Man Found Dead In Mobile After Gas Jet Left Open
Kendict of Coroner D B Driscoll manager for Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co was found dead in his room at 9 North Claiborne Street in Mobile from gas asphyxiation. A heater and room openings were blocked with newspapers. Relatives not located. Body turned to Roche Burke Undertaking Co. He was about 30 years old.
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D. B. Driscoll
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
North Claiborne Street
F. Hale
Driscoll
D. Murphy
North Claiborne
Mobile
Per
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Ne groess seeks deed or jail as demand shocks deputies
Mary Thomas, a Black woman, disrupted activity at the county jail by insisting she obtain a deed. She pressed interior court and jail staff, saying she would stay in jail for life if she could not secure the deed from Mobile. Officers refused and advised legal counsel.
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Mary Thomas
Mary
Interior Court
Mobile
470 Bottles Beer Seized in U S Raid
Federal officers interrupted a drinking party on Government and Royal streets and seized 476 bottles of beer. Della Rowell faced Prohibition charges and pled guilty with a $100 fine. Crichton resident Cc E Reynolds pled guilty to having a still and paid a $150 fine.
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Carr of Government
Royal
Countyuilding
Federal Sding
Della Rowell
Robert T. Ervin
Cc. E. Reynolds
Crichton
Greek Rioters Sentenced to Joliet Penitentiary
Seventeen of twenty nine Greeks found guilty in the death of Schuyler county Sheriff Lashbrook were sentenced by Circuit Judge Fred Wolfe to Joliet penitentiary with terms from one year to life. New trials were granted for ten others, two cases dismissed.
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Quincy
Ill
Lashbrook
Schuyler County
Joliet
Fred Wolfe
Weather and game listings for Southern and National leagues
Listings show城市 weather and game times for Southern, National and American leagues. New Orleans at Atlanta and Mobile at Birmingham forecast clear and 3:30, with Rock at Memphis rain, Attanooga at Nashville cloudy at 9:30. Brooklyn at New York part cloudy, Philadelphia at Boston rain 3:15, Chicago at Pittsburgh rain 3:30, Cincinnati at St. Louis partly cloudy, pris. New York at Philadelphia cloudy 780, Detroit at Chicago clear with two games at 1:30 and 3:39.
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Southern
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mobile
Birmingham
the Rock
Memphis
Attanooga
Nashville
National
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi shows showers
The July weather report from Washington notes showers and cooler temperatures in Alabama and Mississippi. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a hot spell to begin the week with some relief on Tuesday.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Tuesaday
Large Fleet Yachts Here For Regatta
Large numbers of visiting sail and power yachts anchor off Magnolia Beach as the Eastern Shore Yacht Club hosts a regatta. The Roy L. I. from New Orleans wins the coastal race arriving at 7 28 p m and The Sorceress tops the sailing race finishing in 27 hours. Prizes donated by Mobile citizens total seven, including two silver cups a silk flag a life buoy a flashlight and two thermos bottles.
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Magnolia Beach
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
New Orleans
Mississippi Coast
Roy L. I
J. P. Bryant
East Shore Club
Yacht Club
Anchorage
Mobile
Mobile Register
Marine Supply Company
McGowan-Lyons Hardware Company
Julius Hammel
CC. &. Partridge Hardware Company
Van
Fourth of July Preparations Shut City Busy
City businesses, banks, courts and all federal offices plan to observe Independence Day with many residents leaving for nearby resorts. Regatta crowds gather on the Eastern Shore from Daphne to Point Clear, while Bay View hosts a major picnic and barbecue. The city commission meeting is postponed to Wednesday and steamer schedules reflect holiday travel with Bay Queen departures from Mobile at 9 30 a.m. and 3 30 p.m.
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Daphne
Point Clear
Bay View
City Commission
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Fairhope
Death of Dr W R Jackson Noted Mobile Surgeon
Dr W R Jackson renowned Mobile physician died suddenly at his home 162 St Michael Street at 5 30 this morning. He was 58 and survived by wife mother Mrs Mary A Jackson and sisters Dora and Mary V Jackson. A prominent surgeon and former professor of surgery at the University of Alabama Medical College, burial set for Mobile Tuesday afternoon.
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W. R. Jackson
Mobile
St. Michael Street
Mary A. Jackson
Dora
Mary V. Jackson
Jackson
T. N. Frazer
Southern Infirmary
Medical College
University of Alabama
City
Texas
Candy Prices to Soar Under Bill Warns Senator Walsh
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts warned in the Senate that candy prices would rise if the McCumber tariff measure stands. He said prices could jump about 75 percent and the annual increased tax would total roughly $3,160,000.
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Washington
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Revenue Board Keeps Ten Ward Voting With 38 Booths
The revenue board voted three to two to retain ten city wards and 38 voting booths for the Democratic primary on August 8. Commissioner McFadyen charged lack of meeting with Chairman Hagan while a special committee studied ward division and voting systems. The 38-booth plan was chosen to reduce confusion, with steel booths purchased to position each booth correctly.
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Board of Revenue
A. G. Ward
Albert Freeland
Finlay McFadyen
John D. Hagan
Special
McFadyen
Henry Brannan
Hagan
Democratic Executive Committee
Me Revenue Board
Mobile County Democratic Executive Committee
Revenue Board
Negroe driver fined for speeding despite engine claim
Police court in Mobile fined Henry Washington fifteen dollars or fifteen days after he testified the automobile was running only two cylinders and averaging about twenty miles per hour. Judge Edington rejected the defense and also fined Henry Briggs ten dollars or ten days for driving 25 miles per hour while claiming to be unaware of local speed limits.
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Henry Washington
David H. Edington
Washington
Henry Briggs
Briggs
Mt. Vernon
Mobile
Garvan challenges chemical foundation patent ownership
Frances P. Garvan, former alien property custodian, challenges the government by stating the 4,700 German patents bought by the Chemical Foundation remain the property of the foundation. President Harding orders recovery of the patents, while Garvan claims credit as founder and says top legal minds support the title.
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New York
Frances P. Garvan
The
Chemical Foundation
Harding
Miller
America
Garvan
France Sends Debt Commissioner to U S
Havre July 3 Jean V Parmen tier a passenger on the steamship La Savoie sails for New York en route to Washington to confer with the American war debt funding commission. He will present France main financial condition and seek a solution to the debt problem saying no payment is possible at present.
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Havre
Jean V. Parmentier
la Savoie
New York
Washington
American War Debt Funding Commission
France
United States
Boy Swallows Shoe Button and Dies in Memphis
Morris Johnson seven from Jackson Tenn died here after swallowing a shoe button several months ago. Doctors failed to remove the obstruction.
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Memphis
Tenn
Morris Johnson
Jackson
Zion Daryman Fined for Sunday Milk Delivery
Justice of the peace E Schal upheld Zion law fining W H Mayfield for delivering milk on Sunday within the city limits. The case was heard in Zion under the Wilbur Glenn Voliva church’s Sabbath enforcement.
Newspaper Issues Query on Status Of German People
PARIS July 8 The German empire status is debated as republic or empire. Dispatches note Washington holds an ambassador to the United States. President Harding receives a letter and a copy of the German republic print.
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Paric
Matin
Big Building Boom Pushes Construction High Across Nation
Washington reports a major postwar building surge with over 7.9 million new May projects and nearly 240 billion dollars in planned structures. Residential construction leads growth while war towns lag. Officials forecast rents to fall by fall as output rises, with a 1 million home shortage remaining. Two to two and a half years needed to meet demand. prices likely to decline as activity expands.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Department
Moley Quits as Baron Manager in Birmingham
Carlton Molesworth resigned after 14 years as manager of the Birmingham baseball club effective today. Harry Matthews, a former Baron catcher, will lead the team temporarily as fans anticipate the reasons behind the sudden departure and the club’s future plans. Molesworth began in Birmingham in 1906 after coming from Montgomery in the Southern League.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Press
Carlton Molesworth
Harry Matthews
Baron
Molesworth
Montgomery
One Dead Six Wounded in Andalusia Family Fight
A family dispute at Friendship church near Opp Alabama left one dead and six injured. Howard Morton was killed by Otis Kendrick who was badly cut and may die. Bystanders Bee Milton and Howard Molton were cut. Eli Malley, a peacemaker, was injured while trying to intervene.
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Andalusia
Ala
Friendship Church
Opp
Howard Morton
Otis Kendrick
Robert Blair
Howard Molton
John Kendrick
Bee Milton
Eli Malley
Ill Feeling Sparks Double Shooting in Ridge Grove
Merrill Clements was shot and killed near Ridge Grove with Mrs. W. P. Hammock wounded by Eugene Watson. Both Wells known residents. Hammock hospitalized and expected to recover after being struck by a stray bullet. Authorities report the incident stemmed from long standing ill feeling between the men.
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Opelika
Merrill Clements
W. P. Hammock
Clements
Eugene Watson
Ridge Grove
Coal conference adjourns without settlement
President Harding's national coal conference adjourned until Monday June 10 without breaking the deadlock between operators and miners. Secretary Hoover and Secretary Davis said no agreement was reached on any points while urging constituents to discuss matters and reassemble with renewed momentum.
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Washington
Harding
National Coal Conference
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Commerce
Harding Nears His Home Town on Auto Journey
President Harding and Mrs. Harding began another leg of their automobile trip toward Marion Ohio aiming to reach the city by night. They rested at a mountain hotel near Uniontown Pennsylvania and faced about 250 miles of the route yet to be covered.
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President Harding
Marion
Ohio
Uniontown
White House
Harding
Hague Conference Marks Time In Russian Affairs
The conference of experts on Russian affairs made no major moves today awaiting tomorrow when Russians meet the resolution commission. Non Russian delegates hope Soviet representatives will propose plans for private property in Russia and explain how they will use credits totaling over 1.5 billion dollars they requested.
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The
Hague
Associated Press
Resolution Commission
Russia
No More War Demonstrations Planned Nationwide
Washington announces nationwide no more war protests set for July 29 and 30 marking the World War start anniversary. Activities vary from a torchlight parade in New York to an all day event in Milwaukee with national groups pledging cooperation.
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Washington
Minutes in Ward Case Given Counsel
White Plains New York July 3 The minutes of the Westchester grand jury which indicted Walter S Ward on a first degree murder charge in the killing of Clarence Peters of Haverhill Massachusetts were turned over to Ward s counsel Allen R Campbell counsel for the 4millionaire confessed slayer said he expected to appear before Justice Morschauser about Thursday and move that the indictment be quashed for insufficient evidence.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester Grand Jury
Walter S. Ward
Clarence Peters
Haverhill
Mass
Ward
Allen R. Campbell
Morschauser
Cotton Crop Estimate Is 11 065 000 Bales
Washington July 3 This year s cotton crop is forecast at about 11 065 000 bales by the agriculture department The area in cultivation totals 34 852 000 acres about 10 per cent more than last year s 31 678 000 acres The projected yield per acre is about 151 9 pounds based on June 25 conditions The forecast varies with seasonal conditions across states including Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma California Arizona New Mexico and others
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Washington
Agricure
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Miseieeny
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ifornia
Arizona
New Mexico
Cotton Jump After Government Forecast Sends Prices Up
New York July 8 cotton rose about seven and a half dollars per bale within ten minutes after the first government seasonal forecast. Easy buying spread as traders expected the 11,066,000 bale estimate would not meet demand.
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New York
New Orleans Cotton Prices Jump After Government Report
In New Orleans on July 3 extreme buying hit the market as the government issued its second seasonal report on the cotton trap. The ring opened with October futures up 160 points to 22.70 cents per pound, 171 points above last week's close.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Klansman Still Missing
Vernon K. Parmelee secretary of the New Orleans Ku Klux Klan branch disappeared from his home last Wednesday. Police have found no trace and his wife suspects he may have taken his own life, following a note saying he was going to God. Authorities cite recent Klan persecutions and a mysterious raid on the local office with records taken and an attempted office fire nearby.
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New Orleans
Vernon K. Parmelee
Ku Klux Klan
Parmelee
Klan
Klanamens
Sabbath Close Bans All Vicksburg Amusements
In Vicksburg Mississippi on Sunday nearly all amusements including ball games and picture shows were shut down under the Sunday closing law. Fruit stands drug stores and other blue sky law businesses were also closed. Telegraph offices opened only at midnight and the morning newspaper did not publish on Sunday. Newsboys selling out of town papers were arrested.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Waiter on L N Train Held for Attack Attempt
W E Hayes a dining car waiter on an L N train is jailed in Birmingham charged with attempting to attack a woman passenger last night. He was arrested when the train reached Birmingham and held for Cullman authorities. Hayes denies the charge.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Hayes
Cullman
Montgomery
Strikes Stir as Nonunion Workers Gear Up in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama on July 3 the Associated Press reports nonunion shopmen answered a call from the six crafts to join the strike in goodly numbers. Some nonunion workers reportedly joined strikers while trains run with only minor disruptions. Meanwhile the St Louis and San Francisco Railway advertised for strike replacements offering high pay while labor board officials report differing counts of strikers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Associated Press
Accontince
St. Louis and Sanan Railway Company
Chicago
Cated Press
Vanes States Railway Labor Board
Oard
Poe
Ben W. Hooper
Strike Blame Laid on Railway Shop Unions
Nashville July 3 strike over railway shop crafts unions blamed by officials with continued coverage to follow on page nine. The notice frames the labor action as the central issue of the day, prompting further details in the next column.
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Nashville
Tenn
Moderately Warm Fourth Forecast Across Regions
Washington July 3 The Weather Bureau promised moderately warm weather for most sections of the country on the Fourth. Thunder showers are expected in the Carolinas Florida Georgia and along the Mississippi River. Temperatures will fall to more comfortable levels than in recent days.
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Washington
Neat Bureau
Caro Florida
Georgia
Mississippi River
Figures In North Dakota Primary Vote Unavailable
TABULATORS WORKED in Fargo on Wednesday's primary as figures remained unavailable. Non Partisan League HQ reported George Young renomined for Congress in the second district, with O B Burgess in the first and J H Sinclair in the third still contending.
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Fargo
N. D
League
George Young
O. B. Burgess
J. H. Sinclair
Mississippi Man Held as Murder Suspect
Atlanta police arrested George W. Conn a 25 year old dental student from Ruth Mississippi as he stepped from a Southern railway train from Birmingham. He is held on suspicion of murder charges in Ville La and denied knowledge of the crime saying he can prove his innocence.
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Atlanta
George W. Conn
Ruth
Miss
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Hiville
Conn
Nied
Arrest Made in Birmingham Murder Case
Atlanta police say Flo Howell was arrested on a downtown street for the Birmingham murder of J. C. Fowler. Authorities reported the suspect faced charges and was taken into custody without incident.
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Atlanta
Flo Howell
Birmingham
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