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hxdminer McQuillan
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Charleston
Savannah
Southeast
Southern Railway
Mobile & Ohio Line
Jackles Shippers
Hes
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Southern Hardwgode Traffic Association
Interstate Commerce Congression
Diente
Oney ’ Pic "Ta Stc
Onde
Prince
Port Improvement Plan Moves Ahead in Alabama
Senate leaders plan an enabling act to implement a November amendment allowing $10,000,000 to develop Mobile port. Proponents seek immediate effect, with possible court challenge if defects are found, and resubmission to voters if needed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Mobile
Supreme Court
Conditions Near Normal Again In Trenton Walkout
Trenton Missouri reports a return toward normal after six months of shopmen strikes on the Rock Island railroad. About 300 idle workers face rehire only as vacancies arise, with 33 strikers listed for possible nonreappointment.
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Trenton
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Charles Post
Onfederated Crafts
Os St G Tucker Dies Very Suddenly
Joseph St. George Tucker a salesman for McDonnell Grocery Company fell ill at 7 45 am while walking to work at Dauphin and Commerce streets and died within minutes. Doctors and coroner Dr Hale cited heart trouble. Tucker was a prominent elder and deacon of the Presbyterian church and widely known in Mobile. A sad note notes his sister’s visit to St Louis for a family event last Monday.
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Joseph St. George
Awker
Mobilian
Es McDonnell Grocery Company
Pmt
Dauphin
Comerce
Hale
Tucker
Presbyterian Church
Ecker
St. Louis
Doone
Elizabeth Mis
Lecture Tonight on Theosophy and Occult Senses in Mobile
A large audience attended last night’s lecture by Fitz Kunz theosophist in Mobile Public Library. He spoke on Chic Senses and Spirituality and returns tonight at the same venue with Theosophy and Occult topics. the Ksion Theosophical Society brought him from India.
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Fitz Kunz
K. Kunz
Idia
Kile Theosophical Society
Syster Shell Rate Rise Ordered by Commerce Commission
A proposed rate increase for ashed oyster shells from Biloxi to New Orleans was ordered by the Commerce Commission. The measure faced opposition from the traffic department and New Orleans traffic bureau briefs, and the raise is set to become effective.
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Biloxi
New Orleans
Nters
Commerce Commission
Traffic Department
Member of Commerce
Orleans
Preparing Boxes for Bond Election In City
Cliff Cazalas leads a task force with sheriffs and district staff to assemble election boxes and paraphernalia for the bond issue set for Tuesday January 23. Polling precincts across the city will be ready for voting day.
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Cliff Paul Cazalas
C. F
Fir
W. P. Davison
Deputy Sheriff Arrests Prisoner Harris in Columbus Miss
Deputy William Green arrived with a warrant for Andrew Harris wanted on a grand larceny charge in Columbus Mississippi. Harris was captured at Whistler after authorities allege the crime occurred last Christmas.
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William Green
Andrew Harris
Columbus
Miss
Erris
Harris
Whistler
Cosbus
Chickasaw Residents Protest Earlier Streetcar Schedule
Residents of Chickasaw protested a change in the streetcar timetable that ends service at 9 45 p m instead of 10 45 p m leaving Chickasaw residents unable to attend city theaters and amusements without taxis or long trips. The shift affects Mobile families who moved to Chickasaw last November and many people along the line.
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Hickasaw
Chickasaw
Federal prisoners sent to Atlanta penitentiary
James Cox and George Gamble the first Mobile men to receive federal sentences under the Volstead act were transported to Atlanta federal prison by U S deputies for one year and a day. Jack Bromley pled guilty to narcotics and got one year and a day in federal custody. Benito Respino pled guilty and received two months more in Mobile county jail.
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James Cox
George Gamble
Atlanta
United States
Jack Bromley
Bromley
Benito Respino
Mobile
Cox and Gamble
Birthday Observance for General Robert E. Lee
Banks of the city and courts are closed for the holiday of General Robert E. Lee's birthday. Electra Semmes Colston Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy hosts a 4 to 6 PM program at the Cawthon Hotel with Semmes Camp Confederates invited. Fighting Four chapters plan a celebration at Miss Mollie Thurber's home.
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Confederacy
Electra Semmes Colston
Daughters of the Confederacy
General Assembly
Cawthon Hotel
Semmes Camp
Daughters Confederacy
Mollie Thurber
Reaves Named Chairman of Mobile Jury Commission
At a 2 o'clock reorganization meeting in Mobile the jury commission appointed Dr J A Reaves as chairman. James J Alvarez was sworn in as a member to replace Walter Lord of Semmes Alabama. J Bester Robertson remains the other member of the commission.
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Mobile Jury Commissioners
J. A. Reaves
James J. Alvarez
Walter Lord of
Semmes
Ala
J. Bester Robertson
Bicycles Held As Stolen Goods Await Owner
Five bicycles said to be stolen are at the county jail awaiting owner identification, according to Sheriff Paul Cazalas. Details are incomplete as the report is fragmented and unclear.
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Paul Cazalas
Sher’ Ss
Suit against railroad wage board begins in federal court
The Western Maryland Railroad filed a federal suit in Chicago to restrain the United States Railroad Labor Board from enforcing its order. It marks the first case by a carrier challenging the board over the right to contract out work amid ongoing disputes.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Western Maryland Railroad
Watchman Named Responsible for Texas Train Wreck
The Interstate Commerce Commission held engine watchman Smith responsible for the Southern Pacific collision at Humble Texas on December 23. The report states Smith moved the engine from its station and it ended up on the main track where an east bound passenger train struck it, killing 22 and injuring 11.
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Washington
Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Humble
Texas
Drowned Black Youth Found After Boat Capsize
The body of Willie Thomas, 15, a Black boy, was recovered from Mobile River near Magazine Point three weeks after a boat capsize. County coroner Dr. F Hale ruled the death as drowning. He was alone in the boat when it turned over before rescuers arrived.
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Willie ‘Thomas
Mobile River
Magazine Point
F. Hale
Thoring
Inspectors Complete Dairy Inspections in Mobile
Dr. C. A. Adele and Dr. L. C. Frank of the state health board finished several days of dairy inspections in Mobile. They returned to Montgomery this afternoon at the request of County Health Officer Charles A. Mohr to assist in dairy inspection work.
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C. A. Adele
State Health Board
L. C. Frank
Montgomery
Charles A. Mohr
Senate panel seeks full data on Boyden role
Washington January 19 Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed for complete information on Rowland W Boyden unofficial U S representative in the reparations commission. Senator Lodge chairman ordered the state department to furnish all possible details regarding his activities and status.
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Washington
Rowland W. Boyden
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Lodge
Shawnee mobilizes against violence after shop strike
In Shawnee Oklahoma a citizens committee of about 260 business and professional leaders formed to enforce a ruling banning public meetings and street gatherings to prevent disorder amid the shop strike. The group backed by sheriffs and police issued a strict proclamation following the dynamiting of George M Petty’s home and other arson incidents. Federal cases have led to nearly a dozen arrests and several convictions.
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Bhawnee
Okla
Citizens’ Committee
Shawnee
George
Rshal Heriff Grover
Polive Ehier
Citt
Dlageg
Ficers
George M. Petty
Rock Island
W. H. Mabin
Jackson Board Member Struck and Killed in Chicago
Howard B B Jackson a Chicago Board of Trade leader and U S Grain Corp official was killed when a car struck him in front of his Sheridan Road home. Carl Kauffman an interior decorator is held on charges of assault with an automobile.
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Chicago
Howard B&b. Jackson
Chicago Board of Trade
United States Grain Corporation
Sheridan Road
Jackson
Carl Kauffman
Kauffman
Representative Fess Humorous Column Prompts Daily Laughs
The Mobile News Item previews a humorous feature by Representative Fess of Ohio. It promises real laughs with varied humor and hints at another piece planned for tomorrow, inviting readers to watch for it.
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Fess
Ohio
Body of Norfolk airman to be sent to San Diego for burial
The body of William H. Rohrback of Norfolk, Virginia, killed when seaplane F-6-L-2 crashed at Avalon Santa Catalina island, will be taken to San Diego on a destroyer for burial. Injured are Lieuts Woodman Gardner Brix and Gunner Cole. surgeons expect full recovery. The planes, with F-5-L-3, had been spotting targets for the U S S Mississippi. heavy fog forced both planes down in Avalon harbor.
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William H. Rohrback
Norfolk
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
San Diego
H. H. Woodman
M. B. Gardner
L. B. Brix
W. M. Cole
Mississippi
Avalon Harbor
van Diese
Greeks Celebrate Epiphany at Tarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs Florida January 19 greetings mark Greek Cross Day in the sponge harbor town. The church ceremony ends with a priest reading Christ's baptism history and casting a cross into the water as youths in boats dive for it. The diver who retrieves it is honored. In Greek coast towns the day is celebrated on a large scale.
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Tarpon Springs
Fila
Girl Denies Killing Relative in Defense of Honor
Mary Collins, 15, now repudiates her claim of killing cousin Uray Smith in defense of honor. She says her mother, Rosalie Collins, shot the youth but did not witness the shooting. The new account describes a fight that led to a fatal shot as Mary fled the house after hearing screams.
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Nwn. C
Mary Collins
Uray Smith
Rosalie Collins
Smith
McDonald Connects Family Threats to Planned Violence
Testimony at an open hearing recounts masked men in Morehouse plotting to “clean out” the Daniel family amid a conspiracy to kidnap and shoot. McDonald recalls statements by “Jap Jones” and others as he details knowledge of the Galion road kidnaping and local Klan involvement at a Bastrop-area barbecue and sawmill community.
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Wadowice
Morehouse Path
Jap Jones
Daniel
BM. Kein
McDonald
Jones
McKcoin
Bonita
Jim Harp
Andrews
Neelis
Galion Road
T. B. Pratt, Sr
Bastrop
Pratt
Five Injured As Auto Smashes Into Fire Truck
Five men were injured in Atlanta when an automobile collided with a city fire truck answering a alarm. Three men suffered internal injuries and were taken to a hospital. others named include J. D. Mayfield the truck driver and two firefighters. The incident remains under investigation with the hospital condition possible to worsen.
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Atlanta
J. D. Mayfield
W.T. Holt
Geneva Hopes for Arbitration Over Ruhr Crisis
Geneva and Lausanne circles expect the Ruhr dispute to be referred to the League of Nations for mediation. The League council may meet January 26 in Geneva to discuss terms acceptable to both the Allies and Germany. Marquis Curzon and Sir Eric Drummond discussed Ruhr occupation during talks in Lausanne.
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Geneva
Associated
Preas
Lausanne
Ruhr
League of Nations
Council
League
Germany
Marquis Curzon
Mrss Drummon
Canned beef found in ancient tomb
In Luxor Egypt Jan 19 found in King Tutankhamuns tomb is believed to be the oldest canned beef. The 3350 year old meat was embalmed and well preserved inside elliptical containers alongside venison venison haunches trussed ducks and joints of meat.
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Luxor
Egypt
Associated Press
Tutenkhamun
George Harvey to sail back to London Saturday
Armbi dor George Harvey arrived in New York on January 19 and will sail on the steamship America to London on Saturday his secretary announced. His return follows tensions tied to official relations and a possible conference in Washington regarding the British debt issue.
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New York
George Harvey
Washington
London
America
Olympic
Parley Failures Highlight British Debt Stalemate
London reports the Baldwin commission fails to settle the British debt as Washington and the Daily News trace ongoing strains in global affairs. The piece notes domestic uncertainty and a cautious mood abroad amid stalled negotiations.
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London
Cape Washington
Menesas
Washington
Wife Defends Dead Husband in Wichita Falls Interview
Mrs. M Lamar speaks about her husband’s death in a terse first statement describing the shooting tragedy. The interview recalls the moment and her feelings, noting the impact of the loss on her and family while referencing a military connection and French service.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
M. Lamar
Dynamiters Attack Ends in Severe Head Injury
Washington report states dynamiters injured 30 year old William Zuidema, who was found bleeding after an assault with a razor. Authorities say the suspect, identified as head injuries, broke down under questioning.
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Washington, Jan
William Zuidema
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