Grand jury probes blank search warrants issue in Bowen case
The June term grand jury, before Judge Joel W. Goldsby and County Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain, sought explanations of the law on blank search warrants issued by a justice of the peace J. G. Bowen of Minville. The judge said no precedent covered such actions and that officers cannot be allowed to issue blank warrants. The foreman asked for legal guidance and the court promised to consider any grand jury recommendations.
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Circuit Court
Joel W. Goldsby
William J. No
J. G. Bowen
Minville
Bart B. Chamberlain
Avene Court
Bereeedes
Grand Jury
Goldsby
Wether
Uncertain US Navy Deployments Amid Mexican Labor Turmoil
Washington reports a crisis in Mexico with labor unrest and oil tax disputes. The navy orders ships from the canal zone to Tampico and ports in Central American waters to protect American interests as tensions rise and possible internal action builds.
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Washington
Cleveland
Mexico
Navy
Sacramento
Tarpico
Ixmpico
Actio
Leo
Department
Lower Freight Rate for Mobile Sought
R G Cobb Chamber of Commerce official travels to Montgomery to urge lower Gulf Florida Alabama railroad rates to Mobile. He argues Mobile has better rates than Pensacola and testimony will be filed with the Alabama Public Service Commission to adjust the rail charges.
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Mobile
Alaama Public Service Commission
Gulf, Florida
Alaama
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Erce
Montgomery
Cobb
Iite
Pensacola
Iscooner of Mobile Sinks in Lake Pontchartrain Squall
The small schooner Marvel of Mo went down in eight feet of water during a squall on Lake Pontchartrain last night. Captain Elmer H. Mareull and five seamen were rescued by Ne o and Sam Hoyt, government lifesavers. The schooner, carrying watermelons, will be salvaged. The storm caused damage to small craft.
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Marvel of
Moe
Lake Pontch
Elmer H. Mareull
Neo
Sam Hoyt
Government Life Rds
Fireworks Cause Blaze At Cedar Street Home
Fireworks last night sparked a two story frame house at 2021 South Cedar Street owned and occupied by Michael Biron. Several fire departments responded to the call as crews battled the blaze and assessed damage to the dwelling.
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South
Cedar Street
Michael Biron
Recorder Court Session Held in Absence of Edington
Attorney Edward J. Grove acted as recorder in today’s session as D. H. Edington was out of the city for ten days. The docket was unusually heavy for the session.
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Edward J. Grove
Recorder's Court
D. H. Edington
Argentine Ants Target City in Planned Campaign
Community groups including the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis and civic organizations are urged by the League of Women Voters to attend a Moose Hall meeting Thursday at 10 00. Prof Hines and County Demonstration Agent will outline a city wide drive against Argentine ants with surveys and a campaign schedule set for July August and September.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
League of Women Voters
Moose Hall
Hines
Alabama Polytechnic Institute of Auar
James Hagan
Mobile Sought as Landing Point for New Military Airways
The Mississippi Gulf city of Mobile is discussed as a potential landing site on a route between Jacksonville and San Diego for new military airways. Semi official sources say Mobile may be designated a station. Chamber of Commerce has long pressed for a landing field near the fair grounds and offered assistance after an army officer reviewed local maps and records.
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Mobile
New Military Airways
Air Aeticoentizen
Washington
Jacksonville
Fla
San D . Cal
Associated Press
Air Service
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Fair Grounds
War Department
Altho An
Two Die in Fire at Canoe Place Inn Built in 1635
Long Island July 5. Trapped in their rooms, Miss Florence Whittington a maid and Richard Heineman a cashier were burned to death when fire destroyed the Canoe Place Inn where John L Sullivan trained for his bout with Corbett. Whittington clung at a window as the fire raged and was overcome by smoke. The inn dates back to 1635.
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Long Island
Canoe Place Inn
John L. Sullivan
Corbett
Florence Whittington
Richard Heineman
Nelson Brought to Jail in Mobile on Larceny Charge
EF Nelson was returned to Mobile from Lucedale Mississippi by Deputy Sheriff Walter Burch and jailed without bail on a grand larceny warrant. The case alleges he stole a mule valued at 250 dollars and a buggy with harness, taking the loot to Lule where Tillman and Moss Point officers recovered it.
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W. EF. Nelson
Mobile
Lucedale
Miss
Walter Burch
J. R. Tillman
St. Elmo
Nelson
Lule
Tillman
Moss Point
Negro Held Here for Hattiesburg Police
Mose Sloan, a Negro, appeared before Acting Recorder Eddie Grove on a dangerous and suspicious charge. He is wanted in Hattiesburg Mississippi for shooting a woman and firing in the street, per Chief P J OShaughnessy. Mobile officers are en route to extradite the prisoner.
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Mose Sloan
Eddie Grove
Hattiesburg
Mies
P. J. O'Shaughnessy
Mobile
Pittsburgh to honor war hero Thomas F. Enright
Plans were started in Pittsburgh for a large public and military funeral for Thomas F. Enright a local World War I hero who was among the first American soldiers to land in France. The date is undecided as his body remains aboard an army transport in Hoboken and arrangements await final city and veteran organization coordination.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas F. Enright
France
Hoboken
Americas
St Paul's
Tragic Mobile death at Cedar Point picnic
Dorothy Loris Bolejack, 16, was killed instantly when struck by a car driven by Albert Howard on Cedar Point road. The incident occurred during a Independence Day picnic and is under investigation by County Solicitor Bart Chamberlain and a grand jury. Howard was arrested at his Maysville home. his mother was slightly hurt.
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Cedar Point Road
Bolejock
Toulminville
Dorothy Loris Bolejock
Albert Howard
Bart Vs. Chamberlain
Mobile
Dorothy
Chicago
Boiejack
Home Telephone Company
Ower
Howard
Maysville
Roche & Burke Undertaking Co
Magnolia Cemetery
Solicitor Chamberlain
Grand Jury
English
F. Hale
J. W. Bolejock, Jr
Julia Bolejock
Heat Wave Peaks at 102 in Birmingham
Birmingham experienced a blistering heat wave with a 102 degree record high. The government thermometer surpassed 90 degrees daily for 44 days, except two, while last week averaged 97 degrees as the city endures extreme summer heat.
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Birmingham
American Sailor Found Dead in Hamburg Court Yard
Hamburg July 5 Seaman Ostel of the American steamer Mongolia was found dead today in the court yard of a house on Schulterns trasse. The cause of death is unknown, and a large sum of money was found on the body.
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Hamburg
Seaman Ostel
Mongolia
Schulternstrasse
National Bank Call For June 30 Issued
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of June 30. The notice announced the banking figures and required reports from institutions on the closing date.
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National Bank
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Effort to Quash Baseball Fraud Trials Blocked
Chicago report on a motion to quash the 1919 World Series scandal indictments against 18 players and gamblers. The defense sought to force selection of trial counts and argued against trying all conspiracy charges together. Judge Landis to be called to address players under contract during World Series games. Night sessions may be requested to accelerate the case.
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Chicago
Hugo Fried
Hich
Kenesaw M. Landis
Eight Men Dead 36 Injured In Gasoline Plant Blast
Eight men are dead and 36 injured after a gasoline plant explosion at the Standard Oil Whiting Indiana facility. Fire and collapsing walls trapped workers, with five dying at the scene and three later in Chicago hospitals. Severe burns affected several. damage estimated unofficially at 2,000 dollars as tanks and stills failed under pressure.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Iinge
Whiting
Ind
New Play Grounds Open to Children in City
The Galvez park at Claiborne and Madison and Choctaw Square at Washington and Virginia open this afternoon at 4 o clock under Miss Corinne Little. She chairs activities at Galvez on Mondays and Thursdays, Choctaw on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Washington Square on Wednesdays and Friday mornings. parks remain open at all times though supervision is limited to the specified days.
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Galvez Park
Claiborne
Madison Streets
Choctaw Square
Washington Avenue
Virginia Street
Eureka Garden
Corinne Little
Miss Little
Galvez
Choctaw
Washington Square
Jazz Strike Hits Sugar Refinery Workers In Brooklyn
More than 450 girls and 150 men walked out at the American Sugar Refining plant in Brooklyn to protest wage cuts from 12 dollars a week for nine hours to 11 dollars for girls while men also faced reductions. They marched singing jazz tunes.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
Gifts to Mrs. Leeds Total Million
New York July 5. James A. Stillman allegedly gave Mrs Flo Leeds gifts totaling about one million dollars. Lawyers for Stillman claim arrangements include apartments at 969 Park Avenue valued at 45,000 dollars, pin money 96,000 dollars, two trust funds 300,000 dollars, two automobiles 18,000 dollars, jewelry 200,000 dollars, rents on cottages 35,000 dollars, and maintenance clothing and other expenses 200,000 dollars.
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New York
American Minister to Peru Hosts Fourth of July Reception
U S ambassador William E Gonzales hosted a July 4 reception in Lima attended by President Leguia, cabinet members, officials and diplomats. The American Society of Peru held a banquet, and newspapers praised the United States with sketches of the North American republic’s formation.
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Iama
Peru
United States
William E. Gonzales
Leguia
American Society of Peru
North American
Neighbors Quarrel Ends in Death and Jail
In Tipton Georgia on July 5 Daniel Sutton, a farmer, is dead after a shooting yesterday. Neighbor John M S Green is jailed on murder charges. Neighbors say the men had been friendly and give no reason for the affray.
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Tipton. Ga
Daniel Sutton
John M
Fourth of July Toll Report Shows Drownings Lead Casualties
Across the nation the Fourth of July holiday produced several deaths and many injuries. Drownings were prominent in New Orleans New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Quincy while automobile accidents and heat prostration added to the toll. In New Orleans two youths and a girl drowned and two others narrowly escaped as a squall hit Lake Pontchartrain.
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Chicago
New York City
Dem Trom
Minneapolis
Rushville
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Williamson
W. Va
Cleveland
Quincy
Ill
Bandits With Woman Lead Hold Up Man in Salt Lake City
Three bandits with a woman in command held up Peter Verdi twice in Salt Lake City. The woman wore a khaki uniform and pointed a revolver while the assailants stole fifty cents a ring and a pin. Verdi was told to beat it and later confronted by the same trio.
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Salt Lake City
Peter Verdi
Verdi
Change in Command Comes on Oklahoma
Rockland Me July 5 Captain Noble E Irwin turned over the command of the battleship Oklahoma to Captain Edwin T Pollock formerly commanding officer of the transport George Washington Irwin will become commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard The Oklahoma will sail tomorrow to join the Pacific fleet.
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Rockland
Noble E. Irwin
Oklahoma
Edwin T. Pollock
George Washington
Irwin
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Typhoon in Manila Strikes Hard, Cuts Power
A cyclone blasted Manila and nearby areas today, knocking out power, unroofing houses, and driving small vessels ashore in Manila Bay. Streetcar service was paralyzed as the city endured the storm's impact.
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Manila
Associated Press
Manila Bay
Controversy Over Women Jurors Delays Kaber Trial
In Cleveland on July 6, defense counsel for Eva Catherine Raber Kaber sought to exclude women from the jury in the murder trial of her husband Daniel F. Kaber. The panel shifted with tentative women and men, protections against venue changes were denied, and multiple peremptory challenges were exercised as the jury composition evolved.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Eva Catherine Kaber
Daniel F. Kaber
William J. Corrigan
Raber
Rose. Oliver
Lesie B. Luthy
Mary Krause
Edward C. Stanton
Corrigan
Maurice Bennon
Mr. Corrigan
J. Corrigan
Bernon
Defnse
Inman
Ps. Oliver
Poon
Cora. K. Burg
Oliver
Fish
Ol Brackett
Stanton
Luthy
Krause
Défene
State
Kaber
Cora K. Burg
American Forces In Germany Will Come Home Soon
Washington dispatch notes that American forces in Germany will be withdrawn within weeks after the peace resolution's final enactment. Rep Anthony says army appropriations are tight and troops should depart at the earliest date. He cites occupation costs near $275 million with Germany yet to cover most expenses.
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Washington
Germany
Anthony
Kansas
House
Todav
War Department
London Regally Welcomes Belgian Royal Duo at Guildhall
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, amid pre war splendor, received a city address in Guildhall London and were luncheon guests in the great hall attended by the Duke of York, the Duke of Connaught, the Belgian ambassador, and cabinet members. The procession from Buckingham Palace to Guildhall drew cheering crowds.
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London
Associated Press
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Guildhall
Duke of York
Duke of Connaught
Buckingham Palace
Guild Hall
Hamilton apologizes for boy’s flag incident
American consul Jose D Olivares reports Mayor Coppley apologized on behalf of Hamilton citizens for the flag incident at the consulate on King Street West. A youth reportedly ripped down the Stars and Stripes flown in honor of Dominion, with another official saying the suspect is from Hamilton.
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Hammilton
Ont
Jose D’olivares
Coppley
Hamilton
King Street
West
Dominion
Wi CL
Anti-Saloon League mobilizes vast Wet Parade support
The Anti-Saloon League reports a large turnout for the dry versus wet parade era, claiming 14 922 participants including 922 handsmen and police, with 202 670 pledges and telegrams to Wadsworth and Bes opposing the Wolstead Act as the movement grows.
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United
Troops Guard Day Law Cases In Col
Kentucky National Guard units guarded court in Col. Sandy on Monday as about 1 500 cases filled the docket. Jurors served on moonshine cases and witnesses fled, with one juror ordered removed after giving information about a still. Governor E P Morrow issued orders at Judge Giscoe's request to maintain order.
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Sandy ‘Hoo
E. P. Morrow
Giscoe
Wood Alcohol Fatality in Atlanta Claims S. M. Coggins
Silas Molroe Coggins, 33, of Atlanta dies from wood alcohol poisoning. Local report says death occurred after drinking wood alcohol. ambulance summoned as authorities investigate. Further details unclear due to damaged text.
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Atlanta
Silas Molroe Coggins
Tod
Parole Board Meets In Atlanta For Action
The U S Parole Board convened in Atlanta to act on cases from the federal system. Officials discussed recommendations and potential releases as part of routine proceedings in the city.
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Atlanta
Jomnoner
Miles Garded
Wes Eald
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L G. Bowen
Obregon
P Obregon
Oil Company
Cedar I
E. J. Grove
Cabinet OF
Spain
WORD
Madrid
Assued Press
Pre- Anendesalazar
Ington
Alabama
Voters League
Rotary, Kiwanis and
Chamber Commerce
Airways
W. F. Nelson
Egro
Orleans
New —Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Catherine Mary Hortman
Claude Hortman, Jr
Hartman Lumber Company
Kennedy Gilly
Antoinette Hortz
Catherine
Ethela Armes
Industrian Canal
Young Hartman
Southern Yacht Club
Life Saving Corps
Royal Duo
Cortin
Wood
S.M. Coggins
U. S. Parole Board
Atlan
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