Sheriff Onderdonk Sentenced In Alabama Trial
Sheriff Leroy Onderdonk of Washington County and Deputy L is cited as receiving two year and four month terms in a federal prison after a trial with J H Webb J S Powell Chatom. Gartman found not guilty. The ruling forces removal from office and notes prior Cleveland case binding. Williams pleaded guilty and testified for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Onderdonk
Washington County
J. H. Webb
J.S. Powell
Chatom
Ted
Senthé
Ervindehe
Onderdonk
A. Gartman
Supreme Court of Alabama
John G. Cleveland
Oliver Boykin
John Onderdonk
Grady Hurst
J. W. Powell
Lewis Williams, Jr
Lady Grace MacKenzie Held Over Worthless Check Claim
International hunter and photographer Lady Grace Esme Mackenzie is jailed in Hillsborough County Florida on a $200 counterfeit check charge filed by real estate dealer G. E. Bray. The case traces a drawn draft, travel to New York, Havana, and a Miami shipboard checks pattern amid a wider tale of marriages and land deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
A.P
Grace Esme Mackenzie
Hillsborough County
G. E. Bray
Bray
New York
Grace
Lady Grace
Havana
Cuba
Dy Grace
Lady MacKenzie
Miami
Wisco
Conrad MacKenzie
Frank Teague Jennings
Columbia
D. C
Florida
Great American Singer Dies Quietly in Dayton
The beloved entertainer known for a silvery voice passes away in Dayton after a long life and career. His personal physician warned against strenuous work but death comes peacefully as he rests at home. The public mourns a performer who thrilled millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrmoner
Dayton
Final Pilgrimage to Holy Land Inspires Dayton Admiration
A large crowd followed the final pilgrimage of a noted Democrat as he prepared to publish memoirs. The event sparked prayers for divine guidance and stirred Dayton with reflections on a turbulent life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Dayton
Bryan Not A Millionaire Says Bryan Widely Read Just Fortunate
Dayton Tennessee July 27 AP The body of William Jennings Bryan will lie in state from 2 to 4 pm the public invited to view the dead leader at his home in Dayton The burial plans include a simple funeral and will place him among national figures in Arlington or Virginia The widow Mrs Bryan is directing arrangements while children travel from Los Angeles Mt Vernon and other cities to join the funeral party The nation sends telegrams of sympathy as Bryan who once led the Scopes legal battles is remembered for his long public career
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Mia
Bryan
Friends
Rhea County Court House
Cemetery
Virginia
Bre
Tennessee
Secretary of State
M Hicks
Herbert Hicks
Ben ‘G. McKaie
Gordon MacKensie
Haggard
Scopes Ov Tluth
Attorney General Act
Wi Bryan
Washington
William Kings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
Ruthry’ Owen
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Ricard Hargreaves
Ari
Ncees
Mr. Bryan
John T. Raulston
Winchester
Wm. J. Bryan
Jasper
Chattanooga
A. W
Tela
Overton and Jackson Sail Mobile Boats in Lipton Trophy
The Eastern Shore Yacht Club will be represented at the Lipton fish class trophy sail race on Labor Day by Commodore Edward B. Overton and Irvin G. Jackson. Alternates named include Joe L. Hermann and Frank Terrell. They previously finished close to first in Pensacola and challenged Gulf Yachting Association clubs including St. Petersburg, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, and New Orleans.
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Eastern Shore Yacht Club
Edward B. Overton
Irving Jackson
Joe L. Hermann
Frank Terrell
Overton
Jackson
Pensacola
St. Petersburg
Biloxi
Bay Waveland
Southern Y. C. of
New Orleans
The
Gulf Yachting Association
Auto smash case resets trial date in recorder's court
In a crash between a four cab operated by Ed Owens for Taxi Company No 3 and a car driven by F J Toenes, Miss Crawford 18 of 868 Dauphin abiela mee was injured. The case was reset for a new trial date after police reported the Toenes car was east on Govern Street while the taxi cab moved west and crossed into Lawrence Street. An ambulance took Miss Crawford to an infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Owens
Taxi Company No. 3
Bayou
Savannah
Miss Crawford
Dauphin Abiela Mee
Recorder’s Court
Lawrence
Toones
Toenes
Steamer Montgomery City Arrives to Load Alabama Rails
The Montgomery City, built at Shipbuilding Company's Chickasaw Creek yard five years ago, arrived in Mobile to load about 3,500 tons of Alabama rails and steel products for the Orient. Norton Lilley & Company, agents for the Montgomery City, announced the ship will likely load the cargo while moored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery City
Mobile
Alabama
Norton, Lilley ,& Company
Alseed
Weather notes for Tuesday night in Southern California
Readable fragments indicate thundershowers in parts of the south with cooler temperatures in the north. Forecast mentions isolated shower chances overnight and a general cooling trend across the region.
Nelson's Barn Yields Another Liquor Supply Captured
Sheriff deputies raid Nelsons Cedar Point road barn seizing 50 quarts of imported whiskey with Chief Deputy W O Robbins Jr leading. Earlier raid found 587 quarts whiskey and champagne. Nelson fined 300 dollars or 90 days. Follow up seizure reports of 1 200 gallons beer and multiple arrests for violation of prohibition laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Robbins, Jr
Charles Nelson
Cedar Point Road
Leon Schwarz
Nelson
Robbins
Prohibition
Graves
Tanner
Pruitt
Télegraph Road
Garrett
J. C. Cunningham
Oak Grove
Lee
Tom Salter
Plateau
Burch
Shreve
Mills
Arthur Linkfield
Spencer
William Keeley
Toulminville
SS . A
Studebaker
Officers Fight In Police Station Leads to Suspensions
Detective Chiaries Burden and Police Officer J R Brunson, assigned to detail duty at police headquarters, were suspended by Chief Warren Burch after a docket room fight. The incident began during a station argument sparked by a telephone message regarding Burden’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiaries Burden
J.R. Brunson
Police
Warren Burch
Burch
Burden
Georgia Solons Honor Bryan With Respects in House
The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution of respect for William Jennings Bryan and extended sympathy to his family. After adoption, Scripture passages were read, a choir sang Asleep in Jesus, and members observed two minutes of silent prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A.P
William Jennings Bryan
Georgia Assembly
Jesus
Edwards Disinfectant Company Incorporation Noted
The Edwards Disinfectant Company Inc filed in probate court with capital of 16000 dollars. Officers include Dr J C Edwards John D Gerald and John M Newton. Directors listed are John Cintas H C Beschel W E Faqua Mack B Dr J C Welent and C J Spanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Disinfectant Company, Inc
John Cintas
H. C. Beschel
W. E. Faqua
John D. Gerald
H. R. Marriott
Mack B
J. C. Welent
C. J. Spanger
J. C. Edwards
John M. Newton
Seek Attacker of Daphne Girl Promptly Sought
Sheriff Schwarz and Chief Burch urged a search for an unidentified white man who assaulted a thirteen year old girl at Daphne on Saturday. A posse combed nearby woods on Mobilety Bay shore but found no trace. Authorities sought help as the suspect appeared to have fled toward Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Schwarz
Burch
Daphne
Mobilety
Opposition to Prichard Incorporation Planned Tonight
Forces opposed to Prichard incorporation will meet tonight at the Woodman of the World hall to discuss plans in opposition. The turnout aims to organize a community response from the suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prichard
Woodman of the World Hall
Frisco Railroad to push mobile port ties with Pensacola plan
Mobilian leaders announce a plan to meet soon with port and railroad officials to discuss extending the Frisco line toward Mobile and Pensacola. The goal is to secure connections with Mobile that boost traffic for the port and railroads, with Illinois Central also eyeing links via Gulfport or the Mississippian line. General Sibert’s influence is noted in urging lines into the city, and local leaders see the effort as vital to regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Mobile
Pensacola
Muscle Shoals
Birmingham
Harry T. Hartwell
Illinois Central
Pment
Mississippi River
State Docks Commission
William L. Sibert
Armore
Alabama
Tennessee
Northern
Calvert
Mobile County
Glenn Allen
Gulf and Ship Island
Gulfport
Miss
Mississippian Railway
Fulton
John T. Cochrane
Chamber of Commerce
Hartwell
Ladies of Charity Tag Day Planned for Mobile
Owing to more requests for aid in Mobile the Ladies of Charity led by Mrs Belle Daly announce a tag day for Saturday August 1. Tags will be sold on the city streets with proceeds to the charity fund for the poor and members will oversee the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ladies of Charity
Belle Daly
Pal
Ladies’ of Charity Fund For
Two Steamers Bring Cargoes to Mobile Harbor
Two steamers arrive in Mobile early today with cargoes. The American steamer Ossabaw from New York via Tampa brings general cargo and fruit. the Norwegian steamer Smaragd unloads a shipment from United Fruit Barrios, including approximately 20 000 stems of bananas.
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Ossabaw
Norw
Smaragd
Ossabaw, Mallory Line
New York
Tampa
United Fruit
Choir Singer Held On Grave Suspicion
John Manoogan a 36 year old tailor and choir member was booked in the city jail on suspicion of murder related to an explosion that wrecked the home of H D Schroder near Redley California Schroeder and his four children were injured in the blast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Manoogan
Bible Institute
H. D. Schroder
Redley
Calif
Ae Schroeder
Prove It Youll Never Know The Mobile News
A brief item from the Classifieds column teasing a challenge or mystery phrase. The note hints at hidden information or a puzzle readers can attempt to decode or prove, typical of small town newspaper quirks.
Williams pleads guilty in liquor conspiracy case with six month Sobriety option
Lewis Williams Jr. faces probation instead of prison if he remains sober six months and reports monthly to the clerk in the federal liquor conspiracy case. He testified paying protection money to J A Powell and claimed Sheriff Onderdouk knew of it. Judge Ervin warned another defendant, J Gartman, could face prison if guilty again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Williams, Jr
Williams
Iliams
Mberty
William
Powell
Ties
Onderdouk
J . A. Gartman
Washington County
Énte
Ervin
Trial today on Wanderer boat seizure in Biloxi
Preliminary hearing for captain and crew of the Wanderer, captured and towed to Biloxi by coast guard CG 246, to decide if the schooner and about $15 000 in liquor will head to Mobile. If case found, vessel and liquor move to Mobile and added to the fleet of rum running vessels off Chickasaw. liquor stored in a private warehouse among substantial seized booze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Coast Patrol
Mobile
United States
Chickasaw
Uncle Sam
Coast Guard
Mobile Triplets Tagged With Ribbons
A. Harry Turner of 258 Marine Street celebrates the birth of patriotic triplet girls born Saturday night. Alberta weighed five pounds, Edith four and a half, and Doris three and a half. Turner is said to be the father of Mobile’s first triplets in twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Turner
Marine Street
Alberta Howard Turner
Edith
Doris
Turner
Mobile
Child's Leg Broken When Hit by Truck
Josie Lee Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs M T Stevens of 55 South Wilkinson Street was struck by a Ford truck driven by Rankin a resident of 106 Southington Street on Wilkinson between Conti and Government Streets. She was taken to the Mobile Infirmary and Rankin was docketed at the police station on a charge of reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Lee Stevens
M. T. Stevens
South Wilkinson Street
Rankin
Southingon Street
Wilkinson Between
Conti
Government Streets
Six Havana Warehouses Destroyed in Major Fire
In Havana Cuba on July 27 six warehouses owned by the United Railways of Havana were destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 2 500 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
A.P
United Railways of
Suspend Jump in Rates on Bananas
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted a petition to suspend the proposed banana rate increase from Gulfport to southeastern points. A public hearing is planned for August 3 in Atlanta. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce protested the rate rise citing the Mobile New Orleans differential, currently 8 cents, vs a proposed 5 cent gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gulfporta
Mobile Chamber
Ommerce. CA
Atlanta
E Mobile Chamber
New Orleans
Mobile
Main Road Stop In Force In County
County traffic officers Lar tigue and Ernst enforce state highway laws. Two arrests were made Sunday for failing to yield at main roads and for improper highway parking. Suspects named include Robert Brown Amos Otis and F Ridgeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lartigue and
Ernst
Robert Brown
Amos Otis & F. Ridgeway
Water Cut Off In City North For Main Repairs
The city waterworks department announced a Tuesday water shutoff in northern sections to permit main repairs. The outage starts at 8 AM and lasts until afternoon, affecting Bloodgood Street between Franklin and St. Joseph, Conception between Bloody and Knox, and Joachim from Blood to Knox.
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City Waterworks Department
Bloodgood Street
Franklin
St. Joseph
Conception
Bloody
Knox
Joachim
Blood
Cobb in Atlanta for Rate Hearing
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce attends a hearing in Atlanta on proposed revision of cotton rates and practices between southern points. He will be absent two or three days as Mobile faces discussion of nearly all rail and water cotton rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
South
Mobile
Sugar hits lowest level in years at 6.20 cents
New York July 27. Fine granulated sugar touched its lowest level in years today at 6.20 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Trier
Rais
Sherif. OF
Peeress
Lady Grace Mackenzie
U.S
Overton and Jackson
Georgia
Solons
Columms
W. J. Bryan
Cobb
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