Restriction Ordered On Big Signs In City
The city commission adopted a resolution requiring billboard permits and inspector review to protect nearby residents from nuisance on South Broad street between Augusta and Savannah. Commissioner Schwarz noted the V shaped board blocked air and sunlight and residents sought relief. Mayor authorized to borrow $25000 from First National Bank for the general fund. No action on reduced assessments for corner lots from the 28rd paying venture. claims to be reported later.
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City Commission
Leon Schwarz
South Broad Street
Augusta
Savannah
Schwarz
Cecil Bates
First National Bank
General Fund
Martin to Return to Home Tonight
President John D. Martin of the Southern Association visited Biloxi Mississippi after presenting Mobile Base Association the 1927 attendance cup. He toured the coast with Mr and Mrs R M Weina cker and joined Mr and Mrs A L Staples for a cruise aboard the Flying Cloud with his family Savilla and Mary Clayton. He plans to return to Memphis tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Martin
Southern Association
Mobile Baseau Association
Biloxi
Miss
R. M. Weinacker
Martin
Savilla
Mary Clayton Martin
A. L. Staples
Flying Cloud
Memphis
Hammel Employees Outing Planned for Tomorrow
The L. Hammel Dry Goods Co. announces its annual employee outing led by a brass band. Workers meet at 9 at the store, parade to Dauphin street, ride a steamer to Parhage, and enjoy a day of sports and a large annual dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hammel Dry Goods Company
Berney L. Strauss
Dauphin Street
F Rhage
Weather Across the Southwest Sizzles with 100 Degree Heat
The map shows Salt Lake City, Dodge City, San Antonio and Fort Worth at or above 100 degrees while Montgomery and New Orleans reach the low 90s. Thunder showers are forecast tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and light to gentle winds in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Salt Lake City
Dodge City
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Montgomery
New Orleans
Mobile
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississi
Judge Hamilton Remembered as Civic Loss
City commission adopted resolutions deploring the death of Peter Joseph Hamilton jurist and historiographer who died July 13. The notice cited his work on early Mobile including Colonial Mobile Mobile Under Five Flags and History of Worth through his publications and contributions to local history.
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Peter Joseph Hamilton
City Commission
Leon Schwarz
Judge
Mobile
Worth
Port Bond Sale Postponed for Better Market
The Alabama State Docks Commission halted the planned sale of a 1 000 block of port improvement bonds to await a stronger market. They expect offering the bonds early in September. Attending were Major General William L. Sibert chairing engineer and members Charles Henderson and F G Blair with Judge T C McClellan present.
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Mobile
Alabama State Docks Commission
William L. Sibert
Charles Henderson
F. G. Blair
T. C. McClellan
General Sibert
You Lucky
Pilferers Strip Launch at Eslava Street
Thieves damaged a launch at the foot of Eslava Street on Sunday taking two clocks, an electrical set of tools, paints and other items, according to a police complaint filed today.
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Eslava Street
Lowe Penalized for Drunk Driving and Accident Hit
J. R. Lowe of 214 South Hamilton Street was fined 350 dollars and 120 dollars costs and banned from driving for one year after a recorder's court conviction for operating a motor vehicle while drunk and failing to stop after an accident. Evidence showed Lowe struck A. J. Liebert Jr.'s car Sunday and left the scene. Other convictions included R. M. Hamby for drunken driving with 101 dollar fine and 50 days, Elbert Marsh for taking another's car with consent and 51 dollars, and several drivers fined 15 dollars or 15 days for speeding.
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J. R. Lowe
Hamilton Street
Recorder’s Court
Lowe
A. J. Liebert, Jr
R. M. Hamby
Elbert Marsh
James Snowden
Lloyd Dodds
Oscar Smith
James Davis
Vote to elect Lazaro successor in Louisiana runoff
Voters in Louisiana's seventh district cast ballots to elect Lazaro's successor after his death. Candidates were Judge Jerry Cline of Lake Charles and Rene L. Derouen of Ville Platte in the race held on July 19.
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Lake Charles
Seventh Congressional District
Louisiana
Lazaro
Jerry Cline
Lake Charlies
Rene L. Derouen
Villeplatte
Aged Boers Official Linked To Wandering Man Van Ess Tale
A drifted elderly man found near Prichard, taken to Mobile hospital, is jailed for observation as authorities seek his identity. A long, unclear history ties him to C Van Ess once an administrator for the Boer Republic in South Africa, with a life marked by exile, war wounds, and shifting fortunes.
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John Doe
Wanderer
South Africa
Prichard
A. R. Milstead
Mobile
C. van Ess
Grove
Whatley
Francisco
van Ess
Boer Republic
United States
Montana
Cuba
New Orleans
Gwin
Assault at Magazine Point injures deputy at bridge
Charles C. Lane special deputy sheriff and watchman at the Magazine Point bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was attacked and beaten by Clyde a former bridge worker who ran a soft drink stand. Lane and his pistol were involved. a warrant was sworn in Mobile alleging Dunn assault and a man was beaten with injuries to the head face and left arm. Chief Deputy Sheriff A Wade links the attack to recent arrests for prohibited law and gaming at Magazine Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Lane
Magazine Point
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Clyde
Jony Lane
Mobile
Inferior Criminal Court
Dunn
Onene
Lane
A. Wade
Wade
U S Consulate at Nice Bombed by Reds
U S Consulate at Nice France was blown up amid Sacco Vanzetti protests. Police guarded the site as French officials condemned the attack. Consular staff reported harassment by ringing bells and broken windows with no injuries. Similar incidents followed the Massachusetts murder conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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U. S
Nice
France
A. Murphy
Sacco-Vansetti
Sacco
Vansetti
Massachusetts
Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Paris
Sofia
Lisbon
Buenos Aires
Literature Paints Buyer Week Lures In Mobile
The Chamber of Commerce announces Buyers' Week from August 9 to 12. A color folder is mailed to retailers while railroads distribute posters at stations. The campaign promotes fare refunds for visitors and highlights Mobile attractions and a varied entertainment program including vaudeville movies swimming boat rides dancing baseball and seafood dinner.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Husband Identifies Body as His Wife Viola in Creek Find
George Calloway a negro residing at Fairhope Alabama visited the county coroner with clothing shoes and effects found on a woman recovered from a shallow creek near a Southern Railway trestle near Shadowlawn He said he was satisfied the body was his wife Viola She had come to Mobile in early June and was last heard of after leaving for Piave Mississippi
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George Calloway
Fairhope
Ala
F. Hale
Southern
Shadowlawn
Viola
Mobile
Hhard
Piave
Miss
Calvert man held again after burglary arrest
John Shumaker of Calvert Ala who had just completed an 18 month sentence for burglary was jailed on a $1000 bond after being accused of breaking into Paul Knox Calvert’s dwelling in daylight yesterday. He was taken into custody by officers in the western part of the city and returned to Mobile.
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John Shumaker
Calvert
Ala
Byrne
Uty Lp
Shumaker
Paul Knox
Maker
Rrn
Mobile
Auto motive Branch Forms at Mobile Chamber First Meeting
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce held the first meeting of its new automotive committee chaired by Wingfield. No year program was set. topics included a publication of a tourist map and offering motorist services and aid.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Benton youth testifies against Birger in murder trial
Thomasson, 19, testifies he and Elmo Thomas son aided in the Joe Adams killing for Charles Birger and accomplices. He recalls plans, payments of 50 to each, a burned car, and Birger’s orders to kill Adams or his associates with a hot sedan.
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Birger
Thomasson
Elmo
Misss
Ceeneten
Shady
Cos
Hyland
Elmo_ T
Benton
Panpen
Baneis
Toe
Hyland Sane
Kate Williams
Dowell
Connie Ritter
Freddie Wooten
Newman
Adams
Carl Shelton
Joe Adams
Walker
Adams House
Ritter
Charlie Birger
Pver
Butch
Charles Birger
Benton, Ill
West City
Art Newman
Ray Hyland
Iellas Issy
Williamson County
Anti-Saloon League Sets Date for 1927 Convention
Detroit officials announce the next annual Anti-Saloon League of America convention to be held in Washington D C from December 12 to 15 1927. An executive committee and board meeting will take place at Winona Lake Indiana August 15 to 16. F Scott McBride says a statement will be issued July 25 detailing the league's methods and activities in response to recent attacks on the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Anti-Saloon League of America
Washington, D. C
League
Winora Lake
Ind
F. Scott McBride
Superintend
Financial Topics Hold Stage Today
Mobile Chamber of Commerce directors meet at 4 PM to discuss budgets and operations for the coming year. The Ways and Means executive committee plans to meet just before the board, a session postponed from yesterday to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Ways and Means Committee
Marines battle Sandino rebels at Ocotal amid heavy casualties
In Ocotal Nicaragua 300 Sandino rebels were reported killed as U S Marines and local constables repelled an early morning assault. A U S plane was shot down but its crew survived after emergency landings. Pilot Sergeant Albert B Munsch and gunner Michael Odarrcky were cited in the action.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Ocotal
Sandsy
Sandino
Logan Feland
Albert 8. Munsch
Munsch
Arine
Michael Odarecky
Dodaracyk
San Fernando
Wodaracyk
Honeymoon Pair Sought in Slaying of Taxi Driver
Montreal police seek two men and a woman who hired a taxi for a supposed wedding tour into the United States and killed Adelard Bouchard, 40, whose bullet-riddled body was found near Huntington. Bloodstained clothes and a woman’s items were found along the route, and immigration inspectors denied entry at Trout River, N Y, indicating the trio crossed back toward Montreal.
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Montreal
United States
Adelard Bouchard
Bouchard
Huntington
Ean
Trout River
N. Y
Mrs Harriman Granted Divorce in Paris
Oliver Carley Harriman, son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Harriman, has been divorced by his wife Grace Hewitt Harriman in Paris. The couple wed in Baltimore on April 19 1924, according to a statement received by Harriman's New York attorney.
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New York
Oliver Carley Harriman
Oliver Harriman
Grace Hewitt Harriman
Paris
Battle of Ocotal Report Praises U S Marines
Washington July 18 High commendation for marine air forces and Nicaraguan ground units in the first official report on the Ocotal battle. The release from Admiral D. S. Hers, commander in Central American waters, notes the conduct of Private Charles in action.
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Wasilington
Sandino
Dd. 8
Charles
Klan Rally At Capitol Targets Williams Anti Mask Bill
Ku Klux Klan officials from across the state gathered at the Alabama Capitol to rally opposition to the Williams anti masking bill, with Bert Thomas leading the fight and Williams asserting an expected passage amid uncertain support. The session also featured first readings and financial measures, including tax rebates for certain industries and a bond approval framework, as lawmakers debated debt limits and the need for voter approval.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
All P
Senate
Bert Thomas
Williams
Jones
Madison
Etern T
Grand jury probes Calloway case in Oneonta Alabama
In Oneonta Alabama a Blount county grand jury continued examining witnesses over two sessions about the June 26 church attack on Jeff Calloway. Witnesses include Oliver Tidwell and J Wade with about 120 subpoenaed. secrecy surrounds today’s proceedings as the jury weighs evidence. In Orlando Florida four men testified in a separate flogging and kidnapping case involving Charlies Hicks, with alibis expected today from remaining defendants.
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Oneonta
Ala
Jeff Calloway
Indie Associated Press
Oliver Tidwell
John’ Wade
Jefferson County
Marvin Denton
Nell
Amith
Harry Nelson
Partment
Orlando
Fia
Charlies Hicks
Orange County Court of Eford
William Matthews
A. F. G. F. Demerritt
W. C
Georges E. F. Stevens
Matthews
Collum
Hicks
Movie Actress Accuses Fraud in Rout of Divorce Suit
Hazel Dean, a motion picture actress, files for annulment on grounds of fraud in her marriage to W. Anderson. She says she would not have wed him if she had not lost her dog, claiming he induced the marriage by a dog search that led to Goldfield. The suit cites spousal deceit to spite a former sweetheart and references an engagement hours before the wedding.
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Los Angeles
Hazel Dean
Riage Field
W. Anderson
Hollywood
Miss Dean
Anderson
Goldfield
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Andito
Klan
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Vanguard
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Blount County
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Hte Nes
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Sallie
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Nesses
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