Howell waives examination in pistol assault case
Police clerk Jes Howell admitted firing a pistol in Monroe Park on May 28 and waived examination. He was arraigned in city court for assault with a pistol, bond set at 300 dollars, and a recorder’s trial scheduled amid city commission debate over the incident and Howell’s rapid promotion amid unnamed witnesses. The case drew statements from commissioners Hartwell Ford Crawford and Mayor Taylor, with inquiries into Howell’s duties during the incident and questions about police department leadership.
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Jes F. Howell
Monroe Park
Der’s
Howell
Fges
Itor
Recorder’s Tvourt
Monroe
Howfard
Ford
Hartwell
Crawford
Dewell
Wford
Mr. Hartwell
Pat Oliver Ray
G. G. Rhoades
W. Evans
Rhoades
Ag A
Ord
Head
Crawbra
Taylor
Peterday
City Commission
Ice
P. J. O'Shaughnessy
Police Il
Tlerk
Po O'Shaughnessy
G. G
Pang Gp Bana
Purnell Escapes Police Guard in House of David Case
Benjamin Purnell, head of the House of David colony, is a fugitive from justice after a statewide search in Michigan. Authorities say he fled to Melbourne, Australia, following a warrant for a serious statutory offense. Sheriff Bridgman led the manhunt with state police and deputies.
Weather Forecast Conflicts in Mississippi Thunders Tonight
Local weather notes show scattered thunder and possible showers in the extreme northwest of Mississippi. The forecast mentions no significant temperature change with potential activity tonight into Friday.
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Mississippi
Fifteen Will Get Diplomas From College Tonight
Spring Hill College will hold commencement at Battle House auditorium at 8 p m with fifteen graduates receiving diplomas. Rt Rev Edward P Allen will present the diplomas and Tisdale Touart will deliver the address. James K Mahomer is the sole local graduate. other names include Clarence J O Shee Memphis and Louis Mulherin Augusta Ga.
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Spring Hill College
Battle House
Edward P. Allen
Mobile
Tisdale Touart
James K. Mahomer
Clarence J. O’shee
Memphis
Leonard J. Toups
Shiver
Thomas H. Fox
St. Louis
Harold Winling
New Orleans
William M. O'Dowd
Augusta
E. Bruce Neff
Tampa
A. Joseph Cracy
Louis Mulherin
Hugh J. Billeud
Broussard
Dudley M. Stewart
James G. Logan
Natchez
Garrett H. Martin
T. Harry McDonnell
Joseph J. O'Connor
Charles A. Pressler
Gerald Broussard
Ernest E. Chavez, Jr
Aloysius J. Craven
Claver J. Drouin
Louis Gaudin
Leonard D. LeBaron
Lawrence T. Ryan
Henry L. Salassi
L. Moye Sanders, Jr
John W. Supple
Conservation Committee Heads Coast Hearings on Fish and Oysters
The legislative recess committee on game fish shrimp and oysters led by Rep E J Grove Mobile sails to Biloxi for two day hearings on oyster and shrimp canning dredging of reefs and wild life protection. The panel includes Senators Craft Jones and Quinn and Representatives Henley Pickens and the chairman. The group plans meetings in Bayou la Batre Mobile Birmingham Anniston and a wild duck preserve study.
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E. J. Grove
Mobile County
Biloxi, Miss
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast
John J. Kennedy
Mississippi
Bayou la Batre
Mobile
Battle House
Birmingham
Magic City
Anniston
Grove
John Craft
J. H. Henley
Escambia County
Champ Pickens
Sumter County
Robert H. Jones
Conecuh County
I. T. Quinn
Clear Druggist Of Charge Filed By Police
Druggist H. C. Bird and Theodore Watson were cleared of a charge of being dangerous and suspicious characters in recorder’s court after arrest by Detective Robert Holmes. The case stemmed from a complaint by W. O. Evans of Mobile Steel, amid labor agent tensions, but no evidence linked Bird to the employment firm next to his store.
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H. C
Casey) Bird
Theodore Watson
Recorder’s Court
Robet Holmes
W.O Evans
Mobile Steel Company
Mobile
Bird
Beauregard
St. Joseph
Ben McMillan
T. C. I. Company
Delegates to Warrior River Conference Set for Birmingham
Mobile will send delegates to a Warrior river problems conference in Birmingham Monday. R G Cobb traffic manager Mobile Chamber of Commerce and others will discuss barge line rates and embargoes with Colonel Ashburn Theodore Brent. Congressman John McDuffie will attend. The meeting aims for full discussion of Warrior operation and recent embargoes on several cities.
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Mobile
Birmingham
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
T. Q. Ashburn
Theodore Brent
Washington
Colonel Ashburn
Capital
John McDuffie
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Cordova
Tutweiler
Brent
New Orleans
Plans for county road program discussed at tonight meeting
Albert S. Towle leads a joint committee including civic representatives and board of revenue members to consider financing a proposed concrete road and bridge program. A sub-committee already proposed a plan and a bill may be introduced in the latter half of the legislative session. Towle urges strong attendance at the Cawthon Hotel gathering.
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Board of Revenue
Cawthon Hotel
Albert S. Towle
Police Chief to Attend National Chiefs Convention
Chief P. J. O Shaughnessy leaves tonight for Buffalo New York to attend the national convention of police chiefs. In his absence Lieutenant W N LeGear will oversee the department.
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LeGear
P. J. O'Shaughnessy
Buffalo
N. Y
Women to discuss proposed bills at league meeting
Two bills the Mobile League of Women Voters seeks to push in the upcoming July legislative session will be discussed at the next meeting. The juvenile court bill already sponsored and a district voting list bill for Mobile elections will be examined. The current ward-only lists risk multiple voting across districts.
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Mobile League of Women Voters
League
Three Enter Guilty Pleas in Liquor Case
Neal Livingston H Tanner and Marshal Garmon pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the national prohibition law. Livingston fined 150 dollars. Tanner sentenced to June 15. Garmon fined 1 dollar after serving 26 days on county roads.
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Neal Livingston
H. Tanner
Marshal Garmon
Livingston
Tanner
Garmon
Postal Receipts Show Large Gain at Mobile
Postal receipts for the past three months show a considerable gain at Mobile according to officials and business nears the point reached in earlier peak periods.
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Mobile
Yankee Girl Ends Reign of Greek Bandit Barbounis
Miss Margaret Robinson of Grand Rapids arrives as Near East relief envoy and negotiates amnesty with the Greek outlaw Barbounis. He and about thirty followers surrender and depart to join the king's regiment on the Turkish frontier at Dedagatch.
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Athens
Associated Prec
Misa Margaret Robinson
Grand Rapidse
Crete
Eelt Barbounis
En Mies Robinsch
Mount Holyoke Collége
Barbounis
Abun
Don Hie
Cambia
King’s Own
Dedagatch
Grave Charge Filed Against Union Leader Howat
Alexander Howat former head of the Kansas United Mine Workers was arrested in Pittsburgh on a serious charge by Mrs. Inga Sorensen for her six year old son. Bail set at 1000 dollars. Howat claimed innocence and said he would prove it in court. He expected to post bond and be released that night.
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Pittsburgh
Alexander Howat
Theansas United Mine Workers
Inga Sorensen
Chicago
Tansard de Wolfe
Howat
Dé Wolfe
Police hunt for flapper bandit in Chicago murder
Chicago police comb underworld for the so called midnight flap per bandit who shot Richard C. Tesmer an insurance adjuster during a Wednesday night robbery. State's Attorney Crowe says the suspect is a girl with a peculiar laugh and blue eyes as Mrs Tesmer describes the haunting scene at their Gold Coast residence.
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Chicago
Richard C. Tesmer
Robert E. Crowe
Mrs. Tesmer
Old Lightweight Champions to Box in Return Fight
Wolgast former lightweight champion will box Battling Nelson in a return bout at the Lyceum Athletic Club after Nelson won the title. Wolgast trained near Los Angeles for two years and has long expressed willingness for a rematch. Guardian Jack Doyle oversees Wolgast’s affairs as he nears recovery from incompetence ruling.
New Soldier Bonus Drawn By Senator Bursum
Senator Bursum predicts a $1.2 billion adjusted compensation bill for 4,000,000 World War I veterans will pass next Congress and be signed by President Harding. He outlines a plan offering $82 monthly minimum, refunds of insurance, retroactive wage gains, and $20 monthly service time pay, totaling $1.2 billion.
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William K. Hutchinson
T. Washington
Bursum
New Mexico
Senate Pension Committee
America
Maciin
Senate
Congress
Warrant Issued For Arrest of King of Cult
The search for Benjamin Purnell, leader of the House of David, intensified after a warrant was issued on a charge related to a 15 year old girl. Sheriff’s deputies raided Shiloh at the Benton Harbor colony and checked other locations in and out of state. Gladys Bamford Rubel filed the complaint that led Justice White to issue the warrant.
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T. Joseph
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Berrien County
Shiloh
eChduit
Charles BE. White
Ber County
Two Mothers Seek Custody of Shared FiveYearOld Girl
In Chicago a judge hears a custody dispute over Leona a five year old girl claimed by two women. Mrs Julia Warzna says a Poland birth record shows she is the mother and she entrusted Leona to Mrs Nicholas Lenz when unable to care for her. Warzna plans habeas corpus to bring the child to court amid alleged threats. Lenz contends the girl was born in Chicago and she will not relinquish Leona. Warzna describes hardship after her husband’s death and a move to America four years ago.
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Chicago
Solomon
Leona
Nicholas Lenz
Cotton Mills in Woonsocket Begin Weeklong Closures
June 7 report shows Clinton Mill of B. B. and R. 5 Company and Nyanza Mills closing for the rest of the week due to market conditions. Other B. B. and Knight mills also to curtail operations as slack demand affects output.
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Woonsocket
R.I
Clinton
B. B. and
R. 5
Nyanza Mills
Nyanza Company
Anda
B. B. A . Knight Mills
Seven Die in Leipsic Riots Over Ruhr Occupation
Seven killed and over a hundred wounded in Leipsic riots linked to Ruhr occupation protests and unemployment dole despair. About twenty thousand participants joined five assemblies as clashes with police escalated before order was restored by night.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Leipsic
Ruhr
Lightning Blamed for Four Deaths in Chicago Hot Wave
Lightning caused four deaths and possibly a fifth during a nationwide heat wave and storms. lightning struck a barn near Newton Falls Ohio killing Nicholas Cavelich, his wife missing inside. Lineman William Maxwell died in Cohocton Ohio after a bolt struck. Additional fatalities occurred near Muskogee Oklahoma and Burlington Kansas. Heat danger and storm damage reported across New York and other states as a Rockford Illinois umbrella mishap killed a 12 year old girl and injuries to others.
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Chicago
Newton Falls
Ohio
Nicholas Cavelich
William Maxwell
Cohocton
Muskogee
Okla
Burlington Kans
New York
Cleveland
Rockford
Ill
Butler Attacks Prohibition Amendment at St Andrew's
President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University spoke at St Andrew's University and condemned the national amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks as an attempt to correct private morals by law.
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Glasgow
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New York City
St. Andrew’s University
Eet
Ler
Marathon Dance Promoter Sues Over City Permit
Chicago report: promoter Harry Kauffman seeks injunction to stop Mayor Collins from blocking a seven day marathon dance planned to start June 12 at the Coliseum. City attorneys vow to fight the permit dispute as the case unfolds.
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Colise
William
Collins
Kauffman
Cit
Chicago
Harry Kauft
National Park in Alaska Sought
Alaska news notes a proposal to create a national park in Alaska. President Harding may visit and Governor Bone of the area is expected to be involved. The article mentions a prominent Lincoln statue on a 30 foot pole near Fort Twateee and a veteran carver linked to the Lincoln image.
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Alaska
Harding
Wey
Abraham Lincoln
Fort
Twateee
Lincoln
National Congress on Motion Opens in New York
The conference opened in New York with Henry Taft presiding. He urged bold constructive steps for the public, noting trends in cinema literature drama education and even politics point toward stronger standards and public interest.
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New York
Henry Taft
Fism
Western Railroads Given New Rates
Washington June 7 rail operating north and south of the Mississippi were ruled today by an Interstate Commerce Commission decision to change rates between St. Louis and other points, affecting intercity paths. The order bars the ic haul clause of the Commerce Act.
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Washington
Mississippi
St. Burg
Anderson Early Entry in Golf Meet
Anderson is listed as an early entry in a golf meet per a brief item. Details are sparse with fragmented text and unclear date or location.
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Anderson
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