Driver faced drunk charge after downtown wreck
H M Dees of 252 Church Street was arrested after a high speed drive through the downtown district ended with his car smashing two white way poles near Conception and Conti streets. He was taken from a rental garage and the case was reset for Friday in recorder's court. The News Item also reports on a slogan contest with $150 in prizes and Col Be Lindbergh's trip from New York to Maine after radio repairs.
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H. M. Dees
Church Street
Dees
Dauphin
Conception
Conti
J.C. O'Gwynn
Noufings
Recorder's Court
Rate complaint over coal charges in Birmingham district
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce files on behalf of the W B Patterson Clay Company and Randall brick yard protest coal rates. They argue 2.42 dollars per ton is too high compared with 1.80 dollars per ton charged to nearby territories.
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Birmingham
Ran- Ala
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Patterson Clay Company
Randall
Lloyd George Under Knife in London Home Surgery
David Lloyd George the liberal leader and former prime minister underwent an operation at his London home for an ailment. His condition before the surgery was satisfactory and he was described as cheery by his son Major Lloyd George. The operation began shortly after 8 o'clock and an official bulletin was to follow.
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London
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Major Lloyd George
Young Hero Dies After Heroic Bank Run Battle
Nathan Black 19, a crippled messenger, died from injuries after fighting off three bandits who seized $2,400 of the $10,000 he carried to a bank in Los Angeles. An operation failed to save him and his sister survives.
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Los Angeles
Nathan Black
Sister
Waterman bid seen likely to win ship line deal
The Waterman Steamship Company bids to buy 14 vessels from Mobile Oceanic Line for the Shipping Board. Dispatches indicate board acceptance and delivery to Waterman at Waterman in September. Waterman has long operated Mobile to Europe for the government and filed papers in probate.
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Waterman Steamship Company
Mobile Oceanic Line
Shipping Board
Waterman
Associated Press
Waterman Company
Mobile
United
Continental Europe
Washington
East Gulf
City Board Meets in Midweek Conference
The city commission adjourned a midweek meeting with action to purge disqualified registrars and revise rolls for future elections. Routine business items were also addressed during the session.
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City Commission
Lawmakers Debate Seawall Funding and Textbook Aid
Lawyers hear discussion on building a seawall and raising revenue for road maintenance. Representative Sossaman says revenue must be raised to fund the seawall provide free textbooks to children and support additions for defense in the legislature while defending colleagues and discussing bills.
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Sossaman
Tee
Soion
Noble Jailed Amid Transfer from Shreveport
A deputy escort transports Noble from Shreveport to the current location for custody. The transfer follows legal proceedings with authorities confirming the move to the host jurisdiction.
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Shreveport
Noble
After Capone What Chicago Faces
Chicago debates post Capone order as a prohibition era case nears sentencing. Federal officials say Al Capone will receive standard treatment like other prisoners. References arise to Torrio Cooney and Rio as former associates discussed in the case.
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United States
H. C. W. Laubenheimer
Capone
Johnny Torrio
Dennis Cooney
Frankie Rio
Pennsylvania
Baby victim of New York gunmen dies
Five year old tot dies after gunmen shoot in New York. Police round up beer racketeers following the fatal incident as authorities tighten city crime response and seek suspects.
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New York
Tot
Caldwell Extradition Ordered in Caldwell Case
United States Commissioner Julian H. Campbell ordered Rogers Caldwell held for removal to Louisville Kentucky federal court where he faces indictment over the National Bank of Kentucky failure. An appeal was filed by Caldwell’s attorneys and will be heard by Judge John J. Gore. Davidson County officials claim Tennessee bond forfeiture if action proceeds.
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Nashville
Tenn
United States
Julian H. Campbell
Rogers Caldwell
Federal District Court
Louisville
National Bank of Kentucky
John J. Gore
United States District Court For
Middle District of Tennessee
Ting
A. V. McLane
Caldwell
Mack Fuqua
Davidson County
Y Perga
Tennessee
New York Gang Shootings Kill Child. Four Wounded
A gang shootout in New York on July 29 left a child dead and four others wounded. Police reported multiple gunmen opened fire in a public area, prompting a large investigation and manhunt.
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Associated Press
New York
Harlem shooting Claims Child As Mass Gunfire Shatters Little Italy
A gang related ambush in Harlem results in a child's death and multiple critically injured children. Gunmen fired 50 to 60 rounds at a crowd of playing youngsters, targeting a man named Rao or his cousin. The incident underscores a violent gang feud in the area.
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Harlem
Little
Italy
Mas
Joe Rao
Vincent Rao
Vyengali
Pega Ety
Synod Meeting Chooses Directors Amid Diehl Controversy
At the Alabama Presbyterian synod in Montgomery church leaders viewed the elected directors for Southwestern Louisiana at Memphis as a test of sentiment toward President Diehl. The annual meeting opened with Dr J B of Mobile elected moderator and Dr W B Clemmons named permanent clerk while Memphis pastors had earlier charged Diehl with orthodox concerns and financial extravagance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southwestern Lattacete
Memphis
Presbyterian Synod of Alabama
Diehl
Southwestern University
J.B
Central Presbyterian Church
Mobile
W. B. Clemmons
Geneva
David Park
Rirard
A. I Hyde
Ensley
Yankee Girl Weds Woman of Texas in London Ceremony
A Yankee girl marries a Texas woman in a formal London ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in a high society setting with witnesses from both families and noted guests in attendance.
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Texas
Prince
London
Prohibition Violations and Auto Theft Ramp Up
Mrs. G L Saffren paid a 250 dollar fine after deputies found 61 bottles of beer and wine in her home. She appeals the case claiming the beer belonged to a Black domestic who denied knowledge of contraband. Jim Gulledge and Edward Noel faced grand jury bonds of 750 dollars on charges including auto theft and drunken driving. Gulledge lost a bid to regain driving for six months. The car allegedly stolen belonged to C E Wells of 1727 Springhill Avenue.
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G. L. Saffren
Saffren
Bernstein
Devise
Jim Gulledge
Edward Noel
Banda
Gulledge
C. E. Wells
Springhill Avenue
French loss at Yorktown corrected to 156 dead
Dawson, special attache at the U S embassy and historian of the revolution, announced after research that 156 Frenchmen died at Yorktown for American independence, not 62 as previously listed.
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U. S
Yorktown
Paris
Warrington. Dawson
Whiskey Still Destroyed Near Mobile by Deputies and U S Officers
Deputy Sheriff Nelson and U S Officers Graves McMillan and Walz reported destroying a whiskey still and four barrels of mash on Big Creek seven miles northwest of Mobile late Tuesday. The operation was disclosed to the county jail on Wednesday.
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Nelson
U. S
Graves, McMillan and Walz
Big Creek
Mobile
Stephens Improves Memphis Physician Report
Dr. J. A. Crisler Sr., one of the attending physicians, said at Staten that Stephens showed improvement. The update comes from Memphis, Tennessee, on July 20. Further hospital notes were not disclosed.
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Memphis, Tenn
J. A. Crisler, Sr
Staten
Governors skip cotton conference amid urgent Georgia push
Governor Miller of Alabama cannot attend the Texas cotton conference next Tuesday and will not send an official delegate while he tackles more than 150 bills awaiting action after the legislature adjourned. Governor Russell of Georgia says he was invited by Governor Sterling to the Texas meeting and will consider attending.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Austin
Texas
Miller
Atlanta
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Georgia
R. 8. Sterling
DROP TRAILS STORM WHEAT BELT
Sweltering conditions mark the start of the day as heat dominates most areas while storms bring relief predicted in many regions. Washington reports disastrous forest fires and grasshoppers devastate the middle northwest spreading toward Manitoba and Alberta. Rust hits wheat as temperatures remain high through another day.
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Associated Press
North American
Washington
Middle Northwest
Manitoba
Alberta
Stock Market Decline Led By Steel Selling
New York July 29 the stock market fell as U S Steel cut its annual dividend to 4 percent from 7 percent and opened at 87 25 losing 5 12 while other leaders such as Bethlehem Steel Auburn Auto and several major issues declined. volume was light and losses broadened after an initial drop.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
U. 8. Steel
Bethle
Beth U
Steel
Wall Street
Bethlehem Steel Co
Auburn Auto
American Telephone
American Can
Atchison, Eastman
Case
Allied Chemical
Cape Cod ends cross country flight in Newfoundland
The Bellanca Cape Cod flown by Russell Boardman and John Reed, joined by Hugh Herndon Jr. and Clyde Panborn, completed a daring ascent from Floyd Bennett Airport at 5 a.m. Eastern and was reported as flying high over southern Newfoundland within forty minutes.
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Cape Cod
Russell Boardman
John Pred
Bellanca
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Clyde Pan Born
Newfoundland
Floyd T Fork Bawsnett
Man tows coat in heat seeks Florida after stock loss
Samuel Margen of New York began a sweltering trek south in Philadelphia to escape a stock market loss. A patrolman escorted him after overheated humor and a lost shirt tale. Margen kept his overcoat, claiming he saved it to cover his high losses.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Margen
New York
Florida
Hartley criticizes Wickersham report in Washington push
Governor Roland H. Hartley denounces the Wickersham plan's criticisms of Washington state law enforcement as containing grandiose and extravagant statements. He accuses Kenneth Mackintosh, a Washington member of the body, of disloyalty to his native state.
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Olympia
Wash
Roland H. Hartley
Wickersham , Sion
Washington
Kenneth Mackintosh
Washesington
Weather Outlook and River Forecast Notes
Partly cloudy conditions persist with a Wednesday night period of scattered showers. Thursday expects more scattered showers across Alabama and Mississippi with cloudy skies. River forecast refers to the Tombigbee and related channel notes.
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Alabama
Mississippi
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