Motorcycle Officer Wreck In Arrest Attempt Injures Crowd
Motorcycle Officer H. E. Fortenberry was badly injured when he crashed his bike while attempting to arrest a speeder at Broad and Baltimore streets. Four others were hurt in a separate night crash on Old Shell road involving a horse wagon and a Crichton driver.
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H. E. Fortenberry
Broad
Baltimore
Fortenberry
Oakdale
Dickson
J. S. Dickson
Ollie Dickson
Whistler
Spring Hill
John Benedict
Final reports on Community Chest drive to be submitted at dinner
Workers gather for the Community Chest campaign dinner at the Cawthon hotel at 6 PM to report final fundraising totals. Teams race to surpass pledges, with current lunch figures at 150 666 dollars and a goal of 166 188 dollars, while misprints in donor lists are being corrected.
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Cawthon Hotel
Dmvinity Charity
Coffey Confesses to Wife Killing in Wisconsin Woods
William N Coffey admitted to deliberately striking his wife with a baseball bat and dismembering her body in Ritter but was later asked to clarify whether the killing occurred in Town or Ritter’s woods near Platteville Wisconsin. Authorities and relatives viewed recovered body parts as Coffey led investigators to the burial site and the head was recovered from snow covered ground.
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Platteville
Wis
William N. Coffey
Riter’s Woods
William Holdridge
Rockford, Til
Hales
Ritter’s Woods
Coffey
Carl Andrews
Ich Coffey
Tragic Found on Illinois Central Tracks Near Crescent Iowa
The raw report indicates a student named Frank B. Korg from Crescent Iowa was found dead on the Illinois Central tracks early today. A note left by the youth suggested self-inflicted death, directing notification of his father.
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Chicago
Frank B. Korg
Crescent
Iowa
Iion University
Yi M. C. A
Patrol Wagon Damaged in Collision. Arrests Made
Police report a patrol wagon was struck early morning by a car driven by Rose Chigazola of Chickasaw. Chigazola fined $10 for reckless driving. three men in her auto cited for disorderly conduct. A street car collision near Fisher's alley followed. another hit-and-run reported involving an old model Ford.
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Police Department
Tom Crivalleri
Rose Chigazola
Chickasaw
Dearborn
Dauphin
Chigazola
Recorder
William Thornton
Macy Place
John Quill Brings 1100 Bales Of Cotton Up River
The river steamer John Quill is due to arrive Monday with about 1,100 bales of cotton. The cargo stems from Tombigbee river shipments delayed by high water and landing overflows. Heavy fogs forced vessels to tie up after 8 p.m. until morning clearance. The Burke line’s Penn also expected from the Alabama river later today and to return immediately.
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John Quill
Burke Line
Tombigbee River
Penn
Alabama River
Package of Drugs Found Behind Swift and Company Packing House
Post Office Inspector Louis Rittlemeyer and Mobile police detectives investigate a mail parcel of drugs from Bedsole Colvin Drug Co of this city. The package, addressed to a customer in Alabama, was found on Front Street south of Conti Street in the rear of Swift and Company. Switchmen J. E. Gift and J. J. New turned it over to police this morning at the stated location.
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Post Office
Louis Rittlemeyer
Bedsole-Colvin Drug Company
Ala
Front Street
Conti Street
Swift and Company
J. E. Gift
J. J. New
Mobile
Ohio
New Rates on Furniture Freight Move to Pacific Coast
Rates to Mobile from Atlanta and Chattanooga for furniture shipments to the Pacific coast will be announced as information is received. The traffic department of the Chamber of Commerce reports the figures, and the Atlanta & West Point and other lines say they will publish the rates.
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Mobile
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce
Oe. S
Atlanta & West Roads
Heavy Docket For Trial In Circuit Court
The circuit court criminal division schedules a heavy trial week starting Monday January 31 with numerous cases over months. Prohibition violations and liquor manufacture dominate, including defendants like Mays, Jordan, Fos ter, Richardson, Green, Thompson, and Maples, plus related offenses such as vagrancy and assault. The list runs February 1 to February 3 with grand larceny and business without license among the matters to be heard.
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Circuit Court
Will Mays
Alfred Mays
Pleas Foster
Manuel Gonzales
Peter Richardson
A. R. Green
Margaret Thompson
Annie Williamson
Houston Cunningham
Warren Tanner
Marthe Thompson
Billie Broadus
Thomas Hamilton
Flo Miller
Ed. Chadwell
Lawrence Parker
John Graham
Turing Liquors
Camera Baan
Martha Thompson
Prohibition
Dan Maples
Eddie Reed
Oil tanker Bulko arrives for repairs after collision
The oil tanker Bulko, involved in a collision with the Mor gan liner Creole in the Mississippi River near New Orleans, reached the lower bay for repairs at 11 this morning en route to the Todd shipyards. Towed by tug Adler from New Orleans, it is expected to dock around 4 this afternoon. Todd firm won the repair contract after bidding.
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Bulko
Creole
Mississi River
New Orleans
Lower Bay
Todd Shipyards
Tropical Radio Company
Adler
Todd Firm
George Hermann Fined 500 Dollars for Third Liquor Law Violation
George Hermann was assessed and paid a 500 dollar fine in federal court after pleading guilty to a third liquor law violation. He was sentenced to three months in jail but the sentence was suspended on good behavior. T. 8. Davis of Choctaw county also faced prohibition law charges and pled guilty.
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George Hermann
T. 8
Davis
Choctaw County
Stolen Clothes Recovered Near Tivedane Woods
A suitcase with clothing gloves and other items stolen a week earlier from Peterson's General Store at Tivedane was found yesterday afternoon in the woods about ten miles from the city. Men in a car were seen near the suitcase but fled from officers.
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Peterson
Tivedane
Cottage Hill
Auto injures girl on 454 Davison Street
Aselena Bachelor, a Negro girl of 454 Davison Street, was slightly injured yesterday afternoon when an auto truck belonging to the Mobile Gas Company struck her.
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Aselena Bachelor
Davison Street
Mobile Gas Company
Police guard Lita Chaplin Against Plot
Los Angeles January reports attorney Lyndol L. Young sought police protection for Mrs. Lita Chaplin after she received threatening letters following divorce proceedings from Charlie Chaplin. Notes warned of death and child abduction. many were anonymous, some postmarked Yonkers New York.
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Los Angeles
Jan
Alee Conan
Lita Grey
Leven
Abe
Beverly H Foodie
Mead
Ag “Sain
Uno
Lyndol L. Young
Young
Stolen Car Recovered in Jackson Alabama
A car stolen from Charles Cole of 511 New Jersey Street was found in Jackson Alabama. Robert Lewis, a Black man, was arrested by the Jackson city marshal. An earlier Jordan Company car stolen January 19 from Conov and Dauphin Streets was traced to Memphis Tennessee.
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Charles Cole
New Jersey
Jackson
Ala
Mobile
A. Wade
Robert Lewis
Jordan Company
Conov
Dauphin
Memphis
Tenn
Prohibition Raid Seizes Still and Car on Tuma Creek
Federal and sheriff officers report destroying a 60 gallon still and three barrels of mash on Tuma creek. A Ford touring car containing 3 gallons of liquor was seized by officers Barber and Hughes. Lawrence Broadus is identified and a warrant for his arrest on prohibition violations is prepared.
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Farmer
Lee
Stringfellow
Graves
Tuma Creek
Barber and Hughes
Burch
Iton
Lawrence Broadus
Ringling Will Leaves Estate To Widow and Heir
Sarasota Florida January 29 The will of Grantess Ringling leaves the residue of his estate to widow Edith Conway Ringling with no value given. One ward Mrs Hester Ringling Lancaster is named. John Mee of New York acts as executor.
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Sarasota, Fla
Grantess Ringling
Oneee Ward
Hester Ringling Lancaster
Edith Conway Ringling
John Mee
New York
Poll Tax Delinquency Threatens 1927 Voters in Mobile County
Mobile County tax collector A. Dorion warns that about 3,000 voters must pay their poll tax by Tuesday midnight to retain voting rights in 1927. Delinquent payments are higher than in many years, with roughly 200 voters already in arrears.
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Mobile County
A. Dorion
Floods Drive Arkansans From Homes as Levees Fail
Describes rapid rise of the Moot and Little Red rivers in Arkansas with breaks on the St. Francis and Little Red levees. Volunteers rescue families from hills and rooftops as thousands of acres flood and cattle drown. Memphis aids with refugees. trains limited by high water.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Moot River
Ohio
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
St. Francis River
Bertig
Ark
Highlands
Fiest
Big Lake
Bilytheville
Missouri
Yale Students Initiate Prince William of Sweden
In New Haven on January 29, royal guest William Judwig of Sweden was made a member of a Yale student group. The event reflects close ties between the university and European royalty.
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New Haven, Conn
William Judwig of
Sweden
French Barrister Who Unites Divorces In Paris
A Paris lawyer Adrien De Pachmann handles American divorces, arguing for stricter marriage bonds yet easier access to divorce. He notes French wives seek loyalty and home stability, claiming nagging spouses and poor homes fuel breakups more than affairs, while praising the devoted spouse.
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Adrien DE Suecies
Semet
Paris
Browning
Seine
United States
Adrien de Pachmann
Orissa
de Pachmann
Edward Browning
Rudolph Valentino
Irene Castle
Rue Marbeuf
Madame de Pachmann
Opera
France
Mr. de Pachmann
Pachman
South African Drought Fears Escalate
London dispatch reports severe drought in South Africa with forty thousand cattle dead three rivers dried up and widespread fear among natives over scarce water and food as officials struggle to respond.
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London
Shoals Hearing Resumes Amid Dispute Over Information
Washington January 20 hearing on muscle power bids for operating eleven dams on the upper Tennessee river resumes under tension. Chairman James presses War Department officials for data while Major Thomas M. Robinson testifies. Hill questions information access and the department's cooperation with Congress amid the crossfire.
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Washington
House
Sitio
CIA
James
Department
Thomas M. Robinson
Upper
Tennessee River
Representative Hill
Alabama
War Department
Robinson
Congress
Drov
Flu Epidemic Deepens Across Belgium
Brussels report states the influenza epidemic is taking a more serious turn with a death rate about 20 percent above normal for this period. Many cases are followed by complications and fatalities as feared.
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Brussels
Belgium
Two Miners Dead in Scranton Crash
Two miners on the way to work are killed in a crash near Scranton Pennsylvania on January twenty ninth as rescue teams search for the injured others.
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Scranton
Chicago Man Convicted in Self-Destruction Demic Case
In Chicago a man named Frank B Forg faced trial related to a self destruction case during a broader public health emergency. The proceedings focused on alleged involvement in acts tied to harmful influence and criminal conduct amid ongoing societal stress.
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Chicago
Frank B. Forg
Remus Hearing Continued in Cincinnati Case
The hearing on charges against George, a former bootleg operator, was continued and then moved to jail in Troy, Ohio. He faces a one year sentence after being found guilty of creating a nuisance at the farm linked to illegal liquor operations.
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Cincinnati
Jah
George
Cineineads
Troy
Ohio
France Improves National Library Facilities
Paris reports a modernized national library with four upgraded photographic facilities for reproduction and engravings. Two photos are promised to be delivered every hour, enhancing efficiency and output.
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Paris
Hindenburg Names Walter Graet Minister of Justice
Berlin January reports state President von Hindenburg appoints Walter Graet as minister of justice in a cabinet formed by Chancellor.
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Wilhelm Marx
Germany
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Berlin
Jan. von Hindenburg
Walter Graet
Japan Accepts Swedish Minister as Ambassador
Tokyo on January 29 reported Japan accepted Dolphesky minister to Sweden as ambassador to Japan. The formal recognition of the Swedish envoy marks an official diplomatic appointment amid continuing adjustments in East Asia relations.
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Tokio
Doslefsky
Sweden
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U. S
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Vienna
St Dent
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Lita Chaplin
Ringling
Son
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Adrian
Drouth
Summit
Ill
Seman
Itelf
Cerca
Biles
Jon
Ghief
Ania Federal
Cee
Pele Gee
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