Police court notes and crowding amid cold wave cases
Extreme cold drives vagrants to the south and Mobile, with police packing the jail and delaying vagrancy cases. Ed Spencer, a negro, was fined 500 and costs for carrying a concealed .38 caliber pistol and stolen photos. other arrests included theft, disorderly conduct, and a manslaughter case postponed to February 7.
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Jane
Mobile
Jim McKay
State Docks
Recorder’s Court
Ed Spencer
Edington
Spencer
Josh Henderson
Negro
OP ‘Tennes Intectives
Bemnatela
Parmer
Lie ’ Lwalker
Reeve
Miami
Elizabeth Williams
Moore
Walker
L. H. Oswald
W. P. Barnes
L. & N. Railroad
Poll Taxes Paid Spur Mobile Voters to Action
Voters crowd Mobile county office of Collector Joseph B Crow as deadline nears for poll tax payments. Crow says about 13 000 may be blocked from voting in primary and general elections if not paid, and he will keep the office open Saturday night. New voter registration is expected to rise over last year.
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Mobile County
Joseph B. Crow
Crowed
Crow
Clearings Gain More Than Million in January Figures
The report shows a rise in clearings reaching more than one million dollars for January. Banks and financial institutions posted higher activity, suggesting improved consumer and business transactions going into the new year.
Weather Local Pee a re about 29 fet Saturday fair
Weather bulletin notes river stage forecasts near 29 feet Saturday with fair conditions. Mention of Breck Warrior and upper Bigbee rivers expected to fall gradually within the next hours. Alabama River region forecast provided with limited legible details.
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Alabama
Economy program cuts Mobile police amid rising crime
Mobile officials Bates and Schwarz push an economy budget reducing night patrols from 18 to a lower number. Residents report increased burglaries in western districts with little police protection from Broad Street to Oakdale. The plan, totaling about 100000 in 1930 savings, shifts some officers to pension rolls, leaving remaining patrols overstretched.
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Mobile
Broad Street
Oakdale
Davis Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Three Mile Creek
Arlington Docks
Church Street
Broad
Government Streets
Ann Street
Conti’ Street
Bates and
Schwarz
City Hall
Merchants oppose removal plan on Dauphin Street signs
Mobile retailers resist an ordinance to remove unsightly signs awnings and balconies from Dauphin Street businesses while proposing cooperation with city officials to improve the district’s appearance. They plan a committee to work with officials and meet next Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss Mardi Gras advertising and drawing visitors.
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Dauphin Street
Ne Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Chamber of Chaser
Trial Postponed In Case Involving Mrs Spencer
A court postpones the trial as prosecutors accuse a defendant of deliberate wrongdoing toward Mrs Spencer. The delay comes as the case awaits further evidence and witness statements.
Paragould Child Hospitalized After Coffee-Table Fire Injury
Paragould Arkansas January 31 Betty Seen three year old daughter of Mrs Ontor Macs was burned when a coffee table incident at a home caused a flare of hot liquid to splash onto her arm during a day afternoon gathering at the house.
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Paragould
Ark
Betty Seen
Ontor Macs
Havard Faces Arson Charge in Mobile County Indictment
C M Havard age 36 appeared on a county jail docket on a grand jury indictment charging arson for a two year old fire at a shop in Herron Bay Mobile County. Bond set at 000. The charge follows a prolonged grand jury probe with fire marshals and other arrests tied to the blaze and probe of Martin Burns.
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C. M. Havard
Janu Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Havard
Herron Bay
Ala
Mobile County
Charles Havard
Martin Burns
Davis on Visit to Winnipeg Theatre Manager Floats Prospects
Walter F. Davis manager of the R K O Capitol theatre in Winnipeg is in Mobile with his wife Mrs. Davis a Winnipeg musical leader. He left Mobile years ago and reports rapid success in theatre business while praising Mobile weather and noting Mobile’s evident prosperity.
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Walter F. Davis
Winnipeg
Canada
Arur D. Davis
Davis
Mobile
Chamberlain Files for Re election in Democratic Primary
Bart B. Chamberlain of Mobile County filed intention papers to seek re election in the Democratic Primary. He is the sole applicant to file so far for the position.
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Bart) B. Chamberlain
Mobile County
Queen Victoria of Sweden Passes Quiet Night
Rome dispatch says Queen Victoria of Sweden rested peacefully through the night and her condition, previously alarming, was described as slightly better though still serious. The report notes she remains an invalid ruler under medical care.
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Victoria
Sweden
Rome
Brothers Reunite After Thirty One Year Separation
A reunion story unfolds as two brothers long apart exchange greetings and small talk. The dialogue hints at past living locations and a long absence, ending with a note of recognition and relief.
Extradition Sought for Beach in Mobile Murder Case
Mobile state county and city officers plan to transport Clyde Beach from Parchman Prison Farm in Mississippi to Mobile as extradition was approved by Governor Theo Bilbo. Beach, indicted in the October 18 motorcycle officer W F Murphy murder, is serving a 10 year term at Parchman. Deputies will accompany him to Mobile for trial once details arrive.
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Mobile
Parchman
Miss
Clyde Beach
W. F. Murphy
Beach
Theo Bilbo
Mississippi
Bart B. Chamberlain
J. M. Howie
Chamberlain
Howie de
Plan Rate Cut By Alabama Rail Commission Hearing
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern railroad informed arres Chamel et emphis of an overcharge against the shipper. A hearing on railroad rate policy in Alabama, to decide if less-car-load rates should be replaced by class rates, is set in Montgomery for March 4. Commodities affected include bagging, beverages, beans, rad an etc.
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Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Arres Chamel Et Emphis
Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
Four Hurt In Owens Hotel Fire At Horse Cave Ky
A Scorer fire at the Owens hotel in Horse Cave Kentucky destroyed a brick structure and injured four people. Fireman Wayne Combs was knocked unconscious by a falling ladder while rescuing a guest. Three guests jumped from second story windows in the blaze as the building burned with an estimated 60000 dollars in losses.
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Horse Cave
Owens Hotel
Wayne Combs
Mardi Gras stickers offered free by Chamber of Commerce
Stickers featuring a masked carnival figure in gold and purple colors are issued by the Chamber of Commerce and are available free of charge. People can obtain them by visiting the chamber office. The plan suggests placing stickers on out of town envelopes to advertise the upcoming celebration.
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Junior of Commerce
Chamber of Coma
Plane Forced Down In Gulf Of St Lawrence Snowstorm
A rum running aircraft is reported forced down in a Gulf of St Lawrence snowstorm two miles north of Miscou New Brunswick. The plane believed to be carrying contraband was caught in heavy seas and in grave danger of breaking up. The number of passengers aboard is unknown.
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Bathurst
N. B
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Miscou
New Brunswick
Officials Return From Washington Mission
United States District Attorney Alex Birch and United States Marshal J A Stafford returned from Washington after several days on government business. Stafford escorted two youths to the National Training School, with details of the trip and purpose limited by the report.
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Alex Birch
United States
Mobile
J. A. Stafford
Washington
Mr. Stafford
Planes urged to assist gulf search for missing Biloxi boat
Biloxi coast guard officials asked for two EC to planes from Pensacola to join a search for the missing 36 foot picket boat based at Biloxi. The craft with two crewmen disappeared after last Tuesday's Gulf gale as Coast Guard cutter CG-246 towed two disabled fishing boats into Biloxi.
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Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
Oakley Hardy
Andalusia
Ala
Jes
M. Clark
Fila
Zenia
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Louisiana
Missing Vessel Drifting Off Charleston Shores Report
The Robert W. was observed drifting helplessly without aerial support when the Elizabeth sighted it about 30 miles southeast of Charleston, according to meager dispatches.
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Robert W
Elizabeth
Charleston
Schmidt Sought in Chicago for Murder Links
Police spread a city wide dragnet for Robert Schmidt a reputed actor in the murder of Barney J Mitchell treasurer of the Checker Company and George Jack chauffeur. Schmidt believed connected to Eugene Red Mec Laughlin and the Checker organization president Mc Laughlin family. The two men were slain in Jacksons cab as Mitchell returned from an all night party.
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Chicago
Robert Schmidt
Ater
Barney J. Mitchell
Checker Company
George Jackchauffson
Jackson
Mitchell
Schmidt
John McGinhis
Checker
McGinnis
Eugene
Red) Mec-Laughlin
Robert McLaughlin
Accassins
Star Regatta Delayed by Weather in Havana
Heavy seas rain and a cold front delay the fifth international star class yacht regatta opening in Havana. Twenty six Star boats from America and Cuba remain on the Almendares River as crews await calmer water for two races scheduled for Saturday and another for Sunday.
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Havana
Almendares River
Flayed Hoover Critique Quoted In Lobby Quiz
Testimony indicates Joseph R Grady now a Republican senator from Pennsylvania told a National Association of Manufacturers gathering that Herbert Hoover would not even be fit for dog catcher. The remark cited concerns over Hoover’s grasp of legislative procedure and wide gaps in knowledge.
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Washington
Joseph R. Grandy
Pennsylvania
National Association of Mafacturers
Herbert
Court Hears Brady Insanity Defense in Stabbing Case
Friends testify former jurist Brady was seen as sane before the fatal stabbing of a 28 year old stenographer on November 9. Dr. Eugene C Barker, UT professor, questions the insanity claim citing fraternal meetings and alleged heavy drinking as factors.
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Austin
Texas
Eugene C. Barker
University of Texas
Castle
Brady
Braig
Body of Chicago Bishop Anderson Dying Wake Held
The body of the late Bishop Charles P. Anderson of the Episcopal Church lies in state at Saint James Cathedral in Chicago until 9 tonight. The funeral and tomorrow’s ordination plan follow a week of illness, as church leaders plan meetings for a successor and the council of the church in America arranges the transition.
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Chicago
Charles P. Anderson
Episcopal Church
James
Council of Se Uhive
Church In America
Rum Revolt Witnesses Set to Testify in Pottawatomie Case
Oklahoma City January 31. U S district attorney Herbert K Hyde opened the government case in a rum traffic conspiracy in Pottawatomie County promising witnesses would testify to a corrupt stream of justice from the constable’s office to the state capitol and to protection money being passed among conspirators.
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Oklahoma City
Ova
Pottawatomie County
Pottaw County
Herbert
K. Hyde
United’ States
State Capitol
Hyde
All Conspiracy
Collee
Double attempt to hang man ends in death at Maryland prison
John Jackson, a 56 year old Black inmate, faced execution for murder at the Maryland penitentiary. The first rope broke as he mounted the scaffold and dropped, then a second rope was attached and he died when the trap released again.
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Baltimore
John Jackson
Maryland Penitentiary
Forbes
Jackson
Peggy Hopkins Hoyt memoirs reveal blunt views on love
Peggy Hopkins Ward, known as Peggy Hoyt, claims she spoke truth in her life and love memoirs. The memoirs include lines about being loved all the time, preferring mercenary to miserable, and defining love as neither beautiful nor romantic but often horrible.
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Peggy
New York
Upton Archer Hopkins Warner
Doyce
Legge Clarifies Board Role on Cotton Prices
Chairman Legge addressed reporters to clarify the board's neutrality on cotton prices. He said the agricultural board cannot buy or sell farm commodities, and that recent press reports misrepresented the board's actions. He emphasized no change in cotton price and promised further statements within days.
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Washington
Jon
Legge
Senaris
George Fort
Harris
Chairosans
Gad Pesentaalian
Atatement
Rari
Joan Fey
Cantillon Named Noted Ball Figure in Wisconsin
An obituary notice from ville Wisconsin dated January 19 1801 honors Sinan Is 06 Cantillon as a noted ball figure. The report notes his fighting spirit and lingering illness with doctors marveling at his resistance and will power as well wishers sent grams from all over.
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Sinan
An Ville
Wis
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