Campaign drives for orphanage fund and dredge plans in Mobile
Final reports show teams in the annual drive aimed at raising nearly $17,000 to reach a $55,000 goal for Mo ise orphanages. In Mobile, Major North and engineer William Gerig discussed converting the Robert McGregor into a pipeline dredge for the Mobile Bay channel as the Wahalak returns.
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Moise
Cawthon Hotel
Cawhom Hotel
Perthing
Gordon
W. H.aids
Smith
Tuscaloosa
McGregor
Earl North
U. S
William Gerig
Washington
Robert McGregor
Warrior
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Wahalak
Southwest Pass
Pascagoula
Mississippi Sound
Gerig
Major North
G. M. Hoffman
Gulf Division
J. B. Batti
Georgia Woman Faces Death Penalty For Mother’s Murder
Ida Hughes stands in Fulton county court as Judge G H Howard sentences her to hang on March 14 for killing her mother in law, a brutal act described as cold blooded. Prosecutors hint at a conspiracy with her husband Frank Hughes, while other cases in New York contrast with African travel memories.
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Atlanta
Ida Hughes
M. C. Hughes
Fulton County
G. H. Howard
Howard
Mother Hughes
Mra Hughes
Inlaw
Frank Hughes
Britain to Recognize Russian Soviet Government
Great Britain will recognize the Russian soviet government as soon as possible, the foreign office announced. Premier Ramsay Macdonald’s government signals a first step toward Moscow recognition, with James O’Grady named as ambassador once formalized. negotiations allegedly resume after Lenin’s funeral and may facially hinge on debt and indemnity conditions.
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London
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Moscow
Ramsay Macdonald
Italy
James O’grady
Labor Party
M. Rakovosky
Macdonald
Lenine
Krakovosky
Lénine
Labor
O’grady
Singapofore
Singapore
Detective in Disguise To Catch Tiger Liquor Ring
In recorder s court four men Frank Young Raymond Pringle Charlies Durrette and Alonzo Brown all negroes were fined 100 or 90 days for violating the prohibition law after Special Officer Jernigan testified he hid near Mary s lane and Bush s lane and saw liquor sold from a basket in a ditch Pringle confessed they were paid 2 per day by Bruce Etheridge to sell liquor Young claimed ownership while the others were not guilty Bond set at 300 Attorney Foster K Hale announced an appeal Rei l was fined 110 after admitting he sold liquor to the detective posing as a fisherman and Jernigan testified he bought a half pint of white whiskey from him.
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Bush
Mary’ Lane
Bush's Lane
Recorder’s Court
Frank Young
Raymond Pringle
Charlies Durrette
Alonzo Brown
Jernigan
Young
Pringle
Durette
Brown
Hogan
Bruce Etheridge
Foster K. Hale
W. E. Reil
Conception
Augusta
Reil
J. J. Hurst
Hamilton
Palmetto Stets
Sugar Refund Case Set for March 21
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic office announced a hearing on March 21 over a sugar refund case involving several thousand dollars in excess charges on shipments from New Orleans to Mobile. The traffic department handles the matter for local concerns. The case traces to railroad administration with plans to refund excess charges and notes a temporary rate change for calcium arsenate shipments to the cotton belt.
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New Orlans
Mobile
Frobtie
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Belt
Family Narrowly Escapes Fire at Davis Avenue Property
The home and store of Joseph Weisman at Davis Avenue and St Charles Street burned out of control after a 12 30 AM Friday blaze. Weisman and his family escaped with the rear of the house aflame as water and hose crews battled the blaze. Neighbors formed brigades to save adjacent buildings. loss estimated at $10,000, partly covered by insurance.
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Oseph Weisman
Davis Enue
St. Charles Street
Weismen
Maogany Shipments Rise At Local Port
An uptick in shipments of mahogany is reported at the port. Two vessels from Cuba arrive carrying sizable lumber consignments tied to the Munson Line, signaling stronger trade for the fine wood.
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Rt Rr Xe
Yessay
Munis
Munson Line
Cuba
de Heavy Eeas
Oes — Hon
Sall Meeting On School Dental Clinic
Members of the Mobile County Dental Society plan a dinner on Monday January 28 at the Cawthon hotel to discuss a dental program for public schools. Miss Gladys Eyick of Jackson Mississippi rumored to have improved school children’s teeth will be a speaker. Officers include Dr Rivers Bush president Dr W Sigh vice president and Dr W A.
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Mobile County Denal Society
Monayg
Cawthonel
Gladys ‘Eyrick
Ekson
Wabers
Mobile Society
The
Rivers Bush
W. 5Igh
W. A
Weather Forecast For Mississippi Region Tonight
In the south portion expect fair skies and colder conditions tonight and Saturday. Central areas face a cold front with a cold wave and notably lower temperatures.
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Missippi
Plans for New American Legion HQ in Mobile City
A tentative plan to build a headquarters and patriotic community center for the American Legion in Mobile was drafted by the local post building committee. The project would issue stock to raise about 50,000 dollars and be voted on at the next post meeting. Committee members include Dr. Marion Inge chair, Harris General, Mrs Sibert, and others. auxiliary representation by Mrs. Roy Albright, Mrs. E D Bondurant, and Mrs. Leon Schwarz.
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Mobile
American Legion
Legion Post
Marion Inge
Legionnaires
Harris
Sibert
Taylor Peck
Leon Schwarz
E. 8. Sledge
Roy Albright
John Rush
E. D. Bondurant
Palmer Gaillard
Cecil Bates
J. J. Alvarez
Much Cooler Weather Forecast For Mobile Area
Weather bureau forecast this morning predicts much colder conditions by Saturday with a low around 38 degrees and frost possible. Last night’s low fell to 47 degrees as clouds increased and the temperature rose to 52 degrees by 7 AM.
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Weather Bureau
Mobile
Naval Aviators Tip Off At Sprig Hill College Tonight
The Pensacola Naval Aviators visit Sprig Hill College for an 8 o'clock game on the Spring Hill court. The Aviators play a second game with Mc Gentegiasee Bee tomorrow night at the same venue. The visiting team comprises personnel from the Pensacola naval aviation base.
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Hill
Pensacola
Naval Aviators
Sprig Hill College
Spring Hill Court
Aviators
McGentegiasee Bee
Naval Aviation Base
Lege
Celled
Car Crash Leaves Vehicle Damaged on Claborne Street
Police search for driver of unidentified auto that rammed a car owned by Wiley Humphries at Claborne and St Michael streets at 1 am. Humphries reported the collision, the other driver did not stop and fled the scene.
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Wiley “Humphries
Claiborne
St. Michael Streete
Humphries
Stavangeren due in Mobile with 25000 banana stems
The Norwegian fruiter Stavangeren, sailing for Gulf Fruit Co, is due in Mobile Monday after delays at Frontera Mexico caused by the revolution. Local agent Richard Murray said the ship carried 25,000 banana stems and has been cut off from the interior and wireless for six weeks.
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Stavangeren
Gulf Fruit Company
Mobile
Frontera
Mexico
Richard Murray
United States
Railroads Move To Reestablish Coffee Freight Rate
Following complaints from the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, traffic officials, and gulf cities, trans continental railroads propose restoring the rate on coffee shipments from the Pacific coast to Chicago and inland points. They had recently cut overland rates to compete with steamships from Pacific ports to gulf ports for inland delivery. Gulf port representatives argue the trans continental rates are too low against gulf to interior routes.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Department
Gulf
Trans-Continental
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Gulf Ports
Number Answer to Federal Charges
Joe Nicholas charged with conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law has been placed under arrest. He posted bond and was released. Joe Donaldson on five warrants for conspiracy possession transportation manufacture and destruction of evidence was arrested and jailed in default of bond. A Ben also charged with possession. Lloyd Dillard was taken on a capias charging conspiracy. All defendants appeared before United States Commissioner J I Burgett.
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Joe Nicholas
Joe Donaldson
A. Ben
Lloyd Dillard
Capias
United States
J. I. Burgett
New Jurors Drawn in Cleveland Case in Circuit Court
Twenty five additional jurors were drawn today in the circuit court for the cases of Tom W Cleveland and Alex Mitchell alias Shrimptail. Cleveland faces trial February 4 for the killing of Stephen Lossing and Mitchell, condemned to die, has a February 11 trial date after a recent supreme court reversal.
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Tom W. Cleveland
Stephen ‘Lossing
Alex Mitchell
Shrimptail
Robert Crenshaw
Mitchel
Supreme Co
Moody spouses sue Southern Railway for damages
Julia Moody and Will Moody filed a damage suit in circuit court seeking 2500 each against the Southern Railway alleging injuries after a defective landing at a Jeskoon Alabama passenger platform on February 6 1323.
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Julia Moody
Will Moody
Southern Railway
Jeskoon
Ala
Amnesia Victim Found After Four Year Search
Robert Dyer a Massillon Ohio man missing since August 1919 was found in St Louis posing as James Ryan a blonde youth employed by a local store company He claims amnesia explains his four years of wandering and inability to recall Ohio relatives who sought him.
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St, Louis
Robert Dyer
Massilon
St. Louis
James Ryan
Ryan
Dyer
Ohio
Fall Defends $100,000 Loan Linked to Doheny Testimony
Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall rebutts charges over the Doheny loan and Elk Hills lease. He says the $100,000 was given in friendship with no oil lease inducement, and denies any other large borrowings. Doheny confirms loan but reports no leases tied to it. The Senate inquiry examines naval reserve land deals and oil interests.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Doheny
Naval Oil Reserve
California
Fall
International News Service
L. Doheny
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Senate Public Lands Committee
Naval Reserve
Negro cleared of accident blame in city delivery collision
Winston Bragg, negro driver for the City Delivery Company, who failed to hitch his mules while delivering ice on Government and Cedar streets, caused a triple collision that killed a horse. Officer Tunstall said damages were settled and the case was dismissed. The mules struck a horse and wagon belonging to Jasper Harris and damaged Mrs. G. M. Moore’s automobile. Harris’s horse had to be killed at the scene.
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Winston Bragg
City Delivery Company
Government
Cedar Streets
Tunstall
George
Jasper Harris
Medar Street
G. M. Moore
Government Street
Harris
Express Firm Named Defendant in Personal Injury Suit
Frank King sues Southeastern Express Company in circuit court seeking 26000 for injuries after claiming an automobile struck him while crossing St Joseph at Beauregard Street on December 15. The complaint cites a broken bone in his left hip and other injuries. Francis Tarleton seeks 5000 for damages claiming injuries from a similar auto accident at Dauphin and Lafayette. Winthrop M Hallett appears for Mose and other defendants.
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Frank King
Circuit Court
Southeastern Express Company
King
Defe
St. Joseph
Beauregard Street
Francis
Tarleton
Winthrop M. Hallett
Dauphin
Lafayette
Comanche Cutter Returns To Port After Rudder Damage
The United States coast guard cutter Comanche, fresh from Baltimore dry docks, damaged its rudder near the Sand Islands in the gulf. Returning to Mobile last night for repairs, it will sail again for Galveston this afternoon and station there for an indefinite period cruising the gulf from New Orleans to the Rio Grande.
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United States Coast Guard
Baltimore
Galveston
Mobile
Gulf
Texas
New Orleans
Rio Grande
Gulf Coast illustrated folder promotes Mobile tourism
The Louisville & Nashville railroad distributes a folder titled The Gulf Coast to attract visitors. Passenger agent H. C. Geron in Mobile notes the booklets feature Mobile Bay views near Fairhope, coastal landmarks, bay shell road scenes, and live oaks. It includes a map from New Orleans to Pensacola and gulf coast views.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
H. C. Geron
Mobile Bay
Fairhope
Norfolk
Galveston
Bay Shell Road
Live Oaks
Strets
Mobille
New Orleans
Pensacola
Road tax notices warn payment deadlines and penalties
Notices in every county precinct urge road tax payments to avoid warrants. Exemptions exist for ten days if paid before March 1, with rates rising from 2.25 after March 1 to 2.50 after a warning. Nonpayment leads to a $10 fine plus court costs or ten days’ hard labor.
New Views Asked on Immigration Debate in Senate
Washington Jan 26 tentative views were invited from state and department officials before the Senate committee on immigration items of quota and up dates discussed. The committee planned action by the House on the bill before consideration of migration legislation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Doctor Guilty Under Narcotic Law In Chicago
Dr T Naughton aged 31 was found guilty by a jury in Chicago today of handling 31 000 grains of narcotics in 1921 The court reserved sentencing pending disposition for a new trial.
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Chicago
T. Naughton
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B. V. Sturdivant International News Service
New York
Helen &. Springer
Congo
Africa
Rhodesia
Helen Eb, Springer
England
Russia
Soviet Republic
Mr. Mann
Anderson
Associated Press
Pecora
William H.derson
Anti-Baloon League
John T. King
Waldorf-Astoria
Isis
Waldorf Bar
League
Rennett
Caswell
Regis
Pete Jenry
Toagnerson
Davies Ict
Mann
Ae Viaiace
Lea
L. P. Tucker
Syracuse
Fred J. Tower
Roeter
Sall Phillips
HI. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
Mary’s Lane
SALL
Shool
le Oc
City of
Cleveland
Kenneth W. Clark
Express Firm
NEW L. & N
KU Klux Kla
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