Bids Opening Planned for 11 Mile State Highway Route
The Alabama Highway Commission to open bids August 19 in Montgomery for an 11 mile state route north of the Louisville and Nashville line. Contractor E P Toulmin has finished bridges and work remains to fill bridge approaches over Fowl River at Barlow's place. If let late August, reopening by Christmas is anticipated.
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State Highway Commission
Montgomery
County Board of Revenue
Louisville and Nashville
E. P. Toulmin
Fowl River
Barlow’s Place
Alabama
F.o.b
Public hearing on Russell rail station abandonment
Residents of Russell in Mobile county urged the Alabama public service commission to require the Mobile and Ohio railroad to keep the station and train service. Commissioner Frank Morgan led the session noting improper notices and potential impact on local farmers who would face costly wagon hauls to Citronelle for freight and express shipments. A ruling will be issued later.
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Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Russell
Mobile County
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Public Service Commission
Frank Morgan
Conrad H. Ohme
Commission
Morgan
St Pend
Citronelle
Marines suffer first casualties in Ocotal battle
United States Marines and Nicaraguan constabulary clash with Sandino loyalists at Ocotal. After a 17 hour fight, Marine Michael A. Obelski is dead and Charles Sidney Garrison is seriously wounded. Rebels suffer heavy losses from ground assault and air bombardment by five planes from Managua.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States Marine
Sandino
Ocotal
Logan Feland
Michael A. Obelski
Roulette
Penn
Ocoteal
Charles Sidney Garrison
West Street
Asheville
N. C
Rae Aarti Ee Batease
Hooded men felons charged in Alabama kidnaping lashings
Judge Woodson J. Martin presided as Jeff Calloway, a Oneonta farm youth, testified about masked hooded bands kidnapping him, binding him to a tree, and flogging him until unconscious. The jurors were urged to consider the case under Alabama law as a felonious act punishable by prison, with the courtroom echoing the race and justice rhetoric of the time.
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Oneonta
Als
Jeff Calloway
Oneonta Farm
Quaerties
Jumudge Woodson J. Martin
All Red
Blount County
Calloway
Alabama
Martin
Prohibition fines levied in court action
Jack Thompson received a $100 fine and 30 days' costs after conviction in the inferior criminal court for violating the prohibition law. Several other defendants including Willie Simmons Louise Small Lena Harris G B Phillips and W P Findley had cases continued to July 28 after a raid at 62 St Michael street yielded 74 half pints of beer four quarts and a 10 gallon crock of mush. Switt Davis and A Bascer were fined $50 and 20 days costs for dry law violations amid Saturday Sunday arrests of Roy Berry Andrew Herguet Angelo Kaikaios Mary Smith and R E Phillips.
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Jack Thompson
Inferior Criminal Court
Willie Simmons
Louise Small
Lena Harris
G. B. Phillips
W. P. Findley
St. Michael Street
A. Wade
Stringfellow, Newell and
Barber
Switt Davis
A. Bascer
Roy Berry
Andrew Herguet
Angelo Kaikaios
Mary Smith
R. E. Phillips
Railroad Head Barred From Post In Brotherhood Clash
Cleveland July 18 William R Prenter veteran member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was barred from office for three years after the brotherhood renewed its organizational plan. Unofficial reports from the convention cite the sanction and its three year duration.
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Cleveland
William R. Prenter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood
Ticket Racket Getting Tough Ice Is Melting
New York reports ticket scalping on Broadway has grown tougher as Federal Attorney Tuttle exposes widespread graft. The Dempsey Sharkey bout nears with ringside seats scarce and agencies refusing to supply tickets. Theatres curb sales to speculators, box office staff gain higher pay, and producers lose profits as investigation widens.
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New York
Broadway
Tuttle
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Mobile Chamber Pushes for Statewide Stock Law
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce urges Alabama lawmakers to pass a statewide stock law after widespread interest from Mobile Baldwin and Washington counties and letters from landowners in Mobile County and Citronelle. A monster mass meeting is planned to mobilize support with participation from several south Alabama counties.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Mobile County
Illinois
Chamber
South Alabama
Citizens’ Committee
Baldwin County
Washington
Grand Bay
Citronelle
July 28 Set for Decision on Tick Help Halt
County board agrees to postpone final decision on discontinuing tick eradication in Mobile county until July 28 after heated session. Officials note dipping costs and supply levels. treasury warns funds tight. debate centers on continuing at reduced cost versus stopping and risking future reactivation.
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County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile
R. E. Robertson
Alabama
Dc. A. Cary
L. E. Patterson
Mobile County
Cary
Paterson
Smee
George A. Stone
Aree
Sone
Patterson
Arthur Davis
British Company Sues Mobile Firm Over Fatal Wire Shock
The Employers Liability Assurance Company of London filed suit in circuit court for $1,000 against Home Telephone Company for the death of Ery Vern Etheridge on July 16, 1922. The complaint alleges negligence in allowing a telephone wire to contact a high voltage line from Gulf Electric, causing Etheridge, an employee of Gamewell Fire Alarm, to receive a fatal shock while building a new fire alarm system.
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Employer Liability Assurance Company
London
England
Stevens, McCorvey, Goode and Turner
The
Home Telephone Company
Ery Vern Etheridge
Gulf Electric Company
Etheridge
Gamewell Fire Alam Company
Ice Block Falls Injures Mobile Employee near Station
Billie Clark of the Mobile Ice Company was injured at 4 AM when he fell from a truck and a 200 pound block of ice struck his lower body near the Louisville and Nashville freight station on Water Street near Theatre. Clark was working when the accident occurred.
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Billie Clark
Mobile Ice Company
Louisville & Nashville
Water Street
Theatre
Clark
Colleagues Challenge Rogers Bill On City Elections
The Rogers bill to shift appointing municipal election officers to probate judges, circuit clerk and sheriff faces opposition from Mobile county lawmakers. Senator John Craft Representative Ed Grove and Marion Vickers oppose. Grove says the bill would merge city and county politics. other opponents echo the concern.
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Rogers
Will
City Commission
Mobile County
C. M. A. Rogers
John Craft
Ed Grove
Marion Vickers
Grove
Craft
Vickers
Vienna Revolt Ends After Leading Conference
Vienna reports indicate order restored with Chancellor Seipel consulting socialist leaders Seitz and Herr Bauer to ensure a peaceful parliament session and resume public services. Casualties tallied at 70 dead and about 300 wounded with palace of justice burnt.
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Vienna
Seipel
Seitz
Herr Bauer
Rncelss
Palace of Justice
Ots
Bratislava
Czecho-Slovakia
Edison Jr Loses Lab in Fire at Canfield Street
Thomas Edison Jr son of the wizard of Menlo Park suffered a heavy loss in a fire that destroyed a building on Canfield Street housing his private laboratory. The blaze destroyed several valuable engine models. the total loss was about 15000 dollars and kept the city fire department busy.
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Orange
N. J
Thomas Edison,Jr
Menlo Park
Canfield Street
Four Happy Boys Go Sailing. Three Rescued, One Missing
Four Norfolk youths set out for a sail, but only three clung to the upturned hull for nine hours. The tug Alice found Joseph Tuttle, Clarke Vaughn, and Burt Wright alive. William Fields remains missing as families learn of a death.
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Norfolk
Alice
William Fields
Army Base Pier
Fields
New York Plans Mighty Fete For Byrd and His Men
New York welcomes Commander Richard Byrd and the crew of the America with a grand parade and honors after the Leviathan ferrying five transatlantic fliers reaches the time station. Mayor Walker and city officials prepare a four day celebration with dinners, theater, and the medal of valor.
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New York
Byrd
Miss Liberty
S. S. Leviathan
New York Bay
Lindbergh
New York Harbor
Charles A. Lindbergh
Richard B. Byrd
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Atlantic
Paris
Amberlain
Macon
Quarantine Pottery Park
Lower Broadway
City Hall
Walker
Navy
National Guard
Fifth Avenue
Madison Auenne
Milwaukee raids shut down numerous Milwaukee saloons
Milwaukee Wisconsin July 18 federal prohibition agents conducted a sweeping raid on city saloons and cafes. Central office headquarters were crowded as cafe proprietors managers bartenders and waiters were brought in by a federal force including city units and agents from other cities. Little Italy and many downtown spots were visited including a restaurant opposite the city hall.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Prohibition
Lice
Little Italy
Gotham Physician Found Dead in San Francisco Hotel
Dr. A. B. Berk, 60, a prominent New York City physician, was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room. Authorities investigate the death as Berk had arrived two weeks earlier to marry Myrtle Kolner, with a wedding planned within days.
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San Francisco
A. B. Berk
New York City
Berk
Myrtle Kolner
General Ho Chien Captures Hankow and Hanyang
A Reuters dispatch from Shanghai cites Hankow sources reporting General Ho Chien, a southern commander, has taken both Hankow and Hanyang from southern extremist forces. The report places the victories in Hankow and Hanyang and notes Ho Chien’s conservative leadership.
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London
Reuters
Shanghai
Hankow
Hanyang
Ho Chien
Wealthy Atlanta manufacturer weds Pittsburgh heiress at Jersey City ceremony
Garnett Starr 37 rescued Peggy Holden 23 in a surf off sorties Lake New Jersey and the pair married yesterday at the English Lutheran church in Jersey City. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs W J McGarrall of Pittsburgh, had been wed before.
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New York
Garnett Starr
Atlanta, Ga
Peggy Holden
Pittsb Bh
Sorties Lake
N. J
John E. Heidel
Jersey City
W. J. McGarrall
Pittsburgh
Weather recap shows heat relief across the South
Mobile enjoyed a cool Sunday with a low of 91 and a front bringing high winds and heavy rain cooling temperatures after a hot day. New Orleans stayed cloudy peaking at 90 while Bingham reached 94. The weatherman notes a gradual drop as night fell.
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United States
Mobile
New Orleans
Bingham
Federal action orders American Snuff Company to stop unfair practices
The Federal Trade Commission directed the American Snuff Company to discontinue price maintenance methods, misrepresentation of competitors and their products, and misbranding. The firm operates factories in Memphis and Clarksville, Tennessee, and accounts for more than a third of the nation’s staff.
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Washington
American Snuff Company
Memphis
Clarksville
Tenn
Federal Trade Commission
Judge J J Purifoy Funeral Set Today
Judge John J Purifoy a prominent Alabama figure and former state auditor and treasurer will be buried this afternoon in Montgomery after dying yesterday in a local hospital following a long illness He served in the federal army after the war and surrendered at Appomattox later in life
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Montgomery
Ala
John J. Purifoy
Judge Purifoy
State Auditors
Fedrate Ramy
Appomat
Ambassador Herrick Improves After Minor Operation
Myron T. Herrick United States ambassador to Cleveland aged 73 was taken from his Chagrin Falls estate to a hospital after a minor operation yesterday. His condition today is greatly improved with no complications expected.
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Cleveland
C. Pg
Myron T. Herrick
United States
Senal
Cleveland Hospital
Chagrin Falls
Coolidges Win Neighbors Good Words at Black Hills Lodge
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge settle among Black Hills residents near the state game lodge. Neighbors describe them as good folk and welcome their summer home, with Mrs Gideon and others noting easy charm and shared gatherings at the lodge.
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Rapid City
D. Ae
Cod
Black Hills
Steve Hurley
Cecil Gideon
Dent
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