Mobile area splits over proposed city annexation plan
Three Mobile lawmakers backed the annexation bill as drafted while suburban delegates opposed forced inclusion. Local representatives urged a public vote in the areas to be annexed, citing tax increases and loss of autonomy. Mayors and commissioners promised measures to mitigate impact but details remained unsettled.
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Mobile
C. M. A. Rogers
John Craft
E. J. Grove
Marion Vickers
Mertz
Bon Air
Ashland Place
Crichton
A. M. den
William H. Rowell
F. W. Herman
Bene Air
Harry Hartwell
Schwarz and
Bates
Release of Walter Smallwood and signing of Dave Davenport for Pels
Announcement confirms Walter Smallwood’s release to Newark and the addition of Dave Davenport, ex Giants and Browns, after Davenport had been out of organized baseball for about six years. The Pelicans, led by Larry Gilbert, shuffled players as Murray started near the bottom in a rain-delayed second game against the Bears.
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Martina
P. Pierce
Newark
Walter Smallwood
Dave Davenport
Giants
St. Louis Browns
Larry Gilbert
Bears
Murray
Duly Woman Slain Found in Dutch Swamp Near Chicksaw
A nearly nude white woman’s decomposed body was found in a swamp off Telegraph road near Chickasaw by two boys digging worms. Coroner says the body lay at least a month with bullet wounds to the face and broken ankles. Authorities consider jealousy, kidnapping, or train dumping as possible motives.
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Telegraph Road
Chicksaw
Chickasaw
Roche Mortuary
John Ladell Darrough
Lynn McDaniels
F. Hale
Pilot Lieut G Thad Johnson Dies In Ottawa Air Crash
Lieut G Thad Johnson, escort pilot for Col Charles A Lindbergh, was killed when his plane crashed during approach in Ottawa. Despite a bailout attempt, he died at the scene. Lindbergh paused at the wreckage before the procession to the capital, others landing safely.
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Ottawa
Thad Johnson
Charles A. Sandberess
John
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Selfridge Field
Detroit
Dempsey and Mackaye In Deaths and Sentencing Report
A chaotic two part report recounts the Dempsey incident in Angelica where a man shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, leaving a rooming house scene and a child witness. Separately Dorothy Mackaye is sentenced to San Quentin for conspiracy linked to the murder of her husband Raymond.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
San Quentin
Raymond
Charles 8Annell
Son
Paul Kelly
San Qust Hiy
Thore
Trade post head now due July 11
Lawrence W. James, recently named to head the Mobile office of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, will reach the city about July 11. He will depart Washington Monday, stop in Atlanta and Birmingham, then go to New Orleans before arriving, and will occupy an office at 317 Meahber building.
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Wrence W. James
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
James
Washington
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Meahber Building
Negro Surrenders in Alabama Murder Case
Ernest McMillan, 35, charged with killing Cleave Patterson at Chestang Alabama Thursday night, surrendered to Deputy Sheriff A G Ellison and was jailed on a murder charge. He pleads self defense claiming Patterson threatened to kill him and fired into his automobile. McMillan held without bail pending investigation.
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Ernest McMillan
Cleave Patterson
Chestang
Ala
A. G .Ellison
McMillan
Patterson
ficMillan
Weather Forecast Keeps Sailing Plans On Course
Weather bureau predicts generally fair weather tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change after a 93 degree peak yesterday. Albert Ashenberger notes a slight coolness possible early tomorrow morning but not enough to affect yachtsmen, who can sail as scheduled.
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Weather Bureau
Albert Ashhenberger
Tarly
Alabama Weather Forecast Brief
Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with slightly cooler conditions in the north and central regions. Gentle to moderate northwest and north winds are expected across the state.
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Alabama
Four Fined in Liquor Case Violations
Four defendants convicted by the recorder for possession under prohibition laws. F. H. Baetje Romey Hall Seth Watson were fined $100 and costs or 90 days. Will Smith fined $75 or 75 days. Will Davis failed to appear, bond forfeited, alias writ of arrest issued.
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Recorder
F. H. Baetje
Romey Hall
Seth Watson
Will Smith
Will Davis
First New Orleans Boats Ready for Regatta on Fourth
First boats of the Southern Yacht Club fleet bound for the Fourth of July regatta at the Eastern Shore Yacht Club are expected off Mobile tonight with later arrivals overnight. The event features motorboat and sailboat races, with grand events Monday July 4, and spectators along Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.
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Southern Yacht Club
Mobile
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
New Orleans
New Orleans Anchorage
Orleans
Bay Bridge
Mobile Bay
Mississippi Sound
Dog River Motor Club
Bandits Take $3600 Payroll From Woman in Memphis
In downtown Memphis a group of men snatched a satchel carrying the $3600 payroll of B. E. Buffaloe & Co from a woman employee. They fled in an automobile after she exited a rear bank entrance as a precaution against bandits.
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Memphis
Tenn
B. E. Buffaloe & Co
Flight Officer Johnson Killed in Ottawa Crash
Lieutenant J. Thad Johnson, commanding officer of the twenty, died when his plane crashed today at Ottawa. The crash occurred during operations this July 2 at Selfridge Field Michigan and Cle Mens, Michigan.
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Selfridge Field
MT. Clemens
Mich
J. Thad Johnson
Ottawa
Holdups Net $26 From Man on St. Louis Street
Daniel Tanner reports an armed robbery on St. Louis Street near Royal and St. Joseph in the city center. Detectives Wilcox Connicka and McDonald arrested Clarence Griffin and Henry Morgan within hours, accusing them of the hold up at 8:30 p.m. Tanner identified the suspects at police headquarters and later at 606 St. Louis Street.
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Daniel Tanner
Rickardy Street
St. Louis
Royal
St. Joseph
Tanner
Wilcox, Connicka
McDonald
St. Louis Street
Clarence Griffin
Henry Morgan
Umpire Robertson Seriously Ill in Atlanta Hospital
Relatives of Umpire Bill Robertson of the Southern Baseball Association were notified today that he is seriously ill at a hospital in Atlanta Georgia. Robertson, a cousin of George W. Adams, is in his first year back in the Southern association after a long absence.
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Bill Robertson
Southern Baseball Association
Atlanta
Robertson
George W. Adams
Southern Association
Dempsey Learns of Tragedy Linked to Brother
Jack Dempsey left his Saragota Lake camp to verify whether John Dempsey who killed his wife Edna in Schenectady is the fighter’s brother. Ex-champion was upset by the news and trainers fear it could affect his conditioning for the July 21 bout with Jack Sharkey.
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Saragota Lake
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
John Dempsey
Edna
Schenectady
Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
John Dempsey Lived In Los Angeles Gym Owner Brother Of Jack Dempsey
John Dempsey who allegedly shot and killed his wife then killed himself operated the Manhattan Gymnasium in Los Angeles a training gym for athletes and boxers. He was identified as a brother of former world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey.
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Los Angeles
John Dempsey
Schenectady
Knoxville Youth Drowns in Holston River
In Knoxville Tennessee on July 2 a 15-year-old boy drowned after cramps while swimming in the Holston River to escape the heat.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Holston River
Skeleton of man found on Alabama river banks
In Montgomery Alabama a skeletal remains believed to be a murder victim from years past were found by two boys on the banks of the Alabama river near the city outskirts. Major A H Dargue arrived at Maxwell Field from Mobile at 12:30 pm. He was greeted by a citizen delegation led by Congressman Lister Hill and planned to travel to Chattanooga after a hotel luncheon in his honor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama River
Dargue
A. H. Dargue
Maxwell Pied
Mobile
Lister Hill
Chattanooga
Hda
Couple dies within hours of anniversary in hospital
Montgomery observers recall Victor F. Hilton and Kate Clapton who wed over sixty years ago. On Hilton’s 80th birthday he fell ill with pneumonia and his wife, age 78, soon followed with the same illness. Both were taken to a hospital and died hours apart yesterday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Victor F. Hilton
Kate Clapton
Hilton
Man charged with manslaughter after Trees City stabbing
Andrew Elrod a 47 year old merchant of State Line near Trees City La surrendered after a fatal stabbing in a fray yesterday. E R Nuckols of Trees City died from injuries. State Line is a few miles west of Trees City.
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Shreveport
Andrew Elrod
State Line
Trees City
E. R. Nuckols
Elrod
Albany Discontinued Post Office Merged With Decatur
The Alabama legislature combines Albany and Decatur into one municipality named Albany station of the Decatur post office. The change took effect July 1.
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Washington
Alabama
Albany
Decatur
Een
Train Crash Kills Three in North Carolina Near Gilkey
Three railroad workers died and two were injured when Southern Railway freight train No. 68 struck a trestle over Chatery’s Creek two miles west of Gilkey North Carolina at 2 30 this afternoon officials at Blacksburg report The wreck halted traffic and prompted an emergency response as investigators began inquiries into the cause.
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Spartanburg
N. C
Southern Railway
Chatery’s Creek
Gilkey
Blacksburg
Umpire William Robertson Resting After Operation
William Robertson, umpire of the Southern Association, underwent a serious operation at a local hospital and was reported resting well by hospital attendants.
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Atlanta
William Robertson
Southern Association
Memphis Opens Tri-States Tennis Tournament
With 53 entrants the tri-states tennis tournament began at the Memphis Tennis Club courts. Arthur Orth of Memphis will defend the title he won last year.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tri-States
Memphis Tennis Club
Arthur Orth
Train wreck near Gilkey kills three, injures two
Three men were killed and two others badly scalded when a Southern Railway local freight train near Gilkey in Rutherford County derailed from Rock Hill to Marion. The derailment sent seven cars and the engine into a peel field. Rescue and emergency crews responded as conditions remained critical for the injured.
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Thref Aef
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Rock Hill
Marion
Gilkey
Rutherford County
Medals Awarded for Preventing Lynching in Alexandria
Medals for preventing a mob lynching were to be presented to Rapides Parish Sheriff A. T. Downs and jailer W. G. Penny at Emanuel Baptist Church. The awards, from the Southern Commission on Interracial Cooperation, praised their actions in keeping Joe Hardy, an alleged slayer, in parish jail after a mob threatened him. Hardy was accused of killing a Red River Parish planter.
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Alexandria
A. T. Downs
Rapides Parish
W. G. Penny
Emanuel Baptist Church
Southern Commission On Interracial Co-Operation
Joe Hardy
Hardy
Red River Parish
Dargue Brings Warm Message For Mobilins
Major H A Dargue of the army air corps leading the Pan American good will flight arrived in Mobile at Arlington Pier at 9 47 this morning greeted by officials. The New York II landed from Gulfport at 9 38 with coast guard lines guiding it to the north side of Arlington pier.
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Latin America
H. A. Dargue
Army Air Corps
Mobile
Arlington Plier
New York II
Gulfport
Ship Channel
Coast Guard
Talllapoosa
Arlington Pier
Major Dargue
Walter 0. Lochner
The
National Asso
Heflin Attacks Smith at Queens Klan Rally
About 3000 Ku Klux Klan members hear Senator J Thomas Heflin rebuke Governor Alfred E Smith as a presidential candidate in a Rich ot Hill Queens meeting. The audience rises for Klan membership applications and campaign literature from Smith supporters is noted.
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New York
New York Times
The
Herald-Tribune Today
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Alfred ©. Smith
Richot Hill
Queens
United Protestant Alliance of Queens
Massive Import Increase at Mobile Port in 1927 Fiscal Year
Customs figures show Mobile port imports rose by nearly five million dollars in the year ending June 30, 1927, while exports climbed over twelve million dollars from 1926. Total cargo value for Mobile district reached about twelve and a half million in 1927 with exports near sixty million, as coasting and foreign-ported traffic added substantial tonnage and vessel movements.
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Mobile
Customs Office
District of
Mobile and
Sub-Porta
Bandits Steal $4000 Payroll in Bogalusa Strike
Three unidentified men robbed the Great Southern Lumber Company paymaster in Bogalusa Louisiana early today snatching a satchel containing $4000. They arrived in a car and fled before any interference.
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Bogalusa
Bogaluba
Great Southern Lumber Company
Time limit set on station plans for Huntsville facility
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered the Southern railroad to submit plans for new facilities at Huntsville by July 14. The commission also indicated it would require a new plant proposal by then, though a petition for the plan had not been filed. It was believed the railroad would seek an injunction to halt the commission’s order.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commisssion
Tt Southern Railroad
Hunteville
Railroadpany
Huntaville
Southern
Bay Packet Adopts Auto Tariff On Mobile Point Clear
The Magnolia Springs Transportation Company received approval from the Alabama Public Service Commission to publish auto transport rates between Mobile Point Clear. The schedule sets one way prices from $2.50 to $9.50 depending on vehicle size with Magnolia and Magnolia Springs fares one dollar higher than Point Clear on certain cars.
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Magnolia Springs Transportation Company
Mobile
Point Clearnolia Springs
Alabama Public Commission
Point Clear
Magnolia
Byrd’s Scientific Data Salvaged From Plane Wreck
Paris reports Commander Richard E. Byrd and crew salvaged most charts and instruments from their transatlantic flight after the America plane wreck at Ver-Sur-Mer. The discovery came when Byrd and his three companions examined belongings aboard the wrecked plane. The aviators, exhausted after traveling, faced an early morning wake to catch the 8:19 express.
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Paris
Caen
Richard E. Byrd
America
Ver-Sur-Mer
Mander Byrd
Aviat
Enat
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