Man Believed Fatally Hurt After Fall Into Ship Hold
James Gardiner first mate of the steamer West Ivis is in serious condition after falling into the ship hold while boarding near Mobile. He was found by seamen, brought to the riverbank and the City Hospital was summoned for treatment. The West Ivis is operated by Page & Jones under the Shipping Board.
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James Gardiner
West Ivis
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
City Hospital
Gardiner
City Ambulance
Shipping Board
Mobile
Page & Jones
Examinations For Teachers Closes Today In Mobile
Examinations to certify teachers for Alabama public schools wrap up today under Supt S S Murphy. About 200 applicants took the test with many graduates of Barton Academy. Most city school positions are filled and contracts for the fall term have been approved.
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Alabama
Supt. S. S. Murphy
Mobile
Barton Academy
Narrow escape as taxi passenger plane bursts into flames
George Porterman and his younger brother Fred Porterman rode in Taxi Cab No. 10 on the Pascagoula road when a spark plug test caused an explosion that set the seven passenger automobile ablaze. The chauffeurs and boy escaped serious injury as Fred was pulled clear just as the car burned.
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George Porterman
Fred Porterman
Pascagoula
Alabama Line
Four Farmers Held in West Virginia Riots
Four Brooke County farmers Martin Cline Shirley Cline Riley Stout and Graham Stout were jailed on murder charges after finding empty ammunition boxes on their farms near Cliftonville. The arrests followed a deadly Monday battle that killed Sheriff Duval and three others. Armed guards patrol non union mines near the Pennsylvania border amid rumors of further mining disruptions.
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Wellsburg
W. Vai
Brooke County
W. W. White
West Virginia State Police
Martin E. Cline
Shirley Cline
Riley Stout
Graham Stout
Cliftonville
Sheriff H., Duvall
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Standard
Richland Coal Company
McKinleyville
Levy Heirs Win Suit In New York Court
Mrs Jetta L Lichtenstein of New Orleans and Milton B Levy of Opelousas win an equal division of M P Levy estate in New York. The Mobile based estate valued around 1 500 000 includes property in Mobile. The will had given each spouse 10000 but five unmarried children and the widow were to receive the rest. Lower courts sided with contestants but the state supreme court verdict confirms 130000 to each of the siblings.
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Jetta L. Lichtenstein
New Orleans
Milton B. Levy
Opelousas
New York
M. P. Levy, Tormerly
Mobile
Levy
Turner Holcombe Case Reset for July 26
Hearing on assault charges against R. L. Holcombe and H. C. Turner was postponed in inferior criminal court. Acting Judge G. C. Outlaw set a new trial date for July 26 despite defense objections to the continuance. Clarke anticipated to resume duties. Outlaw will preside on the new date if needed.
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R. L. Holcombe
H. C
Hub) Turner
Inferior Criminal Court
G. C. Outlaw
R. E. Gordon
J. N. McAleer
Turner
Clarke
Outlaw
City Dismisses J. M. Smith After Loitering Arrest
J. M. Smith of Kansas City a union shopworker was arrested in the Louisville and Nashville railroad yards on a loitering charge. The recorder dismissed him but warned that he must leave the city after guards found him in the shop yards. He claimed he was trying to exit and obtain freight train schedules.
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J. M. Smith
Kansas City
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Recorder
Smith
Henry Marset
Showers Thursday Forecast Dampens Local Outlook
The daily forecast from the weather bureau predicts occasional showers tonight or Thursday with temperatures holding steady. Yesterday's high reached 86 degrees.
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The
Weather Bureau
Weather note of games across cities with varied conditions
The schedule lists games in Southern cities including Atlanta at Little Rock and New Orleans at Nashville with conditions noted as clear and cloudy. Other matchups include Birmingham at Memphis and Mobile at Chattanooga with times around 2 to 3:45.
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Southern
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Memphis
Mobile
Chattanooga
Amer
Weather Outlook for Florida and Deep South
Weather bulletin from Washington notes extreme northwest Florida with local showers tonight or Thursday. Alabama and Mississippi expected partly cloudy with local showers in the north tonight or Thursday.
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Washington
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
U S Deputies Begin Duties In Railroad Yards
Special deputy marshals sworn in at Washington started duties at local railroad shops to protect United States mails and interstate commerce. The federal court hearing on a temporary injunction against strikers at Louisville and Nashville shops is set for Friday as the railroad seeks to make the injunction permanent.
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Washington
United States
Louisville & Nashville
5 N
Six Sprinklers Provide City Bathing For Kiddies
The city fire department will operate six sprinklers by Thursday to offer bathing facilities for local children. Locations include Government and Water streets Claiborne and Madison streets Joachim and Beauregard Fire Station No. 10 in Oakdale and Savannah and Scott streets.
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Fire Department
Claiborne
Madison
Joachim
Beauregard
Oakdale
Savannah
Scott Streets
Knights of Columbus Stage Social Draws Hundreds
Mobile Council Knights of Columbus held a stage social at the group home on Government and Warren streets with several hundred in attendance. Drago's brass band provided music as the Caseyroyda boost event was announced for August 3 at Government and New streets. Matt Mahorer spoke on the aims of the Knights, and J. M. McCowan won the attendance prize.
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Mobile
Knights of Columbus
Government
Warren Streets
Drago
Caseyroyda
New Streets
Matt Mahorer
J. M. McCowan
Annual Outing of Alba Fishing and Hunting Club Big Success
The Alba Fishing and Hunting Club held its annual outing at the Dog river club house grounds. An orchestra provided music while a seafood feast was served by Caterer Little Green. Vice President Vincent Kiborn acted as toastmaster and several brief talks promised the club’s activities would grow.
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Alba Fishing and Hunting Club
Dog River
Littlegreen
Vincent Kiborn
Fine Increase On Taxi Operator After Appeal
The recorder refused to accept W. D. Humphreys plea of ignorance of the automobile license law. He was fined $1 plus $11 costs, then the judge increased the fine by $10 on appeal. Humphreys was charged with operating an auto for 10 days with a cardboard tag marked in transit.
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the Recorder Today
W. D. Humphreys
Humphreys
Pascagoula Convict Held on Escape Charge
E. L. Charlton of Pascagoula Mississippi was arrested in front of the county jail and docketed on a charge of escaping from the Jackson County road prison camp. Charlton was serving a two year sentence on the roads when he allegedly escaped.
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E. L. Charlton
Pascagoula
Miss
Jackson County
Charlton
Women’s League Meeting Set for Thursday at Poll Building
The Mobile County League of Women Voters will meet Thursday at 11 am in the Poll building office. A hearing date for candidates for the board of revenue will be set and the state league’s recently compiled legislative platform will be discussed.
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Mobile County League of Women Voters
Board of Revenue
State League
Man Arrested on Complaint of Wife in Crichton
Lee Carey of Crichton, recently retired, offered a $1000 peace bond after threatening to kill his wife Mrs Ethel Carey. She said Carey tried to kill her with a shotgun at her trial cage. he waived examination to the grand jury and bond set at $500.
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Lee Carey
Crichton
Ethel Carey
Inferior Criminal Court
G. C. Outlaw
Grand Jury
Carey
Picnic of Police Association Postponed by Rain
The Mobile Police Relief Association picnic and baseball game at Monroe Park was postponed due to rain. The group will meet Thursday to set a new date. the original program including the ball game and fireworks display will be carried out.
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Mobile Police Relief Association
Monroe Park
Missing Man Found Ill in City Hospital
Chester M. Curry of Corpus Christi Texas who had been missing since May 20 was found at City Hospital Hill where he had been for weeks His wife sought help from Rev J W Phillips pastor of First Baptist Church and police were alerted Detective J W Murphy located Curry at the hospital.
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Chester M. Curry
Corpus Christi
Texas
City Hospital
J. W. Phillips
First Baptist Church
J. W. Murphy
Curry
Million Signatures Back Amnesty for 287 Prisoners
About a million signatures attached to a petition calling for amnesty for the remaining 87 war opinion prisoners. The petition was presented in Washington by a Chicago based delegation and circulated by the general defense committee of Chicago.
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Washington
Harding
General Defense Committee of
Chicago
Recoil Piston Rod Catastrophe Kills Guard in Pensacola
Private Walter White of Chicago Illinois, a coast artillery corps member near Pensacola, was killed when the recoil piston rod of a three inch gun broke and the breech struck him. He died two hours later at an army hospital. a board of inquiry was ordered to find the cause.
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Pensacola
Fla
Walter White
Chicago
Coast Artillery Corps
Here
Army
Mosquitoes Stop Canary Warblings In New York
Mosquitoes, a torment after heavy rains, halt the canaries’ cheerful warbling in the city. The third hospital reports dozens of birds brought in, many bitten and their song silenced by suffering.
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New York
Canaries
Foreign money trade halted in Austria unless via central exchange
Vienna July 19 The minister of finance ordered a ban on private trading in foreign currencies in Austria allowing travelers to purchase enough to depart. Banks must conduct all exchanges through the central market where prices will be set.
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Vienna
Austria
Althous
Central Exchange
Drummer to Fade Out as Merchants Eye Direct Fairs
Louis B. Pierson president of the Merchants Association predicted the demise of the traveling salesman as the National Merchandise Fair opens in New York on August 7. The fair will test direct selling allowing merchants to view and compare goods from competitors, reducing the need for drummers.
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New York
Louis BE. Pierson
Merchants Association
Mr. Pierson
America
Russians Win Round as Parley Seeks New Proposals
The Russian delegation at the Hague peace conference gains a pivotal moment by forcing joint plenary sessions and pressing for fresh proposals. They expect Soviet delegates to present new compensation ideas for confiscated property when meeting non Russian representatives. The session marks a key turn in Russia’s reconstruction talks.
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the Hague
Associated Press
Conference On
Peace Palace
E Hague
Russia
Moonshiners Threaten Minister in North Georgia Crusade
Reverend Robert Stewart, a Methodist preacher in Floyd County, received a death threat tied to a note on his parsonage. He had uncovered 39 stills in Lumpkin in three months and vowed to continue his anti moonshine crusade with prohibition officers' aid.
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RCME
Robert Stewart
Floyd County
North Georgia Mountains
Prohibition
Lumpkin
Cleveland raises hope with fivecent city fare
Cleveland Street Railway Company officials announce a fare cut to five cents starting August 1 after Mayor Mohler's ultimatum for an immediate reduction. The current fare stands at six cents.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Street Railway Company
Mohler
Swarthmore Co Eds Uphold Simple Dress Tradition
Swarthmore Pa July 19 Simplicity and modesty remain the standard for Swarthmore college co eds. Student government officers and Dean Miss Ethel Brewster are sending hundreds of letters to women applicants and their mothers urging adherence to the tradition despite modern fashion trends.
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Swarthmore
Swarthmore College
Ethel Brewster
Denby Narrowly Escapes Death In Air Crash
Secretary Edwin Denby of the American navy narrowly escaped death in an airplane accident near Peking. He was flying at 4000 feet over the Great Wall when the engine failed, the plane demolished on landing, but Denby was uninjured.
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Peking
Associated Press
Edwin Denby
Great Wall
Denby
Paris Crisis Talks Delayed Without Reparations Committee Meet
Premier Poincare informed Lloyd George no date could be set for a London discussion on the German financial crisis until he first interviews members of the guarantees committee of the reparations commission.
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Paris
Poincare
Lloyd George
London
Guarantees Committee
Reparations Commis
Governors promise aid as coal states respond to Harding plea
Governors of 28 coal producing states replied to President Harding urging immediate coal production and shipment to avert a crisis. Letters from Sproul Baxter Davis Shoup and others stressed urgency, with Maine Ohio Colorado and Nebraska pledging swift action to restore order and prevent shortages amid the pending emergency.
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Washington
Harding
White House
United Pres
New York
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Maine
Baxter
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Seamora
Percival’ P. Baxter
Oliver H. Shoup
Colorado
McKelvey
Nebraska
General George H. Harrison Laid To Rest
Funeral services for General George H. Harrison 81, who died Monday at his Opalika home, were conducted at the First Methodist church with Masonic honors. Rev. A. H. McFerrin led the rites assisted by local pastors as Grand Master Julian Spearman and Secretary George Beauchamp led at the grave.
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Opelika
Ala
George H. Harrison
A. H. McFerrin
Franklin, Tenn
Harrison
Julian Spearman
Anniston
George Beauchamp
Montgomery
Mr. McFerrin
Postal Employes to Hold Convention in Multiple Cities
Washington announces dates for postal conference conventions across the states. Cities include Richmond Virginia December 5 Nashville Tennessee December 7 Raleigh North Carolina January 16 Charleston South Carolina January 19 Atlanta Georgia January 23 Hot Springs Arkansas January 26 Jacksonville Florida February 18 New Orleans Louisiana February 20 Vicksburg Mississippi February 28 Montgomery Alabama February 26 Charlestown West Virginia March 20 Louisville Kentucky April 6.
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Washington
Richmond
Nashville
Pensacola Man Found Stabbed After Car Collision
Jack Hamilton, 45, was found with three knife wounds in the neck after a suburban car from the naval air station struck him. Initially thought a fatal hit by the car, authorities now suspect foul play and placed him on the track. An inquest was ordered this afternoon.
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Pensacola
Fla
Jack Hamilton
Naval Air Station
Pennsylvania oil prices drop at market opening
A 25 cent cut per barrel was announced for Pennsylvania crude and other oil grades at the market opening. New prices listed include Penna 2.00, Cabell 1.86, Somerset 1.65, Somerset Night 1.90, and Ragland 1.00. Corning held at 1.90 after a 15 cent cut yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Penna
Cabell
Somerset
Ragland
Corning
Deaf count rises slowly in 1920 census overall
Washington reports 44 885 deaf and dumb persons in the 1920 census up from 1910. The rate per million population falls from 486 to 425 as the census bureau announced today.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Labor To Play Part In Wis. Primary Vote
Oshkosh Wis July 19 A plan for concerted political action by organized labor in Wisconsin during the current primary campaign is being developed by the state federation of labor. A committee will urge delegates to coordinate with farmers in farmer labor leagues across districts while socialist candidates may face opposition from socialists within the group.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Associated Press
Wisconsin
State Federation of Labor
Labor Convention
State Federation
Mystery Shrouds Passing of Night Watchman in New York
Edward Euston a friendless night watchman was found dead in a Brooklyn rooming house after refusing aid and locking out help for over a week. A packet of pictures and a clipping labeling him Lord Euston were found under his mattress as police investigate possible link to the English Euston family. The landlady notes he paid rent in silver coins.
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New York
Edward Euston
Euston
Brooklyn
Lord Euston
Two Are Killed In Okla Train Wreck
Muskogee Oklahoma July 19 Two men were killed and more than a half dozen injured in a head on collision between a passenger train and an extra freight train on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line four miles east of Tulsa. Edward Morris Muskogee engineer on the passenger train and Ss J Richardson Tulsa brakeman on the freight train were killed. The injured were passengers and the freight crew misread their orders and were running on the passenger train's time.
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Muskogee
Okla
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Tulsa
Edward Morris
Ss. J. Richardson
Labor unions push strike alerts across railroads
The American Federation of Labor urged all workers to join a strike by 3,000 clerks at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway set for tomorrow at 8 o clock. New York Central joined others announcing returning strikers would reenter as new employees amid ongoing negotiations with Chicago & Northwestern to avert a clerks' strike.
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American Federation of Labor
Chesapeake & Ohio R
New York Central
Ch Cago & Northwestern
Chesapeake Ohio Railway
Osborne
Richmond
Sanctio
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chesapeake and Railroad
B. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Fitzgerald
Rail Strike Tensions Rise as Clerks and Maintenance Men Split
Chicago reports a broad movement toward a separate negotiation path for 400000 maintenance of way workers while clerks on the Chesapeake and Ohio face a 3000-person walkout. The railway labor board signals possible retroactive wage hearings and new talks, with parley efforts intensifying across the union ranks.
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Chicago
Asa
Railway Labor Board
Grable
Detroit
Grand Lodge
Railroad Labor Board
St. Paul
Ra Labor Board
Two Indicted in Laurel Assault
The grand jury indicted two men for criminal assault on Mrs. Myatt of Union near Laurel. The court ordered the suspects brought before it, but they have been in Jackson jail since the alleged incident two weeks ago. Weber Wilson, a candidate for Congress, has paused campaigning to aid the prosecution.
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Laurel
July Keeton
Fayette
Gesvis
Grand
Mrs. Myatt
Union
Jackson
Weber Wilson
Gress
China aims for a modern defense navy with American help
Peking report states Chinese Minister Li Ting Hsin said China desires a modern navy for defense and would welcome American naval experts. The dinner honoring Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby touched on building a capable coast guard for defense, with Denby noting no specific plans.
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Peking
China
Li Ting Hsin
Edwin Denby
Sec
Denby
Seaboard Board Seeks Authority To Issue Equipment Trust
Seaboard Air Line railway asks Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 2.4 million dollars of equipment trust certificates dated August 1, 1920. Proceeds would buy new equipment and jet equipment for the railroad.
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Washington
Board Air Line Railway
Interstate
Cosion
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