Record Fine For Reckless Driving In Mobile Court
The Mobile police court levied a record $100 fine on C L McLeod after a May 21 accident at Broad and Augusta Streets that injured Julia Allen. McLeod appealed. The case followed a city ordinance increase from $25 to $100 for reckless driving. Dentention of his car was reported, with statements on speed and pedestrian danger. Miss Allen testified she was knocked down while boarding a streetcar, sustaining injuries.
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Police Court of
Mobile
City Commission
C. L. McLeod
South
Hamilton Street
Broad
Augusta Streets
Julia Allen
South Broad Street
McLeod
Edington
Recorder
Market Trend Downward In Early Session
Opening quotations on the New York stock exchange showed a downward trend amid an unsettled session. Rail and oil shares led declines with Wheeling and Lake Erie and Peoria and Phillips Petroleum rising slightly, while Lake Erie and Western and California Petroleum weakened after last week gains. Industry groups like steels, equipment, motors, and foods faced pressure. foreign exchange remained irregular.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange Today
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Peoria
Phillips Petroleum
Western
California Petroleum
Foreign Exchange
Mobile officials seek action on street railway and gas cases
City Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell asked the Alabama Public Service Commission for a ruling on two vital issues. The street railway sought a fare raise from seven to eight cents, opposed by Hartwell and City Attorney Yerger, who filed briefs. The Mobile gas company contesting the valuation placed on its property also awaits action after city officials argued it was too high. Actions are expected within days as Montgomery has indicated the commission has reviewed both cases recently.
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Mobile
Alabama
Public Service Commission
Street Railway and Gas Company
Harry T. Hartwell
State Commission
Street Railway
Hartwell
Yerger
Gas Company
Montgomery
Public Service Board
Gasoline Prices Face Probes From Congress and Justice
Washington June 7 Congress and the justice department launch probes into rising gasoline costs. The Senate manufactures committee plans an inquiry with big oil executives summoned to explain price increases. The FTC report on the gasoline industry is the basis for both investigations as Senator La Follette pledges swift hearings.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Senate Manufactures Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Manufactures Committee
la Follette
United Press
Rector Cleared in Troy Church Case Exoneration Granted
Dr. Richard Wilkinson rector of St. John's Montgomery was found not guilty of violating ordination vows and a church canon by an ecclesiastical court in Troy Alabama. The trial addressed a dispute over permitting Rabbi William Schwartz to speak in the parish house facing claims of breach of Bishop Beckwith's order. The court noted prior permission by Beckwith for a former rabbi to speak and urged restraint from the audience during proceedings.
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Troy
Ala
Richard Wilkinson
St. John's
Montgomery
C. M. Beckwith
Alabama
Wilkin
Greenville
Wilkinson
William B. Schwartz
Temple Beth
Jesus
Beckwith
Oscar
Lewis
Horace , Stringfellow
Dr. Wilkinson
Oscar Dew Randolph
Birmingham
Chiefmart Rey
T. G. Mundy
Albany
Thomas H. Bridges
Mobile
Rabbi Ehrenreich
Rabbi Schwartz
St. John’s Church
Trinity Scholars Outing at Monroe Park
The Sunday school of Trinity Episcopal church held its annual outing at Monroe Park Tuesday. R L Marshall led the scholars with races and stunts directed by I C Moyer of the Y M C A. Winners included Billie and Dorie Taylor in the 30 yard race, W Steiner and J Stewart in the 14 and under 14 group, H Pritchard and Jim Wilkinson in the 16 and over event, Annie S Marks for girls, R Fillingham for boys, S Raue for the sack race, T Perkins for girls, H Peckingpaugh for boys, Dorie Taylor and K Douglas in the penny scramble, Mrs A M Yost winning the nail driving contest, and H Roberts and J Roberts in the wheelbarrow race.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Monroe Park
R. L. Marshall
I. C. Moyer
Billie
Dorie Taylor
W. Steiner
J. Stewart
H. Pritchard
Jim Wilkingon
Annie S. Marks
R. Fillingham
S. Raue
T. Perkins
H.peckingpaugh
K. Douglas
A. M. Yost
H. Roberts
J. Roberts
Cobb to Attend ICC Hearing on Southeast Rates
R G Cobb traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce will travel to Atlanta for a hearings of the Interstate Commerce Commission on class rates in the southeast. On Friday members of the Southern Traffic League will meet to form policy regarding testimony for the investigation and related matters.
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R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Hursday
Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeast
Southern Traffic League
Organization of Shippers
U S Delivers Note on War Debts Talks Paris
The United States embassy in Paris notified the French government that America is ready to discuss war debt payments in Washington. The French delegation is preparing data for the talks.
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Paris
United States
America
Washington
Weather Summary With Army of Games Schedule
National Chicago at New York and New York at Chicago forecast clear skies with 3 20 and 3 00 times. Regional matchups include Southern teams Nashville at Atlanta and Memphis at New Orleans with varying cloudiness and 2 15 or 3 30 start times. Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia set 3 30 starts in clear conditions. Boston issues cloud cover at 3 15 and Boston at Detroit at 3 00 with clear skies.
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Southern
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nobile
Memphis
New Orleans
National
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Cotton Climbs in Rainy New Orleans Market
New Orleans June 7 The cotton market rose modestly as rains slow cultivation and raise boll weevil concerns. Prices advanced 9 to 14 points from yesterday to 20.35 a bale for July with both eastern and western belt regions reporting heavy rainfall.
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New Orleans
Cotton market opens quiet with futures listed
In New Orleans on June 7 the cotton market opened quiet with July at 20.25 cents a pound and additional futures quoted as July 20.25, October 19.85, December 19.68, January 19.95, and March 19.39.
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New Orleans
Futures Open Steady With Modest Shifts
New York on June 7 reports futures opening steady with July at 20.50, October 20.40, December 2.23, January 20.11, and March 19.95 as listed in early trading.
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New York
Potatoes firm with varied statewide pricing and shipments
Potatoes remained firm in Chicago market with 45 car receipts and 471 cars in total U S shipments. Wisconsin sacked round whites traded 2.15 to 2.40 per hundredweight, Michigan 2.20 to 2.40, Alabama and Louisiana bliss triumphs No 1 at 4.00 to 4.25, Texas best at 34.00, South Carolina Irish cobbler No 1 at 7.00 to 7.25 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Michigan
Avack
Alabama Touisiana
Bliss
Texas
South Carolina
Second Day of Salvation Army Drive On Today
The Salvation Army continued its drive with teams in the field at 9:30 this morning aiming to reach a $12,000 goal. Reports from yesterday and today will be compiled this afternoon and Thursday morning as workers reconvene to push the fundraising. Funds support local relief efforts including aid for mothers and children at Daphne, clothing and food for the poor, and help for jobless men and women.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
William Johnson
m@a
Chinists
Salton Army
Salvation Army
Daphne
Women’s League weighs equal rights campaign proposal
At its June 7 convention in Waukegan the National Women’s Trade Union League was urged to launch a drive for equality of men and women in unions and for an eight hour day for all workers. A telegram from the Women’s Equal Opportunity League urged unions in the AFL to admit women as equals and to educate members on the necessity of this change.
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Waukegan. NL
National Women's Trade Union League
Women’s Equal Opportunity League
New York
Trade Union League
American Federation of Labor
Reed Named City Wharves Superintendent
William Wallace Reed was chosen unanimously today as superintendent of the city wharves to succeed Howard E. Bragg who resigned. Reed will begin duties immediately and assume control of the office at once following a conference of the city commissioners.
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William Wallace Reed
Howard E. Bragg
Reed
Oriental Congress in June Postponed
Constantinople June 7 The Oriental Congress of Eastern Nations planned for Moscow this month has been postponed at the request of Bolshevik foreign minister M. Tchit eh-erin, according to dispatches.
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Constantinople
Oriental Congress of Eastern Nations
Moscow
M. Tchiteherin
Heflin Resolution Passes In Senate
Senator Heflin introduced a resolution calling on the Federal Reserve Board to disclose whether it maintains a publicity organization and the funds supporting it. He said the board was accused of using a publicity arm to praise its work and attack dissenting senators.
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Yanitensees
Henin
SeiOerne Alsbanne
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Heflin
Mobile County Day at Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians celebrated Mobile County Day at a regular weekly luncheon held at the Battle House. The event aimed to foster closer commercial ties between the county and city, discuss local problems, and share agricultural specialties by precinct representatives invited from across the county.
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Mobile County
Battle House
Three Arrested Under Screening Law
The enforcement of the law requiring all food products exposed for sale to be covered with screens led to the arrest of W. T. Goubil of 300 Dauphin Street J. R. Brunson of 520 Dauphin Street and George Rampanos of 404 Conti Street. They are charged with violating the law and were docketed at the police station for appearance in recorders court tomorrow morning.
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W. T. Goubil
Dauphin Street
J. R. Brunson
George Rampanos
Conti Street
Recorders Court
Fighting in Harbin Ends as Chinese Civil Forces Achieve Break
Washington reports ceasefire in Harbin area. General Chang Tso-Lin’s troops push General Wu Pei Fu’s army from the concession zone. Harbin traffic resumes on the Chinese Eastern Railway after ten days of disruption.
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Washington
Harbin
State Department
John F. Stephens
Chinese Eastern Railway
Manchuria
Chang Tso-Lin
Wu Pei Fu
Stephens
700 Bottles of Home Brew Seized by Officers
State Law Enforcement Officers Knox and Crow report destroying 700 bottles of home brew in a building on a bayou nine miles north of Mobile along the L. N. road. R. E. Brightman, alleged to be at the scene, is docketed at the county jail for violating the prohibition law.
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Knox and
Crow
Mobile
R. E. Brightman
State Officials to Inspect Prison Food Service
Ann Davis, inspector in charge of the state food division, arrives with Broom, Examiner of Public Accounts, to inspect meals served at the county jail, county camps, and county almshouse.
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Ann Davis
Department of Jails and
Cunty
Woman gets 2 years for killing youth
A circuit court jury found Mrs. Annie Snyder guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the August killing of 12 year old Tommy Stovall. She was sentenced to two years in the State Reformatory for Women.
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Annie Snyder
Tommy Stovall
Watermelon Patch
State Reformatory For Women
Augusta Clears War Time Debt Incurred In 62
Augusta, Ga. reports that 1862 era currency issued during the Civil War era has been paid off. Three Augusta dollar bills and a ten cent piece were redeemed at a local bank with United States money. The notes will be kept as souvenirs.
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Augusta
Tecumseh Sherman
United States
Trammel Leads Gilchrist in Florida Senatorial Race
Incomplete returns from 26 counties show Park Trammell ahead of Albert W. Gilchrist by about three to one for the U S Senate renomination. Gilchrist leads in only four counties as meager western Florida returns come in. In the fourth district W W Jarsar leads over W A MacWilliams. in the second district Frank Clark tops Col. Robert W. Davis. in the third district Smithwick leads Benaeaneeck. Crane unopposed in the first district. Klansmen win in Volusia County with a ticket linked to charges of county government control and a defending Klansman from Atlanta speaks for the organization.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Florida
Associated Press Today
Park Trammell
United States
Albert W. Gilchrist
W. A. MacWilliams
State Senate
Frank Clark
Robert W. Davis
Smithwick
Bena Aeaneeck
H. J. Crane
Volusia County
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Atlanta
Bowden Leads Eaton in Tight Railroad Commissioner Race
In Jacksonville on election night Eaton Bowden leads Eaton Bowden and Campbell by a slim margin for railroad commissioner as incomplete returns filter in. R W Davis trails Congressman Clark in the second district, while Smithwick defeats Ben Hancock in the third district. Butler and Farris contest the state senate race with a small margin unlikely to exceed 150 votes.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eaton Bowden
Campbell
Eaton
R. W. Davis
Clark
Smithwick
Ben Hancock
Butler
Farris
State Senate
Telegram offer to kill anti-racing bill shocks Louisiana legislature
A telegram from H A Nesbitt of Houston offering to kill the anti-racing bill for 400 dollars prompted a legislative probe in Baton Rouge. Nesbitt admitted sending the note to a New Orleans drink firm, saying it was a test, while governors and lawmakers criticized the disclosure of private telegrams.
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Baton Rouge
Here
New Orleans
H. A. Nesbitt
Houston
Texas
Schlitz Heverage Company
Milwaukee
Nesbitt
Parker
Princess Marie Completes Her Wedding Plans
Belgrade June 7. Princess Marie of Romania prepares for her wedding to King Alexander of Yugoslavia tomorrow. She arrived by Danube boat amid royal escort and a welcome by Belgrade officials and Yugoslav authorities.
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Princess Marie
Belgrade
Associated Press
Marie
Romania
Alexander
Jugo- Slavia
Ferdinand
Danube
Radio wedding to be broadcast by couple in Oakland
Miss Vivian Kidd and Leland H. Hodgson of Oakland plan to marry next Saturday evening with the ceremony broadcast to friends and perhaps strangers. They will stand before a broadcasting instrument at Tockridge as the wedding march and all details are recorded for radiophones.
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Oakland
Cal
Vivian Kidd
Leland H. Hodgson
Tockridge
Coal operators seek conference to end Ohio strike
The George M. Jones coal company of Toledo has appealed to Senator Pomerene and Congressman S D Fess to mediate a conference between southern Ohio operators and miners aimed at ending the coal strike. The appeal was announced through the southern Ohio coal exchange in Columbus on June 7.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
George M. Jones Coal Company
Toledo
Ohio
Pomerene
S. D. Fess
Southern Ohio
46 Are Killed as Munitions Explode in Ukraine
London dispatch reports 46 dead when Bolshevik munitions dump exploded in Ukraine. Insurgent Vinnyista caused the blast. Soviet troops then arrested many suspects and killed three alleged leaders. Troops are deployed to curb further unrest.
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London
Vinnista
Ukraine
Vienna
German Submarine to be Salvaged off Cape Henry
The salvage ship Falcon, under repair in New York, is sent to Cape Henry to recover the former German submarine U-11 sunk last June while en route from Portsmouth New Hampshire to Hampton Roads. The U-11 lies nose down in about 30 feet of water three miles off the light and poses navigation dangers.
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Washington
Navy
Falcon
New York
Cape Henry
Portsmouth
N. H
Hampton Roads
Rotary head urges high aims and simple organization
The thirteenth annual convention of the International Association of Rotary Clubs in Los Angeles heard International President Crawford B. McCullough urge simplicity of organization and retention of high aims and membership restrictions to preserve original principles.
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Los Angeles
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Crawford
McCullough
Bank records lost in Small trial witness testimony
Norman A. Griffin, cashier of Grant Park Trust and Savings bank, testified that the bank's demand certificates of deposit records disappeared about 18 months ago and have not been seen since during Governor Len Small's trial.
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Waukegan
Associated Press
Norman A. Griffin
Grant Park Trust and Savings Bank
Len Small
Little Rock to Host 1923 International Co-Operative Clubs Convention
Kansas City dispatch says delegates today depart for the annual convention while Little Rock Arkansas is announced as the site for the 1923 meeting. The report notes the selection was made for the gathering of cooperative clubs and will be hosted by Little Rock.
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Kansas City
International Co-Operative Clubs
Little Rock
Ark
U S Bureau Initiates Harvest Labor Recruitment
The United States employment service began recruiting farm labor across the west and southwest to meet harvest needs. Emergency employment offices were opened to distribute workers as wheat cutting starts in Texas and more work is expected nationwide. Director Jones noted many college students are applying and will be paid three to four dollars a day with board.
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Washington
Southwest
United States Employment Service
Jones
Texas
Frisco Provides Housing For Shrine Nobles Visitors
San Francisco today assured housing for Shrine delegates and visitors to the 1922 national convention. The Shrine housing committee said accommodations listed in private homes will insure quarters for overflow crowds, after reports guests without reservations could not be housed.
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San Francisco
Mecca
Golden Gate
Shrine Housing Committee
Husband Quenches Love Flame With Hose in Akron Court
Akron police court dismissed charges against Floyd Hide after he testified he used a garden hose as a quencher for love fires. Joe Masturso alleged infidelity involving Hide and his wife, but the judge ruled the action a permissible treatment and released Hide.
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Akron
Ohio
Floyd Hide
Joe Masturso
Joe
Hide
Hardee
Mosturso
Marshal French Becomes Earl of Ypres
London June 7 Field Marshal Viscount French will be known as the Earl of Ypres after receiving a hereditary title from King George. He drops the name French in official use and assumes the new peerage.
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London
Viscount French
Earl of
Ypres
French
George
Obenchain Jury Nears Completion In Kennedy Murder Trial
In Los Angeles on a Tuesday in June the Obenchain panel for the second trial of Mrs Madalynne Obenchain in the Kennedy murder case began with twenty eight jurors examined and four peremptory challenges plus one for cause. Prosecutors and defense expected the jury to be completed by late today or Thursday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mra Madalynne Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
British heat blamed on Amex enterprise and Gulf route
London June 7 British industry reports attribute the heat wave to Amex enterprise and Prof John Harrison Clapham at the observatory asserting the Key West railroad built across the Gulf of Mexico is shifting the gulf current toward England, leading to warmer summers.
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London
Britain
Amex Enterprise
John Harrison Clapham
Key West
Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
England
Golden Nash to Speak at Civitan Convention Session
Cincinnati’s A Nash known as Golden Nash will address the Civitan clubs in Chattanooga during the June convention. He plans to present his view of the golden rule as a guiding principle for business and personal conduct.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
International Civitan Clubs
A. Nash
Cincinnati
Golden Nash
Work on New York Art Center to Begin Soon
New York to start a $15,000,000 musical and art centre facing Dew Park and 7th Avenue, extending to 57th Street over two blocks. City will furnish land and citizens' committee will finance buildings.
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New York
New Yor City
Dew Park
7Th Avenue
57Th Street
Citizens’ Committee
Lenine’s Condition Deteriorates, Moscow Cable Says
London June 7 The conch of Lenine became worse last night as Prof. Klemperer, a noted doctor, was urgently summoned and left Moscow by airplane, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
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London
Prof
Klemperer
Moscow
Copenhagen
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Trinity Scholars
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Gilchrist
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