Highwaymen Rob Mobile Residents in Recent Thefts
Two men report robbery by highwaymen in Mobile, with Robert L. Hunt losing 49.50 dollars and Henderson Morris 25 dollars in currency. Hunt and Morris describe a slender black man about 40, wearing dark clothing. Hunt was forced to surrender belongings at 11 45 p m on Spring Hill and Catherine. Morris was struck on Warren street between State and Congress. Other incidents include Julia Steel losing nine dresses at 1317 Short Camp street and a sneak thief taking 12 loaves and a dozen cupcakes from a bread box at 760 New Jersey Street.
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Mobile
Robert L. Hunt
Henderson Morris
Canal Street
Hunt
Spring Hill
Catherine
Morris
Warren Street
State
Congress
Julia Steel
Short Camp Street
E. G. Cronter
New Jersey Street
Wisconsin Iowa duel thwarts murder case over a slain wife
William N. Coffey confessed to killing his second wife Hattie Sherman Hales with a baseball bat after a bigamous marriage. Authorities debate whether the death occurred on the Wisconsin or Iowa side near Du Buque as ice melts reveal the victim's body under the Mississippi River. An Iowa find of a baseball bat at Eagle Point Park links the case to the tourist camp investigations. Coffey's legal fate hinges on whether the crime occurred in Wisconsin or Iowa with distinct penalties.
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Maulton
Wis
William N
Mississippi River
DuBuque
Towa
Hattie Sherman Hales
Coffey
Isconsin
Wisconsin
Iowa
Eagle Point Park
Ifey
Sens Viets
Norris murder trial nears close in Austin case
Fragmentary notes describe a Texas murder trial progressing toward a close with jurors weighing malice and intent. The record mentions a police officer named Fred and a tense courtroom atmosphere as proceedings continue toward a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Norris
Progresa
Fred Land
Seawall Plan Meeting Postponed To Thursday
A Mobile city commission and Mobile county board meeting on the seawall proposal was postponed until Thursday. Interest groups seek more time to study the 26 mile bay front project and to pursue legislation after final details are reviewed.
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Mobile City Commission
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Bay Front
Mobile Bay
Coast Guard Radio Station Planned Here
Plans for a division coast guard radio station will begin with the arrival of Lieutenant E M Webster from Washington. He will examine the grounds and choose the best site and supervise erection of the equipment. All coast guard boats are equipped with short wave sets and will be in with the division headquarter when the new station is completed.
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Coast Guard
E. M. Webster
Washington
Webster
MH. H.olf
Sheriff Sought To Locate Missing Husband In City
Mrs B R Tindall of 307 Rush on New Smyrna asks Sheriff Pat Byrne to locate her husband who is believed in the city. She last heard from him at a time he has not written her since. Byrne is conducting an inquiry into the matter.
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B. R. Tindall
New Smyrna
Fila
Pat Byrne
Browning
Brice
Edhr Bg
Cockle
Walter 8. Ward
Clarence 8. Peters
Tanker Texas Goes In Drydock Here
The tanker Texas arrives in Mobile for drydock repairs after a Genoa voyage. It was taken from the water for examination after a collision with a French passenger vessel in the Straits of Gibraltar.
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Texas
Mobile
Genoa
Straits of Gibralter
Pilot boat launch found on Dog Key beach
A launch from the pilot boat Alabamian was spotted on a beach at Dog Key after a test in heavy seas and dense fog. A fisherman found it yesterday and notified the pilots.
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Dog Key
American consul in Madrid resigns after long service
Clinton E. United States consul in Madrid resigns after 16 years in the post. He will enter business in Washington. Maurice L. Stafford will succeed him, currently stationed in London.
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Madrid
Clinton E
United States
Washington
Maurice L. Stafford
London
Weather Outlook for Alabama Cloudy Tonight Through Wednesday
The forecast shows cloudiness across Alabama with possible rain on Wednesday. No severe weather expected, and temperatures remain mild.
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Alabama
Workers urged sell chest idea to Mobilian supporters
Campaign leaders urged workers to thoroughly sell the community chest idea, stressing intensive, not rapid, solicitation. First day results showed 11 393 dollars raised toward a 166 000 goal as teams prepare for a four to five week drive and potential second visits.
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Community Chest
Gordon Se
Chest
W. Sake Ae
Gordon Smith
L. Derby School
J. L. Bedsole
Mark Lyons
Bedsole
Cawthon Hotel
Japanese Not to Land at Shanghai Declared by British
Fragmentary notes report a British disposition toward preventing Japanese landing at Shanghai. The terse wording suggests tensions or a diplomatic stance though details are unclear from the garbled text.
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Shanghai
Man Struck by Hit and Run Ford Near Bay Shore
Ellis Long, aged resident of Sanabon City, was struck on Shell road near Bay Shore crossing last night. The Ford fled the scene after the collision. police failed to trace the vehicle. Long suffered a broken leg and was rushed to the hospital.
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Ellis Long
Long
Hospita
Pryor Begins 14 Year Term After Plea in Liquor Case
Willie Pryor, recently released from Atlanta federal prison on a prohibition charge, pleaded today in the same court to transporting liquor in an automobile and was fined 25 dollars. He seeks leniency due to a 14 year state sentence for killing a man. In Choctaw county, Albert Catledge, a negro restaurant proprietor, pleaded guilty to two liquor law violations and drew six months in jail after liquor was found at his place during Deputy Marshal Gewin’s arrest.
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Willie Pryor
Atlanta
Pryor
Choctaw County
Albert’ Catledge
Catledge
Gewin
500 Marines Withdrawn From Mail Guard
Washington January 25 Five hundred marines were withdrawn today from the mail guard and will be concentrated at the Quantico Virginia and San Diego California bases. An additional 500 for similar concentration will be withdrawn before February 15. An emergency marine battalion was organized at San Diego for contingencies. A 300 man Guam detachment now comes from the mail guard. Commandant Lejeune said the move has no bearing on the Chinese or Nicaraguan situation.
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Washington
Quantico
San Diego
Cal
Guam
Marine Corps
Lejeune
Indian Sues to Cancel Oil Lease in Tulsa
Jack son Barnett of Muskogee, billed as the world’s wealthiest Indian, files in federal court to cancel a 1914 thumb print oil and gas lease on a 160 acre Creek county tract. He seeks 1,875,000 dollars or an accounting of oil earnings he says he never received. He identifies as full-blood Creek and claims illiteracy at signing.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jackson Barnett
Muskogee
Creek County
Oklahoma
Barnett
New Magnolia to Enter Service After Modifications
The New Magnolia lies at the Louisville and Nashville wharf and will receive new fittings and housing before entering service within 39 days. It is larger than the current Mobile to Magnolia Springs boat and will replace the old Magnolia once ready. the vessel was sold to the Magnolia Boat company after being built for another firm and unused.
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Magnolia
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mobile
Magnolia Springs
Magnolia Boat Company
St. Joseph Converts Two Way Street Affects Post Office Access
The city commission acts to convert St. Joseph Street to two way traffic from one way. The change allows approaching the post office from north and south while parks will be limited to the street's east side.
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St. Joseph Street
St. Francis and
St. Louis
City Commission
Auto dealers back state road bond plan in Alabama
Birmingham auto dealers at their annual Alabama Automobile Trades Association meeting endorsed the 25 million dollar road bond issue to be voted statewide on April 12. They also urged a one cent gas tax to fund state projects, and called for tax curbs on the auto industry while naming Thad McCarty of Birmingham as next president and presenting Ted Browne with a watch.
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Birmingham
Ala
Veti
Alabama Automobile Trades Association
Montgomery
Oyogee
Thad — Carty
Dothan
Santa Place
McCarty
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Ted Brownell
H. H. Gardner
F. B. McQuagge
Dean Bidgood
University of Alabama School of Commerce
Tucker
Alabama Legislature Nearing Short Session Revenue Bills Loom
Montgomery reports little lawmaking on the calendar with reconvening this afternoon for a few sessions before recess. Key measures target convict removal from mines, prohibiting lease or use of convicts in coal mines. Rules panels will meet to map recess and revenue committee duties as appropriation bills await funding.
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Montgomery
Ala
Houses
Senate
Fowlkes Dies After Long Illness in Mobile
Edward Oliver Fowlkes prominent in Mobile business and civic life died at his home 162 South Georgia avenue after a long illness. Native of Marion Alabama he lived in Mobile 46 years and led Dunlap Dry Goods as president. Survived by widow and daughters including Mrs Hae cnley of Brewton and Helen Fowlkes, two brothers Percy and Walter of Birmingham as well as other relatives.
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Edward Oliver Fowlkes
South Georgia Avenue
Mr. Fowlkes
Marion
Ala
Samuel and
Ann Perry Fowlkes
Dunlap Dry Goods Company
Club
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Hae Cnley
Brewton
Helen Fowlkes
Percy
Walter Fowlkes
Birmingham
City Commission Delays Twenty-Fifth Paving Venture
The city commission postponed the twenty fifth paving project due to material concerns and ordinance reviews. March 1 was set for hearing objections to the new widenings on St Joseph street and related street work. Mayor Hartwell did not vote. a bid to purchase the Billy Sunday tabernacle for coronation and Mardi Gras events was discussed.
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City Commission
St. Joseph Street
Hartwell
D. H. Edington
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
One Dead Four Hurt In Store Fight Near Mount Vernon
In Bakerville near Mount Vernon Illinois Earl Baker 21 and his father John J Baker resisted six bandits during a store holdup. Earl was killed three robbers wounded one of the gunmen remained at large while another Cecil Weaver lay mortally wounded in the store. Ed Jolly and Frank Isaac of West Frankfort were arrested in a physician's office with gunshot wounds.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Bakerville
Earl Baker
John J. Baker
Young Baker
Cecil Weaver
Ed. Jolly
Frank Isaac
West Frankfort
Baker
Brier
Weaver
Boy Slayer Charged in Chehalis Slaying
Stanley Lee, 17, inmate at the State Training School for Boys, faces a nine count murder charge for the killing of Ottie Hudson, 16. A coroner ordered Lee held after a confession reportedly tied to the motive and planned attack.
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Chehalis
Wash
Stanley Lee
Ottie Hudson
Lee
Estarike the
Eis
Peaches Browning Testimony Unveils Sordid Cinderella Tale
In a New York court, Frances Browning known as “Peaches” broke into tears while recounting her relationship with Ed Browning. She described early meetings, a sorority gathering, gifts, and proposals, including an alleged request to join a club and wear a pin. The testimony spans social events and a key confrontation before she awaited a potential marriage. The Browning case sits in the same courtroom as earlier high-profile trials.
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Whith Plaing
N. Y
Piere
Frances
Browning
Sult
Adie Balt Neue
Oy Deerge
Blakeslee
Ev Club
Hankow Banks Heavily Guarded Amid Tense China City
Dispatches report Hankow banks and businesses under heavy police guard today. Shanghai sees tension easing but rioting from Saturday recurs, keeping overall situation unsettled while Hankow remains quiet with guards in place.
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Shanghai
Hankow Ed Toda
Hankow
Slemp bids million to Shoals for fertilizer board lease
Senator Slemp offered a million dollars in stock to back a plan for a Farmers Federated Fertilizer Company to produce fertilizer nitrates and power on a government lease at Shoals. The proposal names John W. Newman A P Handles and A L Spensier as incorporators and seeks a 50 year lease with possible renewal by Congress.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Cee
Congress
Reece
Farmers Federated Fertilizerpany
Kna
Agriculture
Klemp
Atock
York Eaatnshnie Fra
Coatshine
Slemp
John W. Newman
Versailles
A. P. Handles
Ottawa
Ohio
A. L. Spensier
Hutchingon
Kas
Biemp
War Department
Deneen
Illinois
Congressional Commission
Senate
Siemp
Fertilizer Group Testifies on Muscle Shoals Bid
Washington January 25 Two certified checks totaling 1 million dollars were presented before the house military committee by representatives of the Farmers Federated Fertilizer Corporation to prove good faith in the Muscle Shoals power and nitrate plant bid. C Bascom np former secretary of Press Coolidge and now with the firm presented the checks to show ample working capital to start operations.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Varmers’ Federated Fertilizer Corporation
C. Bascom . Np
Tourists Attend Sunday Revival With Mobile Club
Members of the Mobile Toi Club visited a Sunday revival led by Billyoop. The tourists gathered for the event before continuing their journey to the traders nacie.
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Mobile Toi Club
Billy
Roeme
Taders
University students injured in Texas bus crash near Round Rock
Report says 22 students were en route from Waa to a basketball game when the bus wreck occurred near Round Rock. Several were reported injured and various names mentioned, with hospital care and improving conditions noted. One driver was able to return home, while others were taken to a hospital.
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Aylor
Texas
I Mente University
Round Rock
Waa
Gordon Barry
Wesley Bradshaw
West West
Havard Home Destroyed by Fire on Pascagoula Road
Fire destroyed the Havard residence of Dr. H. D. on the Pascagoula road before noon. Several people were injured lightly and the loss was estimated at $2,000. The blaze may have been caused by an explosion. details remain unclear.
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Havard
H. D
Pascagoula Road
An. Oll
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