Ada LeBouef Lovers in Court in Louisiana Murder Trial
The murder trial of Ada Bonner LeBouef Dr. Thomas E Dreher and James Beadle began in St Mary parish with jury issues raised by defense counsel James Parkerson. Contested venire irregularities included alleged ward imbalances and improper panel supplementation amid courtroom clashes with District Attorney Emile Vuillemot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle
James R. Parkerson
Wilbur H. Kramer
Parkerson
St.Mary Parish
Emile Vuillemot
Mobile Population Grows 2 Percent to 90306
The city directory reports Mobile's population at 90,306, up 2 percent from last year due to sound development. It lists areas including Crichton and Chickasaw and notes the expanded directory with 811 pages and extensive local information. The Southern Bell directory also appears, highlighting phone subscribers and city resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
R. L. Polk and Company
Discl
Gr Mobile
Crichton
Chickasaw
Fpord
Spring Hill
Whistler
Allville
T City
Southern ‘ Bellphone Company
H. Stanfill
Jones
Zens
James
Charleston Street
H. Zuttermeister
Selma
Socialist Says U S Fears Truth of Soviet Russia
Reading Pennsylvania July 24 officials withhold passports to Russia to stop Maurer Pennsylvania Federation of Labor president from visiting. Maurer an independent labor fact finding delegate says Washington fears he will report truth. Delegation led by Albert Coyle plans to sail Wednesday. Maurer notes prior 1919 attempt to visit England ended with visa refusal by DOJ agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Russia
James H. Maurer
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Maurer
England
Department of Justice
Schumann-Heink Returns to America With Family Ties
Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, famed contralto, arrives in New York aboard the Hamburg with her daughter Mrs. Charles E. Hilgartner and grandson George Grief. She plans to sing again with the Metropolitan Opera and tour. In Europe she attended her granddaughter Gertrude Grief’s wedding to Dr. George Schlegel on her 66th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
America
Hamburg
Charles E. Hilgartner
George Grief
Metropolitan Opera Company
Europe
Schumann- Heink
Gertrude Grief
George Schlegel
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Seance Riot Over Flashlight Sparks Dispute in Chicago
In Chicago a medium’s seance on the thirteenth floor of a downtown skyscraper erupted into a fight when a man in the audience turned on a flashlight. Police quelled the disturbance. The man, Joseph Olschow, said the aim was to arrest the medium and her husband Rev and Mrs O H Thompson after accusing the display of faking spirits.
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Chicago
Joseph Olschow
O. H. Thompson
Olschow
Wireless Test For British Hop To New York
Southampton July 25. The revised wireless gear on Captain F T Courtney’s plane Whale endured its first real test as he flew from Calshot. He established clear communication with the Niton wireless station and Calshot station, signaling a successful air to ground link.
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Southampton
F. T. Courtney
Whale
New York
Calshot
Courtney
Niton
Isle of Weight
Cals
Girl Bride Identifies Slayers In Bibb County Raid
Mrs. W T Andrews of Alamo identified Wilmer Galloway and two other Black men as the killers who murdered her husband and robbed the body near Milan. Galloway was in Bibb county jail after being moved from McRae where a mob gathered to storm Telfair jail. Mrs Andrews, wounded, lay in Eastman hospital in critical condition as authorities pursued the suspects who had tarred their hands and feet to mislead bloodhounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
W T. Andrews
Milan
Wilmer Galloway
Bibb County
Galloway
McRae
Telfair
First Long Distance Swimmer Miss McGuire Conquers Bay Run
Miss Lillian McGuire, a Syracuse native and Thompson cafeteria cashier, completed a 14 mile swim from Arlington Pier to Magnolia Beach in 12 hours 12 minutes. She battled choppy Mobile Bay conditions and an inclement weather sequence to reach Magnolia Beach, gaining qualification for an open meet at Biloxi and pursuing a pro swimming career.
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Lillian McGuire
Arlington Pier
Magnolia Beach
Miss McGuire
Mobile Bay
Thompson
Fairhope
Tucker’s Wharf
Emily Tucker Anthony
Anthony
Bay Queen
Tucker's Wharf
Biloxi
Mus Medecs Res E
Sout Conception Street
Police and County Deputies Raid Illicit Distilleries
A large-prohibition era roundup reports raiding officers, led by Rufus Cannon and A Wade, seizing two stills on Parker's branch and a second outfit with a 100 gallon still, beer, and whiskey. Other seizures included a lard can still at Plateau. Dozens faced dry law charges, with several convicted or fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Cannon
A. Wade
Riley
Barber
Newell
Parker’s
Coden-Bayou la Barre
Ocean
Plateau
Sallie Beckham
Richard Gilligan
Addie Booth
Aline Jonson
Lena Cox
John McGill
Gillis Thomas
E. E. Willett
W. R. McCrary
Olner McKey
Francis Lagman
Willie Cox
William Swain
Recorder
Ellen Powell
Jackson Marsh
Sam Jones
T. R. Lehay
Dora Dubose
Norman Seymour
James Scott
Comanche Reaches Galveston After Gulf Fire
The cutter Comanche arrived safely at Galveston at 2 am after more than 48 hours adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with a burning engine room. None of the crew were injured. Repairs will begin immediately under Lt. Ray Piersan who was in command during the crisis.
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Gulf Division
The
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Miraflores
Gulf
H. H. Wolf
Ray Piersan
Near riot ends as Majestic sinks after pump failure
In Baltimore a crowd of over 900 African American excursionists on the bay steamer Majestic caused chaos when the ship began taking on water. Crew fought to reach a dock four miles away as the vessel sank at the pier an hour and a half later. Captain Fred A. Travers prepared an inspector’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Majestic
Ceck
Fred A. Travers
Travers
United States Board of Steamboat Inspectors
Woman Swallows Lysol at Drug Store Identified
The unidentified white woman who entered a Dauphin and Lawrence drug store last night and drank Lysol was identified this morning as Mary Stallworth of Memphis Tennessee. She is a patient at Inge Bondurant sanatorium and was taken to City hospital after losing consciousness.
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Dauphin
Lawrence
Mary Stallworth
Memphis
Tenn
Inge- Bondurant Sanitorium
City Hospital
Roche
John Davis
Oakdale
Josie
MOBILE GIRL Out ARM IN SMASH
A car overturn near Grand Bay left Miss Kate Leonard with a crushed arm needing amputation. Miss Elizabeth Starkey and Miss Mary Catherine Scott escaped with minor injuries and no harm, as passersby freed them and they were taken to Mobile infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Bay
Kate Leonard
Vogue
Elizabeth Starkey
R. A. Pierce
Spring Hill
Mary Catherine Scott
Biloxi
Miss Leonard
Miss Starkey
Missa Scott
Louisville
Nashville
Mobile Infirmary
Tunatall Inge
Mount Vernon
Augusta Mra
Len Fuller
Birmingham
Mobile
Lipton Trophy eliminations start at club Lipton Cup
Elimination series at Magnolia Beach determines three skippers from Eastern Shore Yacht Club to compete in Lipton Cup races in St Petersburg. Ed Overton aboard Bell Fish led first race amid squall with 26 mph wind scoring three points, Joel Herman Pilot Fish two, Drury Pritchard Lady Fish one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
St. Petersburg
Fla
Yacht Club
Magnolia Beach
Ed Overton
Bell Fish
Joel Herman
Pilot Fish
Drury Pritchard
Lady Fish
Lipton
Overton
Herman
Pritchard
S J. Petersburg Yacht Club
Berney Sheridan
Jerome Whitledge
Coast Guard Seeks Deed For Mobile Radio Site
The Coast Guard Gulf Division plans formal negotiations with Mobile city officials this week to obtain a deed for a radio station site at Arlington docks. A favorable survey by Radio Electrician A. P. Arlington supports immediate authorization, with Washington awaiting details on piping and cost before final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio
A. P. Arlington
Gulf Division of the
Coast Guard
Arlington Docks
H. H. Wolf
City Commission of Mobile
Arlington
Washington Headquarters
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Navy Ace Plunges 39 000 Feet In Fiery Flight
U S Navy ace Champion battles flames after attempting a record altitude flight. Initial barograph readings indicate 40 420 feet could be the record, though preliminary readings suggested 88 000 feet. He lands in a corn field after engine fires and severe damage, saving the instrument readings amid a dramatic descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ane Na
Bureau
Aseece
Callizo
Ounehampion
Champion
Anti Rum League Auto Used By Boy To Carry Liquor
Richmond police arrested 23 year old Car roll Hepburn son of Rev David Hepburn state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League after a collision. Hepburn faces municipal court on charges of transporting whiskey and driving while under the influence. Bond set at $500 furnished by Hepburn's mother. Several other occupants fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Carroll Hepburn
Squyr
David Hepburn
Anti-Saloon League
Hepburn
Automobile Branch to Meet Wednesday
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce automobile committee, chaired by Alvin Wingfield, plans a Tuesday meeting to finalize this year’s program. The agenda includes publishing a tourist map of Mobile, road marking, and other ways to provide information and assistance to auto tourists.
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Automobile Committee
The
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Alvin Wingfield
Mobile
Woman Fined in Federal Liquor Case
Mamie Rachael, a white woman, pled guilty in federal court to violating the national prohibition law. She was charged with possession and use of liquor and fined $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Rachael
Malone Dismissed in Race Pool Case
Prince Malone arrested last week and charged with selling pools on race horses was arraigned in inferior court this morning and dismissed for want of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Malone
Weather outlook for Mobile area cloudy with showers
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with occasional showers. Mobile reached 92 yesterday while Montgomery 88 and New Orleans 86. Temperatures varied from 90 in Helena to 92 in Havre and Mont. Highs noted in Birmingham at 86.
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Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
Havre
Virginia Justice Stoned To Death By 5 Drunkards
Charleston West Virginia July 24. Williamy H Thumm 85 justice of the peace at Pinch near here was stoned to death by five men who attacked him after he warned a Sunday drinking party along the highway to disperse. He was on his way to church with his wife and children when the assault occurred. The five men were arrested and charged with slaying Thumm as he lay after being struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Williamy H. Thumm
Pinch
Here
Thumm
Motorcycle Rider Breaks Collar Bone in Collision
Marion Sellers of 165 St Louis Street suffered a broken collar bone and head and body bruises when his motorcycle and side car collided with G O Brooma’s car at Springhill Avenue and Bayou Streets at 6:40 PM Saturday. He was taken to City Hospital by city ambulance. John Cunningham of Plateau was injured when his automobile hit a street car at Davis Avenue and Pear Streets, with the car wrecked in the crash. A separate accident on Davis Avenue and Ann Street involved a crashed automobile hitting a telephone pole. the driver fled and could not be located.
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Marion Sellers
St. Louis Street
G. 0
Brooma
Lafayette Street
Springhill Avenue
Bayou Streets
Sellers
John Cunningham
Plateau
Davis Avenue
Pear Streets
CIA
Ann Street
Barge Line Rate Comparison Fixed
Members of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic committee and shippers meet Wednesday at 11 AM to discuss barge line rates from New Orleans to interior points versus Mobile rates. The session also covers ICC Oklahoma grain case principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Mobile
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Bishop of Virginia Dies in London
William Cabell Brown aged 65 Protestant Episcopal bishop of Virginia died of heart disease today in the Victoria hotel London. Mrs Brown was with him at his death. The Browns registered their address at 3404 Hawthorne Avenue Richmond Va.
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London
William Cabell Brown
Virginia
Victoria Hotel
Two Bound Over In Dumping Case In Bayou
Two men charged with dumping shrimp hulls into a navigable stream under a federal statute were bound over to the grand jury in bonds of 300 dollars. The alleged offense occurred in the bayou section 13, chapter 426, with the defendants named as Madio Gillet and others.
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Madio Gillet
Fire trucks respond to false alarm on Weinacker and Oj
Several fire trucks answered a warning call at 8 oclock last night from an alarm on Weinacker avenue and Oj street in the far southwestern city section. No trace of the caller was found.
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St Weinacker Avenue
Oj Street
Atlanta Judge Grants 30 Days in Favor to Hallie Orlando
In Judge A W Calloway s court Hallie Orlando was sentenced to 30 days in the city stockade on charges of idling and loitering. The case involved a dispute with friend and helper S S P Tuck Rinaldi, who was escorted by Officer Tuck after an apparent encounter on Beach Tree Street. Orlando will serve time on the prison farm with possible early release upon work.
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Atlanta
A. W. Calloway
Hallie
Orlando
Fila
Ss. P. Tuck
Rinaldi
Beach Tree Street
Tuck
Rinaldo
Nane Calloway
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Ada Leboue
IN Orient
J. Merle Davis
Institute of Pacific Relations
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific
New City Directory
Socialist
U. S
Soviet Russia
Schumann-Heink
Conquers Bay
Lillian McClure
Comanche
Harbor
Roger Mollard
Anglo-American
St. Lazare
France
Arlington Site
Miyo Fukada
Japan
C. C. Champion
Cornfield
Occasio
Boy
Automotive Branch
Malone
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