Local boy's banditry leads to legacy GOP 10 plain one hurt in bun battle
Springfield, Ohio, July 4. A gunman identified as G W Vail of Toledo shot two police officers during an attempt to question him about a roadster's ownership at a hotel. Detective Oliver Holderby was killed. Detective Howard Roush was seriously wounded. Vail was wounded and captured after seeking medical treatment with a woman named Leona Vail.
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Springfield
Oliver Holderby
Howard Roush
G. W. Vail
Toledo
Roush
Holderby
Vail
Charleston
Ohio
T. W. Sprague
Leona Vail
Theodore Bearacat
Louisville
Detroit
May Honor Pact In stamps for Kellogg ceremony
Secretary Stimson is urged by peace groups to issue stamps to commemorate the Kellogg pact coming into effect. Japan has ratified, last of fifteen signatories, bringing the treaty into force. A formal ceremony at the State Department is anticipated though no definite plans have been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Post Office Department
Japan
State Department
Girl shot at Laurita Ranch near Guaymas Sonora
Miss Virginia Robinson, an American, was wounded at Laurita Ranch near Guaymas. El Universal Grafico reports several men in army uniforms fired without cause while others say soldiers hunted a criminal inside. Other details remain unclear as reports trail off at Aranjuez ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Virginia Robinson
Laurita Ranch
Guaymas
Sonora
el Universal Grafico
Robinson
Aranjuez Ranch
Sma
Boy 10 Admits Slaying Father in Lonely Cabin
A 10 year old boy admits killing his father during a dispute at their farm home. Sheriff McNiel notes two versions, with the first claim of self defense and the second alleging the father chased him before the shooting. The boy then says he hid, took $20, poured kerosene, and set the house ablaze before fleeing. He was held on murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. McNiel
Parker
George
George Cone
Bulgarian envoy observes independence day at Mogahan tomb
In New Lexington Ohio on July 4 the Bulgarian envoy Simeon Radeff arrived on royal commission to observe the independence celebration at the Mogahan tomb. Mogahan, a revered liberator figure, is praised for five generations of service from Siberia to the West Indies and for aiding Russia in 1871 and 1876. A wreath is placed by King Boris in recognition of his contributions.
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New Lexington
Ohio
Simeon Radeff
Washington
Mogahan
Siberia
West Indies
New York Herald
Khiva
Balkan
Boris
Peasants Meet Berlin Outline Plans for Congress
Delegates from various parts of Europe gather in Berlin for a united peasant movement. They seek to form a working organization to protect peasants from exploitation and war, and to improve conditions for peasants including national minority cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vlaw
Buhave
Girl Drowns as Auto Plunges into Hamp ton River
Four occupants were in a car that crashed through a bridge and plunged about 20 feet into the Hamp ton river. Miss Louise Carver of Salem Massachusetts died in the incident. One other female passenger and two men were rescued from the water. The accident occurred on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton River
Louise Carver
Salem
Mass
Maiden flight tragedy of boy pilot ends in forested crash
Albert Miles, 25, of Miami, died when his plane struck a tree on its maiden flight in Stanford Kentucky. The aircraft, built for a series of tests, had been assembled there for the day’s flights. Miles and his Cincinnati-bound brother witnessed the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Albert Miles
Miami
Fla
Miles
Cincinnati
Miss Pyrtle Named President of National Education Association
Miss E Ruth Pyrtle principal Bancroft school Lincoln Neb was elected president of the National Education Association at the convention in Atlanta The election over Miss Effie McGregor principal John Burroughs school Minneapolis was by about a three to one margin The exact vote will be announced later after ballot counting at the closing of the boxes late yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
E. Ruth Pyrtle
Bancroft School of
Demanding Letter Seeks 10000 From Noel Couple
A threating letter demanding 10000 was received by Mrs. J. R. Noel wife of a former Chicago association of commerce president and Noel State Bank head. The Neloes are vacationing on Long Island. The note used copper plate script and police deem it non violent but capable of mental agony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. R. Noel
Chicago Association of Commerce
Noel State Bank
Noel
Long Island
O Hara Leaves Lieutenant Aims for Third Dream
Chicago July 4 A young Thomas O Hara 47 years old left as a lieutenant achieving two of his three life ambitions to join the Chicago Police Department be wealthy and return to Ireland to marry his sweetheart He plans to return in three months with his bride and fulfill his final goal.
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Chicago
Thomas O'Hara
Ireland
Erin
Athens Legion Hosts Independence Day Address
The Athens American Legion celebrated Independence Day at the meeting hall of the Archaeological Society. Professor Henry B. Dewing, president of Athens College, delivered the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
American Legion
Athens American Legion
Archaeological Society Today
Henry B. Dewing
Athens College
Best Spellers of the News Item Story Title Contest
The News Item runs a daily contest until Saturday inviting readers to solve letter puzzles forming the new love story title to debut July 13. Cash prizes will be awarded to those who unscramble the name, a popular indoor sport in All Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Mobile
Man who shot day agent 3 jailed safely
Wilson Faulkner a 30 year old lumber mill employee surrendered at Weoguska Alabama to prohibition administrator C H Kellogg in Rockford. He faces assault to murder and resisting an officer charges after shooting federal prohibition officer W H Gillespie. Blocker remained at large but expected to surrender. Gillespie hospitalized at Sylacauga with wounds to face chest and abdomen. blood poisoning feared. Faulkner is married with two children.
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Rockford
Ala
Wilson Faulkner
Weoguska
C. H. Kellogg
Middle Alabama
W. H. Gillespie
Duncan Blocker
Faulkner
Kellogg
Pacers
Teas Owen
Co. Wi
Clarence Ellison
Dow Pressley
Blocker
Johnson
Sylacauga Hospital
Gillespie
Still
Blood evidence links King in Sharon murder trial
Expert Dr. John A. Kollmer testified stains on Rafe Kings clothing were human blood. Prosecutors also showed blood spots on the kitchen floor and connected the blood-stained clothes to the King attic after the body of Mrs. Faye Wilson King was found in an outhouse near Kings Sharon South Carolina home on January 25.
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Chester
8. C
Rafe King
John A. Kollmer
University of Pennsylvania
King
J. Frank Faulkner
York
D. C
Faye Wilson King
King’s
Sharon
S. C
Markets Closed for Independence Day Observance
All security and commodity markets were closed today in observance of Independence Day. Traders pause amid holiday shutdowns with no trading activity across major exchanges.
Jury charges Mobile board member in six counts
An indictment returned Wednesday charges H. E. Booth of Bayou La Batre, Mobile county board member, with selling oyster shells to the county while serving on the board. Booth surrendered, posted $500 bail, and said he is not guilty and will fight the charges in circuit court. The case docketed and the indictment filed. Booth named as Harold Booth in the grand jury findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Booth
Bayou la Batre
Mobile County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Booth
Charles A. Clark
Bayou la Barre
Noel M. Turner
Mobile
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
S. M. Johnson
Smith & Johnson
Grand
Said County
Harold B. Booth
Mobile County
Ala
Board of Revin Ont Pate
Mo’tyia
Fliers Return to Madrid After Azores Rescue
Major Ramon Franco and three companions arrive in Algeciras on a special train en route to Madrid after being rescued near the Azores last week. Enormous crowds cheer the group with Spanish and British officials and the Eagle carrier involved in the rescue observed their departure amid national anthems.
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Mankaid
Spain
H. M. S. Eagle
Algeciras
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Yoyal Palace
Army Ministry
Primo de Rivera
Ramon Franco
Eduardo Gonzales Gallarza
Luis Ruiz de Alda
Azores
Madrid
Marine Department
Eagle
Union Railwaymen plan three months notice to end wage cuts
The National Union of Railwaymen conference in Southampton decides to instruct its executive to give three months notice to terminate the August agreement that reduced wages by a half per cent. The committee will meet the other two unions to agree on a common policy before negotiating with the railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
Conference of National Union Railwaymen
German divers set 600 foot depth record in Marmora test
Berlin July 4 German engineers demonstrated a new diving apparatus ordered by the Turkish government reaching 600 feet below sea level in the Sea of Marmora. The test followed a formal demonstration of the device's capabilities and safety features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sea of Marmora
America Turns Into Gigantic Playground On Fourth
On July 4 193? Americans celebrated the 1776 Declaration of Independence turning the nation into a vast playground. Citizens sought seaside lakes mountains while travel by air rail steamship bus and cars surged nationwide. In Philadelphia Independence Hall hosted a civic celebration as the day unfolded with Hoover choosing White House quiet observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Hoover
White House
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Thousands Evacuate Mobile for Fourth Observance
Mobile joins the nation in Fourth of July observance as thousands flee the city for gulf and bay shores and summer retreats. The eastern shore hosts regatta and yacht club events while the Buccaneer club plans boating contests at Alba beach. banks and stores close for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Gulf
Bay
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
Alba Beach
Buccaneer Club
Van Antwerp Drug Firm Rumor Of Retail Sale
Rumor the Van Antwerp Drug corporation plans to reorganize its retail stores or transfer them to a new company was not confirmed or denied by officers. Vice president Garet Van Antwerp called rumors uninteresting while Dagna Aldridge suggested transfers within the Van Antwerp family. The Bedsole Colvin Odell Drug Co recently bought the wholesale arm, with no officer confirming retail transfer plans. The firm runs two stores at Royal and Dauphin and at Dauphin and Conception streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Garet
van An
Bedsole-Colvin-Odell Drug Company
van Antwerp Corporation
van Antwerps
Royal
Dauphin
Conception Streets
Pope to make first Vatican exit on July 25
Vatican City reports the pope will leave the Vatican for the first time on July 25. The Barnini colonnades on both sides of St. Peter's will close while the public gains free access to St. Peter's square. The diplomatic corps will view the procession from a box above the bronze door.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Barnini
St. Peter’s
St. Peter's Square
Tree sighted by ship on navigational route near Gulf
The Tropical Radio Telegraph Company reported the ship Jolee moving from Naples to New Orleans passed a large tree dangerous to navigation at latitude 28 31 west longitude 88 52 west. The tree measured about 63 feet in length.
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Tropical Radio Telegraph Company
Battle House
Shipping Board
Jolee
Naples
New Orleans
Port Activity at Mobile Ports in June
The Alabama Docks commission reports ninety seven ships entered Mobile in June with a combined capacity of 219 net tons. Of these, fifty steamers carried foreign trade, twenty were coastwise, and the fleet included sixteen barges and one schooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama Docks Commission
Woman Injured in Auto Collision at Warren and Canal
Mrs. A. J. Cruze of 853 Charles street was injured this morning when her car collided with a second vehicle driven by R. Swann of Hall's Mill road at Warren and Canal streets. She was taken to Providence Infirmary by a Higgins and Courtney ambulance.
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A. J. Cruze
Charles Street
R. Swann
Hall's Mill Road
Warren
Canal Streets
Providence Infirmary
Higgins & Courtney
Mrs Winston Churchill Undergoes Successful Operation
London reports Mrs Winston Churchill, wife of the former chancellor Sir Winston Churchill, underwent a successful threat operation to prevent recurrence of acute mastoiditis, following an earlier operation 17 months ago. Her condition is satisfactory and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
Five Hurt In Mobile Accidents In 24 Hours
Five people were injured in automobile and motorcycle accidents in Mobile over the past 24 hours. Names include M. D. Dobbs Mrs Josephine Mulligan Hazel Mulls Mise Jessie Howell and William J Pauli with injuries ranging from bruises to serious head trauma. Officers report multiple wrecks on Government Street Washington Avenue and nearby streets.
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Mobile
M. D. Dobbs
Eslava Street
Josephine Mulligan
Crichton
Hazel Mulls
Mise Jessie Howell
South Bayou Street
William J. Pauli
Congress Street
Government Ee
Avina
Pe Ageodiy
Dobbi
Government Street
Dobbs
Roche
Pauli
Franelich
Wimberly
Arras
Joe Fisher
Washington Avenue
A. EB. Lee
Lee
G. L. Chambers
Chambers
Paull
Bishop Cannon Declines News Interview in Asheville
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, en route to Lake Junalaska, refused to speak to reporters in Asheville saying I have nothing to say. He will preside over the board of temperance and social service sessions, and attempts to reach him by phone failed as he avoided press contact last night.
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Asheville
N. C
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Lake Junalaska
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Epscopal Church
Waterman Steam Ship Vessel Hastings Delayed by Wire Sling Break
The Hastings was delayed yesterday at Pier C when a wire sling on the 75 ton derrick broke while attempting to hoist a 64 ton chemical tank aboard. A large crowd watched the loading on the dock as the wire snapped and halted operations.
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Waterman Steamship Corporation
Hastings
State Docks
Pier C
Two Signups At Local Navy Recruiting Station
Two enlistments were received by Clarence Crowley in charge of the local navy recruiting station after his return from Pensacola. Signed up were C. R. Sandin of Mulat Florida and Homer Knight of Pensacola who went to Hampton Roads Virginia for training before entering service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Crowley
Navy
Pensacola
C. R. Sandin
Mulat
Fla
Homer Knight
Hampton Roads
Hunger Drives Beauxmont Youth Toward Justice
Edwin McHugh a five year old Mobile youth pleaded guilty to holding up Ty Jones a Beaumont motorman in a pistol bandit case. Prosecutors revealed a Mobile uncle executor of his mother estate will gift Edwin ten thousand dollars with brothers in Mobile also receiving equal shares. The boy has suffered hunger while living with relatives and will travel to Mobile to share in the thirty thousand dollar legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin McHugh
Mobile
Beaumont
Texas
Justice
Huemanity
McHugh
Honemont
Jefson County
Ty Jones
Calder Avenue
Robert J. Sullivan
Cutor
Bob Sullivan
Beasistant
Edwin
Lumber Yard Fire in New York Destroys Yard and Buildings
Fire men battled a blaze at a New York lumber yard destroying one yard and four factory buildings. A crowd of residents reported loud explosions from giant salutes hurled by boys, with large firecrackers blamed for the fire. Fire Commissioner Dorman ordered quick actions as alarms mounted to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Brooks
Dorman
Vacation Notice for Rev. Father O Donoghue
Rev. Father O Donoghue of Washington has left Mobile on extended vacation. He will travel to Washington D C and several other points. He will be away from the city until August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father O'Donoghue
Washington
J. R. O’donoughue
Cathedral of the I Conception
Mobile
Washington, D. C
Weather notes for Alabama Florida and Mississippi
Partly cloudy conditions with local thundershowers in southern Alabama and Florida on Friday. Mississippi also reports partly cloudy skies with a local thunder chance in the eastern region on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
South
Do You Know Mobile Express Lines Out of Mobile
A brief note on mail and rail routes serving Mobile. Expressions from the Chamber of Commerce promote the Know Mobile Better campaign in partnership with The Mobile Item newspaper.
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Mobile Express
Mailead
Mobile
Paignh
Chamber of Commerce
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Jersey
Charles “Sunny
Albany
Ocean City
N. J
Michael Batche
Okron, O
Radeff
Farmers and Tillers of
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Les
Pyrtle
National Education Group
O’hara
Dewing
Avia
Gulf Coast
Eastern Shore
van Antwwerps AR
Pope
Church
Waterman Steamship
Crowley
Pensacola Navy Office
Tri City
Beaumon
Sullivan
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