Three arrestees tied to Pensacola axe incident
Reports from Mobile describe Fourth of July observances across the city and surrounding areas. Citizens paused business as post offices closed and holiday events unfolded at Bienville Square, Fairhope, and on the Eastern Shore with speeches, ceremonies, parades, and yacht races marking the 150th anniversary of Independence.
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Mobile
Mobilians
Bienville Square
Mobile Council of Patriotic Societies
Fairhope
Charleston
Aubrey Boyles
United Tes
Iia Beach
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Central Trades Council
Onroe Park
Ves
Ik St
Eatherin Breck Converse
Government Street
Tisdale J. Touarst
D. P. Lawton
Spring Hill College
A. G. Moses
Goodhue
Converse
Carl Gilbert
Earl van der Slice
Charlies Padgett
Robert Lee Dickinson
Grove Hill
Edward Grove
Four Held After Home Attack in Pensacola
Police detained ten people after a deadly home invasion in Pensacola. Preston Peckrin, 23, and his wife were among the injured, with two others reported in critical condition after being struck with an axe while asleep. Neighbors alarmed by screams found Emmett Peckrin unconscious. Several others, including Miss Cushing, were also found injured. authorities offered few arrest details.
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Pensacola
Fis
Attem
Preston Peckrin
Yalifo
Gosking
Emmett Peckrin
Peckrin
Lawes
Manett Peckrin
W. F. Taylor
Fae G. F. Tey
Lilien Bradford
A. J. Jones
C. &. Jones
J. A. Foster to be Buried Tomorrow
James A. Foster county road gang foreman killed Saturday night when an automobile turned over on him on Doneker road pinning him and breaking his neck. He is survived by his wife four sons two daughters his parents and a sister.
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James A. Foster
Doneker Road
Mr. Foster
Charles
Claude
Walter
Alan Foster
Inez
Willie Mae
Mary Foster
Charles Foster
Mobile Bay Front Road
Lula Hagen
Infant Dies After Fence Fall in City Neighborhood
George Jones aged two, a Negro child, died at 10 30 last night from a fractured skull caused when a fence fell on him Sunday afternoon at 130. He was treated at the City Hospital. He was the son of James and Millie Jones of 102 North Wilkinson Street.
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George Jones
James
Millie Jones
Wilkinson Street
Weather Update for Mississippi Tonight and Tuesday
Local showers are expected tonight or Tuesday with moderate southeast winds. The forecast notes unsettled conditions across the region and suggests preparing for possible rain showers.
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Mississippi
Unclear Baseball Standings and Player List From South region
Fragmentary OCR notes show a baseball row with names Foster Reed Thomen Merz Yaryan Warmoth Lingle Francis Luebbe and players like Horan Anderson Mackey plus Ellis. Unable to identify teams dates or complete scores.
McPherson Inquiry Proceeds After Independence Day Pause
Los Angeles dispatch reports renewed focus on the Aimee Semple McPherson case after the July 4 holiday. The Douglas Arizona police report is now with Chief Detective Herman Cline for grand jury submission, while federal prosecutors led by Samuel McNabb pursue ransom mailings to Minnie Kennedy. McPherson spoke at three Angelus Temple services, defending her abduction tale as crowds filled the church.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Douglas, Ariz
Herman Cline
Cline
Minnie Kennedy
United States
Samuel W. McNabb
Lego i .Eat Lake
McPherson
Angelus Temple
Net Tourney Entries Close In Mobile Tennis Scene
The Mobile Lawn Tennis Association announces entries close Wednesday for the annual tennis tournament to be held Saturday July 10. A permanent trophy for men's singles is offered by the city commission and additional cups by the Mobile Lawn Tennis Club Mobile Sporting Goods Co and Mc Gowin Lyons Hardware. A mixed doubles tourney is added due to popular demand with entries from Mobile Baldwin and Washington counties and Pensacola star Coates may participate if possible.
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Mobile Lawn Tennis Association
City Commission
Recreation Department
Mobile Lawn Tennis Club
Mobile Sporting Goods Company
McGowin-Lyons Hardware and Supply Company
Pensacola
Coates
Mobile
Baldwin
Washington
Lyons Park
Honest Woman Found in Anniston Tale Spurs Local Curiosity
In Anniston Alabama a Calhoun county farmer, W E Reese, sold huckleberries to a woman at the Curb Market. She received four and a half gallons instead of three and was given 72 cents extra in a later return. Officials withheld the buyer’s name.
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Anniston
Ala
Diogenes
W. E. Reese
Calhoun County
Nixon seeks both full term and unexpired Senate seat
Anniston Ala July 5 F M Nixon, already a candidate for the four year term, announced he will also run to fill the unexpired term of the late State Senator Wiley C Tunstall. His bid follows Dr J L Wikle former mayor of Anniston who entered the race Saturday. Nixon and A Dishman are contenders for the regular term while Wikle adds another candidacy.
Four Die as Auto Train Crash Near Crossing
Four persons die in an auto train crash near Charleston. Three members of one family are among the victims, with local authorities beginning investigations into the deadly collision.
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Charleston, Fil
Prosperous condition found in nationwide manufacturer survey
New York July 5 reports reveal healthy business conditions across the nation from the National Association of Manufacturers. The index shows 84 percent of maximum employment, virtually no unemployment, and no signs of a looming slump. Industries covered include autos, farm implements, building materials, clothing, chemicals, iron and steel, machinery, textiles, and toys.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
John E. Edgerton
Deadly Fourth of July Toll Tops Southern States
An Associated Press tally shows 87 deaths and 249 injuries across 11 Southern states in the past week. The Royal Palm Limited crash near Fargo, Georgia injured 20, including former Governor Thomas W. Hardwick and his wife. Florida led fatalities with seven, while Alabama and Georgia reported multiple drownings and accidents during the holiday period.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Royal Palm Limited
Southern Railway
Fargo
Florida
Georgia
Thomas Hardwick
Dublin
Macon
Thomasville
Ala
Mobile
Alabama
Ured Wimmer
North Carolina
South Carolina
Birmingham
James A. Foster
Knoxville
Tenn
Valdosta
Mer
Thomas W. Hardwick
Kentucky
Arthur Birdsong
G. W. Morrison
Lurline Turner
Tennessee River
Aeen
Cadid
Cecil W.ll
Cumperland River
Burnside
William Lawson
Ohio
Louisville
Maryland
Baltimore
Isador Gold
North Point Creek
William Trabert
Rock Creek
W. E. Osteen
Robert Blackwell
James Gee
Florence
8. C
Myrtle Beach
Here
Blackwell
Gee
Miami Beach
Fla
Union Church Services Open Nineteenth Season in Bienville Square
The annual Sunday night union services in Bienville Square opened their nineteenth season with a large crowd. John H. Weinand presided, Government Street Presbyterian choir led music, and Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden delivered the sermon. Services run through the last Sunday in September with committees and officers named for evangelism, finance, music, social service, Bible classes, Sunday schools, publicity, and more.
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Bienville Square
John H. Weinand
Association of Mobile Federated Churches
Government Street Presbyterian
Dunbar H. Ogden
Government Street
John H. Wienand
Thomas P. King
Earl R. Gaston
Marcus H. Walker
D. H. Edington
Ruth Nelson
J. H. Creighton
J. I. Burgett
W. M. West
F. A. Norquist
J. L. Nelson
M. H. Walker
Paul Tate
L. G. Curtis
L. L. Rogers
J. A. Fryer
William Shock
Louise Goldsby
Claude Dahmer
C. H. Fisher
Martin Ellis
J. L. Bedsole
A. C. Mitchell
H. A. Winter
Bessie Rencher
W. A. Wood
W. A. Benson
M. Sears Sunday Schools
S. Sims
W. E. Kennedy
H. A Serkin
Harry Keenan
EFA Bencher Boys
Ee J. Seeger
A. R. Turner
J. F. Hogan
Jobn Hurt
J. ¥. Neal
W. E. Lockler
Frank Leslie
Boosters Start Picnic and Outing at East Fowl River Club
Members of the Mobile Bay Boosters club gather at their East Fowl River clubhouse for an annual picnic and night program. Field day events directed by Charles A. Marston include races and jumping while entertainment tonight is run by Gabe Chamblin Jr. with Mrs. Carl Klinge assisting.
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Mobile Bay
Romance Broken by Fatal Crash in Bridgehampton
A Long Island railroad freight train struck a car at a grade crossing near Bridgehampton yesterday killing all four occupants. The victims were two sisters Caroline and Lillian Allen of Richmond Hill and the two men engaged to them Charles W. Keyser of Queens and Albert Cowan of Elmhurst who died later from injuries.
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New York
Long Island
Bridgehampton
Caroline
Lillian Allen
Richmond Hill
Charles W. Keyser
Queens
Albert Cowan
Elmhurst
Cruiser Una-C Explodes On Maiden Voyage Near Avalon
A 45 foot gasoline cruiser named Una-C exploded near Avalon California during its maiden voyage last night. Two reported dead and twelve injured, all from California, with rescue efforts underway.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina
Land
Cal
Una-C
President Coolidge Defends Declaration at 150th Anniversary
President Coolidge delivered a keynote speech in Philadelphia urging adherence to the Declaration of Independence. He argued that equality, inalienable rights, and government power from the governed remain final and warned against modern reforms that discard these principles. The remarks closed with a note of continued discussion on page ten.
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Coolidge
Cope
America
Philadelphia
Treat Emblem With Respect
A concise guideline emphasizes displaying the American flag only from sunrise to sunset, keeping it clean and whole, not allowing it to touch the ground, and lowering it deliberately. It calls for taking it down in bad weather or at night and destroying a worn flag privately when it is no longer serviceable.
Sub Committee Shakeup Follows Sheriff Primary Row
After a contested ouster, Democratic executive chair Leo H. Eldridge announces Holcombe Hudoff resigns from the sub committee and Norman D. Green is appointed. Eldridge says Green has not made public endorsements or stated primary loyalties as yet.
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Leo H. Eldridge
Democratic Executive Committee
Holcombe Hudoff
Norman D. Green
Mr. Eldridge
Green
Holiday Fourth of July Editions From The News Item
The News Item announces two editions for the Fourth of July with regular and early Home Carrier delivery. No Six o Clock edition will be published.
Sesqui Centennial Expo Opens in Philadelphia with July 1 schedule
Philadelphia July 6 The Sesqui Centennial Exposition opened with officials urging Sunday observance and protests noted by ministers. President and Mrs. tailed a tour planned through the grounds with 21 gun salute and an address at Municipal Stadium.
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Philadelphia
Kendrick
Academy of Music
William B. Forney
Philadelphia Sabbath Association
York
Pinchot
Collage
Exposition Grounds
Navy Yard
Biunicipal Stadium
Ceele
Mayer Kendrick
4Vic Center
Camden
Neo
Ape
Asb
Cen
Floods and Storms Claim Dozens Across Europe and France
Floods and storms sweep parts of France and neighboring regions. Dozens die including 18 in the Havre Paris railway wreck near Acheres, with 97 injured. Damage reaches 10 million francs in Normandy and Paris region. lightning deaths reported in several provinces. A crowd of excursionists near Berlin’s Walton sdorf buried in a collapsed bowling alley as a cloudburst and flood waters sweep rocks and walls.
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New ‘York
France
Mexico
Havre-Paris Oe
Acheres
Normandy
Paris
Carceles
Rouen
Germany
Mreas
Waltersdorf
Berlin
Aunt Slayer to Be Hanged Tomorrow in Cuba
Salvador A Aguilera, sentenced by the Ani ca court of Santiago de Cuba for the brutal murder of his aged aunt on August 24, 1924, faces execution by garrote at dawn unless a last minute reprieve is granted by President Machado. The state executioner and device have departed Havana for Santiago.
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Havana
Salvador A
Santiago de Cuba
Machado
Santiago
Aguilera
Cuba
20 Injured in Georgia Wreck Reported
Twenty passengers aboard the Royal Limited and a night express were injured near Valdosta Georgia when the Southern flyer collided with the express. Grover Balfour of Haven Florida sustained facial cuts and bruises.
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Valdosta
Royal Limited
Fargo
Southern Flyer
Grover Balfour
Haven
Fle
Ae Mans
German Diplomat Dies in Essen Ambush
German diplomat J Otte Ludwig, an envoy associated with Essen, died today after an incident described in sources. The report notes his role and the location in Essen as the scene of his death.
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Essen
Germany
Otte Ludwig
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Southeen
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Warmoth
Lingle
Francis
Luebbe
Chattanooga Worsgiess
Horan
D. ‘Anderson
Mackey
Ellis
Arizona
Probe
UNION
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Delaware
Aunt Slayer
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