Postal band member sentenced for stolen money orders
A postal band leader captured after arriving from Florida with stolen money order blanks was sentenced to three years in federal prison. An associate, J Stanley, admitted involvement in a car theft linked to the group and received a year and a day. Mrs. John H McEvoy faces related charges.
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Florida
J . Stanley
Im Mobile
Bales
Fed
Rose
John H. McEvoy
Missing Girl Case Parallels Smith Heiress Mystery
A missing girl case echoes the Smith heiress disappearance as Miss Clarke, a 23 year old from Northampton, Utah, is found dead in the snow after a three day search. Police note similarities to the prior high profile case.
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Smith
Lie Conan Be
Fampete
Smith Colle Northampton
Clarke
Tren
Wenatminster College
Utah
Miss Clarke
Bank Robbery Scheme Nets $35,000 In Chicago Heist
Police say four men abducted teller James Dillon at the State Bank of Chicago and looted the vault after forcing him to open it. The group bound another teller and escaped into the night, taking the time lock to avoid pursuit. Dillon, 26, described the quartet and says the men threatened to shoot if he cried out.
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Chicago
Ageerf
Ames Dillon
State Bank of Chicago
Dilion
Saen
Toeeed Hinh
Gate
Lost U-Boat Sister Ship S-3 Reported Missing in Med
The report notes a lost U-boat sister ship S-3 missing in midsea and losing touch with the Cuba fleet amid unclear communications. A legal fragment mentions misconduct allegations regarding fingerprint testimony and court power limits, with references to Gordon Burns agency and McMullen using another name.
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Cuba
Distri
Frederick L. Siddons
McMullen
Gordon
Aire
Snr
Ament
Burns Agency
Mc Mullen
Marshal's Office Reorganization Set for February 1
The marshal's office undergoes a reorganization formerly connected with prohibition. A deputy will assume duties, and additions include a stenographer. John Van Heuvel, who served four years, will depart. Stafford will take office February 1.
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Con
Pherson
Stafford
John van Heuvel
Drugstore Entry Attempt Fails. Burglar Frightened Away
A burglar attempted to break into a drugstore on St Stephens road by forcing a door. The intruder used a glass cutter to remove a pane from a Springhill avenue side, but fled when detected. Detectives Bauer and Arras investigated the case.
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St. Stephens Road
Bauer and
Arras
Springhill Avenue Side
Sneak Thief Robs T. K. Jackson Home
A sneak thief entered the bath and robbed the Jackson residence, triggering an investigation by local police. Details on suspects, items stolen, and exact time were not disclosed in available text. Further information is awaited from authorities.
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T. K. Jackson
Weather forecast for Mobile area cloudy with possible rain
A weather bulletin from local in house forecaster Albert Ashenberger predicts cloudy conditions with rain beginning late tonight or early tomorrow morning in Mobile and surrounding areas. Temperatures expected to be moderate with likely showers.
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Mobile
Albert Ashhenberger
Therg Seunge
Stranger Slain and Robbed on Road to Minette
Sheriff reports a murdered man found near the road to Minette. Officers are investigating after informants say attackers burned the victim's clothes and fled the scene.
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Minette
Byrne
Unidentified Body Found Near Mobile Bay Bridge
A partially found male body was discovered about 15 miles from the Baldwin County end of the Mobile Bay bridge. Sheriff in charge Irwin leads the inquiry as authorities seek identification and determine whether the death was murder and robbery related. Local residents have inspected the body but no positive identification has been made yet.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Irwin
J. W. Fieming
Baldwin County
Mobile Bay Bridge
Negro Leaps From Train. Hurt Seriously in Alabama
Oliver Smith of Setohatchie Alabama is hospitalized in serious condition with head and body injuries after leaping from a moving northbound Louisville train. Police report indicate another man was stabbed by a woman nearby.
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Oliver Smith
Setohatchie
Ala
Louisville
Acto
Aos
Jim N
Theodore- Grand Bay Old Spanish Trail opens boosting county business
Business activity rises in Theodore and Grand Bay ten days after the paved link opening. Filling stations are cleared and stations at Grand Bay show renewed activity along with soft drink venues, signaling a regional upswing in commerce.
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Theodore- Grand Bay
Theodore
Grand Bay
Two Fined Under Possession Clause
Re violating prohibition laws by illicit liquors, one subject fined $100 costs or 90 days. Olivia ceased about his person, another fined $50 and costs or 50 days' hard labor.
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Olivia
Judge Expected To Air Hickman Important Rule
Prosecutor sought extended peremptory challenges and possible jury changes as deposition volumes exceed 600 pages. Defense vowed to oppose altering a nine member jury with two alternates and would argue insanity across three generations including the prisoner.
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Hickman
Anee Parker
Last Italian Vet of '48 War Dead at age
Andrea Botti died at age near eighty. The Italy veteran, claimed as the last survivor of the 1848 campaign, was noted as the only captain who counted.
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Var II
Italy
Andrea Botti
Ei Pee PR
Smoke tax law found constitutional by Judge McCord
Judge Leon McCord of the circuit court in Alabama ruled the smoke tax law constitutional shortly before noon today. The decision upheld the tax on wholesale price of cigars and cheroots and required that revenue be paid into the state treasury despite challenges from retailers asserting constitutional violations.
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Leon McCord
Ery Circuit Court
Aa Sarr
McCord
Alabama
Tate Butane
Chicago Sanitary Engineer Resigns
Chicago January 30. A Chicago sanitary engineer resigns. details are incomplete in the surviving snippet.
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Chicago
Navy reports no apprehension after submarine disappearance
Washington officials say no cause for alarm after the submarine eeeshang 8 3, sister ship of the 5 4, separated from the submarine control en route from Rampion Roads to Guantanamo. The craft disappeared in a rain squall and heavy gale with other vessels nearby, though officials believe the submarine team can be saved as the water depth is reported near two miles. The force expects Hampton Roads base Friday for Guantanamo to join winter maneuvers.
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Washington
Eeeshang 8
Rampion Roads
Guanteemer
Cuba
P. W. Warren
Nll
Hampton Roads
Guantanamo
Negro Choirister Ends Discord With Black Marble
Fragmentary note describes a discord within a church choir where a member wielded a blackjack. Two leaders, Chapman and Jones, faced a confrontation leading to a Deacon collapsing unconscious. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Italian Driver Hits Pedestrian in Washington Injury
A car driven by Pio Macchi Dei Conti Di Cel struck and seriously injured Charles E. Hall, 26, of Washington yesterday. Manuel Alonso was involved in the incident.
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Washington
Pio Macchi Dei Conti
Cel
Charles E. Hall
Manuel Alonso
East Shivering in Cold Grip Leaves Man Frozen
A man froze in the cold snap as temperatures plunged in parts of the East early morning. Sub-zero winds swept districts including New Jersey with Sussex County feeling the chill in the northern area.
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East
New Jersey
Sussex County
French Attorneys to Have Birthday in Paris
The article notes the 700th anniversary of the legal order in Paris, tracing its history from Napoleonic suppression to the 1789 revolution. It mentions the order’s subjection under kings and revolutions and its abolition during the later period. The piece highlights the survival of its secrecy and valuable relics despite upheavals.
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Paris
Napoleon
Wen
Plot Afoot Against Carol Noted in London Dispatch
London on January 30 reports a plan to plot against Carol. The Vienna source notes consultants and agents involved in a prearranged scheme. authorities caution public about potential danger and coordinate with police.
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London
Vienna
Tall Eee
Carel
Revolt Rumors in Moscow Denied by Officials
Report circulated from Riga to London and Berlin claimed a revolt with artillery in Moscow led by Tuchatchetski. Moscow officials and unofficial channels deny any revolt or heavy fire. This is the first direct Moscow refutation since rumors began Saturday night.
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Moscow
Riga
London
Berl
Tuchatchewski
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