Two GMN Railroad Workers Beaten. Detectives Seek Suspects
Detectives and special officers hunt two gangs after Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad workers G A Buchannan and Owen Atkins were badly beaten. Rewards of 500 and 100 dollars spur arrests. both men are hospitalized and to return to work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Buchannan
Owen Atkins
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Company
H. G. Sparks
Buchannan
Atkins
Prichard
Chickasaw
Birmingham
Legation Demands Action in Jova Kidnap Case
The American legation demands Cuban authorities arrest and punish the kidnappers of Eugene Jova age 21 acting American consular agent at Sagua La Grande He was abducted while his father John Jova the regular consular agent was away reporting official actions to the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legation
Eugene Jova
Sagua Lagrande
State Department
Jova
John Jova
Woodcock Quits Job as Police Chauffeur
Police Officer Lawrence Woodcock resigned after his request to move from station detail to a beat was denied. He left the station without permission, drove to an automobile accident scene, and returned to turn in his equipment after reprimand and a refused transfer request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Woodcock
Woodcock
John Lincoln
Where They Play Southern In Two Games At Cities
In Atlanta two games are listed with 7 sar at New Orleans Nashville at Birmingham and Enis Rock at Mobile with clear skies and times 2:30 4:00. National section shows Pittsburgh at New York St. Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Boston. American lists New York at Chicago cloudy 3:00 Philadelphia at Detroit 3:00 Washington at Cleveland 2 Boston at St. Louis cloudy 3:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Enis Rock
Mobile
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Weather forecast for Gulf and southeast states
Northwest Florida Alabama and Mississippi fair tonight with partial Sunday cloudiness. Week outlook from Monday shows fair to locally unsettled conditions in the South Atlantic and Gulf States with possible local thunder showers and normal temperatures. No early signs of West Indies disturbance. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect showers early then generally fair weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
South Atlantic
Gulf States
West Indies
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
One More Week Of Campaign For Candidates
Campaigning intensifies ahead of the August 8 primary with five sheriff and board of revenue and road commission candidates facing a strenuous week. Royal Street buzzes with candidate activity as political gatherings are planned from Monday through the eve of the election. Thirty eight voting places across ten wards remain the same as in the last county election and the Democratic executive committee prepares to start filling the ballot boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Revenue and Road Commission
Royal Street
St. Michael
Democratic Executive Committee
Primary limited to rockribbed Democrats in Alabama vote
The Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee ruled that the August 8 primary is limited to voters who are pledged Democrats. The move raises prior bars and allows watchers to challenge voters, who must swear they believe in Democratic principles before voting. Walter L. Moore was elected national committeeman at the Montgomery meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Webb
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Mobile
Montgomery
Walter L. Moore
Birmingham
Webb
State Democratic Utive Committee
Democratic Party
Two Are Cleared But Witness Held In Liquor Case
Dan Jemison and Geronimo Perez of Mobile were cleared of a liquor ownership charge after Webb testified the seized imported liquor at his farm belonged to him. Webb claimed he bought it from an unknown man and denied telling raiders it belonged to Jemison and Perez. A warrant was issued for Webb’s arrest on prohibition violations. The liquor, valued at about $3,000, was delivered in a truck and left in a barn room before seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Jemison
Geronimo Perez
Mobile
C. M. Webb
Moffat Road
Webb
Jemison
Perez
Judge Clarke to Resume His Duties
Judge Norborne R. Clarke of the inferior criminal court, ill for weeks, will return to the bench Monday. The court’s docket was brief. Mrs. John P. Allen of Crichton was fined 101 dollars and costs for a liquor law violation. her husband, John P. Allen, was acquitted, with an appeal bond set at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norborne R. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
John P. Allen
Crichton
Die for seaport campaign awaited at Mobile post office
The die for mail used in the seaport amendment campaign has not yet arrived at the Mobile post office. Information from Washington said it had been ordered and made. Once received, the die will be used on all outgoing Mobile mail until the November vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Washington
Fire in Martinsburg Destroys $100000 in W Va
Fire in the Martinsburg business district caused about 100000 in damage. Firemen acted quickly to prevent further spread of the blaze and limit losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Federal grand jury to probe rail strike conspiracies
United States District Attorney Aubrey Boyles said the federal grand jury will investigate alleged violations of the conspiracy statute tied to striker activities in local railroad shops. He noted complaints from unspecified sources and said indictments may be bypassed via informations, with trials to follow before a petit jury during the special term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Aubrey Boyles
Robert T. Ervin
Boyles
Grand
Petit Jury
Divine Impulse Claimed in Jailhouse Shooting
Fayetteville Tennessee July 29 The sole explanation Jim Moore a negro prisoner gave for the shooting of jailer Finner Pribble was that the Lord told him to Pribble wrested Moore's gun when entering the cell Moore fired six shots five hit the jailer who was mortally wounded and beaten unconscious by the prisoner Moore prone to temporary insanity previously confined at the state asylum
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Tenn
Jim Moore
Finner Pribble
Pribble
Moore
State Insane Asylum
German Firms May Re-enter Business in U S
Judge Augustus Hand ruled that German firms seized by the alien property custodian during World War I may resume activities in the United States. The case by the Koppell Industrial Car Equipment Company of Koppel Virginia sought to block the Orenstein-Koppel agency of Berlin from operating again here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Augustus Hand
United States District Court
Koppell Industrial Car Equipment Company
Koppel
Pittsburgh
Orenstein-Koppel
Berlin
Four Coal Miners Rescued From Ward Shaft Fire Near Murphysboro
Four men trapped by flames in a Ward shaft of the Midway Coal Company were rescued late today by a relief team led by Frank Rossbottom, state mine inspector. The last survivor was brought out shortly before midnight, following three others freed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysborqd
Iil
Associated Press
Midway Coal Company
Ward
Frank Rossbottom
Dunuoin
Hughes Says World Owes Debt to Japan and Allies
Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes said the world owes gratitude to Japan and other nations that aided the naval program. He sent a message to Tokyo for publication in the Japanese Advertiser during a visit by 15 percent of the U S Naval Academy class with Secretary of the Navy Denby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Charles Evans Hughes
Tokio
United States Naval Academy
Navy
Denby
Auto Plunges Into River. Three Drown in Norwalk
Norwalk Connecticut saw the deaths of William Creagh William Murran and William Parr when their car plunged into the Norwalk River early today. Nicholas Ricci and Willard Meeker escaped by swimming ashore but three occupants drowned. The vehicle was partially recovered by grapplers but later sank again with no bodies inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Willam Creagh
William Murran
William Parr
Nicholas Ricci
Willard Meeker
Young Ohio girl gives birth to seven pound son
In Columbus on July 29 Dr D H Ryan reports the birth of a seven pound boy to ten year old Elizabeth Irwin of Hardin Ohio. He calls the case the most puzzling phenomenon of the age and notes he has previously witnessed an eleven year old's delivery. He cites tropical maturation patterns as an explanation while praising the unusual northern case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Elizabeth Irwin
Hardin
Ohio
D. H. Ryan
McKinley Hospital
Ryan
America
Tropics
Equator
Miss Birkhead Arrested After Rooming-House Fight
Francis Birkhead is jailed in New Orleans charged with disturbing the peace after a confrontation with an elderly rooming-house resident. The dispute followed her claim to be a secret service operator and private detective. witnesses demanded credentials. Police arrived as hair pulling occurred. she plans to plead not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Francis Birkhead
Russell
Mississippi
Anold
Miss Birkhead
Secret Service
Frances
Solane
Mt Agarap
J P Morgan Sails to Europe Readies on Deck
A passenger aboard the voyage to Europe reports J P Morgan aboard the ship sitting on deck smoking his pipe and studying a red backed book. The gold lettered title on the cover hints at a work not focused on economics or Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Europe
N. Y. World
Red House Mystery Chamber on Board
Morgan praises a top detective story as a shipboard read and likens the author’s craft to shrewd investment judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red House
Morgan
First Installment of Mr Pim Passes By Author
Serialized notice highlights the author of Mr Pim Passes By The Dover Road and The Truth About Blayds urging readers not to miss the first installment The promotional blurb emphasizes the author’s notable stage and literary works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pim
Dover Road
Blayds
Caraway calls for probe into tariff bill amid wool duties vote
Senator Caraway seeks a judiciary committee inquiry into charges that some senators have financial interests in tariff rates. The Senate approved a 26 to 24 amendment imposing duties on woolen cloth for men’s suitings, with crossfire debates and denials from several named senators. The probe would report within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Judiciary Committee
New York Herald
Senator Gooding
Idaho
Republican Agricultural Tariff Bloc
Gooding
Smoot
Uteh
Oddie
Nevada
Herald
Bursum
New Mexico
Bursom
Stanfield
Oregon
Coal Strike Developments Prompt Conference Hopes
John L. Lewis urged a near term conference between miners and operators as Hoover said ships would supply coal only to the next port of call with foreign vessels to bunker abroad after August 1. Chicago consumers pull back from open market as British port congestion delays shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Hoover
Chicago
United States
Government imposes coal export ban to conserve fuel
Secretary Hoover announces a ban on coal exports except in emergencies as part of a fuel conservation plan during the mine strike. States will receive proportional quotas, bunkering limited to reaching next port, and campaigns to curb profiteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Hoover
Hoover
Canada
United States
Oover
Presidential Coal Committee
M. J. Gormley
Car Service Division
American Railway Apsociation
Firemen hunt for explosion victims in Kansas City hotel
Kansas City firemen searched the wreckage of the Viaduct Hotel at Eighth and Main as one person was confirmed dead, four were missing, and about a dozen injured after an explosion at the rear of a restaurant yesterday. A fire that followed the blast gutted the hotel and surrounding buildings. officials suspected escaping gas caused the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Eighth and Main Streets
Russians Hoarding Platinum for New Coinage
A Vienna dispatch reports the Russian Soviet government is amassing a platinum reserve to establish a coinage to replace the gold standard, with preparations expected to be completed within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Boys Held for Killing Father in West Virginia Cabin
Frank and Will Brown aged 14 and 16 are jailed in Bluefield on charges of killing their father Elias Brown as he slept in a Bradshaw area cabin. The boys said the father abused them and they used a shotgun to kill him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Frank
Will Brown
Elias Brown
Bradshaw
Pistol Bluff Fails, Youths Sent to Hospital in Detroit
Detroit July 29 9 new details Harry Watson fifteen-year-old tried to bluff two policemen with a toy pistol. Police fired upon him and he lies in a hospital near death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Harry Watson
Harry
Trade Continues Despite Strikes in Two Industries
The Fourth Federal Reserve Bank monthly review from Cleveland reports business remains steady despite coal and rail strikes. Iron and steel production is hampered, coal industry conditions are uncertain, but other sectors stay buoyant, notably the automotive industry with a large truck company up 40 percent in production from Q1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Fourth Federal Reserve Bank
Mathilde McCormick Sails to Europe Amid Wedding Rumor
Mathilde McCormick left New York aboard the Majestic with reports she will pursue plans she will not reveal. Rumor says she aims for a fall wedding with Max Oser, former Zurich livery-stable proprietor. Gyrus McCormick also departed on the Majestic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mathilde McCormick
Max Oser
Zurich
Majestic
Miss McCormick
Oser
Gyrus McCormick
Pickford to Attend Brother Jack Pickford’s Wedding
Mary Pickford will be a brides maid at the Los Angeles wedding of her brother Jack Pickford to Marilynn Miller. The ceremony is at 2 pm tomorrow at the Pickford Fairbanks home with Mrs. John Steele Sweeny giving away the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Jack Pickford
Marilynn Miller
Douglas Fairbanks
John Steele Sweeny
Miss Miller
Rail Strike Surges Into Fifth Week With Peace Talks
Reports indicate rapid movement in the shop strike as it enters its fifth week. M. M. Jewell and Timothy Healy arrive in Chicago after conferences with President Harding as shop leaders push for full recognition and peace plans. Violence incidents are noted from multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Jewell
Executive
Timothy Healy
Chicago
Harding
Mechanics
Eloges
New York Civic Organization
National Exec Board of Shop Crafts
Governor won’t send troops to Meridian strike until able
Jackson Mississippi July 29 Governor Lee M Russell says state troops will not be used to guard railroad property in Meridian until local authorities show they cannot cope with the situation He spoke by telephone from Gulfport to his secretary and to business leaders at a meeting in Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Ernor Lee M. Russell
Meridian
Gulfport
Lauderdale County
West Point
United States
Okolona
Mobile and Ohio
Olona
Artesia
Railway strike talks cloud Chicago outlook for week
Developments from Washington between President Harding and railway striking leaders point to a possible settlement next week or continued stalemate. Observers in Chicago expect the conflict to run its course if negotiations fail, with resources and resolve stretched on both sides as the fifth week of the strike begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wasington
Harding
Theylief
Peachtree Bandit Sentenced to Hang This September
Atlanta July 29 Frank Dupre the Peachtree bandit convicted of murdering Irby Walker the private detective who tried to stop him from stealing a diamond ring from a Peachtree street jewelry store was sentenced to hang on Friday September 1. This is his second death sentence after an earlier delay due to an appeal. Dupre was caught in Detroit after stealing a $2 diamond ring and fleeing Christmas shoppers. He admitted killing the detective and shooting Graham West the city compiler during his getaway.
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Atlanta
Frank Dupre
Peachtree
Irby Walker
Dupre
Peachtree Street
Newt Dupre
Detroit
Graham West
Klan Leaders Confer on Criminal Defense in California
Los Angeles July 29 M McCall head of the Ku Klux Klan Texas arrived to confer with G W Price king Kleagle in California on the defense of men to be tried here on charges tied to an April wood raid. The raid at a bonded winery in Inglewood suburb left one man dead and a constable Mosher wounded as a band of about 260 visited the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ku Klux Klang Texas
G. W. Price
King Kleagle
Califonia
Mathias Eldunyen
Ingle
Wi Mosher
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Auopit
G. M. & N. Railroad
Southern
Clark
W. Virginia
U. S
Hughes
WORLD
J. Pierpont Morgan
A. A. Milne
Commerce Sec
Sen
William J. Huske
International News Service
Union
Mathilde
Ala
Western
Seaboard
West
E. V. Gross
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