Pair Pleads Not Guilty in Slaying of Motorman Harrison
Eugene Maxwell Burnett and William E. Crowell Jr. pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charges in the Cedar Street slaying of motorman John B. Harrison. Arraignment in circuit court set Burnett for July 17 and Crowell for July 19, with both on trial dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Maxwell Burnett
William E. Crowell, Jr
John B. Harrison
Cedar
Alex T. Howard
Burnett
Crowell
Tennessee
Harrison
Harry H. Smith
Lee Lewis
R. P. Roach
Lone Hamilton
James Norwood
Buford Smith
Coast Guard Amphibian Downed Off Portland Maine
Coast Guard amphibian from base 7 based near Gloucester Massachusetts is believed down off Portland Maine after exhausting fuel while escorting the Old Orchard for Rome plane Pathfinder. The crew Lieutenant Leonard P Melka Warrant Machinist W R Kenley radio operator A G Descoteaux were aboard as search vessels including Antietam patrol boats 101 and 158 patrolled the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
Leonard P
Old Orchard
Rome
Portland
Ess
Plea Guilty Entered by Twelve Defendants in Circuit Court
Twelve defendants arraigned in circuit court pleaded guilty to charges from recent grand jury indictments. Names include John Henry Williams, Richard M. Dehavens, Lawrence Mims, Tom Faley, James Morrisette, Mitchell Thompson, Minerva Foreman, Emma Faley, Ed Hamilton, Charles White, and John Herrin. Judge Howard said those who pled guilty will be sentenced tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Williams
Richard M. Dehavens
Lawrence Mims
Tom Faley
James Morrisette
Mitchell Thompson
Minerva Foreman
Emma Faley
Ed Hamilton
Charles White
John Herrin
Howard
Ayl
Parole Revoked for Camille Hughes in Prohibition Case
Judge Robert T. Ervin revoked Camille Hughes parole in federal court after a brief hearing. Hughes must serve about 18 months of his two year county jail term for a prohibition conviction. Government alleged Hughes was involved in a still raid across the Mississippi line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Hughes
Robert T. Ervin
Hughes
Mississippi
Hearing Likely On Baseball Clash Between Chicago and Cincinnati
A hearing may be held by the president regarding the late unpleasantness between Chicago and Cincinnati players. If Cincinnati formally requests, the president will question players about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy nights and Tuesday
Local forecast notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with minimal temperature changes. A chance of local thunderstorms is mentioned for Tuesday in the northern area, affecting the weather conditions into the day.
Mobile bond election boxes placed for $500000 school tax vote
Ballot boxes were placed today in Mobile for a district by district bond election to fund educational facilities. City boxes stay open until 5 pm tomorrow. rural boxes close an hour earlier. Voters in ten wards will select polling sites including Ward One at Beauregard and State, and Ward Four at Dauphin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Commissioners
Mobile
Royal
State
Congress
Beauregard Street
Resolution urges US entry into World Court of International Justice
Kansas City July 8 A resolution adopted at the thirty second annual Christian Endeavor convention urges the United States Senate to enter the country into the world court of international justice. The measure states the US should be pledged under the pact of Paris to become a member and hopes the Senate will act without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States Senate
World Court of International
International Convention of Christian Endeavor
United States
Stengel and Bohne Suspended After July Fight
Manager Casey Stengel of Toledo and Sammy Bohne of Minneapolis were suspended indefinitely by American Association president Thomas Hickey after clashes at a July game in St Paul. Riots followed the incidents.
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Chicago
Casey Stengel
Toledo
Sammy Bohne
Minneapolis
Thomas Hickey
Columbus
Bohne
St. Paul
Bid Rejected for Birmingham Old Post Office Site
The First National Bank of Birmingham bid was deemed insufficient for the sale of the old postoffice site. The treasury will readvertise the building for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Saal
First National Bank of Birmingham
Treasury
Judge Warns Moonshiners No Leniency In Federal Court
Judge Robert T. Ervin warned there will be no suspended sentences or paroles for those armed during moonshine seizures. Ed May held a gun during a Wheelerville still raid and was wounded. he received five additional days. James Miller was fined 200 dollars and four months in jail while Will Wheeler got two months. Two Italian seamen, Luis Larriera Alvaro and Caledonio Frau, were jailed three months on guilty pleas. Ed Walker, indicted with Robert Hartley, faced trial with Hartley convicted and paroled earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Ervin
Wheelerville
Ed May
Harvey Hughes
May
Mays
Still
James Miller
Will Wheeler
Outfit
Ervin
Luis Larriera Alvaro
Caledonio Frau
Ed Walker
Robert Hartley
Hartley
Peavy to Act for Building Road to Cedar Point
County highway engineer John R. Peavy will conduct a survey for a road from Cedar Point to the mainland terminus of a bridge to Dauphin Island. Royce Kershaw reports survey satisfactory for road, bridge, and island improvements including a hotel. Bond authorization and funds depend on Peavy’s forthcoming report and county action.
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Cedar Point
John R. Peavy
Board of Revenue
Royce Kershaw
Dauphin Island
Peavy
Bay Shore
Ant
Mr. Kershaw
Bilbo Attacks Bond Buying in Fiery Message
Mississippi governor Theodore Bilbo denounces bond purchasing charges as monstrous falsehoods in a special legislative address. He requests lawmakers donate one goldfish for a capital pool and urges uniform fish size to prevent dominance by larger fish in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Theodore Bilbo
Salvation Army faces probe after death of Bramwell Booth
London July 8. Despite General Bramwell Booth's death, the high council's action to depose him is still under review. Executors including his wife and daughter weigh further steps. The William Booth Memorial Building in Denmark Hill was opened with a solemn ceremony and statues of General Booth and Catherine Booth unveiled. The memorial cost 371000 pounds.
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London
Bramwell Booth
High Council
The
Salvation Army
William Booth
Uly Army
Denmark
Hilthe Dre Aa
Poneng
General Booth
Catherine Booth
Tragedy at Mack Park as Stand Burns During Doubleheader
A grandstand fire at Mack Park in Detroit sparked a stampede, injuring 103 people and sending several to hospitals in critical condition. The incident disrupted the opening doubleheader between the Detroit Stars and Kansas City Monarchs, with multiple victims sustaining fractures and severe injuries among fans and players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mack Baseball Park
Detroit Stars
Kansas City Monarchs
Richard Ross
James Thomas
Levy Thomas
William Harvey
Trunks Seized From Chinese Consul’s Wife in San Francisco
The Examiner reports customs seized seven trunks brought from China to San Francisco last week by Mrs. Ying Kao wife of the Chinese vice consul. Authorities await Washington instructions on whether to search the trunks for narcotics. The diplomat’s wife was not detained at seizure but officials hesitated due to international implications. The matter was sent to state and customs departments and the Chinese ministry in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Examiner
China
Ying Kao
Washington
State and Customs Department
Song of the Wife shifts Molly Burnham from love to career
A poem hidden in The News Item steers Molly Burnham toward a career over marriage. Molly, torn between Jack Wells a Harvard-trained suitor and Red Flynn a newspaper reporter pressures, chooses writing and achieves fame while Wells rejects her crime plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Red Flynn
Jack Wells
Harvard
Jack
Molly Burnham
Jack Wella
Red Flyn
Moblie
New Orleans Street Car Strike Seeks Union Pact
City commission asks New Orleans Public Service to accept the carmen's union plan for workers to return to their jobs while negotiations for a new contract proceed, contingent on immediate union recognition. Federal action looms as Judge Borah schedules a hearing for tomorrow at 11 a.m. with conciliators from the labor department and Public Service fighting to resume non-union operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
City Commission
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Carmen's
Public Service
Department of Labor
Wayne G. Borah
Imlabor
Washington Dispatches
W. H. Rogers
St. Louis
Labor Department
Hundreds Vie in News Item Contest to Solve Story Title
Miss Janie Gray won first prize in The Mobile News Item contest for guessing the title of Eleanor Early's The Shining Talon. Edwin A. Sheldon placed second with $5. several others won $1. Many readers sent varied title guesses as hundreds participated. The daily serial begins July 13 with The Shining Talent noted as one of Early's best works.
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Today
Janie Gray
Shel!road
the Shining Talon
Eleanor Early
Edwin A. Sheldon
Church Street
Mildred Byrnes
Park Avenue
Crichton
E. A. Twigford
Atmore
Ala
Bru
St. Anthony Street
Ferdi- Kam
Hill
Miss Early
St. Anne
W ‘Ul
Leeds Bank Closes In State Control After Run
Leeds bank shuts under state banking department after heavy deposits run. Fifth closure in Birmingham district in two weeks. President B C Lindon led the $25,000 capital institution with a similar surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inatita
State
Leeds Bank
Birmingham
B. C. Lindon
Camden double killing ends with coroner exoneration
In Camden Arkansas a coroner's jury exonerated Constable Luther Meeks in the fatal shooting of Walter Patterson after Patterson allegedly killed E R Marsh during a liquor raid near Chidester. Marsh and Patterson died in a gun battle as officers pursued Patterson to jail.
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Camden
Ark
Luther Meeks
Walter Patterson
E. R. March
Chichester
Arthur W. Ellis
T. M. Clifford
E. EB. Marsh
Chidester
Here
Marsh
Patterson
John Pruitt
Meeks
Zimman Fight In Omaha Involves City Agents
In Omaha on July 8 former city official and store secretary treasurer Harry B. Zimman was beaten by two city agents while returning home with a bundle. The incident, witnessed publicly, left Zimman with a black eye and led to a charge of illegal possession of liquor. Agents Thompson and Reiger claim Zimman struck first. Zimman denies showing badges. He was released on bond.
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Omaha
Neb
Harry B. Zimman
Zimman
McDowan
Omahahibition
Stanley Reiger
Lawrence Thompson
Thompson
Riegal
Riegel
Livingston seeks new trial in $250000 breach suit
Ann Livingston Tulsa divorcee wins $250000 breach of promise case against Franklin Hardinge, a Chicago oil burner maker. After verdict Saturday night Hardinge’s lawyers move for a new trial and threaten an appeal. Jury awarded only breach of contract, while punitive damages were rejected. Both sides hint at possible perjury charges against witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Livington
Chicago
Franklin Hardinge
Ann Livingston
Tulsa
Hardinge
Air route opened Shanghai to Nanking by American pilot
The nationalist government ministry of communications opened a Shanghai Nanking air mail service using a Detroit native pilot. The schedule plans one to two trips daily spanning 190 miles with several hours required each way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Ministry of Communications
Toda
Shanghai-Nanking
Pathfinder 18 Off Gloucester Route Report From Coast Guard
In a radio message to base No 7 here L M Melia pilot of the coast guard plane on the Old Orchard to Rome Pathfinder reported the vessel making good headway. The message received at 9 14 o clock noted the craft heading east and out to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder
Gloucester
Maas
Coast Guard
Ll. M. Melia
Orchard-to-Rome
Sadie
Pathfinder Flight From Maine Ends in Unclear Sight
Pilot Roger Williams and navigator Yancey attempted a 4700 mile hop from Sears Orchard Maine with support from two amphibian planes and the Green Flash. The pathfinder cleared the coast but disappeared into haze after a takeoff marked by repeated unsuccessful runs in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Orchard
Roger
Pathfinder
Williams
Yancey
Kelly Killed by Police After Stampede of Fear
Chicago police fatally shot 55 year old Kelly after he fired a shotgun at lights and threatened neighbors. The man barricaded himself at his house but moved to ignore officers orders before they opened fire when he did not halt.
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Chicago
P— Kelly
Paderewski Concert at Kansas University April 7
Polish pianist Paderewski to perform at the University of Kansas in Lawrence on April 7, announced by Dean D. M. Swar t h out of the fine arts school. This marks his spring appearance in the region and will showcase his concert program.
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Paderewski
Lawrence, Kas
Varsity of Kansas
D. M. Swarth
Fine Arts School
Schooner A. F. Warren Towed to Pensacola
The disabled schooner A. F. Warren is being towed to Pensacola by the cutter Forward, according to the local office of the guard. The cutter and guard headquarters confirmed the tow and remained on scene.
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A. F. Warren
Pensacola
Guard
Ana
Mobile Train Service Aims To Link Cities Via Two Day Ride
A fragmented notice suggests an initiative to connect Mobile with New York City via a mobile train service reaching Louisville Cincinnati and Tennessee. The plan implies travel in two days and a day, with campaigns urging better knowledge of mobile transit.
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Miss
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tenn
Mobile O& Lt
York City
Mobile
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Harry Cohen
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Ministry of Communication
Shanghai-Nankin Air Mall
Kelly
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