Chicago tourism visit to Mobile planned by commerce group
A Chicago Association of Commerce party led by Colonel H F Miller will visit Mobile on February 15. The group will tour port facilities and industrial projects, hold a business conference with Mobile leaders, and seek closer Chicago Mobile trade ties aided by recent freight rate reductions. The delegation includes bankers and industrial figures aiming to foster redevelopment and commerce between the two cities.
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Chicago
Mobile
Uber Oeidh Sabeta Amenent
Chicago Association of Commerce
H. F. Miller
Gok
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Miller
South
Mnpaning Mobile
Doctor Held In NST Event Ties to Wade Shooting Indictments
The state disclosed indictments against Dr. Havard and Theodore Snow and four other men in a Wade shooting case. Havard and Snow face assault to murder charges along with McQueen and Jackson. Wade remains in Providence infirmary after eight buckshot wounds. Bond set for Havard and Snow at $500.
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Alerdeen
Mobile
Louis Snow
JT. Theodore
James McQueen
George Jackson
Wade
Havard
Snow
McQueen
Jackson
Providence Infirmary
W. T. Henderson
Missing woman head of census linked to grand jury
Albany reports say a grand jury probe focuses on Florence E. Knapp former New York secretary of state and Syracuse University dean of home economics. The investigation centers on alleged grand false audits and charges totaling 197 833.02 with the Lebouff report noting wasteful and fraudulent expenditures during the 1925 census administration.
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Florence Knapp
Syracuse University
New York Secretary of State
Albany
N. Y
Florence E
Knapp
New York
Randal J. Lebouff, Jr
Smith
Swanson Warns GOP Over Reprisals Against Dixie States
Senator Swanson of Virginia delivers a two hour prepared speech opposing eastern Republican threats to curb Southern representation. He defends disfranchisement of Black voters and urges equal rights for all states within a union of 46 states, citing constitutional rights and past Reconstruction debates.
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Washington
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
Capitol
Congress
Navy report on unrecorded sinkings under 8-51 and 8-4
Washington reports Commander Celler of New York says the navy ignored a 1935 October report on wrecks tied to 8-51 and 8-4 fortifications. He notes uncertain sinking dates and says no record exists of Bisberg reconi and their replies.
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Washington
Rece
Celler
Crat
New York
Navy
Frisco Chief’s Visit Planned With Rail Officials
Final arrangements for entertaining J. M. Kurn president of the Frisco railroad and other high officials will be discussed Tuesday by a special committee. A dinner Monday night for the officials is planned and they will view state docks and port facilities at the harbor as traffic begins on the Calvert Mobile extension and Aberdeen Aliceville extension.
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J. M. Kurn
Frisco Railroad
Calvert-Mobile
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Aberdeen-Alice- Ville
Frisco
Ghant
Golfers on Visit Expected Thursday
Sixty prominent businessmen and golfers from across the country arrive by special train Thursday to Mobile as guests of The Golfers' Magazine and the Mobile Country Club. They will play on the Country Club links, with the Chamber of Commerce preparing events and a dinner hosted by the Key Geastry Club after transportation arrangements coordinated by T. K. Jackson, president of the Country Club.
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Golfers’ Magazine
Chicago
Mobile
Mobile Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
T Mobile
Reckless Driving Hearing Postponed in City Court
The case of Ben Bishop of 815 Gord street was reset for Wednesday after a drunken reckless driving arrest by Co Officer Dougherty and Forterry. He allegedly drove an automobile cart into a parked car near Springhill Avenue by the Mo bil Light and Railroad Company car barn.
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Ben Bishop
Gord&e Street
Dougherty and
Fortenerry
Recorder’s Court
Bishop
Ez Barnes
Springhil Avenue
Mobil. Light and Railroad Company
Weather Summary for Alabama Regions
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight. Tuesday expect cloudy skies with rain in the north and west portions and warmer in the east and south portions. Moderate south winds.
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Alabama
Federal Capias Service Begins Bonds Required
The grand jury returned 53 indictments as federal capias service starts. Many defendants already in custody. some pledges of guilty expected and more charges anticipated from grand jury. Indictments stem from undercover work before a major raid by federal agents ten days prior.
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Eee
Cotton Fire Destroys Bales at State Docks Warehouse
A warehouse at the new state docks caught fire last night causing damage to 250 bales of cotton. Officials said over 2,000 bales were stored in the burning compartment but only a small portion was ruined by heat and smoke. Solomon and Decoveend Chiess of Janmes Solomon alerted authorities and trucks from central HQ under Assistant Chief Fox joined the effort as water streams doused the flames for about an hour.
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New State Docks
Solomon
Janmes
Central Headquarters
Fox
Converse to Outline Bond Money Plans
County highway engineer J. B. Converse will present plans for bond funds before Mobile County voters this spring. He will speak to the Lions Club on Tuesday at 1 pm, the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, and the Chamber Commerce committee on Thursday.
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J. B. Converse
Mobile County
Mr. Converse
Lions’ Club
Commerce Expert Will Visit City
Louis E. Van Norman, a noted commerce expert, is slated to visit the city to discuss trade matters and economic plans with local officials. The briefing will cover industry growth, employment, and potential business development initiatives.
St Louis Founder's Descendant Tours Mobile Expansion
Henri Chouteau, descendant of Auguste Chouteau founder of St Louis, visits Mobile for a week to view improvements and discuss Mobile port prospects. He praises Mobile as a strategic port with potential to become a major world hub, reflecting on St Louis ties and historic fur trade origins.
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Mobile
Henri Chouteau
St. Louis
Auguste Chouteau
Chouteau
Ias
Pierre de France
Ligueste
Bay seawall survey begins along Mobile Bay coastline
A survey for a proposed seawall from Arlington to Dog River and west to Cedar Point road started this morning under city engineer J. R. Peavy and county highway engineer J. B. Converse. The project plans use dredged Mobile Bay material to build a storm proof seawall along the north bank.
Fire trucks bog in mud at state docks warehouse
Firefighters faced a stubborn mud bog while tackling a blaze at the cotton warehouse near Pier 1. Trucks Nos 2 and 4 became stuck just short of the dockyard, requiring overnight effort to reach and extinguish the fire.
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New State Docks
Pier 1
State Docks
Crossing Crash Victims Bodies Are Sent Home
The bodies of Henry Smiley Knowles and his wife Florence Knowles, residents of Smithtown, killed when their car collided with a Mobile and Ohio freight train at Oak Grove crossing, were sent to Smithtown for burial. Knowles died en route while Florence died after reaching the hospital.
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Henry Smiley Knowles
M. L. Davis
Oak Grove
Florence Smith Knowles
Smithtown
Scoutshound
Mobile
Ohio
Higgins & Courtney
Knowles
Chickasaw
Broad Street
Gag Cea
Santarium
Moonshining Outfit Spread to Woods Reported
A disjointed fragment notes Rufus W. Cannon a state enforcement officer and Harvey Hughes observing a moonshine operation. Five-gallon lot seized and federal prohibition context referenced, with unclear further details.
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Rufus W. Cannon
Eg Harvey Hughes
Federal Prohibition
Aoa
Con. Kero
See
Black man accused in store burglary report
A Black man was arrested at 7 30 this morning by officers in connection with a store burglary. The name of the arrestee is not clearly provided in the fragment.
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Bo Jackson
Po Thams Elisworth
1000 Men Face Landino Force in Nicaragua March
Marine reinforcements began marching from Leon toward northern Nicaragua. The long column, aided by ox carts with supplies, creates an imposing scene as they head to join Sandino's force. Authorities report riverine militiamen joining the insurgents are armed.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
Nicararagua
WNI
Sandino
Eesto
Coumanis Returns Home From Patmos Trip
George Coumanis, an Armenian merchant, returns after eight months in Europe visiting Naples and Patmos. He arrives in Mobile with his wife Mrs. Calliope Coumanis and is greeted at their home on Mate and Conception streets after a journey from Italy to Georgia.
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Europe
Isle of Patmos
Italy
George Coumanis
Mobile
Calliope Coumanis
Naples
Monte Roe
Amendment Enactment Extends Vote to Freed Slaves in South
Fragmentary text notes the amendment granting voting rights to freed slaves in the South and references clamor over enforcement and perceived intimidation linked to Senator Swen.
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South
Swenee
Belligerent Pair Fight Police In City Disturbance
Police faced a violent confrontation with four men named Bullen Adams Maceet and Clements after a party disturbance near St Michael Street. Officers Li, Joe Fisher, and detectives Mose Bernstein and Jake Untreiner sustained injuries including a broken wrist and facial bruises. Bernstein later realized his eyeglass lens was missing.
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A. H. Maceet
Seana Street
A. Clements
Texas Street
Bullen
Adams
Weaneai
Joseph Street
St. Michael Spear
Acta
Hne
Pwd
Onse
Liman
Robert Holmes
Jake Untreiner
Joe Fisher
Mose Bernstein
Billy
Bernstein
Poll Tax Payment Window Announced for Mobile County
Tax Collector Joseph Crow says poll tax payments may be expedited in Mobile County from now until the closing hour on February 1. The article notes a small number of poll tax payments this year and mentions a Democratic primary in May to elect delegates to the national convention and some state officers.
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Mobile
Joseph B Crow
Estent Mabe
Firemen to fete dancers at central headquarters dance
The Mobile fire department hosts a balloon dance at central headquarters on St Francis and Scott streets tonight. Proceeds go to a fund for equipment. The city stations band will provide music and the event begins at o'clock.
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Mobile Fire Department
St. Francis and
Scott Streets
Slightly Warmer Weather Tonight Forecast
Albert Ashenberger reports a cloudy night with rain chances and slightly warmer temperatures. He estimates the conditions will ease tonight as the system moves through.
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Albert Ashenberger
Mr. Ashenberger
Mary Miles Minter Returns to Los Angeles
Mary Miles Minter, once a screen actress six years ago, has returned to Los Angeles after a private period following a tragedy involving her fiancé William Desmond Taylor. She is reported to be living under another name near the scene of the incident.
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Los Angeles
Mary Miles Minter
William Desmond Taylor
Fire saved from blaze as five rescued in tenement
Five persons overcome by smoke in a Ninth Avenue Ninth Avenue and 42nd Street tenement fire were unconscious on upper floors and carried down extension ladders by firefighters.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
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