Tragic Alabama Murder Trial Testimony Unfolds
Dr. Edwards testifies in his own defense as jurors hear that his wife was killed by an intruder and that he was shot in the hand. The defense argues for innocence while the state seeks to prove staged scenes and a brutal motive amid crowded courtroom scenes and conflicting accounts.
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Alai S
Me. Hill
Edwards
Hill
Dr. Edwards
W. We Tch
Gardner Goodwin
Welch
Mitchell urges full disclosure on Washington sinking
General Mitchell tells a congressional panel that the navy must reveal what happened to the battleship Washington. He argues funds should favor submarines and aircraft over battleships and accuses officials of concealing facts about the sinking. He notes officers’ testimony is reviewed and shared with their departments.
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Neg Army Air Service
Navy Department
Washington
Mitchell
Navy
Wilbur
Weeks
Army
Chesterton mocks spirit communications and mind reading
The article reviews Chesterton’s reactions to spiritualist claims and thought transference reports. It notes Chesterton’s skepticism toward spirit contacts, mocking attempts to obtain ideas from spirits and lampooning experiments by Lord Balfour and Professor Murray.
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Chesterton
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lord Northcliffe
Professor Murray
Lord Balfour
Professor Chesterton
Police chase ends with missing car after rapid getaway
A witness reported seeing an automobile leave a scene at high speed. Police, including motorcycle units, searched the city and suburbs last night but did not locate the vehicle.
Revival Song Power Drives Attendance Surge at Bowers Event
A revival hosted by Bowers, Inc. drew over 600 attendees as Fly, a figure in the service, credited songs with boosting mood and engagement. He observed a sales lift the next day and shifted weekly store meetings to songfests to sustain the effect.
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Fly
Bowers, Inc
F Fly
Codureh
Fire toll rises as kerosene blamed in string of blazes
A Chickasaw resident Peg Brown and others suffer as a spate of fires prompts officials to cite kerosene as a probable ignition source. Fire department reports multiple incidents in a short period, with deaths and injuries noted and authorities exploring other possible causes.
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Peg Brown
Eucen
Ery
Sterling Dollar Nearing Parity Amid Economic Woes
The London market reports the dollar closing near parity with sterling as traders eye a potential shift in import dynamics and discuss the impact on unemployment and railway discontent, with notes of a 17,879 surplus or deficit in the tally.
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London
Atlanta Conducts Citywide Church Survey
Georgia January 31. The survey group representing local business organizations visits churches to learn the church membership and habits of residents. Officials indicate the survey will inform community planning and civic outreach.
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Can
Yester
Weather update for tonight in the south region
Tonight expect moderate to light rain across the southern area with cooler temperatures. Winds will be gentle from the south, and early morning conditions may include patchy fog.
Chaplin Grey romance ends amid rumors of separation
Fragmentary report notes Chaplin and Grey romance ending after a distant marriage. Items suggest Chaplin’s private life and Beverly Hills home, with speculation about a secluded routine and public appearances omitted due to privacy.
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Beverly Hills
Coolidge Attacked as Dirt Farmer in Congress
Rep Jones of Texas charged President Coolidge with posing as a farmer during a debate on the president’s agricultural commission. He cited photos showing Coolidge in hay pitching scenes with overalls worn over dress trousers. Rep Tincher of Kansas defended the committee’s report and rejected the hay pitching critique.
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Washington
Coolidge
House Today
Jones
Texas
President
Agricultural Commission
Tincher
Kansas
Agricultural Committee
Aneenter
Opium Conference Fails Agreement in Geneva
The international opium conference failed to reach an agreement on suppressing opium smoking in the Far East. Representatives Porter for the United States and Viscount Cecil for England planned to present public statements on their positions at the joint commission meeting this afternoon.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Far East
Stephen G. Porter
United States
Viscount Cecil
England
Joint Commission
Seek Shreveport Youths in Mobile
A fragment notes Shreveport youths missing in mobile area with unclear city references and chaotic wording. The chief of police is mentioned as a figure in charge amid the confusion.
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Shreveport
Mobile
al Erie
Ak City
Sheffield
Many Arrests On City Dimming Law
Motor cycle officers enforce headlights and rear lights rules triggering over thirty arrests. Acting recorder Vincent Kilborne fined most defendants in recorder's court. Several speeding defendants, including Alex Battles Joe Jones and C J McGrath, were fined. Others faced continued dates. one driver was acquitted for reckless driving after an incident at Broad and Church streets.
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Vincent Kilborne
Recorder’s Court
Alex Battles
Joe Jones
C. J. McGrath
Recorder
E. W. Broadus
A. H. Bensar
R. C. Stephens
L. A. McVay
E. H. Buntyn
Broad and
Church Streets
L. A. Tat
South Conception Street
South Lawrence Street
Kilborn
Tax Driver Mastin Held On Three Charges
Willie Mastin of 410 South Wilkinson Street faces reckless driving drunk and operating a motor vehicle while drunk. He was chased by Officer Eastburn after driving erratically on Jackson and St Anthony streets and attempting to strike the officer. The court continued the case to February 3 for state solicitor presence. Mastin previously had his driving rights revoked within the last year.
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Willie Mastin
South
Wilkinson Street
Recorder
Mastin
Joseph Eastburn
Jackson
St. Anthony
Joeser
Eastburn
Masti
G. Marshall
Brewton Man Seeks Release In Habeas Corpus Case
David Knight of Brewton Alabama fights return to Leakesville Mississippi on a charge of passing worthless checks. He appears in probate court before Judge Price Williams with attorney James H Webb and prosecuting attorney E W Breland present.
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David Knight
Brewton
Ala
Leakesville
Green County
Miss
Price Williams
James H. Webb
E. W. Breland
Time limit on poll taxes in Mobile expires tonight
The poll tax payment deadline ends tonight as February 1 falls on a Sunday. Tax Collector George A. Dorion says many residents, including many women, are delinquent. The office will stay open until 7 PM to allow workers to settle up before elections this year.
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George A. Dorian
Dorion
Warnin
Funeral for Judge Johnson attended by Rep Almon and wife
Representative and Mrs Almon leave for Tuscumbia Alabama to attend the funeral of their father in law RR Johnson who died in Atlanta this morning. A separate Pottstown report notes a tragedy as Walter Bingaman 30 kills his infant daughter Anna and five year old Walter Jr in a religious frenzy. A Knox ville bill authorizes 17057 to pay William J Oliver Manufacturing Co claims from wartime operations. New Orleans payroll theft case ends with two highwaymen stealing 4500 from J T Frantz paymaster. Police search for suspects. Premier Rangoon reports 90 Indian government personnel abandon islands on voyage.
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Washington
Almon
Tuscumbia
Ala
RR. Johnson
Atlanta
Pottstown
Walter Bingaman
Coventry
Anna
Walter, Jr
Christopher
Library body to meet in April
The Library Board plans a meeting in Fairhope April 15 to 18, with members traveling via Mobile. A preliminary Mobile site for Lafayette centennial events on April 14 is under consideration, possibly drawing librarians to Mobile for the observance. Committee meetings in Mobile are set to coordinate plans for the celebration.
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Fairhope
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Marquis de LaFayette
Peter Brannon
State Department of Archives and History
The
Library Association
Council of Patriotic Societies
State Library Association
Mexican Steamer Banta Alicias In Dry Dock
The Mexican steamer Banta Alicias arrived from New Orleans to Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co for general repairs. Duration of stay unknown. The American schooner Resolute left for Gulfport after ballast docking at Southern Drydock. Two steamers expected to sail today Edgar F Luckenbach to Pacific coast ports Bibbeco to Buenos Aires.
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Banta Alicias
New Orleans
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Resolute
Whitney-Bodden Shipping Company
Gulfport
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Mobile
Bibbeo
Luckenbach
Acific
Bibbeco
Munson Lines
Buenos Aires
Rail rate cuts for canned goods from Pacific coast to Mobile
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a reduction in canned goods rail rates from the Pacific coast to Mobile and Montgomery from 38 to 26 cents with reparations for shipments charged higher rates. A molasses rate from Mobile to Kansas City and other points was cut from 1.07 to 59 cents.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Mobile
Montgomery
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Legion Executives Meet Monday At Battle House
The executive committee of the Lamar Y. McLeod post of the American Legion will meet in Parior C at the Battle House Monday at 6 30 pm to discuss legion activities and other matters.
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Legion
Lamar Y. McLeod
American Legion
Battle House
Fair warmer Sunday forecast in new weather note
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions Sunday with a minimum around 47 degrees. The night low is reported at 37 degrees, compared with 1 to 2 degrees noted yesterday morning.
Prohibition case docket set for Mobile trial term
William I Grubb of Birmingham heads a list of defendants set for trial in Mobile on February 10 as part of a 60 day term. The docket includes conspiracy to violate the tariff and national prohibition acts with defendants Staples Boykin Scott Holcombe Connaughton Nistal and others. Hugo Black to prosecute.
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William I. Grubb
Birmingham
Mobile
Alfred L. Staples
Frank W. Boykin
Jewett M. Scott
Robert L. Holcombe
William H. Holcombe, Jr
J. B. Gonnaugston
Fell A. Nistal
Charles Boykin
Charlie Boykin
Percy H. Kearns
Mquor
Staples, Boykin
Scott
Holcombes
Connaughton
Nistal
George L. Donaghue
Fred Hudoff
John Moore
James Otis
Daniel Lt. Jemison
Hudoff
Moore
Donaghue
A. G. Ward
H. M. Cochrane
Prichard
Kearns
W. H. Holcombe
Frank Boykin
Paul G. Cazalas
Supreme Court
Sam Powe
Holcombe
Hugo Black
Fire House Phones Restricted to Fire Calls
Fire Chief Gus Rehm orders captains of all companies to limit fire station telephones to calls for other fire companies and only for illnesses or serious accidents. The department answered two slight fire calls at 302 Michigan Avenue and 1251 Caroline Avenue.
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Gus Rehm
Michigan Avenue
Carolineavenue. Com
Mrs Jreson McGuire Dies After Attack at Home
Mrs Jessica Basak secretary of the board of road commissioners died at 2 06 after an attack of illness, an hour after. She came from Newton Town and worked in stenography, had been in county service for years. Survived by husband McGuire, one son W W Jr, one brother Robert Newton Iowa, two sisters. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Jessica
Board O Road Commissioners
Nan Ad Ho
McGuire
Newton
W. W Jr
Robert Newton
Iowa
Two Warrior Barges From New Orleans Dock Tonight
Two large Mississippi barges are due here with cargo from New Orleans. Barge No. 1 was loaded today and will depart for Birmingham tomorrow. The barges typically arrive Saturday night and leave Monday night from the vicinity.
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New Orleans
de Orleans
Birmingham
Fairhope Council Bans Sunday Ball Games and Dancing
The Fairhope Council voted to prohibit ball playing, dancing, and related activities on Sundays. The move seeks to enforce a new blue law following a movement to limit certain leisure pastimes. Local residents and businesses may be affected by the Sunday ban.
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Sunda
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