Sylvest Boy Located After Southwide Search
Richard Sylvest a 13 year old Mobile runaway was found in Meridian where authorities say he is held on burglary charges after using the alias Johnnie Johnson. Meridian police report the boy confessed his identity to others involved in his case and was later identified by relatives and community workers who had sought him.
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Meridian Police
Richard Sylvest
Mobile
Toulminville
Meridian
Sylvest
Johnnie Johnson
King's Daughters
Princia
Richard
Tae Sck
Police implement eight hour shifts Sunday start
The police department begins eight hour shifts Sunday at 6 AM to 2 PM under Chief P J O Shaughnnessy and Sgt Charles Schreiner. A second shift runs 2 PM to 10 PM led by Lt H E Davis, and the last watch 4 PM to 2 AM is headed by Capt Joseph Lacey with seven new hires Broadus William Chandler R F Werland Thomas F Harrison Dan A W D Bousson and Will Fincher added to the roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Nousis
Broadus
William Chandler
R. F.therland
Thomas F. Harrison
Dan A
W. D. Bousson
Will Fincher
P. J. O’shaughnnessy
Charles A. Schreiner
Woman's church meeting called for reorganization
Dr William Taliaferro Thompson pastor of Government Street Presbyterian Church invites all women of the congregation to a 3 40 p m meeting in the main auditorium to discuss plans, adopt a constitution and elect officers for a new women's society. A social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Taliaferro Thompson
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Woman's Society
Sunshine Breaks Through Clouds After Two Weeks
Mobile residents saw the first real sunlight in nearly two weeks as the sun broke through this morning. Rainfall for January nears record levels with 11.70 inches by noon, close to the 11.35 inch January record set in 1885. Weather forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ora
Hope Not Abandoned for Auto Case
County Solicitor B B Chamberlain says the hunt for the driver who killed Emil W Walther a city tailor continues. Police have not identified the sedan or the large black car involved and no arrests have been made as investigators press the case.
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Auto Case Club
Emil W. Walther
B. B. Chamberlain
Last day to pay 1919 poll tax and property tax cuts
The county collector warns that midnight marks the final hour to pay the 1919 poll tax or lose voting rights. Despite bad weather, poll tax payments set records as exemptions certificates are urged for veterans. Today also ends property value cuts with a surcharge after today. the office has operated daily for weeks.
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Milne Boia
Shang 'Ote
Pri
Ani
Ae 'Lee
Jeanne Dorion
Circuit court opens Monday for February term
The February criminal term of the circuit court opens Monday morning with a docket that includes the second trial of Marion L. Thomas for the murder of Wallace Harkins on October 1, 1919. Also scheduled are the assault to murder cases of Grover Dossett Lester Dossett and Fred Broadus against J. H. Wells, a commercial traveler, shot on January 9 near Wilmer on the Moffett road. Lester Dossett faces additional indictments for assault and battery and a prohibition violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion L. Thomas
Wallace Harkins
Grover Dossett
Lester Dossett
Fred Broadus
J. H. Wells
Hattiesburg
Wells
Mobile
Dr Clark Sails Through Final Mobile Readings
Dr H Clark of the University of Chicago closes his Mobile readings with recitals of David Copperfield and George Washington at the Red Circle, following a night on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. His sessions draw many students and were arranged by the City Federation of Women's Clubs for a dental program benefiting the public.
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Mobile
8. H. Clark
University of Chicago
Red Circle
David Copperfield
MacKayne
George Washington
Dicken
Dr. Clark
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Aged Man Found Dead at His Home
An elderly man identified as D. G. Freeman, about 60, was found dead in his house. Police were notified and an investigation into the cause of death is expected to determine circumstances surrounding the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Freeman
Treaty Caught in Eddy Still for Few Days
The bi partisan peace treaty conference broke up with inconclusive results and Democratic leaders seek a new venue for compromise on reservations. Senator Hitchcock announced a February 10 motion to take up ratification and a Democrat Republican conference on mild reservations plans. No action expected until Hitchcock returns to Washington in about a week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Omaha
Manslaughter? not applicable. liquor charges in court
Henry McKenzie pleaded guilty in the inferior criminal court to manufacturing prohibited liquor and was held to the circuit court under $500 bond due to felony status. James McKenzie, his father, waived examination and was held on $500 bond on the same charge. Littleton Lee, charged with manufacturing liquor, waived examination in train court and was released on $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McKenzie
Inferior Criminal Court
James McKenzie
Circuit
Littleton Lee
Travelers Hear Roads Talks on Mobile Bond Issue
The item notes a bond issue of 26 00 000 to be voted February 16 and a banquet of the Travelers Protective Association at the Cawthon hotel vineyard. Speakers include George D. Linning, Captain John Craft, L. G. Adams, and ladies Mrs Norden, Mrs Colvin, and Mrs Sprague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frtunes
Mobile
Post “Co
Travelers’ Protective Associate
Cawthon Hotel
Vineyard
George D. Linning
Chamber Cf Emerce
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
L. G. Adams
Alabama Auto Dealers’ Association
Martin Norden
8. H. Colvin
Myron T. Sprague
Transfers Available in Marine Service
Marines who saw active service during the war and have at least a year more to serve on their enrollments may be transferred from the reserve corps to the regular corps and receive the same pay and allowance as govern re-enlistments. This means that all who take advantage of this will receive three months pay when they are transferred. All men on the reserve list who desire transfer should communicate at the nearest marine recruiting station.
Guatemalan Youth Deported From New Orleans
Angel Meria de Leon a 16 year old Guatemalan youth who arrived aboard the Frontera last August was picked up by immigration officials at Mobile and returned to New Orleans this week as a public charge.
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Angel Meria de Leon
New Orleans
Mobile
MuSHICO Officials To Meet In City Reunion
H L Brittain president of the Mobile Shipbuilding Co has returned from Birmingham and will stay through Monday for the annual company meeting Henry Tudor president of the company based in New York will arrive tomorrow for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Brittain
Mobile Shipbuilding Company
Birmingham
Henry Tudor
New York
Naval Commander on Inspection Tour in Mobile
Lieutenant Commander H. C. Wick assistant naval recruiting officer for Alabama is in Mobile for an inspection tour of recruiting stations. He will stay through Sunday and noted that the Southeastern division including Alabama has led the nation in recruiting for the past period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Wick
Naval
Alabama
Mobile
Wick
Southeastern
Scout executive to address boys and parents
Scout Executive Paul Harris will speak to boys and parents at 10 30 Sunday morning at Government Street Presbyterian Church and at 11 a m at the Jewish Temple about forming scout troops in church communities. Plans are already underway with both congregations to organize groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harris
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Gas Heater Fumes In Bathroom Kill Mrs. Talmage
SELMA Ala Jan 31 One woman is dead from asphyxiation and several others in different parts of the city were overcome with gas from instantaneous water heaters in bathrooms. Mrs B H Talmage was found dead in a bath tub. A young woman was found partially asphyxiated when her mother went to call her to answer a telephone.
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Selma
Ala
Talmage
Terminal coal terminal rotation approved for Mobile
G A Tomlinson director of inland waterways division of the railroad administration approves rotating a coal terminal at Mobile and securing a depot and storage site. Port of Birmingham general manager Wood says the plan has full approval and a suitable site is being sought. Government guarantees on construction charges are in place and a decision is expected soon.
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G. A. Tomlinson
Inland Waterways Division
The
Railroad Administration
Mobile
F., Wood
Port of Birmingham Corporation
Birmingham
Washington
Wood
Tomlinson
Will Probe Gompers Consolidated Plan
The Central Federated Union met and named a advisory committee to determine the motive behind Samuel Gompers plan to consolidate all labor groups in Greater New York into a single central body. The merger proposal sparked lively discussion and the panel will confer with Gompers and the AFL executive council next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Federated Union
Samuel Gompers
Greater
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Odessa under doubt as reports place Bolsheviks near city
An official Odessa dipolore said a report from Vienna claimed Ukrainian Bolsheviks had captured Odessa. The same source indicated the February would reach Odessa in seven to ten days based on their advance. General Schilling sought to evacuate about 30 600 civilians but lacked enough transports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vienna
Odessa
Schilling
Hungary Given Time To Consider Peace Treaty
Paris January 31 Hungary has been allowed extra time to confer on the peace terms. The Hungarian delegation was told today that the period to formulate observations about the treaty had been extended to February 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hungary
Street Cars Run Again in Vicksburg
Street car service resumed in Vicksburg Mississippi after workers who struck last Thursday over union recognition agreed to return to work. Officials said the strike ended with the company promising to recognize the union and address the employees concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Miss
Com
Cavell’s Betrayer Sentenced to Twenty Years
Georges Gaston Quien, convicted of intelligence with the enemy in the Edith Cavell case, was sentenced in Paris to twenty years' imprisonment after his appeal. The betrayal charge was dropped at a second trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Miss Cavell
Slovak League official denies large funds sent to Czechoslovakia
Washington report claims Slovaks in the United States sent 3,000,600 dollars to Czecho Slovakia to stir unrest and oppose Czech separation. Matthew Gaddid, financial secretary of the Slovak League of America, denied the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Matthew Gaddid
Slovak League of America
Five Year Old Killed Under Truck In Richmond
Raymond Huckstep, aged five, died instantly when he fell under a truck in front of his home in Richmond. Witnesses said he was swinging from the end gate when a jar threw him off and the truck rolled over him, crushing his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Raymond Huckstep
Jar
Military police sent to Yaqui frontier campaign
A picked force of military police is dispatched from Meco City to Sonora for a Yaqui suppression campaign. Troops will move to Mazatlan and Hermosillo, patrolling along the Southern Pacific line and the border amid reports of smuggling arms. The Yaqui revolt follows General Calles cooling pacification efforts and links to Obregon support in the political campaign.
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Washington
Meco City
Sonora
Elias Calles
Mazatlan
Hermosillo
Southern Pacific Railway
Gulf of California
Eagle Passa
General Obregon
Carranza
Mexico City
Bandits Sentenced to Death Granted New Trial by Court
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Lake County criminal court ruling in the Tolleston Bank robbery death sentence case. It ordered a new trial after finding error in denying the defendants to withdraw their guilty plea and enter a plea of not guilty. Defendants named are Thomas M. Batchelor Albert C. Batchelor James H. Parker and Dan Trkulja.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Lake County Criminal Court
Hief
Tolleston
Supreme Court
Thomas M. Batchelor
Albert C. Batchelor
James H. Parker
Dan Trkulja
Rioting Joy Observed at Derry Mayor Vote
In Belfast on January 31 Alderman O Doherty won Derry’s first Nationalist mayoralty by 20 to 19 as crowds cheered and taunted the opposition with cries of surrender and chewing wood. The new mayor warned flags of disputed character would not fly at the Guild Hall. A Simh Feiner was elected mayor of Sligo and pledged to block British delegation access during his term.
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Belfast
O'Doherty
Derry
Ireland
Sima Feiner
Sligo
Confessed Embezzler Sentenced in Warren Case
B Kistler formerly city treasurer pleaded guilty to embezzling city funds. He was fined 100640.10 and sentenced to one to 20 years in the state penitentiary. He claimed most funds went to Mrs Jane Wilson of Cleveland, who faces a warrant for arrest.
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Byted Press
Warren
Ohio
B. Kistler
City Treas Day
State Penitentiary
Kistler
ljan-Jane Wilson
Cleveland
Wilson
Fifteen Houses Burn in Pittsburgh Suburb
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed 15 residences at Clairton on the Monongahela near Pittsburgh. The blaze started in a Carnegie Steel Works building used as a kitchen and within 15 minutes the structures were gone. Firemen fear fatalities as occupants may lie in ruins while many escaped in night clothing.
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Pittsburgh
Lairton-On the-Monongahela
Carnegie Steel Works
Sixty Year Medical Practice Ends With Death
Dr. Peter Winston, 84, died at his Richmond home after a sixty year medical career. He was a civic, political, and religious figure, a trustee of Hampden Bidney, a member of the state board of charities and corrections, and longtime mayor of the city.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Peter Winston
Hampden Bidney
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Change Crisis Great Feature of Money Mart
The article notes crisis in foreign exchange shaping this week’s stock market, with early pessimism giving way to liquidation by shorts. Steel, equipment, and motor sectors stayed steady or firmer, while cotton futures fall amid European fears and favorable U S belt weather.
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Associated
P. New
Saeeie
States
Bethlehem Steel Corpounationa
Feneral
E Board
Sinan
Court Opens Early to Speed Trial for Newberry Case
In Grand Rapids Michigan on January 31 the district court opened half an hour early to hasten the reselection of jurors for the trial of Truman Newberry and 122 co defendants charged with election-law violations. Four defendants were ill and 15 veniremen served yesterday, extending the proceedings.
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Newberry
Stowaways rise as ships cite female overcrews after war
Officials warn steamship lines to search vessels before departure from Europe as stowaways surge postwar. An example cited involved a board steamship importing to an American port with more than twice as many female stowaways than crew members aboard.
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Associated Pres
New York
Jance
Europe
Shipping Board
Amercian
Leaf tobacco stocks rise for January end year compare
Leaf tobacco held by manufacturers and dealers on January 1 totaled 1,318,131,291 pounds, up from 1,234,? million a year earlier. Stocks covered chewing smoking snuff and export types at 962,807,3565 pounds vs 913,252,894 last year. cigar types 283,203,899 pounds vs 254,209,051. imported 72,020,037 vs 67,?451.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Mexican consul in Berlin named as Col Manuel B Alcalde
In Mexico City on January 31 Col Manuel B Alcalde was announced as the new Mexican consul in Berlin by a foreign office statement. The same day Marquis Joaquin Gonzales de Gonzales, newly arrived Spanish minister to Mexico, came to the capital.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Col
Manuel B. Alcalde
Berlin
Foreign Office
Marquis Joaquin Gonzales de Gonzales
Mexico
Mexico City to Have Bank Clearing House
Mexico City will establish a bank clearing house on February 15 after discussions among local bankers. The conferences included French, Canadian, American and Mexican representatives and reflected confidence in Mexico’s commercial and industrial future.
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Mexico City
Cotton Warehouse Fire Wrecks Arcade Rock Hill Goods
A warehouse fire in Chester South Carolina caused about $50 000 in losses to cotton stored at the Arcade Rock Hill facility. The blaze whose origin is undetermined broke out early today and damaged the warehouse and contents.
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Chester
Arcade Rock Hill
S. C
Fragmentary Stockhic Item Hints at Balticelon Details
A garbled stock report fragment references Balticelon and ceout with hints of measurements by the gallon. The readable text is highly unclear about dates, parties, or exact quantities. The item appears to be an incomplete business or stock note lacking concrete details.
Preliminary CPA travels to Greece amid church rites tale
A fragmentary report notes a preliminary CPA trip to Greece and a Montre scene with Leeds and prince members of a church. It mentions rites of the Greek church and relatives on a people journey to Montr Constantine and Greece who were not invited.
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Greece
Leeds
T Church
Gree
Montr Constantine
Training costs cited under Comptroller’s travel policy
In Washington the administration announced travel training costs incurred under a Comptroller of the department. Asa W. reported that service members were affected and the system would adjust allowances.
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Asa
Washington
Traffic study urged for car short by state operators associations
Virginia and West Virginia operators associations announced plans to appoint traffic managers to study the car shortage. The move aims to identify causes and determine remedial actions to relieve the state’s transportation strain.
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Charleston
Mapa
Associations of
Wiestginia
No clear headline due to fragmentary text
A fragment from a London dated report references counsellors and a World War era decision, with many lines cut and no coherent facts to establish a full item.
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