Crowds flock as trials and floods dominate Georgia news
Multiple early 1930s items describe a man Ly ons 18 held on Mann Act charges in Mitchell Georgia and a Florida woman Beatrice Powell in Lakeland, with a larceny warrant tied to a missing car. A grim trial scene in Bessemer Alabama unfolds for Dr. Edwards accused of slaying his wife as spectators cram a courthouse. Georgia seeks compulsory schooling for ages six to eighteen, while flood relief efforts in McIntosh and surrounding counties deploy Red Cross crews and boats as rail service strains continue.
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T. R. Lyons
Mitchell
Beatrice Powell
Lakeland
Fla
Gement of Justice
Lyons
Powell
Warren F. Burch
Dan Marshall
Mobile
Florida
Bon Air
Bessemer
Ala
Associated Press
George T. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Ben G. Perry
Mrs. Edwards
Lloyd. Nolen
Nolen
Siam
Savannah
McIntosh
Baker
Long
Glynn
Upper MccIntosh
Atlanta
Ocmulgee
Oconee
Ohoopee
American Red Cross
Fort Screven
Townsend
Atlantic Coast Line
Brunswick
Waycross
Ludowici
Doctortown
Altamaha River
Rosie
Newton
Baker County
Irregular Stock Market Opens Lower. Oil Leads Gains
Stock prices drifted irregularly lower at the opening with bears resisting advances except oil shares led by Houston up 1 1/4 points. Radio and United States Alcohol fell back a point each as New Orleans and New York cotton futures opened steady with several months quoted higher.
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New York
United
Houston
Radio
United States
Permit Extensions For On Filing Returns Under 1924 Act
Announcement from W W Snead at Birmingham states extensions of time to file income tax returns are possible under Section 227(a) of the Revenue Act of 1924. The Commissioner may grant extensions if applied for before the filing due date. collectors lack authority for extensions. Applications go to the Commissioner in Washington, D C, and Alabama returns go to the Birmingham collector.
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H Snead Roflectso
Birmingham
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
District of Alabama
Lafayette Program Endorsed for La Fayette Centennial
The Council of Patriotic Societies of Mobile endorsed the April statewide celebration marking the 100th anniversary of Marquis de La Fayette’s visit to Alabama and Mobile. The council met at the Battle House, supporting a monument to the women of the state on the capitol grounds. Officers were elected: Robertson president, Mrs. T. Perville vice president, Mrs. G. A. Leftwich secretary, Mrs. T. B. Snevely secretary.
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Counceil of Patriotic Societies of
Mobile
Marquis de la Fayette
Alabama
Battle House
Montgomery
Y W C A Speaker Outlines Campaign Drive
A speaker from the Y W C A discussed the organization’s work with E C Hunter of the finance bureau aiding the legal association in a $15 000 fundraising drive. The talk was given at the Woman's Auxiliary meeting of the Government Street Presbyterian church. The campaign begins with an inspirational meeting Sunday afternoon and canvassing starts Monday.
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E. C. Hunter
Finance Ce Bureau
The
National Board
W. c
U S Coast Guard Cutter AB-20 Goes to Dry Dock
The United States Coast Guard cutter AB-20 under Willie Skipper went to dry dock for repairs likely keeping it out of service for over a week. The AB-30 was towed to the harness by the quarantine tug Von Exhort for engine repairs.
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United States Coast Guard
Willie Skipper
Harrisons
von Exhort
Brandon to Speak at Shriners Meeting in City
Governor William W. Brandon will be in the city on February 5 and 6 to deliver the welcoming address to members of the Association of Directors of America meeting here, per a letter received by Sheriff Leo Schwarz yesterday.
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William W. Brandon
Association of Directors of America
Leo Schwarz
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair to partly cloudy conditions with colder tonight across the region. Temperatures dip near freezing in the south with a risk of freezing in the coastal south. Wednesday calls for fair skies and cooler air, especially in the south and southeast regions.
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Alabama
Serature
Mississippi
Woman Freed and Companion Held in Greenwich Case
Mrs J Dest 35 of Greenwich Connecticut and Walter Bassett alias Clarence Kent alias Clarence Lynch of New York were arrested on a dangerous and suspicious charge by the recorder's court. Dest was dismissed while Bassett was held for further investigation. Police say the pair left New York in Dests car December 10 and traveled to Mobile before the husband traced them. Dest agreed to return home with her husband and had bought a goat to take to her children. the goat remained in police quarters.
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J. Dest
Greenwich
Conn
Walter Bassett
Clarence Kent
Clarence Lynch
New York City
Recorder's Court
Burch
New York
Conference on rail tangle reaches Mississippi line
Hattiesburg hosts a regional conference on a rail dispute between Mobile and the M C Company. Officials hope for a satisfactory adjustment pending action by the Interstate Commerce Commission. A petition to reopen the case and the Mobile Chamber of Commerce telegram were received, but no decision to reopen announced.
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Hattiesburg
Mobile
M. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
I. Cc. C
Fair, Colder in Mobile Weather Forecast
The local weather bureau issued a forecast of fair and colder conditions in Mobile Tonight and Wednesday with a noticeable temperature drop. Lows near freezing are expected as the change could occur at any time.
Four Barges Unload Large Cargoes Here
General merchandise and about fifty Ford cars were unloaded from four barges of the Mississippi Warrior service yesterday. The barges arrived last week, with more to come from New Orleans. The cargoes are mainly general merchandise collected around New Orleans. Barges depart New Orleans Friday and arrive here Sunday.
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Mississippi Warrior Service
New Orleans
Norwegian Vessel Loadings Coal for Voyage
Approximately 3 500 tons of coal are being loaded on the Norwegian steamer Gefion of Page Jones. The Gefion is expected to sail Thursday after loading began yesterday by W G Coyle and Company. The vessel arrived from Galveston light yesterday.
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Gefion
Page & Jones
W. G. Coyle & Company
Galveston
Light
Severe Snow Disrupts Pittsburgh Area Services
A heavy snowstorm sweeps southwestern Pennsylvania crippling wire service and transportation. Four inches had fallen by 8 a m, hindering inter urban trolley service and tying up vehicle traffic.
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Pittsburgh
United Press
Pennsylvania
Condemnation of Allied Note on Cologne Zone
Berlin January 27. The latest Allied note on Cologne zone presented to Chancellor Luther is condemned by newspapers in vigorous terms. The note reiterates that the Allied governments do not intend to discuss Cologne with the German government.
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Berlin
Concrn
Cologne
Neellor Luther
Eleven Die From Gas Poisoning in New York
Eleven people perished from toxic gas in New York today, including two infants. Authorities report the incident as a gas poisoning event with several others injured and under investigation.
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New York
Germans Described as Real Pacifists in Lecture
In Brussels a Belgian League for the Rights of Man event heard Helmuth von Gerlach say most Germans are pacifists and republicans. He argued monarchists lack rightful claim, noted the ex‑emperor is discredited and Ruprecht of Bavar ia declined the crown. He urged Allies to support the German republic for peace and urged France and Germany toward understanding.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Helmuth von Garlach
League For the Rights of Man
Herr von Gerlach
Ormer
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Germany
France
MacMahon
French Republic
German Republic
Field Marshal Grenfeld Dies in England
Field Marshal Baron Grenfeld of Kilvey Frances Wallace Grenfeld died in Windlesham Surrey on January 27. He served in the Kaffir and Zulu wars and held senior posts in Egypt Malta and Ireland. Born 1841 he became first Baron Kilvey in 1902 and was chief commander in Ireland from 1904 to 1908 before attaining the rank of field marshal.
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Baron Grenfeld of
Kilvey
Frances Wallace Grenfeld
Transvaal
Egyptia
Suakim
Egypt
War Office
Malta
Ireland
Arbuckle Divorce Granted by Seine Tribunal
Arminta Durfee Arbuckle obtained a divorce from Roscoe Arbuckle known as Fatty Arbuckle after a trial sequence in Paris. The coupling, wed in Los Angeles on August 6, 1926, ended amid murder charges connected to Virginia Moore’s death.
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Paris
Seine Tribunal
Arminta Durfee Arbuckle
Roscoe
Fatty
Highway Expert on Way to Florida
Herbert Greenwood field representative of the Florida Midwest Highway passed through the city today heading to Florida where he will sign on highways. He left on the steamer Bay Queen for Pensacola. Travel on the highway is heavy as tourists pass from various points and posting signs will begin tomorrow.
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Herbert Greenwood
Florida
Pensacola
Greenwood
Magazine owner had gold mine in ads testimony
The New York prosecution rested its case against Stephen G. Clow publisher of Broadway Brevities and three ad solicitors on fraud charges. Witnesses included Countess Movemner Peggy Hopkins Joyce Tex Rickard Edith Bobe and Robert L Hague. Joyce testified about a 200 payment for advertising and an article praising her. Bobe recounted paying 75 to induce cessation of unkind pieces. Hague denied paying and noted his friendship with Bobe.
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New York
Stephen G. Clow
Broadway Brevities
Movemner
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Tex Rickard
Edith Bobe
Robert L. Hague
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Peggy Joyce
United States
Mattix
Clow
Miss Easy Joyce
Miss Joyce
D. J. Thomas
Joyce
Peggy
Rickard
Negro Swindler Captured Believed in Memphis Banks
Char lie Johnson, arrested in Houston, is believed to have swindled 414.50 from five Memphis banks last September using fake pay checks bearing a bogus transportation company emblem. Authorities say he confessed to similar schemes in 21 other cities and worked with many aliases across New Orleans Detroit and Cleveland.
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Memphis
Tenn
Houston
Texas
Charlie Johnson
Illinois Central Railroad
The
Illinois Central
Johnson
New Orleans
Detroit
Cleveland
Bank to be put in receivership rumors rise in Asheville
Abbeville National Bank faces likely receivership after plans to reopen falter. F Rorebeck says no reopening. Perrin resigns and returns from Florida as withdrawals surge, forcing closure.
Fugitive Mitchell Extradited From Mexico to U S Authorities
George Mitchell former bank manager from South Dakota was arrested in Tampico at the U S request after his writ of amparo was denied by sea courts. He faces embezzlement charges and will be handed to G F F Jones for transfer to American authorities in a few days.
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Mexico City
Sea Courts
Amparo
George Mitchell
South Dakota
Tampico
United States
G. F F. Jones
Wrere
American Department
Relief Promised From Severe Cold Continues
Chicago reports a 32 degree rise from Sunday night to Monday afternoon with moderating winds forecast. Cold air extended southeast toward the Gulf of Mexico as Oklahoma saw drops over forty degrees in a day. In the northwest temperatures neared zero after plunging to 30 to 40 below in the Dakotas and Canada.
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Chicago
Middle West
Northwest
Mercury
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Canada
Lees Society Honors Revolution War Lees With Church Pew
The Society of Lees of Virginia presented Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge with a hand carved oak choir pew honoring Lees who served in the Revolutionary War and funded a choir endowment. The ends feature Continental Soldiers kneeling in prayer and the Lees coat of arms with inscriptions and names, including Henry and Lee and Francis Lightfoot who signed the Declaration and Lighthouse Henry.
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Valley Forge
Society of Lees of Virginia
Washington Memorial Chapel
Lee
Lees
Henry and Lee
Francis Lightfoot
Henry
Death Penalty Debate Heard By Jurists In New Orleans
Clarence Darrow, famed criminal lawyer, and St Clair Adams debated the death penalty before Foster of the federal appeals. Adams argued for deterrence and societal protection while Darrow urged abolition citing studies from ten states and opposing lynch law in courts. Voters will mail ballots for later sentiment results.
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New Orleans
Clarence Darrow
Chi
St. Clair Adama
Forfas
Foster
Federa Appeals
Darrow
Adams
Inquest Set at Herrin Today
Herrin Illinois January 27. Coroner to hold an inquest into the deaths of eight people in a pistol fight that killed Glenn Young Ku Klux Klan raider Deputy Sheriff Ora Thomas and two others. Funeral plans and burial arrangements follow. Five ministers will speak at Young s funeral and Edward Forbes and Homer Warner Klansmen were previously buried. Major R W Davis says no demonstrations will be permitted.
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Herrin
Til
Associated Press
Glenn Young
Ku Klux Klan Nquor Raider
Ora Thomas
Young
Thomas
Meeks
Presbyterian Church
Klan
New Orleans
First Baptist Church
Edward Forbes
Homer Warner
R. W. Davis
British Steamer Saint Patrick Reaches Hampton Roads in Tow
The British steamer Saint Patrick arriving in Hampton Roads in tow of the coast guard cutter Carrabensett after running off course in gales. The vessel, carrying Brazilian nuts, ran low on coal and received bunkers before heading to New York. A beacon and bunkering details noted.
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Norfolk
Saint Patrick
Brazil
Hampton Roads
Coast Guard
Carrabensett
Cape Henry
New York
Mrs McAdoo to Open Shop in Los Angeles Home
Mire Mrs William Gene McAdoo Jr daughter-in-law of the Treasury secretary plans to start a shop in her Los Angeles home next week. A Times dispatch says she will sell fashion objects and antiques while acting as a decorator. McAdoo says he knows little about the venture.
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William Gene McAdoo, Jr
Wish Acretary
The
Treasury
Los
Los A Times
the Times
New York
dee _ mt
Bunterlor Decorator
Ian G
Woman Charged in Schoolroom Assault in Moultrie
In Moultrie Georgia Mrs Cora Lee faces assault and battery charges after a whipping incident at Berlin School. Principal Mrs Frank Myers and Miss Alice Raiford accuse her of attacks in the classroom following a prior whipping of her brother. McKinley Croft is charged as an accessory and held on bond.
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Moultrie
Frank Myers
Berlin
Alice Raiford
Cora Lee Oie
McKinley Croft
Myers
O Bannion's Pal Moran Held by Police
Chicago January 27 identified an eye witness named George Moran as one of the men likely to have fatally shot John Orria, underworld leader, and Moran was linked to Dion O Bannion. Torrio remained in critical condition with wounds believed caused by poisoned bullets. Mrs Torrio testified Moran did not participate in the attack.
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Chicago
John Orria
Underworld
George Moran
Dion O'Bannion
Torrio
Moran
Peter Vezart
Pigeons as Targets Provokes Protests in Kentucky
In Louisville on January 2 a test was filed with the governor by members of the Kentucky Hu Society protesting a Shelby cow morrow shoot using live pigeons as targets. The group argues the birds, to be released from a collapsible coop and liberated midair, are treated as sport despite public concern over animal cruelty.
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Louisville
Shelby
Turks Embrace Home Industry Aid Decree
Turks commit to Turkish manufacture under a decree directing all garments and footwear to carry Turkish signs within three months. Officials warn heavy fines for noncompliance as imports or foreign brands are to be phased out.
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Constantinople
Governors Send Inaugural Invitations for March 4
In Washington the inaugural committee has issued invitations to governors and other officials for the March 4 ceremony. The event will include escorts and a display of color as part of the proceedings.
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Washington
Jan
al Ernors
Ee Ee
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Shriners
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England
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Surrey
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Mexico
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