Trio Steal Car At Fairhope Then Return With Companion
A Chevrolet coupe was stolen at Fairhope at 1:50 a m by three men, a city marshal's message to police said. The car belonging to Robert Gill of the Motor Company was recovered later with a Gladstone bag, brief case, hat and coat. Detectives chased a suspect in a separate shooting incident on Broad and Maryland streets, and a man claimed two others forced him to drive out 15 miles on Hall's Mill road before being released.
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Fairhope
Robert Gill
The
Motor Company
Gibby Wilcox
Broad
Maryland
Wilcox
Joe Connick
Elmira Street
Maryland Street
Beauregard Street
Guy Durden
South Hamilton Street
West Government Street
Hall's Mill Road
Durden
Camp Next Month for 106th Observation Squadron Training
The Alabama National Guard unit will hold a summer encampment from August 5 to 19 near Monroe Park. Lieutenant Barnett met with Chamber manager O M Phelps and Mobile Light and Railway official Frank Rossman to discuss the field and logistics.
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106Th
National Guard of Alabama
Monroe Park
Nee Barnett
O. M. Phelps
Chamber
Frank Rossman
Mobile Light and Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Barnett
Freesoa
Cars Recovered After Joy Ride Incident
Two automobiles were stolen by joy riders last night and recovered early this morning by Motorcycle Scouts Fisher and Miller. One vehicle belonged to O. D. Gerrison of 156 Claiborne Street and another to C. G. Clarke near the foot of Texas. A clash involving A. C. Burke of 553 Government avenue is noted in the report.
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Fisher and Miller
O. D. Gerrison
Claiborne Street
Claiborne and
Conti Streets
C. G. Clarke
Texas
A. D
Farmer
A. C. Burke
One Edition Day Holiday Gubbaned Today
Fragmentary text notes a single edition day holiday with limited legible words. Readable items mention “one Ts be gubbaned today” implying a newspaper or publication change or stoppage. The exact event, location, or authorities are unclear from the legible fragment.
Fourth of July Holiday Draws Large Crowds to Bayside Resorts
Mobile fills with visitors as thousands flock to bayside, river, and gulf coast resorts for Independence Day. Businesses close, plants suspend work, and events populate resort areas while yacht races and swimming contests anchor the celebrations. The scene recalls President Coolidge’s vacation presence as the nation marks its 152nd birthday.
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Mobile
Bayside
Gulf Coast
Mobile Bay
Bay Bridge
United States of America
Abandoned German balloon crash scene near Thunder Knob
The wrecked German balloon bag was revisited near Thunder Knob mountain thirty miles from Lynchburg Virginia as Ferdinand Eimermacher and Karl Leech, rescued survivors, described their descent. Eimermacher sustained an ankle sprain from a rope fall and remained at Malcolm Griffin's home while a rescue party planned retrieval in the rough Natural Bridge National Forest area.
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Lynchburg
Thunder Knob Mountain
Ferdinand Eimermacher
Malcolm Griffin
Karl Leech
Natural Bridge National Forest
National headquarts for Smith campaign eyed
Washington reports establish a national headquarters to direct Governor Alfred E. Smith’s presidential campaign with four or five regional offices. Smith endorses the plan awaiting Democratic national committee approval set for July 11 with possible regional posts in New York Atlanta Mobile Denver Boston and Los Angeles considered.
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New York
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Mobile
Denver
Boston
Los Angeles
Norris Praised in Fight to Retain Muscle Shoals for People
In San Francisco on July 4 the International Brotherhood of Unorganized Labor passed resolutions commending Senator Norris of Nebraska for his push to keep Muscle Shoals under public control and prevent it falling to the power trust. The congress authorized the president to continue urging support through a mission starting June 4 and lasting about a week.
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San Francisco
International Brotherhood of
United States
Chambers
Brotherhood
Norris
Nebraska
Power Trust
International
Sion
Make decision on ERP move for turn to page 8 column 2
Unclear prompt. Reads as an instruction to turn to a page and make a decision about an ERP matter. No identifiable people organizations places or dates are available to craft a factual summary.
Rumors of Amundsen plane discovery unfounded in Oslo
Reports that Roald Amundsen's missing plane was found were proved unfounded after official inquiries. A British yacht Albion had relayed signals of a discovery rumour traced to London, but later clarified as erroneous and not corroborated by authorities.
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Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Creme Foundation Aoe
Albion
Amundsen
England
London
Pavilion Fire Brings Responders To Blaze
The fire department and engine were dispatched to a pavilion blaze and worked to extinguish the flames. No injuries are reported and officials assess damages as crews clear the scene.
Mobile men mobilize for 100000 mill project
Rough text describes a Mobile effort to raise about 100000 in three days to secure a five million kraft paper mill. A committee led by Mark Lyons forms after a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Volunteers plan day and night campaigning with 9:30 meetings and cards for collectors, tied to an offer from International Paper to locate the mill if the city provides 100000 for site and incidental costs.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mark Lyons
International Bt «J Company
New Industries Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
New Induries Committee
W. Marshall Turner
Lewes
Pime
south _Ala
Wealthy Briton Sir David Yule Dies in St Albans
Sir David Yule, reputedly the richest Briton with an estimated 11 million pounds, died in St Albans. He led a quiet life, mostly in India, and owned stakes in Lloyd's Daily Chronicle and Calcutta newspapers the Statesman and the Englishman. His heiress is his daughter Gladys.
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ST. Albans
England
David Yule
Eres
India
Calcutta
Lloyd ‘S
Daily Chronicle of London
The
Statesman
Englishman
Sir David
Gladys
Alaska
Smith at Radio New York Portrays Patriotic Speeches July Fourth
Gover nor Alfred was to speak from a New York radio studio on July 4 with two broadcasts planned in a patriotic program. The first address at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time was to be carried by C and the second featured an audience and an address by Mayor James Walker from California.
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New York
Alfred
In Citizenship
James Walker
California
Chinese education official declines to speak at NEA convention
James Yen director general of mass education in China, a Princeton and Yale graduate, refused to discuss Elimination of Illiteracy as his NEA talk last night failed to begin on air. Attendees left disappointed as Yen hesitated over technique before presenting.
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Minneapolis
National Education Association
James Yen
China
Yen
Princeton
Yale
Bride and brother held in Arkansas murder case
A bride, Mrs. Birdie Cooper Adams Clayton, and her brother were held for investigation in Crawford county after the body of her husband, W. G. Clayton of Tulsa, was found in Frog Bayou with a head wound and rocks weighed down his body. Officers sought another brother, Russell Cooper, as prosecutors prepared murder charges.
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FT. Smith
Ark
Frog Bayou
Crawford County
Birdie Cooper Adams Clayton
W. G. Clayton
Tulsa
Oklo
L. B. Coszens
Muskogee
Clayton
Hugh Cooper
van Buren
Russell Cooper
Wilson
Rockefeller to hold temporary job with League of Nations
Geneva officials appealed for simplicity in John D. Rockefeller III’s temporary information section post. They sought to avoid embarrassing the Princeton student and explained his pay would be typical for summer assistants, around forty dollars weekly.
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Geneva
League of Nations
John D. Rockefeller
League
Princeton
Air Tour Planes Exhibit Before West Coast Flight
Planes entered in the national air tour from Detroit to the west coast were on display in Tulsa Oklahoma today as pilots and passengers rested before continuing the journey tomorrow. Local aviators prepared to proceed toward Fort Worth.
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Tulsa
Okla
Detroit
West Coast
Fort Worth
Texas Democrats face purge over Smith support
Texas Democratic factions threaten to bolt and face removal from state party ranks if they do not back Governor Alfred B. Smith. National Committee member Jed C. Adams announced a meeting to align county and local officials with the party nominees and the prohibition platform.
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Dallas
Texas
Alfred B. Smith
Yeaterday
Jed C. Adams
Ofoe
Fag Noet
Ced
Inland water freight totals by division in May
During Mont Washington July 4 report on the Inland river route war effort shows tonnage carried by May. The lower Mississippi division moved 118 200 tons to New Orleans and 6 900 tons by the upper Mississippi division while the Warrior division between New Orleans and Mobile handled 26 200 tons.
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Washington
New Orleans
Upper Mississippi
Warrior
Mobile
Bishop explains dry conference to defeat Smith in South
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal South says a July 18 drys meeting in Asheville will be a limited conference to organize southern states for electing dry candidates and defeating Governor Al Smith the wet Tammany candidate for president. The event targets senatorial congressional and state officials.
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Raleigh
N. C
Drys
Asheville
al Smith
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Epi Church
South
Ciry
Cannon
Smith
Priest Is Better After Auto Crash At Old Shell Road
Rev. Father L Toupe of Spring Hill College injured in an automobile collision on Old Shell Road. Rev. P Roy and Rev. T escaped injuries. A passenger at State Street received minor injuries and was treated at a hospital, then returned home.
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Father L. Toupe
Spring Hill College
Old Shell Ee
P. Roy
State Street
Natal fete day honored in Bolivia
A feature reports on a Bolivian natal fete day with questions about its observance and the potential high cost of repeating past events. It notes a concern over tolls and references the Independence era in the United States as a comparative touchstone.
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Natal
Bolivia
Bread Shortage Sparks Price Spike in War Britain
Reports from London brokers indicate a severe scarcity of food in Russia and growing queues for bread as the Soviet mobilizes its bread, with prices rising above market rate. Russia, once a grain exporter, has not bought such amounts of wheat since winter 1919-1920.
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London
Russia
U-boat Floated After Grounding Near Maine Harbor
The submarine 8 6 grounded yesterday off Moosebeck Ledge near Hardwood, Maine. It was towed today and participated in Independence Day observances before floating at 10:06 without apparent damage and entering Jonesport harbor. No detailed grounding report reached the navy yard.
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Boston
Moosebeck Ledge
Hardwood Out
Sentece
Jonesport Harbor
Navy Yard
Mississippi youths enlist for teams at Army camps
Two Mississippi youths, Jim Dearman of Buckatunna and Joe Allen of Crandall, enlisted in the Army yesterday. Sergeant F D Sanders released information placing them in the First Cavalry at Fort Marfa, with station to be decided.
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Mississippi
Jim Dearman
Buckatunna
Joe Allen
Crandall
Amy
Sargeant F. D. Sanders
Marfa
Secretary Herbert plans feeble efforts aimed at reform
A fragmentary notice references Secretary Herbert planning feeble actions in hopes of reform. The text is unclear but hints at limited measures and political context without specifics.
Fourth of July Fun in Atlanta With Contests and Crowd
In Atlanta on the Fourth of July the forecast calls for a 45 degree start and a humid breeze. Citizens plan pie eating contests peanuts and a pop. An estimated 40 000 attendees, mostly residents, are expected to celebrate.
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Atlanta
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